Jul. 28, 2019 Iron Man 2: I saw this movie in Mar. 2017 on TV. I saw the first one when I borrowed it from the library.
"With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy."
Pros:
1. There is a good opening with Ivan watching the news that Tony Stark reveals his Iron Man identity. Ivan's dad says to him: "All I can give you is my knowledge."
2. The cast:
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts.
Don Cheadle as Lt. Col. Rhodes.
Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/ Natasha Romanoff.
3. It's funny here and there. Tony is a funny character. My favorite part is when we see through Tony's eyes.
The Marvel creator Stan Lee appears in the crowd.
Tony: Hey, it's Larry King.
lol.
Rhodes wears an iron suit and gets into a fight with Tony.
3. There is lots of drama, conflict, and tension as Tony is getting sick as he is being Iron Man.
Ivan is the villain and is going to kill Tony.
Spoiler alert: This is from Wikipedia. It gives Ivan's motive for wanting Tony dead.
Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., approaches Stark, revealing "Rushman" to be Agent Natasha Romanoff and that Howard Stark was a S.H.I.E.L.D. founder whom Fury knew personally. Fury explains that Vanko's father jointly invented the arc reactor with Stark, but when Anton tried to sell it for profit, Stark had him deported. The Soviets sent Anton to the gulag.
4. There is lots of action like the race car driving as Ivan attacks Tony.
Spoiler alert: Ivan gets arrested. They put an inmate with him that kind of looks like him. Ivan beats him up and gets key from guard. He escapes.
Also a fight scene where Natasha fights off bad guys.
5. There is good dialogue.
Ivan: Like all guilty men, you try to rewrite own history.
Cons: None.
My opinion: It was an average movie. It was fun to watch. There is a low chance I would watch it again.
Iron Man 3: I saw this movie in Aug. 2016 on TV.
"When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution."
Pros:
1. The cast that is listed above.
Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin/ Trevor Slattery. He is good in this role.
2. There is good action like the fight scene in the restaurant.
3. There is good writing. I like the plot twist with the Mandarin, because I'm sure no one predicted it.
Spoiler alert: the Mandarin is played by an actor Trevor who is pretending to be him. He's not really the terrorist.
Cons: None.
The Avengers: I saw this movie on Oct. 2016 on TV.
"Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity."
Pros:
1. The cast of all these superheroes.
The villain is Loki, Thor's brother.
2. There is a good story with lots of drama, conflict, and tension.
3. There is a lot of action like car chases, a helicopter chase, and fight scenes.
Loki terrorizes people, and the Avengers all step in
4. There is light and fun humor.
Spoiler alert: The Hulk beats up Loki by throwing him around like a rag doll.
Cons: None.
My opinion: It was an average movie. There is a low chance I would watch it again.
Aug. 20, 2019 Fall 2019 TV season: It's mid- Aug. and I am running low on TV shows to watch. I am looking forward to checking out these new pilots. The 4th week of Sept. is when all the shows are coming.
The shows I will watch the pilots and record the series and watch it all in a week:
1. Emergence
2. Stumptown
3. Nancy Drew
4. Prodigal Son
5. Evil
6. Lincoln
The shows I will watch the pilots and probably never watch it again:
1. All Rise
2. Almost Family
3. Batwoman
"Two corrupt cops set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Events, however, are complicated by the arrival of someone who appears to be even more dangerous than they are."
My opinion: The trailer looks funny. If it comes on TV, I'll watch it.
The Benefactor:
"A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past."
My opinion: This looks like a good drama. If it comes on TV, I'll watch it.
“CTV was so lovely, they were so passionate about the show and I know everyone really wanted it to go again,” Grimes-Beech continued on her latest YouTube post. “Unfortunately, due to finances, I think, and ratings and all of that kind of stuff it won’t be going again. I loved that show a lot. It was so much fun being a badass homicide detective and it was so much fun getting to play Det. Jack Cooper.” You can watch the full video below.
21 Thunder: This TV show came out in summer 2017. It says it got a 2nd season. It's 2019 and there are no episodes airing.
Aug. 23, 2019 You: This TV show is on Netflix and came out in 2018. It stars Penn Badgley (Dan from Gossip Girl). I saw the trailer and it looks pretty good.
"A clever bookstore manager relies on his savvy Internet know-how to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7335184/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dick-wolfs-cbs-drama-fbi-getting-spinoff-treatment-1177518
My week:
"Food bank reaches goal in food, cash": Today I found this article by Moira Wyton in the Edmonton Journal:
Clear Through You: There was an energy worker named Jana and I got a free 15 min. reading from her. She tells me I should clear my anger and insecurity when I'm looking for a job. She was very nice.
The Maze Runner: I saw this movie that was recorded on my DVR. It was just average.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790864/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
Aug. 19, 2019 Bad employee decisions: I was talking to my boss M at my 2nd restaurant job. I asked where the workers were.
She told me that Ni has missed work 3 times, and never called to say that she wasn't coming to work.
She told me last year J missed her holidays to work. This year, M rescheduled her heart surgery so J could go on her holidays. M gave 6 months notice to J so J could plan it.
J calls.
M: You can leave on Sun. night.
J: My husband wants to go on Sat. at noon.
J missed work to go on holidays, so she's out.
Aug. 20, 2019
- I share the mindset hacks and obstacles I needed to move through and how I did it.
- What I did to handle the nay-sayers and the "reality" of me finding a place I loved.
- I break down the key takeaways that were a total game changer and how you can apply them to whatever it is that you're manifesting.
My opinion: Katherine talks about how there is a 1% vacancy rate in Vancouver, it will take months before you can move in, it's expensive, etc. She doesn't pay attention to that and focus only on the home she wants.
"Reality is based on opinions, beliefs, judgements, stories based on the past and not what is true for where you are going."
http://freedomtoshinepodcast.libsyn.com/how-i-manifested-and-moved-into-my-dream-home-in-10-days?mc_cid=7d60a8f4e3&mc_eid=37846b6674
Aug. 23, 2019 Video production company job: I'm going to write about this so I can deal with it and move on. I got hired at this company as an administrative assistant. I then stopped looking for a job and started writing about TV and movie reviews in my free time.
I worked there for a day. It wasn't very good because I only got trained for 30 min. The place was unorganized. It seemed like they didn't really need me. The woman who was training me is a consultant and not really a worker there. She then had to go out of town for a week.
The phone wasn't hooked up, and I couldn't access the email or other accounts. I can't do my job without the phone or email.
Then, there are a lot of changes that happened. The owner owns 2 businesses and the video production is the 2nd business. He decided not to hire an admin assistant and stop.
There is nothing bad to say about this company.
Aug. 24, 2019 Rise of the Planet of the Apes: I saw this on my DVR. It was a smart and good movie.
"A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1318514/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
