Saturday, June 13, 2015

Jurassic World: I'm a Kid Again!


It's been 14 years of waiting and it's well worth the freakin wait. I saw "Jurassic World" Friday afternoon along with my brothers. And I will just say this now that after the film ended I told my brother that I felt like a kid again.

This movie was everything that I was hoping for and than some. I never image so many Easter eggs from the first movie. It was totally mind blowing and at some points took my breathe away. But let me talk about the film first.

This film was literally perfect in my book. I was drawn in, I was on the edge of my seat, I was very much into it and also I got emotional too.

Chris Pratt once again hits another home run film. His character and Bryce Dallas Howard's character were totally a match that I was very much intrigued. The kids I have no problem with, because it's a theme park and the one thing that attracts theme parks are the kids. It's the one formula that makes films scary and fun.

When I first saw the introduction to the theme park and listening to the original score from John Williams, I was literally near in tears and my breath was taken away. That 22 years since the first film came out that this dream and vision has finally come true.

And not to mention they gave some nice credit or tribute to the author/creator of "Jurassic Park," the Michael Crichton. Watching someone reading a novel with his picture on the back and worker having the same book on his desk was the best thing that a movie has done. Since Crichton had passed away back in 2008. I would think that he would have loved this film.

There were some heart stopping moments like watching some of the dinosaurs dying was not something I enjoying watching. It just sad to see the Indominus Rex attacking and killing for sport.

As I said before there were a lot of Easter eggs in the movie that paid a lot from the first film. I literally made me think of when I watched "Jurassic Park" on VHS and than seeing "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" in theaters that I was totally mind blowing by it just like this film here.

I don't think there was another that I didn't like. I was very much overwhelm by how it all came out.    

Give credit to the writers who wrote the film, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, who also directed the film and was amazing at it too.

If there is a sequel in the future (likely that will happen) I'm ready for what they have in store. The one thing that I hope they do is take the freakin time and write a great script like this one.  Spielberg did justice on finding the right people to work this film and I hope that for the next one he continues to do so.

"Jurassic World" is now playing everywhere in theaters.
I do recommend it!!

Thursday, June 11, 2015

The Face-Off: Aquarius "Home Is Where You're Happy"


This week's episode deals with the face off of Hodiak and Manson.

When Hodiak goes over to Manson's place to find Emma, there was not much of a square off but more of an officer waiting for answers and a crazy man trying to please him. Of course, she wasn't there, she was at another person's house but was kicked out.

Hodiak follows Manson until he gets a call from the station of a murder. It was a guy that Hodiak talked to a couple of episodes ago for drug selling.

Apparently, someone told that the guy had talked to Hodiak and was told to kill him.

In the meantime, Emma's father was everywhere from doing campaign business to having his own private business too.  Hell, his, probably soon ex, wife gave him a thing or two about who runs the house when he came back home telling her that he had found Emma and he needs her with him to get her.

That's when Hodiak took her to her daughter, who was on acid and Manson was telling her things. When her mother came she was happy than freaked out and didn't want to go with her. Hodiak knocked the gun from her and took her to the car.

Manson who wasn't worried because she'll be back. Along with that Shafe, after dealing with his drug guy, gets a call from her wife that someone wrote a nasty message on their garage door.

The episode was very good. Felt the tension when Hodiak and Manson were face to face but even though nothing happen it was still dramatic.

Next episode deals with a bit of a war when no only Manson but also Bunchy comes back with full force against the LAPD.

You can catch "Aquarius" Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC
or you can catch the the entire season on NBC.com.

The Search is On: Hannibal "Primavera"


Last week's season premiere of "Hannibal" gave us the prospective of both Hannibal and Bedelia of the events after the season finale and current date. Now we get to see from Will's prospective and let me just say it was a shocker.

Beginning with the events from the season finale  of Will talking with Hannibal and than gets sliced from him and witnessing Abigail's throat cut too.

After that we see Will waking up in a hospital bed. The doctor gives him a tea cup of water to sip on. That tea cup was mention from Hannibal. But when the doctor tells Will that he has a visitor, it turns out to be Abigail walking in alive.

Will relives the events before his stabbing and Abigail's throat cut.

They talk and soon search for Hannibal. They make it to Italy where if you remember Hannibal placed a dead man's body in the cathedral. Will and Abigail searches, than Will sees part of the ceiling falling down  and soon one of the detectives wanted to talk to him.

When Will was waiting, he meets another guy that does the same thing like Will. After talking to the detective, Will walks out, sees Abigail and the other detective who he had talked to. The guy walks up to him and soon they are at the Cathedral.

Will does what Will does best. Looking back at what Hannibal did, the guy was skinned, cut and bent to make a broken heart.

That was bit of a kicker to watch it beat like a real heart and even watching the deer coming through the body.

Now, there was a shocking moment that I never did see until Will was talking to Abigail. When he looked at her, her throat was cut and blood was poring. We see another flashback to where Will watches Abby and seeing that her eyes are not moving and the EMT's close her in the body bag.

Yep,s Abigail is dead. I didn't see it coming or even thought about. Hell, after watching Abby and Will talk, I would think that these two would be in a somewhat relationship. WRONG I WAS!!

Later on, Will goes into the basement of the cathedral, knowing that Hannibal is there. He searches and the other detective searches for Will. Until they found each other and Hannibal is hiding around.

When Will walks, Hannibal follows. Will yells out "Hannibal" and than looks up in a room and says "I forgive you."

This episode was just like the first episode that had a lot of flashbacks but also dreams too. I really enjoyed this episode and watching what Will was going to do after the event from the season finale.

The episode defiantly had shocking moments and one of them was that Abigail died.

The visual effects were amazing. The broken heart beating, the deer coming out of the heart. And I can't forget the running of blood coming from the dead deer that had Will drowning in.

Overall I give this episode a 10/10. It was perfect.

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC

An Ending that Leads to a New Beginning: Bones "The Next in the Last" Season Finale




I'm going to keep this short. The season finale of "Bones" aired tonight, and as we all knew ahead of time, this would feel more like a series finale than a season finale.

With everything changing, Angie and Hodgins moving to Paris, and now Brennan and Booth are thinking of packing it all up to be one big happy family.

When Pelant returns, it gives Booth a perspective that this will be his and Brennan's last case.

I will say I'm a massive fan of "Bones." I've been watching it from the beginning, and yeah, there were times when I might miss episodes, but I always caught up with reruns or DVDs.

I won't give away what happened. I'll let you figure that out on your own.

With this being the series's tenth season, I figured that this series would maybe come to an end. The only reason is I always think of the story's characters, and not to mention that I want to leave the show out on top when you can.

After watching this season finale, I would have been satisfied if this was the series finale. With everything that has happened, it just seems right.

But we got season 11 to look forward to in the fall, and with new showrunners in charge of the show now, who knows what will happen. The ending is undoubtedly not the end but a new beginning either way.

Intriguing Secrets: Stitchers "Friends in Low Places"




There is a time to help solve a crime and a time to solve a personal crime. Kristen learns exactly that in this week's episode of "Stitchers."

This week's episode deals with with more secrets when a case of a overdose teen is found dead and the stitchers project have to solve the case. For Kirsten, she's dying to dig into Ed's memory before he expires from the program, but things turn when Maggie stopped it for another important case.

The episode digs with Kristen, Cameron, Alex and Camille when they go undercover to a rave. Finding the suspect, who Kristen saw in the victim's memory.

It's until they found the suspect and the girl that the victim was with and they follow the suspect until they get stopped by the LAPD detective Fisher. With Kristen and Fisher bumping heads since the pilot episode, she actually showed him what they've been doing.

That wasn't the only secret to be revealed. Apparently Camille has been working with the stitchers project for about a  year. They paid her to keep a tag on Kristen and report back with any weird information. And that academic suspension was their idea too.

Very much intrigued with the characters in this episode. Kristen grows and learns how or to try to blend in with the rave crowed. Even the partnership between her and Cameron is pretty good that kind of reminds me of the relationship between FBI Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan from "Bones."

Along with that after the case was solved and found the suspect. For Kristen to find what's in Ed's memory, it was too late. She gets upset but when Maggie talks to her that there are others that need help from the monsters that are out there. Kristen gets flashbacks to when Ed checked for monsters under her bed when she was little.

And just to add to more secrets, Cameron makes a visit to someone named, Maria Rodriguez, who is in a coma. From the flashback, she was part of the stitching program before Kirsten came in.

Where does this episode lead up to now? Will Kirsten find out about Maria? Will she ever get to solve the death of Ed? Intrigued to see what happens next.

You can catch "Stitchers" Tuesday nights at 10/9c on ABC Family.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Relationship Search: Royal Pains Season Seven "Rebound"/"False Start"




In this short, eight episode season, the one thing that will be focus on this season is Hank finding love. We all know that Hank has always been about taking care of others medically and friendly too.

We know that in the past he hasn't had a successful relationship, but with Jill. Heck, I would think that when Jill left that the only relationship would be with Dr. Emily Peck. I just find those two with chemistry.

So in the first two episodes of which I have a feeling is the final season of "Royal Pains." Evan and Paige are planning their next step in their marriage parenthood. When Evan freaks out that he may be a father to other children when he was a donor at the sperm bank because he wanted a sandwich. They found out that they didn't use his sperm because he was at a low dose.

Also Paige might have a genetic condition that could be the cause of what she had experience in the first episode of being pregnant and turning out later she wasn't.

In while that was going on Divya becomes the mother that no one likes. When she was trying to save a life, her child was taken away from her because she left him alone. That threw a fit and she was arrested for pushing an officer. And oh yeah, it was video taped and posted on the web for everyone to see.

Now she has to fight for custody for her child as the father finds her to be an unfit mother. Which in out case as a fan of the show that she really isn't.

And of course that leaves Hank. Hank goes on a date with a lovely lady but when she slept overnight outside of the house, she has an allergic reaction. Hank races to action to find out what's the cause. Turns out that she had a late reaction to the meat that she had thanks tot he alcohol.

That date might not turn out the way he had hope but heck he saved a life. When Hank has an appointment with a triathlon runner, who 's trying to impress a lady. When he's been getting dizzy and well not feeling well. Hank treats him and with that gets advice on online dating.

Rest to sure that the guy turned out to have condition where he need to have something to put a stint in. And as for Hank, he has a date with this lady who loves to listen to the Mets and they play to listen to the 86' Mets game.

That date turned out to be with the same lady who he had dinner the other night that had the allergic reaction. She apologized for her recent date and hope that he would give her a second chance. He does and they start with a bottle of wine.

With everything that this show as given the characters. I just have this feeling that this will be the finale season of the series. I feel like the series should end with Hank finding that special someone, even if it might not be Jill or Emily. Who knows?

The first two episodes of the season was very good.  I did enjoyed the watching Evan freaking out about being a dad to other children out there. Seeing his face in other kids.

I give both episodes a 8/10.

You can catch Royal Pains Tuesdays at 10/9c on USA Network.


Universal Studios Moving Forward with "Pitch Perfect 3."




It's reported by The Hollywood Reporter exclusively that with "Pitch Perfect 2" being a massive success, making a massive $161.7 million domestically and $250 million worldwide at the box office and it's still climbing up. Universal Studios and Gold Circle are moving ahead on a third installment.

Sources tell Hollywood Reporter that negotiations have started with Kay Cannon, "who wrote both the first two films, to return for a third." But it remains to be seen if co-star Elizabeth Banks will be back as the film's producer and return as the director.

It will be interesting to see how the story will go with the core of the Barden Bellas have graduated college and if they will reunite.

The third installment will surely be costly but sources tell Hollywood Reporter that "Universal and Gold Circle were smelling a franchise when they made sure to lock in series newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for a follow-up."