Saturday, December 21, 2013

Saving Mr. Banks

     When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," he made them a promise - one that took 20 years to fulfill. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against an uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved nanny into the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Disney pulls out all the stops. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes more and more difficult and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about her past, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. 

     Wow. Saving Mr. Banks is easily one the best productions I've seen this year. Big fat giant POP!! Everything about it was beautiful, touching and inspiring. Mary Poppins has always been one of my favorites. In fact I even got to meet Mary Poppins herself when I visited Epcot. As much as I love this iconic film, I never really knew the story behind it. It was so incredible getting to learn about the journey that brought us one of our favorites. In this film, we see not only the process of putting it on the big screen, but also the inspiration that was brought to life in the pages.

     So many awesome people helped bring the story to life. The director, John Lee Hancock (The Blindside, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Alamo) specifically played an amazing role in the film process. In every case, if you don't have a strong director you don't have a strong production. And Hancock delivered the story beautifully along with help of writers, Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith, and many others. The acting and character development was just phenomenal Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile) as Walt Disney was pretty amazing, and Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Brave, Love Actually) as P.L. Travers was absolutely brilliant. The amazing supporting cast included Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Saving Private Ryan, Cinderella Man), B.J. Novak (The Office, Knocked Up, Saving Mr. Banks), and Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox, I Heart Huckabees).

     So to wrap it up, Saving Mr. Banks is a major POP!! Wonderful film that I am looking forward to seeing again. Great movie. Alrightie that's it for this post. If you liked it go ahead and share it with your friends and tell me what you think!!
                                                               Until Next Time...

                        PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!

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                 Merry Christmas Y'all!!!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Ways to Live Forever

12 year old Sam McQueen (Robbie Kay: Pirates of the Caribbean:On Stranger Tides, Fugitive Pieces, Once Upon A Time) is like most boys. But there is something that makes Sam a little bit different. He has leukemia. Although the adults in his life don’t want him to dwell on it, Sam wants to know anything and everything about his disease and death, a possibility he might have to face. Together with his best friend, Felix (Alex Etel: The Water Horse, Millions, From Time to Time), he starts a book of "scientific investigation" with questions, observations, evidence, reflections, and lists of all the things he wants to do someday, like breaking a world record, flying in a blimp, and experiencing what it’s like to be a teenager. In this emotional and inspiring story, Sam and his family face an uncertain future with love, humor and each other.
     
     I am going to give this film a POP!! I enjoyed this film a lot. It was such a sweet story, and it was very fun to watch. It really touched a lot on family and friendship and how cancer really does affect people. Beautiful directing by Gustavo Ron, also amazing job by the post-production team! The acting in the film was  brilliant as well! So props to Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Ben Capel (The Thin Red Line, Murder by Numbers, Remains of the Day) Emilia Fox (The Pianist, Silent Waitress, David Copperfield) and the rest of the cast. I thought it was very neat that the film is based off the novel by Sally Nicholls. I personally love book to screen adaptations so that got me excited, and I can't wait to read it. Something else that I found really cool about the film is that a portion of proceeds will go to support the LLS (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) and other cancer-related organizations teamed up with World Wide Productions to promote both the picture and its message. If you want to learn more about the LLS go ahead and check out their website, lls.org , for some more information! In conclusion beautiful film beautiful story! If you see it, bring tissues! That is why I give Ways to Live Forever a POP!! 


     This was a very fun screening to attend! Before watching the film, I got to participate in a VIP reception, and meet the star of the movie, Robbie Kay. I was pretty excited because I love him as Peter Pan on Once Upon A Time. :) After the movie, he held a little Q&A. I got to ask Robbie what his favorite memory on set was. He answered that he loved all of it, but his favorite day was when he got to shoot the scene where he was riding a skateboard with his screen mom (Emilia Fox). So make sure to keep your eye out for that scene. :)  
                          Thanks for reading!! Please share with your friends! Until next time...
                                             
                                  PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!


VIP Reception

Film Q&A

Friday, November 29, 2013

Disney's Frozen

     Me being the Disney fanatic that I am, let's just say that I was pretty excited for Frozen. With it being a Disney movie of course there were certain expectations that it had to meet. The animation would have to be good, the soundtrack would have to be perfection and the storyline would have to be new and creative. And of course Disney never disappoints. Which is why I'm giving Frozen a big 'ole POP!!

     In Disney's Frozen Princess Anna (Kristen Bell- When in Rome, You Again, Saving Sarah Marshall)  teams up with mountian man Kristoff (Jonathan Groff- Glee, C.O.G., The Conspirator) and his reindeer pal Sven in an exciting journey to find Anna's sister, Elsa (Idina Menzel- Enchanted, RENT, Wicked*Broadway). On their way to find Elsa and save the kingdom Arendelle from eternal winter, the princess and her companions encounter some strange things such as mystical trolls, a scary giant snow creature and Olaf (Josh Gad- 21, Jobs, Ice Age: Continental Drift) the magic snowman who loves warm hugs.

     So let's start with talking about the animation. Wow where do I even begin. Not only was the movie itself amazingly animated, I would have paid the $7 just for the short film before the film as well. Wow. Just amazing, the graphics were beautiful when Elsa was using her powers my breath was taken away at how beautifully it was carefully designed. One thing that I particularly liked about this film was it some amazing soundtrack. This especially had the Disney touch. Every single song was just beautifully done and very creative. It went along perfectly with every second of the film. The creativity and thought that went into this film was just amazing. The story line itself was completely original and touching.

Like I've said many times already this film was amazing. Not only was the story and soundtrack and animation amazing, but there were so many amazing lessons morally speaking.

This flick was great for the whole family (I mean that too! All ages!!) and I would call it the must-see of the season. It is #2 on my personal Disney favorites after Tangled. Definitely a POP!

Well that's all for today! Leave me a comment below what you think of Disney's newest movie or when you plan to see it! Remember to share this along with your opinion!!

PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!

Friday, November 22, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

     I, along with many others, have been waiting close to two years to see what Suzanne Collin's best selling sequel would be like on the big screen. Catching Fire was by far my favorite book of the trilogy and pretty much needless to say I'm a tribute(member of Hunger Game's fandom). I am giving this movie a POP!

     I so love this movie and as I was thinking about what I should write for my review, I realized that I couldn't come up with one negative thing to say about it! I loved Catching Fire so much more than the original film. I think what made a huge difference was the director they had for the film and the actors being a tad bit more experienced since the original film launched their careers. In addition to the better directing, the screenplay I think was so much better. We got the perfect amount of character development and I loved how accurate to the book it actually was.

     I loved getting to see our familiar faces in the film. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence: Silver Linings Playbook, X-MEN First Class, Winter's Bone), Peeta (Josh Hutcherson: Bridge to Terribithia, The Kids Are Alright, American Splendor) , Gale (Liam Hemsworth: Paranoia, The Expendables 2, The Last Song), Haymitch (Woody Harrelson:Now You See Me, Zombieland, No Country For Old Men) and Effie (Elizabeth Banks: Modern Family, The Next Three Days, People like us) were all just as amazing as they were if not better. However I was just as pleased with the new cast. Sam Clafin (Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, United), Jena Malone (Sucker Punch, Pride and Prejudice, Into the Wild) and Jeffery Wright (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Source Code) were flawless in their performances I fell in love with them the second they came on-screen.

     In all seriousness though, the execution was flawless. I greatly applaud the post-production department the film was edited and effected to perfection. It is an incredibly amazing adventure. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you won't want it to end. It is a must-see for sure. So overall, in case I need to say it again, I loved this movie. Beautifully written, directed, preformed, edited. It was just a great overall. I am very excited to see it again. That is why this movie is a POP!


                            until next time PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!

Monday, September 30, 2013

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2

So today I saw Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. First of all, you should know that I absolutely love the original and it is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. So as you could imagine, once the announcement of a sequel hit I was pretty stoked. However I already had many expectations for the film. I was so pleased however with the long awaited final cut! So I give it a POP!!

The plot of the film, is what happens to the island of Swallow Falls AFTER the FLDSMDFR almost destroyed the world. We get to tag along with many familiar faces like Flint Lockwood, (Bill Hader:Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) Sam Sparks, (Anna Faris:Scary Movie 4, The House Bunny), Steve the Monkey, (Neil Patrick Harris: How I Met Your Mother, Starship Troopers) "Chicken" Brent, (Andy Samberg: Hotel Transylvania, Hot Rod) and many more fun characters.

What I love about this movie is how creative it was! There were so many fun "foodimals" and creative puns to go with them, that would literally make you laugh out loud. Also the morals in this movie werr great! How important trust and friendship is and what it means to be a true friend and help others.

I LOVED this movie and it was great for the family! Even though I prefered the originally film, I can't wait to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 again!

PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!

Friday, August 30, 2013

One Direction:This Is Us 3D

I don't think that it is any secret that I am a huge directioner. And I may or may not have let our a few fangirl shrieks during the screening of this film. It was so neat to see the journey of the One Direction boy's from the beginning. So I think that it is assumed that I will give this film a POP. Well, if that is what you assumed, you did so correctly. But let me tell you why.

In This Is Us we get to go on the road with the boys of One Direction. We are shown the best and worst parts of being on tour, from the boy's perspectives. We are shown the hard parts of missing home and family, and some of the pressures they feel. But we also get to see how much they enjoy touring the world with their best mates, doing what they've always dreamed of doing. One thing I loved getting to see the pictures and home videos from when the boys were just children, and getting to hear stories of how they grew their passions for singing. (That sounds so cheesy)

In One Direction: This Is Us we get to go back to 2010 UK XFactor, where each of the boys auditioned for Simon Cowell and a panel of judges in hope to make a career from the show. Once rejected as solo acts, Cowell brought Louis, Liam, Harry, Niall and Zayn back, and put together as a group. Even though they didn't win the XFactor, they won the world over in just a few months.

Okay so now that you've heard my cheesy 'I love One Direction' blog. :) In all seriousness though, the film was great and put together very well. However if you're looking for a Friday night flick I don't know if this is the movie to pick. But if you're looking for a good redbox this would be the perfect film.

So let me know what you think! It's been a while since I've blogged. Leave any comments giving any suggestions or anything you'd like to see! Thanks y'all!

                                               PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Star Trek:Into Darkness

     "Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise." Yes. Star Trek. Known for generations as the cheesy space show with William Shatner and whoever plays Spock also known for it's weird fandom, the Trekkies, (who even have their own theme song). Despite all of it's cheesiness Star Trek is also known for it's iconic story lines and characters. I can't tell you how excited I was to hear that "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn" was being remade as a sequel to J.J. Abram's "Star Trek". In fact, I was so excited I even went back to watch the original.

     I am going to give "Star Trek: Into Darkness" a POP!!! This movie from beginning to end was just fantastic. I think it followed the story line of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn"  but was still completely original at the same time. Which I admire J.J. Abrams for doing so well.

     I absolutely love the portrayals in the remakes. (*insert fangirling here*) Chris Pine (Star Trek, This Means War, Princess Diaries 2) as Captain Kirk is simply genius. I love how he comes off as the rebel in the films. What I love most about the character is he will do the right thing when it really counts. Chris Pine is simply amazing and lives up to the title, "Captain". Let's face it Leonard Nimoy is and will always be Spock, but newer actor Zachary Quinto does such an amazing job at filling his shoes. I love how Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Heros, Margin Call) keeps Spock, Spock, while making the character completely new. And I will admit it. Dr. McCoy (aka Bones) is probably one of my favorite characters of all time. I love his humor. Karl Urban (The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Dredd) has such an iconic character to remake and I think he did well.

The actor I was most interested to see in the film is Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, War Horse, Atonement). Because Kahn isn't a very well known villain, most people wouldn't really care or know anything about Kahn. However, if you are a fan of the original Star Trek movies and series, then you would care a great deal about Kahn's character. In the originals Khan is a villain of "northern Indian" and "Sikh". So there is a way that he is supposed to look and walk and talk like. And here we have newcomer Benedict Cumberbatch, as white and British as he is, come in and play an considerably iconic villain. I am a recent fan of Cumberbatch's show Sherlock, and was so excited to see him in this movie! And if you ask me he has just gone down in the best villains of all time!

I would love to say that the story line and movie effects were just brilliant! I was so pleased with the overall outcome of the film and it was worth the three year wait!! :D I would like to make a big shoutout to nerd ambassador Simon Pegg, who played Scotty! And also the director J.J. Abrams!


Let me know what you thought of the movie!! Who was your favorite character? Did Cumberbatch live up to the name of Kahn? Let me know what you think in your comments below!! :D

         PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     

Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Great Gatsby

“So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing.”   (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby)

Our story first begins with our narrator, Nick Carraway (Toby McGuire: Spiderman Trilogy) telling us what happened the summer of 1922 and how he came to New York to try selling stocks on Wall Street. He first hears of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio: Inception, Titanic, The Island) once he goes off to visit his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan: Drive, Pride & Prejudice) and her husband Tom (Joel Edgerton: Warrior, King Arthur, The Thing) in Long Island. Nick soon realizes that the mysterious Gatsby is his neighbor. After attending one of Gatsby's parties, the gentleman meet and with the help of Nick, Gatsby makes his past his present reality.

I am going to give Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby a POP! Overall, I really enjoyed the film! The parts with the 3D effects were absolutely fantastic! Whenever they were driving cars, the camera was moving much too fast for my taste, fortunately these scenes didn't last too long. I did however, appreciate that they used the original cars from the 1974 version of the film. Also some of the songs they played in the film were modern rap, which I felt was a bit odd for a 20's setting, but it didn't seem do bother me as much as I thought it would. Great job, though to those Jazz players! They were great!

A wise Lion once said, "Things never happen the same way twice" (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), and we see this in the story. Gatsby has been spending his entire life reaching for something that is no longer in his grasp, and he doesn't even realize it's gone. Don't take the time away from your future trying to relive the past.

I was pleased with the casting of the movie! Leonardo DiCaprio had some big shoes to fill after Robert Redford's performance as Gatsby, but I think that he definitely filled them! He walked talked and spoke like he truly was Gatsby. Carey Mulligan and Toby McGuire were equally as excellent! They both did their roles justice. Joel Edgerton was amazing. He looked intimidating, yet caring the way that Tom is. I am very pleased by the way that he filled the role.


Great job to all departments that worked on this movie and I am looking forward to seeing it again!

       PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!! :D

Friday, May 3, 2013

Iron Man 3

WOW. Iron Man 3. Just in case it even needs an introduction, Iron Man is one of Marvel's biggest franchises. Robert Downy JR.'s(Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, The Soloist)  iconic character, Tony Stark returns, haunted from nightmares and flashbacks from The Avenger's previous mission in New York. Stark finds his whole life literally falling apart once someone from his past comes back to haunt him. And he is determined to make sure that the people he cares about the most stay safe. "As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?"               

Can you guess what I am going to rate this movie? Yes, that's right! POP for Iron Man 3. I really did enjoy this movie! It is one of those movies that definitely keeps you on your feet, and thinking, which I really enjoy in a movie. Can I just take a moment of appreciation for the actors in this film. First of all, Robert Downy JR. is Iron Man, nuff said. Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce were absolutely amazing! I absolutely loved how they portrayed the roles, they were perfect for them. I am a big fan of Gweneth Paltrow's work. I think that she is beautiful, talented and the perfect Pepper Pots.

Also, I would love to applaud the director, Shane Black. I think he did a really good job with the film. It was so great in 3D, one of the best 3D movies I think I've ever seen. Some people have been saying that it reminded them a little bit of Lethal Weapon, but since I've never seen the Lethal Weapon series I wouldn't be able to tell you. So that's Iron Man 3!

Please let me know what you think! If there is any suggestions that you have for my blog I would love to hear them!

love you all!!  PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Host

     From the Twilight Saga's author, Stephenie Meyer, comes The Host. The story of The Host starts with an alien species erasing minds to inhabiting human bodies. There are very few humans left with uninhabited bodies, and these people make up the "resistance". We meet our main character, Melanie Strider, straight away. Melanie, part of the resistance,  is taken over by a member of the foreign race called Wanderer or as later renamed, Wanda. Wanda is being used by the "Seekers" to find the location of the resistance. Or "Rebel Base" if you will. Before the seekers can find out too much about the resistance, Melanie's spirit starts rebelling from within. A while after Melanie starts resisting from within, she convinces Wanda to take her to the "rebel base" so she can make sure her little brother, Jamie, and her lover Jared are still safe.


     I absolutely loved this movie! I am going to give The Host a POP!!! The film directed by Andrew Niccol, had an absolutely amazing cast! The actress playing Melanie/Wanda is Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. I haven't personally seen any of her movies, however she is featured in many films such as, Hanna, Atonement, The Lovely Bones and The Way Back. Some of the other amazing actors included, Max Irons (Red Riding Hood, Being Julia, and Dorian Gray), Jake Abel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, I am Number Four, The Lovely Bones), Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Troy, Unknown) as the Seeker, and William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Into the Wild, Dark City) as Uncle Jed.
    

     On top of the amazing cast, the screenplay by Andrew Niccol and Stephenie Meyer was amazing, and very close to the story line in the novel. I think that this is an amazing production and that many people will enjoy it. Yes, it comes from the author of the Twilight Saga, but it is very different from the Twilight stories. So even if you didn't enjoy the Twilight series, I think that you would really enjoy this movie.

Let me know what you think of this movie! Also I would love some feedback on the overall blog!!

               PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!! love you all!!!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Croods

     Grug, Ugga, Gran, Eep, Thunk and Sandy. These are The Croods. In Dreamwork's latest animated film, The Croods, a family of cavemen find out the world as they know it is changing. Grug, the father and leader of the pre-historic family, constantly reminds his family how dangerous the unknown is. The family motto is, in fact, "Never Not Be Afraid". Once their home is destroyed, their adventure starts. They start making their journey to find a new cave, with the help of their new friend Guy. On their journey, they grow closer as a family and find out that it is okay to sometimes be afraid. And might I just add that BELT is super cute!

     I was pleasently surprised by The Croods. I will be honest with you, when I first saw the trailer I thought that I was going to be annoyed with this movie. I was so glad I was wrong! I am going to give this movie a POP!!!!! I loved how it was such a small production team. Only eight cast members and two writers who happen to be co-directors with the film. The voice-over actors include big names such as Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone, and Ryan Reynolds. I loved the overall themes of the story too. The movie talked about the importance of family, trust, love and listening to your parents. It also said that sometimes it's okay to let go, because things do change.

   So This was my take on The Croods. Let me know what you think when you see it! Till next time..

                            PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!<3



Monday, March 18, 2013

Oz The Great and Powerful

  Oz the Great and Powerful, is simply about, Oz the Great and Powerful. The story is about a circus magician, who goes by the name of Oz, whose biggest fear is to be a good man, instead a great one. His whole life is all about reaching his goal, but he doesn't know how to reach it. Once getting caught inside a tornado, Oz's hot air balloon crashes in a mysterious land. Once Oz arrives he finds out that he just might be a key part of a prophecy, the people of Oz had long awaited to come true.
 
  When you hear the title of the movie, Oz the Great and Powerful you automatically recognize the fact that it will take place in the mystical land of Oz. I think that overall, I am going to give this movie a CRACKLE. I did enjoy the film, however I do think most of it was predictable and cliche. There was, however quite a few of funny and sweet parts of the film. I also felt that Theodora as the evil witch looked a little too fake.
 
  I really do applaud James Franco's (Spider-Man Trilogy) preformance. Franco played the lead, Oz. and did an amazing job with it. The three witches are played by Michelle Williams(Shutter Island/Dawnson's Creek), Rachel Weisz(The Fountian/Constantine), and Mila Kunis(Black Swan/That 70's Show). They were all amazing for the roles. Director Sam Raimi added in a few cool special effects.
So a CRACKLE for Oz the Great and Powerful!
Let me know what you think!!
      PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!!!♥♥

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

In the movie Jack the Giant Slayer the audience gets to totally re-experience the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. The movie started out slow, but necesaary, with both young Jack and young Princess Isabel being read the story of the giants and the beanstalk. Once the children have grown, they each loose a parent. Jack's father died, leaving him to live with his uncle. As fate would have it, Jack is given magical beans, which grown to of course a magical beanstalk. When the princess is taken into the clouds, a search team, including Jack is put together to retrieve the princess. This is where their story really begins.

This movie had a great team working on it. Some of the actors included Nicholas Holt (X-Men), Ewan McGregor(Star Wars 1-3, The Ghost Writer), and Stanley Tucci(Captian America, The Devil Wears Prada). They also had Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) as director for this film. I am going to give this movie a POP.

I overall I was pleasantly surprised with this film. I loved the way that the writers took the story in a different direction. They made the story very unique and even though you know the story of Jack and the beanstalk, there were a few parts you weren't quite sure what wasgoing to happen next. Although the CGI on the giants wasn't as great as I had expected it to be, it was something I, personally, could easily overlook. There was some very cool themes in the movie such as bravery, sticking up for those you care about, and love.

It was a very fun film and I really enjoyed it!

                                           Love you all!   PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!!!!

Friday, January 4, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In honor of the new year, I have decided to make a list of the top 13 movies I am looking forward to this year! Here they are...


13. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters- Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is just one of numerous supernatural action movie “re-envisionings” on the horizon, and it features rising stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the adult versions of the famous fairy tale siblings, who are now highly-skilled professional bounty hunters.

12. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2- Cloudy 2 picks up soon after the events of the first film with the town of Swallow Falls in dire need of a clean-up crew. Live Corp must clean up the mess left by the FLDSMDFR without the knowledge the machine is still pumping out creations – like talking pickles, a strawberry named Barry, and a “giant, french-fry-legged bacon cheesespider, which lords over the abandoned town like a massive cholesterol-spiking tarantula.”

11. Now You See Me- Now You See Me revolves around the exploits of The Four Horsemen – a group of magicians renowned for their hi-tech shows and mind-boggling stunts – brought to life by Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco. However, these gifted con artists scale new heights when they pull off a stunt that involves exposing a white-collar criminal, ‘magically’ funneling his illicit millions of dollars from his Paris vault and showering their audience with the cash results.

10. One Direction 3D Concert Movie- Yes yes, I am a fangirl. Starrting Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik. Nuff Said

09. OZ: The Great and Powerful- Oz the Great and Powerful, from director Sam Raimi, follows the life of Oscar Diggs (James Franco), an ambitious circus magician who is swept away to the Land of Oz. Following his arrival in the faraway place, Oscar finds himself at the center of a power struggle between the Oz witches, Glinda (Michelle Williams), Theodora (Mila Kunis), and Evanora (Rachel Weisz), that could spell doom for the creatures and people of Oz. Not knowing who to trust, Oscar must find his own path in the mysterious land – a path that will prepare him for his role as the iconic Wizard of Oz.

08. Iron Man 3-Iron Man 3 pits genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist Tony Stark (Iron Man) against the Mandarin, an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed by his mysterious antagonist, he embarks on a dangerous quest to find those responsible. His journey will test his character at every turn. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

07. Monsters University-Monsters University, Pixar Animation Studios’ long-awaited prequel to 2001′s Monsters, Inc., takes viewers back in time before James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) and Michael “Mike” Wazowski (Billy Crystal) formed the most successful “scarer” team in Monsters, Inc. history. The film chronicles the pair’s Monsters University origins, where 18-year old Sulley and Mike first meet and become competitive rivals. However, as the two monsters go one eyed head-to-furry head, a larger dilemma forces them together – forging a lifelong friendship and setting the stage for their future adventures.

06. Thor: The Dark Worlds- Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

05. Star Trek: Into Darkness-
Star Trek Into Darkness is being billed as an “action thriller” in which the crew of the Enterprise finds an unstoppable force of terror inside Starfleet that has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving Earth in a state of crisis.
Captain Kirk has a personal score to settle, and leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. The crew is propelled into an epic chess game of life and death – love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices will have to be made for the only family James Kirk has left: his crew.

04. Man of Steel- In this new take on Superman’s origin story, young journalist Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) – who came to Earth as a child from Krypton – has trouble fitting in with his secret superpowers. Questioning his purpose in life, Kent is forced into action when it comes time to protect those in need, becoming the hero we all know as Superman, built by the values set upon him by parents Martha and Jonathan Kent who adopted him as an otherworldly orphan.

03. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters- Percy must save “Camp Half-Blood” the safe haven where demigods are protected from evil by magic barriers. Someone has poisoned the barriers, so it’s up to Percy and Co. to venture into “The Sea of Monsters” to find the mythical Golden Fleece to save the camp.

02. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire-
After several months, another political event looms and Katniss has to pose for wedding pictures. She's been gathering clues that many districts are rebelling and shares it with Haymitch. Before they can do much about it, though, they receive strange news. The next Hunger Games are announced, a special version called the Quarter Quell. The Quells celebrate anniversaries and are extra gnarly versions of regular Games. In this one, the 75th Games, former winners will have to re-enter the arena. This means Katniss has to go back and risk almost certain death for the second time.
Katniss does what any normal person would do: she goes into hysterics. She and Peeta both go to see Haymitch and they all commiserate. Two out of the three of them are going back to the arena. Katniss makes Haymitch promise he'll help her save Peeta's life this time around.

AND THE MOVIE I AM MOST ANTICIPATING IN THE NEW YEAR IS.................................

              The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
That's right folks! GO HOBBIT OR GO HOME!!! haha! Enjoy your new year!!!!! PEACE!

Les Miserables

                                                        ~Fight~Dream~Hope~Love~   

     If you love musicals like I do, chances are you are going to LOVE Les Miserables. Hugh Jackman, best known for his role in the X-MEN series, brought the character Jean Valjean to life in this production. Jackman's character Jean Valjean becomes free from slavery in the early moment of the movie. The officer granting Valjean his freedom is portrayed by the New Zealand native, Russell Crowe. The officer named Javert, assigns Jean Valjean, aka 24601, to parole. After Monsieur Valjean breaks his parole he, with help from God, finds a new way of living. Many years later, Javert finds Jean Valjean and is set to sentance him for breaking his parole. Jean comes across one of his former factory workers and takes her to get help. As Fantine (Anne Hathaway) is dying, Valjean agrees to take care of Cosette, Fantine's daugher. As soon as he takes the child under his protection, he begins running from Javert, dreading the thought of becoming a slave once more. When Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) is grown, she falls in love with Marius (Eddie Redmayne) who is a leader in the French Revolution. I give the musical Les Miserables a POP!!!!! It was a story of redemption and mercy, and they did beautifuly with the production. You should really check Les Mis out! :)


                                                    
PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!!