Do you think movie stars ever get a role where they get to play a part that they actually wanted to play in real life? For example...do you think Tom Cruise really wanted to fly the F16 to the edge of the envelope or drive in NASCAR? If so, their job just became so much cooler for them in those movies!
Imagine you knew that they wanted something like that (fly the jet, etc.) and then you watched as they acted that out. Wouldn't it be cool? I sorta had that experience lately. As I sat watching, I was riveted by the experience and wanted to cry. (OK...I was really tired so that could have accounted for the almost crying part.) Anyway, sometimes things just hit you at moments you didn't expect and I think you get a rare glimpse into the "what ifs" of this world.
OK...there is something about movies. Whew! My job to blog about movies is done!
I was listening to Adele this morning. If you have not discovered her, you need to! Check out this song. It is amazing! Her vocals and lyrics are haunting and this video, in its simplicity, works so very well.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
I'd Do Anything For Love...
After talking about Bonnie Tyler's song in Footloose, and the comment about Steinman songs, I remembered another one of my favorites...I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) sung by Meat Loaf. It is a really LONG song. In fact, according to one site, the original version was 12 minutes long. Steinman was told to cut it down and he did so they would actually play it on the radio. The radio version is shorter than the video version but all are shorter than the original.
When this one came out I played it over and over...and sang it really LOUD in my car! I always wanted to act this one out. Don't ask...I like acting and costuming so these things play out in my head. Anyway, I thought it told a great story. I also love how the majority of the song is Meat Loaf and then the woman jumps in and asks some tough questions. Here are the lyrics from the radio version (I think)...
And I would do anything for love,
I'd run right into hell and back.
I would do anything for love,
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact.
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that,
No I won't do that.
And some days it don't come easy,
And some days it don't come hard,
Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that never end.
And some nights you're breathing fire.
And some nights you're carved in ice.
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before or will again.
And maybe I'm crazy.
Oh it's crazy and it's true.
I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you.
As long as the planets are turning.
As long as the stars are burning.
As long as your dreams are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And I'll be there till the final act.
And I would do anything for love,
And I'll take the vow and seal a pact.
But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way, tonight.
And I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that!
I would do anything for love,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just won't do that.
[x2]
[Solo]
And some days I pray for silence,
And some days I pray for soul,
Some days I just pray to the god of sex and drums and rock 'n' roll!
And maybe I'm lonely,
That's all I'm qualified to be.
There's just one and only, one and only promise I can keep.
As long as the wheels are turning.
As long as the fires are burning.
As long as your prayers are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And you know it's true and that's a fact.
I would do anything for love,
And there'll never be no turning back.
But I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long, so long.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, no, no, I won't do.....
I would do anything for love.
Anything you've been dreaming of.
But I just won't do that!
[x3]
But I'll never stop dreaming of you,
Every night of my life.
No way.
And I would do anything for love.
But I won't do that.
No I won't do that.
[Girl]
Will you raise me up, will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this God forsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
[Boy]
I can do that. Oh I can do that.
[Girl]
Will you cater to every fantasy I've got?
Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot? Hot!
Will you take me places I've never known?
[Boy]
Now I can do that! Oh oh now, I can do that!
[Girl]
After awhile you'll forget everything.
It was a brief interlude
And a midsummer night's fling,
And you'll see that it's time to move on.
[Boy]
I won't do that. I won't do that.
[Girl}
I know the territory, I've been around,
It'll all turn to dust and will all fall down,
Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around.
[Boy]
I won't do that. No, I won't do that.
Anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that.
All those pledges and promises from the guy. This girl is the only one who can save him...the only one he will ever love. Then comes the girl. I love the part where she asks (she's setting him up)..."Will you make it all a little less cold?" Sure, he'll do that. "Will you cater to every fantasy I've got? Will you take me places I've never known?" Sure again, he'll do that! Then she hits him with it. He'll end up being bored with her. He'll want someone else. He'll end up with someone else. No. He claims he won't do that. Will he? Guess it depends on the guy.
This song has a awesome video. OK, at least I think it is awesome because I had already wanted to act the thing out before I saw the video! Michael Bay (he that blows things up in movies) directed the video. It is based on Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera. Bob Keane did Meat Loaf's make-up, which took up to two hours to apply. The make-up was designed to be simple and scary, yet "with the ability to make him sympathetic." (It also serves to make Meat Loaf look more attractive when he is shown minus the make-up!) It went over budget, and was filmed in 90 °F heat, across four days. According to one executive, it "probably had the budget of Four Weddings and a Funeral." It is the abridged seven minute single version, rather than the twelve minute album version. Check it out...
When this one came out I played it over and over...and sang it really LOUD in my car! I always wanted to act this one out. Don't ask...I like acting and costuming so these things play out in my head. Anyway, I thought it told a great story. I also love how the majority of the song is Meat Loaf and then the woman jumps in and asks some tough questions. Here are the lyrics from the radio version (I think)...
And I would do anything for love,
I'd run right into hell and back.
I would do anything for love,
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact.
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that,
No I won't do that.
And some days it don't come easy,
And some days it don't come hard,
Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that never end.
And some nights you're breathing fire.
And some nights you're carved in ice.
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before or will again.
And maybe I'm crazy.
Oh it's crazy and it's true.
I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you.
As long as the planets are turning.
As long as the stars are burning.
As long as your dreams are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And I'll be there till the final act.
And I would do anything for love,
And I'll take the vow and seal a pact.
But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way, tonight.
And I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that!
I would do anything for love,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just won't do that.
[x2]
[Solo]
And some days I pray for silence,
And some days I pray for soul,
Some days I just pray to the god of sex and drums and rock 'n' roll!
And maybe I'm lonely,
That's all I'm qualified to be.
There's just one and only, one and only promise I can keep.
As long as the wheels are turning.
As long as the fires are burning.
As long as your prayers are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And you know it's true and that's a fact.
I would do anything for love,
And there'll never be no turning back.
But I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long, so long.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, no, no, I won't do.....
I would do anything for love.
Anything you've been dreaming of.
But I just won't do that!
[x3]
But I'll never stop dreaming of you,
Every night of my life.
No way.
And I would do anything for love.
But I won't do that.
No I won't do that.
[Girl]
Will you raise me up, will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this God forsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
[Boy]
I can do that. Oh I can do that.
[Girl]
Will you cater to every fantasy I've got?
Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot? Hot!
Will you take me places I've never known?
[Boy]
Now I can do that! Oh oh now, I can do that!
[Girl]
After awhile you'll forget everything.
It was a brief interlude
And a midsummer night's fling,
And you'll see that it's time to move on.
[Boy]
I won't do that. I won't do that.
[Girl}
I know the territory, I've been around,
It'll all turn to dust and will all fall down,
Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around.
[Boy]
I won't do that. No, I won't do that.
Anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that.
All those pledges and promises from the guy. This girl is the only one who can save him...the only one he will ever love. Then comes the girl. I love the part where she asks (she's setting him up)..."Will you make it all a little less cold?" Sure, he'll do that. "Will you cater to every fantasy I've got? Will you take me places I've never known?" Sure again, he'll do that! Then she hits him with it. He'll end up being bored with her. He'll want someone else. He'll end up with someone else. No. He claims he won't do that. Will he? Guess it depends on the guy.
This song has a awesome video. OK, at least I think it is awesome because I had already wanted to act the thing out before I saw the video! Michael Bay (he that blows things up in movies) directed the video. It is based on Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera. Bob Keane did Meat Loaf's make-up, which took up to two hours to apply. The make-up was designed to be simple and scary, yet "with the ability to make him sympathetic." (It also serves to make Meat Loaf look more attractive when he is shown minus the make-up!) It went over budget, and was filmed in 90 °F heat, across four days. According to one executive, it "probably had the budget of Four Weddings and a Funeral." It is the abridged seven minute single version, rather than the twelve minute album version. Check it out...
There you have it! Meat Loaf singing one of my favorites! Great song, great video and a great memory from the 90s.
Friday, October 14, 2011
I Need A Hero...
With that title I bet you guys think I am going to write about yet another superhero movie. Well, you would be wrong!
Today marks the release date of the remake of Footloose. I hear it is terrible. I don't plan on seeing it. However, it got me thinking about the original version. I LOVE that movie. Teen angst, dancing, Kevin Bacon as the cool, bad boy...what's not to love?
The original Footloose came out in 1984 and was billed as "a city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned." What?! Ban rock and roll music and dancing? Yep! Apparently, a group of kids had been out partying one night several years before and got killed in a car accident. The town went nuts and cut out music and dancing. Enter that city boy, Ren, who thinks it's a really stupid rule.
Wouldn't you know it, the city boy ends up catching the eye of the pastor's daughter, Ariel. The pastor is the leader of this no dancing deal and Ariel makes it her mission to play the bad girl role to the hilt. Guess what they say about pastor's kids is true! Anyway, Ariel's new mission is to get Ren even though she has a boyfriend (he beats her so we all hate him). Ren's mission is to change the town or get out.
Thankfully, Ren does make some friends along the way. You know, those great people who talk you into doing things like playing chicken with tractors! Yep, Ren ends up facing off against Ariel's boyfriend in a dangerous game of tractor chicken! Check out that clip below. Be aware - there is probably language. The 80s movies are well known for adding in the language! Here you go...
Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods
Where’s the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding on for a hero ‘till the morning light (‘till the morning light)
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life (gotta be larger than life)
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There’s someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like a fire in my blood
I need a hero...etc...
See, guys, that is all you need to do! Bonnie spells it out very clearly! Warrior just back from battle (please wear cool costume...see Thor post if you need inspiration) where he has rescued the fair maiden or defended her in some way. Contrary to all that feminist talk, at the heart of it all, women still want the white knight. Unfortunately, there are so few of those heroes still around. Oh well...
Back to Footloose. Ren has some great dance numbers with the most famous one being a heated, angry dance through a warehouse. In case you've never seen it, check it out. Oh...before you play it please be aware that Ren smokes and drinks in this clip. Those kids from the 80s were BAD!
The original Footloose came out in 1984 and was billed as "a city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned." What?! Ban rock and roll music and dancing? Yep! Apparently, a group of kids had been out partying one night several years before and got killed in a car accident. The town went nuts and cut out music and dancing. Enter that city boy, Ren, who thinks it's a really stupid rule.
Wouldn't you know it, the city boy ends up catching the eye of the pastor's daughter, Ariel. The pastor is the leader of this no dancing deal and Ariel makes it her mission to play the bad girl role to the hilt. Guess what they say about pastor's kids is true! Anyway, Ariel's new mission is to get Ren even though she has a boyfriend (he beats her so we all hate him). Ren's mission is to change the town or get out.
Thankfully, Ren does make some friends along the way. You know, those great people who talk you into doing things like playing chicken with tractors! Yep, Ren ends up facing off against Ariel's boyfriend in a dangerous game of tractor chicken! Check out that clip below. Be aware - there is probably language. The 80s movies are well known for adding in the language! Here you go...
That song playing in the background is Bonnie Tyler's I Need A Hero (yep, there's that blog title!). What a GREAT 80s song! It also has a great lesson for all you guys on what a woman really is looking for! Check out the lyrics...
And where are all the gods
Where’s the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (hero)
I’m holding on for a hero ‘till the morning light (‘till the morning light)
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life (gotta be larger than life)
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There’s someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ‘til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear there is someone somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like a fire in my blood
I need a hero...etc...
See, guys, that is all you need to do! Bonnie spells it out very clearly! Warrior just back from battle (please wear cool costume...see Thor post if you need inspiration) where he has rescued the fair maiden or defended her in some way. Contrary to all that feminist talk, at the heart of it all, women still want the white knight. Unfortunately, there are so few of those heroes still around. Oh well...
Back to Footloose. Ren has some great dance numbers with the most famous one being a heated, angry dance through a warehouse. In case you've never seen it, check it out. Oh...before you play it please be aware that Ren smokes and drinks in this clip. Those kids from the 80s were BAD!
One of the most heartwarming moments of the movie comes when Ren attempts to teach his new farmer friend, Willard, how to dance. Check it out...
In the end, the kids get to have their school dance and Ren gets the girl. This clip, showing the end of the movie, has a little note at the beginning so be patient. Also, please note the rocking 1984 styles these kids are sporting!
Yes, the 80s were an interesting time. Too bad Hollywood can't leave well enough alone and stop with all the remakes! Someone must have some new ideas! Anyone?! If you do, call California...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
It's A Good Look!
Well, today I got a little time off I wasn't expecting (Texas Ranger was sick) so I got to watch a movie! After taking little man to the doctor and picking up some medicine, we arrived back home with a movie we bought while shopping at Target. At last, the...well...last of the Avengers...Thor! Yeah, I know his movie came out before Captain America but I didn't get to see it in the theaters so Thor was the last Avenger I got to see. Well, technically speaking I hadn't seen Hawkeye either since he is in Thor but he didn't rate his own movie. Neither did Black Widow but at least she was in Iron Man 2 longer than 3 minutes! If I was Haweye and Black Widow, I would look into joining the super hero union so I could get equal time. Just saying!
Anyway, I had no expectations for Thor. I had no idea what his story was all about other than he has a hammer. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised! These super hero movies just keep getting better! I was wowed by Captain America and I was also wowed by Thor! I like Captain America's story a little better because it all takes place on Earth but Thor was very cool.
The man chosen to weld the hammer is Chris Hemsworth. I'm just going to say it. He is yummy! I thought Chris Evans looked hot as Captain America! Chris Hemsworth as Thor totally blew him away! Is it the costume? The accent? Both! The title for this post comes from a set of lines between Thor and the Earth woman he falls for. After seeing Thor for the first time in his "costume", this is what is said...Jane: "So is this how you normally look?" Thor: "More or less." Jane: "It's a good look!" You ain't kidding, Jane! I once heard that heroes are suppose to be guys that women want and men want to be. I don't know if guys want to be you, Chris Hemsworth, but the other is true!
Oh...let me stop right here and say that a previous post of mine was wrong. If I am not mistaken, I listed Loki as an Avenger. Nope! He is Thor's evil brother! Who knew?! Yes, comic book fans everywhere but not me! I am guessing that Loki shows up in The Avengers movie. That is where the confusion came in. So, sorry to all you comic book geeks! I meant no offense.
What is Thor about? Well, Thor is an immortal. The god of Thunder. He has a hammer that he uses to kick some serious butt. He is a jerk at first. He gets banished to Earth. (We all know how hard THAT is to deal with!) He finds love and is humbled. Returns to his home planet to deal with his evil brother. Oh...and his dad is Sir Anthony Hopkins! There you have it!
Seriously, it's a good story! Not only is the action good but there is a love story which I always like! SPOILER ALERT - I'm not kidding...I'm about to talk about the end of the movie! Stop reading! OK...I really like the fact that Thor leaves Earth telling Jane he will return for her. He kisses her hand. AWWW! Then Jane lays one hot kiss on Thor! You go, girl! Once on his home planet, Thor has to make a tough decision that destroys the way he can come back to Earth. The end lines are these..Thor: "So Earth is lost to us..." Heimdall: "No. There is always hope." Thor: "Can you see her?" Heimdall: "Yes." Thor: "How is she?" Heimdall: "She searches for you." You see, Jane is a scientist and had found the traces of the bridge that runs between worlds. The same bridge Thor used to travel to Earth and then had to destroy. Heimdall, the man who controls the cosmic bridge, can see her and knows that Jane is looking for a way to find Thor. Again...AWWWW! I hope these two get a shot in The Avengers movie when Thor, somehow, finds a way back to Earth.
If you like action and adventure, I would recommend Thor to you! If you like a love story, I would recommend it too. If you just want to see Chris Hemsworth without his shirt on, you can do that too! :)
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Bones and Random Stuff
I really like the show Bones. I think I've mentioned it before. Anyway, I am rewatching the episode where Vincent Nigel Murray takes a bullet and Bones and Booth finally...well...seal the deal. Let me just say, this was a long time in coming and fans of the show mostly wanted to see these two end up together. Let me also say that the deal sealing had zero passion...none...zilch! What?! After years and years of will they or want they, they finally end up together and it is the most boring hook up ever?! FAIL! Did they wait too long? Maybe. Let's hope that another favorite of mine, Castle, doesn't fall prey to the same fate!
Speaking of love gone wrong. I am really digging the song, Rolling in the Deep. If you listen to the lyrics, it has some hard core pain. It is about what could have been and looking back at a relationship gone bad. Adele poors her soulful voice into the lyrics and it is awesome! This song also has one of the most random, odd videos I have seen in a while. It's cool but totally random! Check it out on YouTube.
Castle returns tomorrow. I will not get to see it. DirecTV is NOT my friend right now! Oh well, life goes on...
Speaking of love gone wrong. I am really digging the song, Rolling in the Deep. If you listen to the lyrics, it has some hard core pain. It is about what could have been and looking back at a relationship gone bad. Adele poors her soulful voice into the lyrics and it is awesome! This song also has one of the most random, odd videos I have seen in a while. It's cool but totally random! Check it out on YouTube.
Castle returns tomorrow. I will not get to see it. DirecTV is NOT my friend right now! Oh well, life goes on...
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Nope...I am NOT watching it...
I decided not get True Blood this summer on HBO. It had gotten really out there with witches and homosexual behavior that I was just sick of watching. What I was NOT sick of watching was the relationships between Sookie and her ex-fiancé, Bill, and her yet to be explored relationship with Eric. Sookie didn't want any part of Eric but he pretty much undressed her with his eyes each time he saw her! I don't think many guys can pull that eye thing off but vampire Sheriff Eric sure does a great job! He had also tricked Sookie into letting him drink some of her blood (he was sorta injured) and then he had a vampire link to her. He could put himself into her dreams and they were...well...interesting dreams.
Anyway, I was NOT going to watch True Blood. Nope...wasn't gonna happen...not doing it! And, I haven't! Well, sorta...
As many of you probably know, there is a little internet site called YouTube. Well, I stumbled...and by stumbled I mean went to YouTube and typed "Eric and Sookie"...on the Eric and Snooki scenes from this season! I had heard they had finally explored that relationship now that Bill, Sookie's ex, had betrayed her. After a year of living in fairy land (yes, another reason I said no to season 4!), Sookie returns to find Eric owns her house and has restored it after it was totally messed up by vampires, werewolves and a strange something that arrived in season 2 that had a weird name I have forgotten. Anyway, Eric owns the house so Sookie has to put up with him because she can't "uninvite" him and make him leave...vampires have to be invited in you know!
Anyway, Eric loses his memory for some reason. I have no idea why. But...this new Eric appeals to Sookie and, in true HBO style, they have some steamy scenes. Yes, I stumbled across them on that YouTube thing. Now, I have always, since the show began, wanted Sookie and Eric to be a couple. Why? I'll be honest. It is because Eric is smoking hot! He is also the vampire that could kill Edward Cullen just by thinking about it! Sorry Robert Pattinson, but Eric is a man where you are just a sparkly boy!
Anyway, in my accidental stumbling around on YouTube, I found most of the Eric and Sookie scenes from this season. Since it is HBO, I am sure not posting them here! Rated "R" is almost an understatement! I wonder how the actress who plays Sookie feels about filming these VERY steamy scenes while her real life husband (her ex Bill on the show) looks on! Awkward!
One scene...they actually wore all their clothes in this one...had Eric injured and needing to feed. Sookie offers herself and Eric bites her. After he finishes, he bites his own hand and offers her his blood. She has drank vamp blood before if she was injured because it heals. She tells him she isn't injured but he tells her it will make them "one". She grabs his hand and drinks. Sexy...and I can't even describe why!
Let's just say that my little YouTube visit brought me up to speed on what has been going on with Eric and Sookie. HBO can keep all that other crap! All I needed was to see Eric and Sookie finally get together. It did not disappoint! In fact, at one point I noticed I was gripping the computer desk with my hand! Are Eric and Sookie hot...you betcha! Now, if I can only figure out how to get Eric to make a guest appearance in my dreams! Hey, a girl can...well...dream!
Anyway, I was NOT going to watch True Blood. Nope...wasn't gonna happen...not doing it! And, I haven't! Well, sorta...
As many of you probably know, there is a little internet site called YouTube. Well, I stumbled...and by stumbled I mean went to YouTube and typed "Eric and Sookie"...on the Eric and Snooki scenes from this season! I had heard they had finally explored that relationship now that Bill, Sookie's ex, had betrayed her. After a year of living in fairy land (yes, another reason I said no to season 4!), Sookie returns to find Eric owns her house and has restored it after it was totally messed up by vampires, werewolves and a strange something that arrived in season 2 that had a weird name I have forgotten. Anyway, Eric owns the house so Sookie has to put up with him because she can't "uninvite" him and make him leave...vampires have to be invited in you know!
Anyway, Eric loses his memory for some reason. I have no idea why. But...this new Eric appeals to Sookie and, in true HBO style, they have some steamy scenes. Yes, I stumbled across them on that YouTube thing. Now, I have always, since the show began, wanted Sookie and Eric to be a couple. Why? I'll be honest. It is because Eric is smoking hot! He is also the vampire that could kill Edward Cullen just by thinking about it! Sorry Robert Pattinson, but Eric is a man where you are just a sparkly boy!
Anyway, in my accidental stumbling around on YouTube, I found most of the Eric and Sookie scenes from this season. Since it is HBO, I am sure not posting them here! Rated "R" is almost an understatement! I wonder how the actress who plays Sookie feels about filming these VERY steamy scenes while her real life husband (her ex Bill on the show) looks on! Awkward!
One scene...they actually wore all their clothes in this one...had Eric injured and needing to feed. Sookie offers herself and Eric bites her. After he finishes, he bites his own hand and offers her his blood. She has drank vamp blood before if she was injured because it heals. She tells him she isn't injured but he tells her it will make them "one". She grabs his hand and drinks. Sexy...and I can't even describe why!
Let's just say that my little YouTube visit brought me up to speed on what has been going on with Eric and Sookie. HBO can keep all that other crap! All I needed was to see Eric and Sookie finally get together. It did not disappoint! In fact, at one point I noticed I was gripping the computer desk with my hand! Are Eric and Sookie hot...you betcha! Now, if I can only figure out how to get Eric to make a guest appearance in my dreams! Hey, a girl can...well...dream!
Monday, August 22, 2011
What If Death Looked Like Brad Pitt?
Remember the movie Meet Joe Black? No?! Well, here is the short version. A rich man, Anthony Hopkins, is about to die and Death comes for him. Death comes in the form of Brad Pitt who identifies himself to Hopkins character and says he wants to live and learn a little bit about life. Since Death can apparently take any form, he takes the form of a man who met Hopkin's daughter just before he was accidentally killed (she doesn't see him killed). She was already taken with Pitt...what woman isn't! Anyway, Death stays a bit and takes the name Joe Black. He is enchanted by the little things like peanut butter! I mean, come on, he has been sucking the life out of everyone without getting to enjoy the little things of life so this is all a big deal. Pitt plays him beautifully as he discovers all of the joys and pains that make up life.
Death falls for Hopkin's beautiful daughter and she falls for him. Of course, she doesn't know he is Death come to claim her father. She and Death have some intimate moments. That is a bit creepy. Right?! I would be freaked out to discover I had made love to Death! Being that he looks like Brad Pitt would go a long way in helping me get over that part! :)
Anyway, all is well that ends well even though Hopkins really does get taken by Death. As an act of love, death sends back the man that was accidentally killed so that Hopkin's daughter can have the man of her dreams...even if that man isn't exactly who she thought he was!
So, it is sort of a love story wrapped around Death. Honestly, what love story isn't! :) Here's the trailer...
This isn't my favorite Pitt movie. I would have to go with Mr. and Mrs. Smith or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. As Mr. Smith, he is just fun and sexy. Guns...shooting the house to bits, steamy sex...yep, I'd take that! (So did Angelina Jolie...just saying.) If you haven't seen it, check out the trailer...
As Benjamin Button, he is aging in reverse and has a life long love affair with one woman, Daisy. It is a strange love affair but lovely at the same time. When Benjamin and Daisy are finally the same age, they act on the relationship that has built over time. It is a great scene where Daisy says something like "sleep with me" and Benjamin simply replies "absolutely". I don't know why that is so sexy but it sure is! Didn't see it? Here's the trailer...
Brad Pitt knows how to bring the sexy when needed in a movie. Wait...he is also really good in A River Runs Through It! Yep...here is the trailer...
It also has one of my favorite lines in a movie. I'll end this rambling post with it...
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters."
~ Final lines in A River Runs Through It
Death falls for Hopkin's beautiful daughter and she falls for him. Of course, she doesn't know he is Death come to claim her father. She and Death have some intimate moments. That is a bit creepy. Right?! I would be freaked out to discover I had made love to Death! Being that he looks like Brad Pitt would go a long way in helping me get over that part! :)
Anyway, all is well that ends well even though Hopkins really does get taken by Death. As an act of love, death sends back the man that was accidentally killed so that Hopkin's daughter can have the man of her dreams...even if that man isn't exactly who she thought he was!
So, it is sort of a love story wrapped around Death. Honestly, what love story isn't! :) Here's the trailer...
This isn't my favorite Pitt movie. I would have to go with Mr. and Mrs. Smith or The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. As Mr. Smith, he is just fun and sexy. Guns...shooting the house to bits, steamy sex...yep, I'd take that! (So did Angelina Jolie...just saying.) If you haven't seen it, check out the trailer...
As Benjamin Button, he is aging in reverse and has a life long love affair with one woman, Daisy. It is a strange love affair but lovely at the same time. When Benjamin and Daisy are finally the same age, they act on the relationship that has built over time. It is a great scene where Daisy says something like "sleep with me" and Benjamin simply replies "absolutely". I don't know why that is so sexy but it sure is! Didn't see it? Here's the trailer...
Brad Pitt knows how to bring the sexy when needed in a movie. Wait...he is also really good in A River Runs Through It! Yep...here is the trailer...
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters."
~ Final lines in A River Runs Through It
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