Reviews: Recent Movies I've Been Watching

I am "queen of the blockbuster, " since being a mommy I haven't been able to use nor afford the luxury of going to the movie theater thus I wait for the dvd and furthermore since I can't see paying $20 for something that may suck and I will never watch again, I RENT!!!

I absolutely love the Blockbuster Rewards Program where I can rent 3 movies and get 3 non-new releases for FREE from monday-wednesday. Plus if I rent movies it accumulates to more free ones as well. Yay!! So I walk away with 6 movies for $10-$15

This leads me to my review list of most recently rented of my blockbuster travels.

The Last House on the Left { I liked it but it was just no where near the original. They toned down the violence, I'm pretty sure the story was altered although it has been awhile since I've seen the other one, and they just don't make horror movies like they used to. My big issue always seems to boil down to the lack of music in the new horror movies. The road does not "lead to nowhere" in this movie and you don't have to remind yourself that "it's only a movie, only a movie, only a movie." ...and if you did not catch that last reference you need to look up the trailer for the old movie, lol;) Expectations high but was a let down, ***

I Love You, Man! { This movie had many mouth dropping, shocking moments(which takes alot for me). To me that's a good thing, but people like my grandmother would absolutely hate it. It was a little slow in the building but it kept me entertained enough to watch it and it picked up later and more than made up for it in the ending. I have to have a good ending even if it isn't on the logical closier point(not saying this isn't, just wanted to make a note for future reference). I also enjoy a good movie that can be fun and can apply to real life situations. I would definitely buy it in the future since I do plan on watching it again. ****

Miss March { The movie is a bit odd and unrealistic but it does have some fun and interesting scenes that may get a laugh or two. I did enjoy it but I probably won't buy it though. **

The Haunting in Connecticut { The movie was good......but.....I watched the documentary first. BAD IDEA! This killed the thrill of the horror for me. You know that thing in your head that gives you the idea that everything in the movie must be real since it's based on a true story. Well, after watching the documentary I then knew what really transpired supposedly but then as I watched the movie found all the differences which then changed the whole movie and believeability for me and the end was even wrong. The movie probably would have had a major impact if not for this main fact but alas I can not get over the deceptions. ***

Rave: Domino's Pizza Tracker

How cool is this?! You can track your pizza online order from start to finish. Literally, the "pizza tracker" updates within 60 second accuracy of what is going on with your food once you place your order. It told us who was prepping the order, when it was being baked, when it was being boxed, and when and who was delivering it. It went into delivery mode at 9:56pm and the driver arrived at 10:02pm. Now why can't my mail be this accurate?

Plus you can complete a survey to ensure it was at the highest quality that it can be. I actually question whether or not i could get to the Domino's within 6 minutes from my house. Very impressed.

Rave: Irish Spring Cool Relief Scrub

I just tried this product for the first time and I got to say it exceeded my expectations. Many products claim cool and refreshing and quite honestly most of the time I think they are referring to a scent rather than a verb.
Well, I got to say it actually tingled my skin, was cool and refreshing, and the best part of all for me...I didn't have an allergic reaction to it. This in and of itself it a miracle since I tend to be allergic to most soaps and detergents. The only detergent I have ever been able to use without scratching my skin off is Tide and growing up my parents always bought Irish Spring. So I figured I had a good shot at not being allergic to this scrub. I was right and I just had to rave about this product. A+

Rant: New Board Games

I broke open a new game to play with my kids called "Don't Spill the Beans." Well, it's not really new, try the original came out in 1967. However, the one my kids were about to play was the modern version. I opened the box and out popped stickers, plastic parts, and of course the pouch of beans. My question is why in this day and age do we need to slap stickers on a board game before we use it? When I was little I don't ever remember having to wait for my mom to apply stickers to any of my games. After I applied the stickers I then realized I had to divide up the little beans but there was no trays or cups to sort them in so I had to go get some mugs from my cabinet. This to me is like having to supply the marbles to hungry, hungry hippos. What if I was out some where and didn't have these mugs? I'm just saying.

After further research I found a picture of the old game....low and behold, it came with cups/trays that each player kept their beans in.

My kids and I got tired of it after a couple of rounds and they went to grab something else out of the laundry room. This time it was Sorry Sliders. We played it once before just after Christmas but hadn't used it since and the pieces, were of course, all over the place because the gaming company always gives you that cheap ass bag that you have to rip open by applying too much pressure with your thumb just to get the pieces out. Why is it I can buy hot dogs that come in a resealable package which I may or may not need the package after I've made the meal, but something I KNOW I will be using the package over again comes in a throw away bag-like cellophane. Does it really cost that much more to add a ziploc of some kind to the board game? It just seems like such an odd thing that game board companies have either not figured out but can figure out a way to use a debit card for monopoly, or choose not to in hopes that you will be one of those poor souls out of a ziploc and will then have the misfortune of losing the pieces and then having to buy a new game all together just to replace one simple, tiny piece.

Rave: George Forman Grill

Since I am the ultimate penny pincher, deal finder, price haggler, etc....I did not buy the George Forman Grill like everyone else did like 10 years ago. I don't usually believe the hype of "as seen on tv" products and tend to shy away from even considering them.

I have come to own a George Forman Grill because I went to a penny party and happened to put in only a couple tickets since I was assuming if it was there it either sucked or was broken. Needless to say I was very skeptical of this product as it seemed to be more of a fad than a regular household product. I've never went over someone's house and saw a George Forman Grill just sitting out like a blender or a toaster. Obviously, I won the grill at the penny party, which means I paid literally about 5 cents for it...GOOD DEAL!

I went shopping yesterday and bought some hamburgers and hot dogs because I was in the mood to try out the BBQ Grill that we have in the garage. When we moved in the landlord said we can have anything that was still in the garage which included a BBQ grill, charcoal, and lighter fluid. Well when I got home and went to set up the grill I saw that someone had stolen the charcoal and lighter fluid but left the grill. I think I know who did it. The landlord had some guys come in and paint upstairs and where the charcoal was is now where the left over paint barrels are and plus no one else has the key that we know of.

So..I was stuck for a grill and that's when I remembered I had won the George Forman Grill. I said what the hell plugged it in and slapped a burger on it. It worked beautifully. The burger was all the way done and even though the grease had drained off it had still remained juicy. I was expecting dried out shoe leather honestly but I was pleasantly amazed. I then figured if it can do hamburgers then what about hot dogs so I put 2 on and viola it worked, 2 perfect hot dogs with the BBQ lines. I got to say I was very amazed with this product and the fact it only cost me 5 cents just further does it for my love of the George Forman Grill. I would have paid more for it if I knew it was going to be so convenient. Another plus side of this item is that there was very little smoke. If I would have cooked this on the stove it would have set off every smoke detector in the house and I would have been getting grease splatter all over the place and burning me. This didn't do that. YAY for the George Forman Grill...5 stars!