Monday Movie Reviews: Flight

Movie: Flight
Run Time: 2hrs 19 mins
Rating: R
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 

Synopsis: An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.

My Review:

It's Denzel, therefore it's awesome!!! It's not really a typical movie that you would expect from Denzel, it's more character driven than action driven, but well written and pretty awesome.  The movie was well worth it. I enjoyed watching and seeing Captain Whip grow & watching the story unfold about the accident.  I know I was surprised because the preview really don't let oyu in on whats really going to happen in the movie, they only focus on the one aspect which is the accident,

I laughed a bit especially at Whip's friend, & certainly understood Don Cheadle's struggle to get Captain Whip to unsertand exactly what was at stake.  It's amazing acting from the cast & eye opening as well.  Not at all to say the least how much I loved the soundtack, It just made the movie so much better, especially those last 20 minutes especially when Captain Whip was at a crucial point and I just prayed he wouldn't succumb & then .....

It's worth seeing, I loved it &  I'm going to go back and see it again with the girlfriends & have a hen night.

Hope y'all enjoy it as well.  Don't forget to enter in for the Elemental Giveaway!!!!

Monday Movie Review:

I spent most of the weekend working on getting as much of my Movie list completed as possible, especially for the Christmas Blog Party (link on the side of the blog). I am a huge Sidney Poitier fan, especially in To Sir with Love, so I made it my goal to see all his movies.  This is the first movie I have seen that has Katherine Hepburn in it. I see why she is considered such a good actress.  This movie is and was a ground breaking movie. I believe they handled the subject matter very well. 

It really looked at how those who think they are liberal react when they are faced with the results of their ideals coming home. It's one thing to say you 'believe in equal rights' it's another to have it come home to dinner, and marry your child.  I loved that the Minister is the one who pointed this very thing out to the father.

On paper this young man is a perfect catch a world renowned Dr, a ivy league graduate, he's the kind of man any father would want for their daughter; yet it was the colour of his skin that made her father hesitant to accept him.  Katherine Hepburn at first was shocked, yet when she noticed how happy her daughter was she was all for supporting them.  I loved how when put to the test she reacted to her closest friend with an unpredictable way.  

I agree with her father that their guerrilla tactics of spring the news of who she was dating and the fact of their engagement was unfair; yet it gave them the advantage of seeing the true reactions beneath the 'public politically correct face'.

Now a few years later the movie was updated and changed a bit, and starred Bernie Mac (may he RIP) and Ashton Kutcher. In this updated version, the reversed roles of the affluent African American family who's daughter brought home the Caucasian fiancee'. It was more of a comedic turn than the original but was just as good (in my opinion) of showing the story from the other side.

These movies  showed that sometimes no matter how 'advanced' we think we are when our ideals are put to the challenge sometimes we are faced with our hidden bigotry.   It amazed me that even then, it was more of a hassle for the African American housekeeper to accept the concept of a mixed race couple than it did for the mother. I loved the movies and have decided to get Guess Who's coming to Dinner to add to my personal collection. 


A definite movie to add to ones collection and view with a varied audience to see and discuss their reactions.
Be Blessed

Christmas Spirit Blog Post 1

I have to admit I'm a Christmas Movie addict, movies I would give the normal side eye to for being to cliche' or impractical get a Christmas pass, I love romance, I love Yule season, there is nothing more fun than a romantic Yule Movie. Here is a list of some of my favorites which I have been catching up on thus far!!
Holiday in Handcuffs,

I'm a Melissa Joan Hart fan, i've loved her since "Clarissa Explains It All", and I have watched a lot of her movies, and shows for years just because she's in it. Although I have to think 'in real life she would have been arrested long before this' this movie is AMAZING I love watching Slater and Sabrina together in a movie (Gods I just aged myself didn't I??) 

Anyway here is the synopsis:
"A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas after her boyfriend bails on her on the last moment"

Can I just say she took it to the heart when he dropped her on Christmas Eve?? I'm not sure this was the way to go but it certainly made the movie absolutely hilarious as David attempted to escape adn her Grandma "Don't Call Me that" kept getting into trouble man... a really good Yule movie, just suspend your belief in reality for a while and enjoy!!!

Another good ABC 25 days of Christmas Movie that I liked was Christmas Cupid I watched this one again on Netflix along with Holiday in Handcuffs. 

Starring the handsome Chad Michael Murray and Christina Milan and that girl from Pretty Little Liars as a would be angel and her job is doing what she can so she can get her wings.  This is another feel good comedic Christmas Movie but I love it!!! It's also a unique twist on "A Christmas Carol" Here is the preview below:

Can I say Hilarity ensues?? I personally really liked this one, because right up until the last few scenes you never knew whether to root for her or not.

Well, I hope you check out these two movies, and be aware that ABC is doing some great new 25 Days countdown starting Dec 1st and they will also have a new movie as well I will do a review for that one as well when I see it,

Happy Countdown everyone!!!
Yule Blessings

Paranormal Telly: Secret Circle Review

Well it’s been a few weeks and I can now give an honest reaction to the show…..... I hate it.

I know that sounds harsh, but Sweet Goddess, this show is shyt. They took an awesome book and fudged it all up. The freaking changes are just too much for me. I tried people I really tried to watch it as objectively as possible. But I just can't do it. 


Instead of a coven of thirteen kick-ass kids who run & live in a small town off the coast of Salem Massachusetts; instead you have six whiny ass kids who live in a town where no one knows what they are (sooo not how the book went).

I can't stand Diana, Cassie is a freaking joke, Nick is an asshole, Faye is pretty much the only character who stuck to her truth (although some of her issues are so fabricated it's not even funny.  Yes I know it's a fictional story & they must find ways to hook the kids but some of this shyt is just insulting and not even worth the side effects cost, but I digress) Adam is a freaking joke & where the HELL is Raj?? What the hell is up with the parents including Faye's mom, and Diana's Dad. 

Seriously who the f**k is Melissa??? Putting a few tokens on a show doesn't make you 'hip' it makes them tokens, stick to the f**king story and stop adding unnecessary bullsh*t to be politically correct.

who the HELL is Melissa and WHY is she on the show?

Don't even get me started on this stupid Jake character, Why do they keep adding these b.s characters, but they couldn't keep the original 13 ??? For real this is some serious bullsh*t.  I get so annoyed every time I watch the show I quit watching in the middle of an episode and have no urge to go back and watch it.


It sounds mean considering some of the other shows I have loved but this is just horrible, I keep waiting for some semblance of what Ms. Smith wrote to appear on the screen but other than the names and the fact that they are witches, nothing is there.  It's like Vampire Diaries all over again, seriously where was Ms. Smith's representative?? Was she asleep during that class when they taught about how to get your clients a show/movie deal? How to help them keep creative rights? 'Cause who ever they are sucked badly at it, She has no creative input and they have shot her story to hell and back.  

This is supposed to be a coming of age story of a young woman who finds her true place in life, she learns what her strengths are and in doing so allows those around her to also embrace their truths, Diana pushes Cassie and becomes her very best friend (better than sisters), Faye is Cassie's nemesis for most of the story then she too stands up for her own rights and becomes the kick ass woman she was in the beginning of the story. The circle grows as a coven, taking two split parts and making a cohesive whole, not just in the circle but between Outsiders and the Families. Cassie's coming to New Salem changes everyone including her and this show doesn't embrace that at all, This Cassie doesn't listen to anyone, she's supposed to be shy and through the beginning of her change learn to assert herself and embrace the changes. There is the classic struggle between light and dark, the two sides of the coven, the two sides of Cassie, hell the two sides of human nature, especially in the last book.

The people who help to bring that on aren't even in the show, where is Sean the lovable idiot who reeks all kinds of havoc, the Henderson twins with their weird eyes, Susan the modern Aphrodite who seemingly is dumb but makes observations that are truly spot on, Laurel and Melody the herbs and crystal witches, Deborah the bike loving chick who can kick your ass, and Nick the Ice Man who totally takes you by surprise with his niceness.  

I know I cling too tightly to these stories, but sometimes if the fans don't demand a good product this is what comes out, look what happened to Queen of the Damned if you have never read the books, hell if you never saw Interview with a Vampire then the movie was ok, but if your an Anne Rice fan, you left that movie theater pretty freaking pissed off, hell when I went people were leaving the theater in the MIDDLE of the movie, one guy said he was writing Anne Rice to let her know how they fracked up her book. 

Seriously guys, what the f**k was this shyt?? Did any of these characters look anything like the ones in Interview?? I mean Stuart tried but he's no Lestat (but this is a whole OTHER post)

There are plenty of books I would love to see be made into shows or movies, LA Banks being the first and anything Laurell K Hamilton (pre-Bloody Noir especially for the Anita series, and pre- Divine Misdemeanors in Merry's series), but this season Ms. Hamilton shared with us how much they wished to change that she wasn't comfortable with and she said NO.

Sometimes it's ok to say NO if it means your story isn't going to be told right. In this case they should have said NO, since they aren't telling the story right.

These are my opinions and you don't have to like them, but my blog, my thought~~ as a lover of books, and these books in particular, I can't condone this show and I won't be watching it again. In my opinion find something else to watch on Thursdays. ~~ I don't like giving bad reviews, but you gotta call a spade a spade, and this ladies a gents, is a spade

Be Blessed

Monday Movies Reviews:

The Good Witch's Gift

This movie is the third installment in Good Witch movies by the Hallmark channel. And it does not disappoint. Once again we return to Middleton, and we find that Yule and Christmas are on their way.  Cassandra Nightingale and her beau Chief Russel have chosen the Big Day's date. And it's Christmas Eve, which is only SIX days away, and there begins the mad dash to an awesome day.

 I LOVE Catherine Bell as Cassandra, she is refreshing and great, and obviously in these movies (it's Hallmark channel people) even though there is a lot of chemistry between Cassie and Chief Russell it's very PG. So it's a good movie for the whole family. My mom who doesn't watch anything paranormal or even slightly witchy in anyway LOVED the movie.
Cassie is a refreshing take on a witch, absolutely awesome, and has her witchyness throughout the movie without it being an overt stamp of WITCH on it.She inspires many people throught out the film much like the spirit of Christmas. Really loved how they picked the wedding date, Chief Russell            "We have been trying to pick a date for months. And something always comes up,What was the excuse last time?" Cassie " Mercury in Retrograde..."

 And it's a good Christmas/Yule miracle movie about family and second chances.

I hope you will check it out
Blessed Be

Frankly my dear...

I do give a damn!!!

This is Rhett before he ran into Scarlett. This movie is one I saw several years ago but never saw the beginning or the end, so  I was surprised when I saw a clip in the new Sex in the City movie, when Carrie and Mr. Big ( Rhett 2.0 for the new era)  were staying at home, and they showed the hitchhiking clip.

Carrie has nothing on Ellen, she's a pip. I loved this movie, i took a chance and watched here online at google video no less!!  This movies is amazing!! 

It all starts with Ellen who runs (swims) away from her loving but tyrannical Dad, so she can live the life she 'wants'. She meets Peter (Gables character) and there ensues an amazing array of drama on their way to New York. Throw in no money, a scheming bus passenger, a waiting fiancée and a worries father and you have one helluva movie.

Did I mention it stars Clark Gable??

He's an alpha man through this whole movie, the slap he gives her makes me laugh just thinking about it. The chemistry is just amazing between these two and you just wanted to see them in action especially after their close encounter with the detectives.

Grab a glass of wine, a nice afghan, some popcorn if you like and sit back enjoy because this movie is to die for.

That's one more off the list many more to go

image courtesy of bing.com

Health Movies

Hello readers

These are just some good movies which discuss our food supply and how they affect our health.

There are more and more people paying attention to where our food comes from and how it affects our health, Here are some of the movies you can check out to learn how what you put in your mouth affects your life:

"Food Inc" many know of this film because Oprah had it on her show, This shows how corporate farms are taking over the faming industry and what is happening in our food.  This is only film not on Hulu.com at this time, but check your nearest Redbox.com or even your library, or if not purchase it and loan it to friends (just keep track of it)

"The future of food" looks at how our food is being changed.and what is really going on with companies like Dupont and Monsanto “creating” new food so that they can patent it,

The next one is The Corporation and how pervasive advertising companies and their main Corporations have managed to become ingrained into our lives. Ever noticed how effectively your kids can argue for that toy? Well Corporations have found a way to teach them this in that small commercial on tv, a must see movie.

This last one "Supersize Me" we all know because once again this one was also on Oprah, and has caused many companies McDonald's in particular to cut down on the “Super-size” option, This just shows that when people know things we can change it,  It also launched his documentary series "30 days" which is also so amazing to watch and now on Planet Green.

Well good luck defending your health now that you know
The best part about these movies??? You can watch the, on Hulu.com simply click on each film title and it will take you there.!!

Blessed Be

Monday Movie Review:

This weekend was a great weekend of classics and catching even ones not on the list.  These movies are on completely different spectrum one is a romance the other short story by Langston Hughes which was adapted in the late 1990s.
Both stories were great to watch, and now i get those "inside" jokes about the Empire State building in movies.

An Affair to Remember (spolier alert)is an amazing movie, although i don't believe i would have used her excuse not to let my man know about what happened to me. I did love the theory behind her excuse though, I do love this movie.But don't take my word for it check out what they have to say about it:

In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous and the lover's future takes an emotional and uncertain turn.

I also love the movie that is adapted from Langston Hughes' short story:

Langston Hughes' haunting story of an African-American woman's confrontation with death, abortion and loneliness is set in rural Iowa in the early 1900s. Working as a domestic, she lives only for her daughter and the neglected child of her employers. Regina Taylor ("Strange Justice," "I'll Fly Away") and Cherry Jones (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Cradle Will Rock) star.
So I hope you guys check them out, as i will be doing more movies soon.


(Sorry about this being late)
as always my loves, enjoy the shows

Monday Movie Review:

This weekend was the anniversary of Jamaica's independence, and we had a lot of family over to celebrate, and as always there are movies to be watched and lots of discussions going on. But I managed to squeeze in some really good movies on the side.

This weekend was dedicated to the blondes: Marilyn and Grace.

I personally think that Marilyn is underrated as an actress her movies are amazingly good comedies, and we all know that being a good comedic actress or actor is very very hard.

I checked out "How to marry a millionaire" and fell in love with Marilyn Monroe, she is amazing. A great actress although she isn't the only female lead.



The first "Old" movie (musical) I ever saw and fell in love with was High Society which had Louie Armstrong (and man can he sing), Bing Cosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly(and many others but these are the main characters).  I love this movie, the storyline flows really well, the songs and dance numbers are amazing. The dance number between Frank and Bing?!!! Just too amazing. Don't just take my word for it, here's a clip:



After this amazing movie my sisters and i followed up with the iconic movie of Marilyn Monroe:




"Diamonds are a girls best friend" is one of the most amazing scenes, but this movie is funny as ever, from beginning to end i loved it. I now have on my ipod " Just two little girls" this movie is just too much fun!!

Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe & Tony Curtis what a trio this movie was hilarious and the end is just too much, I mean really really good!! And Marilyn's "dumb blonde" routine is just so good, I loved this movie.




I wish the movies coming out now had even a tenth of some of this stuff, don't get me wrong i love my blow up- shoot 'em up movies but sometimes you need some good hijincks like this.

So the movies i knocked off the list of 1001 :

Monday Movie Review:

This weekend i had the opportunity to knock out a couple more movies from the 1001 List, (just in case you can't tell its Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, and Sabrina, I got in one dvd collection from FYE for $5.99)

I made it an Audrey Hepburn weekend and saw all three movies. Then for fun i threw in "An American In Paris"

Which if you haven't had the chance to see it I highly suggest them, the choreography is amazing, the music and its Gene Kelly so you know its amazing.

There is nothing like these movies out on the market now-a-days. These movies use
innuendo (instead of showing everything and then some), they have wry and witty humor (not brash and in your face) the female leads are amazing & best of all : They don't all have perfect endings!!!
I'm a gal who likes there to be some mystery to how things end so you can think on it yourself, and wonder "Hmmm do they or don't they stay together? Do they get married or does it fizz out?"  I know I know how cynical  but i want more than the perfect ending in my movies.

Either Way
Hope your weekend was as (or more) entertaining

Monday Movies Reviews:

So I have been diligently ( o_O) working on completing my Summer Reading list as well as my Summer Movies list. I would love to share with you some of the things I have seen so far.

Movie Worth Seeing:

Lilies of the Field (1963) .... Homer Smith  this stars Sidney Poitier

OM Goddess this movie is really amazing, from beginning to end it was engaging and funny and straight to the point and it was really good. I loved this movies from beginning to end.
It reminded me that not all good movies must have things being blown up and destroyed for the plot to make sense sometimes the simple things can be the most beautiful.

Definitely : Four out of Four Magical Broomsticks

If you get a chance to check it out, do and enjoy

& as always My loves

Try not to be this witch because it is never a good look