Movie Review: Night At The Museum 2

I was never a fan of Ben Stiller, but he is slowly growing on me.

I saw this with a friend from work - I've only just seen the first one in the last few months and thought it was hilarious! This one is pretty good for a sequel.

Plot: It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history -- including Amy Adams as famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, Hank Azaria as villainous Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah, Christopher Guest as Russian tyrant Ivan the Terrible and Alain Chabat as Napoleon. Owen Wilson is back as cowboy Jedediah, and Robin Williams again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair.

All Night Long

I was invited over to B's place for a pizza, movie and drinks night.

Her almost-teenage-daughter was also there (but obviously didn't drink the alcohol - she just took pictures of us drinking it).

We started out watching Twilight - which only a 2 hour movie, but it took us over 4.5 hours to watch it!! This is mainly due to the fact that we needed a few breaks for refreshments, one of which went for 30 minutes, mainly because we raided her bar and started making shooter after shooter - I lost count after I started shooting the Jaegermeister (God that stuff tastes awful on it's own *yuck*), we also got onto Facebook and kept commenting on each other's posts, plus we found that the more we drank, the more it had us needing to visit the loo - funny that, huh?!

So, we finished Twilight about 2 ish, and had another break for refreshments & Facebook. This is when the camera came out.

We then settled in to watch Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman *swoon*) and by the time we had finished that, it was after 4 sometime. That's when we decided that it wouldn't be long before the sun came up, so what would be the point of going to bed?

We watched the sun come up from B's lounge room - by this stage her daughter was struggling to keep awake - and then pottered around on Facebook for a few hours. I left about 9.30 this morning. I think the last time I stayed up this long was either New Year's Eve 1999/2000 or the time I pretty much went straight from a birthday party to standing in queue for 5th or 6th Harry Potter book. Anyway, it's been a while and good to know I still have it in me!

I haven't slept since Friday night and am so tired, so should sleep really well tonight!

Movie Review: Monsters V Aliens 3D

By the end of this movie I had a massive headache and was ready to kill the family sitting just in front of me.

The son talked throughout the entire movie. 40 minutes in and he was screaming and running around the cinema - having a massive tantrum. I was in the back row and he kept running past me. I know it was childish, but I tripped the little shit over! Accidentally of course *grin*

At one point I said out loud for him to just shut the f@#! up and got a dirty stare from the parent in return.

The movie itself was good - the graphics were so much better on this movie than when I went to see Bolt in 3D - I could actually see all the really cool stuff.

Plot: When a meteorite from outer space hits a young Californian girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!

Night Out

I caught up with a couple of the girls from school.

We started out with a drink at the Charles Hotel, then headed off to the Queens.

It was a bloody good night!! Did lots of people watching - there were quite a few who'd had a few too many, plus quite a bit of talent!

The last time I was there, I had not long had my brand new car and my friend's work-mate threw up on the back seat!

My friend spent 30 minutes cleaning it up when we got back to her place at 2 in the morning!!

Random Facts 26

1. An igloo is so well insulated that you can sit inside without a coat when the outside temperature is as low as -30degrees.


2. The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano.


3. 90% of all living things in the sea are made up of plankton.


4. In Pacific Grove, California, it is a misdemeanour to kill a butterfly.


5. The literal translation of the word wonton is "swallowing a cloud".


6. 90-95% of all sensory perceptions are accounted for by sight.


7. Lungs are 100 times easier to blow up than a child's balloon.


8. Fingernails grow faster on your favoured hand.


9. The average adult eyeball weighs under 30 grams.


10. Clams have a row of eyes around their shells.

Anniversary

Today it has been 20 years since my Uncle Peter died. I miss him so much!

A Pleasant Afternoon

I have been meaning to catch up with Walrus and his partner for a few weeks now, and since he never responds to any of the emails, or message through Facebook, I have been chatting to his partner instead. I've met her before, just before Christmas, and I really like her.

She let me know that he had walked out on her and the kids a short while ago and would understand if I would feel uncomfortable catching up with her. I have to admit I was a little concerned, but as it turned out, it was one of the most enjoyable afternoons I've had.

Considering what she has had to go through over the last couple of months I think she is one of the bravest people I know.

Movie Review: Knowing

I'm not a fan of Nicholas Cage so I don't know why I really went to see this - maybe because it was half price. I certainly didn't see it because he was in it! Or I think it had more to do with the fact that I just had to get out of the house today otherwise I was going to go stir crazy.

The Mist was along a similar storyline, plus I've also read The Taking by Dean Koontz which is pretty much along the same lines too.

A couple of good Aussie actors, Rose Byrne & Ben Mendelsohn are part of the cast, which is good to see.

I wouldn't really see it unless you are a huge fan of Nicholas Cage.

Plot: When a professor stumbles on a set of coded numbers, written in 1959 and buried in a time capsule at his son’s school, he makes a startling discovery. The cryptic message predicts every major disaster of the past 50 years and holds chilling predictions about future catastrophes—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale.

Movie Review: 17 Again

What can I say?? I only went to see this to perve on Zac Efron!! Who cares that he's a little over a decade younger then I am... I can still perve right?! And he is HOT!!

The storyline is not something new. Just 'Google' the movie Young Again, which is a 1986 film starring a very young Keanu Reeves (I am showing my age here) in a very similar role to what Zac Efron's plays here.

I know my maths isn't perfect, but maybe I'm missing something... Mike O'Donnell is 37, so he was 17, 20 years ago, right? Now if he gave up getting a college scholarship because his girlfriend was pregnant, wouldn't that make the kid 19 or 20? Yet his daughter in the movie is still in high school! Shouldn't she be in college by then?!

Plot: What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O’Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting.Almost 20 years later, Mike’s glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned.

But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Happy Easter 2009

Happy Easter everybody. I hope the Easter Bunny was good to you this year! ;)