Movie Bucket List Monday: 30th Anniversary of The Breakfast Club

I've been drowning in edits so I already started slacking on my posts. Today I'd like to talk about a movie that isn't on my bucket list because I've watched it so many times I can recite it word for word.

Last week was the 30th anniversary for The Breakfast Club. It is one of my all-time favorite movies. John Hughes was the king of Young Adult movies and even thirty years later it is still such a relatable story.

A lot of people hate the cliche of the brain, the princess, the criminal, the athlete, the basket case, but honestly cliches exist, that's how they became a cliche in the first place. Watching that movie I can remember my own high school and think of a group that fit perfectly into each one of those cliches. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. You lean towards people who have common interests with you. But the bigger picture of the movie is that you don't have to be stuck with that cliche. You can find common interests with anyone as long as you're willing to take a minute to get to know someone who maybe a little different than you. Believe in yourself enough to rise above your label.

Have you seen The Breakfast Club? Did you/do you fall into one of the cliches in high school? I probably fell into all of them.

Movie Bucket List Monday: Fast and The Furious 6

I skipped blogging last week because I've been up to my ears in edits. Now that they are out of the way for now back to our regularly scheduled program! It's Movie Bucket List Monday. And since I have been drowning in edits, I haven't had time for much of anything else. However, though it wasn't on my bucket list, I did watch Fast and the Furious 6.

These movies tend to be my guilty pleasures. I always say I'm not going to watch them. It's going to be dumb. Completely unrealistic. But every time I turn one of these movies on, I am completely sucked in. Yes, there were many, so many, scenes that were completely unrealistic and had me going yeah okay sure, but despite the over the top action and car scenes, I liked the story.

I love how they are a family and how that encompasses everything that they do. I love the bonds between all of them, each different, but just as endearing. I especially love the connection between Vin Diesel's character, Dominic Toretto, and Michelle Rodriguez's, Letty. Though that just may be because I'm romance obsessed. Still I love the history and how he fights for her and that scene when they're in the parking lot and he's telling her how they first met *swoon* It was definitely a highlight for me and I may have rewatched it a few times.

Have you seen any of the Fast and the Furious movies? Do you like them? What movies are your guilty pleasures?

Movie Bucket List Monday!

I crossed another movie off of my Movie Bucket List this weekend. Have you ever seen or heard of Kalifornia? It stars Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis and David Duchovny, and no it is not his TV show Californication which was the first thing I said when someone told me I should add this one to my list.

This is definitely not a movie I would typically watch. It's a little more violent and graphic compared to my go to movies, but it was a really good story and I can appreciate that. Also Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis kicked major butt in their roles. Brad Pitt was so good in this role as a deranged, heartless, unstable killer that I didn't once look at him and say he's so freaking hot. I only saw him as his character and he was an ugly individual.

What the movie is about courtesy of IMDB: A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Will I watch it again? Nope. It's crossed off my list and I'll never look back. Would I recommend it? If you are someone who's into horror movies or road movies I'd definitely say check it out. If you lean more towards fluff and happily ever afters I'd say skip this one.

Side note: I thought this explained the whole Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis relationship, but it turns out they started dating three years before this movies release.

Currently on my DVR:
A River Runs Through It
Shawshank Redemption
It's a Wonderful Life


What movies are on your bucket list? Have you seen Kalifornia?

New Year New Schedule!

It's been a long time since I've blogged regularly and I've missed it. I have always been a huge fan of the blogger community. I've met so many amazing people just because of this little blog here. So starting Monday I will be back to posting weekly.

My biggest problem with blogging is coming up with things to write about and because of that I have decided to stick with three topics. Not to say I won't write about anything else because I'm sure I will but Monday, Wednesday and Friday you can now expect:

Movie Bucket List Monday: My last post I talked about my Movie Bucket List and I want to be able to share with you the movies I check off each week and my thoughts.

Whatcha Reading Wednesday will be what book I'm currently reading. And I would love for you to share your current read as well. Books are my life and there's nothing more I love than talking about them.

Fun Fact Friday, I will give you a fun fact from one of my books.

I'm excited to jump back in and I look forward to talking to old friends as well as making new :) !