'The Muppets' Short Film Review

 

Sheldon Cooper.

3.5/5

Funny Facts

After finishing the movie, the filmmakers gave Jason Segel the Muppet version of himself to keep.

 

Weekly Gratitude #36

• Thank you to my friends for inviting myself and Mike to film night on Thursday. We watched A Lonely Place To Die.

• Thank you to my friend Mitch for helping me sort out my Faceboo pop-up problem! Damn you Google Chrome extensions!

• Thank you for UberFacts and Lifehacker.

• Thank you to all my friends for their love and support recently, been going through very tough times and wouldn't be able to do it without them.

• Thank you to my local pharmacy for giving me emergency back-up medication. Phew!

• Thank you for new Walking Dead episodes! So happy it's back on!

• Thank you to Mike's granddad for making us the yummiest tea ever! Pork chop with spring greens and cheese with potato dauphinoise and a baked potato. Delicious!

• Thank you to Mike for taking me ice skating for the first time. Bambi comes to mind...

For laughs, check out the original of the above photo to see some creepy dude watching me...

Photo courtesy of @youwerelike

Weekly Gratitude #35

• Thank you to Vue cinemas for my free pair of tickets to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I loved it!

• Thank you to Mike's mum for inviting me to her birthday meal and to Mike's grandad for paying. We went to this quaint Indian Restaurant, really lovely and brilliant service!

• Thank you Southport hospital (!) for looking after Stanley, Michael's brother when he fell ill suddenly when we were at the meal.

• Thank you to Michael for making pancakes with me on Saturday because we didn't have time to on Pancake Day (Tuesday). 

• Thank you to Mike's grandparents for making home-made chips, vegetable soup and ribs of fire for tea on Saturday. It was so yummy!

• Thank you for macarons!

• Thank you to the strange man who won my eBay listing for the offer of a brew, but I only came round to drop off your eBay purchase. No strings attached!

• Thank you to the random United Utilities van for making my night with their van sticker, a hilarious take on the usual "overnight tools" sticker, it read "No pies are left in this van overnight."

• Thank you to Mike for driving to mine early in the morning before I even got the chance to get hold of him, to return my phone which I'd forgotten.

• Thank you to Mike for buying me the cat jumper I'd been longing for for the past week! I love it so much <3

• Thank you for awful jokes... "Why didn't the melons get married? Because they cantaloupe." 

• Thank you for Lifehacker :)

• Thank you to Mike for taking me to Bents and M&S Six Acres.

• Thank you to Mike's granddad for giving us a massive box of Thorntons chocolates! Yum!

How do you decide who to marry? [Written by kids]

'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' Short Film Review

Free ticket, cinema packed with old people, didn't have high hopes...

...yet surprisingly good!

A great feel good film that makes you want to go to India.

4.5/5

House & Home Collective Haul

(1) EOS Sphere Lip Balm in Strawberry Sorbet [Purchased for £3.26 from eBay]

(2) The Happiness Project by Gretchen Reuben [Purchased for £6.19 from Amazon.co.uk]

(3) Valentine's Day Box by Lego [Free with Lego points from Lego.co.uk]

(4) Men's Brown Satchel/Messenger Bag from River Island [Purchased as a gift for £6.61 from eBay]

(5) Tulip Print Bodycon Exposed Zip Dress by River Island [Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(6) 50 Assorted Monopoly Money Notes by Monopoly [Purchased as a craft project for £1.85 from eBay]

(7) 3 X Ice Cube Trays in White [Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(8) Set of 2 Clear Plastic Salt & Pepper Grinders [Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(9) Divine Mesh Briefs by Ann Summers [ Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(10) Coffee Jug Strainer and 2 Cups by Bodum [Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(11) Pack of 12 Mini Macarons [Purchased for £4.99 from Marks & Spencer]

(12) Candy Pink Grosgrain Bow [Purchased for 50p from H&M]

(13) Nylon Slice n Serve by Pampered Chef [Swapped for FREE on Big Wardrobe]

(14) Lace & Velvet Panel Hook & Eye Top [Purchased for £7 from H&M]

♥ Valentine's Day ♥

'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' Short Film Review

OH MY GOD I WILL NEVER GET THAT TIME BACK

0/5

'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Short Film Review

So bloody well written. So many bloody great actors.

5/5

Funny Facts

To prepare for the role of George Smiley, Gary Oldman ate a lot of treacle sponge and custard to "put on a bit of middle-aged tummy".

In the Paris scene with the white Peugeot, two silver, modern cars can be seen parked on the street just up the hill from the Peugeot. (Being a fan of cars, I remember spotting this!)

'The Woman In Black' Short Film Review

Definitely not one of those "scary" films that are sometimes funny, this is just plain terrifying. Probably shouldn't be a 12A.

5/5

Funny Facts

 The actress that plays the actual woman in black is ironically called Liz White.

Daniel Radcliffe's real life girlfriend, Rosie Coker, who is a production assistant in the movie, appears as The Woman in Black, in the "Asleep Behind The Desk" scene.