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Jack the Giant Slayer: a movie review

02 Saturday Mar 2013

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My hubby, the baby boy and I went to go see Jack the Giant Slayer today. The baby girl stayed at her college this weekend; having fun and what not with her roommate and her friends. The three of us went to Arby’s; my dining choice pre-movie. The baby boy enjoys Arby’s just like my hubby and I, when the baby girl comes with us to the movies we go elsewhere because she doesn’t like Arby’s, I don’t get that but I suppose it’s not a bad thing, it forces us to deviate and switch it up a bit, with sushi and green tea, a much healthier alternative to curly fries and an obnoxiously large chocolate shake.

The writers who brought Jack the Giant Slayer to the big screen brought their imaginations is full use and we very much appreciated it. The story and legend kept us interested and entertained. The actor who plays Jack has been in several movies; the latest was Warm Bodies he was the romantic lead, if you could call a zombie who regains his heart through the love of a girl, a romantic lead. His approach to the zombie role is similar to the one that he gives Jack the farm boy; sure and steady, courageous and noble. A wonderful character actor plays the King of Cloister, Ian McBride, his character of King is a good one, a true leader of his people. We find a lovely princess amongst the cast of characters, a perfect companion for Jack. There is of course a villain and it’s not just the giants. The action within the movie had me moving and jumping; at one point when there were horses galloping away from danger, being ridden by our heroes, I was bouncing up and down in my seat trying to spur the horses faster and faster.

My hubby, the baby boy and I really enjoyed the movie. I saw that there were a few negative reviews and I said as much to my hubby before we set out for the movie. His response was exactly what I thought it would be, “since when do we listen to reviews when it comes to these kinds of movies?” So off we went and had ourselves a great time.

Over again?

02 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by laurieanichols in Uncategorized

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If you could live your life over again, would you choose to do it? Why or why not?

This question is a puzzling one; am I reliving my life as it stands now from the time that I was born or am I at the end of my natural life and I can come back and do a do over? As of right now, I am very happy to continue sailing along writing, reading, cooking, baking, loving and watching my babies growing as young adults and my niece and nephew growing up. I have had many excellent adventures along the way from back packing through Europe with my little sister to staying at many gorgeous hotels with my hubby and the babies. I would relive those experiences once again to solidify those memories in my mind, but otherwise I wouldn't change a thing. I think that regret is a sad burden and I don't really have any. I also think that regret can be changed around and it never has to be a permanent thing in your life.

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