December 31, 2010

Rudolph Warms My Heart Each Holiday Season

Filed under: Family,Fun,General Living,Movies,Parenting — Copa @ 10:28 pm

Guest post written by Kevin Beach

For me, there is no holiday special more wonderful than the animated Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Kids grow up watching this classic. I know because I was one of those kids. The amazing thing is that it never got old, and I never became too old to watch it.

Rudolph used to air in December, but as the holiday season has started earlier and earlier, it now usually airs in November. I make a point of never missing it and watched it happily on Direct TV Satellite Deals this year.

This animated program is full of heart, good drama, and great songs. Burl Ives just warms my soul as the snowman who tells the tale. He narrates the story from beginning to end.

Aside from the catchy tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I love the Silver and Gold song that is the theme of Yukon Cornelius. A Holly Jolly Christmas and There’s Always Tomorrow are two other tunes that I always enjoy hearing.

It is the heart, though, that makes this show a standard. We have three individuals, all feeling lost and alone, uniting with the goal of finding a home. Through the magic of Christmas, and of love, they all grow in so many wonderful ways, and they do make it home.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a show for kids, and adults, of all ages.

December 15, 2010

Do You Think You Can Handle Full Metal Jacket?

Filed under: Fun,General Living,Movies — Copa @ 11:03 pm

Thanks for the guest post by Jo Levy

Have you seen that commercial where the old drill sergeant dude plays a mean shrink? It’s the one where he throws a box of tissues at his patient. That was pretty funny. Well, I watched the movie Full Metal Jacket for the first time on my satellite tv that I got after seeing this Directtv comparison the other day. I didn’t realize it at first, but that’s the same dude that played the mean shrink in that commercial. And if I’m not mistaken, Full Metal Jacket is where he got that hard-nosed reputation from. He might be a real former military man in real life, but he was one badass dude in Full Metal Jacket. He was so bad that he drove a man to kill himself. Whoa! If you think you can handle hardcore military trying, watch Full Metal Jacket. You might think twice. This is also why this is my favorite action movie of all time. The acting in the movie was sensational.

There wasn’t much action in the beginning of Full Metal Jacket. The first half was more psychological than anything else. The action came in the second half of the movie. And this part was good, but it was nothing like the first half. The first half of this movie was so good that I could probably watch it every single day for the rest of my life. Not joking, either.

December 3, 2010

Jensen Ackles is my favorite actor

Filed under: Fun,General Living,Movies — Copa @ 9:51 am

The Author of this post is Freddy Savage

My favorite television actor let me count the ways. I love Jensen Ackles, he has been in so many series and is now branching out to movies, and he is a very good actor. Recently he has been known for his work on Supernatural, but he has also been in other series and actually got his real start on Days of Our Lives.

At the time, I did not pay much attention to soap operas. However, as it is Friday, it is time for some Dean Winchester! I will be watching Jensen Ackles on Direct television this evening. His character is so dominant, his voice is so deep and his acting is superb. Supernatural is something that my husband and I watch on a regular basis. He knows that I enjoy watching Jensen, but that too is okay with him.

Jensen also was recently in the remake of My Bloody Valentine. I was too young for the original version, so I did not know the plot. This movie was amazing for anyone who has not seen it yet, go pick it up you will not be sorry.

Jensen Ackles is my favorite television actor for many different reasons. For one, he can act. For two, he is eye candy. For three, his voices makes my hear melt and those are good enough reasons for me.

November 10, 2010

I loved this movie

Filed under: Fun,General Living,Movies — Copa @ 10:49 pm

I came across this video on youtube, and was remember how much I loved this movie. I’ll have to see if I can buy an inexpensive copy of it. Worth adding to my collection!

October 27, 2010

The Stooges

Filed under: Fun,General Living,Movies — Copa @ 10:55 am

Sometimes when I can’t sleep, I’ll get up and go into the living room and watch a little cable TV. Last night I was flipping through some channels and came across a Three Stooges marathon on one of the channels. That was funny!