Twilight Movie Release

This is the 2-Disc Special Edition with lots of extras. I might hold out for the Blu-Ray version which should come out sometime later.
SPECIAL FEATURES — DISC ONE
Five extended scenes with director introductions
Audio commentary (Catherine Hardwicke, Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart)
Three music videos (Muse, Paramore, Linkin Park)

• SPECIAL FEATURES — DISC TWO
  Five deleted scenes with director introductions
  Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
  Comic-Con Phenomenon featurette
  And more!
  
  

Mark your calendars girls!!

The Twilight DVD will be released on Saturday, March 21st. My source is the author's official website which states... Summit Entertainment released this information to them.

*Another tidbit of info...Taylor Lautner will be staying in his role as Jacob Black for the movie New Moon. This is very good news...i'll be interested to see if he buffs up for the part!

Visit Stephanie Meyer's website at: www.stepheniemeyer.com

Movie Review 10

The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the boredom of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humankind. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there's hope for their home planet after all. But after centuries alone in space, WALL-E can't stand the thought of losing the only friend he's ever known, and eagerly follows her into the deepest reaches of space on the adventure of a lifetime.

The kids and I thought it was a very sweet story. Pixar did a good job at giving the robots character and emotions. Cute little robots = heartwarming story.

During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures--including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The explorers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the earth's surface before it is too late.

good version of a classic movie/book. Fun for the kids and contains great cinematography. The only trouble with 3D is... in order to see the effects you have to sacrifice all other colors!! I would forget it and just watch the regular version.

The story has Rick O'Connell's (Brendan Fraser) son Alex (Luke Ford) discovering the tomb of Han, the first Emperor of China (Jet Li). This leads Rick and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) to travel to China, where an evil General causes the resurrection of Han. The Emperor then tries to break an ancient curse set on him by the witch Zi Yuan (Michelle Yeoh), so Han can use his magical powers to bring his army back to life to conquer the world.

We enjoyed this movie. A fun action adventure full of cool special effects and a few handsome men didn't hurt ;)

Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos.

Mike and I found this movie very intense and shooking at times. Definately not a good one for young kids. Heath Ledger's performance was amazing and creepy, he brought something extra into this role.

If you're a batman fan this one blows all the previous movies out of the water, but definately has a lot more gore in it.

Movie Review 9

TWILIGHT When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reluctantly moved to the perpetually overcast town of Forks, WA, and set out to carve a niche for herself, she assumed it would be one similar to the low-profile social position she held back in Phoenix. First on the list of surprises was the unfamiliar attention from the male population of her new high school; second, the attention from one male in particular: Edward Cullen, Vampire (Robert Pattinson). Before long, the unlikely soul mates find themselves in a passionate relationship with a variety of significant setbacks, including Edward's special-needs diet (he doesn't eat humans, but Bella's scent inspires a nearly impossible to harness bloodlust) and the human girl's mortality. Though things proceed relatively smoothly at first (Edward even introduces Bella to his adoptive vampire family), a visiting vampire clan consisting of James (Cam Gigandet), Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), and Laurent (Edi Gathegi) catches Bella's unique scent and threatens the young couple's budding, if dangerous, happiness. James, known for his powerful tracking ability, becomes obsessed with making Bella his next victim. Fearing for Bella's safety and that of her loved ones, the Cullens must combine their collective talents in order to stop the highly predatory James before his goal is accomplished.

It's no secret that I've anticipated this movie. I'm really enjoying the books, written by Stephanie Meyer. I dragged Mike to the theater to see this one. This was the first time that I read the book before watching the movie so I felt I would be disappointed,you can never put everything in a movie with a time limit. Mike said the story flowed well but for me it seemed choppy in the beginning. It didn't detract from how much I enjoyed the movie, I loved it and now when I re-read the book I can see the actors in my mind... who were absolutely perfect choices for their parts. They nailed everyone perfectly in my opinion.
I'm eagerly awaiting the next movie in the series...New Moon :D

Harrison Ford reprises his role as the iconic, snake-loathing screen hero in a sequel that also finds Karen Allen returning to the series for the first time since 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Shia LaBeouf round out a cast that also features Cate Blanchett in the role of villainous Russian operative Agent Irina Spalko.



We watched this in the theater. It was good, very much like the other Indiana Jones movies. A good sequel but had one or two unrealistic parts. Lots of action in this flick... great movie.

Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) were complete strangers at the beginning of the day, but that changed the instant a strange woman called to threaten both their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Suddenly forced into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, Jerry and Rachel must now take orders from a woman who's using everyday technology to track and control their every move. As the situation intensifies and the hapless duo are deemed the country's most wanted fugitives, they must work together in order to discover who it was that turned their lives upside down, and what they can do to thwart the criminal mastermind's cunning yet diabolical plan.

Mike and I watched this in the theater, It was awesome. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. We would definately see it again.

Twilight

As most of my friends know...I don't read much, but a friend gave me this book and said it was great. Unsure of the story I decided to give it a try. Quite a few people have read this story and loved it, I quickly realised that I would love it too.

I couldn't pull myself out of the book until the third chapter, not because my interest faded but simply because it took 52 pages to break away!

When not reading I wonder what will happen next, it's as if a fire has been rekindled (I enjoyed reading as a child and teen but it faded away when I had my family).

I'd heard the movie will be in theatres on Nov 21st and did some math, realizing that I would need to read 70 pages a day in order to finish.

I chortled to myself knowing full well that it would be an impossibilty (for me anyway, I read slowly to fully enjoy what I'm reading).

I must say that it has been an effortless task...no...a joy reading this book. I've been reading for 2 days and already I'm half way through...that's 276 pages. There's something about this book that I adore but I can't put my finger on it.

Here's hoping the movie will live up to my expectations.

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme... a girls' night out

A bunch of my friends and I went to see "Mamma Mia" at the movie theater last night. It was tons of fun and afterwards some of us went to Sonic for ice-cream.

The movie was pretty good. I enjoyed all the cast but was a little weirded out listening to oo7 sing! He can sing but I expected to hear a different voice from him. A great chick flick with humor, silliness and one or two tears.
Oh, and a big hit if you like ABBA songs. If you don't then you shouldn't "take a chance"... run in the opposite direction...and don't waste your "money, money, money" :)

Sonic was a BLAST...get it?
We sat amidst the teenagers and kamikaze bugs in the mild humidity for about an hour; enjoying each others company without being interupted by our children, but I think we were making as much noise as the youth around us who were doing tricks on their bikes and huddling in groups around their cars.
Suddenly I found myself 30 going on 18, hanging out with my girls on a friday night (except England doesn't have anything like a Sonic Drive-In or jungle-like humidity).

So I say "viva womanhood, friendships old and new, summer nights, free time and good husbands who give as a break once in a while...thanks "Honey, Honey" I love ya ;)