Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Is this year the year of sequels and franchises?

 One of the things I do as soon as a new year comes around is check out the films slated for release on Wikipedia. I noticed that this year had a ton of sequels, remakes and new franchise additions. It left me a little puzzled.

I'm not saying that it's a bad thing. Just...... Do we need a musical Mean Girls?Didn't we already have like two Garfield movies? And for how long are you all intending to milk The Lord of the Rings series? Why, just why?

I mean there are some good original films coming out. I just can't name them right now because I forgot their names. What I mentioned so far are films that left me puzzled by their existence.

The sequels and additions I don't mind are few. I am actually bored by this years offerings. I think I will stick with my tbw list of K-Dramas. I actually think they have better quality and content than most of Hollywood's work. 

If I hurt someone feelings by saying that, I'm sorry you failed to capture my attention. You lost it awhile ago and the chance of you getting it back was small. Books were always better than movies anyway.😎

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Musical time!

 So, earlier today I gave my Dad Hamilton and Les Miserablé, both the film and the 10th anniversary concert. My dad has listened to the soundtrack of Hamilton many times (sorry, not sorry) but he never saw them on stage. I hope to fix that. And as for Les Mis, my Dad has always been a fan of Victor Hugo's masterpiece. I bought the book and he insisted on reading it first. He will drop what he is doing to watch the 1960's dubbed version or the Liam Neeson version.

Now, concerning Les Mis the musical, I prefer the concert to the film (Sorry, Hugh Jackman). The Concert has more details and you could feel the love in the performances. The actors were having the time of their lives bringing this tale on stage and it showed. The film felt abbreviated and slightly flat after watching the concert. Also the concert is closer to the book than the film. And as a book girlie, the closer to the book it is, the more I am guaranteed to like it.

 It's now up to my Dad to see if the musicals live up to the hype. Side note, if any of you are wondering why I limited my Hamilton talk, it's because one of my Siblings said that I talked too much about it and need to lay off a little. This is me laying off a little.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Why, Netflix, Why?!??!?

 Well, Bridgerton season 3 comes out this year! The first part comes out in May while the second part comes out in June. I'm so excited!

The only thing I have to say is,  why two parts?  We always got one whole season so we could lose sleep in that everlasting chase of romance. I want to lose sleep, not wait a whole month to binge. It is sick and cruel. Netflix is mean.

That's all. I am going to pout in a corner, all by my single self. As always, feel free to leave a message below.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Being landlocked sucks sometimes.......

 Once upon a long time ago, my family and I lived along the coast (which one, not telling😋). There are days when I miss it and there are days when I am so happy we moved inland. Hurricane season way has less impact on us here.

It has been so long since I visited a beach that I have all but forgotten how it smelled. I forgot the what the sound of natural lapping waves with Gulls screeching in the background is like. I miss standing at the water's edge, feeling the sand shift and churn beneath my feet, slowly drawing me closer. I want to stare at the ocean and realize how small I am in the world. I even miss getting sand in my shoes! A thing I used to hate, I now miss. 

I normally don't miss being close to the water this much. But, for some reason, I miss it today. Am I being overly sentimental? I feel like I am because I can only remember all the good and none of the irritating. I'm sure it will come to mind later. But now is not later.

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