Toy Story - In 3d

I can barely remember when the first Toy Story movie came out 14 years ago. My 2 children were just little and we didn't go to the pictures to see it but we did buy the video, the read along books, the duvet cover and curtains not to mention the buzz and woody toys. They were addicted to watching it (and it's following 2 movies) that they would be able to recite the whole film off the tops of their heads.

So 14 yrs on and the movies are being re released but in 3D.
It was brilliant. Worth paying the extra £2 for the 3d specs (Which you have to give back at the end of the movie) It was so long since I had seen it that I forgot what happened and it was like seeing it for the first time. I really can't wait to see Toy Story 2 in 3d.

17 Again

You have to see this movie!!!
I was really looking forward to it but It was way better than I thought it was going to be and you have the beautiful Zac Efron to swoon over all the way through (As did several young ladies in the showing we went to)


Although it might sound a little perverted due to my age, I have to admit that I think Zac Efron is one of the most beautiful men I have ever seen on screen. Having said that, don't think that I sat all through the movie drooling. Young Zac is not just a beautiful human being but a great actor too.

The story is like that of the old Tom Hanks movie Big!
37 year old Mike O'Donnell (Played by Matthew Perry) has made a mess of his life by giving up his dreams of a Basketball scholarship when he was 17 to marry his pregnant girlfriend. So after losing his job he wanders into his old High school and hankers back to the days when he was the most popular boy in school but meets a mysterious old Janitor who grants his wish to be 17 again.

So in comes Zac Efron to play the 17 year old Mike and he did a superb job. Although it was the face of Zac you were seeing, you still believed it was Older Mike in there. He had Perry's facial expressions to a tee and the mannerisms and voice inflections that you might have recognised from the old Chandler days.

The film had everything for me and I will definitely be purchasing it on DVD as soon as it arrives in the stores.

Now for some more Zac...

What happens in the movie theatre...

For years our family trips to the cinema have been Disney films, Rugrats, Harry Potter and of course Pirates. Now that my 2 are now in their teens there is a lot more choices with more adult humor on offer.

We did plan to go Wednesday to see Made of Honor but couldn't work it around DS' paper round and the England Vs US game on TV in the evening. Instead we had more time to plan to go tonight.
Part of the trip out was also to sample the brand new Showcase Delux in the Westfield centre.
Unfortunately Made of honor was no longer playing so we chose to see What happens in Vegas.




The movie stars Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz as a couple who get married in Vegas within 4 hours of meeting. They come home to New York and realise they made a big mistake and go about trying to get a quickie divorce. Unfortunately the judge tries to make an example of them and won't grant the divorce until they have made an attempt to make the marriage work.

We set off from home really early for saying that town is only 15 minutes away but I wanted to get there in good time and have a look round as it was all new.

The place is huuuuge. From the top floor of the Westfield you go up 2 more escalators to get to the main floor of the cinema itself where there is the box office and main food stands. There is also a bar restaurant which is a great way for them to get more money out people I guess. It was pretty busy so it works.
I went to buy my tickets and they asked where I want to sit...BLOODY HELL I have to make choices at the pictures now??!!! I said somewhere in the middle but I didn't know that it was a case of having to sit where they tell you.


To get to the cinema that we were in we had to go up 2 more escalators. We walked through the big doors and past 2 staff members busy chatting towards the door. As we were going in one of the chatting staff shouted to us "Do you have tickets?" he took our tickets and said "You are somewhere near the back"

We walked into the cinema and although it was 20 minutes to start time it was very dark. We scrambled along to find Our seats but as we couldn't see in the dark I don't think we were sat in the right place.

As we sat waiting for the presentation to start more customers were coming in but they were being shown to their seats by ushers. by the time the main presentation started the room was pretty full.


The movie itself was brilliant. Very funny and not as obvious an ending as I would have thought. Of course we had the gorgeous Ashton to drool at all the way through and his chemistry with Ms Diaz was very believable.



I thoroughly enjoyed the whole film and the kids did too. It was a bit weird seeing a grown up RomCom with them at the cinema but there'll be a lot more choices in future.

You know who is back!

Tonight we finally got to see number 5 in the illustrious series of Harry Potter movies. Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix.

I haven't bothered with the books as I know I can't do them justice but I do look forward to the films coming out. This one was most anticipated and sees a more mature, a more adult Harry not to mention his 2 trusty sidekicks. I mentioned to the children on the way home that Ron and Hermione should have their own spin-off. Either a TV show or series of movies or even a cartoon show. Ron and Hermione fighting crime with their powers of Wizardry...in fact I might write to JK and tell her of my ideas. I might be lucky like Mr Vernon or not so lucky like Mr Comedy Dave.

Back to the film. I really enjoyed it. I know it is supposed to be for kids but there is a lot there for us grown ups too. And the much anticipated snog between Harry and Cho was very well done. I thought it would be a little peck but It seemed to last forever. It really just did go on and on. Personally I have always longed for harry and Hermione to get together but I guess her heart belongs to Ron...
If I had the actual money I would go see it again. However there are more movies we want to see this summer and we have not the money or the time.