Twilight Saga - Story Book Ending (possible spoilers)

November 30, 2012 I went to go see the midnight showing of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2; the last film of the saga.
I was excited as ever to see the final film of the books/films I have grown to love, except this year I didn't have to wait in a queue to have a great seat, because this year I viewed it at the Odeon movie theatre in Kingston upon Thames, UK.
Though, even if I did have to queue, but couldn't make it to the theatre till it started I would still have found a great seat, and that's not a good thing.
I didn't let this deter me and my love for the glittering vamps.
The film was great! It had a twist that, to be honest, I was hoping for because the book version (where the twist is in the film) is quite dull; but the crew who made this film did justice and left me on the edge of my seat!
Then as if reading the book right there in the theatre the camera zooms in on the last page of the book, on the last word, "Forever"; making it literally a story book ending.

I insisted on staying for the credits and enjoyed every second as pictures of actors from the entire sage faded in and out, along with captions from the books pertaining to their characters.
While I have seen such endings with children's movies, such as Winnie the Pooh, it is a first I have seen it on a "young adult" film; and I loved every bit of it.

The end of a saga

Twilight the Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2:
I kick myself in the ass, as I checked the red carpet premiere date for London this morning only to find out that it happened as I slept last night! Then I found out the premiere for the release in the whole of UK theaters is Friday morning and I was greeted with the prospect of not being able to get midnight premiere tickets to Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Following the extreme disappointment of my own stupidity of not checking sooner about the London red carpet premiere, it's needless to say I was bumming hardcore.
But alas good news was on the horizon and there were still seats available at the midnight premiere at the Odeon theater for Twilight the Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 IMAX! I quickly booked and soon found a friend to go with--who I made quickly book as well. We even have assigned seats, weird; but at least it's premium premiere seats.
One can only gush.
I am proud of my nerdiness and am in fact a huge Twilight fan. (as well as all the other major franchise books to movie films, i.e. Harry Potter and The Hunger Games)
Although, unlike the ending of Harry Potter, I must say I am not too sure about the excitement of the ending of Twilight.
With the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows there is a slow feel to the film as it lets the audience know the plot line and build the story up for the action filled epic conclusion.
But with Twilight, I feel it's the other way around.
There's a lot of action in the first one and then it slows down. Sure it has a battle scene in the end, but with Bella's "gift" it seems to be rather boring; but who knows if the director and screenwriters solved that problem that the storyline has in the book, then perhaps it will be just as epic as part 2 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
I thankfully will be able to find out Thursday night/Friday morning, and can't wait to see how everything plays out as the saga comes to an end.

Luke Dunphy---Genius!

Those who watch the hit TV show Modern Family are familiar with odd ball Luke Dunphy and his somewhat "dumb" persona.

But I bet many didn't know that the actor who portrays him is anything but stupid. 

In fact Nolan Gould (Luke Dunphy), 13, has already graduated high school and is going on to pursue college courses. He is also a member of Mensa, with an IQ of 150 and plays an array of very different instruments; including the banjo, didgeridoo and is now learning how to play the sitar.  

This may not be new news, but its new to me.

I was completely shocked and every time I look at him now I don't see "dumb" Luke Dunphy. 

Its a charade now. I almost wish I never found out he was a genius.

I'm also quite a bit jealous and wish I had the focus he has, but instead I feel as though I identify more with Luke Dunphy.

What a conundrum.

Taken 2

Last night I was invited out to go see "Taken 2", but am unfamiliar with the first installment of the film "Taken", so I 'IMDB'ed it.
Immediately as I started watching the "Taken" trailer I bursted out laughing! I had practically already seen it.
How so, you may ask: Family Guy!
"Family Guy" had done a parody of the film in a 30 minute slot, one of many I have seen and loved.
Aside from that I decided to go see "Taken 2"; though I feared that I would only see "Family Guy" while watching the film.
Luckily that wasn't the case.
I really enjoyed the movie.
It was fast paced. Action packed. and had not just myself, but others in the theater visibly on the edge of their seats.
I recommend that people who enjoy action cinema to go and see this thrill based sequel  that has Liam Neeson go from "old guy" to action packed hunk.

Americans = anti subtitles

Are Americans too lazy to read subtitles? Yes! The first time I realized this was when I took a Mad Men and Monsters class at the University of Northern Colorado. We had to watch a select film each week and one of those films was Let the Right One In; which came out in 2008 by Swedish director Tomas Alfredson. The film was phenomenal! It had everything, mystery, suspense, gore and horror. All the makings of a good vampire flick. The only thing that was different was that it was foreign, and therefore had subtitles. Then just two years later Let Me In (2010) by Matt Reeves was released in America. Now the same thing is happening again! Just last week I watched a great movie, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), another film out of Sweden, go figure. To my surprise, today I went on the Internet Movie Database and saw a trailer for the upcoming film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, featuring Daniel Craig. This remake is due out December 2011, again, just two years after the first was released. Soon the other two films in the trilogy will follow just as this one has. This appalls me! Especially when these remakes, are for the most part, shot-by-shot the same as its foreign counterparts. Dare I ask again; are Americans too lazy to read subtitles?

The Red Shoes

              In the upcoming week the International Film Series at UNC will be showing The Red Shoes. For those who don’t know what The Red Shoes is about, it is the original Black Swan. Black Swan recently received several Academy Award nominations, one in which was won by Natalie Portman who got best performance by an actress in a leading role.

              The Red Shoes is about an up-and-coming ballerina who is torn between love and her dream of being a prima ballerina. Black Swan is about a prima ballerina who is set to play the white swan in the Swan Lake production. She is torn between what she is perceived as, the white swan, and the black swan that people say she can’t portray.

              With both films reality and the stories that they are thrown into with dance merge within the prima ballerinas, and reality loses in the end. There have been a lot of people who say they can be lost in dance, lost in a story. With these two characters it becomes reality.
              For any audience who dares to watch either of these two films should be in for a reality altering experience.

Tron: Legacy Update

I finally went and saw Tron: Legacy, and I enjoyed it immensely. It had action, special effects and a plot to follow it through. I can see why Roger Ebert says in his review of the film that the plot is “a catastrophe, short-changing the characters and befuddling the audience.” Though to contrast that statement in Tron: Leacy’s defense, the audience is supposed to be confused, because the main character, Sam Flynn, is confused. Sam struggles to find out where he is, and where his father is; not to mention he needs to find a way out amongst it all. I kept trying to find other reviews that side with mine, and “came up short.” USA Today's Claudia Puig says, “the cutting-edge visuals and an exciting motorcycle chase compensate somewhat for TRON's listless man-vs.-machine story line.” I guess in most cases people find Tron: Legacy to be nothing but glitz and glamour.