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Monday, March 31, 2014
Muppets Most Wanted
I don't think I could give a bigger POP! to the Muppets Most Wanted. If I'm completely honest I am going to say that this was my favorite of all the Muppet movies. The reason I say this is because I loved the story line, the clever one-liners, the humor that was both for adults, teens, and children. Oh and let's not forget the music!
Some of my favorite parts of the movie was the different celebrity cameos such as Usher, Lady GaGa, Tom Hiddleston, Ross Lynch, Toby Jones, and Frank Langella just to name a few.
The main cast included the usual Muppet Crew. Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, The Electric Mayhem and the rest of the gang. Ricky Gervais(The Invention of Lying, The Office, Cemetery Junction), Ty Burrell(Modern Family, The Incredible Hulk, Dawn of the Dead), and Tina Fey(Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock). They were all awesomely phenomenal and hilarious.
This movie most defiantly lived up to its hype and it's title of a Muppet film. So a POP!
Let me know what you think if you've seen the Muppets Most Wanted. Leave a comment below and share with your friends! UNTIL NEXT TIME........................................................
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman was a really fun super cute movie with lots of funny puns. I think that it was a cute plot and incredible animation. I liked it a lot, however it wasn't my favorite. With all the new kid films that are being released I thought that it had some standards to live up to that it didn't quite meet. I am however going to give this film a POP! because it really was a cute story, it made me laugh and the audience to which it's geared towards will really love it.
I think they did an incredible job introducing the characters Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell: Modern Family, Dawn of the Dead, The Incredible Hulk) and Sherman (Max Charles: The Amazing Spiderman, The Three Stooges, The Neighbor's) for those like me who knew nothing about the father-son duo. I really liked the pro-adoption and pro-family messages and that they maid it a point that obedience is important.
So this is it for my Mr. Peabody & Sherman post. Thanks for reading please share with your friends! And look for more reviews in the future! UNTIL NEXT TIME.....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Gimme Shelter
I am going to rate Gimme Shelter with a POP! I really enjoyed this film. So let's get down to business. First I want to talk about Vanessa Hudgens' performance. The role of Apple Bailey is very different from the roles that she is known for. Such as her part in the Disney classic High School Musical, and her part in Sucker Punch and Spring Breakers. I absolutely loved how she portrayed the character Apple. You could really see her transformation into a completely different person to fit the role and I was very glad to see that! There were several other brilliant performances put on by Rosario Dawson (Sun City, Seven Pounds, Death Proof) as June Bailey, Brendan Fraser (The Mummy Trilogy) as Tom Fitzpatrick, James Earl Jones (The Lion King, Star Wars XI: The Return of the Jedi, Conan the Barbarian) and Ann Dowd (Side Effects, Marley & Me, Garden State). Also props to the director and writer of the film, New York native Ron Krauss.
One of the things that I thought was really interesting about this film is that it is based off real events. There are shelters like the one Apple came to, and her story is parts of stories of the girls who came to Kathy DiFiore's shelter. If you want to learn more about the shelters or the girls in them, check out Ms. DiFiore's website, http://www.severalsourcesfd.org/.
So I give this film a POP! However I wouldn't call it a must see. It is a great inspirational film and definitely puts the very real, common situation of these girls out there for people to hear. So these are my thoughts on Gimme Shelter.
Until next time...
peace out girlscouts!!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Saving Mr. Banks
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!!
AND....
Merry Christmas Y'all!!!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Ways to Live Forever
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...
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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!!!