1 more sleep until Turbulence Cheltenham Event!

It's been a busy week for me with an assignment I've been doing! I cannot wait to let my hair down tomorrow night at the Preview Screening of the film Turbulence at The Frog and Fiddle in Cheltenham!


I am so excited for it! Hopefully there'll be loads of people all dressed up and having a laugh!

This is my outfit! It'll just be less piratey and more ROCKSTAR! =D
I love re-using costumes I've already got and these wet look leggings and the jacket would be great to use for tomorrow night! Shame I don't have those massive boots though!

I really can't wait for tomorrow and think the atmosphere is going to be great - way better (and cheaper) than the cinema! Might even go out afterwards...!

So here are all the details if you want to come along!
Facebook Event - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165323923556777
Facebook Film Page - http://www.facebook.com/TurbulenceFilm

Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/turbulencefilm

And you can also buy tickets here - http://turbulencefilm.com/screenings

Come along guys!

See you tomorrow ;)

8 Days until Turbulence Cheltenham Event!

So it's 8 days now until the Frog & Fiddle Tubulence Preview Screening!! I thought I'd blog today as I will be at a Wedding this weekend! :)

The film now has an imdb page here - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2100675/

Another exciting bit of news is that the director has been getting some celebs for the London Screening at the end of November!

You can buy tickets for the event and other screenings here - http://turbulencefilm.com/screenings

Check the event page here - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165323923556777&ref=ts

Make sure to come along if you're in the area or let people know about it!

Here are some more pictures of the posters around the uni!

The Assignment Room

in the corridor!

I'm going to get ready for work now but will update you all on Monday when I return from my weekend in Plymouth!

10 Days Until Turbulence Comes To Cheltenham!

So it's until 10 days until the Preview Screening of Turbulence in the Frog and Fiddle in Cheltenham!
We've been busy putting the word out around Cheltenham by putting leaflets in the Parabola Arts Centre and the Town Hall! We've also put up the awesome posters around our uni! Hopefully this will make lots of people come along and have a great time. One of the posters is in the uni assignment room which should get a lot of views as it's where all the students go to drop off and pick up their assignments! 

I cannot wait! I am really looking forward to dressing up - I have my outfit all planned now and it's going to be 80s rockstar inspired! I wonder what everyone will wear! I'm going to be recycling my pirate outfit and turning it rockstar!
It will be my first Film Party and I'm really looking forward to the fun atmosphere and partying!

Parabola Arts Centre!

Town Hall!

Remember to follow Turbulence's Journey on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TurbulenceFilm

and Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/turbulencefilm

I will keep you updated!

Pops

Turbulence Film Event!

I love Twitter! 
I never usually tweet to 'famous' people or people other than my friends, I normally just retweet or ramble! But when I was set an assignment to study the short film Bouncer, I found the director Michael Baig Clifford and tweeted him! I asked him for help with my assignment. He told me I wasn't allowed to cheat which was fair enough! I was very excited to have a reply from a BAFTA award winner! I was even more excited when he tweeted me again asking for me and my friend Stacey to become his Cheltenham Ladies for his new independant film Turbulence!
This meant us finding a venue to show his film! All this was a really good opportunity for us Film Studies students!
We went to a local pub - The Frog and Fiddle as we knew that they were about to do a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a special Barn they have. Michael thought it sounded cool so we got the ball rolling!
We have now booked the venue for Friday the 18th of November! The dress code is Wannabe Rockstar which will be very fun! The Preview Screening will be a fun party and I'm really looking forward to it!
Here are some of the Poster photos in the Frog and Fiddle!
If you're in the area please come along!









Tickets are only £5!
Facebook is - http://www.facebook.com/TurbulenceFilm
Twitter is - @turbulencefilm
Here is the film's website- http://turbulencefilm.com/

Attack The Block, X-Men: First Class, The Wrestler

It's been a while again!
I was on a five hour train the other day with my laptop so what do I do - watch 2 films then listen to an entire Beatles album!

The first film I watched was Attack The Block! I absolutely loved it! I think that you have to be careful with watch you watch on a train as there are people around you, I had headphones but I still don't want anyone to get offended. I thought a comedy about an alien invasion would be fine! Luckily I had a youngish dude sat next to me so I knew it'd be ok!
The only thing was - I kept having to hold in my laughter! I very much enjoyed it! It was hilarious - the characters were great and Nick Frost was hilarious!  I highly recommend this film to anyone who wants a laugh but it does have a great and heart warming end as well! I really can't say much more about it - you just have to see it!


So when that ended I went straight onto X-Men: First Class which was also very very very very good! If you haven't seen it seriously watch it! I loved it all, the casting was great and so was the story and how they introduced the Mutants. James McAvoy was great - he added a bit of Austin Powers to Professor X (In a weird but cool way! Groooovy!) and Michael Fassbender was very very good as young Magneto! Again it's another that I don't want to ruin for those who haven't seen it so just watch it! 

Now the other night we watched The Wrestler. I decided to add it to my LoveFilm because I'd heard it was great and my uncle loves it. I was very happily surprised - I loved the story and how it wasn't all wrestling matches but focused more on the character of Randy. The character was really deep and sad! I think Stacey fell asleep a bit but I loved it! I loved following the character on his highs and lows (mostly lows) and I absolutely loved the end! It is a bit of a tear jerker but it is definitely worth a watch! Mickey Rourke was really good and you completely believe in the character.


And now MisFits has started again and so has Tool Academy! So I may update about them even though they aren't as good as the above mentioned films! I am also still reading Game Of Thrones! (I've been busy with uni work and a personal project as well so haven't had much reading time!) 


If any of you readers are from Cheltenham - come to this: Preview Of Turbulence Film!
And watch the trailer here -  http://www.turbulencefilm.com/

Laters!
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Red State, Straw Dogs and more!

So I haven't blogged for an embarrassingly long time! :/ The worst thing is, there isn't even a real reason for it - I think I just got out of the swing of things! But I'm back now and I've watched loads of films :)

We went to the cinema to see Red State on Monday! Know if you've read my previous blogs you may have picked up on the fact that I love Kevin Smith! I also love horrors so I was very excited when I heard ages ago that he was going to make a horror! I was also very intrigued with the subject of the film as I think that the Westboro Church are crazy! And I don't think that that should offend anyone as most people agree! I loved following Smith's journey with Red State with distributing it himself as I think it's great that he wants to help smaller filmmakers see how they can realise their dreams. Now to the film...I won't say too much about the plot as I don't want to ruin it but I loved it! Now most people aren't surprised that I loved it as I love Smith but I didn't have high expectations because, obviously - it's a completely different style to what he normally does but I did really enjoy it and thought he did it very well! My friend Stacey liked it but she thought that he could of done better! But each to their own! I loved all of the action and was shocked by a lot of the little twists throughout and also absolutely loved the comedic elements Smith put in - they just reminded us that it was his film :) I very much recommend it to anyone who enjoys a horror and a bit of gore! GO SEE IT! 

We just finished watching the original Straw Dogs, it was cool because in the cinema on Monday we saw the trailer for the new re-make and I already had the original on my LoveFilm list and it arrived today! I loved it! I loved Dustin Hoffman and loved that it was filmed down the road from where my mum lives now! I also thought the story was very interesting although I don't want to read the book as books are always more brutal than the film for me as my head really takes everything and makes it loads worse! I do totally understand why the BBFC banned Straw Dogs in the UK as the rape scene is very weird... similar to Evil Dead if you've seen that! I will watch the new one as I'd like to see how they do it - from the trailer it seemed as if they kept it pretty close but we'll see!

We also watched The Next Three Days which was weird - we had to turn it off after an hour and a half because we were both falling asleep and then put it on today after a few days and watched the rest...The first part was so boring and strange but then the second half was good - basically they should of hired a better Editor! The only thing I definitely enjoyed was that Elizabeth Banks was playing a suspected murderer - I was so used to seeing her as Granny Panties in Zac and Miri or other funny roles but she did it so well!
I also want to see Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark although the trailer scared us enough! I hate things where a child is in danger!! So I'll wait for it to come to DVD so that I don't embarrass myself! 

I've watched loads of films over the summer but this blog would take forever if I spoke about them all! So I'll just give a quick list of ones I enjoyed -

Source Code

Right at your Door

Bridesmaids

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2!

Friends With Benefits
Bad Teacher

and more!!

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A Few Quick Reviews - Scarface, Game Of Thrones, Descent, The Beach!

The Descent 2
The other night we watched the Descent 2 ...I hadn't seen the first one since it came out so I couldn't really remember who was who and who died but my boyfriend was helping me to remember! What we really like is how it starts from the end of the first one and is set two days after the women go down into the caves. This was cool because it was completely the same style and you could watch the first film then the second one after the other and it flowed really well and did have some reminders throughout for those, like me, who hadn't seen the first one for a while! Now I found it quite scary - or at least very jumpy! My boyfriend wasn't feeling it but still enjoyed the film - and it was very gorey still! So I did enjoy it but I think it would of been better if I'd watched the first one first as I did keep having to ask questions! So watch it but watch the first one again if you haven't seen it for a while as they are directly linked! :D


Scarface
Now we also watched Scarface recently and I very much enjoyed it!! Obviously it's an old film and I know that most people have already seen it but I hadn't and had only seen the "Say hello to my little friend!" short part! So I was anticipating that the whole time! The story itself was cool and interesting and I love a bit of violence in films, and I also love a bit of Al Pacino! I was shocked by how his character turned into a drug addict as he seemed quite anti all of that scene at the start but it was justified and it did work well to show how he was breaking. I'm not normally a fan of Michelle Pfieffer but her character was really interesting and added an interesting side to the gangster who says that to get to the top you need a good woman on your side which I liked! =D So overall I did really enjoy it and was a bit sad at the end!!


The Beach
My boyfriend requested that we get The Beach as he loves it so I did because I'm nice! When we got it I started to watch it then remembered how horrible it gets! The idea of The Beach itself it really cool but it all goes so horribly wrong! I don't like when they kill the man and I hate Tilda Swinton unless she's the Snow Queen!! So I did fall asleep... but I know that my boyfriend enjoyed it as much as he usually does which was cool but yeah I just don't like how weird and horrible it gets even though I know that Paradise doesn't exist anywhere so they had to do something but I just wasn't in the  mood for it the other night!!


Game of Thrones Book
So now I have started the book of Game of Thrones and I love it! I love how close to the book the tv series was - even as far as what the characters say! I really love it even though I obviously know what's going to happen but it's still really enjoyable because of the little bits they've left out of the series. One thing that is a bit weird is that in the book the characters are all a lot younger than the series - for example Daenerys (who marries Khal Drogo) is actually 13 in the book! And all of the Starks are a lot younger as well but in a way that adds a different dimension to it as it makes some elements of the story quite sad! When I read it I do picture the actors from the series - just with the children having little bodies and big adult heads - but that's probably just me!! But I do highly recommend the book to everyone as it is really good!

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2! SPOILERS!!

Hello!! I haven't blogged for absolutely ages!!!! This is bad..! 
So I went to the cinema a while ago and saw Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - I enjoyed it! I'd obviously read the book when it first came out so I knew what was going to happen and that I was going to cry!! I had goosebumps from the very very beginning - literally from when the  Warner Bros sign comes on the screen! They obviously had to miss out a lot of stuff from the book as if not the film would be in 10 parts! It was a bit annoying that Neville didn't get his proper hero moment and that they created a romance between him and Luna - it was silly as it's not in the books and they hadn't even hinted it at it before in the films so I thought it was really unnecessary! Snape didn't have a massive part compared to what he does in the book either which was a shame because his whole story-line is based on whether he is good or bad and the memory could of been more clear that he was good all along! There's no point talking about all of the things they missed as, like I said before - they'd have to make ten films to fit it all in! I was glad though that they played down Fred's death as I would of been really embarrassing in the cinema as that was one of the saddest parts for me! As well as Lupin being killed! But I did cry LOTS when he's in the forest with the ghosts of his loved ones! So it is a very good film but obviously the books are a lot better so I'd recommend anyone to read those then watch the films! It was very sad that the Harry Potter era is over but I'm sure I'll read the books again and again! And it is very cute when you watch the last one and then either watch the first or see pictures of the actors when they first started! They've changed so much!

I haven't watched much else really as I have my old job back for the summer which is cool so there's been less time to watch stuff! My mum ordered me the first book in the Of Fire and Ice series - the books Game Of Thrones is based on! But she hasn't posted it to me yet but I should get it on Monday so that'll be something else to write about!! And I have Scarface from LoveFilm so will hopefully be watching that this afternoon which will be cool to write about as everyone is always to shocked that I haven't seen it so I hope I like it!

Toy Story 3 and The Disappearance Of Alice Creed

On Sunday night I finally caught up with the rest of the world and watched Toy Story 3 with my sister! She'd seen it lots of times already and as she is only five she kept trying to tell me what was about to happen! For example *SPOILERS* - when you're first introduced to the toys in Sunnyside Estie said "Pops...those toys are all really bad" which was annoying as that is supposed to be a surprise as they all seem nice at first! She also said stuff like "Don't worry Pops, they don't fall in the fire" or "Woody doesn't go to college with Andy!" so I had to try and ignore that but obviously it's a bit annoying!! So from now on I will try not to watch a film with my sister that she has already seen! I did really enjoy the film and thought that they made it seem quite epic especially when they're in the dump! I was also prepared to really cry as most of my friends - male and female - said that it was so very very sad and that they cried, usually I cry at anything but I only welled up a little bit surprisingly but it was sad but a happy ending as well! I have also heard on twitter that there may be a number 4 which would be cool as I like the character that Andy gave the toys to! So I did really enjoy the film and do recommend it as long as you've seen the other 2!

Last night I watched the British film The Disappearance of Alice Creed - here is the imdb page because I don't want to give anything away because it's such an amazing film with a really good story and only 3 characters shown on screen throughout the whole time and they still keep interest and it's amazing! - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379177/  so all I can say is WATCH IT!

I watched the film Piranha the other day which I was expecting to  be absolute crap but it was entertaining! Some parts were a bit jumpy but the CGI i so awful that it isn't scary - gorey yes but not scary! It was a very far fetched story but they kind of gave a kind of good enough reason for it all! There is also lots of half naked and naked girls but the characters are a bit annoying...if you want to have a bit of a laugh then I'd watch it and Doc from Back To The Future is in it which is cool and I will be watching the 2nd one just to see what it's like!

I should be going to see Harry Potter next Weds but I'm not so bothered to see it quickly as I've obviously read the book so will not be surprised by anything and I will also only read on twitter and facebook whether it's good or not which I like to make my own mind up anyway!

Bridesmaids, Cyrus..

Hmm, it's been a very long time since I last blogged - not good as I don't even have any valid reason for not doing it!! I am in Cornwall at the moment for a little holiday staying with my mum! I was hoping for lots of sunshine to be able to go to the beach but it's been torrential rain most of the time! It's nice being here chilling with my mum and sister even though we haven't done much as my sister is at school!

Last Wednesday I went to the cinema to see Bridesmaids. I am being a bridesmaid this October so it was fun to go with the Bride and the other Bridesmaid! We thought we could get some tips?! Well we all enjoyed it but it wasn't as funny as we all anticipated! In fact some bits were really sad! We also didn't get many tips as you don't actually see much of the wedding stuff! Apart from I would love to receive a puppy as a wedding favour! =D The story itself was interesting as a lot of women will be able to relate to a lot of the characters as each have their own little problems and their own quirks. The funniest parts are the scenes that are shown in the trailer..! I think the funniest part is when Kristen Wiig calls a 14ish year old girl the C word! It was hilarious and everyone in the cinema went "Ooooooh!" before laughing because we all couldn't believe she'd said it! So it was a very good film just not as funny as the trailer makes it out to be as I expected to be laughing the whole way through and I certainly wouldn't compare it to The Hangover like most people have done..! 

Last night I watched the film Cyrus with Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly. Again it wasn't as funny as I expected but I did really enjoy it. The story is a bit similar to Stepbrothers as John C. gets with Jonah Hill's mum and Jonah doesn't like it so he tries to keep them apart. I was hoping for more funny bits and more laughing but that was maybe because I did make the connection with Stepbrothers...so maybe don't do that?! The relationship between Cyrus (Hill) and his mum is quite creepy and strange but funny...they are very very close - so close that when she is in the shower she doesn't mind him going in there..? But it was good and I did Laugh out Loud a couple of times, so watch it but don't have too high expectations!


I am hoping to go and see Harry Potter 7 part 2 at the cinema with my mum and sister but as my sister is 5, we are worried she'll be very scared! In England it's been classified as 12A which means that anyone under 12 has to be accompanied by an adult so she is allowed to go and see it but I'd hate for us to go and then have to leave if she doesn't like it!?!!!! She loves all of the others but she does always ask what's going on so the other viewers might not like that! She was also devastated by Dobby's death in Part 1! But we'll have to talk to her and see!

Robin Hood, 17 Again, Machete...

Firstly- I know I said I'd never watch Russel Crowe's Robin Hood but we all sat down and watched it the other night. Before watching it I cleared my head and told myself not to judge the film based on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as I knew that it wasn't a remake and I knew that there was no way that I'd enjoy the film as much as Robin Hood POT simply because it's one of my favourite films... So I was trying to be good and enjoy it as a separate thing to Prince of Thieves and I'm glad I did that because I really enjoyed the film! Along with a lot of other people I found Crowe's accent...amusing as it's in no way Northern and in some ways a little Irish!! I did like the cast although I'm not a fan of Cate Blanchett but Little John and the Friar were great! I thought that the story itself was really good and it was completely different to Prince of Thieves so if you do watch do what I did and forget about Prince of Thieves! So basically I was glad I watched it as I loved the story and the fights - they were very good!

Crowe's take on Costner's classic pose!

We watched Machete the other night and I really really enjoyed it! Lots of guns, explosions and gruesome killings! It was very entertaining! And I think my boyfriend enjoyed the sexy ladies that are in the film! The story gets a bit lost as there is a lot going on but it is a good film and if you like revenge and action Watch It! The cast is pretty cool as well apart from Lindsay Lohan...but her character does seem to reflect her real-life person! Jessica Alba is really cool int he film and I normally don't like Michelle Rodriguez but she was cool as well! So if you like explosions, hot girls, brutal killings and some cool Mexican slang then watch Machete!!! 


Now for something a bit different - I was bored the other day so I looked on Sky Movies and 17 Again was on..Now I do like a bit of Zac Efron so I thought I'd give it a go as there was nothing else on! Surprisingly I really liked it and thought that Zac Efron was really good...quick run down of the story for you - Matthew Perry is going through a divorce with his childhood sweetheart, he has 2 kids in high school, he gets changed into being 17...instead of going back to the 80s he stays in the present which is cool as he goes to high school with his kids and helps them to help himself. It was really good as you never forgot that Zac Efron was actually a forty year old man which is obviously the main part of the story! It was funny and entertaining so it's worth a watch! The only problem I had with it is the ending as I'd like to know what his kids did as they were a big part of the story so you'd like to know what they did and if they succeeded (When you watch it you'll know what I mean). So yeah worth a watch! 

Killers...

It's been ages since I last blogged! Not really sure why as I haven't been doing much - I've been getting back into exercising as I still want to lose loads more weight! I've been doing jigsaw puzzles and still watching Nat Geo Wild!

I haven't been watching that many films but I did watch Killers the other day - I put it on because I was bored and it was on Sky Anytime. I was doing a puzzle at the same time but I did really enjoy it. And that's not just because Ashton Kutcher is extremely hot in it!! I thought the characters were really good and easy to relate to and the story itself was cool! It was very Mr and Mrs Smith but Catherine Heigl's character added a different dimension and she made it hilarious! It's definitely worth watching for an "easy watching" film!


Tonight is the last episode of Game of Thrones which I am very excited about as the cliffhanger ending of last week's was intense! I think I've said in another blog how the endings make you want to watch the next one but this one was horrible as I wanted the next one right away but have had to wait for a week! I assume there will be another series - I hope so anyways as I've really enjoyed it! Richard Madden who plays Robb Stark has a new series out in England called Sirens which starts soon - it's a comedy and from the previews, it looks funny so I'll be giving that a go then I'll let you know how it is! Here is the trailers - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sirens/articles/sirens-tv-trailers

My LoveFilm for this week is Machete which I'm really looking forward to watching as I remember the trailer they made for the Grindhouse production so I was really happy when they actually made it a feature length film! We probably won't watch it tonight because of Game Of Thrones but I will let you know how it is!
 Now I need to get back to The Dog Whisperer then I need to work out! =D

The Road and others..

Firstly - We've been watching Game of Thrones which has been fun as we like to watch our series! -But...the first two episodes were gripping and amazing and now the pace has slowed down a bit...they have cliffhanger endings to ensure you watch the next one but it's a bit boring now! We have completely caught up now though so just have to wait for it to be on Sky Atlantic tomorrow night and it has started to get a bit more exciting since Lord Stark has been captured! I do recommend it as it is interesting but don't be fooled by the first two episodes as it does go a bit downhill after those!


Secondly - Last night I watched The Road as my boyfriend put it on and warned me how sad it was...it was very sad and depressing but really good and definitely worth watching and I didn't cry!!!! I can't really say more about it as there isn't much to the story so I would just give it away! Although there isn't much to the story it is still good and manages to not get boring! The cast is very good - especially the little boy and the film really makes you think...in a depressing way but still, it makes you think!

Thirdly- This morning my boyfriend and I watched Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs although we did miss the start (I'm not sure how much of it) but when we put it on, food had just started to fall from the sky! It was really good and really funny and I highly recommend it! It's not tooooo childish but obviously keep in mind that it's not made for adults so if you want scenes of a sexual nature and violence then stick with Game of Thrones!

Sims 3 Generations..

It feels like it's been a while since I last blogged - probably because I've been glued to my laptop screen playing Sims 3 Generations! I didn't think the game would be worth it but I have definitely changed my mind!
Yes it's just extras to what you could already do but they are cool! There are some cool new houses and stuff to buy and even more CAS stuff which is sweeet! I was also happily surprised to see some new rewards as well such as the "Young Again" potion and the mid-life crisis stuff is pretty cool as well!
I still cheat though which kind of defies the whole point of the game but I still get addicted..! I play it pretty much all day everyday! I am also very excited to hear that in Autumn another expansion pack is coming - Pets!! This is what I've always wanted as I loved Pets on Sims2 but what's better is that you can have horses which I love so I am very much looking forward to it! Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2qDluiIzys I love that you can ride the horses and stuff! 
It's not very cool that I play Sims3 so much as I am really enjoying my new book - Jilly Cooper's latest - Jump! I also watch Nat Geo Wild all day but that's cool because I learn loads about different animals!  
I'm going to leave this blog short because I feel like playing some Guitar Hero on the Wii then I'll have to choose between Sims or my book! But yeah basically it's a thumbs up from me for Generations!

The Dilemma...

Last night my boyfriend and I watched The Dilemma...I saw the trailers for it a while ago and knew straight away that I didn't want to see it..mainly because I'm not a fan of Winona Ryder!
My boyfriend really likes Kevin James and Vince Vaughn so he put it on last night - I'd already warned him that it looked rubbish but hey...I just played Spider Solitaire while it was on!
And the film was awful...!!!! 

The story is pretty bad...they don't have just one thing going on...so you're bored for most of it...the funny bits are shown in the trailer...I think we laughed out loud maybe once?! Some parts are kind of sad but it's mostly a really boring film which isn't funny and just generally rubbish..! It's not often that I want to turn a film off but I really wanted to with this one! My boyfriend didn't enjoy it either so it was all round not good!! There isn't even anything else to say on it!!


Although we did watch Dread the other night...that's worth watching, it's a scaryish psychological film which is really good, I won't say anymore because you should just watch it!  Here's the trailer... and don't be put off that there is someone from Twilight in it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_COT2WXfU&feature=related

Sims 3 Outdoor Living Stuff.

Yesterday I pre-ordered Sims 3 Generations from EA and got Outdoor Living stuff for free which I thought was cool.

I proceeded to download it ASAP... It's safe to say that I was disappointed..!
This was the first "Stuff" I'd got for Sims 3 but I'd got nearly all of them for Sims 2 and enjoyed them.

Outdoor Stuff has hardly anything! It has a few different hot-tubs and BBQs and some outdoor counters but it wasn't that great...Obviously I knew that there wouldn't be much choice as it tells you that it's Stuff for outside but still...I'm glad I didn't pay for it!

Also...I don't really know why I ordered Generations as there isn't really much on there that you can't already do...they just seem to have updated the stuff you could already do and made it slightly cooler...I say that they should bring out Pets and University for Sims3 - They were the best! Also, compared to World Adventures the other expansions for Sims3 just aren't as good!
I've also not played Sims Medieval since I played it the first time... It's not good!

It's a waste of money as well...woops!

So far the job hunting isn't going very well... I handed in an application to Pets at Home today so fingers crossed cus I'd love to work there!

Here's the trailer for Sims3 Generations if you haven't already seen it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czxCAySVPg
Don't be too excited though!!

When I get it I'll let you know what I think!

Recently I've....

Recently I've moved back to Devon from Uni and have been unpacking! 
I haven't watched any films or tv at all! I have finally finished Queen Of The Damned tho which was very very very very good, I strongly recommend the Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice) to anyone as although they are vampires (duh!) there isn't a huge focus on the killings - more on the characters themselves and it is really gripping! 
The next book I have lined up is Jilly Cooper's new novel - Jump! Bit of a genre difference...from Vampires to Horse-Riders! But I look forward to starting it as I have read the first three of the series and really enjoyed them.
This isn't a long blog as I am in the middle of watching High School Musical 2...I am back in Cornwall for the weekend as it's my sister's 5th birthday on Sunday! And sadly...I like HSM! :( hahaa!
Once I'm settled back at home I hope to blog regularly again (how many times have I said this now?!) but yeah that's it from me today...nothing interesting I'm afraid! Unless you do go out and read the Vampire Chronicles or sit down to watch High School Musical?? =D

First year of uni..done!

Yesterday my uncle came with his truck to collect me and my things from my university halls...I didn't realise I owned so much rubbish! Well...I say rubbish...I couldn't throw anything away! But it was a lot of stuff for one person!

I am currently staying at my Gran's at the moment which is cool because both of my uncles are here and I don't see them or my Gran often!

Last night we had Chinese take-away and then watched 2 films...the first was The Crazies...it was good but not what I was expecting and a bit random at times but it was enjoyable...not particularly scary but after watching Insidious...nothing is as scary as that! The Crazies also had an interesting ending which is always good!

When that finished we watched Harry Brown which I'd wanted to see for ages...we missed the first ten minutes but it was really good. Such a good story as, sadly those things are actually happening in England ... obviously not just in England but the representation of the Chavs were perfect as they really are horrible! It was really good and I love Micheal Caine but it is sad to see him getting older!

Today we are watching a Western as they are my Gran's favourites! This one is Gunsmoke and I do like it, I wish I could watch more Westerns but I never think of renting them so I need to start...but my Gran said that while I'm here she's going to educate me with the good ones!

In half an hour The Spy Who Loved Me is on and as it's my favourite of the James Bond films...we are going to watch it! =D

I should be back on track with blogging now as I don't have much to do now that uni is over and I need to get a job!

At the moment..

At the moment, I am too pre-occupied to blog... I am busy revising for my exam which is on Wednesday...Busy reading Queen Of The Damned (Which is amazing and gripping and hard to put down!) And I've been shopping as well!


And today I have been distracted from revising by something else... S.I.R - the Smodcast Internet Radio! I love Kevin Smith and love the PlusOne podcasts so I was very excited to be able to listen to the launch of PlusOne Per Diem; the live, daily talkings of Kevin and his wife Jen - it was very good and highly entertaining! Go to http://smodcast.com/ to hear it!
I was worried that with the time difference, I wouldn't be able to listen to it live but it starts at 4pm which is cool! I would love to be able to phone in and talk to them but I reckon it would cost a tonne to phone from England! And I'd probably be too shy! 
I also want a Plus One t-shirt but I checked today and they don't have any in stock!


My revising is going ok but I do keep getting easily distracted...but I just want to pass - I'd love to do well but don't think I will! :/
Tonight on our campus we are having a party for "Earth Hour" where we will all turn our lights off and have a BBQ and music on our courtyard  which will be cool but again - it's another distraction from doing work!
So tomorrow I plan on spending ALL DAY revising!!! With some Queen of the Damned breaks in between! (I don't want to go mad!!! =D)
So I apologise for boring blogs but I do need to try and pass this exam!

Stranger than Fiction

Last night, Stacey and me watched Stranger than Fiction...(I normally get the name wrong and call it the Science of Fiction..!)
It was really good and I already knew the story as we'd studied a bit of it in one of our lectures. I think I would of enjoyed it more if I didn't know why he was being narrated but it was still cool.
Although I did hate seeing Will Ferrell play a depressed character and I felt really sorry for him so I had to keep remembering Anchorman to make me happy!
I really enjoyed the dynamic between the characters of Harold (Ferrell) and Ana (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and also really liked the narrator (Emma Thompson) and the English professor (Dustin Hoffman).
SO basically all of the characters in the film are cool and interesting.

The story itself was really good but it was very sad! 
The film was also interrupted by a thunderstorm that Stacey and me watched for aaaaages!
But it was easy to pick back up from where we left it.


*SPOILERS*
The ending was really good as I predicted that she'd change the ending but then it seemed as if she wasn't going to which shocked me loads but then she did! So although I did predict it...it didn't happen in an obvious way so I wasn't disappointed at all!


It's definitely worth watching for the cool effects and it is a good but sad film! I found it sad in the way that I find Funny People sad...I have to make Stacey watch that next!

Insidious...Potential Spoilers..!

Last night, me and a few uni friends watched the film Insidious.. (POTENTIAL SPOILERS!)
We were all obviously expecting to be scared but not half as much as we actually were!

I enjoy horrors; especially ghost ones but have never really been properly, properly scared for example - I have never screamed at a film (I'm not a big screamer..!)


Well basically last night I screamed about 4 times!
The film starts in with the spooky stuff within about 15 minutes...just subtle stuff then it starts to get freaky and not only is it freaky but it's all of the time - the film only gives you a few minutes to chill before the next thing happens - which is great but your heart is racing the whole time!
I thought that the story itself was really good as for me, it's always worse when children are involved! Also each of the ghosty things that were haunting the boy were really good and really scary especially "Fire Face" man and the Black haired man...he was the first one to make us scream!
What I really liked about the film is that instead of the ghosts being CGI or floaty or anything; it was more believable because they were actors in make-up and therefor were actually there and also they could grab the characters which was horrible! They weren't like transparent and could float through stuff! They would also turn up at any point...the music didn't lead you to it...all of a sudden they'd just be there!


Another good thing is that it's not like most other horrors where the scary stuff only happens at night..the film has you on edge with your blanket covering all but the corner of one eye (yes that was me!) for the whole time! Scary stuff happened in both day and night!

This is Fire Face....HORRIBLE!

The only bad thing was is that I predicted the end but other than that I thought it was great and definitely the scariest film I have ever seen! I'm so glad I didn't go to the cinema to watch it as that would have been embarrassing with all the screaming and we were all very sweaty and I was a bit of a loser when I got back to my room - I was very scared to be alone! Luckily tho I didn't have nightmares!
I don't know if I'd be able to watch it again but if you like horrors I highly recommend it! 

Back at Uni!

So yesterday I made the 5 hour train journey from Penzance to Cheltenham to get back to uni!
It was tiring but ok because I had my iPod and I caught up on about 2 hours worth of PlusOne podcasts which was really good but I had to contain my laughter to try and not look like a fool!
I had a tiny nap on the train but I didn't want to sleep properly in case I missed my stop!
Once I got back me and Stacey went shopping and then I went to work!

THIS WILL BE ME!!!!

I only have about two weeks left at uni as I have an essay to hand in this week and an exam next week...scary! My essay is about the Hong Kong film industry and my exam is about Realism and Cognitive theories so if you have any hints or tips..please let me know!! I also have a couple more shifts at the racecourse and will need to get a summer job when I get home!


I have to pack up all of my stuff but I really can't be bothered which isn't good! And it's going to be a pain to get it all back home!


But now that I'm back at uni I should be able to watch films and get back to blogging about them (Well in between doing my essay and revising!) I also need to get back into working out everyday!


This  blog isn't very interesting but I need to crack on with my essay then do a workout then go and buy food as I have hardly anything here!

Funniest/Worse trip to Macdo's!

After driving my little sis to meet her dad, I started to moan to mum about getting a Macdo's..!

I knew exactly where the service station was and knew how much time I had to moan about it...this makes me sound awful!!! Also, as I am a student I can get a free cheeseburger or McFlurry with every meal I buy so I knew that that would tempt mum more and it worked...she didn't say she would take me but she started to slow down near the turning!
It was then really busy and she was tempted to turn back onto the main road but I convinced her not to.

Now... we finally got through the drive-thru and instead of a real person it was one of the talky box things...Mum asked me to lean over her to order as she wasn't really sure of what I wanted but the dude couldn't hear me so she had to do it. So mum ordered what I wanted - A sweet Chilli Chicken Deli meal with a strawberry milkshake...then they said they didn't have any milkshake so I ordered a Fanta instead... She then ordered the "Free NUS cheeseburger" (NUS is the card I can use as a student to get discounts in some places) So the dude goes "3 cheeseburgers?" and mum goes "No the FREE cheeseburger" but again he says 3 so mum gets a bit irratated and says "NO the F-R-E-E cheeseburger!" (In England, sadly we get people who can't speak properly and say F instead of TH....my mum is not one of those people!)

So he tells me the price which is a bit above usual but we had to drive to the next bit so I paid. We then got to the next window and the girl gives us a massive bag...mum drives forward as it's busy and I open the bag and see...3 FREAKIN CHEESEBURGERS!!!! So he must have given me one for free and made me pay for two...I was angry! By this time I'd also opened the glove box and rested my drink in the shallow cup-holder... I need to add here that we were in my mum's partner's car... So then I'm angry about the burgers and then as mum pulls out of the McDo's...THE DRINK SPILLS EVERYWHERE!!!!! I was so annoyed but it was hilarious at the same time...Not only did they get my order wrong - I spilled ALL of my Fanta over the car and my feet (I was only wearing flip-flops..!) So it was very amusing and we haven't told Mum's partner as he will freak as his is ocd about cleaning!

And tomorrow is the Royal Wedding!
I wasn't bothered by it until this past week where me and mum have been watching loads of crap documentaries about Wills and Kate! We've even put flags up outside the house!
And we will be up at 8 to watch it from the beginning! So sad..but it will be a massive part of our history if they do get to become King and Queen - Grandpa W reckons they'll be divorced by next year! 

There is also an interesting Drinking Game on Facebook which would be a laugh to do with mum! So I probably won't be able to blog tomorrow ;) ( I am of age by two years in england!)

Have a good day tomorrow whatever you do! =D

A little trip to the hospital..!

Yesterday was my little sister's first day back at school from the Easter Holidays. She was very excited as she loves her school and loves hanging out with her friends.

While she was at school me and mum hung out - I went on a power plate machine (An all over body vibration thing that says a ten minute go on it equals an hour workout!) Then we had lunch and chilled.

When we went to get the sis from school she seemed fine until we were out of earshot from her friends where she started to cry and told us she'd fallen over in the morning... She then couldn't walk so we had to carry her from the car to the house then mum took off her shoes and socks and her ankle was so swollen and bruised it was gross!
So then we took her to A&E where she was very excited to have an X-Ray especially as she got to keep the picture, luckily there were no breaks - she'd just torn one of her ligaments. It's not as swollen today as it was but she isn't at school as mum was worried that if a bigger kid stood on her she'd be to little and scared to get them away! So today we've been playing the Wii (siting on the sofa!) and been snuggled up under the quilt watching telly...Hannah Montana at the moment! (Which sadly I think I'm enjoying it!)

She does keep trying to walk on it though which isn't good so I keep having to carry her everywhere!

I also got a new workout DVD yesterday..I've been losing weight since January and it's going well but since I've been at mum's I haven't been working out as much! The new DVD was rubbish tho! It's a new Ministry of Sound one but it's not as good as the Pump it Up one I've been doing for a couple of months but hopefully I'll get used to it because I'm getting bored of the Pump it up one! But I think mum is giving me some boxing ones which will be coool!

But I have to go because my little sis is being very demanding! And we also have more easter eggs to eat ;)