"I'm sorry about the kangaroo comment." "It's all right. It's the accent, isn't it?"
The book I took the quote from yesterday is a Percy Jackson one, Son of Neptune. I don't remember which part it is from though, I just found the quote online. Was Percy ever blue?
I shan't be posting on Thursday because it is a holiday and I plan to enjoy it. And I shan't be doing a Thanksgiving post because I'm saving that for later. Except for this, something I am both excited and thankful for, Josh Groban's new album will be out on February 5th. You can guess where I will be that day. (And this time, when he tours, I might actually get to go to a concert. Isn't it nice when you are able to get your mum and brother to like something as much as you do?)
This post is later then usual. But this is the day before the holidays, and I couldn't think of anything to post about, so I decided to do a review, and I couldn't do that until I saw the movie. Yes, THE movie, one of the ones I've been very eager for this year. Rise of the Guardians. (This is a spoiler free review...I hope. Just in case, be careful)
I've yet to do a review on it, but I have read the first guardian book and enjoyed it a lot. I am eager for the others. I think it was a fun story with lots of imagination. And, let's face it, as an author I love things with lots of imagination. And North's sleigh being a kind of airship. That is just cool.
The movie is more about Jack Frost, who is a carefree - not sure what you would call him. Not human...fellow maybe. (Oh and he has a cool name. *Whistles*) No one can see him, which he isn't crazy about, but he can cause all kinds of mischief and get away with it - which he loves. Until the day Pitch, a fellow who only likes to frighten children, shows up and Jack is elected to join the Guardians. (North, Bunny, Tooth, and Sandy. And Sandy was cute, just saying. Oh, and North's accent and swords, very cool.)
Jack has to decide if he will help the guardians fight, or if he will continue his life alone, wondering who he is and what he is supposed to do - and why no one can see him like they can the others. He is persuaded to join the fight, because if they defeat Pitch he learns he can get his memories back and find out who he was before he became Jack Frost. (Both he and Bunny aren't very crazy about this arrangement because they have a long standing feud ever since Jack caused a blizzard on Easter.) It doesn't help matters any that Jack likes to call him a kangaroo.
(Hugh Jackman talks Bunny and somehow managed to pull it off and still be manly. I mean, how many guys can talk a bunny, call themselves Bunny, and not be thought of as whimps? The boomerangs accent, and exploding eggs did help of course. I've never actually heard Hugh Jackman talk in his native accent, it is very cool.) (To add to this, Pitch is talked by Jude Law. I didn't know it, but he makes a good villain! I didn't recognize his voice at first.)
Hugh Jackman and Jude Law aside. I did enjoy the movie quite a bit. It was fun and well done and exciting. I think it will be cool in 3D, just not the 3D in my home town because the screens are so tiny. What would really be cool is to go and see it at the IMax, but I'm already pushing to go and see The Hobbit there, so that option is out.
The sleigh wasn't as cool as in the book, though in the book it never actually took sleigh form...er, no wait. It did, but it had a cool propeller which was missing in the movie. The Yetis were great and the elves were funny. I'm not sure the recommendation I would give. If you like adventures and imaginative stories I would suggest it, how is that?
Now, just a bit of randomness.
Jack reminds me a bit of North from the book. Selfish, only caring what he can get out of life, until children are in danger. I think this is why North and Jack become rather close, almost as if North can see himself in Jack and wishes to help him as the old wizard helped him.
I missed Katherine but I don't even know if she is in the other books. I am curious to see what happened to her and the Specteral Boy.
Tooth was very well done. Lots of energy, sweet, and how she ways always admiring Jack's teeth was cute. If girl characters keep getting better and better like this I might have to change my view of them.
And now I need to go. Lots to do at the moment.
The cute little girl
Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!
And, if you like The Lord of the Rings and have a good sense of humor, you must read this. It is the funnest Lord of the Rings spoof I've ever read. It had me laughing for all day.
http://shieldmaidenthoughts.wordpress...
I shall try and answers the comments from the last post soon. And don't forget, picture on Friday!
Haha, just realized, I use cool a lot in this post. That wasn't intended.
Allons-y!
I shan't be posting on Thursday because it is a holiday and I plan to enjoy it. And I shan't be doing a Thanksgiving post because I'm saving that for later. Except for this, something I am both excited and thankful for, Josh Groban's new album will be out on February 5th. You can guess where I will be that day. (And this time, when he tours, I might actually get to go to a concert. Isn't it nice when you are able to get your mum and brother to like something as much as you do?)
This post is later then usual. But this is the day before the holidays, and I couldn't think of anything to post about, so I decided to do a review, and I couldn't do that until I saw the movie. Yes, THE movie, one of the ones I've been very eager for this year. Rise of the Guardians. (This is a spoiler free review...I hope. Just in case, be careful)
I've yet to do a review on it, but I have read the first guardian book and enjoyed it a lot. I am eager for the others. I think it was a fun story with lots of imagination. And, let's face it, as an author I love things with lots of imagination. And North's sleigh being a kind of airship. That is just cool.
The movie is more about Jack Frost, who is a carefree - not sure what you would call him. Not human...fellow maybe. (Oh and he has a cool name. *Whistles*) No one can see him, which he isn't crazy about, but he can cause all kinds of mischief and get away with it - which he loves. Until the day Pitch, a fellow who only likes to frighten children, shows up and Jack is elected to join the Guardians. (North, Bunny, Tooth, and Sandy. And Sandy was cute, just saying. Oh, and North's accent and swords, very cool.)
Jack has to decide if he will help the guardians fight, or if he will continue his life alone, wondering who he is and what he is supposed to do - and why no one can see him like they can the others. He is persuaded to join the fight, because if they defeat Pitch he learns he can get his memories back and find out who he was before he became Jack Frost. (Both he and Bunny aren't very crazy about this arrangement because they have a long standing feud ever since Jack caused a blizzard on Easter.) It doesn't help matters any that Jack likes to call him a kangaroo.
(Hugh Jackman talks Bunny and somehow managed to pull it off and still be manly. I mean, how many guys can talk a bunny, call themselves Bunny, and not be thought of as whimps? The boomerangs accent, and exploding eggs did help of course. I've never actually heard Hugh Jackman talk in his native accent, it is very cool.) (To add to this, Pitch is talked by Jude Law. I didn't know it, but he makes a good villain! I didn't recognize his voice at first.)
Hugh Jackman and Jude Law aside. I did enjoy the movie quite a bit. It was fun and well done and exciting. I think it will be cool in 3D, just not the 3D in my home town because the screens are so tiny. What would really be cool is to go and see it at the IMax, but I'm already pushing to go and see The Hobbit there, so that option is out.
The sleigh wasn't as cool as in the book, though in the book it never actually took sleigh form...er, no wait. It did, but it had a cool propeller which was missing in the movie. The Yetis were great and the elves were funny. I'm not sure the recommendation I would give. If you like adventures and imaginative stories I would suggest it, how is that?
Now, just a bit of randomness.
Jack reminds me a bit of North from the book. Selfish, only caring what he can get out of life, until children are in danger. I think this is why North and Jack become rather close, almost as if North can see himself in Jack and wishes to help him as the old wizard helped him.
I missed Katherine but I don't even know if she is in the other books. I am curious to see what happened to her and the Specteral Boy.
Tooth was very well done. Lots of energy, sweet, and how she ways always admiring Jack's teeth was cute. If girl characters keep getting better and better like this I might have to change my view of them.
And now I need to go. Lots to do at the moment.
The cute little girlEveryone have a Happy Thanksgiving!
And, if you like The Lord of the Rings and have a good sense of humor, you must read this. It is the funnest Lord of the Rings spoof I've ever read. It had me laughing for all day.
http://shieldmaidenthoughts.wordpress...
I shall try and answers the comments from the last post soon. And don't forget, picture on Friday!
Haha, just realized, I use cool a lot in this post. That wasn't intended.
Allons-y!
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