The Perks of being a Wallflower

This movie is so great.  I really wish I had read the book before seeing it now that I've seen it.
It's worth watching with your friends or by yourself but not necessarily with your date.

The desire and time spent on finding great songs and making mixed tapes to impress your friends reminded me of a time I had forgotten.  I spent many a late night making mixed tapes for boyfriends, girlfriends, bosses, co-workers and boys that I wanted to date.  I can't think of a better gift than a mixed tape, can you?  The givers heart, soul and mind are buried deep within play, rewind, fast-forward and eject. I loved being reminded of this past time that has evaporated with technology.

The performances are genuine and convincing. The soundtrack is really cool and you can find yourself in at least one of the characters story lines.  The best part of this flick is Ezra Miller.  He is definitely a young actor to look out for. His talent is infinite.

I watched on Pay Per View for $5.99. I'm sure it will be on Netflix and in RedBox soon enough.  When it is there you should see it.

I give this movie a RAD!

This is for all the lonely people thinking that life has passed them by. Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup and ride that highway in the sky.

This is for all the single people thinking that love has left them dry.  Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup, you never know until you try.

-America

Well, well, well. It is once again that day I have dreaded for so many years.  Since 2007 to be exact.  St. Valentine's Day.

I don't hate VD, I never have. It's just the pressure this holiday puts on a girl.  I mean jeez! Do I really need a date, a bouquet of roses, a boyfriend and chocolate and stuff? Being single in cities like Seattle and L.A. I always had great friends to go out with.  It didn't matter to me that I was with friends for dinner and wine.  It was beautiful. I love my friends.  Who better to spend LOVE day with?  Gone are the days of elementary school when you bought a box of 24 VD cards, stuffed them in an envelope with some candy hearts and dropped in your classmates craft day mail box.  VD meant candy, cupcakes, musical chairs or a pinata in class with your teacher.  That was so freaking fun.  What the hell happened? Oh, I know, I turned 39, didn't get married, didn't have kids, moved to the south for a great job and a failed relationship.  Silly me.  I grew up.

Now I'm in a strange city in the dirty south. I don't know a soul. ( This is my fault. I've been a stuck up bitch. I need to remember to change this ASAP. ) I have two cats and I'm determined not to stay home with them, watching a movie, swallowing a bottle of wine and drowning in my sorrow.  Poor me.  Nope. Not going to happen.

I'm taking myself out to a movie (I'm torn between Warm Bodies and Beautiful Creatures) and then I am stopping at a local restaurant, sitting at the bar, ordering the VD special for one and eating all three courses and sipping all three glasses of wine with me.  Me just purely. (Brendan Benson song that you should totally check out.)  I'm excited. I'm sure me and myself have so much to talk about tonight after the movie.  Who knows, maybe the bartender will be cute and flirty too.

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day.

John Carter

I really liked John Carter but I believe I was one in 100 people who saw the film in theaters.  I was hoping for the sequel but it looks like that won't happen with the failure at the box office.
I'm still giving the movie a RAD and you should see it.

Dark Shadows

I can finally forgive Tim Burton for that skid mark, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.  Dark Shadows didn't do all that great in theaters but it is seriously funny and a lot of fun.  If you have a sense of humor, you like Tim Burton & Johnny Depp films, you like Vampires, Witches, Ghosts and Werewolves you'll like this movie.
Dark Shadows is RAD!

Looper

I am a huge fan of Rian Johnson. Brick is one of my top 10 best films for life.  Rian reunites with JGL and makes his Sci-Fi masterpiece.  Looper is a fantastic film. The cast is perfect and the little boy, Pierce Gagnon is amazing.
This movie is RAD and you need to see it!

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

What was this piece of crap? I read the book, which was very entertaining, informative and bad ass.
I just want to ask the filmmakers, "why would you make a movie about a book knowing  the fans of the book would come to the movie and they would probably be the only ones that would come to your movie and have the only thing the book and movie have in common be the title?" "Why?"  "Seriously!"  This was the worst adaptation for the screen I have ever seen in my life. I have no idea how this script got through the executives in charge. The screen writers created new characters and story lines that aren't in the book and took everything that was great about Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Hunter and shat it down the toilet.
Thanks jerks for ruining a kick ass book by making it in to your pitiful idea of a movie!
I guess you can rent it. I think it's in RedBox but I'm not going to recommend it. It is SAD.
READ the book. It's great and it works!
Shame on you Tim Burton!

The Hunger Games

I have read all three of the books and I will see all of the movies. I think they will possibly produce four more but who knows.
I was certainly disappointed by some casting choices and it might have showcased the violence a bit more but the movie overall was RAD.
Definitely rent it. It is out on RedBox. If anything it is more time with Jennifer Lawrence, who is a talented actress.