The Siss Mix: movie

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Trailers

As summer draws closer I have been seeing a lot of movie trailers and they make me want to buy tickets for all of them right now.

Now I'm not really a 'Let's go see a movie' kind of person, that's the hubs, but I have to say there are some movies coming out that look really good. I usually will only see a movie after someone else has seen it and can tell me if it's worth going to but all these trailers are drawing me in!

The first movie coming out is Hunger Games.

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I didn't read the books and frankly I have no idea what the movie is actually about but the trailer got me hooked. All I really know about the movie is some girl volunteers for these 'games' and it's not something you want to volunteer for. I think it looks like a super interesting movie so now I want to see the movie and read the books.

The next movie coming out that looks worthy of going to is The Lucky One.

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Chick flick for sure but I mean it's based off a Nicholas Sparks novel so it has to be good right? I am a sucker for a sappy drama movie, with some eye candy, so we will definitely be seeing this in April.

Then there is Think Like a Man

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This looks like such a funny movie and who doesn't enjoy a good laugh. Just the poster makes me laugh. I will be getting my comedic relief from this movie for sure.

Moving into May we have The Avengers

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I love a good action movie and they fact that I see some good looking superheroes just makes the movie more appealing.

The hit in July is The Dark Knight Rises

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I've never really been a huge Batman fan but the hubs loved The Dark Knight so I know we will be seeing this one. Is it just me or are there too many Batman movies out there?

Side note: Did you know they are coming out with Men In Black III and another Spider Man movie... Don't know how I feel about that. I think there is a time when certain movies should just stop being made.

So there you go folks, these are the movies I think are worth watching through July. I can't wait to see some of them and the fall will undoubtedly have more must see movies. What movie can you not wait to see?

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Movie and weekend review

My weekend fun started Friday about 15 minutes after I got off work. I got home, changed and headed to a nearby chapel. Saturday was my cousin's (the groom) wedding so I was helping setup the chapel for the luncheon. My family is definitely a DIY family so you can bet that they cooked all the food and setup everything for this luncheon, even the mother of the groom! I didn't stay for too long as the bride invited me to see The Vow with the girls for her last night as a single lady.

Here is the movie review and if you are planning to see this movie, skip this as it might possibly contain spoilers. Now going into this movie I was expecting a super sappy chick flick that would make me go home and tell my husband all the things I saw in the movie that he should do. This was not the case.

I enjoyed the movie, don't get me wrong, it just didn't live up to my expectations. Spoiler alert: I really disliked when Paige decided to go back home with her father and Leo didn't fight for her to stay or anything. Then when they divorced and again Leo didn't fight I just wanted to cry. The end of the movie was quite abrupt for me and I really wanted to see Paige start to fall in love with Leo again.

In the end I enjoyed the movie but wanted more. Since it was based on a true story I might google the story and see if that has the romance I was expecting.

Now to Saturday.... I headed to my cousin Mike and Brooke's wedding with my mom around 9:45. The sealing ceremony was beautiful and they both had that glowing love look in their eyes. After a few pictures we headed to finish the preparations for the luncheon.

After getting the buns, pulled pork, coleslaw, pasta salad, meatballs and desserts out we served the guests and had little time to enjoy the food ourselves. Then after cleaning it all up I grabbed my nephew and headed home to change, since my feet were killing, so I could get some groceries before heading to the reception. (sigh)

The hubs got home just in time to take a quick shower while I wrapped the wedding present and changed my nephew into some pants before heading to Costco. Got all our groceries in our basket just as the store was closing and we were off to the reception.

Although it was chilly and it was an outdoor reception it turned out beautifully! They had a huge wait to get through the line but once through that we enjoyed the catered food and delicious desserts.

Today, Sunday, was my day of relaxation and rejuvenation. I looked at our budget and bills, talked with the hubby about our future and attended church. Then we headed to my moms to enjoy some lasagna and cupcakes. Mmmmm... I will be sharing my moms lasagna recipe soon.

Now it's time to get ready for the upcoming week.....

But first lets enjoy some pictures from the wedding...