Celebration of the British period drama

Stupid British period dramas, why do they have to be so good! So, I came back from Maui and I was tired from hiking in the stream all day. My awesome honeybunch cooked dinner and we began our daily dinner & Netflix movie night. Browsing through our Instant Q, I saw the face of Richard Armitage. I didn’t know his name then but remembered him from Spooks (MI-5), another addictive British show. Next thing we know, we sat on the couch for 3.5 hours, watching the entire 4-part series of North & South. Gosh darn it! This series reminded me of Emma, Pride & Prejudice, and Persuasion, all of which are romantic British period drama that I love. Here is the last few minutes of North & South that I watched 5 times now over the past 2 days. I love how he couldn't stop looking at her and how she kept on looking away for the same reason. The cast is so gorgeous! Richard is handsome! But Bryan is more handsome!



Here is my favorite scene in Pride & Prejudice. While Mathew MacFayden is not as handsome as Richard Armitage or Rupert Henry-Jones, his acting in this movie is so real that makes all the women want to be Mrs. Darcy.

Hot Hot Hot!

I actually have a post already in place for today and that is to show you pictures of this year's Honolulu City Lights. However after last night, I desparately need to get this out of my head. The movie "Never Been Kissed" was on last night on BRAVO. I have never seen it and I wish I had. It wasn't a great film and some parts were a bit cheesey...ok, VERY cheesey. The other parts didn't make sense at all not to mention the inappropriateness (damn, is that even a word) of teacher-student relationship. But the ending threw me off and I felt warm inside. It was a very romantic ending and I don't think I would have liked it as much if the guy wasn't so HOT! Michael Vartan, a french guy who was in a bunch of other movies, including "Monster-in-law" which I had seen but never really noticed him. Awwwww, he looked so good in the movie. I wish I had a cute teacher to fall in love with...in high school...crap, did I just say that? He is now officially on my list of HOT guys :)

Will Smith
Johnny Depp
Michael Vartan
Orlando Bloom

(Note: The order the names are listed has nothing to do with ranking. I love them all the same.)

Last Holiday

I just watched Last Holiday with Queen Latifah and I loved it. It was a simple, straight-forward movie clearly spelling out "Live your life to the fullest!" She is always so natural and fun to watch. Beauty Shop was funnier but this movie was more emotional. And LL Cool J did not look like LL Cool J! I thought I knew who LL Cool J was but obviously not. I didn't know he was a supporting actor until the credits. Without his cap and sunglasses, he really looks like a regular employee at Wal-mart rather than a superstar.

I believe everyone should have a Book of Possibilities. Well, meeting Emeril would not be one of my "possibility"...maybe Alton Brown from Good Eats and Jim O'Connor from The Secret Life Of...

Mission Impossible

I am supposed to be studying since my final is in 4 hours. But, don't you just hate it when this happens?
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Kong was Beautiful

Say what you will about the King Kong movie but I loved it. Surely not an all time favorite but definitely one to commend. Other than the obvious beauty and the beast theme, the movie showed how selfish, oblivious, senseless, idiotic, obtrusive, and destructive us morons can be. Taking Kong from his natural habitat and bringing him to the city simply to satiate people's curiosity was an excellent idea at the time but completely inhumane. I truly thought that Kong wasn't going to die in THIS version of the remake but what would be the lesson then? My guess is, nobody cried at the end. Well I did because I realized more than half the world still thinks that beauty killed the beast; that we are still living in the Kong world, metaphorically speaking. I cried because we still haven't changed - we continue to live selfishly wthout conern for other inhabitants of the world.

Pride & Prejudice

The romance, the love, the frustration all portrayed so beautifully in the very little encounters they had. One scene captures your heart and leaves you breathless all because "You have bewitched me body and soul". Such peaceful happiness as the story concludes with "Mrs. Darcy, Mrs. Darcy, Mrs. Darcy..." I absolutely love this movie. Matthew MacFayden and Keira Knightly are spectacular and their performances are flawless. I urge you all to watch this movie because once is just not enough.

Movie Review: The English Patient

"In Love, there are no boundaries."

Beautiful story and the quote is very well portrayed. This is an old movie and I didn't have the chance to watch it until yesterday. Now I understand why people thought the beginning was boring but the story is more intense after the 1st hour. Sad story indeed but their passion is so strong and so wonderful. It's amazing what love can do to a person. The movie is a bit long (3 hours) but it's worth my time.

Movie Review: Batman Begins

So, what movie did I see after War of the Worlds? Batman Begins! A good movie but not great, at least better than the stupid machines. Oh and this movie has a better looking guy - Christian Bale is CUTE! I mean, not checking out guys... Katie Holmes was too goodie goodie and she didn't do much acting so let's forget about her. I mean, all she did was argue and faint. Overall, this movie gave me the answer of how and why Bruce Wane became batman so I am satisfied. Graphics were good, a little scary especially the parts with crane and the hallucinations. I give this movie a C+.

Movie Review: War of the Worlds

Bad bad bad movie! I was so mad after the movie I went to see another one just to get my money's worth. No plot, overly modernized, and stupid dumb looking machines. Tries too hard to depict that humans are not on the top of the food chain but ends up throwing the theme away and created a horror movie that wasn't even scary. There was no acting involved, just people running away from machines that were not even real...so basically people were just running. A total waste of time. I give this movie an F.

Movie Review: March of the Penquins

A wonderful loving documentary about penguins. I loved it. The movie was funny and very real. Even though many people call it a documentary, it was more like a story with a beginning, climax, and an ending. The life of penguins, the harshness, the love, the warmth, and the will to survive are all captured really nicely in this film. It doesn't hide the cruelty of nature on these penguins. Instead, the death of the unborn and the young reinforce the strength and power of the mammal. They may be viewed as stubborn birds, refusing to leave the freezing weather. However, they have evolved and adapted, and they are respected and admired for their determination to continue their tradition. I give this movie a B+. Way to go penguins!

Movie Review: Mad Hot Ballroom

This movie is cute, funny, innocent, and educational. I laughed the entire time because these impressionable kids are so darn adorable. Listening to what they say and how honest they are with their words just makes me long for my childhood years. Oh and now I want to learn ballroom dancing. I love the Indigo pair that danced the maranga and the swing. Oh and the swipe your hair look at your watch move in rumba. If these kids can shake it, I can too! I give this movie a B. Way to go, you kids did better than Tom Cruise and Brat Pitt!