The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 5/5

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-nmKZM5d4S0gUfukt2bE_-jrno95Fcv29JXaj_f5ZGDnn0COe_pSiy187VyMowselXffPsfhXuAKDoR_dUiPjL27LLbL8_UOv2bYqpjfax5Y7LiMGSYfI7T6XiqHukBcnlm-bffYHis/s1600/The-Hobbit-1024x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-nmKZM5d4S0gUfukt2bE_-jrno95Fcv29JXaj_f5ZGDnn0COe_pSiy187VyMowselXffPsfhXuAKDoR_dUiPjL27LLbL8_UOv2bYqpjfax5Y7LiMGSYfI7T6XiqHukBcnlm-bffYHis/s400/The-Hobbit-1024x1024.jpg" width="400" /></a>If I could give it more than 5/5 I would.... rofl<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/" target="_blank"><b>IMDB Entry for the film</b></a><br /><br /><b>A wonderful escape into Middle Earth with camaraderie, bromance, love and danger...</b><br /><br />Martin Freeman as Bilbo. I love Martin Freeman and he has a particular way of acting and I was a little worried that Martin's depiction of Bilbo would be 'Martin doing an impression of someone called Bilbo'.<br /><br />I soon realised that he had upped his game tremendously and he became Bilbo for me.<br /><br />The dwarves... I think the studio missed a HUGE marketing initiative here... there are too many photos and posters around of odd looking dwarves doing stupid things... and having seen Snow White and the Huntsman and absolutely hating it I was expecting a repeat. I was so wrong.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Tqm3qd06Dzd4n9MA1oNsDgtx-JnNo6btC5lo8HUdJapCU5Kn-bvta3_fJiaPaGXr5000eWdrJGVJKRMKdEIfyk1-kvxFSdI1Rh_LoCRleYxzRddo3UJK00XhoLsjmk8fhiyGgGLS00/s1600/thorin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Tqm3qd06Dzd4n9MA1oNsDgtx-JnNo6btC5lo8HUdJapCU5Kn-bvta3_fJiaPaGXr5000eWdrJGVJKRMKdEIfyk1-kvxFSdI1Rh_LoCRleYxzRddo3UJK00XhoLsjmk8fhiyGgGLS00/s320/thorin.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard Armitage - Thorin</td></tr></tbody></table>Yes they did stupid stuff but as soon as they stood in front of Bilbo's fire and sang a lament I was HOOKED. There was love between them, and a common goal, and Richard Armitage as Thorin was just bloody awesome. Add in the stunning Aidan Turner as Kili and I could see bromance throughout the whole group.<br /><br />These dwarves loved each other and would die for each other. The moment with the Storm giants when Fili and Kili are separated is heartbreaking. The dwarves are not there as light relief; they light up the screen with their intense relationships and camaraderie.<br /><br />As usual Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf was just so well done. He is Gandalf to me and his character's absolute faith in the courage of the Hobbit is just perfect.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Gollum was even better rendered in this film I think as we see him in the shadows under the mountain.<br /><div></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/270778996317345344_Jqjb5210_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/270778996317345344_Jqjb5210_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Aidan Turner - Kili </span></td></tr></tbody></table>We get to see the Elves and there is inclusion of back story, especially for the fall of Erebor and of Thorin's family, that were stories or back story that were small parts of the written book. Very well done.<br /><br />A friend told me that even though she loved the immersion in the world and the film, that there was kind of a nothing plot and I suppose I went in with the thought that it could never be as good as the LOTR films.<br /><br />See, I loved the LOTR trilogy so much and add in spreading a small book over three films and I couldn't understand how it would work. I was ready to be disappointed.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge423ddjuw5nnCw_uZKbN8e_aznNY1sit9Pk0bh9Pa5qwlyw2f_IMWbVQObJQoyT0FZiIyhZbnfBexAeKpSfb5I8y1IG2R8PDj4jMEOmqWFJMSiaAA61J_6ahE0gMhk4_p51q0TEbztTM/s1600/smaug.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge423ddjuw5nnCw_uZKbN8e_aznNY1sit9Pk0bh9Pa5qwlyw2f_IMWbVQObJQoyT0FZiIyhZbnfBexAeKpSfb5I8y1IG2R8PDj4jMEOmqWFJMSiaAA61J_6ahE0gMhk4_p51q0TEbztTM/s1600/smaug.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eye of Smaug</td></tr></tbody></table>It worked. It worked REALLY well. There was danger, excitement, humour, brotherly love and enough stunning landscapes to make the film stunning. The story had a natural break and the eye of Smaug echoed the eye of Sauron... beautiful...I am so excited for film two which I imagine will be out next Christmas.<br /><br /><b>Memories</b><br /><br />Out of the frying pan and into the fire.... I remember reading The Hobbit as a child and my dad explaining what this meant to me... made me smile and sad...<br /><br /></div></div>

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 5/5

If I could give it more than 5/5 I would.... rofl IMDB Entry for the film A wonderful escape into Middle Earth with camaraderie, bromance, l...

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Movie Review - Latter Days - 5/5

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOE0MZ7hOAy0CUNCLy9YVl-3bHNZc-ADK3XdO2J_1y8KrmfNwjDS4j1JiRRPd3dDogkA4BZboCFXSpsN8iBBC3YwO_0C01fIdN82o2sOaDDG14TnnAD90l1Mq9sJS5mFX2QAld3AoohA/s1600/LatterDays-large.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOE0MZ7hOAy0CUNCLy9YVl-3bHNZc-ADK3XdO2J_1y8KrmfNwjDS4j1JiRRPd3dDogkA4BZboCFXSpsN8iBBC3YwO_0C01fIdN82o2sOaDDG14TnnAD90l1Mq9sJS5mFX2QAld3AoohA/s400/LatterDays-large.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />"...when I first came to Los Angeles, it looked like just this mass of dots... all jumbled and disconnected..."<br /><br /><b>Blurb</b><br /><div><br /></div><div>Christian (Wes Ramsey), a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss), a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. <br /><br />When Christian exposes Davis' secret sexual desire, Davis' rejects Christian for being shallow and empty, The encounter shatters each boy's reality and draws the two into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. </div><div><br /></div><div>Latter Days is a charming, sexy, and moving tale that will leave you believing in the transformational power of love. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345551/">IMDB</a> :: <a href="http://www.latterdaysmovie.com/index.cfm">Website</a><br /><br /><a name="more"></a>* * * * *</div><div><br /><b>Review<br /><br />5/5 and a recommended watch for anyone that reads my books (romance/angst/HEA)</b><br />I loved this movie. The acting was brilliant. The characterisation spot on. There was nothing wasted in the film, every piece of it was part of a wonderful story... <br /><br />Every part was moving, from the disturbing imagery of the orientation reversal scene to the beautifully orchestrated sex scene. The most touching scene was the two main hugs and the kiss... I want to say more... but I wont.<br /><br />In my honest opinion this is not a mormon bashing film, nor does it focus solely on religion vs homosexuality.<br /><br />Instead it captures the struggle of self against family, faith and finding what is under the skin and what drives you as a human.<br /><br /><b>Just gorgeous </b></div>

Movie Review - Latter Days - 5/5

"...when I first came to Los Angeles, it looked like just this mass of dots... all jumbled and disconnected..." Blurb Christian (W...

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Redwoods - 4/5

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAWW1rSZbltb38Qb7UdgVmz-Lwa-63Y3XfdW_J_FgYXhkph8G_OdW6oHmt4v5gIhNfzfy_hgs6UbQ1L0WY7YFby4Ef8k8BnuW2dfm4_Fjpm3YTwdiNop0msIjMmxp64baiJsJkjp9sXM/s1600/MV5BMTI4ODA1NjQ3OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDY2MDIzMQ%2540%2540._V1._SX214_CR0%252C0%252C214%252C314_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAWW1rSZbltb38Qb7UdgVmz-Lwa-63Y3XfdW_J_FgYXhkph8G_OdW6oHmt4v5gIhNfzfy_hgs6UbQ1L0WY7YFby4Ef8k8BnuW2dfm4_Fjpm3YTwdiNop0msIjMmxp64baiJsJkjp9sXM/s200/MV5BMTI4ODA1NjQ3OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDY2MDIzMQ%2540%2540._V1._SX214_CR0%252C0%252C214%252C314_.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgqSNxkEELPAK15WDiI4o3FbP40wdImHRXRN7CE6kn39iJ7zuE7QXbF6Ph9ukzPIfg7TRvgntZfPgxWatudXNJ0_g9vDA8O9TfKCnktS2vqx8LXLkxTim0YO_tKC_d2swixeAuCLXf2A/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgqSNxkEELPAK15WDiI4o3FbP40wdImHRXRN7CE6kn39iJ7zuE7QXbF6Ph9ukzPIfg7TRvgntZfPgxWatudXNJ0_g9vDA8O9TfKCnktS2vqx8LXLkxTim0YO_tKC_d2swixeAuCLXf2A/s320/Capture.PNG" width="228" /></a><b>A real story of a powerful love. The love for the man in your heart, for family and for a child. Lovely. 4/5. </b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1252329/" target="_blank">IMDB link</a><br /><br />When I finished watching <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/roleplay-45.html">Role/Play</a> I had a real smile on my face, Redwoods on the other hand left me feeling so introspective and sad.<br /><br />It's supposed to. It's a sad ending and that is the warning I will give you. So anyone with a HEA fetish (AKA ME!) had best maybe not watch this. There is one very passionate and incredibly hot sex scene and lots of what i love - tender kissing and touching...<br /><br />I loved Matthew Montgomery in this... and Brendan Bradley was awesome as well... a very sweet, wholly satisfying love story that I would recommend watching with a box of tissues. I can't say any more for fear of giving it all away...

Redwoods - 4/5

A real story of a powerful love. The love for the man in your heart, for family and for a child. Lovely. 4/5.  IMDB link When I finished wat...

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Role/Play 4/5

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpC-l2UU96-WbC3GxbH9tC2lhfoQUz4uPLad7pEWXDg0YjX7m4WyO7igeWjkquE-dp5DZiOBJ2wNIcVTEvP3oDiJaKjNFxf-P5ofuwIkONBMgKiSXqjgFHUJTPZ48AbopqQkp9_u_aUQ/s1600/38_d__0_RolePlay.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpC-l2UU96-WbC3GxbH9tC2lhfoQUz4uPLad7pEWXDg0YjX7m4WyO7igeWjkquE-dp5DZiOBJ2wNIcVTEvP3oDiJaKjNFxf-P5ofuwIkONBMgKiSXqjgFHUJTPZ48AbopqQkp9_u_aUQ/s320/38_d__0_RolePlay.jpg" width="251" /></a><br />A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.<br /><br />* * * * *<br /><div><br /></div><div>This film left me with a very happy smile on my face and that is the best type of way to leave film in my opinion (I do like my Happy Ever Afters (TM)).<br /><br />I am no great expert in gay films but I know what I like and I liked this one hell of a lot.<br /><br />Once past the first ten minutes of info dump type discussion about who or what is who the film unfolds in the best MM romance traditions.<br /><br />Lust. Angst. Sex. Misunderstandings. Facing Truths. Handling Lies. Love. All wrapped up with an incredibly convincing couple of guy, who I have been told are partners in real life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mqUlzLlMKrgVZVHCVnzwPgddL7TOa2lVAGJfx3ZRgEeZ96ijYiST6msCaGFfXFTKS-XTPH8C-HXSoHi2dG2v6hUQN6-WW6op8zz_5a7_A5Cd_HmT1t9PlfEEpz4Q752P1zOZQf65lv8/s1600/stevec3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mqUlzLlMKrgVZVHCVnzwPgddL7TOa2lVAGJfx3ZRgEeZ96ijYiST6msCaGFfXFTKS-XTPH8C-HXSoHi2dG2v6hUQN6-WW6op8zz_5a7_A5Cd_HmT1t9PlfEEpz4Q752P1zOZQf65lv8/s400/stevec3.jpg" width="400" /></a>I loved that the whole thing didn't venture outside the hotel apartments in Palm Springs *What happens in Palm Springs, stays in Palm Springs*. There was no fighting face to face bigotry but there was plenty of moments when the outside world intruded and the characters were forced to deal with the what if's and maybe's of being seen together. I kind of knew what the secrets were but I guess that is the writer in me (I hate myself at the movies sometimes!)<br /><br /><b>My best sum up of this film - I wish I had written this story.</b></div>

Role/Play 4/5

A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame a...

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Avengers Assemble

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtD0YLLC3LpIe3jvoDoXbjMNPhlcpLbx0x_vjVYrWCRBNxwKFESkAtqjqDFjgeg038-9tdUXZ2Qi_CmHTrhHZSpR-gx_kiDAX8B45WIjk_fQwqeOWplY0ZNSH806Z_x5FyKBr9fGqFxo/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtD0YLLC3LpIe3jvoDoXbjMNPhlcpLbx0x_vjVYrWCRBNxwKFESkAtqjqDFjgeg038-9tdUXZ2Qi_CmHTrhHZSpR-gx_kiDAX8B45WIjk_fQwqeOWplY0ZNSH806Z_x5FyKBr9fGqFxo/s400/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Where do I begin. It's a 5/5 film. I don't want to say anything else... I want to jealously hoard my reactions to this amazing, gorgeous, well written, fantastically crafted hero movie. I want to go back to the cinema immediately and watch it all over again... and then a third time just to make sure. It's a huge film with huge special effects. Even though each hero becomes part of the team they retain their own character.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I loved it.</div><div><br /></div>

Avengers Assemble

Where do I begin. It's a 5/5 film. I don't want to say anything else... I want to jealously hoard my reactions to this amazing, gorg...

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Does Downey Jr do a Johnny Depp?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUQ2ILfZYDPIW2fhz9xS2TzBTuABkOJ_br6DTFJNXgByLqh-VmJXXkCi6o9VFXIh3TGE9QGJvEchIvjZSqf1iGOksWBrFT9WwI25nOYUKI_7sxTQmYwMzZPrqfzf7Ocq52or2bG_LO50/s1600/Sherlock_Holmes_final_movie_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUQ2ILfZYDPIW2fhz9xS2TzBTuABkOJ_br6DTFJNXgByLqh-VmJXXkCi6o9VFXIh3TGE9QGJvEchIvjZSqf1iGOksWBrFT9WwI25nOYUKI_7sxTQmYwMzZPrqfzf7Ocq52or2bG_LO50/s400/Sherlock_Holmes_final_movie_poster.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</b></span><br /><br />Holmes and Watson do what they do best. A loud quick and incredibly clever film.<br /><br /><b>4.5 stars</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515091/" target="_blank">See the film entry on IMDB</a><br /><br />The short answer to whether Downey does a Depp  is no...<br /><br />Take the pirate films for instance... I may be the only one but I actually gave up on Pirates#4 because the first almost hour was *look at me I am Johnny Depp dressed as Jack Sparrow and this film is about me and aren't I funny*.<br /><br />I loved Pirates #1, I love me some Johnny Depp, but gah, when an entire introduction to a film is him repeating stuff we have already seen with boring cameos I really lost interest.<br /><br />I worried about this as I sat in the first half hour of the Sherlock Holmes movie as well...let me explain.<br /><br /><br /><a name="more"></a>RDJ has a career I have followed from day one and he was in my opinion perfectly cast as Iron Man and as Holmes. And as for Jude Law, infidelities and nanny's to one side, he is soooo pretty. Yes I am biased!<br /><br />I was SO excited about seeing Holmes#2 (perhaps a little overexcited) and with babysitter in place we went off for our regular Noodle Bar / Cinema nights out. I couldn't eat my chicken and rice fast enough, bought my sour face chews and a ticket.<br /><br />Then the first half an hour happened.<br /><br />Jeez.<br /><br />It was like put together all the clever stuff Holmes could do, add in the slow motion fighting thoughts and that seems to be the first half hour. Suddenly, with a horror that cut me deep, I was <i>*gasps*</i> bored... I even had the treachorous thought that <i>I am not going to like this film</i>. AT ALL.... Watson off getting married, Holmes being really odd in a forest in his room, the burlesque type stag night with the cliché bad guys... GAH...<br /><br />And then it happened. Magic. And magic started on the train. The boys back together, Law and Downey are perfect together. Add in big guns and clever lines and I was hooked! Guy Ritchie you are a sly old dog...<br /><br />The sets are beautiful. I mean not just beautiful, but perfect. Old London captured in all it's chaotic ethnic clash of beauty and dirt and rich and poor. Stunning. I don't care if it isn't historically correct but even down to the guys digging a *London Underground* tunnel and the use of a car was just so damn clever.<br /><br />Overall this film is a definite four and a half star film... chop off the first half hour (of course the film would make no sense then ROFL) and I could give it a five...

Does Downey Jr do a Johnny Depp?

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Holmes and Watson do what they do best. A loud quick and incredibly clever film. 4.5 stars See the film e...

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