Frozen

I can’t believe that it took me so long to finally watch this!! If it hadn’t won the Oscars as best song or animated film, I might not even know about this movie >.<

Being honest, I love Disney movies, and I still love all the “traditional” Disney movies, but I barely watch animation nowadays… dunno why… 

Anyway, I finally cached it up this week-end. I bet most of you have already seen this movie… but if you are like me…

Plot

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. (Source: IMBD)

My Score: 4/5

As mentioned above, I love all the old Disney movies – I can watch them over and over again without ever getting tired. With Frozen. The story is nice. Wonderful songs (I can agree why it won the Oscar) etc. I like the ending… but consider that this movie is about 102mins long… and all the twists and dramatic scenes happened in the last 8 minutes. Hence, the ending scene was super short as everything was squeezed within the last 8 minutes. But all in all a great Disney (animation) movie after a long time… My favorite character is Olaf (the snowman)

Maybe you have a different opinion than I have? What is your favourite Disney (animation) movie?

Lisa xoxo

Divergent

Last night I saw the new movie called „Divergent“, which was released in cinema last Saturday. 

The movie is adapted from the book, written by Veronica Roth. I haven’t read her book but came across the trailer randomly on YouTube. It reminds me a bit of “the hunger games” “inception” and “brave new world”. Since I like all three I was curious to watch this movie. 

Plot

In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. (Source: IMBD)

based on people's personalities, they are divided into five distinct factions: Abnegation (selfless), Amity (kind), Candor (honest), Erudite (intelligent) and Dauntless (brave)

My Score: 3/5

I didn’t have any expectations of this movie, hence, I wasn’t disappointed. Moreover, I didn’t know most of the characters (apart from Kate Winslet and Maggie Q) but now I have learnt some new actresses/ actors faces like Theo James for instance *haha*  

It’s not a bad movie but I wouldn’t want to see it again unless, I got very bored. But then again, there are other movies that I can re-watch over and over again. However, I will see the sequel of it next year ;)

Have you seen it yet? If yes, do you like the story-line? Or was everything (incl. the ending) bit obvious?

Lisa xoxo

Oscars 2014: And the nominees are…

Back to school days, I had always watched the Oscar nights on TV… Nowadays, I still enjoy watching them – especially all these pretty dresses that every actress is wearing for that BIG NIGHT!! Dunno if my taste in movies have changed over the years… but I found that competition back then were much harder as there were soooo many good movies coming out at the same time… 

The 86^th Annual Academy Award will be held in March 2nd

Here is the complete list of this year’s nominees:

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale - American Hustle
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf Of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years A Slave
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams - American Hustle
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonah Hill - The Wolf Of Wall Street
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years A Slave

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
June Squibb - Nebraska

Best Animated Feature Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

Best Foreign Film
The Broken Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Omar

Best Documentary Feature
The Act Of Killing
20 Feet From Stardom
Cutie And The Boxer
The Square
Dirty Wars

Best Documentary Short Subject
CaveDigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days Of Private Jack Hall

Best Adapted Screenplay
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke - Before Midnight
Billy Ray - Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope - Philomena
John Ridley - 12 Years A Slave
Terence Winter - The Wolf Of Wall Street

Best Original Screenplay
Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell - American Hustle
Woody Allen - Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack - Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze - Her
Bob Nelson - Nebraska

Achievement in Directing
David O. Russell - American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
Alexander Payne - Nebraska
Steve McQueen - 12 Years A Slave
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf Of Wall Street

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song)
Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel - Alone Yet Not Alone from Alone Yet Not Alone
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - Let It Go from Frozen
Karen O and Spike Jonze - The Moon Song from Her
U2 - Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Pharrell Williams - Happy from Despicable Me

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score)
John Williams - The Book Thief
Steven Price - Gravity
William Butler and Owen Pallett - Her
Alexandre Desplat - Philomena
Thomas Newman - Saving Mr. Banks

Best Cinematography
Philippe Le Sourd - The Grandmaster
Emmanuel Lubezki - Gravity
Phedon Papamichael - Nebraska
Bruno Delbonnel - Inside Llewyn Davis
Roger A. Deakins - Prisoners

Best Film Editing
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
12 Years A Slave

Best Makeup And Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger

Best Costume Design
American Hustle
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
12 Years A Slave

Best Production Design
American Hustle
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
Her
12 Years A Slave

Best Sound Editing
All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Lone Survivor

Best Sound Mixing
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor

Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness

Short Film (Animated)
Feral
Get A Horse!
Mr. Hublot
Possessions
Room On The Broom

Short Film (Live Action)
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
Helium
Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have To Take Care Of Everything?)
The Voorman Problem

Do you have a favourite? Do you think that Oscar winning movies can have an influence of your “must see” movie choice list? I think they do. For me, I have heard about Gravity but I haven’t seen it as I wasn’t interested in the storyline… but now I’m curious about this film. Also about American Hustle and Blue Jasmine *haha* One “must see” movie for me this year is definitely The Wolf Of Wall Street… Not least of the main actor *lol*

Lisa xoxo

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

I know it’s a bit late – we now have 2013 – but I really dunno how I could miss this movie!! It’s just great – lots of cliché but… :)

Summary:

In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices.

Trailer:

 

For those, who like I, heard of it ages before but never got the change to watch it – I watched it here (no guarantee – if the link is not there as I don’t host it!!)

Lisa xoxo