Monday, May 11, 2015

Man Crush Monday: George Clooney


Why We Love Him: He may not have been the best Batman, but he has had many roles that were wonderful. He was my favorite in ER way back when, I was pretty sad when he left. I have seen quite a few of his movies and he is just a fantastic actor. A few of my favorites were, Perfect Storm, The Descendants and Monuments Men. This summer he will be in the Disney movie, Tomorrowland. I'm still not 100% sure what the plot of this movie it but the trailers have been interesting and exciting. I'm excited to see what that movie is all about.


Upcoming Role(s):
  • Money Monster
  • Hail, Caeser!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Age of Ultron Review

*** Spoilers Ahead ***

   Well now that it has been about a week since the movie came out, lets do a review!


    I really did love this movie, however I think Winter Soldier is still my favorite at this point. 
The movie started off with all of the Avengers together and working as a team. As a huge Hawkeye fan, I was super happy that he got a bigger role and was able to take his rightful place on the team. The new characters, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were introduced pretty early on in the beginning scene. Nothing will beat X-Men: DOFP's scene with their version of Quicksilver. In this interpretation of him we get to know more of his personality which is something we did not get in X-Men. Scarlet Witch has a very interesting set of skills that will prove to be very harmful to the team in the future. 

    The appearance of Ultron happened pretty much the exact way that it did in all of the trailers that have been shown. The voice does not sound as robot like as I had imagined. It wasn't bad, ,just a little bit unexpected. I have to admit that having Ultron as the villain was a little over used. The plot was pretty much, bad guys wants to change the world but in reality he wants to destroy it. It's something that has been done before. The addition of Andy Serkis's character in the middle of the movie was a little strange. If he plays a bigger role in the MCU, you wouldn't know it by his scene in this movie. 

    A big surprise for me was that fact that Hawkeye is married with 3 children. I don't really keep up with the comics as much as I would like to, so this came as sort of a shock to me. It didn't really add anything to the story line of the movie but it was nice to get more back story on Hawkeye. They really gave him a lot of attention in this movie and I feel that the character really deserved that. Another thing that was a little bit of a shock was the Bruce/Natasha love story. This was kind of annoying and really not needed in the movie at all. The MCU has done a really good job of not focusing on a love story in their movies. I felt that AOU, wasted a little to much time on this story. It really kind of annoyed me whenever the two were on the screen together.

    The last major shock in the movie was towards the very end. Quicksilver dies while saving Hawkeye and a young boy. I kind of already knew that someone was going to die in this movie. I also figured that it would be one of the newer characters. However, as with most deaths in the MCU I do not really think that Quicksilver is dead. He was resurrected by his sister in the comics so there really is no reason to think it can't happen in the movies. 

   Another new character that I forgot to mention was The Vision. He turned out to be quite complex and interesting. There was not enough movie to really give him much screen time. What he did have was very important to this movie and future movies. 

 

  The end of credits scene, which wasn't at the very end, was not as great as one would come to expect. It had Thanos and the empty Infinity Gauntlet. Which, if you know anything about the infinity stones or the future movies, did not tell you anything new. We have know since Avenegers that Thanos wants the stones. All this clip really showed was that he will make a bigger appearance in future movies. We still have not seen 2 of the 6 stones after all so more is to come from Thanos. 

   I know that I had a few negatives about this movie but overall I really did love it. It was much funnier than the one before it and really any of the other movies. Seeing all of the Avengers together again was really quite exciting. This time around Hawkeye's role in the Avengers makes much more sense and he is seen as a very important part of the group. 

   

Monday, May 4, 2015

Man Crush Monday: Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Sorry that this is a little late. I've been pretty sick for the past week or so, ,but now I'm slowly getting better.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson Picture

Why We Love Him: If any of you watched Avengers: Age of Ultron this weekend then I think you know why I choose him for today's MCM. Having only seen him in Godzilla before this, I felt that he was a pretty decent choice for Quicksilver. His acting skills were pretty good in Ultron, though a little bit more back story would have worked for me. Hopefully more exciting roles are on the horizon for him. 

Monday, April 20, 2015

Man Crush Monday: Charlie Cox


Why We Love Him: Charlie Cox plays Matt Murdock(Daredevil) in the new Netflix show, Daredevil. The show is completely brilliant and unlike anything that Marvel has put out before. It is extremely dark and much more violent and gory than most things on TV. It is a very well written show and Charlie Cox plays the character wonderfully. 

  

Upcoming Role(s):
  • The Defenders (Featuring Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones)

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Weekly Etsy Find #19

Hello lovely readers! Welcome once again to Wednesday Weekly Etsy Find.  It seems more and more I am finding stuff that I love on Etsy.  It is my obsession.  One that I love sharing with you all.  Let's get to this weeks find.

This week I found these sweet shot glasses.  Of course they are not just normal shot glasses.  They feature the Hogwarts Houses.


Harry Potter House Logo Shot Glass Set of 4

I think the reason I really like them is that they are just so simple.  Yet they combine shot glasses with one of my favorite book series.  You can check out the glasses along with the rest of the shop at Puppy Bao Creations.   Check them out!

That is all until next time.  Until next week. 

Monday, April 13, 2015

Man Crush Monday: Jared Leto


Why We Love Him: Add him to my long list of sexy men with long hair! Jared Leto was never on my radar until 2013  Oscar season when he was nominated for Dallas Buyers Club. I still have not see that movie but it is one that I am interested in. His band, 30 Seconds to Mars is really good. While I am not a huge follower, I do like his music. I am pretty excited that he is going to play The Joker in the Suicide Squad. He has some big shoes to fill but I think he will be great. 

(We don't have a picture of him as the Joker yet, but he did dye his hair for the role)

Upcoming Role(s):
  • Suicide Squad

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Weekly Etsy Find #18

Another Wednesday, another Weekly Etsy Find.  This week I am not just featuring a single item, but a whole shop.
The shop is called Trending Shirts.  Click the link to visit the site.  There is a lot to explore and purchase.  I couldn't pick just one item to feature for the week.  My personal favorites are the following:

Gotham T- Shirt | Gotham City Police Dept
This sweet Gotham inspired t-shirt

Game of Thrones Mug |Sorry Ladies I’m in the Night’s Watch Coffee Cup
Game of Thrones!

The Walking Dead T- Shirt | Terminus
You can't go wrong with a Walking Dead reference.

The Walking Dead Coral Mug | Rick Grimes Carl Joke Coffee Cup
This one just makes me laugh.



Like I said earlier, there is a lot to look at in this shop.  It seems to mostly be t-shirts and coffee mugs that are mostly Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.  Both are awesome shows so I am sold.  There are some other hidden gems in there as well so go ahead click the link listed above and check them out.