I saw this movie yesterday, and I think there´s supposed to be a joke in the title, but I don´t think I get it. It has a kind of start like Monica Geller and Chandler Bing, of "Friends", with a couple who meet each other by accident and as time goes by they become friends, they know almost everything about the other, until the girl has a job opportunity in Scotland and comes back engaged. Of course that reminded me of "My Best Friend´s Wedding", without the whole evil planning that Julia Robert does, but by pretending to be the best male "maid of honor" he could ever be.
I think that if it wasn´t for Patrick Dempsey, who is a good looking guy, I don´t think the movie is that good. The absolutely perfect groom, who´s Scottish and is a duke and has all these family traditions, that they just can´t seem to let go from like the 1200s give or take, that can shoot and kill everything and wins every game. Could it be a little bit more cliché!
And by the time things start to get better for the leading man and his best friend, she gets scared and prefers to marry the other guy because of whatever reason she can find as she doesn´t really know her true feelings.
Another thing that really drove me insane was Patrick Dempsey´s father figure in the movie, who marries one woman after another and is still working on the prenuptial agreements when the bride is supposed to be at the door of the church. Seen too many of those kind.
Want to see a romantic movie that is different from all the rest. Sometimes a couple of them come along and the rest just simply follow a pattern that gets boring and you know exactly what´s going to happen in the end without hesitation.
I was also really excited about seeing "The Hobbit" by Peter Jackson, but the moment that I heard that it was split into three parts when the book is way smaller than the "Lord of the Rings", I lost complete interest. Hopefully the next one I´ll go see will be more interesting.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
End of the World Party
It was just another regular day, with the "End of the World" phrase moving all over the place. Baked some cakes in the afternoon and then helped my mother with a couple of things because my brother Cristóbal and Ligia, Benji and Francesca, were coming to my house.
I did some rucula and basil with salmon wraps (little ones) and placed them on a fish-shaped dish. Helped my sister Fernanda who was trying to do falafels with fava beans for the first time and it didn´t came as easily as Jaime Oliver´s version.
We had celery, tomato and mushrooms with three dips to choose from (avocado, humus and paprika, cream cheese); roasted nuts with raisins; goat cheese, falafels, potato chips and olives; cherries, raspberries and "alfajores"(Chilean dessert). For drinks we had a choice of wine, soft drinks and beer. And all of these was just eaten with our fingers.
The guests arrived around ten-thirty, served ourselves with something to drink and just started having fun. Benji was telling us about all the people that he had been dining with for the last couple of days, he talked about his job, our big family, and anything else he shared with the others. I spent most of the night talking to Francesca...one of them being about food with good music on the background and all laughing and telling stories.
And yes, we were all waiting for the world coming to an end....but guess, nothing happened. Talked a lot about the pouring rain we had on Wednesday, that caused total chaos for eight hours in the streets of Santiago (but then we wouldn´t have seen the mountains with snow again), and we are supposed to be in summer....though we all agreed that it surprised us all. And we were all family, so it was a very good place to be at last night.
I did some rucula and basil with salmon wraps (little ones) and placed them on a fish-shaped dish. Helped my sister Fernanda who was trying to do falafels with fava beans for the first time and it didn´t came as easily as Jaime Oliver´s version.
We had celery, tomato and mushrooms with three dips to choose from (avocado, humus and paprika, cream cheese); roasted nuts with raisins; goat cheese, falafels, potato chips and olives; cherries, raspberries and "alfajores"(Chilean dessert). For drinks we had a choice of wine, soft drinks and beer. And all of these was just eaten with our fingers.
The guests arrived around ten-thirty, served ourselves with something to drink and just started having fun. Benji was telling us about all the people that he had been dining with for the last couple of days, he talked about his job, our big family, and anything else he shared with the others. I spent most of the night talking to Francesca...one of them being about food with good music on the background and all laughing and telling stories.
And yes, we were all waiting for the world coming to an end....but guess, nothing happened. Talked a lot about the pouring rain we had on Wednesday, that caused total chaos for eight hours in the streets of Santiago (but then we wouldn´t have seen the mountains with snow again), and we are supposed to be in summer....though we all agreed that it surprised us all. And we were all family, so it was a very good place to be at last night.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Breaking Dawn: part 2
Just like every book, the Twilight Saga reached its end on the movie screen. Couldn´t help to compare it with the Harry Potter´s last one. All the expectation surround it, and I am certain that it didn´t satisfy that many people.
So coming back to my topic, I went last week to see Breaking Dawn, and yes, of course, there were some extra scenes and a couple of things that didn´t happen exactly like the book, but I found out that it was done allright. I´ve really got to say that the last couple of scenes surprised me...(and I wasn´t expecting one).
I´ve decided that the relationship between Edward Cullen and Bella Swann comes pretty close to any kind of love story ever made, but the actors made a really nice couple (though I have to admit that I´m more of an Emmett Cullen fan, than Edward or Jacob´s).
All the tribes that came up with their signature was awesome, it was a nice detail and what can I say about the whole Jacob and Renesmee issue. I thought that part would be mostly eliminated, but it worked perfectly. Would have had probably reacted just like Bella when she found out about it because it was wickedly insane, and sort of funny.
I was satisfied and hope that the actors will find other opportunities out there that may prove as challenging or even more for them.
Always loved the scenery, incredibly beautiful and very good music as well. Loved the last song they played at the end (I didn´t really have paid many attention to it in the other movies), and the way they made each character match its actor, and I think it was a good idea to leave the protagonists at the end because all the secondary characters are often mentioned in such small writing, so I believe that more movies should be made like that.
Hope to talk to you soon.
So coming back to my topic, I went last week to see Breaking Dawn, and yes, of course, there were some extra scenes and a couple of things that didn´t happen exactly like the book, but I found out that it was done allright. I´ve really got to say that the last couple of scenes surprised me...(and I wasn´t expecting one).
I´ve decided that the relationship between Edward Cullen and Bella Swann comes pretty close to any kind of love story ever made, but the actors made a really nice couple (though I have to admit that I´m more of an Emmett Cullen fan, than Edward or Jacob´s).
All the tribes that came up with their signature was awesome, it was a nice detail and what can I say about the whole Jacob and Renesmee issue. I thought that part would be mostly eliminated, but it worked perfectly. Would have had probably reacted just like Bella when she found out about it because it was wickedly insane, and sort of funny.
I was satisfied and hope that the actors will find other opportunities out there that may prove as challenging or even more for them.
Always loved the scenery, incredibly beautiful and very good music as well. Loved the last song they played at the end (I didn´t really have paid many attention to it in the other movies), and the way they made each character match its actor, and I think it was a good idea to leave the protagonists at the end because all the secondary characters are often mentioned in such small writing, so I believe that more movies should be made like that.
Hope to talk to you soon.
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