ok so I have just found the most beautiful song called LONG WAY by Antje Duvekot....its kind of countryish but still so so beautiful....so give it a listen....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1YQIHTJCYs
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
THE HUNGER GAMES
I have said before that I am not a huge reader so no, I have no read the books, but I can tell you one thing, this is an excellent movie! Its incredibly weird though because although I honestly do think that it was brilliant, I cannot say that I loved watching it. The thing is that the actual concept of the movie is sick. It is about children battleing it out and killing each other until their is one winner. It is all about survival and shows hints of having to lie, scheme and back-stab to get this. These poor poor children have no choice but to try their best. The weak dont survive.
Although I didnt like the values of the film, it was perfectly executed. The script was incredibly clever (recognition to the writer!!) and the effects and cast were also brilliant and very convincing. We se the story from the point of view of Katnis who is thrust into this unpleasant environment with no choice, but she is strong and we watch her battle and grow close to her as well as Peter, the other child that is sent from her district. It could takes ages to describe this film to you because it has many layers and it intelectually brilliant so all I can say is go and watch it now! However be warned, it is violent and if you, like me, cannot comprehend such concepts in a way that it will actually emotionally effect you then don't because it is a film like that. Also please do listen to the age restriction for your kids or if you are younger because it is justly that age.
I would recommend this movie for people who enjoy clever films that play on their emotions. Also drama's with a hint of love in the air. Rotten tomatoes gave it a well-deserved 84%, I might have even given it slightly higher? The film also offers a well-selected and popular cast including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Lium Hensworth.
I have said before that I am not a huge reader so no, I have no read the books, but I can tell you one thing, this is an excellent movie! Its incredibly weird though because although I honestly do think that it was brilliant, I cannot say that I loved watching it. The thing is that the actual concept of the movie is sick. It is about children battleing it out and killing each other until their is one winner. It is all about survival and shows hints of having to lie, scheme and back-stab to get this. These poor poor children have no choice but to try their best. The weak dont survive.
Although I didnt like the values of the film, it was perfectly executed. The script was incredibly clever (recognition to the writer!!) and the effects and cast were also brilliant and very convincing. We se the story from the point of view of Katnis who is thrust into this unpleasant environment with no choice, but she is strong and we watch her battle and grow close to her as well as Peter, the other child that is sent from her district. It could takes ages to describe this film to you because it has many layers and it intelectually brilliant so all I can say is go and watch it now! However be warned, it is violent and if you, like me, cannot comprehend such concepts in a way that it will actually emotionally effect you then don't because it is a film like that. Also please do listen to the age restriction for your kids or if you are younger because it is justly that age.
I would recommend this movie for people who enjoy clever films that play on their emotions. Also drama's with a hint of love in the air. Rotten tomatoes gave it a well-deserved 84%, I might have even given it slightly higher? The film also offers a well-selected and popular cast including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Lium Hensworth.
RED RIDING HOOD
This week I watched Red Riding Hood featuring Amanda Seyfried. I absolutely love her, so beautiful and a genuine actress however I must admit that this movie was for me, a little disappointing. The story-line was quite cliched and I within the first 20 minutes I had realised who the "mysterious werewolf" was, so not a really intriguing film if you are one for witty scripts, but entertaining enough and I guess there is some underlying cute moments of "teenage love" and all of that. If you are one who's especially keen on paranormal films with a hint of mystery and drama then you could watch this and probably enjoy it. These are not usually the types of films that I am into anyways so if this is your favourite film, please don't take my opinion to heart because it just wasn't for me. Rotten tomatoes (check out this awesome site!! at www.rottentomatoes.com), a relatively tough critic sight gave it only 11% which is incredibly low but the general viewers gave it 40% which is a bit better.
Its not that it was a terrible movie, it just lacked a bit of oomph. As I said, if you enjoyed movies like twilight or possibly even detective type of things then check this one out!
Bye for now :) xx
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Ok so I think I am going to take a chance at doing favourites for the week....for example music, movies, websites, whatever....so I can share what I have enjoyed with you. So for this week things are as follows...
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song: WHERE I STOOD-MISSY HIGGENS: love love love this song and love her, she has a great and different voice and this is really just a pretty little song that I really enjoyed so open up a new tab and look it up now...trust me
movie: NO STRINGS ATTACHED: I had to pop this one in cause I watched it last night and I know it hasn't got great reviews from the critics and stuff and its not very intellectual but its a cute light hearted movie and who doesn't love nathalie portman and ashton kucher (excuse spelling) together so yeah, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you should (it will probably be more entertaining for people under 30 or so but I don't know)...
website: WWW.SPORCLE.COM: this is basically a quiz site, yes, it sounds super childish but you'd be surprised by how entertaining it actually is....
book: THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW by ELIZABETH NOBLE: i am not much of a reader and I read super slowly but this was really great, also quite light but I really did love it! its a about a mother of four daughters and she dies of cancer when she's about 60 which is really sad but its sort of how her daughters (all lovely characters) learn from it and their relationships and love and a whole lot of other stuff tied into one.
so that's it for now...bye
Friday, 27 April 2012
This is my first blog, in fact, no that's no entirely true, when I was little, probably around 11 or so (I don't know) my best friend Steph and I made a blog, an epic fail would adequately describe this expedition so here's hoping that this blog may be somewhat better.
So why now, why am I writing this blog when I'm previously shown practically no interest in these sort of things, no childhood journals or anything at least. The truth is that I'm not really one to easy blab on about her emotions, I don't like expressing my uttermost inner thoughts, what I'm scared of and what makes me happy, that's just how I am. Recently I've found myself almost needing to just talk, or write in this case, you know, rant off with no one to tell me otherwise. I am not planning on telling anyone about his blog because its a slice of my mind, my thoughts on paper and for now at least, its private. So this is for you, my invisible and non-existent readers.
Right now, at this very second, someone is smiling at a perfect stranger. Someone has just had a baby girl that will grow up to be the most beautiful, extraordinary gift they ever imagined of receiving, someone is laughing so hard that their stomach hurts. Someone has just met the person that they are going to one day marry and someone is feeling true love for the first time (don't get me started on my thoughts on "love"....that'll come later). Someone has just faced their biggest fear, another has saved their friend's life, a child has just made a new friend. This crazy, beautiful, scary, and ever surprising world that we live in is our pearl, it offers all the happiness one could ask for and I plan on taking it whenever the opportunity passes by. Don't sit there reading this and pessimistically think, she is so naive, so ignorant, the world offers us happiness but more sadness, pain, anger. Yes, absolutely horrific things happen everyday but what type of person would it make me if I listed every piece of tragedy in this world? I tell you solemnly that it would make me the type of person that I don't want to be.
So maybe before I start pouring out my stories, I should explain why my blog is called Head Under Covers. Yes, as bizarre a name as it may appear, it does actually hold some significance. Ok so basically this was the name that I wanted to call my first CD if I was ever so fortunate to make one. I haven't quite managed to progress into writing many of my own songs (yet) and so I thought it could be a nice pun on the word cover because it could indicate that all the songs were cover versions of the original songs. A bit corny, I know, but whatever. But the main reason why I chose it for this blog is because the under covers bit indicates me, my personal thoughts, the essence of who I am.
So for now, goodbye.
So why now, why am I writing this blog when I'm previously shown practically no interest in these sort of things, no childhood journals or anything at least. The truth is that I'm not really one to easy blab on about her emotions, I don't like expressing my uttermost inner thoughts, what I'm scared of and what makes me happy, that's just how I am. Recently I've found myself almost needing to just talk, or write in this case, you know, rant off with no one to tell me otherwise. I am not planning on telling anyone about his blog because its a slice of my mind, my thoughts on paper and for now at least, its private. So this is for you, my invisible and non-existent readers.
Right now, at this very second, someone is smiling at a perfect stranger. Someone has just had a baby girl that will grow up to be the most beautiful, extraordinary gift they ever imagined of receiving, someone is laughing so hard that their stomach hurts. Someone has just met the person that they are going to one day marry and someone is feeling true love for the first time (don't get me started on my thoughts on "love"....that'll come later). Someone has just faced their biggest fear, another has saved their friend's life, a child has just made a new friend. This crazy, beautiful, scary, and ever surprising world that we live in is our pearl, it offers all the happiness one could ask for and I plan on taking it whenever the opportunity passes by. Don't sit there reading this and pessimistically think, she is so naive, so ignorant, the world offers us happiness but more sadness, pain, anger. Yes, absolutely horrific things happen everyday but what type of person would it make me if I listed every piece of tragedy in this world? I tell you solemnly that it would make me the type of person that I don't want to be.
So maybe before I start pouring out my stories, I should explain why my blog is called Head Under Covers. Yes, as bizarre a name as it may appear, it does actually hold some significance. Ok so basically this was the name that I wanted to call my first CD if I was ever so fortunate to make one. I haven't quite managed to progress into writing many of my own songs (yet) and so I thought it could be a nice pun on the word cover because it could indicate that all the songs were cover versions of the original songs. A bit corny, I know, but whatever. But the main reason why I chose it for this blog is because the under covers bit indicates me, my personal thoughts, the essence of who I am.
So for now, goodbye.
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