英文名著观后感

1、英文名著观后感the devil wears prada：Everyone knows that Meryl Streep is the high priesteof drama, but she never gets enough credit for her comedy skills. That should change with The Devil Wears Prada, a sinfully funny, deliciously glossy take on the 2003 best seller by Lauren Weisberger, who denies writing

2、 it as a poison-pen letter to her former boss, Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The names have been changed, of course, to ward off lawsuits. Stepping up to the plate as imperious fashion editor Miranda Priestly, Streep knocks every laugh out of the park. More remarkably, she humanizes a character who was

3、 little more than a bi-tc-h in Manolos on the page.Streep teams up hilariously with Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs, the smart fat girl (shes a mere size 6) who applies for the job as Mirandas junior assistant at Runway magazine. Andy, a journalism major at Northwestern, had her eye on The New Yorker, b

4、ut is told that if she can run the gantlet of Miranda for a year, there is no publishing Everest she cant climb. Before you can say makeover,Andy is transformed from a gawky giraffe into a swan who can trade up in lovers - from sweet chef (Adrian Grenier) to literary stud (Simon Baker) - and from co

5、tton blends to chicest of Valentino, Chanel, Donna Karan, Bill Blass, Galliano and Prada. Guys who know squat about labels can take pleasure in the uberbabes wearing the threads.Director David Frankel makes expert use of the light touch he brought to HBOs Entourage and Sex and the City. And screenwr

6、iter Aline Brosh McKenna leeches out the books malice in favor of wicked sass. Does the movie bite the fashion hand that feeds it? You bet. But it also pays due respect to the artful details turning the wheels of an industry that only seems frivolous. Theres no doubt Andy learns much from watching M

7、iranda at work, even with all the insults and fools errands. The script tries to paint Miranda into a corner - the lonely careerist who cant keep a husband or find personal happine- but Streep wont wallow in the cliches of victimhood. In a party of a movie, her performance is a comic and dramatic to

8、ur de force. comic and dramatic tour de force.Half-Blood Prince：Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The sixth movie in J.K. Rowlings fantasy series about the young wizard is the franchises best so far, blending rich drama and easy camaraderie among the actors with the visual spectacle that until

9、now has been the real star.The hocus-pocus of it all nearly takes a back seat to the story and characters this time, and the film is the better for that, brimming with authentic people and honest interaction hormonal teens bonding with great humor, heartache that will resonate with anyone who rememb

10、ers the pangs of first love. The movie escalates the peril for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best pals, Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), while giving the threesome that first collaborated as prepubescent kids their best platform yet to show their maturing acting chop

11、s.Director David Yates, who made the fifth film and is doing the final two, stays true to the Rowling recipe yet infuses it with a freshneand energy that make it seem like a new start, not the stale old chapter six it could have been. Harrys main challenge this time involves an assignment from headm

12、aster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) to retrieve a critical memory that a new teacher (Jim Broadbent) possesses about the evil Lord Voldemort.Along with the splendid visuals, the movie offers stirring support from Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane and other co-stars. PG

13、for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality. 153 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.Deathly Hallows ：With an unparalleled amount of excitement and anticipation building around the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, could Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallo

14、ws possibly live up to the hype? This question, probably best left to the millions of diehard Harry Potter fans worldwide to decide, would seem to be a resounding yes. Deathly Hallows features everything readers have come to expect from the Harry Potter series: heart-pounding action, narrow escapes,

15、 and plenty of edge-of-your-seat excitement.While many readers thought the last installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was a nail-biting read, Deathly Hallows brings tension to a new level. Harry and his friends face death and narrow escapes at nearly every turn. Such cri

16、tical situations allow the characters to learn a great deal not only about magic, but also about themselves. Past books in the series have often featured one epic battle to close the story, but Deathly Hallow features such adventures throughout, guaranteeing that the action never becomes dull and re

17、aders never feel bored despite the 700+ page length.Leading up the release of Deathly Hallows, fans had a long list of questions they hoped would be answered in the series finale. It is safe to say that J. K. Rowling satisfies most curiosities. However, answering questions was not the only strong po

18、int in the Deathly Hallows. Indeed, an intriguing new tale, that of the Legend of the Deathly Hallows, was also woven into the story, alongside the characters search for the seven Horcruxes, which began at the conclusion of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.The most surprisingand welcomeelement of the book is the way it enlightens readers on the personal history of two