Our daily blog…
This week-end, Todd and I decided to get domestic. We awhich there attempting to paint our downstairs bathroom. Yes, gone are the days of boring white haphazardly spray-painted on by the builders five and a half years ago.
If we don’t kill each other first, by Sunday night we should be looking at our first completed home project.
Photos and updates to come . . .
OK, I’ve really been wanting to watch “Enchanted” since I’ve saw Amy Adams perform at the Academy Awards. So, as luck would have it, on Saturday night, Todd and I were able to rent it from our favorite redbox. What were we thinking? Hmm . . . bad movie clue: A just-released movie is available to rent at 7:30 on Saturday night.
Anyway, the (one) loyal reader of this blog will know that even though Todd and I start off by watching a movie together, he’s never awake to finish watching it with me. His review: Through the mess of drool, I clearly discerned a Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
OK, my turn. Have you ever been watching a movie, and really been enjoying it for the most part, and then you get to a scene where the movie just makes a wrong turn and never gets back on track? Yeah, that pretty much sums up my experience with this movie. I was grooving along to the songs and the sappy dialogue, and then the movie just “jumped the shark”. You know, it’s that part in the movie when you just shake your hand in astonishment because you can’t believe you have just wasted so much of your time. And, that one scene just TOTALLY ruins the entire movie for you. In this case, that part for me was when the wicked queen turned into a talking dragon. Are you serious?!? WTF!!!!!
Oh, bad movie clue #2: The movie contains a talking chipmunk.
My review: With a healthy dose of generosity, I give this movie an F+. Even McDreamy can’t save it.
With a running time of two hours and forty minutes, this movie labors on FOREVER!!!!
Almost as if on cue, Todd fell asleep with roughly an hour and fifteen minutes left. His soundtrack is as annoying as ever.
As for me, I really liked this movie, even though I didn’t think I would. It was a western, but without the “shoot ‘em up” action. Casey Affleck should have won his nomination for Best Supporting Actor - he was phenomenal in his role as Robert Ford. At the very least, this movie should have for Best Cinematography!
Plus, I know a movie is really good when it makes me want to find out more about a subject - in this case, the history involving Jesse James and Robert Ford.
My rating: B+.
Todd and I bit the bullet tonight and rented the Best Picture Winner from our local redbox.
As usual, Todd fell asleep. His review: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I watched the whole movie, and I can understand why critics loved it, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I certainly wasn’t expecting the “feel good movie of the year”, but I was expecting some suspense and tension. Just like Anton, the movie lumbered from one scene to the next, in my opinion. My review: D.
With the start of Spring Break, I now have the time to start catching up on some novels that I have wanted to read for awhile. I’m in the middle of reading Life as We Knew It, and I can honestly say that this book is depressing the hell out of me! A story of a teen-age girl’s survival after an asteroid hits the moon, the book presents a look at a world falling apart, without heat, adequate supplies of food, etc. I’m only halfway through it, but it seems so depressing and sad I’m not in too much of a rush to finish it!
The other book, Touching Spirit Bear, is not so much depressing as it is gross! This is a story about a boy’s survival on a remote island. The descriptions of how he struggles to survive after a vicious bear attack are just plain disturbing. Yuck!!!
And Todd wonders why I buy the newest issue of UsWeekly every Friday . . .
Yes, it is Good Friday here in Chicago, but you wouldn’t think it if you were looking out the window. Weather forecasters are predicting anywhere from five to eight inches of snow for Friday and Saturday.
All the snow is going to make those Easter egg hunts a little more difficult now, don’t you think?
So, in the second installment of my popular series in which I review “Lost” episodes, I will give tonight’s episode a B-. Until about halfway through the show, I was confused: was I watching a Michael “flashback” or “flashforward”? The “whoosh” should have alerted me to the fact that it was a flashback, but it didn’t make sense; immediately after they left the island the first time, Michael and Walt make it to the mainland on the tiny piece of crap boat they left on?
Other questions: I understand why Michael wanted to kill himself, but why wouldn’t “the island let him”? Didn’t that fat guy that was talking to Michael get killed on the island? The island gets to pick and choose who lives and dies????
I don’t think Ben will be nominated for “Father of the Year” anytime soon. By now though, everyone should be pretty wary when Ben speaks. He’s told so many lies, I can’t keep them straight.
Previews for upcoming episodes look good!!! I can’t believe I have to wait until April 24th though!!!
I’m not too worried; “The Office” returns on NBC next week, so I’m all set.
I rate this week’s episode a solid B.
Did it really come as a surprise to anyone that Michael was Ben’s spy on the freighter? I’m trying really hard to like Juliet, but it’s pretty difficult. I dislike her even more now since she ratted out Sun to Jin. What a way to try to gain someone’s trust! I was kind of wondering when we would find out more about Sun and Jin.
Claire’s turn shoud be coming up soon. I don’t think I really need to know anything more about Kate though. Her backstories/flashforwards are so boring!!!!
Spanish lessons are continuing, and I feel I am making steady progress with my vocab and phrases!
Adios.
Sent from my iPhone
Well, not entirely true… I’ve decided to begin learning Spanish via a weekly podcast!
I received an e-mail from iTunes about a week ago advertising several language courses that are provided via podcast. I reviewed a couple, finally deciding to use the ‘Coffee Break Spanish’ series.
During my research about the podcast, I discovered that the ‘CoffeeBreak Spanish’ podcast is the second most downloaded podcast in the entire iTunes inventory. After reviewing a couple of their ‘enhanced’ podcasts (visual slides accompanying the audio) I now understand why it has gained so many listeners… It’s as much fun as it is painless!
I am actually enjoying learning a foreign language… unlike my torturous experiences in high school and college French classes.
For more information, visit their webpage at -
http://www.coffeebreakspanish.com
Their first two ‘enhanced’ podcasts are at -
http://www.radiolinguamedia.com/cbs/www/bonus/store/index.html
Buenas noches!
Sent from my iPhone
Do you think it will snow again in March 2008?
Total Voters: 5
Loading ...
Latest Comments
RSS