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Beowulf

Okay so, WOW!!!! This movie was visually staggering!!!! Between the intimate scenes and the animation, I could not tell what was real and what was fake at some points in the movie!!!! Okay so, I know, the movie came out like, 2 or 3 months ago, and I haven't been keeping you guys updated. AND I'M SORRY ABOUT IT!!!! But man, does senior year freaking KILL you, if you have a crazy mother, who is like, best friends with one of your teachers. Anywhos-- So, back to Beowulf. Alright well, after I saw the movie, I just had to see if there was anything else to the story. Now, I feel stupid admitting this but, I did not know that it was a poem. I know, I know.... how shameful, right? Well, anyways, so, when I got home, well, more like the day or two after, I googlified Beowulf and guess what!? There is like, half of the story missing!!!! I'm so shocked, right? I mean hello, it HOLLYWOOD!, Captain Obvious! But still, I mean, if you are going to take something so monumental, ...

Godfather Series

Alright, so I FINALLY got to see the third Godfather!!!! My sister got the set for my dad on his birthday.... it took us like, 2 and half months to see all three. LOL I thought that the first and third were the best out of the series. The second one seemed to have jumped around so much, that I lost myself a couple of times, trying to figure some stuff out. The first one was amazing!!!! --grainy texture to the film, the variety of actors, the clothes, the props, and of course, the locations. Everything just went together so well. The third was amazing as well, since Al Pacino was at the top of his game. The second was made beautifully, just like the first, but the story jumped around so much, it often takes a few minutes (sometimes when it went back to the original event) to realize what is going on. Granted, there are other movies out there that are similar, but they are not a part of a series. Francis Ford Coppola did a wonderful job with all three movies in the series, but ...