Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Movie Review: "Mississippi Burning" 12/09/88

This is a movie review for "Mississippi Burning", released December 09, 1988. We watched this on Hulu on September 21, 2020.



Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Run Time: 2 hours 8 minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated







Trailer








Notable Cast


Gene Hackman ... Anderson

Willem Dafoe ... Ward

Frances McDormand ... Mrs. Pell

Brad Dourif ... Deputy Clinton Pell

R. Lee Ermey ... Mayor Tilman






Plot


In the 1960s, racial tension was huge in Mississippi (as well as other places). During this time, two white and one black pro civil rights activists disappeared. Turns out that they were murdered. But how can they find the bodies and find the evidence? Two FBI agents [of completely different backgrounds/mindsets] are sent to the area to figure out just that.




Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.




3.5/5 - Not a bad movie but it was very slow and fairly boring to me. It brought up a good point about "why are we racist?". What really separates us from others? Why do people judge based on skin color (or at all)?


Some people might like this movie but I wasn't thoroughly impressed. Feel free to watch it if you wish!


Sorry for the short review. Thank you for reading, though! More reviews to come eventually hopefully.



~ Gracie Mae DeLunac



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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Movie Review: "My Scientology Movie" 10/14/15 UK

This is my movie review for "My Scientology Movie", released October 14, 2015 in the UK at the BFI London Film Festival. I watched this in September 2020 via Hulu.



Genre: Documentary 

Run Time: 1 Hour 39 Minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated







Trailer







Notable Cast

Louis Theroux - Himself/Presenter



Plot


This is a documentary about Scientology and the feel around the church (and members).




Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.



4/5 - This is just a documentary about one of the most secretive churches in the history of the United States, the church of Scientology. Unfortunately, it is so secretive that Louis Theroux could not show more information about the church and instead showed how the members react to outsiders poking around their turf.

It was strange to hear the emotional abuse from the members of the church because it made me question if this was in fact a "good church"/religious organization. In my personal opinion, I would have to say that any religion that is supposed to be "the one" religion, but does stuff that is not pro-love/pro-affirmation, should not be considered "the one" religion. Just like the idea that forcing one to give the dirt on their lives makes the member a better person - eww; but then they take that dirt to keep you loyal to the church (double eww).


Anyways, this is an interesting view on the way Scientology works or at least shows themselves to outsiders. Feel free to take a look at it if you wish!



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~ Gracie Mae DeLunac



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Monday, December 5, 2022

Movie Review: "Zeitgeist" 06/01/07 Internet

This is a movie review for "Zeitgeist", released June 1, 2007 on the Internet. I watched this September 12, 2020.


Warning: This is NOT a movie for those that cannot be open minded or can view different viewpoints. If you are one who is "stuck in the way" that you were raised or that you chose, do not watch this movie. If you are one who is able to watch things, think for yourself, and make up your own mind on things, then go ahead and take a look at this. Either way, be careful moving forward with this one.




Genre: Documentary, History

Run Time: 1 Hour 58 Minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated







Trailer






Notable Cast


Humanity




Plot


Basically, this is something to make you think about religion and politics (especially American politics).





Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.




4/5 - Honestly, even if this isn't 100% accurate/true information, this is definitely something to make you stop and rethink your life/view on things. Are we in the Matrix, I must ask (jokingly of course). Can you take a look at what someone says about religion and astrology and politics and make your own mind up, or do you just go along with the flow?


There's not much to say about this one but I just found out that they have made a few more videos with updates or new information, so that's interesting to me. I might go try to watch them. If I do, I'll let you know!


Thank you for reading. More reviews to come eventually.



~ Gracie Mae DeLunac



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Movie Review: "The Firm" 06/30/93

 This is a movie review for "The Firm", released June 30, 1993. We watched this September 11, 2020.



Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Run Time: 2 hours 34 minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated





Trailer







Notable Cast


Tom Cruise ... Mitch McDeere

Jeanne Tripplehorn ... Abby McDeere

Gene Hackman ... Avery Tolar

Hal Holbrook ... Oliver Lambert



Plot


When a law student (almost about to graduate) is offered a golden opportunity to join an affluent law firm [with all of the perks], Mitch McDeere jumps at the opportunity. Things start to go sour - two Firm associates are announced dead, FBI questioning the Firm, etc. What can a man do - stay true to honesty and integrity, or follow the money? 





Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.


3/5 - Having rated this 3/5 back in 2020, I had to review some of the imdb reviews to figure out why I said that. The answer is simple: long winded movie that had an interesting ending. The bribery and the trickery throughout the movie was interesting and cliche, but at least the main character's marriage didn't fall apart [though it could have, considering what was at stake with the Firm]. Heck, they even tried to get a hot sexy girl on the beach for Mitch to f**k, just so they could blackmail him eventually! Talk about dirty.


After looking over this again, I personally would say that it was an okay movie but I would not really be up to rewatching it soon.


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Movie Review: "Operation Finale" 08/29/18

This is my movie review for "Operation Finale", released August 29, 2018. We watched this movie in September of 2020.




Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War 

Run Time: 2 hours 2 minutes



Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated





Trailer







Notable Cast


Oscar Isaac ... Peter Malkin

Ben Kingsley ... Adolph Eichmann

Mélanie Laurent ... Hanna Elian

Lior Raz ... Isser Harel




Plot


During the Holocaust, many Jews were imprisoned and killed by the Nazis. When, fifteen years later, a few find out that one of the "masterminds" of the Holocaust is alive and hasn't been brought to justice, they come up with a plan to capture this man. 




Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.



4/5 - *SPOILERS* After 2 years since I have watched this, it is hard to give much detail behind this review. This was a very good movie (enough to deserve a 4/5 at the time). I can definitely say that this was an interesting watch. It was based on a real story so it was good to see those responsible for the Holocaust brought to justice for what they did.


Is it worth watching once? For sure. Two times? That's your call.


Sorry I can't type more about this movie. I'll try to do better in the future movies though I'm 2 years behind on reviews.



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~ Gracie Mae DeLunac /R



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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Movie Review: "Plandemic 2: Indoctornation" 08/18/20

Well dear readers, this is 2022 and it has been a weird last 2 years. We dealt with the worst world-wide health issue that was supposed to be "taken care of" with a 2-week at home plan. Yeah, right, says hindsight. But the question is this - what if  this was planned? What if the whole pandemic was actually set up in "this is how we will start it, this is how we will respond" etc? This is what the movie makes you think about.


This is the movie review for "Plandemic 2: Indoctornation". I watched this in September of 2020.

Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime

Run Time: 1 hour 15 minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated




Trailer


Not available




Plot


"Guided by the work of Dr. David E. Martin, Plandemic II: Indoctornation, alleges a three decade-long money trail that leads directly to the key players behind the COVID 19 pandemic."




Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.



4.5/5 - This is not one of those documentaries that says "Pearl Harbor had xx amount of destroyed ships and xy amount of confirmed deaths". It dives into the world that the media and politicians don't want to talk with you about: the COVID-19 pandemic was planned. How it happened went exactly how they planned. And here's the info on it.

Now some people might say that this is just a conspiracy theory but the point that I want to make is the fact that you should listen to it and question the status quo / the accepted narrative. The worst that can happen when you question the accepted narrative is that you realize that it is true and go about your life. But the worst that can happen when you don't question the accepted narrative is that you blindly follow what others say and are unable to make a decision for yourself. What's better: to keep blinders on your eyes so you can't see what is going on, or to give yourself a flashlight to look around for yourself (even if the narrative you decide on is what is generally "accepted")? An animal lead to a slaughter would prefer to have the blinders on their eyes [I'm just saying]. It is easier to lead people when they are not asking questions and not thinking for themselves. When you aren't thinking for yourself, then you have to go along with whatever it is that whomever thinks for you decides (whether you like it or not).

Anyways, even if you don't agree that this *could* have been planned, I urge you to take a look at it and think for yourself. Don't let the media, Facebook/Meta, Twitter, your family/friends/coworkers dictate your life. Be an individual that can expand your mind and see what is going on, even if it sounds crazy. [Sometimes the craziest explanation is the truth because truth can be stranger than fiction.]

This might be hard to find nowadays because it seems to have been buried. If you can get your hands on this, watch it.


Oh, and before the blog explodes with "this is all conspiracy", the scientists have admitted that Covid-19 was started in a lab so don't go bashing the 'they're wrong about covid-19's origin'.

That's what I have to say about this. Haters going to hate. :-P


More reviews to come eventually. I'm pretty far behind but a year away from writing reviews (thanks to a depressing job that I quit in September 2022) has gotten me further behind since I have still watched movie since then. Thanks for reading!

~ Gracie Mae DeLunac



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Movie Review: "Stand By Me" 08/08/86

This is a movie review for "Stand by Me", released August 8, 1986. I watched this movie on August 9, 2020. 


[Note on Oct 15, 2021 as I write this: I find it funny that we watched this almost perfectly 34 years after it was released. I also did not know before now that this is actually an adaptation of a novella by Stephen King called "The Body", one that King said that was one of the closest adaptations he's ever seen of his stories. Third bit of information I found just now was the fact that this is from Rob Reiner; the only thing I can think of is the South Park version of him being super fat, slob, and trying to kill Cartman so to take down the Big Tobacco companies. *hahahaha* And fourth - Wow, Wil Wheaton before Star Trek!]




Genre: Adventure, Drama

Run Time: 1 Hour and 29 Minutes





Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):

G / General Audiences

PG / Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned

R / Restricted

X

Not Rated







Trailer





Notable Cast


Wil Wheaton ... Gordie Lachance

River Phoenix ... Chris Chambers

Corey Feldman ... Teddy Duchamp

Jerry O'Connell ... Vern Tessio

Kiefer Sutherland ... Ace Merrill

Casey Siemaszko ... Billy Tessio

Gary Riley ... Charlie Hogan



Plot


Four friends go on an adventure to see a dead body down by the river. Along the way, they learn more about each other and themselves.



Rating Criteria

0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.

1/5 – Barely worth any time.

2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.

3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.

4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.

5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.



4/5 - This is a cute movie though it probably would have been more interesting back in the nineties over the 2020s, in my honest opinion. I would have put it at a 3/5 but a gut reaction says I cannot downgrade it that much. Would I watch this again? Maybe but I'm not jumping up to watch it again. I mean, it took me over a year to actually write down the review once I came upon it to write.



Sorry for the delay. Thanks for reading! More reviews hopefully to come in the future (and not a year away from now)!


~ Gracie Mae DeLunac



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Monday, May 30, 2022

May 2022 Update

It has been many months since I have posted any posts up here on my blog or really any posts on Twitter or Facebook, so I figured I would post up an update.

As far as being "socially active", I really dislike Facebook and mostly keep it for the rare occasion that I want to keep in touch with someone or peruse whatever people might be posting. This may happen once every three months or so. For Twitter, I had quit my hashtags that I had been running because I just didn't have the zest for them anymore. I still visit Twitter occasionally for information or giggles but, during the time of the pandemic, people have just been getting ridiculous (everywhere, not just social media exclusive).

After injuring my knee back in January 2019 and fighting worker's compensation, I was looking forward to recovering and getting back to normal. Of course, everything went to hell when this pandemic started. I had fights with nurses about masking up as I was struggling to walk with my cane and injured knee, along with other people bickering for needless shit. I ended up deciding in 2020/2021 that I would recover on my own, without the use of a surgery if at all possible.

In the summer of 2021, I sought out another physical therapist. He seemed to be reasonable and supportive. Though my knee hurt, I worked on strengthening it up. I retired my knee brace in the summer of 2021 and retired my cane in the autumn of 2021. In September 2021, I got a job working in a hotel.

There have been difficulties with the hotel job since I started it but most issues have been resolved. I still have issues with my knee at work, especially with standing for extended periods of time. In the last few weeks, the pain level has increased because of a miscommunication issue about the chair behind the front desk (which has been taken away and should be replaced hopefully soon).

Another big issue lately has been the cost of fuel. Excuse me, but why does the cost keep rising? How is anyone supposed to make a living when there's so many living costs going up?
I've debated on changing jobs, houses or even states but nothing is set in stone as of now. We're managing to survive and that's all that matters.

In the last three years, we've added to our little family. It is now me, my husband, a long-term roommate (like a sibling to both of us), Dobby (now 7!), Stitch (now 5!), Norbert the guinea pig (about 1 year old), and a mouse named Junior (Idk the age). Norbert was a surprise to me last year as my husband asked if I wanted a hamster or mouse or guinea pig. We ended up with the guinea pig. He is named after Norbert the dragon from Harry Potter ("What if the other dragons pick on him?" Norbert the guinea pig had been picked on by the others at the pet store, hence the name.). He's noisy and messy but he's fun to love. 
As far as what else I'm doing with my life, there's not much to say. I'm currently listening to the audio book of "Emma" by Jane Austen. I'm currently reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling. I'm currently watching some anime shows and have been picking up some Spanish-speaking shows ("Money Heist"/"La Casa de Papel"). I definitely am behind on posting movie/book reviews because my energy level after working 5 days a week (with long commutes) is just tapped... 🤷‍♀️

I also must say that another reason I haven't been posting reviews is the fact that I cannot find how to monetize it. I know, it is minimal but I would like to be recognized, especially since I usually get 0 comments on the posts.


Anyways, that's the best I can do to update everyone. Be safe out there. 💕
~ R / Gracie