Month: January 2018

This week I asked someone very special to me for his favorite movie. I asked MY LITTLE BROTHER!!! My little brother (who FYI is 16 so he isn’t actually little) is three inches taller than me and plays video games seemingly all day long. He’s definitely the only person who does that, right guys? To understand the importance of my asking my little brother, I have to do a little storytelling of my life.

I moved out of my house when I was 16 years old and I had little to no contact with my parents for about two years. However, I didn’t want my little brother to think that my problems with my parents meant I wasn’t his big sister anymore. So I did what any sister would do, and I started a tradition. Once a month, I would pick him up and take him to see a movie. One of the movies that I took him to see was Guardians of the Galaxy 2. I was very happy to hear that this was tied for his favorite movie with none other than Guardians of the Galaxy. I am so happy that I got to take him to go see his favorite movie, so to be honest, this review might be a little bias. Also, I am going to review the first one just because I know it better, and frankly, I think it was a better movie, but I did not actually take Peter (that’s my brother) to see the first one.

This is a very old picture of my brother, sister, and me because he refuses to take pictures. He is in 8^th grade in this picture and now he is in 10^th. Also, he is a very good at orchestra. I stole the second picture from his Instagram, so that picture is recent.

Guardians of the Galaxy

 

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♡♡♡

 

If you Liked this Movie, You’d Like: Any superhero movie ever. My personal favorites are Deadpool and Spiderman

 

So a little summary of this movie. The main character, Peter (not my brother) Quill, played by the handsome Chris Pratt, is forced to team up with a bunch of rogue space people/beings/fighters? because he stole an orb that the villain wanted. His team consists of a tree named Groot (my favorite character) played by Vin Diesel♥, a raccoon named Rocket, a large man named Drax, and the villain’s daughter (I think) Gamora.

 

If you can’t tell by now, action movies aren’t really my thing for the most part, so I apologize if I am not doing this movie justice.

 

One of the greatest, possibly the greatest, parts of this movie is the soundtrack. It has an unbelievably good soundtrack. It consists of Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” Raspberries’s “Go All the Way,” Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky,” 10CC’s “I’m Not in Love,” and so many other fantastic songs. I highly encourage you to listen to Peter’s mixtape “Awesome Mix Vol. 1” while doing homework. It is a great playlist.

 

Overall, I’m not going to say that much more about this movie because I highly encourage you to go watch it with your siblings. And while you are at it, tell them how much you love and care about them. Have a great weekend everybody.

I have to admit that each week it is a challenge to pick a movie as there are so many to choose from. For this reason, I am altering how I pick my movies. I have decided that I will no longer be in control of who picks the movies. Instead I will ask my close friends for their favorite movies and if I have never seen it, I will watch it and give my opinion.  If I have seen it, I will re-watch it to remember it better. However, if I feel I know the movie, I will just go right to reviewing it.

 

So, this week, I asked my boy Nick what his favorite movie is. And his answer was… The Princess Bride. Great choice. The Princess Bride is a classic that every person should see.

The above pictured is Nick, whose favorite movie is The Princess Bride.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♡♡

 

If you liked this movie, you’d like: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A Knight’s Tale, Anchorman

 

So, a little summary of this movie. A country girl named Buttercup falls in love with the farm boy Wesley. However, in order to make the money they need to get married, he goes off. Buttercup receives news of his death at the hand of a pirate. Meanwhile, the Prince of the land chooses to marry Buttercup and she reluctantly agrees. However, she is kidnapped by three men when out riding one day. These three men all have one trait that makes them stand out. One is a master swordsman. One has brute strength. And the other is a master of the mind. However, their kidnapping plans go awry when a strange man wearing all black follows them. To find out what happens next, you’ll just have to watch the movie.

 

 

STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE

 

What I really like about this movie is that it is satirical. It pokes fun at story tales. The entire movie is actually just a grandfather reading a story to his sick grandson. Throughout the film, the kid interjects his thoughts. These thoughts are usually very comical and come right at key moments. For example, SPOILER, when Wesley and Buttercup have their big romantic kissing scene at the end, the kid complains about the kissing. This is very comical because the audience is so invested in the story they forget that it is not real. But right as the kiss is coming BAM! The audience is brought back to reality because of this little boy’s aversion to kissing.

 

One of my favorite characters of this movie is obviously Inigo Montoya. You’ve probably heard the famous line, “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” It is repeated throughout the movie, so the audience has it memorized by the last time it is being said, which is when, in fact, the man dies.

 

This movie really is worth watching. It has romance, adventure, and comedy so there is something in it for everyone. I hope you guys enjoy this movie.

Cars

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♡

If You Liked This Movie, You’d Like: A Bug’s Life, Up, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Brother Bear, Shrek, Bolt, Madagascar, Ice Age, How to Train your Dragon

 

For my next movie, I have decided to go with a classic: Cars. Now, I want to be very clear before I start, the opinions I tell about this movie do not attain to the second and third movies which are obviously not as good.

Quick summary: A rookie race car driver, Lightning McQueen, finds himself in a three-way race for the Piston Cup, something he has dreamed of his entire life. But after getting lost on the way, he finds himself in an unlikely place: Radiator Springs. Here he learns so much more about racing, friendship, and life than he ever could have elsewhere.

What is not good about the movie Cars? It has a great cast, great plot, great soundtrack, and that classic Pixar feel to it. Let’s start with cast. I know that I say I like a lot of actors, but Owen Wilson is really great in this movie. Even though he is only a voice actor, he is a large part of why this movie is so successful. Also, fun Owen Wilson fact I saw on the internet:  Owen Wilson has such a distinct voice, if I told you to say, “Oh wow,” in his voice, you could. You just tried it and found out that I’m right, didn’t you? Another lovable character comes in the form of an unlikely friend for Lightning McQueen named Mator. Goofy, fun, and at times a little dumb, he teaches McQueen about friendship. Sally, the love interest, also teaches McQueen kindness, something he was pretty terrible at before he showed up to the little town. Perhaps my favorite character, Doc Hudson teaches McQueen about racing. It is this life lesson that drives the movie to its heartfelt ending, which I won’t spoil for you.

If you hear the song, “Life is a Highway,” and don’t immediately think of this movie, there might be something wrong with you. This movie has such an incredible soundtrack, and it might be the reason I think the second and third movies are not as good. “Real Gone,” “Route 66,” and “Sh-Boom” are all classic songs that blend into the movie perfectly.

Pixar is a multi-billion-dollar company in Disney, and they are for a reason. I would argue that Cars is one of the original Pixar films of our generation that allowed it to have the success it had. This movie is iconic. I know the ending, but I still tear up at the end every time without fail. This is the sign of a quality movie. Pixar is underrated in my mind. Disney is very associated with princesses for the most part, but Pixar really focuses on having an incredible message, and Cars is a great example of this. I really can’t recommend this movie enough. It is heartwarming as well as funny. And if I haven’t said this before, Owen Wilson is in it. Not saying that should sway your opinion (but it should ☺︎).

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