

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Accompanied by his feisty, independent ex-flame Marion Ravenwood, the two-fisted archaeologist embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. The Deathly Hallows: Part 2: Harry, Ron and Hermione finish their perilous mission to track down and destroy the Horcruxes-the keys to Voldemort’s immortality.ġ2. The Deathly Hallows: Part 1: Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the Horcruxes-the keys to Voldemort’s immortality.ġ1. The Half Blood Prince: While Death Eaters emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort wreak havoc in both the Muggle and Wizarding worlds, Harry suspects new dangers lie within Hogwarts.ġ0. The Order of the Phoenix: Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth.ĩ. The Goblet of Fire: When Harry Potter’s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament.Ĩ. The Prisoner of Azkaban: In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry, Ron and Hermione return for their third year at Hogwarts, where they are forced to face escaped prisoner, Sirius Black.ħ. The Chamber of Secrets: Harry returns to Hogwarts, still famous and a hero, when strange things start to happen…people are turning to stone and no-one knows what, or who, is doing it.Ħ. Rowling book about a young boy who, on his eleventh birthday, discovers he is the orphaned boy of two powerful wizards and has unique magical powers.ĥ. The Sorcerer’s Stone: Based on the wildly popular J.K.

Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world - powerful.Ĥ. The Return of the King: In the conclusion of J.R.R.

The Two Towers: In the second part of the Tolkien trilogy, Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring-but on separate paths.ģ. The Fellowship of the Ring: In the first part, The Lord of the Rings, a shy young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a simple gold ring that holds the secret to the survival-or enslavement-of the entire world.Ģ. All of which are solid, epic movies.Įven now-aside from period drama favorites, a great Tarantino flick, or Julie & Julia and The Holiday-I’ll always gravitate towards something epic, adventurous, and definitely even a little whimsical. I blame it on the the fact that some of my early movie theater experiences included The Goonies, The NeverEnding Story, and Indiana Jones. With action and adventure and epic-ness! (And sometimes a little fright!) Given the choice, I’d always pick something with more grit. You can’t escape classics like The Breakfast Club, Beaches, and Pretty Woman. The ’80s and ’90s were ripe with cheesy romantic dramas and coming of age comedies. Granted, it was hard to escape Tiffany and her glorious ’80s mall takeovers, but I managed to recenter my tween self around other more awesome pop stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna.Īnd movies! Oh, movies.

NKOTB in the ’90s did nothing for me, and instead I preferred my folks’ vinyl and other less popular stuff. My favorites were The Shining and Misery. Stephen King in middle school? Oh, you bet.
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In terms of music, reading, and movie watching, however, I was all about the atypical selections. Well, except for blue eye shadow and liner, Sun In, glitter stickers, and my faithful crimper. Growing up, I was never into all the girly-girl stuff that most of my tween/teen female friends went bananas over.
