I remember when I was a little kid, if I was caught lying I wold get a spanking.
Now, I have the worst guilty conscience. I can't tell a lie to save my life.
When adults lie though, the consequences seem to be a little different.
At least they are in Just Go With It and Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult.
Adam Sandler is one of the funniest people on the earth. And you all know how much I love Jennifer Aniston. Combine the two, and you get one of my new favorite movies, Just Go With It.
Yes, I know it came out a long time ago, but I never had time to go see it in theaters. But boy, am I glad I finally did see it. (: There isn't much to say about this movie, other than "Don't pour over me! Don't pour over me!" Yea, just go see it. 4 stars!
Then, sometimes, lying isn't a good thing. In Vanishing Acts lying lands the main character in jail. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of this book. After reading My Sister's Keeper, I made a vow to never read another Jodi Picoult book again, but Book Club made me break that vow. I'm glad they did. I liked it, 3 stars.
Vanishing Acts is the story of a woman who finds out that she was kidnapped as a young child, by her own father. She starts to realize how much of this world is made up of lies and false memories, at the same time that her old life seems to unravel before her.
Its a good book, but it wasn't exactly a fast read. I usually had to make myself read, even though I was enjoying what I read, it just didn't have much of a pull factor for me until the very end of the book. Like her other books, Jodi Picoult writes the story in the different viewpoints of all the main characters. Most people don't like when authors do that, but I like it!
Well, I think that's going to be it for now.
I'm going to go watch Charmed now (:
Until Next Time!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Yea, yea, yea. Don't even start. I know it has been a very long time sense my last post. And I know I promised to write more, but I have been putting it off for a very specific reason.
I knew that my next post would have to include my review of HP 7 Part 2, and honestly, I'm not going to write one. By writing a review of that movie, it would bring closure, and I'm not quite ready for that. Harry Potter was my whole childhood. I wanted to be Hermione, get my acceptance letter, and go to Hogwarts, and now it's over, and I'm not ready for it to be. So if I keep putting off the review, I'm not accepting the end, and that is that. So if you want to go see the slaughtering of a great book, be my guest, because I refuse to write how awful that movie was. I refuse to tell you how they ruined my favorite book by the author that made me realize that I want to write.
Oh, well I guess I just did write all that, but oh well. That's the closest to a review you will get out of me.
But I will tell you more on the theme of this post.
Wicked, magic, you name it.
Firstly, I finished The Heretic's Daughter, the story of a little girl as she has to witness, and live through, the Salem witch trials. I thought this story had a very interesting story line, but it isn't one that I will want to read many times again. I usually had to force myself to read it, but once I got started I could easily keep reading without force, or stop reading without hesitation. It was just an overall OK book, so I gave it 2 stars.
If you ever want to know more about the books I read, or what I thought about them, you can always become friends with me (or just stalk me) on my goodreads account.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5556442-shelbi
That is possibly the coolest website invented, so check it out! :D
Now the next wicked, may be another form of evil.
We're talking about Horrible Bosses, one of the funniest movies of the year. I give it 4 stars.
One, it has Jennifer Aniston (another one of the actresses I would like to see all of her movies, her list coming soon). That movie was so funny. it had the same kind of humor of bridesmaids, just a little less vulgar content and more vulgar script. If you are looking for a movie that will literally make you Laugh Out Loud, then I suggest seeing this movie.
Jennifer Aniston counter:
Now for my last little blurb, full of all kinds of magic, demons, and otherwise.
I've been a bit addicted (OK, extremely OBSESSED) with Charmed lately, and everything that has to do with Charmed. I juts LOVE that show. I used to watch it every day after school, and then I found out about 2 weeks ago that it was on the Netflix instant queue so I decided to watch it from the very beginning, especially since I had only seen a few episodes that actually had Shannen Doherty in it. My love for that show has become much stronger since then, and I watch it almost 24/7. I just got to the part where Leo and Piper get married (:
I love Leo, and Piper. They are soooo cute, and plus Piper is my favorite. I wish I had her power. I wish I was her. Haha.
Well anyways, I think that is going to be all for now, so enjoy!
Until Next Time!
I knew that my next post would have to include my review of HP 7 Part 2, and honestly, I'm not going to write one. By writing a review of that movie, it would bring closure, and I'm not quite ready for that. Harry Potter was my whole childhood. I wanted to be Hermione, get my acceptance letter, and go to Hogwarts, and now it's over, and I'm not ready for it to be. So if I keep putting off the review, I'm not accepting the end, and that is that. So if you want to go see the slaughtering of a great book, be my guest, because I refuse to write how awful that movie was. I refuse to tell you how they ruined my favorite book by the author that made me realize that I want to write.
Oh, well I guess I just did write all that, but oh well. That's the closest to a review you will get out of me.
But I will tell you more on the theme of this post.
Wicked, magic, you name it.
Firstly, I finished The Heretic's Daughter, the story of a little girl as she has to witness, and live through, the Salem witch trials. I thought this story had a very interesting story line, but it isn't one that I will want to read many times again. I usually had to force myself to read it, but once I got started I could easily keep reading without force, or stop reading without hesitation. It was just an overall OK book, so I gave it 2 stars.
If you ever want to know more about the books I read, or what I thought about them, you can always become friends with me (or just stalk me) on my goodreads account.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5556442-shelbi
That is possibly the coolest website invented, so check it out! :D
Now the next wicked, may be another form of evil.
We're talking about Horrible Bosses, one of the funniest movies of the year. I give it 4 stars.
One, it has Jennifer Aniston (another one of the actresses I would like to see all of her movies, her list coming soon). That movie was so funny. it had the same kind of humor of bridesmaids, just a little less vulgar content and more vulgar script. If you are looking for a movie that will literally make you Laugh Out Loud, then I suggest seeing this movie.
Jennifer Aniston counter:
- Friends (5 Stars)
- Rumor Has It (4 Stars)
- Marley and Me (5 Stars)
- He's Just Not That Into You (4 Stars)
- The Bounty Hunter (3 Stars)
- Horrible Bosses (4 Stars)
Now for my last little blurb, full of all kinds of magic, demons, and otherwise.
I've been a bit addicted (OK, extremely OBSESSED) with Charmed lately, and everything that has to do with Charmed. I juts LOVE that show. I used to watch it every day after school, and then I found out about 2 weeks ago that it was on the Netflix instant queue so I decided to watch it from the very beginning, especially since I had only seen a few episodes that actually had Shannen Doherty in it. My love for that show has become much stronger since then, and I watch it almost 24/7. I just got to the part where Leo and Piper get married (:
I love Leo, and Piper. They are soooo cute, and plus Piper is my favorite. I wish I had her power. I wish I was her. Haha.
Well anyways, I think that is going to be all for now, so enjoy!
Until Next Time!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Happy Day Off!
Did everyone have a good fourth yesterday?
I did!
Even though there weren't any fireworks or big pool parties, I enjoyed my evening just fine. I was lucky enough to get the whole day off from work, so what better thing to do than watch movies all day?
You know that's exactly what I did.
First of all, congratulations are in order. Because.......
64 down, 937 to go!!!!!!!
Mhmmmm, I watched not 1 but 2 movies from The Book yesterday.
Take that, suckers!
First was a Woody Allen great, Manhattan. After watching this movie, I'm pretty sure I will enjoy Woody Allen's other movies. His movies are all about the script, he doesn't have many special effects, but his cinematography is amazing. The whole movie is in black and white, which adds flavor to the movie. He really plays with shadows and textures with the black and white filming. I loved the score for the movie, some great music! And I love the way Allen incorporates the music with montages of New York, and the life of his characters. It deserved its place in The Book, and I give it 4 stars!
This puts my Meryl Streep counter (I forgot to mention she plays Woody's ex-wife in Manhattan) to 7 of 65. Yay! I'm closer!
After watching that black and white masterpiece, I was in the mood for a good old classic movie. In The Book and on my Netflix queue was a movie I had been dying to see for quite some time, and I was in the perfect mood for it. An Affair to Remember is possibly one of the greatest movies I have ever seen, 4.5 stars, the half star deducted for making me cry too much. This is just an absolute masterpiece and you should go see this before sunset, not before you die, because if you haven't seen it, your missing out on so much. So many people now use The Empire State Building as a romantic icon in movies, TV Shows, and even real life because of this movie. Take Sleepless in Seattle for example. So go see this movie, like, NOW.
K thanks.
Another actress I hope to see all of her films is Reese Witherspoon. She may not have as many films as Meryl, but I love her all the same. Yesterday, I saw one of her firsts, Wildflower. That was such a cute movie, 3 stars. It was directed by Diane Keaton, not one of my favorites, but I was gladly surprised at how much I liked it. The only weird part was that Reese sounds exactly the same, but she looks like she's 12 in the movie. I'm not sure of her actual age at the time, but if you close your eyes and listen you would expect to see herself as she is now, not then. Anyways... here are the movies of hers I have seen so far.
Lately, I've been on a documentary kick. They have been fascinating me, and I have no clue why.
The first I watched was actually more of a documentary series about the Disney Parks. THEY WERE SO COOL. They made me want to go back to Disney. If you're ever bored, look these up. They all start with Disney Parks: (And this part would be which documentary it is). Anyways, I loved them, and you find out so much about Disney you wouldn't have known before.
The second documentary is probably the coolest, funniest thing I have ever seen. Definitely gets 5 stars. The 50Worst Movies Ever Made. Yes, that is the name of the documentary. It shows little clips of the 50 worst movies of all time. Yes, these movies look BAD. Most of them either have a man in a gorilla suit, Bela Lugosi (Dracula to most people) or some weird mutant creature/Mad scientist. And if anyone was wondering (because I was) none of the 50 Worst Movies made it into the 1001 to see before you die. I was secretly hoping at least one would...
Now onto HP3, or for those of you who don't know me, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. This one didn't have many fun facts, but here's a few.
Until Next Time!
I did!
Even though there weren't any fireworks or big pool parties, I enjoyed my evening just fine. I was lucky enough to get the whole day off from work, so what better thing to do than watch movies all day?
You know that's exactly what I did.
First of all, congratulations are in order. Because.......
64 down, 937 to go!!!!!!!
Mhmmmm, I watched not 1 but 2 movies from The Book yesterday.
Take that, suckers!
First was a Woody Allen great, Manhattan. After watching this movie, I'm pretty sure I will enjoy Woody Allen's other movies. His movies are all about the script, he doesn't have many special effects, but his cinematography is amazing. The whole movie is in black and white, which adds flavor to the movie. He really plays with shadows and textures with the black and white filming. I loved the score for the movie, some great music! And I love the way Allen incorporates the music with montages of New York, and the life of his characters. It deserved its place in The Book, and I give it 4 stars!
This puts my Meryl Streep counter (I forgot to mention she plays Woody's ex-wife in Manhattan) to 7 of 65. Yay! I'm closer!
After watching that black and white masterpiece, I was in the mood for a good old classic movie. In The Book and on my Netflix queue was a movie I had been dying to see for quite some time, and I was in the perfect mood for it. An Affair to Remember is possibly one of the greatest movies I have ever seen, 4.5 stars, the half star deducted for making me cry too much. This is just an absolute masterpiece and you should go see this before sunset, not before you die, because if you haven't seen it, your missing out on so much. So many people now use The Empire State Building as a romantic icon in movies, TV Shows, and even real life because of this movie. Take Sleepless in Seattle for example. So go see this movie, like, NOW.
K thanks.
Another actress I hope to see all of her films is Reese Witherspoon. She may not have as many films as Meryl, but I love her all the same. Yesterday, I saw one of her firsts, Wildflower. That was such a cute movie, 3 stars. It was directed by Diane Keaton, not one of my favorites, but I was gladly surprised at how much I liked it. The only weird part was that Reese sounds exactly the same, but she looks like she's 12 in the movie. I'm not sure of her actual age at the time, but if you close your eyes and listen you would expect to see herself as she is now, not then. Anyways... here are the movies of hers I have seen so far.
- Wildflower (3 stars)
- Legally Blonde (5 stars)
- Sweet Home Alabama (5 stars)
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (4 stars)
- Just Like Heaven (4 stars)
- Walk The Line (5 stars)
- Penelope (2 stars)
- Four Christmases (2 stars)
Lately, I've been on a documentary kick. They have been fascinating me, and I have no clue why.
The first I watched was actually more of a documentary series about the Disney Parks. THEY WERE SO COOL. They made me want to go back to Disney. If you're ever bored, look these up. They all start with Disney Parks: (And this part would be which documentary it is). Anyways, I loved them, and you find out so much about Disney you wouldn't have known before.
The second documentary is probably the coolest, funniest thing I have ever seen. Definitely gets 5 stars. The 50Worst Movies Ever Made. Yes, that is the name of the documentary. It shows little clips of the 50 worst movies of all time. Yes, these movies look BAD. Most of them either have a man in a gorilla suit, Bela Lugosi (Dracula to most people) or some weird mutant creature/Mad scientist. And if anyone was wondering (because I was) none of the 50 Worst Movies made it into the 1001 to see before you die. I was secretly hoping at least one would...
Now onto HP3, or for those of you who don't know me, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. This one didn't have many fun facts, but here's a few.
- Dudley didn't have a single speaking part in the entire movie.
- The new director wanted to get to know the characters better so asked each of Daniel, Rupert, and Emma to write an essay about their character. Emma turned in a 16 page essay, Daniel a one-page summary, and Rupert nothing at all.
- The new director for the film hadn't read a single Potter book or seen the first two movies.
- The new Dumbledore didn't read a single Potter book through the course of filming the entire film series, because he didn't feel it was necessary.
Until Next Time!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Silence Is Golden
First, before I go any further, I would like to update my last post.
After much thought and consideration, I realized that I liked Rent a lot more than I did after first watching it. I guess it's one of those movies you have to sit and think about before you truly know if you like it, like with Black Swan. I am currently obsessing over all things Rent and Idina Menzel. So that 3 star just mated and had a baby because it's deff 4 stars now.
Now while on the subject of Idina Menzel, I have some absolutely specatumous (spectacular/magnificent/wonderful/and every awesome word you can think of) news! Idina Menzel is going to be in a new show on ABC!!!!! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Idina_Menzel_Lands_Own_TV_Musical_Drama_Series_for_ABC_20101130
That's one of the links I found if you'd like to check it out for yourself.
Also, lots of speculation about a Wicked movie!!!!!
Yes I was cyber-stalking Idina Menzel all morning-thus the obsession.
Speaking of obsessions... Remember how I told you how Megan has her "movie obsessions". Well I am pleased to say it seems that her Runaways obsession is dampening, and now she has somewhat moved onto Johnny Cash. She finally saw Walk the Line (one of my favorite movies if I might add...).
Well let's get to the good stuff shall we?
62 Down. 939 to go!!!!!!!!
Yea, that's right, I watched another movie from The Book. It was slightly painful. And took 3 separate viewings to finally finish it, but I did it. The saddest part? The movie was only an hour long... But it was so hard to stomach in one setting!
After much internal debate, I give The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari only 1 star, and here is why:
First off, I would like to congratulate myself for watching yet another foreign movie and my very first full-length silent film! Whoopdeedoo! And this is probably the oldest movie I've ever seen! (1919) Well, the just of the movie is as follows: This crazy psycho guy is telling a crazy story about this Dr. who has a somnambulist (sleep-walker) and controls him, making him murder various people. Weird right? Well at first, I thought this is boring. Then it got kind of crime movie mystery type thing. So it was a little bit more interesting. Then it got Inceptionist on me, and I no longer liked it anymore.
Don't waste you're time watching this movie. The only reason its in The Book is because it was such an advance in cinema for the time, especially in a foreign country. The subtitles were extremely hard to read though. Funny parts of the movie: the cuts are very obvious. But at the same time, it's amazing that they were able to film. But I do think they could've constructed more life-like sets, especially since sets have been made for theater since before Shakespeare...
No other reviews for today, but we did watch the second HP the other night.
Fun Facts for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
Want more fun facts? Check out imdb.com!
Until Next Time!
After much thought and consideration, I realized that I liked Rent a lot more than I did after first watching it. I guess it's one of those movies you have to sit and think about before you truly know if you like it, like with Black Swan. I am currently obsessing over all things Rent and Idina Menzel. So that 3 star just mated and had a baby because it's deff 4 stars now.
Now while on the subject of Idina Menzel, I have some absolutely specatumous (spectacular/magnificent/wonderful/and every awesome word you can think of) news! Idina Menzel is going to be in a new show on ABC!!!!! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Idina_Menzel_Lands_Own_TV_Musical_Drama_Series_for_ABC_20101130
That's one of the links I found if you'd like to check it out for yourself.
Also, lots of speculation about a Wicked movie!!!!!
Yes I was cyber-stalking Idina Menzel all morning-thus the obsession.
Speaking of obsessions... Remember how I told you how Megan has her "movie obsessions". Well I am pleased to say it seems that her Runaways obsession is dampening, and now she has somewhat moved onto Johnny Cash. She finally saw Walk the Line (one of my favorite movies if I might add...).
Well let's get to the good stuff shall we?
62 Down. 939 to go!!!!!!!!
Yea, that's right, I watched another movie from The Book. It was slightly painful. And took 3 separate viewings to finally finish it, but I did it. The saddest part? The movie was only an hour long... But it was so hard to stomach in one setting!
After much internal debate, I give The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari only 1 star, and here is why:
First off, I would like to congratulate myself for watching yet another foreign movie and my very first full-length silent film! Whoopdeedoo! And this is probably the oldest movie I've ever seen! (1919) Well, the just of the movie is as follows: This crazy psycho guy is telling a crazy story about this Dr. who has a somnambulist (sleep-walker) and controls him, making him murder various people. Weird right? Well at first, I thought this is boring. Then it got kind of crime movie mystery type thing. So it was a little bit more interesting. Then it got Inceptionist on me, and I no longer liked it anymore.
Don't waste you're time watching this movie. The only reason its in The Book is because it was such an advance in cinema for the time, especially in a foreign country. The subtitles were extremely hard to read though. Funny parts of the movie: the cuts are very obvious. But at the same time, it's amazing that they were able to film. But I do think they could've constructed more life-like sets, especially since sets have been made for theater since before Shakespeare...
No other reviews for today, but we did watch the second HP the other night.
Fun Facts for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:
- In the last scene, when Hermione runs up to hug Harry, but not Ron, many people thought this was a sign of things to come regarding Hermione/Ron relationship, but actually, Emma Watson was too embarrassed to hug the boys on-screen, so the director decided to compromise, allowing her to just shake hands with Ron.
- Dobby the House Elf actually appears in 5 of the books (if I remember correctly) but only stars in 2 of the movies, sadly.
- The scene where Harry breaks his arm at the Quidditch match, Daniel put pressure on his right arm in one shot without acknowledging its hurt, but in the next shot, appears to hold it, as if it's been hurt.
- The actor who played Dumbledore died two weeks before the movie released in theaters.
- This was Daniel Radcliffe's favorite book in the series (and my least favorite).
- The actress who played Madam Hooch in the first movie, refused to continue in the second because of salary differences.
- An outbreak of lice in the cast occurred during the filming of this movie.
Want more fun facts? Check out imdb.com!
Until Next Time!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Screams, Thrills, Shrills, and Songs.
What do I love more than anything?
Watching movies on my day off of course!
I decided to knock off some of my Netflix movies! However, none were from the book, but oh well!
First, I watched Scream 2. Hehe I love those movies. (:
Wes Craven is a genius when it comes to scary movies, and his parodies (The Scream Movies) are even better in my opinion. If you like cheesy scary movies, watch Scream. I'm just waiting on Scream 3 to come in the mail, and Scream 4 to come out on DVD, but man I love these movies. I give the second Scream (and Stab-if you've seen the movie, you'll know what I mean) 4 stars! YAY!
Then, since I was in the mood for more scares, me and my mom decided to watch Shutter Island (which I thought was a scary movie.... Turns out it's not). Talk about a weird movie. 2 stars at best. The story line was a bit predictable if you ask me, and was too inception-y if you ask me. Which if anyone remembers, I did not particularly enjoy Inception either.... The only good thing about this movie is Leonardo DiCaprio, but even he isn't all that....
Anyways....
Then today, I got Rent in the mail from Netflix! WOOHOOOOOOOO!
I have been waiting to see this movie ever since
1) I found out Idina Menzel was in it (I FREAKIN' LOOOOOOOOOOVE HER!)
2) I found out Seasons of Love is a song from Rent
and 3) I heard Take Me or Leave Me on Glee
I had extremely high expectations for this movie, especially since I love Broadways and Musicals. Not to mention at least half of my iPod is either music from Broadways, Musicals, and Glee. Well I think I set my standards a bit too high, but I still enjoyed the movie. When you get past the excess of gay and drug usage, it's actually not that bad of a movie, 3 stars. Did I mention I love Idina Menzel? I am extremely pissed I was never able to see her in the Broadway rendition of Wicked... Well, anyways, back to Rent. The cool part about the movie is that most of the cast is from the cast on Broadway, with the exception of Mimi and Johanna, but they still did a great job, in my opinion. Ironically, even though Idina Menzel plays a lesbian in this movie, she married her costar, Taye Diggs, who played Benny. My favorite numbers from the movie are Tango: Maureen and Take Me or Leave Me- and no, it has nothing to do with the fact that Idina Menzel are in both.... Ok, maybe a little...
Of course, I have already bought the soundtrack and listened to it at least once. (:
Even though I only gave it 3 stars, I would still watch this movie again, so go watch it people!
Until Next Time!
Watching movies on my day off of course!
I decided to knock off some of my Netflix movies! However, none were from the book, but oh well!
First, I watched Scream 2. Hehe I love those movies. (:
Wes Craven is a genius when it comes to scary movies, and his parodies (The Scream Movies) are even better in my opinion. If you like cheesy scary movies, watch Scream. I'm just waiting on Scream 3 to come in the mail, and Scream 4 to come out on DVD, but man I love these movies. I give the second Scream (and Stab-if you've seen the movie, you'll know what I mean) 4 stars! YAY!
Then, since I was in the mood for more scares, me and my mom decided to watch Shutter Island (which I thought was a scary movie.... Turns out it's not). Talk about a weird movie. 2 stars at best. The story line was a bit predictable if you ask me, and was too inception-y if you ask me. Which if anyone remembers, I did not particularly enjoy Inception either.... The only good thing about this movie is Leonardo DiCaprio, but even he isn't all that....
Anyways....
Then today, I got Rent in the mail from Netflix! WOOHOOOOOOOO!
I have been waiting to see this movie ever since
1) I found out Idina Menzel was in it (I FREAKIN' LOOOOOOOOOOVE HER!)
2) I found out Seasons of Love is a song from Rent
and 3) I heard Take Me or Leave Me on Glee
I had extremely high expectations for this movie, especially since I love Broadways and Musicals. Not to mention at least half of my iPod is either music from Broadways, Musicals, and Glee. Well I think I set my standards a bit too high, but I still enjoyed the movie. When you get past the excess of gay and drug usage, it's actually not that bad of a movie, 3 stars. Did I mention I love Idina Menzel? I am extremely pissed I was never able to see her in the Broadway rendition of Wicked... Well, anyways, back to Rent. The cool part about the movie is that most of the cast is from the cast on Broadway, with the exception of Mimi and Johanna, but they still did a great job, in my opinion. Ironically, even though Idina Menzel plays a lesbian in this movie, she married her costar, Taye Diggs, who played Benny. My favorite numbers from the movie are Tango: Maureen and Take Me or Leave Me- and no, it has nothing to do with the fact that Idina Menzel are in both.... Ok, maybe a little...
Of course, I have already bought the soundtrack and listened to it at least once. (:
Even though I only gave it 3 stars, I would still watch this movie again, so go watch it people!
Until Next Time!
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