tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.comments2024-03-07T03:26:12.851-07:00Movies Meet Their MatchChloe the MovieCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-74848535349733528432024-03-07T03:26:12.851-07:002024-03-07T03:26:12.851-07:00Hi! Just curious, I notice you like some Studio Gh...Hi! Just curious, I notice you like some Studio Ghibli, but do you watch any other anime at all? If not, I definitely recommend some with the most touching and wholesome, feel good and rip your heart out kind of stories! Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-55944656431392878692024-03-07T03:09:59.708-07:002024-03-07T03:09:59.708-07:00You and me sound so similar haha I know that may s...You and me sound so similar haha I know that may sound weird but I had the exact same thoughts as you throughout both movies and was comparing them in my head here at 4 AM randomly when I couldn’t sleep at night and then just found this blog cause I was curious what the internet had to say! Haha so anyways, thank you for writing this, it made my night and makes me want to show both of these movies to all my friends again and have a Walter Mitty double feature😂. Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-90462991185649365362024-03-01T12:38:13.820-07:002024-03-01T12:38:13.820-07:00Oh, this was a lot of fun! That Narnia meme brough...Oh, this was a lot of fun! That Narnia meme brought both Legolas and I a lot of joy today, so thank you. :D<br /><br />Okay, what is it with all my (blog) friends loving Neville and Luna? This is getting out of hand.<br /><br />YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST FOUND OUT CHLOE? Robin Hood lived near/in Sheffield! Loxley (as in, his earldom or whatever) is a suburb of Sheffield now, and the stepping stones where he fought with Little John are on the moors somewhere, as is Robin Hood's Cave, one of his hiding places! How's that for awesome? Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-19919830503222725112024-03-01T06:46:54.544-07:002024-03-01T06:46:54.544-07:00I, too, have a draft Fandom Favorites tag answers ...I, too, have a draft Fandom Favorites tag answers languishing in my Blogger archives, so I was tickled to see this pop up. I enjoyed reading your answers! The memes for Robin Hood and Shakespeare were especially fabulous, aND MARIAN, MY BELOVED!!! *vibrates with emotion* I love her so much and she's so wonderful and don't touch me. *sobs*Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-77092044034273620912024-02-27T05:26:52.381-07:002024-02-27T05:26:52.381-07:00Okay, so as you probably know I know absolutely no...Okay, so as you probably know I know absolutely nothing about Series of Unfortunate Events or actually Lemony Snicket AT ALL but I still really enjoyed reading about all the sibling relationships! (And now I'm *slightly* tempted to read the books. But only *slightly*. :D)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-4972023353259306092024-02-22T12:36:06.019-07:002024-02-22T12:36:06.019-07:00"My sister is a nice girl and she knows how t..."My sister is a nice girl and she knows how to do all sorts of things" this quote is iCoNIC, thank you for including it.<br />As (I think) we've discussed before, these books really aren't my thing. But I have read the first two of the Series of Unfortunate Events, and the Baudelaire siblings truly are wonderful. And it's wonderful getting to vicariously enjoy them through this post. :) Siblings, as we know, are Just the Best.Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-42366451412331320032024-02-21T09:12:39.382-07:002024-02-21T09:12:39.382-07:00I hadn't been too interested in these books, b...I hadn't been too interested in these books, but you have convinced me to at least try them!<br />Roxannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113176101182411322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-67761226840212552992024-01-29T20:22:51.807-07:002024-01-29T20:22:51.807-07:00MMMMMmmm, I love The Hunt for Red October. And Du...MMMMMmmm, I love <i>The Hunt for Red October</i>. And <i>Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves</i>, as you well know. Also, <i>The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!</i> is one of the top three funniest movies I have ever seen. I enjoy <i>Jurassic Park</i> enough to own a copy.<br /><br />I liked <i>Notting Hill</i> okay, but didn't love it. Same for <i>Top Gun</i>, which I have seen at least three times, probably four, because I had college roommates who loved it. I liked <i>Top Gun: Maverick</i> much better. <br /><br />Even though I love Joseph Cotten and like Orson Welles, and love film noir, I just don't really like <i>The Third Man</i>. I keep trying to.<br /><br />I want to see <i> The Little Mermaid</i> at some point. And <i>Uncharted</i>. And <i>Wonka</i>.<br /><br />Hurrah for watching <i>Leverage</i>! Wonderful show. Same for <i>Wild, Wild West</i> and <i>Sherlock</i> :-DHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-12123234465628939492024-01-26T21:12:11.606-07:002024-01-26T21:12:11.606-07:00Okay I am very excited about this, and I felt like...Okay I am very excited about this, and I felt like telling you because swing all your book recommendations got me even more excited. I've been reading your blog for ages, and I just finally got the opportunity to start going to a library and I am so happy about that!!!!!! I'm going to read so much!!! Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761311033512975577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-49959915785194031572024-01-21T15:12:04.862-07:002024-01-21T15:12:04.862-07:00All the Crooked Saints!!! *will never stop crying*...<em>All the Crooked Saints</em>!!! *will never stop crying* Oh man. Such a good book.<br /><br />Wait, did I know you'd never read Percy Jackson before?? *is stunned* Well, I'm glad you loved it. Like. Of COURSE you loved it. You couldn't not. I need to reread those books, or at least the first one. (But getting Annabeth and Annabelle mixed up as names is so valid, lol. My former boss's wife is named Annabelle, and I hesitate EVERY TIME before I ask about her, because part of me wants to call her Annabeth.)<br /><br />I also forgot you hadn't read <em>Okay for Now</em> before. I gave my little sister <em>Wednesday Wars</em> for her birthday, and we were talking about <em>Okay for Now</em> again, and GAH. WHAT A GOOD BOOK. Also yes, why couldn't that one thing have been different... Gary-Schmidt-every-July is a truly excellent tradition.Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-19231116748672894902024-01-21T15:06:17.862-07:002024-01-21T15:06:17.862-07:00Hooray, two new MC posts!! I am amazed that I may ...Hooray, two new MC posts!! I am amazed that I may just have watched as many movies as you this past year... o.O (Because you cut your normal consumption in half and I upped mine considerably...but still!) Anyway. I enjoy these posts a lot, and it's great to see you 'round the blogosphere.<br /><br />I too loved Honor Among Thieves, and GIRL I KNOW the "loving Neal for no good reason and upon FAR too short acquaintance" problem is REAL. (I mean, my favorite is Peter. I love Peter, and my sister loves Neal, and we don't even fight because we both know we're both right. XD My sister does Neal's hat flip thing all the time; this obviously makes her supremely cool.) (But for real, don't you love it when authors/filmmakers make you love and know a character SO MUCH within such a short span of time? Like you gotta love when people are just that good at their jobs.)Sarah Seelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833954108422068010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-50167694191803205142024-01-19T13:35:40.403-07:002024-01-19T13:35:40.403-07:00My kids love the Keeper of the Lost Cities books, ...My kids love the Keeper of the Lost Cities books, and I love <i>Speak Easy, Speak Love</i> and <i>These War-Torn Hands</i> :-) Good stuff here!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-91572775955141465352024-01-15T12:05:37.898-07:002024-01-15T12:05:37.898-07:00YOU HADN'T SEEN HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER? DID YOU ...YOU HADN'T SEEN HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER? DID YOU LOVE IT? <br /><br />Honor Among Thieves was sooooo goooooood that's probably my favorite movie that released this year. Not that I've watched many of those, lol. <br /><br />I got shanghaied into watching Top Gun Maverick late in the semester (I was told we'd be discussing The Dream of Gerontius by St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, and instead we watched Top Gun Maverick, haha) but I enjoyed it despite expecting to discuss a poem. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-46624131537881857522024-01-15T11:48:59.716-07:002024-01-15T11:48:59.716-07:00The Little Mermaid remake is ELITE. So chuffed it...The <i>Little Mermaid</i> remake is ELITE. So chuffed it made both of our top tens for the year. :D And you've piqued my interest in <i>Living</i>.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-75649281754461590602024-01-14T17:12:28.057-07:002024-01-14T17:12:28.057-07:00That MEME at the beginning! XD That's honestly...That MEME at the beginning! XD That's honestly me EVERY SINGLE DAY. Going ANYWHERE. Lolll.<br /><br />Oh man, such good rereads this year! (Good new reads, too, but the rereads are such classics.)<br /><br />Ooh, I'm curious about The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle! It's not the only one on the list that I haven't read, but it's the only one on the list that I haven't read that I see myself picking up any time soon, lol. Do you think I'd like it? <br /><br />OMG HOW HAD YOU NEVER READ PERCY JACKSON? And in fact, HOW HAD I NEVER TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAD TO READ IT? Because it's SUCH a Chloe book. SUCH. A. Chloe. Book. I'm so glad you liked it though! <br /><br />Speak Easy, Speak Love is the BESTEST. <br /><br />Oh my goodness, have we read a Gary D. Schmidt book every July? That's hilarious. We need to do one this July then, too I guess! Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921781363788196695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-81236936327871192602024-01-14T09:03:06.343-07:002024-01-14T09:03:06.343-07:00That was fun, so thank you Hamlette!That was fun, so thank you Hamlette!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-36131333345457000922024-01-14T09:02:40.422-07:002024-01-14T09:02:40.422-07:00Sam, I don't know how we would make this happe...Sam, I don't know how we would make this happen, but sometime we should watch a movie together. Because I don't know if you'd love or hate what I do. XD My one roommate hates it, but another one and I go at it like nothing else. XD<br /><br />We did! The second after I finished it I was texting you! :DChloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-23501306380373979982024-01-14T08:51:14.689-07:002024-01-14T08:51:14.689-07:00Well Encanto is AMAZING! I was watching it on a pl...Well Encanto is AMAZING! I was watching it on a plane recently and had to stop before the very end because I didn't want to cry...<br />Watching movies is such a fun family activity!!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-40991965600256602942024-01-14T08:49:20.176-07:002024-01-14T08:49:20.176-07:00Long story short: I am a very emotional person and...Long story short: I am a very emotional person and therefore cry whether or not I like it. XD Long story: There were scenes at the ending that were heartfelt and knowing it was based on a true story it got the tears running. But overall it felt like they were twisting his life or exaggerating his life to make it a "good story" when it already was. And I don't know if that's the case, it just felt like it. I was telling my mom that it seemed like they were trying too hard with the conversion and she said "isn't that the point?". Yeah, but it was missing some connecting subtleties. Ahem. Well done calling me out, Sarah!! I don't know if this would be your thing, but I'd love to hear your thoughts! Or on subtlety on stories in general!<br /><br />Nothing gets past you, so bravo! It is a pet peeve of mine when the translation of the title isn't even close! I mean, Noche de fuego is really fun to say. And yes, Pajaros de verano is so cool! I've recently come across a show called Cielo Grande (which is applicable to me in an unexpected way) but the English translation title is Secrets of Summer?? Boring!<br /><br />I really really want to do a First Impression Ramblings post on Umbrella Academy, so thank you for the request!! I have SO MANY FIR drafts and need to just publish them. (THE MUSIC IS ON POINT. I don't think I was appreciating it enough, looking back)<br /><br />Thank you and sorry it's taken me so long to reply!!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-29694739860851312222024-01-14T08:33:47.463-07:002024-01-14T08:33:47.463-07:00I wouldn't be able to without my trusty notebo...I wouldn't be able to without my trusty notebook! Besides, I'm always a little worried that I'm missing something... <br />Thanks, Keturah!!<br /><br />It wasn't bad, just hyped up, right?<br />ACK!! I LOVE Howl's Moving Castle, so I'm stoked that you watched it!! What do you think?? I'm not a fan of Kiki, but that seems simultaneously up your alley or that you would hate it, too. So I'm curious of your thoughts there. And on Dune. ;)Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-74322930824933033422024-01-14T08:29:25.290-07:002024-01-14T08:29:25.290-07:00My sister is trying to get me to watch Over the Ga...My sister is trying to get me to watch Over the Garden Wall! It looks like so much fun, so I'm down, I just need to find time...Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-54904778443935155242024-01-14T08:28:12.413-07:002024-01-14T08:28:12.413-07:00I get a little carried away, haha!I get a little carried away, haha!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-17460667189865985562024-01-14T08:19:26.907-07:002024-01-14T08:19:26.907-07:00I tend to forget when looking at numbers (math, yo...I tend to forget when looking at numbers (math, you know) but the feeling of just reading is enough.<br /><br />It is!! <3 Did you read it yourself one listen to the audio book? Abbie recorded it herself so I've been considering rereading it that way!<br /><br />I mean, any chance to convince you to read my favorites! I'd be really really curious to sure what you thought! I got my sister to read it the year which was both bad and good.<br /><br />A toast! *raises imaginary glass* To the long continuation of book club! Talk to you soon! ;)<br /><br />Thank you for the recommendation, m'dear! We should talk about it sometime!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-26042326153690267432024-01-14T08:13:43.197-07:002024-01-14T08:13:43.197-07:0028 is well done! I need to get back into audio ins...28 is well done! I need to get back into audio instead of being do obsessed with music, lol. Thanks Rakayle! Now you too, for this year!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354853575539461524.post-17269027280364004182024-01-14T08:12:22.982-07:002024-01-14T08:12:22.982-07:00YES. I will take quality over quantity any day! Th...YES. I will take quality over quantity any day! That's a phrase for a reason so thank you for reminding me of it, Sarah!<br /><br />Gary D. Schmidt + book club = grand old time. <3<br /><br />So majestic!! I kind of want to reread it especially coming back to winter suddenly. I had some problems with the court intrigue side, which is never my thing. No problems at all with my darling Wanda, though!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com