Season of the Witch

The first time I have really been disappointed with a Nicholas Cage movie, it was not his acting that was disappointing it was the writing and the editing that threw me off. I was expecting something else, and the transition from possessed to good girl was not so obvious. Parts of the movie were not explained, like the plague. The editing really screwed me up I just thought that the transitions from one scene to another were poor or maybe that is directing I’m not sure.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

I loved the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, however; for some reason I was really not enthusiastic about going to this movie. I promised my six year old of course and went to the movie anyways. I found great entertainment and great realizations. I have to admit, I feel sorry for myself more than I really should. I have had a childhood full of abuse, which makes me all the more grateful for what I have now. I found one line in the movie that encompassed this feeling. The line goes something like this
“I often think about what has been taken from me, rather than what I have been given”.
I often think about the childhood that I was robbed of and the parents that I feel I never had, and all that does is make me forget about what is right in front of me. I have two beautiful children and they will have a wonderful childhood, and parents that love them. When I look at my children, I see a beauty in the world that is new and full of hope and wonder. This film is everything that I love about movies, it makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you remember, and it gives you hope. This movie reminded me to be proud of whom I am, and to not try and become someone that society expects me to be. The movie also makes me proud of myself, because of the abuse that I went through and those struggles were extraordinary for anyone, let alone a child, and it makes me proud to be me.
I will be reading the books, I have read the first three, and need to go on now. I hope that someone half of what I got out of this movie.

Due Date

Oh my gosh, don’t even finish reading this just go watch it! I had to watch this movie twice because I laughed so hard that I couldn’t hear or see everything that was going on in the movie. My eyes filled with tears and my stomach hurt the very best kind of laughter. This is my kind of humour, sick, border line wrong, and sarcastic! I just love these two actors together; I have loved Robert Downey Jr. Since I was a kid. I am 28 so for at least 20 years. First in Soap Dish, which I think for 8/9 years old I shouldn’t have loved that much but I did, and at age 11 Hearts and Souls, 12/13 Natural Born Killers (Juliette Lewis, in due date) this movie I should not have been watching but I was just too cool because my parents didn’t senor what I watched. My all time favourite movie is Only you, and have never gone wrong with Downey since! Anyway he is at the top of his game and I absolutely loved this movie, I have missed Juliette Lewis she has always been one of my favourite actors and she is just remarkable, and very cool.

Tangled in Disney Digital 3D

Everything is better in 3D, especially when you get the little people 3D glasses and your children can enjoy the movie without adjusting their glasses every 5 seconds. I loved this movie; sometimes I think that I just use my kids as an excuse to go watch these movies. However I do know that my daughter enjoyed this movie as much as I did. I would like to say that my son enjoyed the movie but the minute the lights went down he wanted to go home (he is three). When the horse in the movie came on screen my son wanted to stay and watch the movie! The horse was really cute and funny. It’s hard to say if he would have made it all the way through but he said he wanted to go home and daddy came and got him. The movie I think will relate to every little girl and some boys, just kids wanting to make their parents proud, and trying to figure out how to have some independence at the same time. As a mom it’s nice to remember what kind of daydreams you had as a child. Imagining what the world might be like and that there is just so much to see and that everything in it is so beautiful.....Ahhhhh....This movie is for every dreamer out there!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

This movie was amazing I saw it three times in five days, with my kids (6 and 3), with my husband and with my brother for his birthday. I thought that this movie stayed as close to the book as possible, which made it that much better. If for some reason you have not seen it go, go now. Even if you have not read the books, and for some reason have not seen the other movies, it is still a movie you can enjoy. The movie is funny and deep. I have yet to see it in Imax but when I can that is the next thing I am going to do. I love the magic in these movies not just the magic in the story line, but the magic of having three wonderful young actors engage you and share their emotions with you. All the actors in the movie are incredible, which makes this not only a movie for children, but for adults as well.

You Again (Release date Sept. 24, 2010)

Laugh out loud entertainment! The women are magnificent, beautiful and funny! This movie shows the relationships and hardships of women. It is the good, the bad, and the ugly. This movie reminds us that we can get through anything, and learn from everything, no experience is bad when you can learn from your mistakes. To my fellow critics, yes this movie is the tail of bullies that have a heart of gold and experience an epiphany and apologize to those they have wronged, but it is the humour in between that makes this movie work. If you think about it you cannot have a script that is devoid of certain features such as our hero overcoming some kind of obstacle, and our villains coming to their ends or letting them be round character in which they can transform in some way. We all know how most movies will end its how they get there that matters, and this movie proves that point beautifully.

82nd Academy Awards

The Oscars have been my favourite thing since I was 13 years old, that was the 1995 academy awards and I have not missed a year since. Feb 2nd, is when they announce the nominees, I can’t wait! So many wonderful people have hosted, by far my favourite has been Billy Crystal! I a super excited though for this year’s hosts. I just started watching 30 Rock and Alec Baldwin is so amazing and funny and he will be co-hosting with the brilliant Steve Martin, so this year we are all in for a real great night of entertainment! Please stay tuned for my thoughts on the nominees, and hopefully I will have watched most of the movies already. The awards will take place on March 7th, 2010

My review of “Avatar”

Best movie I have seen in my whole life! I was in awe from the very first opening shot all the way to the end of the movie, let me just say this YOU NEED TO SEE IT IN 3D! You have too! It is worth the money! DO IT!
I kept thinking about how this hits home a little because I am Aboriginal and with talking a few history classes I know what happened here in Canada and America to the natives when we were forced to Assimilate, this movie was powerful and moving to show that kind of parallel on screen. ! I love movies that make people think outside of all their little boxes. It is a way to stop thinking about ourselves as different, we are all one species, and because people in general think of qualities such as race as a way to qualify each other or make out everyone’s SES is why humans have never been able to live in peace. Once humans realize that we are the problem maybe we can start to learn how to work together. I love this movies message and that it keeps alive the discourse that needs to be on everyone’s minds all the time. Movies like this remind me that the human race is too young of a species to ever find life within the universe because we cannot accept or respect each other and the world we live in. This movie is a simple reminder of what we have done already and what we are still capable of doing.
I took my five year old daughter, and she sat through the entire movie with her mouth open it was wonderful to see her engaged in this new world that she automatically felt at home in! Both my daughter and I were dazzled by this new world that was vibrant and imaginative, we believed in this world’s magic and beauties, the creatures of this world were wondrous and magnificent! James Cameron you are my hero

Sigourney Weaver is sexy, smart, and tough. When I see her on screen I just feel at home and at ease, especially because seeing new actors on screen makes me nervous. It’s like going to a stranger’s house and not knowing how the people there are going to make you feel, and then you see your best friend, oh thank you Sigourney Weaver.
I always get nervous when I go see a movie that leads a new actor that I have never seen, I am used to my veteran actors that make me feel conferrable because you know their work and I just love them. I am always worried that a new actor will make the movie suffer because I can always see a different person playing that roll so much better and that was certainly not the case with Sam Worthington he was a pro! Sam Worthington was born to play that part, he was Jake Sully, and he was the ultimate John Smith.
This takes me to Zoe Saldana our Pocahontas, beautiful, captivating, and luminous she lit up the screen and not just because she was blue but her acting and own personal beauty shined through! She was brilliant!
Stephen Lang, my daughter said it all for me as soon as she saw him on screen “Wow, he’s tough”. Michelle Rodriguez is honourable yet dangerous, she is feminine and sexy, and she is gives a new meaning to the word cool! I love seeing her on screen every time she is on screen it doesn’t matter how long she is on for you just can’t keep your eyes off of her and you always want more! Giovanni Ribisi no matter what roll he plays he owns it and he is good at it, whether he is a good or bad guy I just love seeing him on screen he makes the scene enjoyable to watch, just because he has this quality about him where you want to like him no matter what. Joel Moore was funny, smart, and was the one of the best supporting actors that re-affirmed all the emotions you were feeling in the movie. All the other actors in the movie did an amazing job as well, I have to go and find out when I get to watch this movie again, so please go and enjoy this movie!

My review of “Everyone’s Fine”

I love Christmas movies, the spirit of giving and the one time of year that people seem be the least selfless of all. I found a Christmas movie that is real and passionate. This movie was beautifully written by Kirk Jones, Massimo de Rita and et al. To some it may seem slow for the first quarter, but I happen to love when I get submerged into the characters routine in their everyday life it gives better insight to their character. I do not want to spoil too much for people that have not yet seen it but, when you find movies that touches upon a subject that is as real as this one, where the family is just not as close as they used to be it makes the movie all that more relatable. A major break down in any kind of relationships is a lack of communication, and in this movie you see the consequences of this. Frank Goode (Robert De Niro) is a parent like many out there, he just wants the best for his children, and he tries to provide the best future for all of them the only way he knows how (I found his occupation witty and honest, it nicely tied in with the rest of the script). One thing that I really love about Frank is that even though his children lie to him he knows something is going on, and like any smart person he knows his boundaries and does not push too hard for the truth he just simply tries to understand why they are lying to him. This movie moved me and made me cry so hard, all the actors in this movie played each and every single roll admirably and made the movie complete with their amazing skills. This movie will move you and make you want to put up with your family more on a daily basis. This movie will remind you that your family may be flawed but their imperfections are what make them beautiful and at the end of the day you do love them no matter what.

What this is about for me

I wanted to just throw my ideas out there and see if anyone agreed, and if you don’t all the better because I think there is no better way to learn than from disagreement! The title of my page is what I am passionate about, movies, and survivor (Of course my family but outside of that). I think it is crucial to have something outside of your daily life that you can escape to! I think is so amazing to see people’s ideas come to life. To be able to educate yourself in everything you do just by getting ideas from watching television or watching movies is fascinating to me. I would like to take my favourite quotes and personalities and share what I have learned from them so I can free myself of these thoughts so I can see life from many different perspectives. My view of the world is ever changing and I hope that even if I can have one person to look and think differently for one minute then I will be happy. Kinda an FYI, I will take extreme views that I have and try to prove a point threw something that is small and light hearted so there is some kind of equilibrium within my thoughts.