Sunday, January 1, 2012

Cars

PLOT: A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.

OPINION: What a fun and good movie it turned out to be. One of my favorite quotes is when Lightning McQueen meets Mater and Mater is telling him his name and says... Yeah, like tuh-mater, but without the "tuh." Can't wait to watch Cars 2.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

PLOT: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

OPINION: The movie was just as good as the book. It was really intense and even though I knew what was going to happen it still kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara as Mikael and Lisbeth. Great movie.

Kung Fu Panda

PLOT: In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.

OPINION: Great movie and it made me laugh. My favorite quote is when Oogway says... "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift, and that is why it's called the present" to Po.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Thirteen Reasons Why by: Jay Asher

PLOT: Clay Jensen, a somewhat shy California high school student, returns home from school one day to find an anonymously-sent package sitting on his doorstep. Upon opening it, he discovers that it is a shoebox containing seven cassette tapes recorded by the late Hannah Baker, his classmate and emotional crush who recently committed suicide. The tapes were initially mailed to one classmate with instructions to pass them from one student to another, in the style of a chain letter. On the tapes, Hannah explains to thirteen people how they played a role in her death, by giving thirteen reasons to explain why she took her life. Hannah has given a second set of tapes to one of their classmates, the identity of whom Clay later discovers, and warns the people on the tapes that if they do not pass them on, the second set will be leaked to the entire student body. This could lead to the public embarrassment and shame of certain people, while others could face physical harassment or jail time. Through the audio narrative Hannah reveals her pain and suffering, and the slide into depression that ultimately leads to her suicide.

OPINION: This book was an easy and great read. I couldn't put it down I had to know what happened. I was thanking an old co-worker who let me borrow this book and he told me something even better. He said the book was being made into a movie & that the lead part was going to Selena Gomez. That is awesome she will play a great Hannah. I felt for Hannah the entire book. She only wanted someone to reach out to her and be a friend. Instead she trusted the wrong people and was done dirty on all different levels. I also felt for Clay he wanted to be close to her but was so shy and too scared to show his true feeling. The ending was fitting & I didn't want it to be over.

Monday, August 29, 2011

The Help by: Kathryn Stockett

PLOT: A look at what happens when a southern town's unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.

OPINION: What a great book. It was very eye opening of how black people where treated around the time of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. I am really excited to watch the movie.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Water for Elephants by: Sara Gruen

PLOT: A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.

OPINION: Loved, loved, loved this book. I was hooked from the prologue. I felt so bad for the elephant Rosie. I wanted to kick August’s ass so many times. I was so happy when Jakob finally had enough and stood up for Marlena & Rosie. I also loved Walter a.k.a. Kinko. He was one of my favorites. I cannot wait to see the movie.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D

PLOT: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

OPINION: How could you go wrong with giant machines fighting? We both enjoyed it and we love 3D. I did however think the movie was a little long. Two and a half hours were a bit much. They needed to wrap it up. I also liked the new love interest. She was a nice addition to the movie. I also loved his parents. They didn’t play a big role but they always make me laugh.

The Social Network

PLOT: A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the social-networking Web site.

OPINION: I fell asleep about half way through this movie. What I did watch of it was good. I had Aaron tell me what happened in the end.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mockingjay by: Suzanne Collins

PLOT: Mockingjay is the third installment of The Hunger Games trilogy by American author Suzanne Collins. After her rescue by the rebels, Katniss willingly agrees to become "the Mockingjay", a symbol of the rebellion against the Capitol.

OPINION: I loved the way this book ended. I was so worried at first with Peeta losing control & not knowing what was real & what wasn’t. I loved reading about the Capital. I was drawn into every page and every word. I didn’t want it to end.

Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

PLOT: Catching Fire is the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller The Hunger Games, it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the fictional, futuristic nation of Panem. Due to the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the ruling Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the The Hunger Games.

OPINION: I loved this series! It is one of my favorites. I was shocked that Katniss & Peeta had to go back into the games. It made me so mad. I loved reading about the other victors from the other districts. I was so sad about the stylist. He was one of my favorites.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

PLOT: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becoemes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

OPINION: I loved every word of it. I couldn't get enough. The ending had me in tears.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Dead Reckoning 'SooKie STaCKHouSE Series' by: Charlaine Harris

PLOT: With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anitshifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise, and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit-and the tisted motive for the attack.

But her attention is divided. Though she can't "read" vampires, Sookie knows her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child" Pam well-and she realizes that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot-which is much more complicated than she knows.

Caught up once again in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will lear that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human-and that there is a new queen on the board...

OPINION: I love all the Sookie books. This one is not any different. There was not a whole lot that went on in this book. I love that fact that she is with Eric.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011