Review of Django Unchained

We tried to see the new movie "Django Unchained" last week on the 1st of January but ended up walking right out before it began on account of there only being first row seats left. There would be no way I would sit in the front row. I saw Quantum of Solace when it was out in 2008 in the first row and until I saw it on TV recently I had no idea what had happened in the movie. I don't even understand why theaters have seats that close to the screen to begin with! But anyways, my boyfriend really wanted to see the movie and I had heard it was very good so we decided to give it another try and we went to see it today. We went to the first showing they had that was at 12:35 so I didn't think it would be too packed. We got seats right on the second to the last row in thee back and we were right in the middle. Great seats, worth the wait. I was so comfortable the whole time especially since no one sat next to me so I had loads of space to stretch out and put my stuff around.

Now about the movie! The movie takes place in Southern United States in the 1800's right before the civil war. It is a story about African American Slavery. It started out very good with a nice old fashioned sounding Django theme song. I liked the old fashioned feel that the song had. It was perfect to set the mood. The action was very quick to start, with Django, an African American slave, being freed by a mysterious man claiming to be a dentist in the middle of the night. The man is Dr. King Schultz who is really a bounty hunter. He takes Django under his wing in hopes of finding some wanted men that Django would recognize because he did not know what they looked like himself, also Django tells him of his wife who he was separated from and wishes to recover. After finding the men Schultz is after, he asks Django to continue with him and decides to help him recover his lost wife. It is a strange sight to see for most people they encounter, as Django is allowed to do everything that an African American would normally not be allowed to do at that time in history. They find out where she is and construct a plan to get her back from the people who have her. The man who has her is Calvin Candie, a very rich man with lots of land and lots of property. As the plan is rolling along smoothly they almost have her but one of Candie's confidantes figures out what Schultz and Django are after and informs Candie, ruining the whole deal. After a bit of trouble, they manage to finally come to an agreement and it seems as if they have succeeded. To seal the deal, Candie demands that Schultz go shake his hand as to follow with Southern tradition, yet Schultz is very hostile towards Candie and refuses. What is such a simple request from Candie is blown out of proportion by Schultz so much, to the effect of Schultz actually shooting Candie in the chest rather than being forced to shake his hand. After this turn of events Django is in big trouble because Candie's men shoot down Schultz, killing him, and then begin to turn fire to Django and his wife. Django manages to shoot all of his attackers but then finds himself without anymore bullets and unable to get more from his hiding spot, he is trapped. He is forced to give himself up and then is sent to be tortured. It seems as though all is lost for Django. He is sent to his punishment but figures out an escape, goes back to Candie's villa, kills everyone who had wronged him, and finally gets his girl!

It was such a unique kind of movie and the story unfolded so perfectly with everything transitioning flawlessly. What a great storyline and series of events. Yet it makes you realize how hard life was in the 1800's and how they treated minorities.

I really liked the songs in the movie. They were very fitting. There were even rap songs in the movie, something you would never expect in this kind of film.

There was also great humorous moments in the movie. It is so different from most of the movies that are put out, especially in this kind of theme. Most movies in this theme are so dramatic and serious but this one took out a few moments to have a comedic side and kind of break up the tension that movies of this theme usually bring.

I swear that every single minute in the entire 3 hours of the movie's running length was interesting and action packed and I did not once look at the time or wonder when the movie was going to end, actually when it ended I was so upset, I wanted more!!!

When I walked out of the theater I turned to my boyfriend and said "Now that guy sure knows how to make a movie!!!" because Quentin Tarantino is so very talented and so ahead of the times when it comes to film making. He is just above par and raises the bar for other directors out there.

And also I'd like to mention that the actors of the movie are amazing too! Leonardo DiCaprio never fails and Jamie Foxx is great.

I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good storyline!

REVIEW OF COLOR CLUB - BACKSTAGE PASS

Hi guys! I haven't been posting in a while because I was trying out my new set of Color Club nail polishes that I received for my birthday and I wanted to blog about them. The set is called "Backstage Pass" and it is a nice set of sparkle polishes.

The colors in the set from left to right are: Take The Stage, Wish Upon A Rock Star, Backstage Pass, Platinum Record, It's A Hit, and Fame + Fortune

I really like these sparkles and the great thing about most of them is that you can either use a bit of them for an added sparkle effect over another polish or you can put a few coats on its own and the sparkles cover pretty well to become a color.
 

I took another set without the nails polish bottles because I couldn't resist how cool it looked!

The first one I tried is Fame and Fortune. It is an opaque pinkish red color with sparkles that look like shards of glass. I did 2 coats and wore it on its own. I am not so fond of it because I like the sparkles but it's a shame that is was in a colored polish. The application is a bit difficult as well because it's hard to make it look good on its own. Maybe it would be better over another color.

The next one is Backstage pass over black. It is large purple and silver hexagon shaped sparkles in a clear polish. I like it a lot because it's so different from anything I've seen before.

Then is Platinum Record. I painted over a black base and I wore it for New Years. It is large and small silver sparkles in a clear polish and I think it is probably my favorite of the set because it is the perfect accent for anything.

Fourth is Wish Upon A Rock Star over a dark blue base. It is a beautiful multi color sparkle with large purple sparkles as well in a clear polish. I really like it a lot and it is a nice party sparkle polish.

Then is Take The Stage. This is 2 coats on it's own. I really love this color. It is such a nice gold sparkle in a clear polish. With 1 coat you can use it as an accent over another colored nail polish but with 2 or 3 coats it becomes a color of it's own. I recently bought The OPI James Bond Nail Polish Collection and "Goldeneye" was a very nice gold sparkle but it is a more warm gold. Take The Stage looks closer to a real gold.

And finally there is It's a Hit which I painted over a purple base. It is a purple hexagonal sparkle in a clear polish. I was not too excited about this one because it is almost the same thing as Backstage Pass but this one is all purple sparkles whereas the other one is purples and silver. It's a nice sparkle though but it wasn't the first one I wanted to try! It was the last!



Well there you have it! In my opinion, this is a great set and a must have for nail polish lovers because it is always handy to have a good set of sparkles to work with as accents for colors. I am very impressed with these polishes because in the past I have bought some and they don't have enough sparkles in them so when you paint your nails you only get one or two on your nail!!! But this one has the right amount of sparkles in it. Color Club knows their stuff when it comes to sparkle polishes!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

Wishing everyone a fun and happy new year with lots to come!

 

XMAS NAILS!!!

Here are my Christmas nails along with a small picture tutorial of how I did them!

JERZMAS!!!

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MERRY XMAS!!!

Fun Outfit

STILL ALIVE!!??

So the apocolypse did not happen because it is the 21st and I am still alive..... hmmmmmmmmm!

JERSEY SHORE FINALE :(

Last night marked the series finale of Jersey Shore and boy am I sad!

The series ran for a whole 6 seasons but it seems like it was only yesterday that we heard of these 8 guys and girls moving into the Shore House together.

It was a very sad and heartfelt finale show because the housemates were all so emotional about their Jersey experience. The show changed their lives so drastically. Many of them are now household names and have their own business ventures to keep them busy. It's amazing what one little show can do.

It is also a sad time because the Jersey Shore itself (Seaside Heights) where they had filmed, was severely destroyed. Hurricane Sandy wiped out the boardwalk, the rides, and pretty much everything else as it passed through.

I really hope they rebuild the shore because I had always wanted to go visit but that idea is put aside for now.

I hope for the best for the cast of Jersey Shore in whatever else they will move on to next. I hope they reunite again in the future for a movie or something but who knows.

So long Jersey Shore!!! :(

X Factor Winner - Tate Stevens

Last night was The X Factor finale show where they revealed that the winner was Tate Stevens. Throughout the season, the race had been between Tate and his competitor, 13 year old Carly Rose Sonenclar. I liked Carly Rose a lot and she is a very talented little girl but her strength was only really in ballads and when she sang upbeat songs it was very awkward with her not dancing or anything and singing the song as though it was a slow song. It is good to have diversity in the music business and even though I am not a country fan, I know that Tate Stevens is capable of not only singing ballads but he can sing all types of songs, fast or slow, and he gives them his own edge. He is also older and more experience. Carly Rose is still very young and has a lot to learn but we will see what the future holds for these contestants!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO ME!!!

Apocalypse now???

Kind of funny...

Britney - X Factor

What's with these terrible faces that Britney Spears was making on the X Factor???

12.12.12

1 Year Ago!

Ahh... it is already December. Today is the 2nd of the month and I am heavily reminded of 1 year ago today when I went to see Prince perform live for the 2nd time.

Around the beginning of November 2011, by chance, I happened to see an advertisement for Prince playing live at the Bell Centre. I couldn't believe my eyes because I had been hoping for that for a while. I quickly bought tickets when they went on sale and could not wait until December 2nd, 2011.

Seeing "The Hour" newspaper the week before the concert really made me realize how real this was gettting!!! (I grabbed a bunch to save, of course)

On the day of the concert, my boyfriend and I ate dinner at the mall and then bussed our way downtown (I did not drive at the time!). I wore my Purple Rain shirt that night as I had to the last Prince concert.

We got to the Bell Centre around 7pm and waited around the lobby. Not many people were there at the time. Suddenly I heard some muffled drums and instruments playing from within the building... they were doing a soundcheck. It made me so excited to wonder what was going on behind the scenes.

As the time passed, more and more people kept coming in and then a line was forming along the stairwell. We waited patiently but then it was already 8pm and the concert was supposed to start but we were still waiting around... after a little while the doors began to open and everyone went in.

I quickly went to the merchandise booth to see what was available and I bought a tshirt and a tour book.

We then went to find our seats. I had bought floor seats but I was disappointed when I saw where they were because they were not on the side I had wanted. My friend had made the purchase for me online because I was working when the tickets went for sale and even though I told her the side I wanted, I guess she bought the wrong one.

We sat patiently listening to some background music as the place started to fill up. Around 9:30 the show began and I was so hyped! I was singing and dancing and jumping up and down and having a crazy time... I was probably disturbing every one around me but I didn't care.

The show was a lot of fun and ended around 11:00pm.

I had heard rumors of an afterparty at a downtown club before I had gone to the concert.

Now normally I wouldn't wander around downtown late at night when I have to work the next day but this was an exception... I had a gut feeling that I just had to get myself to this aftershow!!!

So I told my boyfriend that I am going to the aftershow and he can either come with me or go home but I was going for sure. He was mad and tried to persuade me to go home but when I have my mind made up, it is final!

I figured out where the place was downtown. It was a supper club called "Newtown" and supposedly there was a small club in the basement.

There was a line up to get in so we waited in line not even knowing if Prince was there or would be there or if we could get in like that at the door without buying tickets beforehand.

But we paid our entrance fees and got in and settled over at a counter at the back of the room. It was not a very big place and didn't look to fancy or anything. There was a small dancfloor and a little raised stage with some instruments set up on it.

Not many people were there when we arrived at around 11:30pm.

There was a DJ spinning some pretty good music the whole time so at least that was ok. But there was no sign of Prince or anything.

The time passed and then a girl came out and said that Prince would be coming eventually and then she performed some songs and then Prince came into the room and everyone freaked out and pulled out their cameras and phones and started taking pictures of him. A few people were trying to talk to him too. I got a grainy picture of him but it was nothing good. I took this as an opportunity to try to get to the front where he was. I tried pushing my way to the front of the crowd but when I reached the front there was a tall guy in my way and he refused to let me in front of him so I was upset. Prince had gotten freaked out anyways and left. It must not be fun to have people reacting like that to you.

The girl who had performed came back out and said that if we wanted Prince to come back out then we would have to put our cameras and phones away. So everyone did because we were all eager for him to come back.

Later on, members of Prince's band came out and started playing instruments and jamming and then even Prince came out but he was hiding behind members of his band and didn't want anyone to see him. He played a little bit of music with the band but had his back turned to the crowd most of the time.

The band raved that they were going to party all night with us and it really seemed like they would because it was almost 4am. But at 4am they stopped and left and that was it! I couldn't believe I had stayed out so late and was worried about getting home because I had to take the buses and most of them stop running past a certain time.

I checked the bus schedules and it seemed like if we tried hard, we could make the last bus. We made it and I was so happy. We got home around 5:30 I think and I went to bed for a little bit but then I had to get up to go to work... was it all worth it??!! YES!!! Would I do it all again?? Yes!!! Can't wait until my next concert experience. Now that I have a car, everything will be a lot more simple than that.


The sad part about the concert and the night is that they were very strict about taking photography and no one was allowed to take any pictures or videos at the concert or they would get kicked out. There was security all around the whole time, patrolling and making sure no one was taking pictures or they would confiscate your electronics or kick you out. It's a shame because I love taking pictures and videos at all the concerts I go to so I could keep the memories for the future. When I look at pictures of past concerts I am reminded of all the great times. It bothers me that I hardly have anything of my own from the night. I only have pictures that were taken professionally from the night.

These are not my pictures but they do remind me of the concert!

This is not my picture either, I found it on facebook, but it brings back great memories of when Prince performed "Purple Rain" and at the end of the song, confetti flew out from large cannons and lit up the air with purple and gold... it was such a great sight to see... I even picked up a few and framed them.

This is my framed collage that I made to hold my tickets and confetti from this concert and the other Prince concert I attended.

I keep hoping to hear that Prince is coming back to Montreal but it hasn't happened yet... I will just keep my fingers crossed and I guess he will announce it when I least expect it, just like the other times!