This last week has been sort of explosive because Mettel Ray Movie Blog turned 3 years old! *does a happy dance on the table inspired by Chandler Bing*
The Good Wife
This post is rather an introduction to the series than a critique – so feel free to read all of it as it has been written with an attempt to avoid spoilers. But I’m warning you, it is quite the novel I have written here so
I recommend coffee and lots of it!
As some of you might already know, I watched the entire series of The Good Wife in a really short period of time and I’m not even sorry. Sure, everything in terms of the plot is now a bit chaotic in my head but I figured that since I spent around 60 hours watching it, I should at least find the time and the means to put down some coherent thoughts. Besides, I really like The Good Wife and therefore I want to share my enthusiasm!
Intro: Hemlock Grove
Last time I did an intro appreciation was last year (so far there have only been two: Homeland and The Walking Dead) so it was about time I brought back this visual feature; and upon seeing the newest Netflix original series Hemlock Grove, I couldn’t pass the opportunity to share its opening credits. Though I’ve only seen couple of episodes, I already see the connections with the story lines and the overall choice of the colors such as red and blue. Am I in love with the series itself is still to be determined but I’m certainly in awe with its intro!
ReWind: April
I would be ignoring the obvious if I wouldn’t mention the fact that April was not a good month. In general, everything just seemed so blah and when I decided to have The Good Wife marathon from season 1 to season 4, I just completely shut off everything else. Now, hopefully I will get back my groove and since I’m definitely going to go cinema-crazy this month (Star Trek, The Place Beyond the Pines, Iron Man 3), the possibility of motivation hitting me in the face this month is very likely.
Numbers: 177,700+ all time views, 5,853 views, 195 average per day, 14 posts
New Records: The lowest number of movies seen, what seems to be, ever.
Movies I saw: The Departed (re-watched), Haute Tension, Friday the 13th (1980), Cabin Fever, The Evil Dead (1981), Star Wars: Episode IV (1977), The Host – total: 6+1rw.
3 years and counting !
Three years ago today I wrote my first words that would represent the beginning for this blog:
Hi, my name is Mettel Ray and I’m an [movie] addict.
The Host (2013)
This review contains spoilers and it will most definitely offend those dedicated Meyer fans. So if you like Meyer, keep away because I didn’t hold back what so ever.
Oh the joy of watching a bad movie that brings back all the motivation I had lost for weeks because it is so cheesy that it screams to be written about. I’ll just take a moment to enjoy this warm feeling. Oh yeah, yeah, I feel it, yes, mmm that’s good! Where was I? Oh yes, before I gather my negative thoughts about The Host, there are a lot, I do confess that I’m glad that it was as idiotic as it was because it reminded me that I love writing about movies… especially those I don’t like.
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars
With my vast knowledge of John Green through his YouTube channel VlogBrothers, which he runs together with his brother, I was 100% certain I was going to like The Fault in Our Stars. My assumptions were not misleading – the book was exactly what it promised to be – funny, sad, hilarious and a-cry-fest! I’m not sure about you, but I consider the book to be amazing when it manages to make you cry through the tears caused by the tragedy of the story.
