Weekly Question #1

I had such fun with the "who would you want to play you in a movie" question, that I've decided to start doing a weekly question. And I think Monday's are a perfect time for this.  I'm not a big fan of Monday's anyway, so this will be my thought starter for the each week.

Today's question...

What is your absolute favorite food?  Pretend you are hungry...right now.  What would you be craving?

I'd like to be ridiculously crazy and answer with something really expensive or exotic, but to be honest (and I gotta true to myself) my choice would have to be a really good cheeseburger.

Not that I don't love crab legs, a filet mignon and chocolate, but my base is always a cheesburger.  

I wonder what this says about me.  Pretty basic...girl next door type.  Yep, that's me.

Just a Little Suggestion...

Are you all sick of me talking about movies yet.

I hope not.

I can't really help it.  It is THAT time of year and all.   Here's one for your NetFlicks or Family Video list.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day


Grade: A

This came out in 2008 and BW and I went to the theatre to see it.  It was just recently on HBO and we watched it again.  It reminded me of how much I liked this movie and my surprise that more people haven't seen it.

It's just a charming little movie and Frances McDormand and Amy Adams are just wonderful in it.  Set in London, just prior to World War II, Amy Adams plays Delysia Lafosse, a young and somewhat flighty nightclub singer, determined to become a star.  Frances McDormand plays Guinivere Pettigew, a down on her luck unemployed governess who maneuvers  herself into a job as Delysia's social secretary.  A social whirlwind of music, romance and cocktails commences.

Put this on your list.  I think you'll like it.

Disclaimer:  My mother didn't care for this movie.  Amy Adams' character talks pretty fast and I think she missed some of the dialogue.  But then this disclaimer needs a disclaimer.  Mom didn't like Love Actually.  So, I'm not so sure that her vote should turn you away from the lovely Miss Pettigrew.

Inglourious Bastards Movie Review

Inglourious Bastards

Grade: Q

We finally watched Inglourious Bastards over the week-end.  It is out on DVD, so we rented it for Saturday night.  I have absolutely no idea how to grade or rate it.  So I'm giving it a "Q" because this is certainly a Quentin Tarantino movie.  His thumbprint is all over this baby.  It's quirky, funny, shocking, sad, disturbing...you get the picture. 

Did I love it...no.  Did I hate it...no.  I don't even know if I liked it, but it was certainly interesting despite the fact that I had to close my eyes, frequently. 

Trying to figure out how to classify this movie is difficult.  It is a World War II Fairy Tale.  And when I say fairy tale...think really, really grim, Brothers Grimm. 

Brad Pitt's Tennessee accent is hilarious.  He does a great job leading a band of U.S. "Nat-zi" killers.  I also thought Melanie Laurent brought a lot of depth to her role as Shosanna. And of course, Christoph Waltz is very good as Col. Hans Landa.  Good chance that he'll get this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

I'm glad I got to see it, but I don't think I really ever need to see it again.  (Mikey thought it was great, if that helps you define the movie's audience.)

Interesting side fact:  Anyone out there remember Rod Taylor?  He was a very handsome actor from 60's.  His big films were probably The Time Machine and The Birds.  (Although my personel fav was Sunday in New York with Jane Fonda.)  Any who...he is in this movie briefly playing Winston Churchill.  And yes, he's changed a bit. 

Here he is in the movie.  Hard to tell, but it's him.  Also just read that he was the voice of Pongo in Disney's 101 Dalmations....fascinating. 

And since I am now rambling a bit, let's just go with the flow.  Where do I learn all these amazing movie facts?  Well it's at IMDB.  This is the best internet site for researching movies and tv.  Recognize someone in a movie and know you've seen them before, but can't remember.  Go to IMDB, search for the movie, find the character's name, click on that actor and you will be taken to their complete filmography.  It's brilliant. 

Who Would Play You?

So..I got commenting over at another blog and it got me thinking about something that I'm just dying to ask.  So think about this and let me know.

If they were to make a movie of your life....Who Would Play You?

Mine would be....

Meg Ryan

Can't wait to hear yours. (By the way...I'm watching You've Got Mail for the 10 millionth time.)

Update: Krissy would have Alicia Silverstone play her.  Good choice.

Another Update:  Caity picked Reese Witherspoon to play her.  That works...cute little blonde playing a cute little blonde.  (Yeah, Kel - you and Cait picked the same.  Not surprising.)

Card of the Week

I have not made any cards since November.  With all the upheaval in December, I just couldn't get the time or the inspiration to get myself going.

Last week-end,  I sat at my crafting desk and I really struggled to get my creative juices going, but the other night I made one that I quite like.   I also used the CPS sketch as the inspiration.

Here's the sketch:

And here's the card I made from the sketch:

Me likey.  I used my new border punch on the green paper.  Pretty cool huh?


Thanks for visiting.

Ten...Really?

It's seems that the "Academy" has decided to change the Best Picture category to include 10 movies.  I have to be honest here...I'm just not feeling it.  Ten is popular with David Letterman and other list-aholics (like me) but I'm thinking this is a bit....excessive.

In case you have heard, here are the 10 movies nominated this year:

• Up in the Air
• Precious
• Up
• Nine
• The Road
• The Lovely Bones
• Avatar
• The Boys Are Back
• Inglourious Bastards
• Away We Go

Seems like a rather long list.  Didn't it make you think twice if it was right?

A positive  out of this change is that a small movie like "Away We Go" even gets the chance to be nominated.

I've seen 4 of these movies and there are two more that I would like to see..but there are also a few that I really don't want to see.  I know I should, but harsh doses of reality are not my idea of fun or entertainment.

My general rule...don't see movies that will keep me up at night.  It's not much...but I find it's a good rule to go by as I am very impressionable and easily distraught.  (Blame Virginia...I inherited this tendency from her.)

So...which of the 10 movies might you be rooting for this year? 

Me...I'm guessing I'll be rooting for Up or Away We Go at this point.  Likely, I'll be disappointed on Oscar night.

Wednesday Wonderings

Recently, I've found some new blogs that I'm enjoying visiting.  So today....just because it's Wednesday and because I don't have anything else to talk about (yes, I know that Academy Award nominations are coming out today but that's still 30 minutes away)...I thought I'd share a few of my new favorites.  Some where accidently found...others I've found through other blogger recommendations.  In no particular order, here's some stuff to check out:

I like Benign Objects.  She shows visual examples of some very cool and interesting designs. It could be some really unusual packaging or it might just be a well designed product.  She has her own small design business specializing in stationary.  And I do love paper. 

Also really like Tatertots and Jello.  I think I found her through Suzy over at My Suzy Homemaker.  Jen at Tatertots is the kind of crafter I can only dream about.  She's just a natural and comes up with some amazing ideas.  She is so clever and she gives really good instructions as well.  She honestly makes me fell that I could do some of these projects.  Recently, she did these adorable little picture frames for Valentines day that I just loved.

Caity found this next blog.  She was reading some of the comments on Cake Wrecks and one caught her attention and she sent me the link to check out.  Ever since, I've been a regular reader of My Older Brother.  Taylor is very funny with a very interesting spin on his tales. You'll have to check him out.

I've also found a couple of blogs that are doing the 365 days of posting.  Wenderful 365 is posting a photograph each day.  I really like her point of view.

And there is also Lisa's blog project called A Collection a Day 2010.  Everyday she posts a photo or drawing of one of her collections.  She really has some fascinating  collections.  I love the clean look and original layout each day.  I want her to start selling t-shirts with these designs on them.  They are so interesting and cool.

Finally, in case you don't know by now, the 2010 Bloggies are posted. Go visit and vote for your favorites.  I also use this as an opportunity to check out some blogs I might not know about cause it's always fun to find new blogs.

Avatar Movie Review

Avatar


Grade:  Special Effects - A
              Story - C+

OK...we finally got sucked in and went to see Avatar.  I've got a James Cameron aversion and I hate to feed his movie making machine, but I felt I needed to see it to at least check out the special effects.

And special effects they are.  The world of Pandora is amazingly real.  The improvements in the computer generated beings has evolved a lot since the days of Golum in the Lord of the Rings series.  The computer aspects are now invisible and the people of Pandora look like real people.

As for the story, it's basically Pochantas on steroids.  If anyone was surprised by any of the story line...now that would be a surprise.  Pretty predictable overall and I was a little disappointed with the obvious climatic battle scene.  At one point, I honestly expected the Ewoks to come out and trip the giant robots with ropes and logs.

Overall, well worth seeing for the special effects, but I truly will not be rooting for this movie to win the best movie Oscar.

UPDATE:  Feel free to disagree with me.  Honest, I can take it.