Saturday movie

Hi, all.
Today Amanda and I saw "Ted" Hilarious!

Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth of July, all!

What do you have planned for today? Bar-b-que, parade, fireworks?
I only ask cuz I don't plan to do any of that.
What's she going to do you might ask? I'm going to the movies.
It's so hot here and while I do have central air I have some
movies to catch up. I'll start with "People like us". Move on to
"Brave", "Magic Mike", "Spiderman". I don't really think I'll be
able to sit through four movies but whatever I don't see today
I'll see Friday.

I should have some reviews for you...we'll see;)

Have a fun, safe holiday.

Talk to you soon.

Mikki

Abe Lincoln...

Hi fellow movie lovers.
How are you?

I saw Abe Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (Slayer?) I enjoyed it.
I like the actor who played Abe. He embodied Abe Lincoln, only
cuter. The story was exciting and focused on a completely new
vamp mythology, the Civil War.


How do the critics do it?...They see many movies a week. I see one
and can't find time to review. For example I've seen all of the
summer blockbusters, Avengers,Battleship,Rock of Ages, MIB3...
but have not been able to give my opinions on them.

I think part of the problem is I'm not as witty or succinct as I'd like. I always think in terms of Ebert or Sam( Bitches Gotta Eat) Sam is funny as hell(a bit long-winded, sometimes) I love her.
Ebert is Ebert!

I'm working on it.

Happy viewing

Mikki

PS Abe did'nt fare well at the theaters, unfortunate since it really was entertaining. There's always life on DVD, right!?

Duck Dynasty

Hi.

Most of my family, friends and co-workers know how much I dislike "reality" shows. I  loathe them! Especially since they are so riff on the networks- Taking the place of quality, engaging  shows.

That being said,  Duck Dynasty has me hooked! I love the family dynamic of  this humorous and caring clan.

The sibling rivalry between the two brothers, Williie and Jase rings so true. Jase, the younger, always rattling Willie's chain-getting under his skin. Willie the "in charge"  keeping Jase in line while trying to manage and expand the business.

Uncle Sy is the Viet Nam vet. He is always throwing words of wisdom to anybody who will
listen.

The tone of the show is very warm and friendly-I feel like I would fit in at a dinner of
Miss Kay's jambalaya as well as a road trip with the guys.

Check it out...tell me what you think.

Talk to you later.
Mikki

Snow White...

Hi!
I know I said I would review MIB but...Just saw "Snow White and the Huntsman" Not
sure why the industry was worried-a lot of beautiful stars, a good story and awesome
visual effects.

Charlize chewed the scenery masterfully. She was such fun to watch. She was beautiful,
evil and downright scary as the evil queen.

Some have said Kristen Stewart is the same in all her roles(there have only been two?)
but I think Snow required her to be quiet and a little emotionless. Twelve years locked
in a tower, away from everyone would have that affect.

What to say about Chris Hemsworth??? He continues to grow as an actor and the fact
that he's so fine doesn't hurt, either. I liked the "twist" in his relationship with Snow.

The special effects were brilliant-the Dark Forest was truly creepy and "Fairyland"(?)
made me want to live their-all sweetness and light.

I give this movie "three eyeballs"-a must see!

Later
Mikki

Exotic Marigold

Hello.

Friday I saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" Loved it!
A group of seniors go to India to heal, reflect, atone and re-evaluate their lives.

I have always loved Judy Dench. In this movie she's a widow who falls for the
Bill Nighy character who is  married to an especially mean, selfish women.

Is there any role Tom Wilkenson can't excel ? He's subtle as the bottled up, gay
former judge who comes to India to find a lost love. He believes his life was ruined
when family/authorities came upon the young lovers. He has always regretted
not standing up for his love and has come back to find out how his life turned out.

It was refreshing to see Maggie Smith in a move other than Harry Potter. She's
perfect as the acid wit, bigot in need of a hip replacement and a reason to get
back to the joy in life, to feel useful and needed once more.


This movie was the perfect mixture of humor, pathos and fun. I highly recommend it.

I'll have a review of the new MIB soon.

Mikki

Happy Monday

Good Morning, all.
Quick post. I saw two movies this week-end!
Battleship on Friday. I thought it was fun and very entertaining. The special affects reminded me of the
Matrix!
Rhianna's role was small-not a lot of dialogue.

I finally saw The Hunger Games! Loved it! Hard to get past the reasoning behind the "games"
Entertainment for the "HAVES'? Punishment for the "REBELLION'? 70 years ago!
I kept thinking why are'nt people rising up?! I guess it would be hard to rise up if you're trying to
figure out your next meal. I plan to read the books for more detail/depth.

Avengers  still going to be the movie to beat this summer.

 Off to work. Talk to you soon

Mikki

Hi All!

I have decided that this blog, Studio 2201, will be about my love of movies, music
and television.

I just watched and like the new VW Beetle commercial. I wonder if everyone
else is as into commercials as I?

I saw The Avengers  movie, twice. It was that good! I will probably see it again and
definitely add it to my dvd collection.
I thought each character was given the right amount of screen time. Iron man was
droll, as usual. I was  pleasantly surprised with Mark Ruffalo's performance as the
Hulk. Loved the understated humor.

Think I'll go work a crossword before bed.

Talk to you Soon.

Hi There!

It's hard to believe little more than a month ago I was soaking up the beautiful Hawaiian sunshine and sipping
mai-tais on the beach. Today it's cool and wet...quite a difference.
I've been giving some thought to what I want my test blog to be about? Any suggestions?

I'm going to give it some more thought.

ttfn

best made plans...

Hi All.
I was suppossed to come home and do some cleaning after work today.
Instead I ran around trying to hook up my digital boxes from Comcast.
Did get one tv hooked up and working but two are not. Seems I need a
stronger signal-no appt available till next Wednesday. Shoot.
Here's another little something.

Some years ago I took a class with DreamWeavers stencils. This was one of the
projects. Can't really see from the picture how cool the technique!?

Nighty, night.

Mikki

Good Afternoon!
Sposed to be taking a nap before Jazzercise but could'nt resist checking my test blog.

one more time

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trying to see if I installed the auto signature

test blog

Hey Everybody,
This " test blog" thing makes so much sense. It's been very  freeing knowing I can make changes and
experiment without worry.
On the way to the dentist. Talk to you in a bit.

Mikki

just bought "building beautiful blogs" this is my "test" blog