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Cineaste365 (February 16, 2014 - DAY 127) - “The Moment of Truth” is one of those hybrid films that is half documentary and the other half is an actual film. And while the film about one man’s escape from poverty to take on a cultural tradition that is highly dangerous for the money may contain a similar banality of a innercity youth trying to make a name for himself as a boxer, filmmaker Francesco Rossi does not want to recreate the risk, he and his crew film wanted to capture what takes place at bullfighting down to the most ultimate, including gruesome details as much as possible.
Already known for his post-neorealist work in Italy, Francesco Rosi does continue to capture the neorealism by showcasing a young man wanting to escape poverty by moving to the big city and to learn that things are not as great as he expected it to be. Until he finds out that toreador’s can make great money and is willing to take on the bull, as long as he gets paid.
But Miguel starts to learn through his training and then his newfound career is that it’s one thing to make a lot of money, but day in and day out, chances of him not surviving a clash with a bull can happen. And just like a bull, who is cheered and then forgotten, so are the toreadors.
It’s an interesting juxtaposition to see the human and the animal. Both being caught up in a longstanding cultural tradition to entertain the masses, but in the end…is it all worth it?
And while many in America may not know the full details of what transpires during a bullfight, suffice to say, “The Moment of Truth” is a film that captures the cultural event with enough detail that even one of Rossi’s main crew members was sickened by it.
I think that Ernest Hemingway best explained bullfighting as “anything capable of arousing passion in its favor will surely raise as much passion against it.”
I was pretty amazed myself of how much detail and footage of the actual bullfight was incorporated in the film. Every bloody moment of it but I can see how that footage helped enhance the character of Miguel. The viewer needed to see his progression as a toreador and to make it authentic, it worked well for Rosi to cast a real-life torero.
And Rosi knew the danger that his talent would be in as he would have to feature footage after footage of him taking on a bull and in today’s films, there is no way an actor will be risking their life onscreen. In the case of “The Moment of Truth”, there is a scene where Miguel Mateo was gored and injured, bloodied in all…suffice to say, this film could have turned out tragic realistically as the main star was injured.
But it’s because we see Miguel Mateo being pitted against the bull, no re-enactment, no special effects, it’s the real deal and Francesco Rossi and his crew of cinematographers were there to capture it all, as it’s not just a film, the actor is also risking his life in this film.
While the film does featuring the rags to riches storyline in the beginning of the film and also Rosi manages to squeeze in some screentime for the first Bond girl, American actress Linda Christian, the scenes that people will remember the most of this film are the actual arena footage. From Miguel to other toreadors taking on the bulls, or to see a crowd of people running around the arena trying to dodge a bull that runs astray, gorging anything that it comes into contact with and see people injured.
It sure seems barbaric, especially if you are a person that cares about animals, but this is a long-standing cultural event that has continued since the 1700′s and possibly even before that. Man vs. animal but what was more of sports entertainment, it’s now become tradition in Spain, Portugal, southern France and other countries.
There is no denying that Miguel Mateo and his elegance of swinging the red drape around the bull, close up to the point where he puts his arm to the bulls face with grace and a bull responding by rushing after him. And to hear the audience react with applause or gasp, for me…I can see how many can be entertained by it.
But because the many scenes of the actual killing of various bulls and watching blood flow through the back, to see them so energetic and suddenly collapse or seeing the bull’s throat slit with blood pouring out of it, once again, this film is not for the squeamish.
Overall, “The Moment of Truth” may not be as controversial as Francesco Rosi’s previous or even later films but it does show how far he was able to go when given that creative freedom and in the case of this film, that is to capture every detail of bullfighting. It’s definitely not a film for those who are compassionate about the treatment of animals or are bothered by violence towards an animal, but for those who look at bullfighting as a cultural tradition and artform and for those who want to watch a film from one of Italy’s legendary postwar neorealist filmmakers – Francesco Rosi, “The Moment of Truth” is worth recommending!
Probably my favorite ship design in the entire saga, such a shame it only has 3 scenes and less than 10 seconds of screentime total.
Besides Aquaman, I think I took the most creative liberty with Faora.
I tried to like the Kryptonian armor from Man of Steel, I really did. That armor has 2 glaring flaws though: It covers the superb torso prints and makes it so that the figs can't wear their hairpieces. And with the helmet covering Zod's face, he just becomes nameless Kryptonian minion 3. Seems like a waste.
Besides the fact that Zod was armorless at the end of Man of Steel, I like to think that the Kryptonians ditched their armor (and gloves) after discovering how godlike they were under the yellow sun.
I gave Faora a new hairpiece that's wayyy more accurate to her look during her reign of terror on Earth. I left the cape as a throwback to Ursa from the original Superman movie, who was big on medals, decorations, and spoils of war. On a side note, Faora managed to keep her cape until the end of her screentime, unlike Zod.
I scrapped the Kryptonian armor, swapped the hands, replaced Faora's hairpiece with the Yellow Submarine John Lennon hairpiece, and replaced Faora's cape with a spongy cape.
rumours surround the alien prequel film, but advance stills hint at some cast continuity. neither scott nor cameron will be directing, but suppositions that cronenberg, lynch, del toro and carpenter have been approached all scurry about. i have suggestions - bruce labruce is my second choice, but only if the freshly resurrected pier paolo pasolini refuses the opportunity. i think both could realise the full potential of the script, which lovingly details the responsibility of the catholic church for the temper and ornate decorative artistry of the alien species (the flashback sequences of antoni gaudi apprenticing at the many segmented feet of a dowager alien queen will efficiently reveal some long-guarded historic secrets). it is hoped, however, that the ponderous scenes describing the miraculous curative and restorative properties of alien mucous will be streamlined, as in the storyboards they appear to require excessive screentime. the obvious fact that holy water is nothing more than said mucous greatly diluted with haw juice, tapwater and lead particles stirred with a broken dreidel made from the one true cross will be made apparent to finally settle that lingering controversy.
here we see oom (standing in for jones, and in the distressed display of a tracking device) playing with some facehuggers. some surprise was expressed at the tininess of the aliens, but the drone consultants sent by the queen informed the crew that these particular facehuggers were especially bred for cats and microcephalic humans.
sadly, one casting possibility is no more: tura satana had accepted dual roles as the dowager alien queen and a butter tycoon, but her untimely death on 4 february 2011 has saddened us all. and, helena bonham carter, your resume is still unwelcome.
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I had a spare small frame sitting around, so I turned it into another mini-version mobile suit. The GM Sniper is one of my all-time favorite suits, despite having a grand total of like 15 seconds screentime. Someday I'll do one in my medium frame size, just need to bricklink a fair amount of parts first.
With the rise of screen time, childrens speed is delayed. Kids need human interaction for speech development. Parents need to be cognitive of this and remember that kids mimic our actions. Set aside at minimum one hour a day that is technology free to interact with your kids.
Learn More: www.play2health.com/screen-time-and-speech-development/
Watched #xmenapocalypse last night with #lageekfamiglia ... Hands down this is the best X-Men movie since the start of the franchise..and they only need a few seconds of screentime from Hugh Jackman! #michaelfassbender and #jamesmcavoy absolutely nailed their performances. As a longtime #comicreader I was glad that there were hints of #chrisclairemont style throughout the movie.Those who disliked the movie must be non-team players and are hardcore fans of the solo #ironman movies 😂
Oh yeah....please wait for the post-credit scene. We don't get too many of those from FOX. Stay till the end for that 'sinister' feel ...😆
almost done with these...there are just so many that I adore. It was the perfect shoot :) I think I need one more of the big bro though. He hasn't had any screentime yet
The cats have been complaining about there screentime here on Flickr. They are affraid their stardom is being affected by me.
So here's Willow as he forced his way on my 365 set.
(Don't ask me why and how I was making a 365 in the shower, its irrelevant....really)
Even 20 years ago when national chains of bookstores were presenting stimulating spaces as destinations for singles, couples, and families, the Independent Bookstores like this one in downtown Grand Rapids had to work hard to do what they do best: engaging with customers, feeding their interests, and sustaining relationships between staff and customer as well as customer to customer. With the advent of ebooks, the magnification of Amazon, and ever more eyeballs using screentime instead of print reading time, it is even harder to curate high quality titles and related events or programming in store and online for the extremely dedicated customers. And yet, people continue to come for advice, for exchanging ideas, for working on a local initiative, and to buy books from the shelves or by special order.
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I had a spare small frame sitting around, so I turned it into another mini-version mobile suit. The GM Sniper is one of my all-time favorite suits, despite having a grand total of like 15 seconds screentime. Someday I'll do one in my medium frame size, just need to bricklink a fair amount of parts first.
I had a spare small frame sitting around, so I turned it into another mini-version mobile suit. The GM Sniper is one of my all-time favorite suits, despite having a grand total of like 15 seconds screentime. Someday I'll do one in my medium frame size, just need to bricklink a fair amount of parts first.
via In today's technology-driven world, it can be challenging to get your child away from or limit their screen time. It seems everything, from school work to the availability of mobile technology, what's a shoulder in front of the screen more than we'd like to see.
In fact, in a recent article featured on NPR, the numbers are quite alarming:
42 percent of young children now have their very own tablet device — up from 7 percent four years ago and less than 1 percent in 2011.
Screen media use among infants under 2 appears to be trending downward, from 58 minutes a day in 2013 to 42 minutes in 2017. This decline correlates with a drop in sales of DVDs, and particularly those marketed at babies, such as Baby Einstein. Updated pediatricians' recommendations released last year call for limited, but not banned, screen use among the youngest set.
Nearly half, 49 percent, of children 8 or under "often or sometimes" use screens in the hour before bedtime, which experts say is bad for sleep habits.
42 percent of parents say the TV is on "always" or "most of the time" in their home, whether anyone is watching or not. Research has shown this so-called "background TV" reduces parent-child interaction, which in turn can hurt language development.
Click here to read the full article and research from Common Sense Media.
So what can we, as parents do?
It may be a difficult subject to own up to. After all, none of us want to admit we let our children spend too much time in front of a screen. Mobile technology has allowed us to access media far too easily, in many ways to a fault.
Perhaps a “win-win” situation lies in a sensible approach to offering healthier alternatives to engage children.
Find something your child is passionate about
Whether your child is interested in physically demanding sports like soccer, football or dance lessons, or they're interested in art and music, getting away from the screen is imperative.
Below are 11 ways to encourage your child to be physically active as noted in an article by healthychildren.org
Talk with your child's doctor
Find a fun activity.
Choose an activity that is developmentally appropriate.
Plan ahead. Make sure your child has a convenient time and place to exercise.
Provide a safe environment. Encourage your child to challenge themselves in a safe environment.
Provide active toys. Young children especially need easy access to balls, jump ropes, and other active toys.
Join your child in making physical activity a priority. Show them how much fun being active can be.
Turn off the TV.
Make time for exercise.
Do not overdo it.
What's interesting to note is that the activities should be age appropriate.
For example, the kinds of toys and physical activity that are appropriate for a five-year-old, such as playground equipment, balls, and jump ropes are considerably different than those it might be age appropriate for a 10-year old. A 10-year-old may be more engaged by organized Sports, such a game of soccer or football.
Keep in mind that younger children have less stamina and may require additional breaks during outdoor play time; this is imperative to understand.
Overdoing it with your child can have a counterproductive effect on how they perceive physical activity.
Don’t forget the arts.
Consider group activities, such as dance lessons or piano lessons for your child. These kinds of activities can improve social skills and communication skills.
However, merely having an arts and crafts box or drawer available for your child can help cultivate creativity. Providing an accessible outlet your child to draw, color, and cut paper (with safety scissors of course) can develop excellent motor skills.
Be sure to be prepared for a mess; it’s bound to happen.
Stuck coming up with craft ideas for your child? Blogger Eva St. Clair has some great suggestions for creative activities for your child.
Click here to read the full article. It’s definitely worth the 2-minutes of reading time.
Baking
Creating cards for other people
Taking photos
Painting
Drawing
Home-made projects such as sewing
Scrapbooking
Arranging flowers
Hopefully, with the tools mentioned above, you’ll be able to get your child to put down the iPad and start exploring the world around them.
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Saw the boy captured by the television tonight (which he isn't allowed much of). First thing that went through my head was my mother telling me that I was sitting too close to the TV. Then, I thought of the possible scenarios that my children will see in their lifetime, the many forms of 'screen time' that have yet to be invented.
And yes - after the shot - I made him sit back another 6 feet, and turned off the TV after a short episode of "mighty machines".
Yesterday we had a light dusting of snow in Chicago. Certainly not enough to shovel—or even build a snowman—so I thought.
Whenever it snows, my 23-month-old daughter Julia loves to say, “Snowman! Snowman come!” She loves snowmen. This April morning with a light dusting of snow on the ground, Julia exclaimed, “Snowman!” Even though we are way past the time of the year for snowmen to occur, she still has the excitement for Frosty appearing around the corner.
Around the corner, he did appear. As I’m walking down the Riverwalk, much to my surprise, a mini Frosty appeared sitting on a bench! Why, hello snowman! I snapped a couple photos to show to Julia. She will love it. I simply must share this delight of seeing Frosty actually appearing in April!
With Julia being as young as she is, we try to limit the amount of screentime she gets. I could show her the photo on my iPhone. However, once you show a 23-month-old one photo on an iPhone, they will want to see more on that magical glowscreen.
Instead of using my iPhone, I plan on printing out the photo and showing Julia the print.
Then the print will become a part of my new Daily Letter art project, where I write one fun letter every day to someone different. I’ll write the story of seeing the April snowman on the back of this print, and mail it to a friend who might appreciate the story.
So I saw this film back when it was released in 2017 and havent managed to get around to reviewing it until now as I managed to find an old review I did for it elsewhere. I wasnt impressed with the film at all really and found it boring lack lusture and definetly subverting of my expectations from TFA in a bad way. However I feel my review of this not like a great deal of many others is fair and not too negative or too over the top in defense of the positive as this film did have flaws.
Anyway here we go with IMO the fair pros and cons
I think its going to be remembered as one of those films that people either love or hate.
For me I thought it was an average film but there was far too many poorly timed ridiculous comedy elements especially with Chewie and the ridiculous clearly puppet Porgs.
Hopefully this review brings more balance to the force of fighting SW fans. XD Probably not. Somehow I recon it will add more fuel to the fire.
The pros for me were:
Finns rejuvination suit and the scene where he wakes up leaking and bangs his head.
Poes character development was interesting if a little lack lusture and took up too much screen time.
Kylo Rens evolution from whiny bratt to a pretty intimidating cruel villan.
I completly understand the way Luke being the miserable way he was in this film because going back to ROTJ he was more or less a pacifist mainly choosing to win by not fighting e.g. throwing his lightsaber aside in ROTJ and allowing Palpatine to torture and potentially kill him in the hope of redeeming his father to save him.However Luke wouldnt really not act after his mistakes at all for perhaps 20 years or so when Ben fell to snokes side and the darkside because he knows all about turning people back from the darksidee and giving people second chances like his father Darth Vader from crying out loud so why not a curious,naive and confused Kylo. Yeah Kylo killed Han which is pretty unforgivable IMO unless he really regrets it but Vader killed Lukes mum,many children,e.g. jedi younglings and more or less genocide when it came to the Jedi order and probably other races or rebellions. So why would Luke give Vader a chance and not Kylo. Maybe Luke told Ben which is likely about his father and his struggle with the force but Kylo decided to piss him off even more and turn anyway which makes sense.
Also like Mark Hamill said he doubt Luke would just give up when Kylo killed his other students and turned some destroying his order eithout trying to fix his mistakes and going into hiding even if he raised the next Hitler. Also Luke is aware that galactic history events repeat themselves and should have been aware or have at least prepaired for the darksides return or one of his students like Kylo turning and perhaps destroying the order. Its also not like Luke lost everyone.He would still of had the help and support of Leia,the resistance the new republic and probably Han Chewie,Lando,Lor San Tekka and many more of his friends/allies he made in the 30yrs betwee 6 & 7. Though TBH Luke for most of the movie chosing not to fight and be a miserable bum was just thematically boring and a choice I would not have made despite making a good amount of sense to a certain extent.It just makes the viewer especially older SW fans disapointed and annoyed with a precious fan favourite character.
Old Luke and Yodas appearance even if Yoda did look a bit off facially,not see through and radioactively charged XD.
The graphics and space battle over D'Qar.
The brilliant fight sequence of Rey and Kylo Ren against Snokes Praetorian guard.
The captain Phasma and Finn fight scene was really really well choreographed like the prequel fight scenes relative to a deadly dance with skill,tension and rhythm and a lot of quick to get to power strikes and action without the unnecessary prolonged standoff talk beforehand.
Is Phasma gone for good now?
I hope not as it looks at least combat wise the character maybe coming into her own element. However I recon she will be the running joke of the trilogy to repeatedly get knocked down and come crawling back each time even more angrier. At least this time her demise was less daft than a trash compactor showing a more serious scarier villain being developed compared to the likes of Hux and sometimes a tantrum exploding Kylo. However if she does return in the next film I recon it will then be her last for sure with IX being the conclusion chapter unless they plan to keep her for another trilogy or spinoff after the sequel trilogy. Though it might be interesting to see Phasma kill off Rose or Finn for a change in IX for more emotional weight left behind when the war finally ends but its very unlikely that Disney will kill off one of its PC characters compared to an underdeveloped villain pushed to one side prominence wise.
I would also like to see what Phasma/Gwendoline Christies complete face looks like even if she is just a normal perfect human but I hope for something like a cyborg or maybe an android.
Canto Bight
DJ: Hes a really cool/clever character.However Im in two minds about him as his snake like stutter to add weird memorable character to him was so dumb and irritating it made me laugh how cool and unique they were trying to make him seem. Also he was a bit of a Lando ESB copy especially considering that he double crosses them. Lando should have been the master code-breaker for crying out loud. It would have made sense for him like Han to have history with Maz gambling wise and his charms could be what attracted Maz to him once, and Canto Bight is a casino world and Lando is a pro sabacc player/gambler who ran a casino on cloud city and won the place off the baron administrator in a game of sabacc. Also Lando could have made the canto bight sequence purposeful by being a FO kidnapped Finns long lost father.
I dont know what Ruin Johnson was thinking there because he was really for bringing Lando back and thought it would be a great idea.Well dumbo you could have made that boring part in your movie a whole lot more interesting if you did.
Snokes funny surprise death.Even though I dont think hes dead as he/Andy Serkis has been cast for the next film cos he might be a character who can reposes bodies.
Acually I wrote this part of the review a while ago before the official episode 9 cast list was recently announced so Im not sure about Andy Serkis's Snoke return unless it is as a flashback to show how he met Luke or the emperor or turned Ben Solo to the darkside.
Lukes scenes on the island along with the island native amphibian people called the caretakers.
The resistance vs FO skimmer fight on Crait was beautiful.
Lukes surprise illusion duel with Kylo Ren was interesting but it had a major plot whole concerning Luke wielding his classic blue lightsaber which Kylo had accidentally helped destroy 10-15 minutes earlier in his throne room squabble of thats my lightsaber with Rey. How did Kylo not think something was up when he saw that lightsaber brand new,unbroken and somehow in Lukes hands 15 mins later.I guess the excuse you could say was that Kylo was totally distracted by Lukes presence and finally coming face to face with his old master after all this time to notice.
Luke becoming one with the force whilst watching the binary sunset.
Vice Admiral Holdo like DJ a brilliant actor but a bit of an iffy undeveloped main character to take center stage.
Lieutenant Connix aka Carrie Fishers daughter being given a bigger part.
I thought that was very kind of Lucasfilm. :)
Snokes epic star destroyer.It was a really clever and cool design how the other smaller star destroyers docked into the Supremacy's wings.
Cons:
I like all the new canon films aside from the Last Jedi which I would say I dislike the most because it had some terrible troll style plot turns and decisions from Ruin Johnson like killing Luke off in a dumb way (just from exhaustion???,however his death moment was a beautiful call back to episode 4) in the 2nd film when we hadn't really got to see him much again nor the true less miserable version of Luke.
He should have died in 9 at least like George would have done perhaps saving Rey in a sacrifice and the future of the Jedi order. Also the TLJ had no plot TBH and was a dull space chase for the entire duration more or less.
Also why didn't Finn and Rose go off to find Resistance reinforcements or support of another kind like New Repbulic remnants or aligned Manderlorian groups then bring them back to finish off Kylo and the First Order fleet rather than some dodgy double crossing Lando copy. Killing off Snoke was a surprising and interesting revelation though. However I think like Lukes death it happened too soon and we didn't get to know anything about him. His death and Kylos takeover should have been left to episode 9 without killing off kylo perhaps and saving him for the next trilogy and killing off Rey by his hand but she has a child with Finn or something and that child could be the key in a future trilogy to restore the Jedi order like the last piece of hope.Giving this trilogy a dark ending would definitely make it more interesting and memorable.
Lastly I must say it felt like Rian Johnson wanted to make his own trilogy and cover all his interpretation of what it should in this single film by undermining allot of episode 7 and subverting exceptions which is clever but not in the interesting way whilst not leaving allot of story left especially concerning Luke for episode 9. Also Im not sure if Kylo can pull off being the big bad for episode 9 but we will have to just wait and see. Hopefully he has a bald look or long hair and a beard to show a large time jump which I think is expecting for IX.
BB-8 piloting the FO AT-ST was stupid.
The flash back scene where Luke was about to strike down Kylo Ren in his sleep after sensing his evil movtives.
Mark Hamills face was hilarious in the attempted assassination of Kylo Ren in the flashback sequences. I love that guy. He always makes me laugh even if he didn't intend to in that scene. XD
I also cant believe they chose to kill off Luke in the second movie after only having him for like 30 seconds in TFA & to have Luke as a miserable annoying farmboy bum again for most of the movie. XD. However I recon Luke is not dead and teleported to the force netherworld/death realm to get a greater understanding of the force and can return alive and well or went there to rejuvenate his life force after feeling drained after the whole complex long force illusion thingy.
Also Mark said he doesn't think Luke's dead and seriously hopes he isnt. He believed the Luke Skywalker teleported to a nudist colony after losing his robes. Yes,this may seem like a joke towards speculative fans but I also think he is being quite sincere minus the nudist colony part.Anyway Lukes robes aside from his cloak went with him anyway.
I hope he doesn't return just as a force ghost cos that would be boring and you wouldn't be worried about Luke getting killed meaning there's no tension or threat. Also I wanted to see a long hair Luke fight Kylo with his classic green saber but prequel lightsaber duel style. Im talking Mustafar,duel of fates style action here not a mere fake out Mexican standoff.
VII was okay and a bit of fun despite being a rehash of episode 4 for the most part. Kylo,Finn,Maz,Chewie,Leia and Hans death were interesting additions though,Solo was okay with some brilliant and some poor casting choices in terms of acting. I didn't really like Emilia Clarkes acting or Alden Enreiches & Rogue One was by far the best new SW film with awesome scenes and an awesome soundtrack. RO is definitely a top 3 SW film for me.
Ackbars unnecessary and non purposeful death should definitely have been swapped with Holdos unfairly epic one even if they had to kill him off . I know the voice actor died but he was just the voice actor. It hasn't stopped Peter Mathews Chewbacca being replaced by Joonas.
Rose was seriously a Disney modern PC character,lame uninteresting and boring.Come on shes just an engineer well that isnt really the problem.My issue is though that she broke/got in the way of the Finn and Rey romance becoming like some annoying fan girl third wheel with way too much screentime.
The Finn and Rose fathier riding scene had terrible background CGI in parts,seriously I advise you to go watch that sequence again and look at how fake it seems that they are there.
Daisy Ridleys unbearable gaping face and unconvincing acting.
Leia still being alive. This should have been her send off movie due to what happened in real life fore emotional poignancy and true meaning not Luke's.I know now that Carrie Fisher/Leia will have a part in episode 9 using left over footage from episode 7 & 8 which Im happy for as I love the character and the actress allot but Im very skeptical as how they will make it work in terms of her dialouge,having to wear her episode 7&8 costumes and give her a meaningful part and send off without being rushed or insignificant. This is why Leia should have died either at the begining or end of TLJ for the film to be remebered as a love letter to Leia and Carrie Fisher not Luke whose character could have continued and had the same or similar ending as the one in TLJ dying after being mortally wounded by Kylo like Qui Gon by Maul who was another grey style Jedi but in the same binary sunset fading way which was magneficant but too soon in VIII. Also when dying , Luke could have told Rey to promise him to train the broom boy if hes going to be a bigger character in 9 and to bring back the Jedi order in a similar fashion to Obi Wan promising Qui Gon to train Anakin beside his dying master.
I know Lucasfilm were probably trying to be respectful to Carrie Fisher due to her recent passing yet I find it almost even more insulting to keep the character alive rather than give her an emotional send off when she realistically cant be in episode 9.
Shes also not the sort of character to just disappear from a fight.
General Hux: Need I say more.
Leia literally forcing herself back to the ship was ridiculous. It was way too Mary Poppins. XD
"Im Mary Poppins Ya'lll!!!"
Disney seems to have been promoting their new Mary Poppins film out this December as Easter eggs in their other movies since Guardians of the galaxy Vol 2 in 2017.
The weird misleading info about who Reys parents might be and Kylo saying that they were just scavengers. Seems like a bit of a downer for something that could've been quite interesting. But it may be deliberate to sway people off.
Also can you really trust what Kylo says that Reys parents are just a couple of drunks?
Well Rey seemed to believe him anyway. Though I recon she either believed him through some convincing force mind trickery or because she is in love with him cos like Twilight girls seem to dig monsters XD. Although Kylo could have said it either to lower her moral as an enemy or to make her join him out of a lack of pride for herself and heritage or he could have lied to her about her being his sister and Han and Leia being both his and hers true parents to protect her from the truth because he killed their father that she never got to know and doesn't want to kill her and would rather she join him because shes his little sister.It also explains the force connection between the two after Snokes death a bit and why Kylo knew of the girl along with Snoke before the events of TFA. Also JJ originally planned I read somewhere for Han and Leia to be her parents and Kylo and Rey the yin and yang siblings in a similar but not the same fashion of Luke and Leia concerning the two main characters who don't know their siblings.
Overall I would give the film a 3/5.
Please feel free to comment and discuss. But please no arguing. ;) XD
Boot Camps With a Purpose thanks Lower Merion School District's School Health Advisory Council for including us in their kick off night for National Turn Off week. The annual week long event promotes physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. We commend the school board and council for setting a great example for kids and other school districts everywhere.
Family Fitness Night, is our kick off night for National Turn Off Week, a national movement to turn off our screens for one week and fill those hours with different physical activities. More information is available at www.screentime.org
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Purchasing, packing, numbering and attaching individualized notes for 50 gifts for a mother turning 50 years old is no easy task. I HIGHLY doubt she will ever see this post, but the gift is a surprise so please don't tell her. It won't arrive on time either because....I just couldn't get it together. I started the project too late. They seem random, but each gift has a reason behind it.
1) Shower cap
2-3) False lashes
4-13) Instant and ramen noodles
14-20) Pens
21-25) Mini notebooks (so cute - Harajuku girls: Gwen, Love, Angel, Music, and Baby!!)
26-31) Mini bottles of Bacardi rum, various flavors
32) Temperpedic neck pillow
33) Head massager
34) Sparkley floral ring
35) Dark grey chandelier earrings
36) Black beaded bracelet
37) Homemade salt scrub
38) Bath salt
39) Notebook/journal
40) Calgon body mist
41) Jergen's self tanning lotion
42) Victoria's Secret Catalog
43) Victoria's Secret gift card
44) Victoria's Secret gift card
45) Vin Diesel movie
46) Vin Diesel movie
47) Vin Diesel movie
48) Vin Diesel movie
49) Vin Diesel movie
50) Vin Diesel movie*
These are to be collected by Louis so I am not sure as to the titles, but I requested the movies where Vin Diesel is the main character with plenty of screentime. I am guessing they should be two Fast and Furious movies, XXX, The Pacifier, Chronicles of Riddick (I've never seen it, but I'm assuming he's the lead), and...........I dunno. Boiler Room?
That should keep her busy for a while.
I also provided blank cards for my brothers (and myself) to write her heartfelt birthday wishes that would make her cry. The person I thought would finish last actually finished first. Life is full of surprises.
he was quite yummy and especially good and was robbed of screentime on air
--2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships - St. Paul, Minnesota
Brand: Hot Wheels
Series: 2019 Screentime 9/10
Livery: N/A
Scale: 1/64
Base: Green plastic - ©2017 Mattel
Collector/casting number: 14/250 - BDC91
Country of manufacture: Malaysia
Place/date of purchase: Wal-Mart, 2019
Condition: Minty fresh, boxed 10/10
Remarks/comments:
Rented from Netflix: "Doomsday" on Blu-ray disc. Pretty good movie. The cover girl on this disc was just awesome (Lee-Anne Liebenberg - stuntwoman and actress) in the film. Wish she'd had more screentime.
Check it out on Blu-ray soon.
Kinda bored these days, i don't know what to do with my dolls... So I decided that Ace needed more screentime, let's photo shoot him /o/
The fatbike, the vape, the fake eyelashes, the eyes fixed on the smartphone, the sleeping bag coat...I think these girls are trying to speedrun puberty.