Throwback Thursday: Hold on to your butts.

"Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth."

-Dr. Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park

Nothing more accurately captures my love but laughter at Jurassic Park than the video above. Though I seriously judge the need to make movies all be in 3D, I saw Jurassic Park on April 5th. I found the 3D to be well done, and it was a great excuse to allow the film to be on the big screen once again. The more "scary" scenes were better on the bigger screen, and I loved hearing John Williams' music in surround sound. This was also my first time watching the movie since I read the novel  by Michael Crichton for the first time. I had never realized that he had a hand in writing the screenplay! 

I would say it is only worth going to seen in 3D if you already love the film. If you love Jurassic Park including all of its ridiculousness, you will love seeing it bigger and louder. 

In a future Throwback Thursday post I plan to update my review of the book, look for that in the coming weeks!  

The next movie I plan to see in theaters? 

Iron Man 3

"Most men, they'll tell you a story straight through. 

It won't be complicated, but it won't be interesting either."

- Big Fish, screenplay by John August

 I've tried to write blogs before and for some reason I always end up losing interest. This blog may not be able to keep my interest, but I'm starting it because starting over is probably better than continuing a blog I already lost interest in. 

Keep reading this blog if you are interested in hearing my opinions/reviews about the television shows I watch. Those are The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother, Pretty Little Liars, Modern Family, The Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Parenthood. There are more but those are the ones that currently come to mind. 

My blog will also include my struggles, successes, and thoughts on writing. I will be reviewing books I read, movies I see, and new TV shows I try to start. Most of my work includes a feminist opinion, and those will be shared on this blog as well. 

The rating system I have established for myself is as follows: 

1. The lowest score. These are books/TV/ movies I have a hard time finishing because I find something about the writing, or acting unbearable. An example of a book with the score of 1 would be Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

2. A score of a 2 means the book was readable, but I didn't care. The book either made me feel annoyance or nothing at all. Example: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. 

3. Maybe the book I deem a 3 isn't that well written on an English class scale but something made me love it. Example: Looking for Alaska by John Green. 

4. English class level writing but still enjoyable to any reader. A 4 should be something I gush over without any hesitation to someone who is judgmental about author choices. Example: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.

5. Books I call a 5 should be amazing. Maybe people don't like these books but it's not without millions who love them and the chance for them to be remembered forever. My example of a 5 is The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. 

I will officially start this blog on Monday, with a rundown of the TV shows I watched the week prior. Have a good weekend everyone!

Just finished reading: The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 
Currently reading: Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test edited by Mark D. White
and Watchmen by Alan Moore