Skyfall

Since Skyfall is coming out on DVD now, I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk about it.

007 movies huh? What do you think my opinion is going to be?

Let me start by saying that I was never interested in these movies. All I remember from when I was a kid was that the things James Bond could do were just too much, too unreal and as my dear father used to say, it was just “uma mentirada danada”, which translated means “just too many lies”.

After I grew up I wanted to give it a chance and see for myself what the deal with James Bond was. So I watched “Die Another Day” with Pierce Brosnan… O_o

My goodness! What a terrible movie!! It was just… ridiculous. The whole plot was awful and that did it for me. No more 007 movies!

But when they released the first trailer of “Casino Royale” I couldn’t resist and went to watch it.

Loved it!!

Yeah… I’m into these secret agent movies hehehe.

I like it a lot because, apart from the fights, which I also like by the way (no, I’m not a violent person, I just happen to like watching choreographed/fake fights), it usually has an interesting plot, a mystery to be solved. And that’s exactly the case with “Casino Royale”. In my opinion they chose the perfect actor for it.

Anyway, needless to say I changed my opinion about 007 movies… as long as they keep the same actor, that is. After that, I don’t know.

So, I watched the next one, “Quantum of Solace” and obviously I just HAD to watch Skyfall as well!

And I really, really liked it :)

It’s quite different from the previous two. It doesn’t have a lot of fights or car chases, but there’s A LOT of story. A lot of unanswered questions throughout the movie and the plot develops quite nicely. The kind that makes you want to solve the mystery.

I know this is more of a guy’s type of movie (or so I’ve been told) but I just love the whole “my name is Bond, James Bond” thing lol

So if you are also into movies like this, this is the movie for you to watch this weekend.

But if you are not… hey, here’s your chance to try something new ;) 

The Door

They say a picture speaks louder than words.

This one screams…

Here’s where everything started…

Here’s where everything changed for me…

I saw him standing by that door and that's when I knew… 

I knew I’d never be the same again.

                                                      Amy

Coming soon…

The Painted Veil

When I watched this movie almost seven years ago, I thought it was an ok movie but definitely not one I would recommend. However one of my friends requested that I write a review about it and so I decided to watch it again… you know, just to refresh my mind (as if I needed an excuse to watch a movie hehe).

And boy, did I change my opinion about it!

The story is set in 1925 and it’s about this woman who rejected every marriage proposal thrown her way. She wanted to be independent and enjoy her life as much as she could, until the pressure  from her parents was too hard to take.

She then decides to marry this doctor who had fallen in love with her and had asked her hand in marriage on the second time they talked.

He loves her and wants to be with her.
She marries him just to get away from her parents’ house.

Can you see where this is going? Not going to work, right?

This is one of the most beautiful romantic movies I’ve ever seen. It’s no chick flick or the superficial kind or romantic story. It’s about what true love really is and how it is born. And that was beautiful to watch!

It shows how love is not a feeling but really a decision you take to commit to the other person, the efforts you make to really know the other person.

Watching this movie was kind of like seeing in real life a few examples Cristiane and Renato Cardoso teach in The Love School. It was really, really nice!

I must warn you though… there’s something in this movie that you are not going to like very much (have some tissue ready)… and no, I can’t tell you what it is. But it’s absolutely worth watching.

It teaches you about true love, commitment, forgiveness and the importance of having and giving second chances and not mentioning the beautiful scenery throughout the movie.

I wish I could tell you more but let me just summarized it all like this:

Beautiful! Simply beautiful!

Already Winners!

We all know that to start something is easy, but to finish it is, most of the time, not as easy.

In January I started the Time Challenge here on the blog and many people decided to start it with me.

So far, there have been frogs, lists, tasks, a diet and even a frog eating competition.  It has really been a challenge for my partners and I, but we stuck to it and we remain faithful to our tasks until today.

Change is hard for everyone but much harder for some. So unfortunately some were eliminated from the Challenge and will not continue with us in the next phase.

If you are reading this and you are one of those who got eliminated, don’t give up. You can join us for the new Challenge starting in March. Now that you know what to expect, it will all be easier for you. The secret is to look forward and to press forward always. If you want to register again, here’s the link.

To those who passed onto the next phase, congratulations!! You may not have won the war yet, but you are definitively already winners as the first battle is already behind us.

Here are the names of those who won the battle against themselves on the first round of the Challenge:

Jasmine de Los Rios

Alicia Montalvo

Jazmin Cazares

Bruna Araujo

Phelisa Godi

Sarah Ng

Triana Saucedo

Bianca Lima

Leslie Ntoya

Mady dos Santos

Jessica Aguilar

Congratulations once again!!!

Now, let’s fight and eat those frogs!