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. :)  
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VIP Reception

Film Q&A

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!!

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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!!!

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!!

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!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     

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