Revenge

Summary: Centers on a young woman who is welcomed into a community filled with people who don't know she's only there to exact revenge on those who had destroyed her family.-IMDb

My Rating: 9/10

As a relatively new TV show, this has definitely caught my interest. I've always love revenge based shows and this is definitely one of them. Loosely based on The Count of Monte Cristo, this TV show has me wanting to read the whole book because this show is that good. Most TV shows drag in other themes such as love and romance and a bit of everything else into one TV show, but throughout the first season, Revenge has stayed on track for the most part. Of course there are some bits and pieces of romance in there, but not enough to take away from the main storyline, which is Amanda Clarke's revenge on the people who framed her father as a terrorist.

Every episode, you fear for the main character that someone will catch her, and at the same time, you are also scared of what she is capable of. With each episode, you can see how far she is willing to go for revenge, the one person who knows who she is, Nolan, is helping her. He helps her, and at the same time, he is watching out for her to protect her like he promised her father years back.

With the season finale of the first season, I do not know what is going to happen next. One of the main enemies is dead along with most of the evidence that would have freed Amanda's father.

All in all, I cannot wait for the next season.

Dark Knight Rises

Summary: Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. -IMDb

My Rating: 8.5/10

I must say, The Dark Knight Rises was a very good movie. Although it was quite long and dragged a bit in the middle. It was still entertaining for most of the 2hrs 40min. I thought the actors did a great job portraying their characters.

• It amazed me to see Alfred (Michael Caine) show his disdain at Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) when he decided to become Batman again. It really showed how much Alfred cared for Bruce and that he did not want to see him get hurt. He keeps persuading him to stop but does it in a way that the audience can see his concern.
• Another actor I thought deserved recognition is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays Blake. It was a great portrayal of the naive cop who believed that good will always prevail. Throughout this movie, you can slowly see his innocent ideas crumble and at the end the audience can see the way he has changed and no longer is that naive cop. 
• I thought this role was very interesting and basically made the movie the most interesting. Just seeing Blake's fall from believing shows how good of an actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt really is. 
• The twist at the end was somewhat unexpected. Although I had no idea what it would be, I feel like the movie foreshadows enough that you get a feeling that something else will happen. 

All in all, The Dark Knight Rises was a great movie. I will definitely buy it and perhaps even re-watch it in theaters. But those of you who still have not seen the movie, it is necessary to have watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight before watching this movie. There are many things mentioned that would make no sense if you did not watch the prequels.

Brave

Summary: Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. -IMDb

 My Rating: 7/10

So when I saw the trailers for this movie, I knew I had to go and see it. It was a Disney Pixar film. How could I not see it? Well, I was very excited for this movie but was somewhat disappointed when I saw it. The beginning started out promising with Merida standing up for herself. I think it all went downhill when she ran into the witch and had her mother cursed. For some reason, I felt having the whole plot of the story trying to turn her mother back into a human was weak. When I saw the trailers, I got the impression that Merida would journey out of her town and have an adventure of her own. Instead, all that happened was that she made a mistake and spent most if it trying to figure out a fairly simple way to undo the curse. Perhaps if undoing the curse was more complicated, then it would have been slightly more interesting.

• Although it was cute, the plot was not strong enough to capture my interest
• Very good beginning
• I did like the scenes with the mother daughter bonding, that was quite well done