Russell Brand on Conan

So I'm watching Russell Brand on Conan and I find it terribly entertaining. He's funny and rude and charming and odd. He's really interesting, though a bit loud. If you are a Russell Brand fan, or even just intrigued by him I was, Check out his Conan interview. He was promoting his new show, Brand X, which starts Thursday at 11 on FX.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 - Teaser Trailer #2

This looks so great! I can't wait for it to come out. I just hope they stay true to the book.

I rented Abduction.

I'm not sure how good it's going to be, but I figured the worst that will happen is I'll stare at Taylor Lautner for two hours. Review soon.

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Review: The Hunger Games

I finally got to see The Hunger Games and let me tell you, I was a happy camper. I'm sure most of you know what it's about, so I'm not going to get into that.

I was pretty impressed with the cast, though a little disappointed with how Josh Hutcherson did Peeta. It has been a while since I've read the book, thought, so maybe my memory isn't doing me justice. I thought Jennifer Lawrence did a good job, and I would love to see her in more films. Lenny Kravitz, playing Cinna, my favorite character in the entire series, lived up to my expectations. I liked watching the bond between Katniss and him grow, just like I did while reading the book.

I thought the movie was pretty true to the book. Some things were left out, but that's understandable considering it was already a two and a half hour movie. They pulled it off, thought. It didn't seem too drawn out. In fact, the whole thing seemed very fast paced. I had trouble following some of the fight scenes. They switched views often to keep the violence down when someone was getting attacked, or stabbed for example. I can see why they did it, but I often couldn't tell who had the upper hand in a face off. This really didnt' help in one scene (I don't want to give anything away) when the two people fight had a similar appearance.

All in all, it was a really good movie. I was tense the whole time, even though I knew what was going to happen. It held my interest for the whole two and a half hours. I have to say, I thought I would have more to say about this...weird.

Review: One For The Money

A piece of advice: don't watch One For The Money with someone who has read the book. That's what I did, unfortunately. That means I was told who should have played who, what was supposed to happen, and how some characters should have been different.

Honestly, I don't have much to say about this film. I haven't read the book series by Janet Evanovich. The film was starred Katherine Heigl, who plays Stephanie Plum, a girl from Jersey struggling to make ends meet. When Plum can no longer stand her lack of cash, she becomes a bail enforcement agent for her cousin. She is hunting down a man named Joe Morelli, with the help of Ranger, who is teaching her how to fight and stay out of harm's way.

It was an okay movie. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't, 'Wow, that's spectacular,' either. Just okay. So yeah...like I said, not much to say.

Review: My Last Blind Date

My Last Blind Date by Susan Hatler was just a cute little short I found for free on my Kindle. It was a nice quick read. It was sweet and quirky and funny and cheesy all rolled into one. Because it's so short, I'm not going to tell you what it's about, because that would pretty much give half of it away. I got it for free, but it looks like the price is up to 99 cents now. Still, I think it's worth it. Go. Check it out. Now. I'll even make it easy for you.

Review: The Help

I apologize in advance if the thoughts in this review are a bit scattered. I'm blogging and watching Pretty Little Liars and I just can't help it. (Season premiere tonight, whoo!)

Anywho, The Help is a movie based on the book (of the same name) by Kathryn Stocket, which I have not had the pleasure of reading yet. Skeeter Phelan, played by Emma Stone, has just returned to Jackson, Mississippi, her home, from school. She is looking for a writing job and begins writing for the house care column in a local newspaper. She interviews the black maid of one of her friends for answers to her letters. This evolves into an idea for Skeeter, and she convinces Aibileen, the maid, to help her write a book on what its like to wait hand and foot on a white household.

I really enjoyed this movie. The plot was refreshing, different from most movies these days. I thought the characters were unique. I've liked Emma Stone in every role I've seen her in, and this is no different. She is a different woman compared to most of her time. Another character I liked was Celia Foote, played by Jessica Chastain, who treated Minny Jackson, another black maid played by Octavia Spencer, with the respect she deserved. This film also featured Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly Holbrook. Howard played Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

The Help is really a touching story. The entire cast put in their all to portray a one of a kind tale with a big finish that you want Skeeter to have. The Help brought home an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer, a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer, and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress for Emma Stone, just to name a few.

Tomorrow, I blog.

I've got a bunch of reviews waiting to get done, so be prepared for a bunch of post. Then again, you never know. I have trouble getting myself motivated to do things.