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Karate Kid 2010

// July 6th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Movies, Reviews

12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) arrive in Beijing from Detroit  to start a new life. Dre develops a crush on a young violinist, Mei Ying, who reciprocates his attention, but Cheng, a kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Mei Ying’s, attempts to keep them apart by beating Dre, and later harassing and humiliating him in and around school. During a particularly brutal beating by Cheng and his friends, the kindly maintenance man of Dre’s building, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), comes to Dre’s aid, revealing himself as a kung fu master who adeptly dispatches Dre’s tormentors. – Wikipedia

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The Lovely Bones

// June 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // Books, Movies, Reviews

Fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon is just experiencing the pangs of first love when she’s viciously murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey, a predatory wolf in J.C. Penney…  Fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon is just experiencing the pangs of firstlove when she’s viciously murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey, a predatory wolf in J.C. Penney clothing. As her family slowly begins drifting apart while struggling to make sense of their loss, Susie bravely attempts to find her footing in the hereafter. Meanwhile, down on earth, Mr. Harvey is feeling confident that he’s covered his tracks well enough to get away with the crime, and begins honing in on his next victim — Susie’s younger sister, Lindsey, who’s beginning to suspect that he’s not the harmless suburbanite he portrays himself to be.  – Rotten Tomatoes

I have been trying to read books again but every time I pick something up I get really bored. I guess I’m super picky when it comes to reading material. I bought this one on a whim but I think I might be regretting it now. However, I went ahead and rented the movie to see if I should finish it.

There will be spoilers, don’t read unless you have already read the book or seen the movie.

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Shrek Forever After

// May 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Movies, Reviews

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he’s duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away — where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met — he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love. Written by IMDb Editor

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