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Welcome to the July Movie Madness Carnival!
I hope you will join us as we discuss our love of movies.
To participate, all you need to do is write a movie-related post. Here are some ideas (but feel free to be as creative as you would like, just as long as you stick to the theme): a movie review, a list of your favorite movies in a genre, a video clip of your favorite movie scene, etc..
The post could be something you wrote today or one you may have done recently that you would like to highlight. Please mention the Movie Madness Carnival in your post and link back to this post here at Daily Mish Mash. Feel free to grab the banner for your site if you’d like.
A little about spoilers…I think it goes without saying that you don’t want to include spoilers in your post. If you must include them, please give fair warning that you are doing so by putting a bold MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS at the beginning of the post.
I FINALLY figured out how to put up a Mister Linky and I can’t tell you how happy this makes me. Please leave your movie post title and url below. Here is how to do this:
Your Name: Best Movie Kisses (Daily Mish Mash)Your URL: please paste the post url hereHit Enter and like magic your link will appear on this page.**Don’t forget to go around visiting and commenting on the other blogs.***One more thing–Every person that submits a link will be entered into the Movie Madness basket giveaway. Go here to learn 3 other ways to win. There is still time to enter. The deadline to enter is Thursday, July 3rd at 12pm EST.Have fun!Raindrops on Roses
We’ve been having severe thunderstorms all evening. Of course they miraculously disappeared for about an hour, just in time for the ice cream to make his nightly rounds. Yes, he comes down our street EVERY FREAKING NIGHT!
Anyway, the storm gods (who obviously hate me) decided to start their rumbling again right around the time that I was trying to get the kids settled down for the night. Well, after a few loud crashes, flashes and booms my daughter came running out of her room crying.
I decided to use this moment to re-enact a scene from one of my favorite movies ever–The Sound of Music.
I took her back to her room and starting singing “My Favorite Things” .
I either helped her forget her fears with this wonderful song (that I massacred) or my horrendous singing voice frightened her more than the storm. At any rate, the song worked and I got to be Fraulein Maria for the night. Everyone’s a winner! Hooray!
In case you’ve never watched The Sound of Music (Seriously, is there anyone out there who hasn’t seen this masterpiece?), here is the clip:
Movie Madness Carnival
Welcome to the first ever Movie Madness Carnival!
I hope you will join us as we discuss our love of movies. To participate, all you need to do is write a movie-related post. Here are some ideas (but feel free to be as creative as you would like, just as long as you stick to the theme): a movie review, a list of your favorite movies in a genre, a video clip of your favorite movie scene, etc..
The post could be something you wrote today or one you may have done recently that you would like to highlight. Please mention the Movie Madness Carnival in your post and link back this post here at Daily Mish Mash. Feel free to grab the banner for your site if you’d like.
A little about spoilers…I think it goes without saying that you don’t want to include spoilers in your post. If you must include them, please give fair warning that you are doing so by putting a bold MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS at the beginning of the post.
(After many unsuccessful attempts, I was unable to figure out how to post a Mister Linky on my site. Clearly, this is something that I should have started working on three months ago because I am completely inept when it comes to these things despite the hours that I spent trying to figure it out today.)
Instead of the Mr. Linky, just leave a comment on this post telling me that you have your post up on your site. Please also tell me what the subject of your post is (please be more specific than “movies”). I will then add everyone’s post to this list the list below. I will be adding the links every couple of hours so don’t fret if yours takes a little bit to show up. I promise I will try to add everyone as quickly as possible.
Visit Other Movie Madness Participants:
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Daily Mish Mash (Review of Sex and the City PLUS a Trailer to Nights in Rodanthe)
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Two Dogs Running (Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner)
- Too Many Movies (Review of War Inc. starring John Cusack)
- For The Roses (Review of Donnie Darko)
- For Cheap Sake (Entertaining kids with “new” movies)
- Heather’s Hodgepodge (Favorite Audrey Hepburn movies)
- My Friend Amy (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)
- Non Soccer Mom (Fun Scary Movies)
- Two Chocolates and a Cup of Coffee (Top 10 Movies about Real Life Heroes)
- Crazy Mom with Four Boys (A Review of An Unfinished Life)
- Runningamuck (Review of No Country for Old Men and Jesse James)
- Life Unrefined (A guy’s review of Sex and the City PLUS Top Five Chick Flick List)
- Two Chocolates and a Cup of Coffee (Heath Ledger: The Genius of Talent)
- Callings and Cupcakes (Favorite Films with Christian Themes)
- Krellfish (Blood Diamond)
- A Book Lover Forever (Top 10 Movies To Watch Over and Over Again)
- Sprinkles on My Ice Cream ( Top 10 Favorite Movies)
- She Mom (August Rush)
- World’s Greatest Mommy (Movies That Change Your Life?)
- Buried in Legos (Quigley Down Under)
Note: If you have not already added your post, it isn’t too late. Thanks for participating!!
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Your last chance to enter the Movie Lover’s Gift Basket giveaway is June 4th at 11pm (EST).
Movie Review: Sex and the City
I thought that since I was hosting a Movie Madness carnival on my site that it was my duty to go and see the much anticipated movie Sex and the City. I told my husband that it was research for the MMC (not Mickey Mouse Club, but Movie Madness Carnival). At this point he rolled his eyes because that is what he always does when I say the words Blogging Carnival. He just doesn’t get it.Alright, back to SATC.
Love. Forgiveness. Friendship. Fashion. These were the overriding themes of the movie. It is really hard to write a review because pretty much anything more I would say about it would contain spoilers. I don’t want to be the jerk that does that.
It was enjoyable, although I have to admit that it ran a tad bit too long. The addition of Jennifer Hudson (Idol-season 3) wasn’t necessary and I think if you cut out all her scenes (Sorry, Jen-I have nothing against you and think you did a fine job in your role but I didn’t see the necessity of your character) it would have made for a better movie. I thought the first hour was phenomenal and the last 10 minutes were also great, but it lost me a little somewhere in the middle.
With that said, the movie really was a lot of fun. Let’s start with the main character. No, not Carrie.
The Fashion.
Oh, how I wish that I had the money personal stylists fashion sense that these girls have. Instead I sit here in a t-shirt, capris and flip flops feeling oh so very frumpy.
Samantha and Charlotte stole the show with pretty much every scene they were in. There is a scene with Charlotte and Big toward the end of the movie that was worth the entire cost of admission. She rocks!! Miranda annoyed me, as usual, but I did like her hair.
And Carrie. Oh, I don’t even know what to say about her. I guess I was just a little distracted the whole time by SJP’s bony arms. There is one scene in the movie (I hope this isn’t giving anything away. I don’t think it is.) where the girls give Samantha a hard time for gaining weight. Yes, she is a lot fuller, but I couldn’t help but think the whole time–why aren’t you addressing Carrie being too thin? I don’t know. It just kind of annoyed me.
My rating for this movie would be 4/5 stars. Not the best movie I’ve ever seen, but it was definitely worth the watch. If you are a huge SATC fan, I’d probably see it in theaters, but otherwise I’d wait until it comes out on dvd.
Now I can cross this movie off my list of movies to see in 2008. However, I now have a new one to add. They showed a preview at the beginning for a movie I hadn’t yet heard of. It was for Nights in Rodanthe. This is yet another adaptation for a Nicholas Sparks novel. I think it looks pretty good:
I’m planning to put the post for the movie carnival up tonight before I go to bed. Don’t forget to come back and link up (if I can get this Mister Linky thing to show up on my site–grrr). Remember it doesn’t have to be a movie as recent as SATC. It actually doesn’t have to be a review at all. The post just needs to have something to do with the theme of the movies. I can’t wait to read everyone’s posts! Get your popcorn ready!!
Speaking of popcorn, don’t forget to enter my giveaway! The deadline to leave a comment is June 4th at 11pm (EST).
Coming Soon
If you are a movie lover like me you will want to mark your calendars for a fun event. On June 3rd, I’m going to host a Movie Madness Blogging Carnival right here at Daily Mish Mash. If it is even remotely successful, I will repeat it every month. I thought about doing it weekly but reconsidered because that seemed like a bit too much. Of course, that is always a possibility for the future.
To participate, all you need to do is write a post that has something to do with the theme of movies. It could be:
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A review of a movie you just recently watched
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A list of your favorite movies in a certain genre (comedies, romance, horror, etc…)
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A video clip of your favorite movie scene
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A movie trivia game
Really anything as long as it is related to movies. The post could be something you wrote that day or one you may have done recently that you would like to highlight.
If I can figure it out, I’ll put up a Mr. Linky and you can add your url to the list. Then go around and visit with other movie lovers. If you’ve never participated in a blogging carnival, it is a fun way to discover new blogs and make new friends.
**There may even be a door prize for those who participate, so you’ll definitely want to play along. It should be a lot of fun! (Or just another excuse to avoid doing actual work, so either way it’s all good.)
Stay tuned for more details as it gets closer…
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