Okay....I've gotten into the Captain America craze......and I see why the rest of the internet/world has gotten into it!!!!!!
I LOVE this movie. It's probably my second favorite movie of all time now....bumping Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to third favorite! O.O
Captain America was a movie I had been really psyched to see thanks to my lovely friends on both Blogger and The Lakehouse Forum. (and the real world too) ;) *cough Tara-Lareen-Jamie-Maryanna cough*
This movie more than exceeded my expectations. I knew it would be cool....I mean, it's a Marvel movie! ;D And I've heard the most incredible reviews....so I figured it would be great.
But this movie was amazing. It brought me to tears (hysterical tears to be exact) and I have watched it 8 times since first seeing it on the day after Christmas, and I still have not gotten the least bit bored with it. ;)
Here's a mini review, followed by my deeper thoughts.
Captain America:
Stars: 10/10
Liked: Um...EVERYTHING? The plot, the characters, the villains, the story, the script, the flow, the music, the setting, the weapons, the sidekicks, Steve Rogers?
Disliked: The death of a certain character. The ending. XD
Favorite Scene: After the procedure. Bucky Rescue. Ending. Stark/Shield scene. Steve and Peggy in car. Steve and Peggy in bar. Col. Phillips and Dr. Zola. The Epic Montage.
Favorite Song:
(I know all the words to this song.)
Overall Thoughts: There is so much I want to say about this movie!!!!!!! XD It was practically perfect in every way! It had amazing action, wonderful characters, interesting (and heartbreaking) plot lines, amazing soundtrack, perfect dialogue, and just.......AHHH SO PERFECT!!!!!!
I love the character of Steve Rogers. He is humble, he is valiant, he is brave, and he has a heart. In Steve's own words, he's just a kid from Brooklyn. He's no one special, he was not born a hero, he proved himself to be one.
I love Steve. So much. XD He's just so perfect!
And he draws! *swoons*
Bucky Barnes, Steve's best friend, is also incredible. He goes from being Steve's protector and sticking up for him, to being his partner in his own battalion, the Howling Commandos. Bucky is really sweet, funny and loveable. <3 I wish I saw a LOT more of him in the movie!!!!!!! ;)
Peggy Carter....ahh. Peggy is the best female lead character role I have seen in a movie since Star Wars: A New Hope with Princess Leia. ;) She's strong, she's tough, she's EPIC! And she's got a British accent, what more could anyone want? She and Steve are PERFECT for each other. ;)
Red Skull. This is the baddest bad guy I have seen in a while! He's got a freaky back story, and such a controlling and scary character, it's intriguing! :D
The other characters were also amazing, such as Col. Phillips, Dr. Zola (lol) and a bunch of others!!! The Howling Commandos are AMAZING. I love them. XD
I recommend this movie to EVERYONE. There is only a slight warning for language....but other than that, it's an INCREDIBLE movie. The ending made me cry, both with joy and with terrible sorrow. XD I love this movie more than i can say....and I am waiting for my Steve Rogers to come and sweep me off my feet! ;)
I am having serious trouble believing that it is going to be 2012 in only a few short hours. O.O
So many amazing things happened this year! It's been amazing!!!! My year in pictures, and then my New Year's Resolutions will follow. ;)
In the very beginning of this year....The Lakehouse Forum was just getting off the ground! :D Now we're 92 members strong, and growing! :)
I opened my blog in Mid-Late January of last year. Only 20 days until my Blogoversary!!! :)
I've read countless books, gotten more into the Star Wars Expanded Universe, read and published my own Fanfiction, and written a novel. All this year. 0.0
My Love for Star Wars has grown by leaps and bounds, and has been joined by other fandoms such as:
Indiana Jones
How To Train Your Dragon
Johnny Tremain <3
The Muppets...technically I was already a huge fan, but it's a new phenomenon now!
Pride and Prejudice...thank you Ley.
TRON: Legacy
MICHAEL BUBLE <333333
Lord of the Rings!
A Very Potter Musical
Wicked!
Captain America
I have gone on many fabulous vacations.......and had many fun events............
And so many wonderful blessings. <3
Dear friends, both from the internet realm and 'in real life'...
I love you all so much. This has been an amazing year!! You all inspire me and encourage me so much!!! THANK YOU!!! <33 Here's to another year of rad, epic, fun and fangirl awesomeness!!!!!
Dear family....
I love you all more than I can say. I hope you all have a wonderful new year, and that we can start anew, learning from our mistakes and spending mroe time together and have even more fun!
Dear baby sister....
YOU ARE NO LONGER A BABY!!! *sobs* Happy birthday Nutmeg, I love you so much! Even when you drive me insane, I still love you!!!!! Have the best Lalaloopsy, American Girl, Button-Tail birthday that ever existed!!! You are the coolest kid ever! <3
Dear Ember....
Just remember.... owt rof aet dna aet rof owt. Uoy rof em dna em rof uoy. Ees you t'nac, yppah woh eb dlouw ew!!!!!!!!!!! <3
Dear TLF Sisters....I love you all so much! You're amazing! And I don't know what I'd do without you. You all keep me excited and happy. XD Keep being your super awesome selves! ;) To the mod squad (and our newest additions to the mod squad) YAY FOR US!!!!!! Love you all!!!!!
Dear Blogger Friends, I love you all!!!!!!!!! Keep reading, writing and posting! ;)
Now, my new year's resolutions! :D
This year, I plan to:
Lose weight. (cliche huh? But seriously, I want to lose like 30 lbs before Celebration VI.)
Work really hard in school. Finish everything on time.
Practice my Viola daily. Get REALLY GOOD at it. ;)
Read my Bible daily.
Go FFA! (Future Farmers of America) ;)
Meet up with an internet friend (or many internet friends!!!!!)
Write more blog posts.
Succeed at Project 365!
Stop procrastinating.
Finish my NaNo novel from 2011.
Finish Celestial Eclipse (fanfic)
Finish all my other fanfics.
Watch all the Avengers films before The Avengers is released. (watch them all with Ember/Chibi)
Write another novel.
Good goals?
What are YOUR New Years Resolutions?!?
HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM FROM THE FUTURE NOW......it's officially 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. Check out my Photography blog!!!!! :) http://fallon365pictures.blogspot.com/ I'll be using it for this AMAZING photography project that will take ALLLLL YEAR! It's called: "Project 365!" ;)
What's a Fangirl Blast you ask? (hehe, rhymes....) Well, a Fangirl Blast is a Blogger "game" I suppose you could say. ;) Once a week I'll pick a character from a favorite movie of mine. It might be a Disney movie, or a Star Wars movie, or a different movie all together. I'll review the movie, and then I'll do a mini character-break-down!!! I'll post what I love and what I hate about the character....what pairings I ship....details and other things that I love/like/hate.....and then tons of pictures! :)
These will come out every Wednesday probably...and will be a new trend on my blog! :) You are all free to submit characters. This will be mirroring (but not copying, don't worry) Savanna's Character Discussions from Pandas, Lightsabers and Cameras, oh my!!. She's brilliant, you should check out (and follow) her blog!!!!!!! :)
Now...for this post...I'll start out with..........................Mara Jade-Skywalker.
Shocker. XD Seriously, I LOVE Mara!!!!!!! So....we'll enjoy some Mara stuff now. ;)
Character: Mara Jade-Skywalker
Fandom: Star Wars Expanded Universe
Facts: Mara Jade-Skywalker is one of the EU (Expanded Universe)'s main characters. She becomes one of our heroes....Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa by the end of the Thrawn Trilogy. Mara has seen pretty much all walks of life. Raised to do Emperor Palpatine's dirty work as the "Emperor's Hand", and then left on her own to make a name for herself, Mara Jade becomes an employee of Talon Kardde, and eventually gets into trouble with our original trilogy gang. After ten years of friendship, (which is good, considering at first Mara simply wanted him dead) Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade got married. (8DDD <333). She joined the New Jedi Order officially, and became the Jedi Master of Jaina Solo later on. Mara Jade-Skywalker had an unfortunate (ahem....stupid, needless...why was it written?!??) end to her life by a certain Darth Cadeus. She still lives on in the memories of her family (AND ME).
What I like about her: I like just about everything about Mara!!!!! She's so EPIC! She's kick-butt as a Jedi, Smuggler, and the Emperor's Hand. Her character is really complex, and minus the "I wanna kill everyone" thing, she's a lot like me. I love Mara....I have ever since I read the Thrawn trilogy.
What I don't like about her: SHE DIES. I hate that she dies. XD I also hate that it takes her and Luke ten flipping years to get their act together! ;P
Something I wish did/didn't happen: I wish that they (they meaning the profic authors) had included Mara in more stories....given her and Luke more time together, and eventually her and Ben (and Luke) more time together. I kinda hate that they are ALWAYS fighting for their lives. JUST GIVE THEM A BREAK, OKAY??? xD
Favorite Quote: "As long as I'm fighting, I'm not dying." "Trust me, my capacity for mayhem is undiminished." "Wait, I'll come with you" (that one's just iconic for me. XD)
Fanfics: Mara Fanfics? Oh I don't know.......*sarcasm sarcasm*
Fireworks of the Soul: VERY LUKE MARA HEAVY. It's a bunch of one-shots dedicated to them. ;)
First Kiss: OH MY FORCE. Bestie, JediKnightGrl wrote this one, and IT MADE ME SQUEAL LIKE A LITTLE GIRL. ;) SO SWEET and SO EPIC! :D
Mara Jade-Skywalker's Deadbook Page: Funniest thing EVER. XD Written as if Mara had a "Deadbook" (instead of Facebook) where she writes from the 'beyond'. XDD
Jewels: Oneshot by my very very good friend Endor. ;) This story is SUPER SWEET!!!!! :D
Shattered Remembrance: OH MY GOSH. EPIC!!!! Sad, sweet, sad, sweet!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!! Luke and Mara. ;)
I, Mara Jade: Probably one of my all-time favorite fics. ;) It's just.....AMAZING. Seriously, I love this story to pieces. I've read it a billion times. Go check out this author's stories...they all feature Mara and are all AMAZING! :D
Okay....enough ranting about my FAVORITE CHARACTER EVERRR!!!!!!!! :D
Thanks for reading everyone!!! I'll be trying to post these every week, starting tonight! :D Feel free to submit characters, they don't have to be just from Star Wars too! :D
Okay, I just came back from a short weekend vacation. ;) As we often do when vacationing together, my lovely (birthday girl!!!!!!) cousin, Chibi, and I watched movies!
We saw.....
Indiana Jones Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Last Crusade
Star Wars Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope
The Muppets
A Very Potter Musical (not exactly a movie, but we watched the majority of the first show...XD)
and
How To Train your Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury
I'll quickly review them for you all....;) Because I love movies and had a ton of fun watching them!
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I will review The Last Crusade first, because I liked it INFINITELY better. XD
Stars: 8/10 stars
Liked: It was a good movie! It had good scenes, funny dialogue, and it showed Indy's relationship with his dad. I loved the history of the Holy Grail, and everything that happened in the climax/ending.
Disliked: The girl. I don't even remember her name, honestly. XD There were also a few /slower/ parts, that I had already seen the first time I watched this movie and didn't feel like seeing again. XD
Favorite Scene: Like I said, the ending. I loved how Indy really loved his dad and was willing to risk his own life to save his father's. :) DRAMA!!!! ;)
Overall Thoughts: Great movie!!!! Family friendly for the most part, and full of action!!! My second favorite Indy film. :)
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
Stars: 3/10
Liked: The music....a /few/ quotes.....some of the action....that's it....
Disliked: The whole movie. XD I did NOT like this movie AT ALL. I hated the scene with all the ants (I HAD NIGHTMARES. I have a bad fear of bugs...) and I didn't like that Indy *SPOILER* married *END SPOILER* Marion. She's not my favorite character AT ALL. XD I have seen the light of Willie Scott, LOL :P.....don't be offended anyone, I am just voicing my opinion. I also hated that the answer/reason of the Crystal Skull was ALIENS. HOW STUPID. :P Also, Indy and Marion were both SO OLD.
Favorite Scene: I didn't really have one. I hated the whole thing. XD
Overall Thoughts: Don't waste your time folks.....the original Indy films were MUCH better....
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Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones:
Stars: 8/10
Liked: I love all the Star Wars movies! This one isn't my favorite, but I do like it well enough. :) I love Anakin and Padme (though I realize after watching this movie again that they aren't my favorite couple), and Obi-Wan is EPIC. There are a ton of great quotes from this movie, and plenty of action as well!!!
Disliked: Anakin is kinda annoying in this movie. He's whiny and honestly he's pretty bratty. He complains about Obi-Wan too much, and is a bit angry...XD I also don't like Jango Fett....because in my eyes he's not half as epic as he's made out to be. :P
Favorite Scene: Anakin and Padme's wedding......<3
Overall Thoughts: Great movie....especially if you're a romancey person. ;) Great action, and fun quotes. Not my favorite Star Wars film, but still exceptional.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Stars: 9/10
Liked: Oh man, about all the movie! It's super duper depressing, but it's amazing. The story line is epic, the characters are amazing, and the quotes and music are at their best.
Disliked: Everything from where Anakin turns to the Dark Side onward. XD LOL not really. Other than the fact it makes me bawl....I love this movie. :)
Favorite Scene: I love the scene where Padme tells Anakin about her pregnancy, and as much as it breaks my heart, the scene with Obi-Wan and Anakin's battle on Mustafar!
Overall Thoughts: The Star Wars saga at it's best. I love this movie so much!!!! But not as much as the Original Trilogy! It's a depressing, tragic film, but definitely one of the most AMAZING movies EVER.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Stars: 10/10
Liked: What's not to like? This movie is all around AMAZING. I love everything about it, it's truly the beginning of a Saga. What do I like....hummm....LUKE SKYWALKER. <3 X-WINGS. <3
Disliked: How whiny they make Luke out to be......
Favorite Scene: The Battle of Yavin....the Death Star scenes with Han and Leia.....The Throne Room scene. ;)
Overall Thoughts: EVERYONE ON EARTH SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE IT IS AMAZING. How can you NOT like this?
LOL!
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How To Train Your Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury:
Stars: 10/10
Liked: Well, it /was/ a short show, but it was AWESOME. SO SWEET and SO CUTE and SO PERFECT. It was just in time for the holidays, and REALLY REALLY CUTE! :D Hiccup and Astrid were flipping ADORABLE, and Toothless makes me wanna sob with adorableness. I LOVED every second of this...I wish it were longer!
Disliked: NOTHING. NOTHING. It was so cute, there was nothing to dislike!!!! It was practically fanfiction come to life!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Scene: Either the scene where Astrid and Hiccup are talking with each other when Hiccup's building Toothless's tail.....or towards the end with Astrid and Hiccup again. :) And the scenes with Hiccup and Toothless because I am dying to have a real life Toothless because he is SO SWEET. <333
Overall Thoughts: YOU. THERE. GO WATCH THIS NOW. HERE I'LL EVEN GIVE YOU THE VIDEO I WATCHED ON YOUTUBE.
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A Very Potter Musical: (I know this isn't a movie, but I'll review it anyway)
Stars: 9/10
Liked: The comedy. Heck, that was HYSTERICAL!!!! I haven't laughed so hard in a LONG TIME. The music was GREAT, the choreography good, and it was just SO FUNNY!!!!!!! I want to see this one on Broadway someday! ;)
Disliked: The language. :/ That was the only bad thing. I filtered out most of the language mentally, but it's definitely not appropriate for younger kids. Some of the words aren't appropriate at all but in some scenes, that's what makes it so hilarious! :P
Favorite Scene (and/or song): I love the opening song best, (Goin' Back To Hogwarts) and my favorite scene is anything with Draco in it. Even though he's played by a girl, Draco is the most hilarious character I have EVER seen. ;)
Overall Thoughts: I do not like Harry Potter. I never really have. But now......I at least like A Very Potter Musical. Okay...I LOVE A Very Potter Musical. I'm not saying that I'll read the books or anything, but this funny spoof of it made me very happy. ;) I thought it was flippin' hilarious, and I'd recommend it to people not effected or offended by strong language. ;)
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The Muppets:
Stars: 10/10
Liked: EVERYTHING. AHH EVERYTHING. I am a huge Muppets fan....die-hard fan actually. I grew up with The Muppet Show...so this movie made me CRY. Chibi and I have been Muppet Lovers for as long as I can remember....I can remember sitting in our room and watching hours of The Muppet Show, laughing hysterically over it. I think we're the only kids EVER who watched the Muppets and who actually cared about the old show. ;) All the nostalgia of this movie had me crying fifteen minutes in. I could relate to Walter...the Muppets were my heroes. (though sadly, I do not have Kermit on my watch) LOL ;)
Disliked: Some of the guest star cameos....not only because I didn't know who they were but I didn't like the actors! XD Haha! :P
Favorite Scene (and/or song): I love all the songs....I had "We Built This City" in my head all night that night. XD "The Rainbow Connection" made me cry and "Man or Muppet" made me laugh hysterically...but then sing along. ;) Also, my favorite Muppet song is the remake of "Moving Right Along" because it is SO CATCHY. :)
Overall Thoughts: Any Muppet fan should go see this movie. It's super sweet, downright hysterical, and a great family film. It touched my heart...I loved every second of it. I was crying at several parts. ;) I hope this movie goes #1. ;)
mahnamahna! *do do doo do*
The Electric Mayhem
The Muppet Show poster....<3
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So concludes my little Movie post.....I hope you enjoyed it!!! I have been falling behind on Blogging lately, thanks to NaNoWriMo.........which I am very, very, VERY close to finishing!!!!!!
Other exciting news....I have a few good ideas for blog posts that I shall work on very soon.....and I am going to get back to my fanfics soon too!!!!! I plan on updating/writing more of:
Celestial Eclipse,
Like Master, Like Padawan,
Ahsoka's Visions,
Life With The Skywalkers,
And a few one-shots...(including ones for Reaching For The Stars, Rexsoka (DO NOT YELL AT ME) and Luke and Mara!)
