'Its Okay Not To Be Perfect'

Hello my lovelies,

A very different post for you all today. Recently the lovely Becky Sheeran of TalkBeckyTalk on YouTube uploaded a video titled 'My Message To The Haters: Its Ok NOT To Be Perfect' and I felt that it was such an open and honest video about the pressure YouTubers get put under to be perfect just because of the nature of their work, YouTubers are normal people too just like you and I. Although I am currently not a YouTuber I can still relate to how they must feel getting comments containing such nastiness, surely we all can in one way or another.
Within our society and the media there is so much pressure put on everyone to look and be a certain way that it almost makes you forget that actually you don't have to be like everyone else at all.

What happened to being an individual and unique?
We don't all need to be the same and perfect in every way at all, where's the fun in that?

You don't need to be the best at everything and know everything, you wouldn't learn anything if you were. Everyone has their good and bad days, so when someone is having one of those slightly more off days then why do some feel the need to comment on that and bring them down even more, I've always stuck by treating others the way you want to be treated yourself and you'll get the same back. There's a saying that I'm sure a lot of you have heard that goes 'if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all', and just reading through some of the comments YouTubers get its horrible to see that some people can't stick by that. If you don't like something someone does or how someone looks you don't need to comment, everyone has their own way of doing things, its what gives them their individual personalities and characteristics.

Surely it takes more effort to think of spiteful things to comment rather than nice things, or if its that difficult then don't comment when you know it'll just bring that person down. It can be said that the more negative things stick with us over the positive as it makes people more wary about how they look & what they do, but if there is more positivity and encouragement then things can only get better and there wouldn't be a need for videos such as Becky's as she wouldn't feel so much pressure to be perfect at everything she shows in her videos.

We're all human, learning something new everyday, forever improving upon things we do and learning from our mistakes. If we support each other and give one another that little positivity boost when we each need it then we'd find that everyone would be happier and the communities we live in and those that we create ourselves through online platforms would be much nicer places.

Sorry if you feel this has been a bit of a rant but I'm one of those that likes to support others in their choices and negativity in unnecessary for that.

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading. I'll leave Becky's video below for you to watch, she explains things in a much better way than I do but I just wanted to share it with you. Enjoy :) x

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August Favourites 2015!

Hello my lovelies,

Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the last of summer as Autumn seems to be creeping up on us slowly. I wanted to start something new on my blog so just like vloggers and YouTubers may film their monthly favourites, I wanted to start mine off by writing a blog post on them each month.
For the start of this new series of posts it'll be short and sweet, keeping it simple with three things I seem to have watched most throughout August.

Once Upon a Time
Oh my, my love for this show came back after a long period of not watching and has been growing ever since! I am absolutely loving it and will be sad when I'm all caught up and will have to wait for season 5 to start, thank god for Netflix for the time being. I have spent hours watching this, and can easily (and have done so) spend all day watching it episode after episode without doing anything else. I have been well and truly sucked into the storyline and love seeing the heroes & villains fight for their happy endings. So far I think Captain Hook is close to becoming my favourite character and Rumpelstiltskin is now sadly becoming my least favourite after doing well for so long. Once Upon a Time is such an amazing show for Disney lovers and anyone that loves fairy tales. Watching each of the characters from different stories come into the show keeps me hooked as I keep watching to find out how they fit into the plot line. I think this is easily a programme that people of any age can enjoy as its so lovely to watch and see the magic happen.

The Great British Bake Off
I am so glad this is back! I'm not a good cook or baker at all, but there's just something about food programmes that keeps me entertained. With Great British Bake Off I can easily say its the creativity that keeps me watching. I've been watching it with my mum and each week we keep saying we should be eating cake whilst we watch. I love seeing the kinds of things the bakers manage to create out of baked goods, and the challenges that Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry set the bakers. The show stoppers are by far my favourite part of the show to watch, the things they come up with are fantastic, and the lion made of biscuit is my favourite so far!

The SacconeJolys
Now you may not have heard of them but Jonathan and Anna Saccone-Joly are a YouTuber couple that vlog their lives everyday. It may not sound amazing but I'm loving watching it! As a more recent subscriber I have gone back to their oldest videos and been working my way through to their most recent. It's just so cute seeing the puppies get into all sorts of mischief, and their journey through Anna's pregnancy with Emilia and as she grows up. I think its sweet to capture the memories they make everyday, even if its something small. Its relaxing to just sit back and watch the vlogs at the end of the day and see what they get up to. I suppose watching their lives unfold on YouTube is the nosey part of our human nature coming out, but its just interesting to watch and they have quickly become two of my favourite YouTubers.

That's it for this month but be sure to check back for upcoming reviews and at the end of September for the next monthly favourites. Comment and let me know what some of your favourites have been so I can give them a go too, and while you comment feel free to give my blog a follow!

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x

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"To go against the church, is to go against God" - Priest

Hello my lovelies,

So recently I've been after film suggestions more, and one that was mentioned was Priest. I'd never even heard of it before let alone watched it, so I finally made time to do so today. I didn't know anything about it so wasn't sure what to expect, but I wasn't disappointed, so let's begin.

I'm still unsure how well known or popular Priest is, so in case many of you have yet to see it, I'll try to hold back on any spoilers. 

Directed by Scott Stewart, Priest is an American science fiction film mixed with horror as well as action, a whole lot of action! It stars Paul Bettany as Priest along with Karl Urban (Black Hat), Lily Collins (Lucy), and Maggie Q (Priestess), and my God is the acting brilliantly done. The are the actors that mainly stood out to me, but not just because of being main characters, but because of how well they fit into each role. As one of the only women in the film Maggie Q is amazing, and not your typical female character either, she's quite the tough woman proving that we don't always need to be portrayed as stereotypical weak people. Karl Urban was quite creepy as Black Hat, but I loved that about his character. He wasn't like the other vampires at all which made him stand out more and added some mystery to him. As Priest, Paul Bettany was incredible. I'd only seen him in one other film which was extremely different to this, but it just shows how well some people can adapt to playing different types of roles.

The plot of the film is around its society that was once at war with vampires, yes that's right, a war between humans and vampires, and the city gets ruled by the church. The church had previously found those they turned into priests, working for them to do the work of God and live life by their rules. Although the clergy believe the vampires are gone since the war ended, the kidnapping of Priests niece proves otherwise, and he goes against his vow of not going against the church in order to set out to find her, fighting through everything he faces on his way. On his journey Priest is joined by Hicks (Lucy's boyfriend) and a former priestess who set out to warn Priest, excellently played by Maggie Q. The three of them form a plan to take out the one that took Lucy, and to safely rescue her with hopes she isn't infected 

Right from the start of the film its clear that a lot has gone in to its production. Before even getting into the action there is an animated scene which shows the war that went on years previously, and soon after the story starts and the action unfolds. The action is incredible and almost non-stop, but it just keeps you hooked making you not want to look away or even pause the film for a second, in order to find out what will happen next. Although saying that, it is also slightly gory as Priest kills what I think are some of the vampire 'masters'. 

 Along with the amazing action, it has a pretty good soundtrack to go with it. Its eerie when necessary and so dramatic throughout the action packed shots. The sound effects are awesome as well, I've not before seen a film that puts in so much effort to how a knife sounds, but within Priest they've taken the extra effort to make sounds during the weapons use. It adds something amazing to what is already a really good film! 

Although it is so far from any film I would usually choose to watch, I thought it was such a good one and I'm glad I took the recommendation, so in turn I'll recommend it to anyone reading this. It might surprise you just as much as it did me. 

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x 

Real Steel

Hello my lovelies, 

Hope you're all enjoying your summer. The weather is all over the place in the UK as per usual. Take me to somewhere sunny! Although I guess the saying is 'there's no place like home'. 

Before getting into the actual film itself, can I just say ooh Hugh Jackman! Everyone loves him right? I mean, how can you not?!

So first things first, Real Steel is an American science fiction/drama/sports film in which Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) builds and trains robots in order to take part in boxing matches, which Kenton used to do himself. Robots have basically taken over as boxers whilst humans control their actions in order to defeat their opponents and win the match.

Towards the beginning of the film Charlie learns that his ex-girlfriend died and that he has to attend court in order to find out who gains custody of his son Max (Dakota Goya), between either himself or Max's aunt Debra and her husband. Charlie takes care of Max over the summer with payment from Debra's husband to allow them to still enjoy their holiday by themselves.

Throughout the film, Charlie and Max work together leading to the final match with a robot called Atom. Their relationship gets stronger as they bond over getting Atom tough enough to fight against a stronger robot called Zeus.

I really enjoyed this film and the soundtrack played a huge part in making me like it so much. I have a huge love for Eminem so hearing him play in the soundtrack made it so much better. The acting from each of the cast members was also great, with the best of course being Hugh Jackman himself.

I found myself getting just as attached to Atom as Charlie and Max did, seeing them help him learn the moves he needed to fight his best against Zeus was actually kind of heart warming. If I could have a robot like that, I definitely would. Looks like fun having a robot friend, especially one that could mimic your every move. When he copies the dance that Max does into the arena it looks like so much fun! Made me wonder what it could actually be like in reality if robots were to become something more than just toys to us.

Real Steel featured romance, comedy, action and sci-fi which blended together made for an excellent film, and one that I would happily watch again and suggest to others as well.  I suggest when you get the chance, look it up and sit back, relax and watch it. 

Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x 

Flame...Off! - Fantastic Four

Well hello my lovelies,

Hope you're all having a good day and a great week. Unfortunately today's review won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I'm honest in my reviews so I'll continue to do so. I'll keep it short and sweet as there really isn't too much to say about it.
I went to see Fantastic Four yesterday, and well I wasn't impressed. Simply put, the best thing about it was the special effects, not much else.

To begin with I wasn't too fussed about seeing it anyway but I went with my best friend and he wanted to see it so we did. I'd heard it had a lot of mixed reviews, however the majority of them being negative. Sadly, this will be too.

Just where do I start. Right from the beginning it felt like it was taking a while to actually get into a decent story and for something interesting and worth watching to happen. This seemed to be the case throughout most of the film. The acting and the script just seemed to be a a bit of a flop to be honest. I mean the whole big thing about 'we need a name!', just felt so unnecessary and although some may think 'oh its needed as that's how the film gets its name' yes well done, that much is obvious, but the scripting mixed with the least enthusiastic acting, made for a poor scene.

As I didn't think I'd find myself watching this film anyway, I didn't have high hopes for it and I'm glad I didn't expect much. I normally love Marvel films with Thor and Captain America being two favourites. I'm not really one for the comics to be honest but have seen a lot of the films. Fantastic Four will not be one I'll be watching again or recommending.

So my lovelies, obviously watch it first to see what you think as we all have different opinions, and until next time, thanks for reading :) x

The Truman Show

Hello my lovelies,

How are you all? Good I hope, and hope you're having an amazing summer as well.

So where to start, I'm not quite sure what I just watched to be honest. The Truman Show was definitely an odd film, although slightly amusing in a weird way but at times ever so slightly hard to follow. With Jim Carey playing the lead role as Truman Burbank, that meant there was some great acting, as with most films he appears in. He played Truman's character so well that it allows viewers to empathise with him about the loss of his father and wanting him to find his way out of this strange world that he's been kept in his whole life.

The story line behind this film is that when Truman was born he was an unwanted baby, so a television corporation adopted him and turned him into the star of their new show titled 'The Truman Show'. It was broadcast 24/7 showing those watching everything that Truman ever did and every mile stone of his life. The town of Seahaven that Truman lives in is actually a giant set built under a dome in the L.A area. Everyone that 'lives' there is actually an actor, all playing a different part in Truman's life to keep up appearances and to keep the shows ratings high.

This film is definitely not like other films I have seen before, but I think in a good way. I say I think because I'm still not so sure as its so odd and different, It was weird watching Truman's life being watched by people outside of this television corporation. So by watching this film you are in fact almost watching people watch a reality show but you're also watching his life unfold day to day. See why I said it can be hard to follow?

As you get further into the film it is interesting to watch as Truman slowly starts to realise that his hometown is in face a giant set, and he starts to work out the people around him are actually running on a loop to keep up appearances to Truman so he doesn't get suspicious, although this clearly didn't work too well in the end. Jim Carey does a great job at playing Truman especially as he gets closer to realising everything isn't as it should be. Its almost as if he starts to go slightly crazy realising everything and that adds to the strangeness of the film as well, although it is Jim Carey so you almost start to expect it with films he stars in.

Towards the end of the film you see more of the behind the scenes of the show, we're shown how they control everyone around Truman and the weather which in his early years caused his fear of the sea. Luckily as Truman has realised none of this is real life, he outsmarts the creators in order to escape. However, its not long after this scene that this film becomes one that isn't so good for people who have a fear of deep open water as the creators try their very best to scare Truman into turning back to Seahaven, meaning crazy storms and turning his sail boat over. Thankfully Truman makes it through the storm, finding the very edge of the set under the dome, which he follows to a door marked exit where he can finally leave this fake reality to live his life his way.

Before starting this film I had now idea what I was getting myself into watching. I'd heard things about it but never thought to look it up, until now. To be honest I'm not even sure its one that I would recommend as it was so odd and different, but at the same time I think I did enjoy it and was relieved for Truman when he found his way out. Its Jim Carey's acting that most definitely makes this film what it is, and I'm not sure another actor could pull it off quite the way he does.

If you're into slightly odd, different films then give it a go so that you can see what I mean. Its one of those films that is hard to explain so better to watch it to find out.

So until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x

'And if I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night' - Truman Burbank.