Rear Window

This is one of my favorites. What I like about this movie is that the point is the story, instead of the special effects. There's no explosions, and only a bit of violence towards the end, so if that's what makes a good movie for you then this isn't the movie for you.

Rear Window is about L. B. Jefferies (aka Jeff), a photographer who broke his leg and now spends his days in his apartment looking out his rear window into the other apartments. One day, when looking out his window, he notices that one man's wife went missing over night. Jeff firmly believes that the man murdered her, even though there was a witness who claimed to have seen her leaving the apartment with her husband, her husband claiming he's escorting her to the train she's leaving town on. Jeff wasn't able to get the police on his side, because his detective friend, Doyle, believes the wife left town. The only two people who believe him are his girlfriend Lisa, and his nurse Stella. The three need to gather enough proof to back up there story, but things just get worse when it appears the man they suspect for murder is heading out of town himself.

I'm giving this movie 3 stars for a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Twilight: The Movie

In case you're wondering why I chose a photo of the Cullens instead of the actual movie poster, it's because I believe the rest of the Cullens need love, too.

Here's my review on the movie Twilight. Enjoy...?

Twilight:

I have to admit, I wasn't going to write this review in fear of scaring my readers. I was also afraid that I might get in trouble, and that my crime would be something like "writing more of a paragraph of complaints than a review". But, here it is anyways!

Just thought I'd let you know, I didn't have hope at all for this movie to be like the book. Okay, I'll just say it: Bella looked drunk and Edward looked like he really had to use the restroom. Also, there was so little of the other characters that I was surprised they weren't invisible! They left out so much that I actually expected something better than what it was, and that's saying something. They cast all the Cullens (the vampire family) well, except Edward. Luckily, there are a few things that I actually enjoyed! The baseball scene, for instance:

Bella was invited to watch the Cullens play baseball, and it was actually pretty good. I would have been happier with the movie if it skipped everything until that point, then stretched that one scene for the whole length of the movie!

My final word on this is that it's a 0 star waste of money, though the casting for the Cullens (minus Edward) gets 3 1/2 stars, because they were great!

Been Thinking...

I'm really sorry I haven't been posting! However, I can't use homework as an excuse because I really haven't had that much (at least not enough to take too much of my time away). I can't really give any excuse except that I've been distracted and this is the last thing on my mind these days...or months. Anyways, I was running through my old posts, and I noticed that I have different opinions on things now that I've thought them through. Not big changes, but I may have changed the rate I gave the book/movie when I first wrote the review (not always a bad thing! In some reviews, I changed my rate to a higher one). One thing I thought I should say about a change in one of my opinions:

I think I gave Twilight a bit more praise than I would now. I've thought it through and realized that I had pushed the love story out of my head because I was distracted by the vampire family (the only reason, I now realize, that I kept reading the series). I love the vampires in the books, though at times Edward's an exception (he seems to have the ability to tick me off...)

Basically what I'm saying is, if you look at the bottom of my Twilight review, you'll see the biggest change I've made in my ratings.

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

My new review is here. Enjoy!

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy:

Skulduggery Pleasant is about...well, Skulduggery Pleasant, of course. Skulduggery's a detective with a twist: He's also a sorcerer and living skeleton! Skulduggery Pleasant was friends with Gordon Edgley, Stephanie Edgley's wealthy uncle. Gordon was a best-selling author of famous horror books, and when he died he left his fortune and house to his favorite niece, Stephanie. She spends the night in her late uncle's house alone, and in the middle of the night she's attacked by an intruder! He threatens her and demands her to give him "the key". Skulduggery bursts through the door (taking it off it's hinges in the process) and the intruder attacks. They get into a short fist fight, ending when Skulduggery throws fire at the intruder and the intruder runs away. Unfortunately, in the fist fight, Skulduggery's disguise falls off and Stephanie goes into shock when she sees that he's a skeleton.

This book is filled with action, and lots of humor, as Skulduggery and Stephanie investigate Gordon's murder. That's right, murder. Stephanie and Skulduggery believe Gordon didn't die of natural causes, but was actually killed by another sorcerer called Nefarian Serpine. Turns out there's a history between Serpine and Skulduggery, and Stephanie's just beginning to learn Skulduggery's past.

One of my favorite parts is when Skulduggery's talking to Stephanie, and says "See, I don't want them to view you as the 'innocent young girl'. I want them to view you as the annoying, insubordinate, rapscallion who has made herself my partner. Then, maybe they'll take pity on me." I give this book 3 1/2 stars, and I've already read the second book, Playing With Fire.

Breaking Dawn

I, recently, finished the fourth book in the Twilight Saga that a lot of people have been talking about. I decided I'd put up my review on it while it was still pretty fresh in my mind, so here it is!

The Twilight Saga book 4: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer:

I'm very disappointed in this conclusion to the Twilight Saga. There was way too much romance in it for me. I was hoping for more action scenes, or something, and I got a love story with a little bit of a problem at the end. I know these are supposed to be books about a love story, but I liked it when it was half that and half action and stuff, with evil vampires going against good vampires, and stuff. I did, though, like the suspense and little bits of some sort of problem with bad vampires after all the love stuff. Sure, there is a problem throughout most of the book, but not the kind of problem I'd expect.

I think I'm going to give this book 1 star, because it flat out stunk.

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

Here's another review, on The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson:

Daniel X is about, well, Daniel X, of course! Daniel's parents were alien hunters, until they suffered an unmerciful death, and now Daniel's taking their place. His goal is to take revenge on the evil alien that ended his parents' lives. It's a very fast-paced action book, with sarcasm and adventure. Patterson also wrote my all-time favorite book, Maximum Ride, and it's sequels! This book is great, though I must warn you that they do use a little language in it...

Anyways, I definetly give this book 4 stars (a new favorite for sure)!