See this is why Summer should be longer.

Yup, its Wednesday. The ghost of schools past has come to haunt us again. Like it does every year. Knowing that today is wednesday, I know that we have about 6 (?) days give or take of freedom until we are thrust against the mad homework, the reckless class time and the everlasting clock.

Yes, you can probably tell that I am not happy to go back to school, but I do kind of enjoy school. But once you are back, you want to be on vacation, but when I got into summer vacation, I wanted to go back. You just have to adjust, study and volia! You will adjust. You know- weekends still exist.

This Summer I have had the pleasure of seeing lots of movies with my friends and family, and seeing many of the new T.V shows that had recently premiered on T.V. Also the music world has changed and evolved over the Summer with new songs from many brilliant artists. Have you heard Florence and the machines new single? Its amazing.

I've also been awarded so many photography opportunities and chances. This summer I have taken photography wherever I went, which is why I have been able to take so many special photos that mean a lot to me. Photography is a great way to express your feelings and use angles, lighting and colors to change the world around you, sometimes seeing it the way you see it and sometimes seeing it in a whole new way.

I have also been experimenting with video, I love the fact that you can change the feeling so much with a change in tune, lighting or camera angles as well. I hope to come up with future stories and short films to post on this blog.

Lastly, I would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to read this, by the time I am now, I have gotten over 2,500 views, I know some people may say that it may not be much, but It means a lot to me. Whether your searching for an image and my site came up, searching for the number of swear words in Bridesmaids or searching for the review of the Cd you considered buying , thank you.

Anyhow, my first Summer Movie & Music Awards will be posted on the last Friday of Summer vacay. Yay!!!

Our Idiot Brother Review

Paul Rudd takes on the screen as ned.
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The movie is basically about a man, named Ned. He isn't really the smartest guy in the world, but he cares. One day when he sells drugs to a police officer, he goes to jail. When he finally gets out of jail, he has no where to go, seeking somewhere to stay, he stays with 3 of his sisters, and goes through many bumps in the road.

Having big stars like Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel, plus the creaters of the hit comedy Little Miss Sunshine, yes thats where this movie seems familiar from, same style of movie, you would expect this to be cheesy, but it isen't.

First of all, even though this might not sound that bad, in between the sweetness, there is lots and lots of F words, meaning different things, there is also nudity, but no full parts are shown.

I enjoyed the acting from this movie, Paul Rudd plays Ned really well and really shows us lots about Neds personality, also the actresses who played the sisters all played really different characters, but played them well.

This is definatly not a movie like the Hangover, in between all the dirty jokes, there is a lesson, a lesson that is visiable to everyone who watches. See the world with open eyes and that trust is key to anything.

Our Idiot Brother bears many resembles to "Little Miss Sunshine" , there is lots of family involved and family problems, it also looks at the positive side of things. Overall, Our Idiot Brother is a great movie to watch, I left the theatre smiling. B

The Hunger Games VMA Presentation

As you probably know, I am a huge fan of THE HUNGER GAMES, so I watched the presentation on the VMAS. Here it is!

What do you think? Lots of people are saying that her face is too clean, but maybe it is just mixed footage of her in the forest, or this is just created for this teaser. She could've just gotten into the arena. This just makes me more excited for the movie in March!!

No More Refills- Are you kidding me?

Cineplex has announced that they will no longer do large drink or popcorn refills. But the prices will stay the same, the large popcorn still going around $6-$7 and the large drink still remaining at its original price.

The popcorns remain the same size, but the amount gets lowered.
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I have no idea why they did this, but I have a few guesses. The average tub of popcorn has a value of 2 cents, but is sold for $4- $7. Maybe they wanted to make more profit.http://www.thestar.com/article/268992

 I know movie popcorn is bad for you, but seriously? I don't think they took away the refills because of that. 

I have heard that some people would bring the same bag in each time, to get a refill each time, which got cineplex upset. My question is, since each refill has the value of approximately 2 cents, how many refills would it take to get their money's worth? A lot.

Now, next time I think about getting a large to share with my friends or family, I will think again. Maybe it isn't worth it anymore.

Lemonade Mouth Movie Review

This is a little late, considering the movie came out a while ago, but I just thought I would review it.

Lemonade Mouth is based on the book by Peter Hughes, it is a movie about a group of very different people. One day Olivia (Brigit Melder), Wen (Adam Hicks),Stella (Hayley Kayoko), Mo (Miami Scott) and Charlie (Blake Mitchael) all meet one day in the least likely place- detention. They then begin expressing the one thing they have in common- music. After they discover that they make a pretty good band. The main idea is that it doesen't matter if your popular or not, everyone can make a difference.

Even though this was a classic disney channel musicial, it has something to it, something that High School Musical diden't have, it had a certain type of friendship feeling to it, maybe it focused more on the friendship than the romance, which I prefer.

I have to say for a disney movie, the acting was really well done. Brigit Melder has always been a good actress and she played the role really convinclingly. I am also surprised with Adam Hicks, who plays in Zeke and Luther. He really stepped up to play this role, and I was pleasantly surprised.

The only thing I am confused with is that there are still knots untied at the end, they introduced romance and then did nothing with the romance, which I find kind of pointless, why have it at all then?

Overall Lemonade Mouth is a good family movie, I would recommend it because of the story, the acting and the message! B

Open! Add yourself to the site!

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I have added 2 pages to the site! I have one fun add on contest, about your parents reactions to movies you want to see (here)

Another is one about your movie reviews, and movies that you like or dislike! You can share your movie reviews and it might be posted! (here)

- Kassy

Teen Spirit Review

Teen Spirit is a movie trying to prove a point that was already proven, but trying to make it a twist for the modern audience, in a Mean Girls , sort of way. But this movie does not come to Mean Girl's status, and not even darn close to that. With Lindsey Shaw and Cassie Scerbo, two girls that made their big debuts on T.V shows such as Pretty Little Liars and 10 Things I Hate About You, there is a reason why this show stayed on the small screen.

Cassie Scerbo and Lindsey Shaw get all glammed up, to get one simple crown.
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The movie opens up with the popular girls, these girls are so unrealistic, in every way. No one will be able to relate to them at all, they are obsessing over some "Crown", then we see the unpopular girls, they are a little more relatable, but still, no. There is no personality to these characters, we don't see who they really are, its like we don't know anything about them. The popular girl, Amber then dies, like that. Why? Because she got electrified when trying to reach for her prom crown, they are trying to make this funny, but it really isn't, this girl is so stupid, and its sad. But as the movie goes on, we soon discover everyone is laughing over Ambers dead body. After, ambers spirit, is set on a task, for her not to go to hell, she has to make the unpopular girl, become popular and be the Prom Queen. 

The script is simply awful, it is so predictable and really boring, and really lacks originality. The characters are really bland and are just the normal girls, nothing special. It seems like its trying to make us laugh, in awkward ways, that just cause more silence. 

The acting isen't much better, Lindsey Shaw did a good performance, but I felt like I was missing a lot of points from her character, Cassie Serbo on the other hand, seemed like she was trying way too hard to play her character, it improved later on in the movie though, but it just seemed like she didn't see any personality in her character.The only thing that is good is their chemistry on the screen, the ending scene  with them was really well done, because they did show emotion.

Overall, this movie doesn't prove anything, its missing what Mean Girls had to make it a success, and its just doing the basic, Unpopular girl becomes popular, and stays that way, nothing special and totally missable. C-

Canada's Wonderlands Leviathan Announcement!

This morning at 7am was the big announcement from Canada's Wonderland, the announcement of a new ride. After Windseeker, I had a feeling this would happen. Windseeker was the ride released this year, and it wasn't a new favourite of the park, but Im sure that the people will welcome the Leviathan with open arms.

What the Roller Coaster the Leviathan will look like, its 80˙
drop beating its fellow coaster, Behemoth.
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Like the Behemoth, the Leviathan is a drop, no loop coaster, but unlike the behemoth, the leviathan features an 80˙ drop while behemoth has a drop at 75˙.The ride will also have a speed of 140km/hr, while the Behemoth had a speed of 125km/hr.The track will measure out to a length of 5,486 feet long, beating Behemoth's of 5,318 feet long.

Personally, I am excited for this ride because it will be like an upgrade from the Behemoth, everything about the Behemoth is amazing, but this will add the excitement to the heights and dropping! I was wondering where this ride would be built, but clearly Wonderland has room for it!!

Are you excited for the Leviathan or do you think that they should've come up with something more original then sticking with the original idea of the Behemoth? Are you going to be first in line to get on this ride? Please comment!!!

Winter's Bone Review

Just recently I decided to rent Winter's Bone , I wanted to see what was in this movie, the movie that won the sundance film festival.

Jennifer Lawrence plays an Oscar worthy role in Winter's Bone

Winter's Bone is a movie about a girl, played by Jennifer Lawrence who discovers that she needs to find her drug-dealing father and she then goes through social terrain to do it.

This movie had incredible acting, every actor& actress who played in this movie did a phenomenal job. Jennifer Lawrence did an incredible job, which is why Hunger Games fans should not be disappointed in this decision, she plays a very similar character to Katniss in the Hunger Games and she is amazing playing her, don't worry fans.

Another thing about this movie is that the plot was unpredictable, I didn't see anything coming before it happened. This movie was a perfect nominee for the oscars, not for the obvious reasons.

Overall this was a great movie, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes this sort of movie, some people won't be able to follow it, but im sure they would still be able to enjoy it. Ether way, Winter's Bone is a film masterpiece.

Blue Mountain Ridge Runner Ride- Review

Part of the ridge runner track in Blue Mountain.
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The Ridge Runner is Blue Mountain's first coaster, its an exciting mountain coaster, taking people all around the hill for over a kilometre, with speeds up to 42km/hr! The best thing about it is its open year round, so we can go on in the snow!


When I went on it, there wasn't much of a line up, so I got on pretty fast. I sat in this blue seat, that was surprisingly, quite comfortable. It had one seatbelt on it which buckles across the check and another for the legs, but it was optional.


There was also a lever, to pull away from you to speed up, and to pull close to you to break, on the way up, we weren't supposed to touch it, but I thought we had to hold it, anyway, nothing bad will happen if you hold it, just don't brake it!


Anyway, you go uphill for about 5 minutes and then we pull down the lever and .... whoosh! We whizz downhill! The ride isen't that fast, but thats good because we can see the forest and the mountain, but there are lots of turns!!


At the end, we have to slow down, I was at full speed so I had to do a big brake at the end, I advise all of you guys who are going to go on it to attempt to go SLOWLY, when you see the signs that say, go slow! 


I loved this ride, it wasn't so short, and it was nice and relaxing to see the mountain, its no thrill ride for ride seekers, or people that ride huge roller coasters, but you will still enjoy it because you can control the speed of the ride! 

Crazy, Stupid, Love Review

Crazy, Stupid, Love, a movie that I didn't know what to expect from, a cheesy comedy or a heartfelt laugh? With stars Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Kevin Bacon & Emma Stone, the movie sold lots of tickets for these big stars, and seeing this movie, was worth every penny.

The movie revolving around a man, Cal who had a perfect life- until his wife asks for a divorce. Spending nights alone at a bar, getting drunk he meets Jacob who helps him discover and find his "Manhood" and to start getting other woman into his life. A lot more goes on in the movie then that, but that is the main part of the movie.

In this movie, the acting was really well done, I really liked all the stars in this movie because it seemed like they put a lot of emotion into the acting, and made their characters believable. Steve Carrell did a great performance and was really funny, along with Julianne Moore even in the saddest of scenes. Emma Stone, who did an awesome performance in Easy A, did a great performance in this movie with Ryan Gosling & Kevin Bacon was funny as well.

I also enjoyed the camerawork in this film, I really liked the way that the backgrounds were really fuzzy, the camera would focus on the character, and fuzz out the background really well. This is an element that made this movie unique and different compared to other comedy movies out in the theatres.

Another thing is that the movie was really funny, there were parts when I was laughing,not just smiling like I did in Hop, or other supposed comedy movies. Kids can understand some jokes in this movie as well.

Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and I would watch it again. I would reccommend this to anyone looking for a good movie, it beats Horrible Bosses by far comedy wise and manages to make the movie funny- but not dirty, something not much movies can do these days. A-

You Again- Review

Last night I decided to watch the movie You Again , while lying on the couch. Being board.

The movie You Again is a movie about a girl, who went through a lot of bullying in High School, especially from this girl named JJ . She becomes very successful in the future, but then she discovers that her brother is marrying JJ!

I am sure lots of people or girls can relate to this type of movies, majority of schools have that one girl , that lives to make others miserable and none of us would want this person marrying their brothers.

Although this is a romantic comedy, I don't see much of ethier. It had its few laughs, but practically no romance. Also I could see everything coming and knew how the film was going to end so it really wasn't that special.

The acting was decent, with the all star cast including Kristen Bell & Betty White, it sure made it better then it could've been.

Another thing that I liked about this movie was the revenge factor, I mean I was rooting Bells character the whole movie with her revenge on JJ, the movie seemed to say that you should put it behind you, but if this girl ruined her life, shouldn't there be some justice?

Overall this movie is for fans of heartfelt, laughs. Otherwise, choose another movie. C-

Rise Of The Planets Of The Apes Review

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, the highly anticipated prequel to the famous "Planet Of The Apes" series, was sure to be a major blockbuster and money grabber.. But was it really worth it? My answer: Yes, for sure yes!

With a star studded cast including James Franco (127 Hours) , Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) & The Famous Tom Felton (Harry Potter), this movie proved to have more than visual effects up its sleeve. The acting was really well done, it really seemed real, considering the apes were all animation.

Tom Felton... Who plays Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter did a fairly good job, although he did play a similar or almost identicial person as Draco Malfoy, only those fans would be able to point out the differences (Including me).

The visual effects- oh the visual effects, they were incredible, it is from the team that did Avatar, the apes looked SO real and at some points were frightening as well. This would've been great in 3D because at some points it seems like some things are popping out at you!

Another thing, the scenery. I loved it when they showed the shots in the park and of the apes climbing the trees, that was really cool.

The best thing this movie did, it made you see the world though the Apes eyes, it made you see the world through human eyes. The movie didn't take a side, it made you choose to take a side, with the humans or the apes, not much movies can do that and I can say that this one did that successfully.

Overall this is a great film, not just for fans of the previous series, but for people looking to find a good movie, especially one with good action. This prequel is sure to be one that can't miss. B+

Flipped Movie Review

Today I decided I would watch the movie “Flipped” , I chose to watch this movie because I read part of the book before I had to return it and I thought it had a really cool idea.

To start, the movie is about a girl, Julie and a boy Bryce. Julie met Bryce when he moved to town and she started to like him, so much that even he knew- and it  is annoying him. Growing up into 8th grade, things start to get complicated....

First of all- I diden’t watch it because of the romance, I don’t really like romance. I watched it because of the idea, we hear Bryce talk about what happenned that day in his point of view, then it is switched to Julies point of view of the same event. I generally think that is really cool, because we get to see both of their point of views, which can be like telling two different stories really.

I have to say, the plot really wasen’t original , except for the point of view of the different people. I really thought that girl likes boy thing has been done a lot of times, but the author gave it a little twist, which made it a really cool movie.

Another thing, from the different point of views, things seem to happen really conditionally between them, thats very unlikely, (eg when Julie thinks about how she should clean up her yard, Bryce tells her that her yard looks like crap). 

I did enjoy the photography & lighting in this movie, I thought it was personally really cool and that it really helped us feel the story in a way that words coulden’t.

Overall this is a good movie, I would give it a thumbs up and I would rate it THUMBS UP!

The Adjustment Bureau Review

Last night I watched the movie "The Adjustment Bureau". Here is my review:

The movie "The Adjustment Bureau" is a movie with a cool new concept: People controlling your life, and your fate. The movie starts with a man (Matt Damon) who is in politics, one day he meets a woman (Emily Blunt) who he runs into the next day, then he discovers that he wasen't supposed to see her again. Following him, mysterious forces try to separate them as he makes his way to find her again. Get the plot on imdb here.

The Adjustment Bureau kept me hooked, I literally couldn't stop watching. The acting was well done, as Matt Damon and Emily Blunt delivered solid performances, and the whole concept was mind blowing and stayed in your mind afterwords.

It was a very original plot and I guess that in the future more movies will come out with a similar concept as this film. The script was well done and I was very impressed, although it was pretty romantic, but not to the extreme.

The music was good, but I have to highlight the strongest point in the film: The script. The script was what brang it all together into a great film! I wish I would've watched it in theatres because it would've been way cooler then renting it and I would've felt more of the action!

Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone wanting a good movie, its great for kids as well and they will understand it too!! A-

Scream Movie Review

This morning I decided to watch Scream. Yeah, I have never watched Scream before. Here is my review.

Scream is a slasher film about a girl (Sydney) who seems to be targeted by a killer, ghost face. There is lots of killing and blood, but it still wasn't "Scary", just frightening and things pop out at you!

What I have to say about this movie is that it isen't just horror, its more horror with dark comedy and mystery. Throughout the movie we are guessing who this ghost face killer is and the motifs for the killer.

The music in the movie was like typical horror movie music, and did give some of the fear into the movie.

The movie was unpredictable, suspenseful and I had no idea who the killer was!!!Overall this movie is a good movie for scary movie fans and people who like the whole "Pop out at you" aspect in movies, but in this movie everything is taken too lightly, the deaths and the murders are talked about amoung the characters like they are ordering pizza. It's just unreal. . B-

Hold On 'Til the Night Greyson Chance Album Review

Today at 12:00 in the morning, Greyson Chance released his debut album: Hold on till the night- and I fell asleep, so when I woke up at 8:40, I bought the album instantly from itunes! This album is a mixture of pop and alternative, but classified as pop on itunes. Even though Greyson Chance is a 13 year old, this album will be sure not to disappoint.

The only complaint I have is that his songs light up the dark, stars and broken hearts are not on this album, I was hoping they would be featured, but saying that the songs that were on the albums were really good and they gave me a break from all this mainstream pop.

1. Waiting Outside The Lines: This was Greyson's debut single, and as soon as I heard it I fell in love with his music. This actually has meaning, live your life to the fullust. Don't look down on tomorrow, just do what you want now. Follow your dreams.

2. Unfriend You: His second single, this song is basically about Facebook, he is going to go on Facebook and "Unfriend" the girl he is talking about because she is a liar! His voice really is shown off in this song!

3. Home Is In Your Eyes: This song is really beautiful, and sad. This shows Greyson missing someone from home. Its a really nice melody.

4. Hold On Till The Night: This song is the strong, energetic song on this record. Greyson even said that it was made to tell his fans to not be afraid.

5. Heart Like Stone: This song is saying that his heart feels is stone because he is hurt. He is trying to keep himself from getting hurt. The tune is really original.

6. Little London Girl: This song is about him meeting someone, a girl in London. This girl is all rock and roll. This song is really upbeat, energetic, light and fun! Its one of my favourites on this album!

7. Cheyenne : This song is very soulful and slow. He is asking a girl , Cheyenne not to break up with him because he loves her. I don't like the slow beat on this song, but im sure soul music lovers will.

8. Summertrain: This is my favourite song on the album, it is so easygoing and relexing, it makes me forget my worries and just relex. Its a really awesome song!

9. Stranded: The sound is very interesting on this song, he wants to be "stranded" on an island with the girl. It's very fun and catchy!

8. Look at me now: This song is really cool, one of my other favourites. It is telling people how he has changed and those who never believed in him, look at him now! He came up with a pretty awesome album! This song means a lot to me because it is inspiring to anyone who wants to be something, or do something. You have to start small, and dream big!!

9. Slipping Away: This is about someone slipping away from him, he is trying to get his grasp on the girl, but she keeps slipping away, a little more every day. This is a great song!

Overall, I will give Hold On Till The Night an 8.5/10 , this album was an awesome album and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to have an album with a variety of different styles of songs! We are so proud of you Greyson!

Cowboys & Aliens movie review

Today I saw the movie Cowboys & Aliens. The movie is basically about 2 things: Cowboys and Aliens. When I saw the trailer when seeing Harry Potter p1, I had to see this movie, and I was anticipating it for the next 8 months! When this film was discussed people were saying things like "Cowboys and Aliens! They don't belong together!". But this film proved that they can be together successfully!

The movie was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the master director. But just because he executive produced it, doesn't mean it is really Speilberg. This is more of a action western.

The music is the movie was good, but didn't convey a lot of emotion. The camera angles were O.K , but I think that they could have been done better.

The thing I would complain about is its originally, the idea is original, but what happens is more of a been-there-done-that sorta thing, I have seen stuff like this before.

On the positive side- the special effects were really well done. The Aliens were very well- creepy but not too much to scare you. The ships and lighting was done very well and it really helped with the development of the story.

Overall Cowboys & Aliens is a must see for western fans, but the only thing keeping the movie elements up is the originally of the basic idea: Cowboys & Aliens. B-

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My photography portfolio won't connect to webs.com! webs.com isen't even accessible!! Sorry no posting for awhile on my portfolio. Ill try to make a new one :)!!!