Commercial Break #69

Warning, this week’s Commercial Break will include crazy rants about this week, some as crazy but more enthusiastic rants about a movie I saw last week, and if you make it past that point, I will also go crazy over a few other things that I have been watching recently. Plus, I will try to end the post with an insane list of awesome links to awesome bloggers like I usually do – so actually this Commercial Break is exactly like all of the other ones before it except this one has the pleasure to be number 69.

LIFE

Heads up everyone, I don’t think I will survive this week. First of all, I only have one day off from work this week – the benefits of taking the long weekend off. Then I have a doctor’s appointment right before a 12 hour shift – I will definitely be a zombie by the end of that day (which is Tuesday). Then I will get my recent tattoo filled on my only day off (Wednesday). And then I’ll just work from Thursday until Monday.. if I make it to next week’s Tuesday alive, I’ll consider this, so far, as my greatest achievement of 2017.

Also, it’s been another two weeks since my general update and my stress levels have been giving me a ride of my life. There are so many things happening, including my mom’s car leaking oil right when I made it to my Friday evening destination – like, I don’t need shit like that happening to me! I have enough to deal with but no, I had to spend my Saturday morning with tow-trucks and waiting for the news. The car is fine now but for one night/morning I got to spend worrying because apparently I’m not allowed to enjoy a weekend off visiting my best friend, no, I get to spend a huge amount of money over a 5€ car part. Just brilliant! That event almost ruined my cinematic experience on Friday night but just almost because I don’t think anything could have ruined the MAGIC of Logan!

MOVIES

For those of you who are new, hello, I don’t really like the X-Men and I’m more of a Marvel fan. For instance, I love the hell out of Civil War and yet I hate X-Men: Apocalypse because it was so stupid. That’s my opinion and we might not agree but I wanted to explain where I’m coming from. Because despite not being a fan I have always given the X-Men a chance and never in my life would I have expected that the benefit of the doubt would repay me in such a manner as it did with Logan! Because where the hell did that come from?! The script was great, the action was pure, raw and bloody! Hugh Jackman blew me away, Patrick Stewart gave his everything, combined, they held nothing back and delivered the best X-Men movie ever! And dare I say, an award winning X-Men movie!? Because I’m serious, this is getting nominated in one way or another. First of all, I would gladly see Patrick Stewart get nominated for this but most importantly I’ll be damned if Hugh Jackman does not receive the recognition he deserves for this brilliant performance!

Everything else I’ve seen before Logan seems to be less memorable now, even though John Wick Chapter 2 was great, Logan had the surprise factor. It surprised me because I didn’t expect it to be so focused and tight, straight forward and it definitely benefitted from the fact that it was R-rated. But I need to stop gushing over Logan because this is not its review! So stay tuned for a really long review on Logan because I have a lot of things to say about it!

TV SHOWS

As of lately I haven’t really done any TV posts even though I have promised.. it’s just that every week I try to catch up with these new shows and I haven’t really. But I do watch Riverdale and I think it’s pretty good! At first I was hesitant, it seemed a little out of this world, but now I understand that its what makes it stand out. It is a little different, the characters do speak a little too show-like and yes, the drama does borderline soap operas. But I enjoy it, I even think Cole Sprouse is doing a great job. The only problem I do have is with the grown up characters because I think they are just all too much.

Another show that I have watched is the HBO mini-series Big Little Lies which is interesting! Man, I love the women in it, all seem to have their own strengths and the characters seem intriguing. I’m curious to know who dies and who is the killer. As of this point, everyone is very sketchy and suspicious. Oh, and even though I like Skarsgard, I dislike his character and there seems to be a very weird dynamic going on with his relationship with Kidman’s character. Like, she doesn’t strike me as a woman who would allow such things and yet… Anyway, I’m curious.

Last but not least, what the hell Nashville!!? Why the hell would you do that!? Well, I know why, but still, I’m shocked. I actually sat down and wrote a whole post about it but I doubt anyone reading my blog will be interested in my rants about Nashville. But seriously, why the hell would they do that and why would they push aside Will for multiple episodes just to have him come back and then have his story line rushed again. For the love of god, I’m so mad at the show at this point.. yet I still watch it.

BOOKS & MUSIC

Not going to lie, my reading game has been a little weak as of late but I’ve gotten a bit further with The Wise Man’s Fear which is a good thing! It’s at this point where it’s probably the only book I’ll finish this month because usually I read after work but now I can’t really. And reading first thing in the morning is also not possible since my eye sight is at its worse during those times. So yeah, I’m struggling but I will finish this great book!

From The Internet comes its lead singer Syd who has just released her first solo album Fin. From it I’m listening to Over featuring 6LACK a lot these days.. and All About Me is also damn good!

LINKS

Two Dollar Cinema hosted The Mt. Rushmore of Movies Blogathon 

Also by Two Dollar Cinema the John Wick Chapter 2 review

Rambling Film‘s take on Get Out

Big Screen Small Words watched I Killed My Mother

Often Off Topic also watched John Wick Chapter 2

Oh So Geeky takes us back with her Working Girl review