Movie Monday: The Oscars 2014!

This week for Movie Monday series is ALL about the Oscars!! The things you will read I was typing before and/or during the Oscars. Real quotes from D and I...

Now, I haven't seen all of the movies in these categories, but I have seen the majority! With that... 

Here are my predictions for the main categories (AKA the ones most people actually care about):

Best Picture: Captain Phillips *wrong

Best Actor in Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey

Best Actress in Leading Role: Amy Adams *wrong

Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi *wrong.

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence *wrong

....wow I suck at guessing...

-I'm sad I've missed most of the red carpet live! Dang work... But I can comment on some now!!

-Jared Leto needs to cut his hair... but I do love his white and black color tux combo

-Matthew McConaughey and his wife are SO cute together!

-Barkhad Abdi is pretty cool.. A Limo driver to an oscar nominated actor. 

-Whoa, Bill Murray looks so old now...

-Sandra Bullock looks amazing! I love her dress.

-I can't wait for Ellen to host! I hope it's freaking hilarious!

-"Who's the wine captain now?!" HAHAHA!!!

-Jennifer Lawrence and her clumsiness is awesome! So many jokes about her! Hilarious! I love J.Law!

-"So many possibilities tonight #1. 12 years a slave wins best picture possibility #2 you're all racist!" HAHAHAHA I'M DYING! (Dallan cracked up at that one!)

-I loved the lack of college years joke! 

-Ellen is doing great so far!

-Supporting actor is..........ahhhh the anxiety......Jared Leto.... dang it I was wrong. Oh well, he played a good gay guy..Again, his hair needs to go...but his story about his mom is amazing! 

-Jim carrey!!! I haven't seen him in forever it seems. I can't look at him without laughing! THE GRINCH! I kinda like his dark blue suit.

-"Because I'm HAPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYY" I can't help but tap my foot and move my shoulders, but I'm sick of this song.... 

-Costume design goes to: (My guess was the great gatsby)...The Great Gatsby!!! YAY! I love the 20's.

-I don't care about makeup and hair styling but Dallas Buyers Club wins, obviously..

-oh hey channing tatum! =)  

-Animated featured film goes to: *please be frozen, please be frozen* FROZEN!!! YAY!!!!! 

-Loving this Hero's from film theme! So inspiring. 

-Kate Hudson is always SO pretty!

-Foreign language films.... I don't care. SNOOZE FEST! 

-Best supporting Actress.... I hate the waiting! I just want to know!.... Lupita! I've basically have seen the movie from my dad and Dallan talking about it all the time. She looks amazing in that dress! Also, her arms are BUFF!

-HAHHAAH PIZZA AT THE OSCARS! I would be hungry sitting there for hours too! Yummy! 

-I can't get over how old Bill Murray looks... and I love Amy Adams! 

-I hope the cinematography award doesn't go to some mostly computer animated film! Like gravity......... The winner is...... EWW (jimmy fallon voice) gravity!!! So dumb... Most of that is computer generated! Gosh so lame.

-"How do you judge film editing unless you see ALL of the film?" Dallan asked... Good point! 

-Ohhhh I love Jennifer Garner's fringe dress! So 1920's, me likey! 

-Speaking of 1920's... Gatsby wins set design! I agree with that!

-The "in memory of" segment is always SO SAD! =(

-Whoa John Travolta! Where did he come from? Dallan sings, "Grease lightning, GO GO GO GOGOGOGO!"

-Awh I love anything that has to do with Frozen! But she sounds kinda squeaky today... 

-"Ellen may be the only lesbian on earth that I actually like" HAHAHHAHA

-Gosh gravity is taking ALL the awards it seems... I hope something other then Gravity wins best picture! At this point I'll take any move but that one!!!

-Here we go!!!! Best Actress goes to...*Amy Adams, fingers crossed*... Cate Blanchett... Darn! She's really pretty though!

-I think I'm going to have an anxiety attack.... Best Actor goes to.. (If Matthew doesn't win I'm turning the tv off.. just kidding, but seriously).... YES!!!! HE WON!!!!!! He totally deserved that role... and that sweet kiss he gave his wife... AWHHHHH!!! They're so cute! AMAZING speech too. I love a good southern man. Alright, alright, alright! I LOVE HIM! "He has good taste in tuxes." Dallan Says.. hahahah 

Here's his AMAZING speech if you missed it! (Click on the Link)
http://entertainment.time.com/2014/03/03/oscars-2014-matthew-mcconaugheys-confounding-acceptance-speech/

-I love Will Smith too!.....Best Picture goes to.. *please not gravity, anything but gravity*....12 years a slave!!!!! That's just fine with me =) It looked like a great film!! Again, I love Brad Pitt's hair!

I would love to be at the Oscars someday, wearing fancy dresses and meeting all these amazing actors/actresses!!!! Maybe it'll happen......

Movie Monday

If anyone knows me, they know I love going to the movies! So I'm going to start a Movie Monday review series. Now it may not be every Monday, but it may just be here and there, or whenever I think movie is super great or super horrible! My thoughts are always kind of scattered, but welcome to my A.D.D kind of thinking. Also, keep in mind that I'm not an English major so my punctuation and all of that may be off.

Go see Saving Mr. banks if you haven't! I really enjoyed this movie. It wasn't AT ALL what I was expecting from a Disney movie. I was expecting a happy story when in reality, it's really not. This docudrama was very intriguing and has a lot of adult themes for a Disney film. If you haven't seen it, I would stop reading because I may give some things away

I've always liked movies that are based on true events (besides horror movies.. count me out on those!). But holy crap, this movie was really heartbreaking! For those of you who haven't seen it, here is a TINY synopsis of the film, " Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen." And reflect she did! Her upbringing was really sad. Throughout the movie it goes back and forth from her childhood to her present time. Now I realize that some stuff isn't 100% accurate (trust me, I fact checked when I got home.) but it was really well done. There are many things in her book Mary Poppins she wrote about people in her life as a child. Mr. Banks is a key character here, obviously. Mr. Banks was based on Travers' father and how she tries to save his character from coming across as a mean and arrogant person in the movie. This was almost an over reaction because she couldn't save her father from dying in real life. Whenever Travers would get upset about how Disney wanted to play out this particular character, let alone the whole movie, she would always revert back to a childlike state. Including playing in the dirt and remembering the good and fun times she had with her dad.

This really got me thinking about the human mind. When you really think about it, everyone reverts back to a time when it seemed to be the happiest time in their lives. Especially during a hardship in their lives. I know I do for sure! Think about Walt Disney. It is mentioned in the movie that he started working at around age 8 for his dad and had to grow up pretty fast. He never got to experience childhood, hence his childlike mind with all the cartoons! I'm not complaining about it, I love them, it just makes sense why he was so into the children's books and all that! Michael Jackson comes to mind too. Yes, he was a weirdo with great music, but he never got to be a kid! Starting with The Jackson 5 at such a young age and going right into a music career made him grow up to fast. 

I then start to think of childhood celebrities and how sad of a life they really have. I realize no all end up crazy, but the majority do. Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes anyone? They grow up way to fast and at some point they just burst! It is such a sad thing to see happen and I really feel bad for them. 

This movie is definitely a tear and thought jerker! So be prepared! It makes you really appreciate what and who you have in your life.