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July 18, 2007: Blog Round Up for July!
Welcome to another Blog Round Up! We’ve roped together small snippets of news and information for your enjoyment.
MEETING TONIGHT!
It’s the n-th annual salad supper! Tonight’s supper is hosted at the home of Jen C. south of C-U. Don’t turn up at the usual meeting site or you’ll be locked out of the church—oh wait that happened LAST month (tee hee. . . Lookin’ at you, Susan. ) Anyway, Jen provides the salad base (aka lettuce) and the rest of the gals provide the fixings. I’m sure it’s not to late to RSVP or ask for directions. . .
MINI MOVIE REVIEWS
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
This was one of my least favorite HP books, but it ended up being my favorite movie to date! Yes, they’ve cut and changed the book for length. Yes, Potterphiles will notice these changes and omissions. However, the changes and omissions were less glaring than in the past four movies and there were many fewer “what-the-heck!?” moments. Plus, you’ll love to hate Umbridge (Imelda Stauton) and the young lady playing Luna (Evanna Lynch) is a find. All your favorites are back and the director managed to put some warm and funny moments into a dark tale. For book readers, Harry’s anger and whining have been drastically reduced, which is a good thing. It’s the only HP movie where, after it was over, I said, “When can we see it again?” Rated PG-13; 3 1/2 stars; 2 hrs., 18 mins.
Ratatouille
What if you wanted to get a job that no one believes you can do? What if your daughter wanted to be president? Would you tell her it could never happen? What if your son wanted to be an actor—but as he keeps pointing out, you don’t live near NY or LA? Would you tell him to get a new dream? This is the premise of Ratatouille. Remy wants to be a chef when he grows up. Remy is a really good cook, but no one believes in him. Everyone tells him it is a stupid idea. Sadly, the world is against Remy because of a tragic fate of birth. After all, Remy didn’t ask to be born a rat. Can Remy overcome this small detail? Can Remy train a clumsy kid and turn him into a great chef? Can Remy save a restaurant from evil food critics, health inspectors, and rival chefs? The latest Pixar film offers answers to these questions and more in a cute film that dragged in a couple of places, but offered some laugh-out-loud moments as well. G; 2 1/2 stars; 1 hr., 51 mins.
Nancy Drew
Not the Nancy Drew you grew up with, but nevertheless a likable junior version. Preteen kids (boys as well as girls) will get a kick out of this cute adventure movie. This Nancy (Emma Roberts) is a 1950s throwback with her manners, dress, and cute roadster car. Transplant her to modern Hollywood and you end up with the typical fish-out-of-water story. If you throw in a goofy sidekick kid, a couple of cynical prima donna teen girls to act as a foil to Nancy, a creepy caretaker, and a mystery to solve, you end up with a pleasant way to kill a couple of hours with your kids. PG; 2 1/2 stars; 1 hr., 39 mins.
HARRY POTTER BOOK NEWS
It’s Friday! It’s Friday! Yes, my geeky HP self and my geeky HP family will be at a midnight book party. We’re getting one copy then. Amazon is sending one on Saturday and I’m number 19 on the library waiting list, which means I can get that on Saturday as well. For those keeping track, that is three copies for four readers. Yes, I know it is a brawl waiting to happen! We shall have to endeavor to be civil to each other and patiently wait our turn. I think this is definitely a case of age has its privileges, don’t you? Mom first! Outtatheway! Hey, is that Miley Cyrus on our street? Why don’t you give me the book and go outside and see. . . . Yep, that will work.
FROM THE “IT MADE ME LAUGH” DEPARTMENT
The Red Sox are doing quite well this year, thank you very much. We die-hard fans are even dreaming about a repeat of the 2004 World Series! (Sorry, all you Cubs, White Sox, and Cards (my second favorite team!) fans.) That said, here is a really funny spoof MasterCard commercial made after the Red Sox last won. You know how all you Cubs fans promise to give anything for a World Series win? Yeah, we used to be you. Click the link (it's PG-13) for a good laugh and if you can’t stand the Red Sox, imagine it is a commercial about the Cubs. We reversed our curse, the Cubbies can do the same—next year!
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