Nickleby, Nicholas

So...Nicholas Nickleby....this movie was just down right depressing. I'm usually okay with depressing films...as long as they have some sort of comedic relief for the audience. And yes, there was some comedic relief during the film....just NOT ENOUGH.

The only thing I absolutely LOVED about this film was the absolutely fantastic cast list. Around every turn there was an actor popping out of the cupboard(not literally...even though that'd be pretty cool) and me yelling "WHOA NO WAY!!" at the screen. The main actor who plays Nicholas was Charlie Hunnam...and him I'm not a big fan of. But then there's Anne Hathaway(I'm not even going to waste my time putting a film in parenthesis here because you're dumb if you don't know who Anne Hathaway is), Jim Broadbent(Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films), Nathan Lane (Snowbell in Stuart Little), Christopher Plummer (George von Trapp in The Sound of Music), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler in X2), and Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films). Now, put them all together and I am one happy ginger. :D

Now, on the depressing side. Within like five minutes, there is a dead bird. Just that should have gotten me to turn it off. But I wanted to see Anne Hathaway(even though she didn't make an appearance til about an hour and fifteen minutes into the film). Jim Broadbent is an absolutely amazing villainous character. He runs a school/orphanage place and beats the kids. It absolutely disgusted me watching this, but the moment where Nicholas Nickleby stole his whip and beat him with it made me very cheerful. :) Then my favorite character in the movie, Smike(portrayed by Jamie Bell), ends up dying :( :( :( WHY IS IT THAT MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN A MOVIE ALWAYS DIES!?!?!?!?!?!? Then we later find out that Smike is the son of Christopher Plummer's character who is the main villian in the film. So, he kills himself. More depression. Ugh.

But all in all, the amazing cast makes up for the depression. I actually quite enjoyed this film. It recieves a B from me(haha...that rhymed).

DVD of the Week: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Week Twelve of my DVD of the Week Post is....

The decision for my week twelve post for this series of blogs is most definitely one of the hardest decisions I've had to make, pertaining to my blog. Because I've know for awhile now that I was going to make it Harry Potter themed since part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out Friday...I just wasn't sure which route I was going to take. I could have chosen my favorite, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I could have chosen the one where it all started, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, since this Friday(November 19, 2010) is the beginning of the end for the Harry Potter franchise. But I decided to just go with the one that leads up to this one. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

I'm pretty biased when it comes to these movies, since I'm a total fanatic over them and can probably go through 95% of each film saying the lines along with the characters. So this really isn't going to be a big blog. I'm just going to say...I love Harry Potter. I did love this movie, even though it wasn't as great as some of the others. And I know I'm going to love the final two. I just felt the need to bring unnecessary attention to the next film. So yep.

And I'm going to be flat out honest....I don't care about the changes and/or additions they make from book to movie. Like the addition of the Weasley's house getting set on fire in this film. That's just how I am. I could blog about the addition/changes all day...but I don't care so I'm not going to. Comment below if you're ticked about some changes/additions to any of the films in the Potter franchise. This movie gets a 94% grade from me.

R.I.P.

ALBUS PERCIVAL WULFRIC BRIAN DUMBLEDORE

DVD of the Week: I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

Week Eleven of my DVD of the Week Post is....

I'M SOOOOOO SORRY!!! I know it's week twelve, and this is just the week eleven post....but I got caught up in life. So, shut up! Okay...soo....this movie is called I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, it's based on the book of the same name, it's pretty funny. And it has Jesse Bradford(from Clockstoppers and Bring It On) in it...I haven't seen him in a film in awhile, so this made me kind of happy. But the main actor, Matt Czuchry....SUCKS!!! I cannot stand him!!! I would recommend this film solely for Jesse Bradford, whose character was my favorite in the film....his character is a video game addict that just broke up with his girlfriend because she cheated on him for some rapper and he ends up falling for some stripper who has a son that is just like him(yes..I realize this is a runon sentence, but I don't feel like making it proper)... even though the main actor is a horrible actor...I still quite enjoyed this movie.... 2.8 out of 4....yes, I'm probably gonna start putting ratings on most of these to make it more obvious how I feel. K? okay.

DVD of the Week: Penelope

Week Ten of my DVD of the Week Post is....

So, this whole "blogging thing" is pretty fun. And time seems to be flying. Can't believe we're already on week ten. So...last week I was planning on having this big "WEEK TEN" blog as some special movie that meant a lot to me. But I just realized that there's less than 2 hours until it's time for the "week eleven" blog, so I went into my room, closed my eyes, and picked a movie....but I didn't like the movie I picked, so I moved my finger two movies over and came across "Penelope". I absolutely ADORE this movie. I have watched this several times.

And I. Love. Every. Single. Stinking. Actor. That. Is. In. This. Twist. On. Fairy. Tale. Movie. And. Yes. This. Whole. Word. Then. Period. Thing. Is. Getting. Quite. Annoying. So,. I'll. Stop. Now. :)

Christina Ricci played Penelope beautifully, my eyes were pretty much glued to the screen the entire time. And James McAvoy is always a great choice as a romance character in a comedy film. And Catherine O'Hara, if I were blessed, and given up for adoption...I'd want Catherine O'Hara as my adoptive mother.. xD

If you havn't already seen this...go see it. It's very cute and a nice watch.

Your Turn

I'm trying to get away from the usual junk films I watch, for awhile. So, everyone who is reading this should now comment below and tell me you THREE favorite films you watch. If I haven't already seen it, I'll make it my top priority to watch it and blog about it. Any movie. Let's see what you got..

DVD of the Week: The Fourth Kind

Week Nine of my DVD of the Week Post is....

Alien Encounter of The First Kind: Sighting
Alien Encounter of The Second Kind: Evidence
Alien Encounter of The Third Kind: Contact

And Alien Encounters of The Fourth Kind.... Abduction.

So, before I watched the movie, with my friend Kayleah, I posted on Facebook "Opinions on The Fourth Kind, anyone?". Other than the one "like" I got, there were two comments, and they were partly opposite of one another. One friend of mine said that the movie is "scary as f$@!" and that she "couldn't walk out the door" after watching it. So, my thought was oh no, mixed with awesome, cause horror movies and I don't go way back. The other friend said the movie was "dumb but pretty creepy". Which I tried not to let get to me, cause most of the time I won't ask opinions on movies until after I've already seen it, or else I start worrying if the movie is going to be lame or not and that usually ends up ruining the movie for me. 

Well, this movie wasn't very dumb. I found the storyline to be quite interesting and intense. I absolutely LOVED how they did the whole split screen with the actor and "real person". That made the movie much cooler, and quite unique. But it was not scary at all, just EXTREMELY creepy. Near the end, my palms and feet were sweating, but there was not a single point in this film I actually jumped. Kayleah did though xD

"This film "purports to be based on actual events occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000, in which Dr. Abigail Tyler(portrayed by Milla Jovovich, of the Resident Evil franchise) uses hypnosis to uncover memories from her patients of Alien abductions" (Wikipedia). But it was later found out to be untrue. Universal Pictures just did what was done with Paranormal Activity, make it seem like it is based on actual events to draw in a crown. Cause, in all honesty, before I Wikipediaed the film, I believed it actually happened, which made it even more creepier. So, Universal had the right idea.

I CHALLENGE THEE

I challenge thee....TO A DUEL!!! I wizard duel that is!! So, it is exactly 25 days until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows PART ONE comes out into theaters (part 2 comes out in 3D in 263 days).

And my challenge for my dozen blogger followers (3 of those followers are probably me), is to watch each and every(six) Harry Potter film up until the release date on November 19th. You could watch one every 3 days from now. You could watch one every day, starting on November 13, leading up to that Friday. Or you could start at 8 a.m. on November 18th, my 18th birthday, just fyi, and watch all the films nonstop, with an hour for driving/eating time, so you can make it to the midnight premier.

Personally, I'm probably just going to watch them at random times and random dates on spaces of the timeline up until then. Most likely, just when I feel like it. I'll probably start tonight, cause I kind of feel like it. But oh well, I'm going to watch them. And that's all that matters.

For you stupid people...the films are as follows, and in this order...

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

So get out of here and go watch 'em before I Avada Kadavara your ass. O.O

*Photos are in order of films...last one being the newest poster for the HP7pt1*