Hello.
It is the lovely day of 10.10.10 today.
So yes I've been busy but thats understandable seeing as I'm either working or at the Movies.
I worked at a School Holiday Camp over the School Holidays which was great fun and I had some really good kids (although theres always a few mischief makers). Then I had my usual Bushcrew job for the other two weeks, spraying like crazy and twisting my ankle (clumsy much!).
I've been a little crazy on the Movie front too. Here is my verdict on the movies that I have seen in the last few weeks.
Today I saw Made In Dagenham which I would describe as a British comedy that is based on true events. Its an entertaining movie centering on the story of the women workers of the Ford Dagenham Factory in 1968. It is a tale of the womens right to equal pay and how these women fought so every women in the industrial world would benefit. Although it didn't really have many recognisable actors it had some good acting and funny moments. I would give this a rating of 7 snaps out of 10.
Now I enjoyed watching Easy A. A teenage comedy that will have yu laughing at the rediculous situations that gets into including gaining a reputation as promiscious by selling herself for gift vouchers so that geeks and misfits could spread rumours about there sexual prowess. The moral being that there are two sides to every story but lies never pay. I would give this move 7 and a half snaps out of 10.
Although I missed the first half an hour, was half asleep and had no idea who Glenn Gould was the Genius Within was a well put together movie about the life of composer and artist Glenn Gould. Using archive footage and interviews it would suit a viewer who knew who he was and enjoyed his music. I would give this 4 snaps out of 10 just because it wasn't my cup of tea.
Now Let Me In was a very interesting movie. This is what you would consider a Thriller Drama. It puts a new spin on a Vampire story from the point of view of Owen, a 12 year old boy who is being bullied at school who makes friends with his new neighbour who is not who she seems. And when terrible things start to happen all is revealed. A great, well made movie with some amazing acting that will have you a little bit worried as you leave the cinema. I give this movie 7 and a half snaps out of 10.
One of the best animations I have seen this year is Legend of the Guardians-The Owls of Garoole. Made by the same studio as Happy Feet and based on the best selling book series The Guardians, this is a great family movie. It follows the story of a brave owl who gets kidnapped with his brother to a secret owl slavery. He then bands with other owls to find The Guardians and save the Owl world. Its a touching movie and has some amazing animation. I give this movie 9 snaps out of 10.
One of the funniest movies I have seen this year is Going the Distance. Starring Drew Barrymore and Jason Long its a film about making a long distance relationship work. This movie will have you rolling around in the aisles and keep an eye out for Jason's bum. I give this movie 9 and a half snaps out of 10.
And finally Mr Charlie St Cloud. Not expecting to see this movie I had not prepared myself for the emotional story of Charlie. Having been brought back from the dead after being caught in a car crash that sees his brother die, Charlie is left with the promise that he will meet his dead brothers spirit everyday to practise baseball. After giving up his future to stay in his hometown for 5 years he meets a young women who takes his breath away. And so romance ensues but with a twist. Beware if you are emotional because this movie had me crying a couple of times. A great movie, I give it 9 snaps out of 10.
I also went to the event that is Godskitchen in 3D last night in Melbourne. Having won tickets I decided to check it out. I would describe it as a hectic, drug taking, alcohol intoxicated trance fest that had me dancing but did not make me want to think about spending the $100 entry fee to get in when it returns in the future. I would definately hate to be the cleaners.
It has also been a busy week trialing different products from Neutrogena. The new Pink Grapefruit Range and Healthy Defense Moisturisers seem like good products to begin with but I'm now concerned with the impact on my skin as it is going dry and flaky.
A lot of prizes won over the last few weeks including
- Double Pass to Made in Dagenhams-Courtesy of See Film First
- Double Pass to Resident Evil Afterlife-Courtesy of City Beach
- Mice-Courtesy of Allen & Unwin
- Jack Reacher by Lee Childs Prize Pack-Courtesy of Harper Collins Australia
- Ecoya Prize Pack-Courtesy of the McGrath Foundation
- Premiers Reading Challenge Prize Pack-Courtesy of Vic Gov at Royal Show
- 16 piece Dinner Set and Meat Tenderiser-Courtesy of World Kitchen
- The Back Up Plan Dvd-Courtesy of The Back Up Plan on Facebook
- Robin Hood and The Wog Boy 2-Courtesy of Cinefile
- Cable Chick T-Shirt-Courtesy of Cable Chick on Facebook
- Scienceworks Prize Pack-Courtesy of Scienceworks on Facebook
- U2 in 3D-Courtesy of Imax Melbourne
- Novo $50 gift voucher-Courtesy of Novo Shoes
- Rough Guide-Courtesy of Hostelbookers
- Mockingjay book-Courtesy of Ambire Books
- Double pass to The Tree-Courtesy of Tropfest
- Double pass to The Loved Ones- inthemix.com.au
- Andy McClelland at Fringe Festival Tickets-Courtesy of STA travel.
Okay, that seems really excessive now that I write them down. Lol.
I recommend joining Facebook and liking everything or look for comptitions on http://www.competitionsguide.com.au/complist.asp
Well, laters. <3
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