Lucy Review

Lucy Review

5th element version 2.0?

Lucy is a story about a woman named Lucy (played by Scarlett Johansson). Lucy isn't too bright, and we see this straight away from the beginning of the movie. Her boyfriend (a man she's only been dating for a week) is somekind of delivery guy for important clients. Only problem is that this time, he needs Lucy's help to deliver a very important briefcase to a very important client.

What's in the briefcase you ask? why, drugs of course! But not any kind of drugs... Very powerful drugs that no one knows of yet. What are the side effects from swallowing this drug? Well let's just say that you'll gain super powers.

The movie was directed by Luc Besson (same director from 5th element), so you know there's going to be fast-paced action scenes, car chases and Europe shots.

One thing surprised me though. Scarlett didn't do much physical scenes in this movie. I don't know if she was pregnant during shooting the movie or not.

Overall the movie was good and it made me think about life, therefore i give it a 7/10.

gps for people who are travelling to U.S or Canada

ever been in the U.S or Canada and you couldn't use your cellphone for gps because of roaming charges?  Well fear no more because copilot gps app is here! And best of all it's free (sort of)!

First of all this is definitely not a paid advertisement for Copilot gps!  I was lucky enough to find it myself on the internet.

we are currently travelling in the states and our stand alone gps was sort of faulthy.  So we had to find something quick! That's where copilot gps comes in. what's so great about it is that if you download the north America map you get the best deal since you get the U.S AND Canada!  Only downside is the map weighs in at approximately 1,85GB so make sure that you have enough space left on you smart phone!

Speaking of smart phones, unfortunately I don't think this app works on tablets since it uses the built-in gps in your phone.

The way that it works is you need to put in the adress from where you start and the adress of your destination.  it's as simple as that! And if you don't know the adress you can always rely on the millions of point of interest included in the maps. For example, we found a little thai restaurant and we used that as our starting point.

I remember seeing something about 14 days so I hope it will still work after that period. Keep posted for an update,  but so far it's great!

bibles and motel rooms...

it's been a long while since I've posted anything on this blog and for that I'm sorry.  I've been very busy with life in general. But I've had some good ideas for posts lately.

Ever noticed those bibles in the bed side tables? Why are they really there? Are they supposed to make us feel safer?  Are they there in case of an apocalypse, end of the world type of situation?

And what happens if you can't find any? Should that make you feel frightened, and anxious?

By the way, the motel in which I'm staying did have a bible besides the bed.

I'm not really a religious person but these are just my thoughts on this subject.

By the way,  keep it here because I will post my review for the movie 22 jump street (sequel to 21 jump street), which I already reviewed!

American Reunion Review

American Reunion Review

Is the 3rd time the charm? Or in this case, the 4th time? This is the 4th *official* movie (I say official because they've milked this franchise to the ground with crappy movies that had nothing to do with the original members). Unlike American Wedding, all of the cast from the 1st movie returns. That's right, you'll get to see Stiffler, Oz, Kevin, Finch, Jim, Michelle, Vicky and Heather, just to name a few. It's really great that all of the original cast returns in this movie. So is the movie funny at all? The movie starts right off with Jim pleasuring himself while his wife is taking a bath. So you could say that it pretty much starts the way it did, way back in 1999 with the first movie.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Even though they've all grown, they were still able to make me laugh. I won't tell any of the jokes because I don't want to ruin the movie for you, but if you're a fan of the original, then you should definitely see this last one.

Overall, it was pretty funny and I give it a 6.5/10.

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser... Review

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser... Review

Fiona Apple is back! Her last album Extraordinary Machine was back in 2005. After my first listen, this album sounds more dark, more experimental than her previous albums. It looks as if she was given more her say for the tracks. Those of you who know Fiona know that her last album Extraordinary Machine was hold back from being released because her record label felt that her songs weren't commercial enough. Perhaps this is why she changed labels. Before, she was with Sony, and now this album is on Epic.


So enough about the technicalities, how does this album sound? Well, like I said, on my first listen, it's hard to say really. It sounds like the songs are all over the place. There's no real melody or constant rhythm. I thought that Extraordinary Machine was a tad hard to swallow. But this new one is even harder to like in my opinion.

I will give it 6/10, but only because it's Fiona. Otherwise, I would have given lower.

Tower Heist Review

Tower Heist Review

On paper, this movie seemed to be promising. I mean c'mon! Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller and Matthew Broderick, all reunited in one movie? Bring it on, right? Wrong! Let's be honest, Eddie Murphy has been on a down slide for a while now. Same can be said about Ben Stiller. They were funny once, but now no one cares about them. Not even Matthew Broderick could save the movie! So what is the movie about? Ben Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, a building manager of a luxury apartment complex. For Josh, his life couldn't be more perfect. He loves his job, he's good at it, and his boss likes him.

Unfortunately, Josh's boss has problems with the IRS and must shut down the tower. Josh learns that the employee's pension funds have vanished and he later learns that his boss took every penny. Josh is furious and decides to come up with a plan to get back the money that was stolen from them.

As usual, Eddie Murphy tries way too hard to be funny, and it shows. The only reason that I did finish the movie, was to see how it would end. There were interesting parts to the movie, but not enough to make up for the poor acting.

Overall, this movie didn't do it for me at all. Thus I give this movie a 5/10.

Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Review

Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Review

Nicki's back! When Nicki spoke in an interview, she revealed that she has an alter-ego, like Marshal Matters with his slim shady character. For Nicki, her alter-ego is Roman and he is a lot more present on her latest album. The first half of the album is barely listenable. The 2nd half however, is very good. The best tracks on the album include the current radio hit "Starships", "Champion", "Right by my side", "Marilyn Monroe" which sounds an aweful lot like the song "Stuttering" by FeFe Dobson, "Vavavoom" and "Masquerade". This album is filled with collaborations such as Lil Wayne, Nas, Drake, Beenie Man and Chris Brown.

I suggest getting the Deluxe Edition because it's got 22 tracks.

For the most part this album is pretty good!  I give it a 7/10.