As you may know from my previous post I am in love with the show Supernatural(click to read post) and a fan of it. The show holds conventions around the world and it's possible they may hold one in Atlanta where I stay! For those of you that read or glance at my blog please take the opportunity to stop and sign the petition. I have signed it myself, but their are many fans in Georgia and neighboring states that would love to actually meet the cast and producers. It would be a great opportunity and having your help by signing the petition will give fans the opportunity to meet their favorite characters.
Even if you do not watch the show take a moment to read the description and it may inspire you to watch the show or at least sign the petition to show support. Their are 426 more signatures and it can be possible with your help!
Creator: Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, and Jim Kouf
Starring: David Giuntoli, Russel Hornsby,Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, and Claire Coffee
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy Procedural
*8/10
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The second installment of Delicious Addiction is Grimm, and I sure do thank Grimm it's Friday. It follows Nick(David Giuntoli), his partner Hank(Russel Hornsby), his girlfriend Juliette(Bitsie Tulloch), his Blubot neighbor Monroe(Silas Weir Mitchell), and his boss Captain Renard( Sasha Roiz).
Whew. That was much.
Basically Nick comes from a long line of Grimm's in his family, and they hunt "fairytale" creatures and more. He is the only one that can see what creatures people really are unless the people choose to show their true selves. Most of the creatures are afraid of Grimm's because they have a history of killing them, but Nick is very different including the fact that he is a cop. In the mix with this Captain Renard is also a creature but more importantly part of a Royal Family that wants to bring back "their" world. There are many things to love about the show from the beautiful scenery, to the various creatures, and the quirky characters like Monroe. At first the show was pretty simple with some creature attacking someone and Nick would eventually figure it out. However it's gotten more complex now since Nick knows more and the Royal family becoming adamant about bringing back "their" world with a key that Nick holds.
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Verdict: If you want your traditional fairytale creatures with a spin and a bit more check this out. It's really interesting and the way everything is mixed is fantastic. I only give it an 8 out of 10 because sometimes it's a bit slow, but still very good.
*Unfortunately I didn't catch it last night but trust me I will! Next episode you'll soon read something from me.
I haven't updated in a while, but do not fear. I was sick earlier this week and have been busy with the PSAT, GHSWT( Georgia High School Writing Test), and general college info. However I have some things I have been dying to post about. Such as my second TV Addiction: Grimm. I will make a post about that, and this movie I saw really called Sarafina(Although it is a bit old but very good), another great movie screening source, and this super cool opportunity at my school where I may be in a film! Also expect post about Moonrise Kingdom and A Monster a Paris, movies I have been waiting to review for you guys.
This is an interesting 8 minute short about a man and his big, big ,big ,big rabbit situation. He tries to hide it from his neighbors especially his female companion, but it becomes difficult to do especially when it's about as large as an elephant. Now yes, it may seem a little childish but it's a true joy to watch and interesting to see what is going on with his neighbor as well....
If you have watched it, what do you think? Did you find it funny? Or did were surprised at the ending as much as I was? If you have any shorts you've seen that are interesting or like this feel free to leave a note behind.
*If you want to see more shorts check out this website: Short of the week
Creator: Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz
Genre:Fantasy,Drama,Adventure,Mystery
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison,Lana Parilla,Josh Dallas,Raphael Sbarge,Jamie Dornan, Jared S. Gilmore,Robert Carlyle,Eion Bailey,Meghan Ory,Emilie De Ravin
*9/10
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To be quite honest their are only about three TV shows that I religiously watch and Once Upon A Time is one of them. I naturally gravitate towards shows with some supernatural or fantasy element because I find it very interesting. When I first saw the promo of Once Upon A Time I didn't think much of it but as I began watching it thanks to my fashion teacher, Mr. Martinez, I fell in love.
To me is effortlessly intertwines the fantasy realm of the Enchanted Forest and modern day Story Brook. I love the flashes between their past lives and how they are now. What I love most is how the characters have back stories and plot twist that makes it much more difficult to see who is the bad guy. For example Regina, is probably the most hated character because she is the evil queen. She ruins people's lives and has a love for hurting people. However they showed her background story and she was a sweet innocent girl who only wanted to marry her true love, a stable boy, but her mother was power hungry which changed Regina's life forever.
If you truly want to see a show with her favorite fairytale characters, plot twist, drama, action, adventure..gahh! This show has about a bit of everything. It's great to watch for all ages and has something for everyone. The only..only thing I would say could be improved is the graphics.
I mean seriously look at the grass and sky.
Sometimes it's so unrealistic me and my sister laugh at it. Other than that it's a go for sure.
Last Night's Episode! October 14,2012, "The Lady of the Lake"
Unfortunately I missed a bit of the beginning of it but I got home to see a majority. The parts I loved most from this episode were:
When Regina got the call from Henry. It showed the softer side of Regina which I always love to see. It's so difficult for me to choose if I favor Regina or Snow White because of Regina's pre- rage history.
When Snow killed the ogre. It was completely bad-ass and the look on Emma's face was priceless.
Charming's mother gave her life so her son could start a family. I wasn't really expecting this especially when Snow figured out that Lancelot and Charming's mother conspired to make sure her curse was broken. It was sad but a little momentous at the same time.
I'm interested to see what Cora will do in the next episode with the dust? Will she magically rebuild the tree? Will she get to Henry? Is Regina actually looking for redemption? How will Emma and Snow Escape? The show leaves many questions to be asked. What do you think? Are their any thoughts about what will happen in the next episode or is their anything you've wondered? Leave a comment!
Here is an opportunity for those that live in Atlanta! Lucky you!
CW is giving out screening passes to see the movie Fun Size! To be honest I haven't heard much about this movie but if it's free it's worth it to watch since... well it's free!
All you have to do is fill out a little survey once you click enter the contest. This was put up yesterday so you may want to hurry and scurry your way on over the website and you could be a winner! Here is the trailer if you're unsure of what the movie is.
And for my readers! If you do win a screening pass or happen to see the movie...I would love it if you could review the movie for my blog! All you would have to do is leave a comment telling me you're interested and we could work something out. However if no one leaves a comment I'll try to see it for myself and let you guys know what I think and you could tell me your opinion as well!
Director: Olivier Megaton
Producer: Luc Besson
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, and Rade Serbedzija
Plot: A man in the CIA saves his daughter after being kidnapped but now the Albanians are after him.
* 7/10
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If I were to describe Taken 2 into one sentence it would be this: It's a bit of your average kidnapped movie with a twist. I cannot fairly judge the movie because I have not seen the first one, but since I can view this as a stand alone film it was very slightly above average. It has some of your common kidnapped movie themes: a parent who was militarily or worked at a government facility, the damsel who gets saved right at the brink of dead, and the bad guy ( For some reason they are always usually foreign). However as I was watching it I really began to enjoy it more when his daughter, Kim, decided she didn't want to be a wuss and saved her parents.
She became a bit stronger and with her dad's help showed that she can be strong as well. Liam Neeson playing the main role, was superb as usual. I first saw him I Schindler's list and was captivated by his performance. He played a direct no nonsense character but they were about three light moments throughout the film.
Overall the movie itself wasn't long and didn't feel long either. It was a nice short watch and if you want to watch something that's fairly different with the female lead it's a great movie.
Verdict: This is your slightly above average typical kidnapped movie. If you want action, a female lead who gets tough, and love Liam Neeson as an actor check this out.
What did you guys think of the movie? Did you love it as much as the first one or think it was better? Did you like the plot? Do you think their will be a Taken 3 in the making? I would love to hear your opinion so feel free to comment!
On this website it has a list of film shorts and is still growing. They also have articles and an area where you can subscribe to their website. Of this website I'm going to share some of my favorite shorts that I think you, readers, should check out. Also this is in no particular order but a collective group of some that I really like.
Marry Me
This is a short about a little girl who is in love with this boy but he doesn't love her back..so what will she do about it?
Tell me what you think of it? Did you love or hate it? Did you find it funny or that it was trying to hard? Did you think it was cute at all? I'd love to hear all your opinions and if you have an interesting short tell me about it!
As many of you know the book Les Miserables is being adapted into a movie. For me this is very exciting news because for the longest time I had the book in my house, my father has a big collection, and on many occasions I tried to read it but just could not. Since I've gotten more interested in reading again I'm giving it another shot and I now know because of my age at that time (I'm sixteen now) I was too naive to understand it.
Now I am really excited for the movie and I look forward to reading it now.In the trailer Anne Hathaway's singing is so emotional I nearly cried. It feels so real and genuine that I hope the movie is as impacting as the trailer.
The book I read previously was a good "intellectual scavenger hunt" called Angleology. As I read this book in preparation for the movie I hope to try to read a bit more of Anna Karenina although I'm quite sure I won't finish before the movie comes out. I'm a big fan of period pieces (Atonement, The Painted Veil, etc.) so I love when movies like this are made. For those who have not heard of Anna Karenina I will post the trailer below.
Are any of you fans of period pieces or excited for Les Miserables? Did Anne Hathaway's song leave you as emotional as me? And if you're not a fan of Kiera Knightly, why? Leave a comment below and tell me what you think of the trailer so far!
One thing I recently found out about was film screening! As I become more interested interested in film(and hopefully next semester I get my History of Film class!) I've realized film screenings are great opportunities. So Iv'e decided to create this list for people who want to snag some tickets like me. Since I do live in Atlanta in the future I hope to have more information on film screenings occuring here.
This website is not very fancy or visually appealing and only has a list of cities. If you don't live in one of the city areas this may not be the best website for you. They have Albany(NY), Atlanta, San Diego, etc. However this website does give you free tickets and by entering your friends email address you can get them tickets too!
What is really great about this website is that you can type in your zipcode, the radius, and select the movie you want.They also have sweepstakes and recent movie related news. This is great for people that do not live in a major city.
This website allows you to type in a state or movie, and tells you how to get passes. For the Atlantians their are many movie screenings occuring this week, but most of them are private showings.
For the one of the websites the authr has created an account so you can even preview the movies before signing up for the website.
And for those who do not wish to search for this information and would rather watch it online I will make a post of good websites to watch movie and tv shows.
If you have any movie request, tv request, or etc. feel free to leave a comment.
Director: Rian Johnson
Producer: Ram Bergman, James D. Stern
Writer: Rian Johnson
Starring: Bruce Willi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,Emily Blunt
Plot: In the year 2042, a man working for a group of killers called "Loopers"
(they work for the mob and kill people who are sent blindfolded back in
time from the year 2072 by their bosses) recognizes a victim as
himself. He hesitates resulting in the escape of his older self.
Written by
malachmcfreak * 8/10
Where do I begin?
Looper is a very great movie however I do still feel slightly confused about the time travel concept. Everything is explained in the movie so if you watch it you may most likely understand. The main things I liked about the movie was the concept itself and towards the end,for me, it became really heartbreaking when you see what Bruce Willis's character does. It was action packed with a lot of blood and shooting but tells a deeper story of how having love in your life can change your entire destiny.
The movie starts of with young Joe(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) doing his job which is shooting people from the future and he gets paid from the silver they have on their back. Eventually his future self arrives but instead of shooting him he's in awe and his future self( portrayed by Bruce Willis) beats him up and gets away. This is a huge problem because if it is found out you let a future person go you can be killed. His future self later on in the movie tells him of a man named "Rainman" and he is furious at him because he killed his wife. The "Rainman" a the present day is only ten years old and with a medical code he got from the future he finds that one of three kids could be him. When the Looper police catch the two Joe's down at a diner young Joe has one of the addresses's and future Joe has two. I do not want to give away the ending but the Rainman is found and that's all I can say.
Verdict: If you want an action packed sci-fi movie with deep undertones check this out. Also Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt's performances are amazing. If you love those two as actors check this out. In general I think everyone can enjoy this movie even if you're not into sci-fi.
Creator: Eric Kripe
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Plot: Two brothers look for their father after he mysteriously disappears
*9/10
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Before I really watched Supernatural it scared me. I would literally run t the next rm because I was afraid of what I would see. Not that I'm a little older( only sixteen) I decided to give it a watch and I love the show.
The main aspects of the show I love the most are: learning about the supernatural people/creatures, the energy between Sam and Dean, and the action. I think they are both talented actors and the creator made this gem before supernatural TV shows and movies( Grimm, Once Upon A Time, etc.) came out. It truly is unique in the way it's presented and in each episode their is always something new and completely different. I don't feel their are any real downfalls to the show, however I am only on Season two.
My favorite brother is probably Sam. I feel his perspective on everything is always fro a view where he's trying to keep both good and evil in balance. He's always willing to sacrifice himself to save others, and because of his "destiny" it has made him more aware of his job as a hunter. I do also really like Dean because he always gets straight to the point unlike Sam who has a moment of deliberation. The show is very funny at times as well and the bloopers are literally the best I've ever seen.
Verdict: If you love horror/supernatural films with a bit of drama and humor this is for you. Also please check out the bloopers they are hilarious.
