Friday, February 12, 2010

17 Again

For most people, they wish that they can turn their whole life around, if they became 17 again. Michael O'Donnell lived an mediocre life with a separated wife and two unloving children. He is forced to live at his best friend's house and strange things occurred. This interesting movie left many people feeling sad because they felt the nostalgia with the vivid details of turning seventeen again. This is an interesting movie that captured my attention with its humor because our lives would be very different if the parents were that same age as their kids.

Michael O'Donnell noticed that as a father he knew absolutely nothing about his kids, but he learned more about them as he turned seventeen. An old man or an angel turned back the clocks and Mike went back to his seventeen year old self that had abs and good looks and cool basketball style. The transformation was unusual, awkward, and scary at first, but the funny part was when his best friend did not recognize him. Then his best friend acted as his father to enroll him into high school again. Then the romance part started to form. His best friend tried to get a date with the principal, he tried to get along with his wife, his daughter tried to get a boy to marry her, and his son tried to date the girl that he has been crushing on. The whole story revolves around romance and family connections. He ended up being his son's best friend that helped him with basketball and dates. Then the funniest part is when he danced with his wife, but he's still seventeen. Then the whole story goes DE jax vu.

The director did a great job resolving all the conflicts in Mike's life by turning him seventeen again. He got his wife back and he knows more about his children and his best friend got a second date. The whole movie is worth watching, but rent it. Don't buy it.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

This weekend was a historic weekend with a record snow accumulation in the mid Atlantic states.This movie has a record food accumulation of Italian foods,American fast foods, and a Las Vegas styled buffet. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs was an entertaining movie for a rented movie. In this animated movie, the actions and inventions seems very unrealistic because food falling from the sky and rat birds. You would have to merge the DNA of rats and birds and that would cost billions of dollars. However this is only a kids animated movie and so the movie is for a one time watch. This movie should be rented at a Red box for a buck because there is nothing too special. Even though there was nothing special, I was intrigued by the creativity of the creators because we need a creative spark.

In the midst of the Great Recession, People are more worried about the rising cost of food and basic needs, so many people don't even think about being creative because they want to keep their good paying jobs. watching a creative movie alleviates the stress and pressure of work, school, and thinking. I really liked how a hamburger just landed perfectly in the people's hands. The funniest person was the mayor because he got so fat and still wants to eat more. He is a good representation of the obesity level in America. People are eating too much junk food and this movie teaches children a lesson about not eating too much McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.When I saw food falling down and piling down in a dam, I knew that the movie was also about telling America that they are wasting too much food. Americans throw away half eaten foods everyday. The scientist was a genius ,however he needs to know that success is 95% failure and 5% success. He was lucky that he met a girl that can match him wit for wit. As the adventure continues, the hero is a team of citizens.

This movie also tells about the state of nature of humans. Humans are naturally greedy and evil. This movie shows how desperate the people are after the tourists left. These people were poor and some were in complete destitute. The people became greedy that all they want is for him to let food come down. The mayor represents the selfish,mean, horrible leader, and very parsimonious aristocrats. He wanted the scientist to drop food because he wants his people to have everything , but in the midst of the crisis he took no blame at all. Even though he was the one that got the machine into overdrive and overloaded the machine. The scientist could have fixed the all problem with a switch, but the mayor had to be selfish.

The meatball part was that the machine is wrapped in a cocoon that was the size and shape of a gigantic meat ball. The adventure of going into the meatball was dangerous because there was hot, and greasy oils that were boiling. There were headless chickens walking. Even though the movie was unrealistic, I believe you should watch the movie any way because it is creative and fun for the whole family. It also teaches the lesson of never waste food.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Julie and Julia

Renting a movie at Red Box is cheap, easy and very convenient. This weekend, I rented the movie, Julie and Julia. The story goes back and forth from past to present and runs parallel from each other's story. Julie Powell's story is in relation to Julia Child's life. She mentioned, "I was a government secretary and Julia was a government secretary. She's loves to cook and I live to cook". She makes the connection that she is similar. This point in the movie is the turning point and the definition on the movie. Julia Child's story begins at the beginning because it acts a introduction for the movie. The best actress in Julie and Julia is Meryl Streep because she added the third ingredient to being a good actor. She made her personality the same as Julia Child's personality. Compare her voice with Julia Child's actual voice and you can see no difference because she is the perfect actress for a part in this documentary and non fiction movie. The movie portrayed Julia Child's life extremely well because it showed how Julia Child influenced the world. The movie tells us that if a person can influence another person, then it can influence the entire world. It showed how She influenced Julie Powell into enjoying cooking. Julie Powell was able to accomplish a goal and write a book and had fans. The movie is not a summary of Julia Child's life,instead it is about what are achievements were and how she took a stand in society and what happened in her lifetime compared with Julie Powell's life.

Julia Child told us that society at that time was very complex about race and communism and that France was famous for its food and culture. Joesph McCarthy was mentioned in the movie and how he would interrogate people in the state department. He was ruthless by locking them up in a room with no windows for three days. Julie Powell told us about how society was after the terrorist attack on 9/11 because she was handling these person to person relationships.

For most people, cooking is a tedious task that people do all day because their family needs to eat. However Julia Child influenced Julie Powell about having fun with cooking and if you fail then keep on going forward. Julia Child's cookbook showed her how fun cooking can be because she was doing it as a hobby. Julie Powell tried it as a hobby and she became less stressed out to a happier mood. She changed her entire mindset about cooking and life. Have fun in cooking and you will enjoy it more. Some people say how do you have fun while cooking? I told them that you should improvise on some recipes. Julia Child improvised and Julie Powell improvised as well. Recipes can be changed accordingly to your personal eating habits. Some people like more oil and some people like less oil. Does it matter? No it does not because improvising is a way of being creative and thus having more fun.

I believe that through Julie Powell we learned the influence of Julia Child in the world today. Now cook for fun! Enjoy your weekend with a fun filled dish!

The Spy Next Door

Recently, I watched "The Spy Next Door" at AMC theaters. Since I watched the movie in the morning at AMC, the ticket price is only $6.00. Twenty years ago, that was the price of general admission in the afternoon. The movie starred the "old" Jackie Chan, George Lopez , and Billy Ray Cyrus. Jackie Chan is the dominant role in this action packed comedy. Jackie Chan is always in action packed comedies. My favorite action packed adventure comedy is Rush Hour 1 and 2 because they were able to fluently bring together three kinds of movie genre. The Spy Next Door makes a good third best action, adventure comedy because the story has been used before, Jackie Chan is getting old, there is no new use of technology, however it made me laugh spontaneously.

Not only is watching movies in the morning cheap, but it gives me a wake up call. I love a good laugh in the morning because it makes me happy throughout the day. The Spy Next Door was able to make me laugh spontaneously because the humor is not "squeezed" into the movie. Comedy movies like the Pink Panther 2 had nose pinching laughter because they forced us to laugh. The humor was tickling humor. Tickles are usually forced and the humor in The Spy Next Door allowed us a second to think and laugh. There was no forced laughter or bad comedy acting. I enjoyed Billy Ray Cyrus' funny southern accent and southern phrases funny because people do not normally talk like that. Jackie Chan's Chinese American accent was funny because he talked normally and tried to be fluent. Playing a part in a major movie is good for his resume, however this movie will hurt him. He can sing and act and be funny in a spontaneous way. Billy Ray Cyrus is a Television show actor , so he has no experience with motion pictures. He has played as a father in the 2009 movie, Hannah Montana The Movie, however he was horrible. I think he was better in this movie, than that one. George Lopez is a television host, so he's not good at acting in this movie either. He played a double agent and a traitor to the Central Intelligence Agency. He was not funny and acted mediocrity.

I am not saying that this movie is good because the story has been used by "The Pacifier". A secret agent goes to babysit a family of kids that he wants them to like him because he likes their mom. Then villains go after him and the kids that he babysits. The villains act too friendly in this movie because the movie is aimed at kids. In my opinion, this movie deserves a C for mediocre because Jackie Chan has played a part in many movies like this. He has acted in the Rush Hour trilogy, so he deserves a better movie to be in. Rent the movie, don't buy it.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

China's Uygurs — National Geographic Magazine

China's Uygurs — National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic is talking nonsense about Han majority coming into the province of Xinjinag. Xinjiang has been part of China for thousands of years. This land has always been ours and the Uigurs are part of the Chinese family. However family don't kill other family members. That is wrong on all levels. Xinjiang Uygurs are miniorities that purposely kill people and destroy public property. They sent buses and cars on fire. They killed hundreds of people. This is a terrorist attack. If they want to get a message across , then they can submit emails, phone calls or peaceful protests, but not by violence. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only love can do that. Hate cannot be driven out by Hate, only love can do that"(Dr. martin Luther King Jr). You cannot fight fire with fire because the end resault is a bigger fire that rages on from both sides. The Central government only ended the fire by calming the Han majority and the Uygur minority. They did not contribute the violence in any way. I will reiterate that they did not contrbute to the violence in any way. The fault was in the Uygurs.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Avatar

Around the world, people are enjoying James Cameron's latest masterpiece, Avatar. Avatar is a good movie because it has a high box office grossing. The movie has earned $1 Billion dollars worldwide and growing. It has the potential to overtake Cameron's last masterpiece, Titanic because Avatar was much more interesting. An Avatar is a remote body that is a mix of the Na'Vi DNA and human DNA. When I watched this movie at AMC theatres, I was intrigued by the natural environment , the vivid battle scenes, and the blooming romance.

Since the beginning of the 21st Century, environmentalist has warned us about global warming and taking care of our plant because it is becoming like a waste dump. It is always the human imagination to have a planet that is not polluted and it has all the environmental things that we enjoy. Avatar makes the audiences envious of Planet Pandora because it has no pollution, it has beautiful trees, mountains, skies, and animals. I loved the floating mountains because it looked so pure and beautiful that I became very envious of the characters that were in it. The floating mountains made me feel the nostalgia that I am still drawing imaginative creatures and planets. Americans go to the movies to enjoy a movie and take some time to relax. Avatar lets us feel the cool breeze of air and fresh unpolluted air. Avatar makes us feel like everybody is in heaven. In some ways, Pandora is a good representation of heaven because it has the environment that we enjoy. When I saw humans destroying the planet, I would have stood up against my own race because foreigners have no right to come and take the natives' land.

The battle scenes with the natives against the humans were extremely vivid because there was dramatic music, flashing scenes and slow motion shots. The battle scenes show that one human can change the way others view an entire race of humans. If they can teach one human to like the natives' planet, then the time to teach him or her was worth it. I really liked how Avatar had the confidence to take on the big bird. He had the courage and the assertion to do it. That scene portrayed him as a persevered and strong guy. My absolute favorite scene was when he jumped off the bird and went on to the big ship. He was killing the people with the motivation to protect their planet. He had the look on his face that said, " No body can stand in my way". The scene was extremely intense and I got extremely excited. All good movies need music that can get us excited.

As a student in filming, I know that music is an essential part in movie making because it builds a mood and it says more things than the speech dialogue. Music tells us the romantic parts and the dramatic parts. It helps us distinguish the two from each other. Music is the heart and soul of everything. Music is abstract and it helped Avatar to become more abstract than more realistic. When they were passing by the floating mountains, the music was very soft and happy because these mountains were the most beautiful things in the universe. The music was very joyful in the scene with Jake running for the first time in five years.
In general, Avatar is a fantastic movie that I would love to watch many , many times.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Princess and the Frog

In America, we all grew up by reading fairy tales and watching Disney movies. The new Walt Disney Movie, Princess and the Frog is a fairy tale story and a disney movie. Disney was able to combine music, dancing, and fairy tales into one feature film. Although movie critics have recently said that this movie is too repettitive, however I believe that this film is Disney's come back and a future nomination or winner of the Academy Awards. When you watch this movie, you will feel the nostalgia because this movie has excellent acting, music, dancing, story, and resolution. Walt Disney Pictures' new animated movie, The Princess and the Frog , has excellent resolution, world class music and dancing and acting.
For generations, people have enjoyed Disney movies because of their terrific music, choreography and acting. However as time went by, Disney started to have a slow decade in the beginining of the 21st century. I believe that the Princess and the Frog is the revival of the Walt Disney Pictures' mssion. This film incorporates Walt Disney's quote, "Keep Moving Foreward" by showing us that an young Africian American girl can grow up to be a princess. This movie seems like a fairy tale movie, however Disney was able to bring the fairy tale into a more modern setting in New Orleans. Princess Tianna loves to work for her goals and dreams because this belief was driven by her daddy. Her daddy tod her that a wish  can only give you 50% of what you want and the rest is your job. Her goal was to have her own restaurant, however a tiny frog changed her life. This tiny frog is Prince Naveen and he helped save her. However, Prince Naveen was  not my favorite character. I really like the old firefly and the alligator. They both had big dreams. Ironically, a little fly is small , but has big dreams to be with a star.
The songs sung by Anika were pure genius. Her voice is like the voice of an angel. When I listen to it, I know that Disney made a right choice in hiring her for the part. She can act, sing, and dnace. Her talents represent the true purpose of the Walt Disney Pictures' mission. Her songs reflect her own personality and Princess Tianna's personality.
When I watched this movie, I got a taste of New Orleans' culture, history, people, and traditions. I watched the Mardi Gras celebration like I was actually at the parade. Disney creators like to add a fourth element of research into the movies. In UP , the Pixar creators did research on the location because they feel that it be wrong to make up a place. Instead they want to entertain the viewers and teach them something about the location. We learned about New Orleans, Charles Dicken's writing styles, Japanese tsunamis, and the table top mountains of Peru this year. These movies may be funny and laughable, however I can look deeper into the movie and learn something. Walt Disney Pictures is teaching us that learning goes on forever.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Princess and the Frog

In America, we all grew up by watching Disney movies and reading fairy tales. The Princess and the Frog allows us to feel the nostalgia because we can be entertained and learn something. Walt Disney Pictures have been losing lots of money in this decade, however, this movie is the start of something new because it incorporates the Walter Disney's quote,has great music, has excellent acting and the best resolution.
Walt Disney Pictures have successfully created another Disney princess because of the excellent story, the great choreography and the very best music. I went to Multiplex Plaza at Town Center to watch Princess and the Frog because of the bargain price at $5.75 a ticket. I wanted to watch the movie because of the humor and the music and when I watched the movie, I was most intrigued by the excellent choreography and music. When I listened to the music, I feel very happy and had the sense that I was in the movie. I loved the little firefly that was in love with the North Star and the alligator. The alligator had the characteristic of dreaming big. He is similar to Tiana because of their will to work hard. The funniest part was when they met the firefly and when the firefly tried to rescue the frogs because it had a sense of humor that a tiny bug can do anything. Ironically, the little bug is known to be small and not do much, while the bug actually helped saved Tiana from the hunters of the swamp. I thought I was going to die laughing when the fly went into the person's nose and then the frogs talked and the hunters were scared away. The actress that was the voice for Tiana sang beautifully for the sad , but romantic parts. One thing that movie critics cannot argue is that Disney can get people who can sing and act.

I really enjoyed the song Down in New Orleans by Anika Noni Rose because her voice is so perfect that everybody should stop and listen to her. This song makes me feel very relaxed and her voice is sung perfectly in tune. Her song reflects the tale of Princess Tianna because Tianna is a hard working girl that likes to work for what she wants because her daddy told her that a star can only guarantee you 50% chance and the rest you need to work at it. The song also reflects the history and culture of New Orleans and the south. It shows that New Orleans is rich in money, cultures, traditions, songs, and ecosystem. It is a very friendly song that tells people to come to New Orleans.
This movie is Disney's masterpiece of the decade because it combines Disney's quote, "Just keep moving forward" because it shows that a girl from a lower class family can work hard and become a princess. It shows that Prince Naveen was able to learn a lot about life from Tiana. Princess Tiana should be the role model princess of the decade because she inspired her friend, Charlotte and her husband, Prince Naveen.
Walt Disney Pictures have shown that their strength is in 2D animation movies that incorporates music and dancing because they can make great things out of creative music and dancing. The people at Disney that have had worked on this film really made Walt Disney proud.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Decmber 21st , 2012

What happens when a 5000 year old calendar came true? What would happen to the United States after the president , his cabinet, and congress disappeared? Will a disaster like 2012 ever happen? A 5000 year old calendar called the Mayan calendar was discovered in Central America. The calendar predicted everything that happened in the 21st century. The calendar is set to end on December 21st , 2012. This date is also known as the end of the earth. The planet has four billion years of history and the beautiful planet will end with mega tsunamis, mega volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes because of the planetary alignment and overheating in the core.
California is a technologically advanced state that has everything from movies, computer chips, and corporate giants, but the state has a history of earthquakes. Imagine an earthquake that went through the state of California. The government would have a secret cover up to prevent anarchy. The people would go mad and crazy. California is currently experiencing fiance difficulties, but a larger earthquake will hit San Fransisco again. This is caused a fault in the tectonic plate. This fault could shift to the Atlantic Ocean and Washington DC would be in jeopardy.
Washington DC is the capital of a vast nation, but it could be potential target for a massive tsunami. This tsunami could carry a USS John F. Kennedy to the White House east lawn. The President would stay with the people to take care of them and die with them. Tsunamis would be in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.Earthquakes that would take California's Los Angeles into the Pacific. Under Yellowstone National Park is a Super Volcano that will destroy the United States.
The cause of the geysers at Yellowstone is caused by a heat trapped inside the earth. When the geysers stop , that means the heat is building up and it might cause an eruption of super volcanoes   that are more powerful than the volcanic activity in Hawaii.
Hawaii has multiple volcanoes that might erupt when the core starts to heat up. It would make the Hawaiian islands unlivable for organisms. The heat would kill off the plants, animals, and the humans. The best place to live when there are volcanoes and tsunamis is the rooftop of the world. Xizhang, China is the best place to live because the PRC has created three mega ships and a gigantic docking station. The ships could maneuver and set sail when the water reaches China from the Indian Ocean. When the water reaches China, Mount Everest would look like a hill.
When the earth starts to cool down and settle, people would be on the ships. They would see the South pole in Wisconsin and the North Pole in the southern hemisphere. The rooftop of the world would be in Africa and everything you knew about the earth will change. Heroes will rise and fall.
In disaster moments , heroes will emerge to help others. Some will help others by sacrificing their life and therefore saving the rest of humanity. Some people are just jerks and only care about themselves. Some people would organize a group and wait for the people to board. Most people would want to wait for the people and then if they don't make it then the people of the earth will die together. When a disaster happens, people  become  closer together everybody wants to comfort the victims.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Hacking

The Internet is the whole world. The entire world is on the internet.That is why the internet is a dangerous jungle. Like all jungles, the internet has predators and preys. The predators are staulkers, hackers, and thiefs. They steal imformation from your email addresses. They sent false emails and impersonating you. They sent out lies.
Disguising your emails and blogs is a great idea to protect your identity and your imformation. Many people think that they won't get hurt, but eventually everyone will fall prey to the hackers.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

US Open 2009

Day 3 of the 2009 US Open Tennis begins with the second round in women's single matches.

As I stepped into the tennis stadium, the seats were only half full. The match began with Amelie Mauresmo and Aleksandra Wozniack. They warmed up the crowd with their professional moves. Both players were equally matched,but Aleksandra Wozniack won the game.

As Venus Williams came out , more and more people filled the stands. Venus williams and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were playing. Williams and Mattek-Sands experiences were not far apart. They played a very close sets,but Venus dominated over Bethanie. The two women were very close. Venus and Mattek-Sands' experiences are very close and not too far apart. 

Then Rafael Nadal of Spain came out. He was playing in the first round Mens' single match. He was facing Richard Gasquet of France. He is a 24 year old tennis player that resides in Switzerland He is six foot one inch. This match is a righted player against a left handed player. When I saw Nadal serve, I knew he was left handed. Last year, Nadal defeated Federer in the Australian Open. Now he is the number tennis player in the world. Did you know that Nadal has never won the US Open? That is true. In the first round, it was evident that Nadal was the stronger player because I saw Nadal crush Gasquet.

The first round is always the easiest for the best players because they are playing against weak players, but when they get to the quarterfinals, the game gets difficult.

Game 13
For example, Nadal only beat Gonzalez by one game in the first and second set. He showed Gonzalez that he's the stronger player by beating him 6 games to nothing in the third set. The best players always play in the higher rounds.

Heros

The Terrorists thought that 9/11 would make the United States weak. Instead 9/11 brought the people of america closer togeather. It made us stronger and more consicious. At the 8th anniversary of 9/11, people joined togeather at the WTC site to read the names of the people who perished. Some of those people sacrificed their life to save thousands of others. A man from Morgan Stanley, helped evacuate his employees. After the people were all evacuated, he went up to search for more people. five minutes later, the tower collapsed. He was in the South Tower and the south tower collapsed first. He told his friend that he's going to do one more sweep of the floor. His friend and wife told him to get out of the tower. He refused to get out and insisted that he check the floor for more people. This act of selflessness is the mark of a true hero. He put the lives of others before himself.

This tragic event showed the world that in a life threatening situation, most people will help others. Heros do not need super powers to be heros. Ordinary heros are among ordinary people.

Friday, September 11, 2009

The Non Violence Gun

The Non Violence Gun was a gift from the government of Luxembourg to the United Nations. This knotted Gun was designed by Carl Fredrik Reutersward. This gun is knotted because it’s supposed to show nonviolence.




Carl got the idea when he found out that his friend got shot. His friend was John Lennon. He was extremely troubled by the news. He went into his studio and started sketching his nonviolence project. Carl’s first three dimensional sketches were rough and simple, but the important thing was that he got the idea of the knotted barrel. (United Nations International Luxembourg) Much later Carl wrote that his humor was the finest instrument to bring people together. When Carl was working on his peace symbol, he wanted to make it symbolically humorous, ridiculous, and completely out of order.

This piece of artwork was made in 1988.



I believe that this gun shows the purpose of the United Nations. The United Nations was created to prevent a third War World. It was created to bring peace and prosperity to the world. The UN brought nations together to discuss global issues. It allowed countries from different parts of the globe to communicate. This is the success of the UN. The non violence gun shows peace to the world.

Looking back

I remember going up the Twin Towers when I was 6 years old. I travelled to New York and saw the World's tallest towers. I went up on the North Tower. Looking back at my memories, I see the ubiqitious towers that will always stay in my memories. I remember going to the roof top and seeing nothing , but a thick fog. As I looked down, I can see the city like a lego set. Looking down from the twin towers was different from the empire state building. From the rooftop, I can see the Queens, Staten island, Brooklyn and New Jersey from the WTC. I remember seeing the New York skyline to be beautiful. On the roof of the North Tower, there was a huge 20 foot pole that stood at the center. I could only walk around the center because it was fenced off. The top of the WTC had a lot of technical and electrical equiment. I was so excited to be on the world's tallest tower. It was a world trade site that allowed free trade and commerence.Currently, they are rebuilding the entire site, but nothing beats the original. Next time the Terrorists want to attack, fight naked. Don't use weapons. The true test of strength is not be using weapons, but by using your strong mind and body. The terrorists are cowards because they hide in caves and underground cities. Be brave Bin Ladin and come out!

No matter where you hide
No matter where you seek
We will find you
Because Justice is Justice
Because America is America
And because I am a citizen of this great nation
Killer we will find you

Remember 9/11

9/11 was a tragedy that struck the world. The Terrorists thought they won the battle between the United States. They are wrong. Bin Ladin will never win. As long as the world stays united, the world can vanquish the evil. 9/11 made the world realize that the world needs to fight against terrorists. This battle cannot be won, if the world doesn't unite togeather. If every nation in the world teamed up against the Terrorists, there would not be any terrorists left. The Terrorists are idiots for fighting against the number one nation.

From Darkness they come
To the light they will go
The terrorists will be vanquished
As long as we stay strong
Nothing can overcome us

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Journey Behind the Falls

This attraction can only be seen from the Canadian side. The Journey Behind the Falls bring people behind the falls from a series of Tunnels. There is an observation deck and a tunnel that show the might of Niagara Falls.

When viewing Niagara Falls from behind, notice how the water bounces back. The water's speed is so great that the water can actually come back up. The water splashes in your face and the water feels refreshing. In the observation deck is a wonderful view. If you have a SLR camera, you should bring it.

Did you know that Niagara Falls has 20% of the world's freshwater. Did you know that a boy fell off the Horse falls and survived. He was rescued by the Maid of the mist.

Niagara's Fury

Niagara's fury is a 4D adventure at Table Top. Niagara's Fury show a animated cartoon about how the falls were created and then they bring you into the 4D movie. The 4D movie is a 360 degree film with water splashing everywhere. ( They give out raincoats for Niagara's fury.

Niagara Falls were created 1000 years ago when the water melted from the last Ice Age. It gushed out and found the weaker rock formations. The water eroded the shale and carved out a falls. The water was so powerful that it eroded 3 feet a year.

Niagara Falls is also the connector of two Great Lakes. ( Lake Erie and Lake Ontario)Niagara's Fury showed the mighty waters of Niagara Falls. It showed how much power it can produce. I was amazed at the splashing water that splashed on my raincoat. When I looked at the roaring waters, I feel like whitewater rafting.

This 4D adventure shows the past, present and future of Niagara Falls. I got a bird's eye view of the Falls. (American Falls and The Canadian Horseshoe falls)

District 9 contiued

District 9 has alien weapons. These weapons can blast an entire human in one shot. There were blood gushing onto the movie screen. All the audiences could see people exploding. Their are fighting between the aliens and the humans. the Humans use high tech military technology to destroy any aliens that hurt humans. These killings are not like in cartoons, there are blood and gore spilling everywhere. The surgery scene is really scary. The way they operated the patient was by force. There was screaming and shrieking everywhere.
In one scene the patient took the axe and almost cut off his alien hand. This movie has massive killings with lots of blood. The audience can expect to see dozens of humans exploding and blood going everywhere.

This movie is not for kids.

District 9

Aliens have landed on Earth. They did not land in the United States, but they landed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Mother Ship was huge. It covered an entire area in Johannesburg. That area was called District 9 for 20 years. These aliens live light years away on a planet that has 7 moons. For 20 years, the aliens failed to leave earth because they had to collect enough fuel. Their fuel is a tar like substance that makes the mother ship go. Their command pod is underground. This pod has been underneath a shed for 20 years. A alien and his son has been fixing it for 20 years.A secret government organization was created to house these aliens. The houses and the community turned into a slum. Nigerian militants have taken over the area. They were sent to South Africa because of the powerful Alien weapons. They have been providing the aliens with food. The Aliens have given them their powerful weapons in return.
Twenty Years after their landing, the government agency sent a man to negotiate with them. They want that man to have the aliens sign and eviction. They will be relocated to a concentration camp with better housing.The concentration camp is later called District 10. So far , he failed to get the aliens to sign. He has been traveling with a video recorder recording District 9.

Then he got the fuel. He breathed it and it took one day for the transformation to start. His left arm turned alien. The bio lab tried to experiment with him. Then he escaped and the media started making up rumors on how he got it. They said he made out with a prostitute.

He thought that the aliens were filthy creatures and called them prawns. Until he made a new friend. His new friend was the brains behind the construction of the mother ship. Things are not what they appeared to be. That is a lesson that the movie , District 9, was trying to teach us.

Ponyo

Today, August 29, 2009, I went to see the famous Ponyo. Ponyo is a little fish born in the sea. Her father is a human , but hates humans. He married the Sea goddess and obtained magical powers.He lives in the sea with his children. I watched this movie in AMC 24 Hamilton because it was the only known theatre in the area to show ponyo. Ponyo is a great movie with excellent reviews, but it doesn't have enough viewers. AMC showed Ponyo in High Definition and surround sound stereos. There was crashing waves of the Tsunami and I could hear the sea rumbling. The visual effects created by Hayo Mizaki were excellent. His drawings are a genius. He created his own style of drawing animation. (Hayo Miazaki draws almost all his animated movies by hand.)

Ponyo is a fish and daughter of the Sea goddesses and the magician. Ponyo has hundreds of Siblings. Her father has magical potions that could make her human. Sosuke found her in a jar. He opened the jar and got a cut. Ponyo licked it and it became better. Since Ponyo tasted blood, it can make her human. She has magical abilities inherited from her mother. Her mother rules the sea.

This is the Japanese version of Walt Disney's Little Mermaid. Ponyo's the fish and Sosuske saved her. Sosuske cared for Ponyo and fed her ham. When Ponyo was taken back to the sea, she said that she loved Sosuke and wanted to eat ham. Then she started to grow human legs and arms.

Her father went to the sea to find Ponyo's mother for help and advise. While he was gone. Ponyo secretly escaped and flooded her father's labratory. Fish started to get in and her father's secret vault was opened. Now Ponyo and her siblings has the magic potion of her mother. Ponyo grew real hands and feet. Her siblings turned to giant fish. Together, their magic flooded the entire city.

The downpour of rain flooded all the roads in 6ft of water. It covered the entire city except a resort at the top of the mountain.

Ponyo disobeyed his father and went to Sosuske with her siblings. Her siblings turned to giant fish and she was a human walking on the fish. The fishes caused a tsunami and overturned ships. In the end , there were a a whole pile of large cargo ships.

At the very end of the storm, Ponyo's mother saved the ships and the lives of the people. ( The name ponyo was given to the little goldfish by Sosuke. She had a different name at birth , but her mother and father liked the name Ponyo better.)
Ponyo slept with Sosuske during the storm.
Then she woke up and was calling Sosuke. Then their heads bumped.

It is a classic childhood love.