Movie Review: Anastasia

Plot:
The daughter of last Russian Tsar, Anastasia, is found by two Russian men, Dimitri and Vladimir, who seek the reward that her grandmother, Marie, promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Tsar family, Rasputin, who for some reason survived in this film, still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.

Cast:
Anastasia - Meg Ryan
Dimitri - John Cusack
Rasputin - Christopher Lloyd

Review:
Okay, as evidence of my last Blog, you all know I am in love with Russia and Russian history. I know this isn't exactly Russian History but there is Russia and my two of my three favourite cities in it: St. Petersberg and Paris. Which are both in my two favourite countries. So I was partly sold and then there was a guy called Dimitri who was from St. Petersberg and then I had to watch it.
The story starts off in the Catherines Palace, where the Tsars were the siege happened. A young Dimitri saves a young Anastasia and her grandmother from the Bolsheviks who Rasputin helped by sending weird green bat ghosts to open the main gate to Palace. Anastasia hits her head and get amnisia and 10 years later she is leaving the orphanage on the way to St. Petersberg to find her family. She wants to find passage to Paris and that is when she meets Dimitri and Vlad, who are con men trying to get the money off of Anastasias grandmother for finding Anastasia.
Okay, I told you the start to the film. I loved the whole film but I don't want to give out spoilers. And I don't want to write out the whole film for you. Thats boring for both me and you.
There are loads of famous people in this film, normally with cartoons you have never even heard of one of the actors but I have heard and watched a load of the films these people made.
This film has all the characteristics of a Disney film yet not the out of control prices of a Disney film these days. I mean 20 quid for Beauty and The Beast, really, I'll really only watch it once and I have the beat up overused VHS from when I was four, I can easily climb behing my TV and hook up the video player I once got my hand caught in (I was 18 months, its acceptable). This film was 4 quid (and if you are not from the rainy shores of Britian and don't know what 'quid' is, its a colloquial word for pound) and it was on sale for cheaper than that.
I totally recommend this film for both the old generations trying to recapture child hood with princesses and catchy tunes or for kids who have an actual reason to watch it without feeling like a werido. Either way, I recommend you watch this film.

Just A Quick Question To You!!!

Recently I went on a trip to the cold cold country of Russia.

That is a picture of me on a frozen lake in Pushkin, where the last of the Romanovs were held before they were brutally murdered by the Bolshoviks.

So here is my question, who knows of any books that are about the Princesses Romanov or some fiction books about life in communist Russia for Young Adults. Russian History facinates me and I would love to read some books about them.

Next point:

I loved it in Russia and for some reason I think I belong there. Either in Moscow or St Petersburg. I would go there again and I will. Its a little promise I made to myself. I wished to go there for so long and I think I spent too little time there. 

So here is my second question, what country do you dream of going to and exploring. Somewhere where you think you might belong. I want to know, I don't care if its even Skegness, I want to know. It will help me find settings for the story I am working on.

The Hunger Games Movie

I would like to start this blog by apologising to you, my loyal 8 followers, I know I promised you more Blogs but things came up, like once in a lifetimes things so I had to seize them. But I am going to state now, that I will try better at Blogging to you, its not a promise but it is a half assed commitment.

Now on with the Review:

Plot:

Set in a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.

Written By Suzanne Collins

Cast:

Katniss Everdeen - Jennifer Lawrence 

Peeta Mellark      - Josh Hutcherson

Gale Hawthorne  - Liam Hemsworth

Review:

Okay, not many films do the book justice, well execpt Breaking Dawn because both the book and the film were crap. But this films was a credit to Suzanne Collins epic dystopiad and hopefully this film will spark more writers to go in that direction, I know my writing has definatly taken that turn.This film showed the dictatorship of Panem brilliantly, the choice of President Snow was amazing and the way it was filmed was extrodinary.

However they missed out some key bits and added extra scenes, which I don't mind. I liked how Seneca Crane was depicted (loving the fanciful beard) and how he ran The Games. I liked the look on Gales face when Peeta and Katniss started making out. TEAM PEETA. It was inspired.

Jennifer Lawrence played the role of Katniss perfectly. I was even drawn to the character, when the day before I was listing the wrongs of Katniss Everdeen to my friend Ciara. Josh Hutcherson was looking fine as he played the amazing character of Peeta Mellark.

So I round off this Blog saying: **** for The Hunger Games