Hello lovelies and here are my two new favorite films I've watched recently!
Firstly, Begin Again is a film starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine (lead singer from the band, Maroon 5) and Hailee Steinfield.
It has become one of my favorite films of the year, because even if the plot is original and you can't take your eyes off of the amazing New York scenery, the soundtrack is the one that got me hooked. Obviously we got Adam Levine's flawless voice and presence in the movie, so the songs are breathtaking and heartfelt. Knightley is the main character and she had singing lessons for the role! They really paid off and I think she was incredible. It's not a romantic film, it's a life lesson kind of movie and it makes you feel so great. It's a movie that shows that you can start over and find yourself in life, in the strangest and unique way. The music is also the main character that tells the story of the characters, Ruffalo's and Knightley's chemistry in the movie is so intense, that it really makes the movie magical.The so ever amazing New York city, music and enchanting lead actors are the elements that will make you love it. Enjoy!
St. Vincent
Such a well made film. I CRIED MY EYES OUT, LITERALLY. Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts and Jaeden Lieberher. The relation between Oliver and Vincent is the bromance of the year. Their relationship had my heart. I couldn't get enough of the scenes they shared and how their bond grew stronger. I don't want to give away so much, because I don't really want to spoil the movie so much for you, but my favorite scene was Oliver's school presentation about Vincent and the way he got to show everybody who he really was. That got me crying like an idiot. Also, who doesn't love Bill Murray? You will enjoy every one-liner he has and laugh so much, thanks to his character. Please do watch whenever you can, because I loved it and it's definitely a top favorite for me.
Hello guys, so I'm back and I have a lot of music recommendations for you to definitely put on your playlists!
First off, Calvin Harris's new album, Motion. For those of you who like electronic music or those who are looking for new artists to listen to, this album should definitely be yours to consider. I'm hooked and I haven't stopped listening to it, ever since it came out. It includes the popular "Summer" and "Under Control" tracks, but songs like "Blame", "Outside" with Ellie Goulding, "Love Now" and "Dollar Signs" are ones you won't stop dancing to.
Also, and it should be on top of your list, Taylor Swift's 1989!
I finally was able to listen to the whole album today and I fell in love with it right away. I can't choose one song that I love the most, because the truth is I love every single one of them.
I'm addicted to both of these albums, so enjoy the rest of the night listening to them, you won't regret it!
Hey lovelies, so I'm in midterms and a lot of uni work has been thrown at my face. I've had some frustrated days and really stressful moments, but during the breaks I take from studying or works to write, I'm enjoying reading some comics. I'm a beginner and I don't know much, certainly didn't know where to begin, so thanks to a master post of a lot of links from a Bucky Natasha shipmate on tumblr, she posted some hyperlinks with comics that only had scenes with Bucky and Natasha, and below all that, she also posted the first 8 Black Widow issues from the most recent Black Widow comics (2014) and I fell instantly in love. Check them out here and all the issues they have up until now.
I took a break from these and also began to read Hawkeye. Oh, wow. I'm so in love with the comics, I love the dynamic he has with everyone, Kate Bishop, the pizza dog, his ex-wife, Bobbi and the dynamic with the storytelling. It goes back and forth and it really keeps me entertained. I'm currently in issue #16 and I can't wait to continue reading. Check the issues.
So here's my latest update, will try to write/post something for Halloween and my costume, because I can't make up my mind just yet! Enjoy! Until the next post lovelies!
Hey guys! This is a special post, because I'm here to tell you that I'm making Youtube videos also! I may enjoy talking to a camera and posting those TV or movie reviews there for you to enjoy and to also comment about it in Youtube, Twitter or Facebook in the blog's page that you can like here!
I have reviewed Arrow up until now and I may do it for other series whenever I can, because uni isn't a place where time is easy to distribute, so Youtube is easier to record, talk, upload and voilà! If you want me to record anything in specific, leave comments below here and in the video on Youtube! Here are my vlogs, enjoy and happy weekend! Until the next post lovelies!~
Hello lovelies, I'm back with Gone Girl's review, because it is a movie I just can't still believe exists and I'm so sorry I haven't read the book. I just need to. Before you continue reading, I need to warn you that this post will have a lot of spoilers, so if you haven't seen the movie, you need to comeback when you do. I'll just tell you guys, that this is a movie you should watch if you're in the mood for mystery, thriller, suspense and hopefully not having a heart attack. I'll continue with my mini analysis now.
This movie contained a lot of things I just want to point out, because it is impossible not to talk about:
Media circus: the movie criticized the media on television and on the internet and how we are easily manipulated by it. We can easily judge the cover of a story without not actually knowing the facts of what really happened. Control and manipulation were key in the movie and Fincher treated it with such power, he literally worked with these concepts and portrayed on the media as well with Amy's version of the story. How well we were easily driven with the first part of the movie blaming Nick (Ben Affleck) for the evidence pointed at him; it was perfect, because we judged alongside with the police and the media. As soon as we discovered Amy's revenge and well made plan, we were so thrown off, because yes, it was a possibility, but her ideas were so easily executed and she actually achieved what she wanted; it was the most overwhelming of all.
Feminism or Misogyny: my best friend pointed out that the movie obviously worked with the debate, whether the movie took control over the idea of feminism, where Amy wanted justice, where she wanted to be the hero of the story. When she said, "I killed for you, who else could say this to you?", she wanted to rise as a powerful woman and not be stepped on. She refused to be the victim and be the hero of her own messed up plan. She wanted to keep her marriage alive and she literally took control of every step, she never surrendered and never wanted to be a quitter.
Criticism of present society: HOW EASILY WE CAN BE FOOLED. WOW. HOW I MEAN LIKE HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO BELIEVE IN THE TRUTH, HOW DOES TRUTH EXISTS? DOES IT EXIST? The movie left me so overwhelmed, I still can't sink it in. We could even feel Nick's feelings, we were always with him, every step of the way, figuring out Amy's plan, she was always a step ahead. I just wanted the space to release all the beautiful and psycho of this movie.
Music: The score of the film was so on point, it really captured the atmosphere of the scenes and Amy's posture, Nick's fear, the music just literally made you feel the already suspense that the plot presented. I'm still in awe.
Direction: the angles were just insanely good, they reminded me of the Girl of the Dragon Tattoo. My favorite scenes were Amy committing homicide in the lake house, also her fake rape scene, where she wanted to capture the cameras on the lake house and she went full on portraying the fake process of the plan. And obviously the whole movie to be honest, I truly wish you have the opportunity to watch the film.
Hello lovelies! I finally got around to make a favorites' post and now it's here.
It took me like a week to make this post, *facepalm* but I made time! So as you know I like to divide my favorite areas and tell you about what I've been in love with the past month!
Artist I've loved this month (maybe since summer, but now even more!):
Sam Smith!
His voice is just divine and I cannot get enough of his album, I'm truly obsessed with it.
My favorite songs are Make it To Me, Latch, Stay With Me, I'm not the Only One & La la la. In the Lonely Hour is freaking amazing and you should check it out!
Movie I finally watched and loved:
Beginners
Starring Ewan McGregor, Melanie Laurent and Christopher Plummer
Thanks to Netflix, I made time to watch this movie I've been dying to see from a long time now, but I sometimes can't put the effort to find the movie online or simply buy it, but I'm so eternally grateful that Netflix uploaded it this past month, I think. The story/plot of the movie is about this man called Oliver who discovers that his father is gay and later on, he dies. Oliver can't seem to shake off his grief over the months after he's been literally shutting down every opportunity to come back to society, up until he finally goes to a party and meets Anna. It is a romantic, independent movie which has a pinch of comedy and it just simply pulls your heartstrings. I adored the movie so much, it is up in my favorites of all time. I give the movie a solid 8/10.
Now up to beauty products:
Maybelline's Precise Eyeliner and Essie's Nail Polish called Strut Your Stuff & Lilacism.
As you can see, the pastel lilac one is called Lilacism and it looks so lovely and delicate on my nails, I should have also added a picture with my nails and the color, but it is so pretty, my mom is currently wearing it on her nails. Strut Your Stuff is the blue vibrant one, it is not a very bright blue, yet it is toned down, but it is a very pretty royal blue color.
Now for the eye liner, a lot of my friends and acquaintances have been asking me about which eyeliner I've been using, because my cat-liner looks so on point, most of you guys have been dying to see which one I've been using. As you see in the picture below, it is like a pen and it is so thin, it definitely helps mark the line that you want, or the thickness of the amount of liner you want on your eye. I looove it, I give it a solid 10. I bought it on a drugstore at $7, very cheap and perfect for an everyday makeup or evening, special occasions look too.
Thank you lovelies and look forward for my next post!
Hello guys!
I know I've let you down lately, because I haven't written in a month! *facepalm*
Even my little brother has given me some ideas for me to write and I found some motivation to let you know which shows I'm excited to return to my TV and also tell you which series I've been loving since forever that have kept coming back with amazing ideas and episodes!
First, Doctor Who Series 8.
GUYS.
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman are such a good team of protagonists and their dynamic in the show is incredibly entertaining. My favorite episodes up until now have been Into the Dalek + Listen. Jenna has been so amazing and her talent just becomes greater and greater by each episode. I like Danny Pink too, guys. He's just so adorably awkward and you just want to pet him. Being Clara Oswin's love interest has been a lovely dynamic to watch between the two! You can catch up with Doctor Who on Netflix, it has the seven series there! Watch the trailer for today's episode, which I'll be watching tonight, Time Heist.
Now, some of you might know that I adore the series Arrow. AND OCTOBER IS RIGH AROUND THE CORNER.
I'm really excited for season 3 to arrive so here's the trailer for the new season. The series is also in Netflix and I strongly recommend it (if you do not watch the show) TO WATCH IT. Also he's a DC comic superhero, it will be worth your while.
Other series I'm looking forward to their new seasons are Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Once Upon A Time that return this upcoming week. I'm still holding on for me not to faint every five minutes. I'm kidding, (nope, not really).
Check them out!
Even though I adore OUAT, I'm a bit worried about how Frozen will be portrayed in the series. By the looks of the teaser, it looks promising. I shall wait with anticipation with the season 4 premiere. Enjoy!
Until the next post, lovelies! I shall come back with some movies I'm eager to watch and I shall write about them for you!
Hello darlings and today I'll just let you know how much I enjoyed the new marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy starring Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldana, Dave Batista, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. The most anticipated movie of the summer exceeded my expectations, and to be quite honest, it IS THE summer movie favorite. Loved each character of the amazing outlaws, and the actors have a fantastic chemistry that you can't stop smiling about and laughing of course during the whole movie. The plot is of course saving the galaxy, but the way they did it is the thing that will have you hooked. Please do yourself a favor and watch this A+ movie. NOW. Until the next post lovelies!
Hello, darlings, so here's to things I've been loving this month, so it will be a long-ish post including different areas of entertainment, so prepare yourselves. Since this past weekend, I cannot take this specific song out of my head, so let's start with music, because I'm also anxious to let you know of different band/singers I've fallen in love and/or I can't stop listening to. First of all, Sam Smith, but I truly fell in love with Latch, the song he's featured with the DJ's called Disclosure. I cannot take that song out my head, so I've been truly addicted to it, no joke. I had to buy the song and all.
I've also been listening to Bastille a lot, maybe because their new music video "Oblivion" starring Game of Thrones' Sophia Turner got out recently online and the song is one of my favorites of their recent album. All This Blood is a great album and Bastille is truly talented so check them out!
Vancouver Sleep Clinic is another band I haven't stopped listening to their album. (I get addicted to music guys, it's my weakness to be honest). Their album Winter EP is so great, that the band also knows how great I think they are. They tweeted me recently, because they favorited a tweet that mentioned them because I was listening to their album on Spotify, and I asked them if that was their twitter account so they replied with:
To hear more of them, since they practically are a new group whom I recognized from the TV show Teen Wolf, they need a huge fandom, because come on, they are amazing, so here is my favorite song.
NOW TO TELEVISION.... as you might know, this past weekend was the annual San Diego Comic Con, and that event, the panels, everything destroyed me (in a good way) and I didn't even attend. Many of my favorite shows had panels and celebrities who I love had their shining moments and I truly loved watching videos and pictures, etc. of everything. To not make this post longer that it should; here are my favorite panels, that you should truly watch, please do! & favorite tv trailersfor upcoming tv seasons and/or new shows/movies + interviews. (click on the links to watch the videos).
that's Emily Bett Rickards & John Barrowman from Arrow dancing in SDCC 2014!
Hello to all of you, lovely readers and I've been planning to write this post dedicated to Jane Austen movies and period movies & series I've watched like a marathon since last weekend. I've been a fan of Jane Austen since I was in high school and I can truly say that even if she was from the 19th century, she knew what romance and love meant. Her novels are an inspiration to me.
My favorite books from Jane Austen are Emma and Pride & Prejudice, world wide known stories that have been adapted many times on TV and on the big screen. Here's a list of adaptations I've seen this week and I've absolutely fell in love! Others I've seen before and I'll let you know through the list.
Emma (2009): a mini-series adaptation of the novel Emma with four episodes; first time watching it, beautiful and the cast is amazing. If you watch British TV, you could recognize Jonny Miller as Mr. Knightley, Blake Ritson as Mr. Elton (which also starred in Mansfield Park as Edmund Bertram) and Rimola Garai as Emma Woodhouse. Emma is about this rich and beautiful girl called Emma Woodhouse who loves to be a matchmaker and befriends a girl named Harriet whom she wants to set up with Mr. Elton and we get to see the consequences about this adventure. Mr. Knightley is her brother in law who is also a very dear friend to her and how their growing care for each other transforms into something deep and more beautiful.
Emma (1996): the only difference is the cast and since it's a movie adaptation from the big screen and some details aren't shown on the movie like the BBC adaptation, but a really good performance by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam as our Mr. Knightley and Emma Woodhouse. I've watched it three times and I'm in love with it, one of my favorite movies.
Northanger Abbey (2007): TV movie adaptation of Austen's Northanger Abbey, which I haven't read... yet. Starring JJ Feild (one of my current British actor crushes) and Felicity Jones (love her face she's pretty! from Like Crazy) as Catherine Morlan & Henry Tinsley. Catherine is a big fan of books, specially mystery ones, and she lives in her imagination so when she meets Tinsley, she's intrigued about his late mother's true story behind her death and obviously the story of true love.
Sense & Sensibility (1995): Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman star in this masterpiece and I truly will let the trailer speak for itself, because I have no words for how magnificent this adaptation of these sisters and their lives and how love has affected them in ways we can relate to.
Until next post lovelies, there will be a second part for this post SOON!
Hello to all of you! I'm here to write to you the latest films I've watched and basically they all are my new favorite films except one who didn't quite cut it, but I shall write here what I think of each of these 4 films, and why do you have to love them too, or at least consider to watch them anytime soon.
The Grand Budapest Hotel: beautiful, majestic, tragic and wonderful piece by my favorite film director Wes Anderson. He did it again. I can't start by what I loved of this film, because the actors, and the filmography or photography always are the ones who literally make me fall in love with his films. This time it was literally the story, the plot, the scenography, the actors, every little detail of this movie. Old fashioned and beautiful, just do yourself a favor and watch this fantastic movie.
Leon: The Professional: It has been on my film list forever, and I finally had the guts to sit and watch it. I'm not a huge fan of those films where violence is the main plot in a movie, but this one is such a huge breakthrough for me. Never in my entire life I would ever prefer to love this movie so much, more than movies I've said I'd love before. This movie stars Jean Reno and Natalie Portman, and this relationship stars after Mathilda's family has been killed by a gang of corrupt officers led by Gary Oldman's character, which is a really terrifying villain, so later, Leon and Matilda have this unique relationship and you just literally can't get enough of. Prepare yourselves for encountering every emotion you have because this movie will forever be fantastic in its way.
Scoop: a movie by Woody Allen, starring himself, Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackman. I thought to myself, okay well let's give it a try since those actors and that director are a top A team. I was slightly wrong about it. I didn't love it that much because in reality the movie wasn't good, it had plot holes or script holes, sometimes the plot was really not quite good as half as the movie was going. Not really an intelligent movie from Woody Allen, so I didn't enjoy it as I thought I would, but here's the trailer and if you ever get to watch, leave your comments below about it.
Funny Face: AUDREY HEPBURN IN PARIS, A FASHION ICON AND HER ICONIC DANCE IN THE FRENCH CLUB, FRED ASTAIRE AND THEY ARE A COUPLE AND IT'S A MUSICAL, AND PARIS OKAY. Enough said. I'm in love with this movie, and you should forever watch it. New on Netflix and I hope it stays forever there.
Hello, no time no see or write to you guys, I'm here to let you know about the latest movies I've watched and the series I've been loving lately!
First, almost a week ago I went to Fine Arts (cinema) with one of my closest friends to watch Under The Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson. I truly had no idea what the movie was about, but since ScarJo was in it, I guess it would be a good one. The beginning of the movie was literally the formation of an eye, of a human eye, as if we were seeing the process of a human being created, later some beautiful and random sequences happened, the weird thing was that there was little dialogue and script, literally the movie's visuals were the one telling the story and trying to decipher why this story is happening. It was a bit frustrating to learn about what was ScarJo's character, we do know she's an alien using a human's skin to do their alien mission, but why? And to what purpose? The plot of the movie wasn't that deep and profound enough. This movie is literally filled with beautiful sceneries of Scotland, but unfortunately, that is what I only liked about this movie. It's frustrating, but at the same time you like how Scarlett Johansson is acting, and you are invested in finding out why and how, and also that at the end, she's running away to live among the humans, even though it's hard, but sadly it didn't enchant me. Here's the trailer if one day you consider watching it: 3/5 stars.
Since that same Sunday, I was a bit weird with my mood because of Under The Skin, I decided to watch a movie called Austenland and I was hoping it didn't ruin the essence of my favorite writer, Jane Austen. I've watched a few of the modern adaptation of the novels, which I truly love, and this movie in particular directed by Stephenie Meyer, yes the Twilight Saga writer, is about this woman who lives and breathes Jane Austen's works and related, and she decided one day to go to London to a place who literally bring that part of history back to life and actors who play their parts to honor Austen's works. Jane, the protagonist of the story, is definitely ecstatic about it, but some things don't go the way she wants, until she takes charge of her story. It's really entertaining and if you like period stories, you'll love this one, because since it's a mixture of the past and the present, you'll watch some funny stuff along the movie. I loved it and here's the trailer (also love JJ Feild).
Now for TV, I've been watching a couple of series which I will make bullets for now and talk a bit about not giving much away:
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: If you love Marvel's movies, you'll adore this series, you have more insight in what SHIELD is all about and you get to see how Coulson is brought back from the dead, and meet some new agents and their different mission. Villains and heroes and if you are one big geek like I am, you'll adore it.
Orange is the New Black: guys, this series is a whole new level of genius, you're literally seeing how women could be inside prison and we see it through Piper Chapman's eyes. Every episode is gold and it is definitely a must see.
Parks and Recreation: I've been watching Parks and Recreation since two years ago, but I recently finished season 5 and started 6 and if you love comedy, and Amy Poehler, this is your show.
Arrested Development: Since now, you must know there is a pattern here, and I like comedy so much, so this series was hard to resist, I just started it, and I like it. It's Will Arnett and Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, so hard to not watch this on Netflix.
Orphan Black: I just finished and watched live the season 2 finale and if you're interested in clones and different sides of a woman, this is your show. Also Tatiana Maslany will have so much Oscar nominations in the future, that woman is incredible and her acting is excellent, out of this world.
So those are my mini-reviews for the TV shows I'm currently watching if you want me to specify on something, you can write below in the comments! Thank youuuu!
Until next time, lovelies.
Hi lovelies, and I'm here to let you know how much I loved The Fault in Our Stars, I'm still not over how much I loved the movie. I can't control myself. I'm already planning on buying everything related to it, because it literally stole my heart. I went yesterday to watch the film with two of my dearest and childhood friends whom I missed a lot and we finally got the time to hang out and catch up! Shout out, to you ladies! Well, I need to confess you something: I couldn't read the book, because I don't own it yet, I'm a bit disappointed in myself, but oh, well, I'll read it in summer since I want to know the full story. I still knew what the movie was about and I was not ready to cry, I mean maybe a bit, since I know the cast in the movie are great actors, and of course, I would expect to have scenes where I could not control myself.
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort were just extraordinary. They have this chemistry like no other, and they truly worked it out incredibly. These two teenagers who struggle with different types of cancer fall in love and make the best of it. Since I didn't read the book, and maybe if I did, I would be more picky with the memorable quotes, but I noticed there were some special quotes that totally impacted me and that I'm sure I'll be able to spot them in the book. Augustus Waters is my new ideal man. He who made Hazel's life have a meaning, he gave her a new everlasting happiness in the brief time they spent together. All of their scenes in their trip to Amsterdam were flawless. I just don't want to give away too much. But guys, this movie is not completely sad, it's about life, it's about enjoying it without fears, to not be afraid of love and/or life or death. To fall in love and not be afraid of letting go. To love beyond time, and that death shouldn't scare you. It brought really good emotions in me and I think everyone should watch even though they'll spend half of the movie shedding tears. You won't regret it. I'll save some money to buy the soundtrack, which is another level, songs by M83, Kodaline, Charli XCX, Tom Odell and many more, and I promise I'll also buy the book, which I've always wanted to read but hadn't had the time until now. GO WATCH THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, PLEASE! FANTASTIC JOHN GREEN!
Hello, there lovelies!
I went today to the movies with my brothers and decided to go watch Disney's Maleficent.
Before the movie, there were trailers for Cinderella that will come in 2015 and Big Hero 6 in Fall. I'm pretty excited for both since I'm a huge fan of Disney movies. Now, going back to Maleficent, I was not ready for it at all, I had all these questions in my head, Would it have a plot twist? Will it be similar to the concept of Snow White and the Huntsman? Would it follow the Disney's classic, Sleeping Beauty story? I wasn't ready. Before the movie, I read a post in Tumblr, that the movie's plot had a similar dynamic from Frozen, in where true love not necessarily comes from a love between man and woman, but of family and friendship. I won't try to give away too much, but caution: spoilers ahead.
Angelina Jolie as Maleficent was the best thing that could ever happen, without her, the movie wouldn't have been the same. We all know how impressive and strong is Angelina Jolie's presence in a role for any film, because of her talent. In the movie, we see this fairy who protects the creature of where she's from and how innocent and naïve she was as a child. From hero to villain, it was a great transition, but also we do see how vulnerable Maleficent really is. A woman who has been hurt and blames others for her tragedy, but we also see that it wasn't her fault.
In the movie, Maleficent also becomes a motherly-figure to Aurora (Elle Fanning) who even though she was keeping an eye, because she is the most important thing to the person who hurt her in the past, she grows fond of Aurora and helps her, to the point of regretting everything she's done. This in particular reminded me of Brave's story arc of the importance of a mother-daughter's love. It had that beautiful element.
Frozen's story arc of sisterly love was definitely seen in this movie, where Maleficent being a mother (fairygodmother) figure to Aurora, we see that true love was definitely bound to be between the two, and I loved that it doesn't necessarily come from a man, and that even though Phillip was in the movie, as he himself said: "He only has known her for a day." Love has to be earned and acquired because of effort and great patience, be there for the other person, unlike the classic movie, we see a bit of real in the movie, and what Aurora wanted was to belong, and she found a home in Maleficent.
Maleficent had WINGS. She loses them, and that killed me. How awesome to see a hero fall and then rise again because she wants to fix her wrongs.
The colors in this movie, the forest scenes, the creatures, the special effects were really pretty and literally magic.
Overall, I liked it a lot, and you should watch too!
Here is the trailer!
and Cinderella's Teaser!
Until the next post loveliesssss, (now I'm going to have a mini-Disney movie marathon!)
Even if you don't believe me, this film review has been requested by many of you and that makes me ecstatic and everything happy-adjectives related...
I'm like a week late, but here it is! X-Men: Days of Future Past review!
I went to see it last Sunday, and I was not expecting anything, I had my mind clear, without any hopes up and just went it to soak it all in, of course I have heard and read that the movie had exceeded a lot and I was like excited, but not like piling up all my thoughts on it.
Here I go: (a mini list of course and again, since I don't read the comics, I'll mostly write about my favorite scenes and/or geek out because of the effects and acting.) Also, SPOILERS AHEAD.
The acting: this cast, people, this cast is pure perfection. Come on, Mystique's decision was the one who changed the X-Men's fate and who better to play that role that the fantastic Jennifer Lawrence. Unlike her acting in First Class, which she didn't shine that much, in Days of Future Past, she went to infinity and beyond. I love Hugh Jackman, he's the best Wolverine and the only one that should exist and his dynamic with young Charles Xavier and Erik (Magneto) was tremendous. McAvoy, Fassy and Jackman should do more movies together. Peter Dinklage, enough said. Nicholas Holt (Beast) such a cutie and his endless love for Mystique makes me cry every time. Finally, James Mcavoy and Patrick Stewart's scene just killed me. Perfect motivation for a perfect plot and it made an amazing film.
Favorite scenes: I loved the whole movie. Totally difficult for me to write about the whole movie don't you think, but here's a few that stood out:
Quicksilver rescuing Magneto: YAS, can we have more Quicksilver in the future?
Obviously, the future war and the past's feud in where Magneto lifted the baseball park and used the Sentinels to declare war on humans. LOVED THE TENSION and the future/past transition.
Loved the many times Xavier was on Mystique's head and she didn't want to be convinced to not kill Trask...
And when Mystique shot Magneto. Yup.
Finally, you have to see this newest Marvel masterpiece, made it short to prevent any more spoilers lol, but enjoy!
Here is the trailer and comment whatever you feel, if you saw the movie already! Give me your opinions! Write to you later, lovelies!
HELLOOOOOOOOO!
Long time no writing about things I've been loving lately so here I am!
The music I've been loving recently and that I desperately need you to know about is Coldplay's new album, Ghost Stories, is perfection. All of their songs are the definition of love and it is so calming and soothing to listen to! My favorite songs are Always in my Head, A Sky full of Stars, Midnight and of course, their hit from the album, Magic. You can listen to their album on Youtube, or buy and download in iTunes, or buy it on a music store near you!
Listen to Midnight here!
I've also been listening to the band CHVRCHES quite a lot this last month! I love their electronic-indie music and they sing fantastic, especially Lauren Mayberry's voice. So awesome! Their album, The Bones of What You Believe have been an obsession for the last month, and my favorite songs are The Mother We Share, We Sink and Recover.
The Mother We Share
Yesterday, I FINALLY decided to watch Orphan Black a Canadian TV series starring Tatiana Maslany, that airs in BBC America, where this woman returns to her home ten months later when she witnesses the death of a woman who looks exactly like her and the events that lead her to discover what is going on! I don't want to spoil that much, but it is fantastic, and Tatiana's acting is phenomenal and I'm in episode 4 still! I can't wait to get to know the story more and I love that the series resembles BBC Sherlock's atmosphere, and it makes the show have that suspense and element of surprise! I love it!
Trailer of the series:
THERE YOU HAVE LOVELIES, I'M ALSO GOING TO WRITE A REVIEW OF X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST! STARRING MICHAEL FASSBENDER, JAMES MCAVOY, NICHOLAS HOULT, HUGH JACKMAN AND JENNIFER LAWRENCE!
I've been called crazy to write a whole post about three different movies, but since my time has been limited, I shall now have the opportunity to write about the latest movies I've seen.
FIRST, (I just got back home from the movie theater, because I had to see it on its opening weekend) is The Amazing Spiderman 2!
I've never cried so much in a movie before, not like 4 times in the same night with true sentiment.
1) The cast: I mean come on, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's chemistry is off the charts, I mean they are boyfriend and girlfriend in real life so of course we have this perfect combo of feels, because of them. Jamie Foxx as Electro, Spidey's new nemesis, was truly perfect, him from being Spiderman's obsessive fanboy to a badass villain was a great transition. Dane Deehan as Harry Osborne/Green Goblin, I mean I loved how James Franco played that character in the older movie versions of Spiderman, but this amazing actor brought his game and truly gave it a more darker and even scarier side, I wanted to see more of his evil plans. Aunt May (Sally Field) I mean come on, this woman on her beautiful scenes, just makes me cry because her performances are always key to Peter Parker and I just can't handle the perfection.
2) THE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND THE SLOW MOTION SEQUENCES AND THE COLORS AND SCENERIES. THAT IS ALL.
3) I loved that the movie just surprised me, because I wasn't expecting anything in particular, just something about Gwen's (SPOILER), but other than that, I wanted this movie to blow my mind. AND IT DID. RACHEL'S MIND WAS BLOWN.
Go see it, I want to watch it like a million times more!
Here is the trailer and Andrew Garfield's face is worth it all.
The second movie I want you to check out is The Spectacular Now (no spoilers, I promise):
I watched this one last week, because I wanted to watch more of Shailene Woodley's acting, since I've read she is a badass actress who really captivates, and I finally made time to watch the movie, who also stars along with her, Miles Teller. Both of them are also in Divergent, so this movie was bound to be seen.
1) Plot was genius and refreshing: it is a coming of age movie. We have this cute protagonist, who likes to party and live in the now, quoting him, Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) while Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley) is a girl who does have dreams and believes that things have a purpose and even if she faces obstacles, she has a smile on her face, she isn't selfish, but thinks of others before herself.
2) Since we focus on Sutter's point of view, we truly suffer along with him and how he faces his truths, how he falls in love with Aimee, and how he begins to think of his future. We normally thought like him in high school, doubting about our abilities to become someone important.
3) I think everyone should watch this movie, because it can give you new sides to see your life, how ordinary things make life so precious and how we need to value ourselves no matter what obstacles we face.
CHECK IT OUT, Definitely a new favorite of mine:
Third movie: DON JON. Joseph Gordon Levitt's masterpiece.
For this movie, I wanted to see it ever since it was in the movie theaters, but since Netflix uploaded it recently, I finally had the chance to watch it.
I love Joseph Gordon Levitt, and I would go ga ga for him in anything he does. This is his HitRecordJoe (his film business) first legit film directed and written by him. Basically it is centered on Jon's life, his ordinary and boring routine with that secret of his obsession with porn. I think this movie was beautiful, because it is not this typical film where we see that this guy has a mediocre life and this woman comes and sweeps him of his feet and he becomes a sweet and pure guy, no. We see how this affects him, how he tries to become this thing he's not when he's with Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) and then he meets Esther (Julianne Moore) who has survived, even though a secret is killing her and Jon never actually cares for her until the end, where he's invested in his curiosity for her, an older woman who may just have changed him a bit, not a complete change like in typical romantic comedies, but we see the beautiful process in the movie.
A great flick to watch on your free time:
Happy movie watching lovelies!
Until the next post!
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After three weeks of its premiere in Puerto Rico, I finally watched the film version of Divergent. I finished the book the same week the movie premiered so I was happy I could watch the movie and compare it with the book. Before the comparison, (that obviously contains spoilers), I'll let you know, lovely reader, that if you are a The Hunger Games fan or The Mortal Instruments books' fan, you'll love the film! Shailene Woodley who played Tris Prior, our heroine, was excellent and she flawlessly acted out the most emotional scenes from the book. Don't get me started on Theo James' portrayal of Four, it was like if he was literally taken out of the book.
There were some changes in the movie from the book, but they weren't drastic and it was understandable not to have them on the movie, because nothing changed. It is like if you just have seen the movie and not read the book, you didn't miss on the most important things, but like always the book will help you understand the movie so much better, because there were scenes like the tattoo that she wanted the birds on her collarbone, but those have a meaning behind it. Peter played by Miles Teller was incredibly good too! He was like I pictured him. In the book, he is a much more cruel guy, but in the movie we do see his bad intentions and how he obviously envies Tris for her abilities. The scene where Al, Peter and two more guys tried to kill Tris was how I imagined it, and Four rescuing her was perfect! Plus, the scene where Al asks for Tris' forgiveness and she screams at him that he is a coward, and tears up, Shai, two thumbs up! Don't get me started on her parents' death, in where I started crying like an idiot, because I also cried while reading the book, yes, Shai is the perfect Tris, end of discussion.
Referring to the movie's visuals.... they were absolutely stunning! After Four and Tris faced Four's fears, that morning after the kiss, where the sun hits her face and the room is illuminated with happiness, I loved how everything looked. The control rooms where the Erudite worked were also pretty cool, the train scenes where the Dauntless jumped out of were really badass, the fighting scene between the hypnotized Four and Tris was actually pretty awesome despite the fact I was so anxious that he had to realize he was killing her and when she pointed the gun to herself screaming that it was okay and that she loved him, (even though in the book she says she loves him in the ending) it was amazing how heartwrenching was to see that she would give her life even if her love was long gone, and it was the only way to make him realize. In the music area, I have listened to the soundtrack before watching the movie and I loved it, and in the movie, it was integrated so well, in particular the song called "Run Boy Run" during the train scene! Also the Ellie Goulding songs, like Hanging On and Dead in The Water... I was emotional, since she is one of my favorite singers, heck my favorite singer and for her songs to be featured in the movie, I was proud.
I rate the movie 9/10, because it did justice to the book and I'm literally anticipating the time when the DVD comes out, because I want to watch the movie so many times! Thanks Neil Burger! If you haven't seen the movie, please do before it's out of the movie theaters or when it comes in stores, please do!
Hello to you guys, it has been weeks since I last posted in my precious blog, but here I am back again with a movie recommendation, and I wanted to do this triple threat movie post, but since I haven't watched the other two movies.... I shall write about Captain America: The Winter Soldier, (because I couldn't wait any longer!)
I'm a huge Marvel movie fan - I'm still trying to find the day to start reading the comics, probably in summer -, so getting back to the Marvel movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I got to see it with one of my closest friends and her group of close friends and I really enjoyed that time in the cinema with them. To be honest, I was really excited, but unlike my friend, she was desperately, but passionately waiting to the movie to premiere here in Puerto Rico, and then last Thursday finally arrived. With a cast where Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson and Colbie Smulders, it was a movie worth watching from beginning to the end. The first movie Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) was really good (7/10), but for me the second was probably one of the best sequels I have seen in quite a while. I rate it 9 out of 10, and I can't even start talking about the movie with how good Captain America was with more intense action scenes, more interactions between Black Widow and Captain America and their growing friendship. James "Bucky" Barnes' appearance, and yes, Sebastian Stan makes a really good portrayal of this new version of Steve Rogers' brainwashed friend, who is our new nemesis! We see a secret side of the S.H.I.E.L.D organization and so much more that I don't want to give away. If I could watch the movie 1000 times more, I would. So go check it out in any cinema near you and enjoy this epic sequel of Captain America!
It has become one of my favorite films of the year, because even if the plot is original and you can't take your eyes off of the amazing New York scenery, the soundtrack is the one that got me hooked. Obviously we got Adam Levine's flawless voice and presence in the movie, so the songs are breathtaking and heartfelt. Knightley is the main character and she had singing lessons for the role! They really paid off and I think she was incredible. It's not a romantic film, it's a life lesson kind of movie and it makes you feel so great. It's a movie that shows that you can start over and find yourself in life, in the strangest and unique way. The music is also the main character that tells the story of the characters, Ruffalo's and Knightley's chemistry in the movie is so intense, that it really makes the movie magical.The so ever amazing New York city, music and enchanting lead actors are the elements that will make you love it. Enjoy!
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