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Thursday, January 29, 2015

[MOVIE REVIEW] Two Night Stand (2014)


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MODERATE SPOILERS


Today I was feeling like watching a romantic comedy and came across the movie Two Night Stand, with Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now; Divergent; Project X) and Analeigh Tipton (Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model; Warm Bodies) and I was like: yes!

So this is the movie I'll be reviewing this time! - If it wasn't clear already.

 5 stars rating
Now is it me or trailers these days just tells you everything about a movie? I'm telling you, I NEVER watch an entire trailer before watching a movie because it spoils the whole experience of being surprised by it!

But if you're one of those people who likes watching them, then here's it is :


So the movie is about an unemployed single girl called Megan (Analeigh Tipton), who lives with her not-so-happy-about-it-friend, Faiza (Jessica Szohr), and decides to try online dating.

After trying to get into a club with Faiza and her boyfriend and not being able to because she misplaced her ID, she ran into her ex-fiance and his new girl, and now she sees herself at the rock bottom.

That night she decides to have, for the first time, a one night stand with someone from the dating site, who turns out to be a guy named Alec (Miles Teller).

Unfortunately in the next morning as she tries to leave his place, she realizes she can 't because of a huge blizzard, turning the one night stand into two.

This movie was really fun. I believe the scenario they're in, relationship wise, is very relatable to a lot of people, which is something nice in a romantic comedy.

They were perfect for the role of young people who are just starting their lives, still figuring it out.

Is it just me or Miles Teller looks a lot younger than his actual age, which is 27? Well, congratulations to him.

For me there just wasn't a downside to this movie and it didn't leave anything to be desired, so yes I do recommend it!

Go check it out!

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

[TV SHOW REVIEW] Young & Hungry - ABC


cover of Young and Hungry - ABC family
NO SPOILERS



Today I'm reviewing a sitcom executive produced by Ashley Tisdale and starring the beautiful ex-Disney star Emily Osment: Young & Hungry.

The show was renewed for a second season, which is coming up this spring.Yay!

    5 stars rating
The series follows the life of a feisty girl named Gabi (Emily Osment) who gets hired as a personal chef by Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) and has to prove herself not only to him, but also to his personal assistant in order to keep the job.

The show also counts with the participation of Jesse McCartney as Cooper, a computer hacker who comes to work for Josh.

I found the series to be super easy and fun to watch, the characters are very bright and they all have a distinct personality which makes everything even better.

Because it is so simple and easy to like, I give this show 5 stars for sure :)

So go ahead and check it out!


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

[BOOK REVIEW] Never Give Up Your Dreams - Augusto Cury


cover of Nunca Desista de Seus Sonhos by Augusto Cury



I just finished reading the first self-help book that has actually helped me: Never Give Up Your Dreams, by the amazing  brazilian psychiatrist, psychotherapist and writer, Augusto Cury.

I read the portuguese version and I know there is a spanish version, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find an english one.

5 stars rating
So if you understand portuguese or spanish make sure to check it out, if not, I recommend you still read other books by Augusto Cury that has been translated to english because it WILL be worth it!

In this book he tells the story of a few of the greatest dreamers, such as Abraham Lincoln , Martin Luther King and Jesus Christ, doing a psychological review on their minds and actions, and explaining why having dreams is so vital.

It is just amazing, I read a little bit every morning and it would just put me in a better mood to face my daily routine.

So I recommend this book 100%, if you decide on reading it, you won't regret it!


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Saturday, January 24, 2015

[TV SHOW REVIEW] How to Get Away with Murder - ABC


poster of How to Get Away with Murder - ABCNO SPOILERS
Welcome to another tv show review!

This time I will be talking about a thrilling mysterious legal drama show called How to Get Away with Murder, that follows the life of a criminal law professor, Annalise Keating, and her five best students.

The series is currently on it's ninth episode in the first season.

     4.5 stars rating
The title alone makes you curious to find out more about the show, but it's when you start watching it that you're under its spell. The story already begins very mysteriously, alternating between how everything started and how things are currently. The inbetween is shown little by little in every episode, making you frustrated in a good way.

The bad thing about starting a show like this, is being able to keep up the story this good throughout the entire series, so I don't know how I'll like it once the current mystery is solved if it is.

But so far I'm really into it and I do recommend it.

I won't be getting into more details because, well, it's a mystery show and I'm guessing you want to find out what happens by yourself.

So go ahead and check it out!

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That's it for this review, I hope I helped you guys!
Make sure to let me know if there's anything you want reviewed.

Until the next review, xo 
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

[MOVIE REVIEW] Vice (2015)

poster of VICE 2015 movieNO SPOILERS




I'm here bringing you guys another sci-fi movie that has the awesome participation of Bruce Willis: Vice.


Here's the trailer :

   4.5 stars rating



The main subject of the movie is a sort of resort called VICE, designed by Julian Michaels (Bruce Willis), where the clients can do anything they want, play out all their wildest fantasies to artificial inhabitants, the residents, who feels and looks completely human and have absolutely no idea that their lives are programmed so they always have the exact same planned day.

The movie is sort of Gamer (2009) meets The Island (2005), and have the main focus not on the clients who do despicable things in this separated world, but on the life the A.I.s have.

I really liked this movie, it was very entertaining and easy to watch. The plot is quite common, people have been doing this kind of "escape-from-dystopia" films for a while, so it's not something new, but is still very fun to watch.

The only thing I didn't like was seeing Bruce Willis as the bad guy instead of the good one. But oh well, what you gonna do right.


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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

[BOOK REVIEW] Crossed - Ally Condie

Cover of the book Crossed by Ally Condie

MODERATE SPOILERS


Today I will be reviewing a book that I just finished reading: Crossed, the second book of the Matched trilogy by Ally Condie. Click here to check my review on the first book, Matched.

Now, this one blew me away. I mean, the first book was already amazing, but this one is wordless.

 5 stars rating
This time the novel is told by both Cassia and Ky's alternating point of view. Cassia is trying to get to Ky, who's been sent to the Outer Provinces to, basically, die, and Ky is trying to get back to the Society to find Cassia. So this book makes you anxious to see what is going to happen, and you keep wishing for them to just meet each other, but then something happens and they get further apart, making you want to read the book non stop. That goes on into about half of the book, when they finally find each other.

In Crossed a lot of juicy secrets are revealed, from all of them, including the Society's, and new characters, that are just as captivating and misterious as the main ones, appears. It's interesting to see how they change and grow throughout this book, in comparison to the first one, as they find and see things they never expected to or knew it existed.

I don't want to say much more so I don't spoil the book for you, but it's basically the journey of Cassia and Ky to finding freedom from the Society and for themselves.

If you read Matched, I recommend you to read this one because it is even better and you are going to love it!

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

[TV SHOW REVIEW] 2 Broke Girls - CBS

NO SPOILERS


          
This time I'll be reviewing a sitcom that is currently on its 4th season: 2 Broke Girls.

The show is about, well, two broke girls, Caroline Channing and Max Black, working as weitresses in a diner in Brooklyn, New York.

It is fun to watch their unsual friendship, since Max, according to her, raised herself, while Caroline was born rich, but saw everything fall apart when her father was caught in a Ponzi scheme. The language is simple and filled with innuendos.

In my opinion is currently even better than Two and a Half Man please don't hate me.

The only bad thing I'd say about this show, is that sometimes the "comedy lines" feel a little too obvious. But some might like it or not be too bothered by it, like me.

So if you don't want to commit too much into watching a new tv show but still feels like needing to laugh a little, I certainly recommend 2 Broke Girls.


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Thursday, January 15, 2015

[MOVIE REVIEW] Before I Go To Sleep (2014)

Cover of the movie Before I Go To Sleep 2014
NO SPOILERS




So I wanted to review a movie this time, and I chose a recent-ish one, because there's not much point to reviewing movies like Titanic and Twilight - yes, two very very different movies, but I'm guessing everyone knows those two, lol.

  
With that said, I'll be reviewing Before I Go to Sleep, a mystery thriller film based on S.J. Watson's novel with the same title. Unfortunately I haven't read the book so I can't do a comparison for you guys.

If you haven't read the book and likes to be surprised about a movie, I advice you not to watch the trailer, because it is a MAJOR spoiler. But if you don't want to hear me then go right ahead, no resentments just a little :



The movie is about a woman called Christine Lucas, who wakes up every morning without knowing anything about her current life. And everyday her husband, Ben, tells her that she had an accident ten years ago and has been suffering from amnesia ever since.

Every morning Christine gets a call from a neurologist who's helping her, without her husband's knowledge, to figure out what really happened, since she is the only one who knows.

This movie reminds me of a dark version of 50 First Dates, which makes me love it even more.

Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth are really amazing actors and I think they were just perfect for this story. They have you believing in them the entire time.

Like I said, I haven't read the book so I don't know how that goes, but I felt like the movie deserved a better ending - even though I still did shed a few tears.

I can't say much more without spoiling the movie for you, so I'll leave you with that. I would recommend it because it has an amazing cast and the plot is good, but I have the feeling that the novel is probably better, and I'll be checking that out soon maybe because it made me very curious.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

[BOOK REVIEW] Matched - Ally Condie

Cover of the book Matched by Ally Condie
MINOR SPOILERS



I'm here today to review an amazing romantic dystopian book, called Matched, by Ally Condie. This is the first book of the Matched trilogy, and let me tell you right up front: it is worth reading.

       
The story is told by Cassia Reyes's, the main character, point of view, and it is about an utopic society where the government controls everything you do claiming it is for humanity's  own good. So the world is free of deseases, the people has their job chosen for  them based on their capability, they all wear the same clothing and they all die at the age of 80. But Cassia slowly realises, as she gets played by the Society, that the system in which she believed her entire life, isn't that perfect.



Now, when you start this book you think you can predict what is going to happen, and at first you are right: there's the forbidden love and the desire of freedom. But then as you read more and more, small details, that where previously there, but untold, are added to the plot, which changes everything.


The author has a really good writing style, so the book is really easy to read. If you haven't read a dystopian book yet, I recommend this to be the first one you do, because you are gonna love it if you don't, don't blame it on me though. And if you have read others, like Divergent and Delirium (and loved them), you're gonna like this one for sure.

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So this is it for the review. I'm trying to tell you guys what the book is about, and what to expect of it, without boring you with an endless text and giving you too much spoilers, so I don't ruin the good parts of the story, but if you want me to give more details please let me know.

If there's a book you guys would like me to review, leave it in the comments.
If you've already read this one and I wrote something incorrect about it, let me know as well.


See you in the next review, xo 
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Friday, January 9, 2015

[MOVIE REVIEW] Lucy (2014)

NO SPOILERS


So today I'm here to review the new well,from 2014 Scarlett Johansson movie called Lucy.

Here's the trailer :


    
Now, this movie is not for everyone. It will not please a lot of people. At first it just looks like an awsome woman who gets superpowers and kicks everyones ass, and that's not exactly accurate.

Basically, Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is used as a drug mule, and have a package inserted inside of her stomach. She gets beaten up, and the package opens inside of her putting her in direct contact with the drug. This drug is basically a synthetic CPH4, which is naturally produced during pregnancy to accelerate brain activation. Since she is exposed to a lot of that, her brain capacity starts to expand - the human brain works at 10% of it's full potential - until it reaches, by the end of the movie, 100%.

I found this movie to be incredibly interesting, but you've got to like these kind of plots, that has you thinking on your own about what the facts there presented actually means.

So I understand why a lot of people were not happy with how this movie turned out to be, just because most of us thought it would be way different - more "superficial". And that is what I thought at first as well, but I ended up loving it even more, for going beyond that.

I wouldn't recommend this to everyone, because, like I said, it gets you interpreting the entire time. Some might find it to be interesting, while others, offensive. What I can say is that if you like movies like that, you will like this one. Maybe not as much as I did, but still. Lets not forget Scarlett, who makes the movie half amazing just for being in it. :)

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[TV SHOW REVIEW] Lost Girl - Showcase


MINOR SPOILERS


I was just watching this tv show called Lost Girl, and I thought why not make a review on it since it is one of my favorite tv shows?

So, Lost Girl is a supernatural drama about a, well, lost girl named Bo, who comes to find out that she belongs to a world hidden from humans: the Fae world.

             
The Faes are supernatural creatures, such as shapeshifters, sirens, valkyries, oracles and etc., and they are divided into Light Fae and Dark Fae. Now, the Light Fae aren't necessarily good nor the Dark Fae are necessarily bad, although they tend and enjoy doing mean things just for the heck of it to be less considerate about others


Basically the story begins with Bo becoming friends with a human girl named Kenzi (Mackenzie Malikov) and finding out that she is a succubus - a creature that feeds from life energy (chi) of others, usually during sexual encounters -, and that, just like her, there are a lot of other creatures who don't fit in in the human world. When that happens, she is given a choice: she either joins the Light or the Dark.

She eventually chooses neither, and gets to be known as the unaligned succubus.

The show is currently in its 5th season and it is an amazing show. The cast is captivating and Anna Silk does an incredible job portraying Bo.

A lot has already happened so far, but the episodes are still always interesting and feels "natural" - by that I mean that the story doesn't feel dragged out, like it should've already ended.

So if you're into the supernatural genre and likes a sassy humor, you are going to enjoy this tv show. Oh, and also, you have to be ok with sexual content, since Bo has a very, very big appetite for every kind of person. ;)

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I hope I helped you decide if you want or do not want to check this out.
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[BOOK REVIEW] Marked - P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

cover of the book Marked by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast

NO SPOILERS



So this is my first book review, and I'm here to tell you about Marked, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, which is the first book of the House of Night series, and it tells the story of Zoey Montgomery Redbird in the initiation of her vampire life.
 4 stars rating

I confess I have already read the first five books of the series, but since it was a while ago, I'm re-reading it, for my entertainment and to also bring you a "fresher" view of the book.

Zoey progresses a lot in this first book, going from a teenager who had a certain prejudice about vampires, to a chosen one by Nyx, the vampire goddess, to save the world from something that it's about to happen - which is not revealed in this book.

     
Since she is a 16 year old girl, the book allows teenagers to identify themselves with the situations Zoey goes through - hopefully not with the blood thirst though. And, maybe with less seriousness and a little more fun, even readers that are more mature can appreciate the story.

In this book vampires are a little different. Some cliche are left behind and some are changed, and it has its story mixed with some of the Cherokee's (Native American tribe indigenous to the Southeastern United States) history. Also, vampires coexist with humans.

Since I've read 4 more books, I can tell you that the story does change, the plot isn't very "still", which is something that might bother and even bore some people because of its complication, but I still recommend it, I think it's a really well written book with a unique story that has the power to draw you in once you've started it.
It's a love it or hate it kind of book, just go and see what you think about it!

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