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Get Him to the Greek movie review
By Tracy Au
This is a buddy-comedy- road trip movie. It stars rock star Aldous Snow (Russel Brand)
and record company worker Aaron Green (Jonah Hill). Aaron has to take Aldous to perform at the
Greek Theater in LA. They are both good
comedy actors with chemistry and really bring the story to a high level.
The character foil of Aldous and his offbeat ramblings and
Aaron’s straight-laced personality balance each other.
Rapper/ music producer P. Diddy plays a record company
executive Sergio which isn’t too much of a stretch. He does make fun of himself with “Chocolate
Daddy.” The story is fast-paced with a
countdown to the show in three days. The
conflict is that Aldous wants to keep partying, drinking, and doing drugs as
Aaron tries to get him onto the flight, and to perform.
It is a wild adventure as Aaron has to keep Sergio from
finding out how hard it is to keep an eye on Aldous. The party scenes are the best because it’s
funny, ridiculous, and crazy.
There’s an emotional backbone to the story as Aldous wants
to see his dad, see his ex-girlfriend whom he has a child with and Aaron’s long
distance relationship with his girlfriend.
This is also an uplifting movie when Aaron tells Aldous:
“You make people happy doing what you love to do. That’s awesome.”
The highlights are the stars that make cameos like Harry
Potter star Tom Felton, Aziz Ansari, and Pharrel.
The Wizard of Oz movie review
By Tracy Au
I have seen countless parodies of this movie, and this proves
that a 1939 movie still has a major influence on pop culture today. It starts off in a brown and white world
where Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto gets caught up in a tornado. The house she is in is blown into a magical
land that is in color.
She goes on an exciting adventure where she meets
interesting people like Glinda the Good Witch (Billie Burke). She tells Dorothy to go see the Wizard of Oz
(Frank Morgan) if she wants to go home.
She meets the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and
the Tin Man (Jack Haley) to get what they want.
A brain for Scarecrow, courage for the Lion, and a heart for the Tin
Man.
The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) puts
obstacles in front of them as she wants Dorothy’s red slippers.
It has an imaginative plot, amazing sets and costumes, good
special effects for a movie produced in the 1930s. It has a happy and creative ending.
If you like old movies, musicals, fantasy, and adventure,
you’ll enjoy this one.
MADtv: Here's
the parody of the alternate ending to The Wizard of Oz. However, it is
offensive because it's kind of sexual, and crude language. Viewer
discretion is advised.
Nicole Parker plays Dorothy and she does a very good voice and accent.
Stephanie Weir plays Glinda the Good Witch, and her voice is exactly
like the actress in the movie.
I did find this Youtube comment funny:
RockMegaBarbie: Glida was a Soiciopath! She may act sweet & charming but she knows
she saw Dorothy only as a mere Opening to gain more Power! Giving
Dorothy the Slippers not to help her, but to Simply Anger the Witch
& make her chase after Dorothy while Glinda sat back, relaxed &
let Dorothy do her dirty work! Dorothy unknowingly made Glinda the
Greatest source of Power in Oz. As the Wizard unkowingly just made the
Scarecrow Glinda's political Puppet to Control! Now thats what I call
EVIL!
Devil movie review
By Tracy Au
The story is by Sixth Sense writer M. Night Shyamalan
and the screenplay is by Brian Nelson.
It is a scary movie with the creepy supernatural feeling. It has good filming and editing.
Detective Bowden (Chris Messina) has a dark past about how he
is still trying to get over the pain and anger of his wife and son being killed
in a hit and run. He and his partner
Markovitz (Joshua Peace) are then called to investigate a suicide. It leads to a business building and the elevator with five strangers who are
trapped in there.
They are the Mechanic (Logan Marshall- Green), an Old Woman
(Jenny O’Hara), a Young Woman (Bojana Novakovic), Security Guard (Bokeem
Woodbine), and a Salesman (Geoffry Arend.)
As Bowden tries to solve the suicide and help the five
people, one of them is murdered. The security guard Ramirez (Jacob Vargas) believes that one
of them is the devil after he sees the elevator security camera footage. It turns into a compelling and suspenseful
murder mystery. The entire time you’re
watching it, you are trying to figure out who is going to get killed next and
who the devil is amongst them.
The characters are delved into more instead of them being
stock characters. There is a deeper
reason why these five people are trapped together. There is a surprise plot twist towards the
end. The ending was good and
bittersweet.
Dec. 31 Gas money:
We should all express gratitude once in awhile. I've read in books and
newspapers that it makes your happier. I learned this a couple months
ago. My dad drove to Calgary and it takes 4 hrs to get there. He drove
back and it takes another 4hrs.
In
total 8hrs =$115 for gas money. It's a good thing I take the bus to
work. It takes 1hr to get to work, 1 hr to get back. If I drove to
work, it would be 4 days and I would have spent $115 on gas. The bus
pass of $84.65 is a good price.
De-clutter: I was reading some more feng shui and it lead me to this blog. Leo Babauta says:
- Clutter is a manifestation of a) holding onto the past and b) fear of what might happen in the future.
- Letting go of clutter is a way to live more mindfully and in the present.
- The act of decluttering itself can be a mindfulness practice.
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