Despite What Critics Said, Suicide Squad was Awesome!

Suicide Squad Rocked! For the record, I almost didn’t see this film cause of what the critics were saying, but even if I’m late to the party, I’m glad I still went in!

Just how much should you give up to succeed in your job? (Thoughts on The Devil Wears Prada)

Andrea wanted to be a reporter, but to do that she must first work at Runway Magazine under the most impossible boss you can imagine, Miranda Priestly.

At first she was fine with just getting by, but as demands got higher, she did get pushed into doing more and more as she subconsciously wanted the approval of her boss. And the more she did a good job, the more was expected of her. And this, my friends, is the never ending cycle of corporate America. It’s a vicious cycle of eat or get eaten.  

At a certain point though, you might think to yourself, up to what point is all this work still worth it? You might not think about it that much now, but I can imagine that as you get older, time can become more and more important and all of a sudden you come to realize just how much of your life you have spent in something that you really did not want to do.

Now there is this book by Bonnie Ware called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, and there she enumerates some things that I feel are related to the things Andrea, in the Devil Wears Prada movie, realized later on.  

FROZEN is just downright cool!

This would be an awful pun I know, but Frozen was just downright cool!! ^_^ It is everything you could ask for in a princess flick these days. Thank god Disney moved on from the damsel in distress themes! There's more to being a princess than being pretty, demure and shy... you could be, I don't know, like a normal girl who just wants to have fun and be free!

This reminded me so much of Tangled (duh! >_<) but with a much richer cast. I mean have you met the simply adorable Olaf?! He is a snowman that can melt anyone's heart I swear! And Sven, the amazing telepathy talking reindeer! haha Yeah, that was pretty funny. And I don't know about you, but I'm glad that the eternal snow curse wasn't cast by an evil witch from Narnia or something, there's much more story behind this... where seemingly bad people aren't always bad, and seemingly good people aren't always good. Appearances can be... snow deep! Yeah I didn't exactly get that either XD

Anyhow, I'm really glad the creators of Tangled came up with an original story this time, I mean, I bet this gave them so much more freedom in tinkering with the characters and story line in general, and I'm happy to say they did this right! That along with the breathtaking scenery and BEAUTIFUL score, you got a timeless Disney flick right there.

It's something I'd watch over again, that's for dang sure ;)

90% - Daringly original in its genre. Or highly entertaining with uber story-line. touching! awesome! repeatable!

Iron Man 3: Musings on Terrorism and America

Amid recent acts of terrorism that has been happening to the United States, I cannot help but surmise that writers wanted a plot that is not only relevant but will also strike a chord to the American people.

Terrorism. What comes to mind when you hear the word? Wars, 9/11, bombs, Muslims-- I bet you even have a mindset in your head of what a terrorist is supposed to look like. Well, The Mandarin was portrayed in the television as a man in long robes, a beard, having an army of rebels located in dry regions of the world, and a rigid heartless expression. What you don't realize is that a terrorist could be anyone, can come from anywhere, and doesn't have to look like Osama bin Laden.


He could be an idealistic and seemingly harmless smart chap right from where you live, and from countless superhero stories (or even everyday life) you should know that the bad guy is not always who they should be, and even the purest of intentions can be corrupted by greed and desperation.

One would like to believe that the war is only happening in places such as Iran or Pakistan, but actually it can be much, much closer to home. As long as there are people who are being oppressed and treated wrongly, no one is safe anywhere.

Iron Man as a Symbol

Warm Bodies Commentary Movie Review: Just your typical Zombie Romeo

So generally how love stories become blockbuster hits nowadays is to pair a normal human girl with a supernatural being-- never mind that in this case he comes in the form of a corpse. Hey, whatever works right? And I think the reason why guys would be a little more accepting of this scenario than Twilight is because a.) he doesn't sparkle, and b.) they're placed in the middle of a war torn Zombie Apocalypse. I think it also helps that the narration comes from our guy R, who's anything but the typical flawless leading guy you see in movies. He's expressionless, awkward, a bit gross, and to top it all off he's a Zombie that happens to eats human brains. Oddly enough, a Zombie guy point of view is quite refreshing. 

But apparently he's not your typical average Zombie. He's sentimental, very conscious of his lack of social abilities, and introspective as he strives to find meaning in his mundane day to day existence. And find it he did when one day he goes on a routine human eating spree with his Zombie friends, and there meets the girl who makes everything run on slow motion and switch on romantic background music.       

This is where Warm Bodies remind me a bit of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where the seemingly hideous and frightening Zombie takes the beautiful girl in his castle, I mean, private airplane, and during their time together she realizes that the Zombie is not that scary after all. I think this can be the best parts of the movie when you see R being funny, endearing, and even cute. It's comical the thoughts that run through his head sometimes. But all good things must come to an end when she goes back and we see R being miserable again, like on the inside, because he pretty much looks the same either way.

Top 10 Cinderella Theme Chick Flicks / Romantic Comedy

Every girl deserves a Cinderella happily ever after, and this goes to show that happy endings don't just happen in cartoons.

 Now with this list, I thought it was an opportune time to say that I’m super excited for the newest Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits, that is coming this 2017. Sofia Carson is playing our heroine and she looks so talented over here. It seems like she’s doing some sort of Hanna Montana mystery talented girl in disguise over here, while her prince is clueless. I can’t wait! I just love a good Cinderella story, and I have high hopes for this one. Especially since her prince is pretty cute.

Well, since we have to wait like many more months until that time we can see that, I guess we have to settle for some past renditions of the age old fairy tale.