One? Two? Three?

When it comes to a movie, how many copies does a person need?  One? Two?  Apparently, we all need three copies of a single movie.  One Blue Ray copy, one DVD copy and one Digital copy.   I went to buy a movie that just came out Blue Ray.  I could not, for the life of me, find it on Blue Ray by itself.  I could buy it on a single DVD, but I have a Blue Ray player, so why would I buy a DVD copy?  In the end, I reluctantly bought the triple package sure never to use the DVD or Digital Copy.  I suppose I could find friends to give the superfluous copies to; but until then, they will take up space in my movie case.  I just wonder if I will have to go through this every time I want to buy a new release.

A Dream Trip!!

I recently watched "Eat, Pray, Love."  The movie was ok; but it made me want to follow the characters lead and take a year off and travel.  Only, instead of traveling to only three places, I would spend a month in each destination so I can go to 12 places in a year.  It would be the trip of a lifetime with some amazing adventures in places like Australia, Japan and Ireland.  I could learn about myself while crossing off items on my bucket list.

Will this dream become a reality?  Who, if anyone, would I travel with?  When would I do it?  How will I pay for this?  Can I make it a whole year away from home?

Only time will tell!!

A Pirate's Life For Me!!

For the first time since the 2nd movie came out, I didn't see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at 12 am opening night. In fact, I didn't see it until over a week after it's debut in theaters. The wait was well worth it. While it wasn't as good as the first in the series, I would rank it higher than the 2nd and 3rd, even though it is missing Orlando Bloom (Will Turner) and Kiera Knightly (Elizabeth Swan).
Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow is back and as funny as ever, and not without his famous surprising entrances. Jack is again joined by the more serious Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). The two play off each other beautifully.
The two captains, along with Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and his daughter, played by Penelope Cruz, travel through mermaid infested waters to find the fountain of youth.
The mermaids reminded me of the vampires from Twilight. They are attractive to get the sailors to fall in love with them, then they attack with their sharp fangs. They are awesomely creepy.
While the ending doesn't match that in the 2nd one, when we find out Barbossa is still alive, it was satisfactory and made room for another movie. Pirates 5?? Who knows; but I can tell you I will be spending the $20 to buy Pirates 4 on DVD when it comes out!!


On this Memorial Day, I would like to thank all the men and women, past and present, who sacrificed and fought to keep our country safe. There are not enough words to show my appreciation!!

Stay Gold!!

Months after reading the book, I finally saw the movie version if S.E. Hinton's classic, "The Outsiders." I was extremely happy that the movie stayed true to the book. One of my biggest pet peeves is when a movie ruins, or doesn't do justice to, the book it was based on. Not to mention the lead actors were not bad to look at. Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillion, and Emilio Estevez. All great actors.
I wish I had read the book and watched the movie in high school. Better late than never.

Tissue??

I don't know why, but I'm not one of those people who cry at movies or books. I was probably one of the only people who didn't cry at the end of "Marley and Me." It has always bothered me because I am not a robot. I do get upset, I just don't shed tears. But in the end, there is nothing I can really do about it, if I don't cry I don't cry.
To my surprise, I was reading "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks and towards the end of the book, there is a scene between a son and a father that honestly made me shed a couple tears. Now, I know Sparks is known to up tissue sales, but I have read...and watched... a few of his books and... nothing. I don't know what it was about "The Last Song," but it got the best of me. Now I am positive I am not a robot!!

Total ECLIPSE Of The Heart

I am not ashamed to admit that I was one of the thousands around the world who went to the midnight viewing of Eclipse last night. I stood outside the theatre for an hour and a half and didn't get to sleep till about 3:15 in the morning - if you knew me, you would know how rare that is - but it was well worth it!!
Filled with a love triangle, an epic vampire battle, and "the talk," Eclipse has something for everyone. If none of those peak your interest, there is a shirtless Taylor Lautner.
I am whole-heartily Team Edward, but while watching Eclipse, I found my self moving towards Team Jasper. The newest vegetarian vampire shines with his southern accent, sweet, crooked smile, and battle scars. I wish he had a bigger role in the previous two films/books, as well as, the fourth book.
I even found myself tolerating Bella more than I had in the first two films. She was less whiny and more feminine.
I was further pleased to see they kept in the sections that delve into Jasper and Rosalie's past lives. To me it was an integral part of the book that gave us insight into why they are the way they are.
Despite being in a theatre with loud Jacob fans, I left fully satisfied and eager to see it again!!!