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Let me start off by saying I love ‘Mary Poppins’  I never had read the books as a child that I can remember..I was a Nancy Drew girl, but the movie was wonderful. I also love Disneyland..yep the one & only true original DISNEYLAND in Anaheim. It was a wonderful place to go to as a child though I didn’t get to go a lot of times, they were all memorable. This movie really brought back all those memories in a way that I never imagined because as a child you just sometimes think all these things are real, I did at least, and they just magically happen! You don’t think that someone wrote them, and spent 20yrs trying to make it a movie, nor 2 random guys wrote the songs etc etc.. One day it’s just there and it’s wonderful. This story tells you so much more which is why I probably wouldn’t take kids to it. There is no swearing or killing, nothing ‘R’ rated, but hey, just don’t spoil the fantasy that most kids have like I did. I found this to be a rather heart-wrenching tale of what & who ‘Mary Poppins’ really is ..or was..and it made me a bit sad that her life had to be so hard when all these years, you just thought she had a spoonful of sugar and everything was grand. Tom Hanks is fun as Walt Disney himself (will he be cryogenically frozen also – hmmmm 🙂  but I am not so sure Walt himself was really that jovial. I always heard stories that he was kinda a grumpy guy.. I love Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers and from the original recordings you can hear that yes, she was that bitchy of a Brit over her story! ha! Colin Farrell does a good turn here also as ‘Mary’s real life father’ and really the man who prompted the story be written at all.  I liked this movie and while I don’t think it will win any major awards, it’s a decent nomination turn.  Grade: B+  #peggyatthemovies

At this movie started off, I sat thinking ‘Uh oh – here we go, another movie about crotchety old people’ and it was just that at the beginning. But it turned into a lot more.  I should say upfront though that one of my biggest fears – besides spiders & needles – is getting old. It’s scares the bejesus out of me as each year passes and how different things become, and not for the better. So yes, this movie frightened me in that way as ‘damn, I just don’t want this but yet it’s inevitable. It rolls with what seems a pretty authentic feel for what small town living must be like..something I have never experienced, but in a weird way, always wanted to just try it for a bit. (yes, I know how well it would work out as in not at all Ha!) But as it goes on and you see the very funny family interactions. As much as they bicker and spool each other with nasty comments, some of it is just plain funny. Dark humour to say the least, but you still laugh. And what you thought was going to be a another silly story of an old person, finely acted by Bruce Dern, turns into a rather sweet, sentimental journey of a father and son (Will Forte is surprisingly good here in a turn for drama).  June Squibb as Dern’s character, Woody Grant’s wife, Kate, is really the show stealer here though. Her and the wonderful Stacy Keach (Ed Pegram) I think she might get a best supporting nod for this though probably not a win.  Do I think this movie is good enough for a Best Oscar nod, nah..I can see why some do though. It’s a good watch for a family viewing – not kids – especially if you have older parents such as I do, take them to this movie, show them some love as this movie clearly shows..getting older is not fun, but you can still give it a day or two to live life.  #peggyatthemovies

Starting last night we got Season 4 of ‘Downton Abbey’ ~  why is it we all (especially Americans) love this show so much??..I think it’s because it gives us an insight to something we really know nothing about and they make us like all the characters pretty much..even the ones we love to hate..with a good balance of drama, love & some really great one-liners and acting from the wonderful Maggie Smith.  She is always impeccable!!   We also however got ‘The Good Wife’ coming back in what is by far it’s BEST season ever.. I mean the whole show is just pure GOLD!!!  Alicia & Will.. hell, you know this is all foreplay leading up to what will surely be an epic rekindle of romance & major sex scene upcoming between them..I mean COME ON!!  you know it is! 😀

Tonight, Monday, ‘Hostages’ is ending Season 1.. helllooooo…helloooooo.. yes I said it’s the Season Finale of ‘Hostages’.. yep.. that’s what I thought.. no one cares.. Sad too because I love Toni Collette, Tate Donovan & Dylan McDermitt, but the show just never really got to any build up or intensity and wowed absolutely no one. Really was hoping the best for this show..but alas..we probably won’t see it come back.

Tomorrow night, Tuesday, is hopeful for me.. ‘Brooklyn Nine Nine’ is back and if you haven’t watched this show, you are missing probably one of the funniest shows on TV.. yeah..I know..I didn’t think it would be that great either..but oh how good it is.. If you’re looking for laughs..this is the show.. Skip ‘New Girl’ as it’s really gone downhill this year..used to be quirky & funny..now…not so much. Also, and please please please cross your fingers for this one, SAWYER IS BACK!! yes.. yes.. you heard me..ok..so his name is Josh Holloway..but dammit we’ve been ‘Lost’ (pun intended:) without Sawyer…er..um..Josh!  I so hope his new show ‘Intelligence’ at 9pm is good.. I am really praying to the TV gods for this one..  And lastly, ‘JUSTIFIED’ is back.. if you’ve never watched this show on FX10pm, yeah..you’ve been missing out on some really good shit..I love Raylon (Timothy Olyphant) & Boyd (Walton Goggins) as they are 2 of my favourite characters on TV!  It’s just a damn good show and it should be watched by all.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that ‘Killer Women’ a new show from Sofia Vergara also debuts tomorrow..but yeah..I will be foregoing it in favour of ‘Justified’ sorry.. 

Wednesday – a lot of your usual shows are back, ‘The Middle’ (which I like) and ‘Modern Family’ etc etc..So is ‘Law & Order SVU’ which I will dutifully DVR because really what is TV without some L & O in it somehow, some way!! ‘Revolution’ is also back and shout out to Billy Burke.. I like this show..it’s not the best show or anything..but it’s very watchable. So yeah..I’m in to see it come back.

Thursday – Again shows are slowly coming back and I think the only new show is ‘The Assets’ which isn’t bad..it’s very 1980’s spy oriented..like a ‘Tinker,Tailor,Soldier,Spy’ kinda TV show.. I give most things 2 eps. unless they are horribly bad during the 1st one.. so this will get a chance from me..

Friday, usually not much happening..but yeah..Dracula..who doesn’t want to watch an hour of Jonathan Rhys Meyers doing anything,,ha!  😀

So.. that’s it for now..As more mid-season replacements come up – they will be talked about..

Cheers until then..

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Here’s the deal about this movie.. as you’re watching it you know Jordan Belfort is an absolute scumbag from moment one.  But you get sucked into the story really quick..and that is because of DiCaprio’s performance – which is simply fantastic! Matthew McConaughey is seriously my ‘go-to’ guy this year as his smart, but small supporting role at the beginning is not only pivotal, it’s just really damn good! Hey we’ve seen people get nominated and win, for much less time onscreen.  But the star of this movies is clearly the word ‘EXCESS’  I mean I had my party days, they might have even lasted a few years to long, and thought I could hold up with the best of them as we did pretty damn good job of it..but these people made me look like a tee-toller!!  The supporting cast is great – but again it’s all about DiCaprio, and one day they have to give him more than just a nomination but the actual Oscar itself. I’ve watched him come up from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ – which I went to see for Johnny Depp and walked out going ‘who is that other kid’ to ‘Basketball Diaries’.. Hell I even saw ‘The Quick & the Dead’ – well for Russell Crowe at the time..ha! Even when ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’ was released same time as ‘Titanic’ and it was so overlooked.. He’s had to many great performances & the list can go on & on..but hey, you know what they are too! So beyond that, and the fact that this guy, Belfort, was a scumbag who got away with way to much & of course they don’t show the hurt he caused people, it’s still a truly good movie that is award-worthy.  Oh, that and Jordan Belfort is shopping a reality TV show..*sigh*  A & E or Bravo…here is your new target audience..  But definitely see the movie.. Grade: A   #peggyatthemovies