Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Director:

Jonathan Liebesman

Starring:

Megan Fox

Will Arnett

William Fichtner

Alan Ritchson

Noel Fisher

Pete Ploszek

Jeremy Howard

Plot:

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

Review:

I do not have the nostalgia attached to the teenage mutant ninja turtles that my husband does. So while he never had a desire to see this movie I was curious.

I do not like the turtles voices and thought they were pretty god awful looking. How do each of them have different accents? Who in production looked at them and thought, “Yeah that looks good.”

Maybe I had more nostalgia attached to them than I thought?

I liked no aspect of this movie. From the turtles, CGI, story, acting, and directing, it did nothing for me and I pretty much hated it.

Also, this should really be re-titled the April O’Neal story since it spent most of the time on her.

1/5

 

In all honesty, I did not watch the last twenty minutes. I couldn’t, I lost all interest, and just didn’t want to waste my time.

The Last Man on Earth (2015-?)

The Last Man on Earth

The Last Man on Earth (2015-?)

Network:

Fox

Starring:

Will Forte

Kristen Schaal

Plot:

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is a new single-camera comedy about the life and adventures of the last man on earth. PHIL MILLER (Forte) was once just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank – now he’s humanity’s last hope. Will he ever find another person alive on the planet? Would hoping that she is a female be asking too much?

Review:

Really enjoyed this pilot, and the second episode as well. Average guy discovers he’s the last man on earth and naturally becomes super horny. I was a bit concerned when they introduced a woman, only because at first she was perfect, but it was a bait and switch. Kristen Schaal’s character was great! Crazy and annoying and completely oblivious. The real test is going to be if Will Forte’s character can avoid killing her.

I can see many entertaining episodes ahead and I’m looking forward to adding it to my rotation.

4/5

Always On My Mind (The Sullivans #8) By: Bella Andre

Always On My Mind

Always On My Mind (The Sullivans #8)

Plot:

Lori “Naughty” Sullivan finally falls in love in ALWAYS ON MY MIND, the new book in Bella Andre’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling series about the Sullivan family. After a tragic loss three years ago, Grayson Tyler left his life in New York City behind and started over in the rolling hills of the California coast. He’s convinced himself that all he’ll ever need again is the blue sky, a thousand acres of pasture, and the crashing waves of the ocean. Until one day, Lori Sullivan barges into his life and promptly blows his emotionless and solitary world to shreds, driving him crazy as only a woman nicknamed “Naughty” can. But will Lori be able to convince him that it’s safe to love her…and that forever isn’t actually out of reach?

Review:

Lori was not the character I was most looking forward to read, but I ended up liking her more than I expected. She could have easily been a wild child that just has things work out for her, but that wasn’t the case. She worked hard and didn’t expect things to magically go her way.

Grayson was gruff and incredibly rude. Lori’s capacity to forgive was amazing but Andre explained it well. I could have easily been turned off and thought the story unbelievable if Andre hadn’t taken the time to say why Lori was able to forgive.

Overall their romance wasn’t the strongest or the sweetest or the most intense, but I liked it more than the two previous. There was no pushing away because their lives were too difficult to work out. Sure Grayson thought that Lori would leave him and get swept up in her career once she went back, but he still planned and hoped that she wouldn’t. I liked that. It was a break in the formula that was needed.

I’ve finished the first eight book in the Sullivans series and I think it’s time for a change. I’ve read about the eight siblings so the rest to come are cousins. The series, so far, has been good, though I have noticed a formula. That’s completely fine, I love Nora Robert’s formula, but some things have started to grate. One of the things that bugged me, that I haven’t already mentioned, is that one of the past siblings will wind up pregnant or engaged and she only mentions it in passing, almost like you were already supposed to know about it. Oh well, I’ll get around to reading the rest.

4/5

Belle (2013)

Belle

Belle (2013)

Director:

Amma Asante

Starring:

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Matthew Goode

Emily Watson

Plot:

The mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England.

Review:

There’s really not much, more romantic than 18th century England. Love the clothing and the decor. It’s all so pretty and Belle has an original twist.

Dido, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is a mixed race daughter being raised by her great-uncle who is the highest court in the land. I know next to nothing about slavery in England and the way the aristocracy acts is confusing and unnatural to me. However, I still love to watch movies set in this era and read the occasional historical romance.

I enjoyed the romance combined with the uncertainty surrounding the case being tried. The movie is not historically accurate, so says wikipedia, but I wasn’t expecting it to be. It was a nice way to end my romance movie month and I would definitely recommend it.

4/5

Come A Little Bit Closer (The Sullivans #7) By: Bella Andre

Come a Little Bit Closer

Come A Little Bit Closer (The Sullivans #7) By: Bella Andre

Plot:

Fame, fortune, and falling in love… Movie star Smith Sullivan can’t afford any distractions. He’s staking his entire reputation on his new film…but he can’t stop thinking about Valentina Landon and the fire he sees smoldering just beneath the surface of her cool exterior. Valentina isn’t averse to sensual pleasure, or even to the idea of finding true love, but as a Hollywood business manager she’s watched too many smart women fall for actors…only to be torn apart when the fairy tale comes to its inevitable end. But when intense weeks together on set turn their heated attraction into red-hot flames of passion, Smith knows he has to find a way to convince Valentina to let him get a little bit closer. Close enough to completely steal her heart…the way she’s stolen his from the beginning.

Review:

I’m getting tired of the whole ‘we shouldn’t be together it will never work’ thing. I feel like its been in almost every book in the series.

Smith and Valentina were a good couple, she just didn’t date actors. She should have realized he was different. He’s a Sullivan for crying out loud. She finally woke up to his complete awesomeness and of course that’s when he decided to push her away. Thankfully this lasted briefly and not a week like the last Sullivan.

This is the problem with binge reading. All the similarities in the series are more evident because they are so fresh. The series is still good, I’m just not as willing to put up with it.

3/5