My Europe Trip

This summer I'm returning to Europe, this time to explore the British Isles. I'm going to Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Here's an itinerary of my trip so keep posted.

This summer I'm returning to Europe, this time to explore the British Isles. I'm going to Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Here's an itinerary of my trip so keep posted.

Gain new perspectives during an official briefing in London with a current or former member of Parliament. Experience British life firsthand and make new friends during a stay with a host family. Feast at a medieval encampment and learn defensive arts as an honorary knight of Warwick Castle. Contribute to the small highland village of Pitlochry when you stay in this village and participate in an environmental service project.
	Enhance Your Education Ambassadors on this program will earn special insights into: Medieval history The literature and lore of the United Kingdom Government Plant biology and geology Scottish history and heritage Intercultural studies
	Top Program Activities Trek through majestic castles and ruins from Warwick Castle to Edinburgh Castle. Build new confidence as you challenge yourself to rappel down a castle wall in Wales. Capture the awe-inspiring scenery of Glencoe and the Gap of Dunloe. Search Loch Ness for signs of its legendary sea monster. Soar high above the city on the London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel. Courtesy of People to People Ambassador Programs. I copied from the People to People website and the itinerary above is not something I wrote.

Backpack across the World

When I grow up, I would love to be able to go backpacking across the world. This goal would definitly cost quite a bit of money, but would be an experience to remember. To walk the Great Wall, or to be able to experience Austrailia, would be quite a thrill. I have gone across the world several times before, but this would be both mentally and physically challenging but definitly rewarding. I would forget the material things in life such as movies and video games, and experience phenomal things I would never forget.

But I would also like to be able to join the Armed Forces of the United States, and estingush all pain from my body. I would like to joing a spec ops team and see the world on missions they send me on. Only then would I be full in life.

Blade Runner Movies

Every decade needs a Blade Runner. A unique science fiction film that reminds us why we go to the movies. Here are my picks.
90's

The Matrix
2000's

Children of Men
2010's (so far)

Inception
There are many others. I definitly would have included Fight Club and Watchmen, but I would classify them as drama and superhero respectively.

Limitless Review

Like a breath of fresh air, Limitless is a break to the horrible spring time for movies and is a prelude to the Summer blockbusters. It stars Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra, a writer who suffers from writer's block. (don't we all?) He starts taking a pill that enables him to use his entire brain, and he starts good for a while. But then he starts zoning out and strange people start to stalk him. This is a clever thriller, that sometimes starts to get a little long. Other than that though, it's great. The best actor in the entire movie is probably Cooper, depicting the side affects of the drug perfectly, but is suffers from some poorly executed plot twists, and some boring sections. In the end, I would compare this film to the film RED, for good acting and funny parts, but also bad twists and severly long sections. This film deserves a B.

hey I'm back

Yeah I got back yesterday from Colorado, and it was awesome. I've been doing nothing all day and all I'm interested in doing is skiing. I'm on Netflix, found out you can watch Jimmy Neutron, an amazing show from my childhood, and I'm watching Hellboy. In the first scene there is an incredibly badass assassin who kills like six americans with a pistol, a PISTOL, those guns take like four shots a guy if Call of Duty tells the truth. And then when he runs out of ammo he does the wolverine and two swords come out of his arm, the only bad thing is he's a Nazi.

bored

Im in Spanish class and I already finished my part of my project in like ten minutes and now I'm insanely bored. I have no idea what to do so I'm blogging. One of my group members is funny and cool but sort of annoying, one is smart and nice, and the other is normal. (mostly) I need to find something to do in the next five minutes or I'll like, die.

Batman Film Review

I have decided to review all of the Batman films and give them awards. These are mostly great films and it's my opinion, so don't get mad. I left out the Batman TV movie because I haven't seen it in a while and I don't remember it.
1. Batman

An emo film that's actually pretty good. The first two were the best until Nolan and they are still great.
2. Batman Returns

The sequel is just as good as the original. Good performances and a great soundtrack make this better than the two films that followed.
3. Batman Forever

Um what is this? The first two posters show great dark films that have to be good and now this?... Although this film wasn't as good as the first two films, it was still definitly better than Batman and Robin, our next film.
4. Batman and Robin

Now here is the most infamous of them all. Voted as one of the worst films of all time. I mean, look at this poster. On one side you have the heroes, where the men have bat nipples, and on the other you have the villians, look at Bane in the corner. How could he recover? This film is just plain out bad. It seemed this series was driven into ground, and nothing could save it. That is until...
5. Batman Begins

The reboot. This was the film we had wanted since Batman Returns. A return to the original days of Batman, when he was a ninja and had some deep personality issues. Every performance is great and an amazing cliffhanger ending. We were all waiting for the next film, but we were all thinking "how could they top that?"
6. The Dark Knight

This is the one to top. A amazing film filled to the brim with tour de force performances and a great story. Most of it's elements come from the grapic novel The Long Halloween, an already great Batman story. One of the best performances of all time by Heath Ledger who topped Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
Bonus: Batman Triumphant

Develop as a sequel to Batman and Robin, it was supposed to have Scarecrow as the main villian and have the Joker return in Batman's fear dreams. Harley Quinn was supposed to also be in it, as the Joker's daughter. It was cancelled due to the failure of Batman and Robin.
Awards
Best Batman: Christian Bale

The best Batman is Christian Bale. The only other contender was Michael Keaton, but Bale wins due to his performance in the Dark Knight.
Best Female Lead: Maggie Gylenhall

She showed real heart as Rachel, and Katie Holmes was beaten easily. She portrays this greatly.
Best Bat Film: The Dark Knight

Is there any other?
Best Bat Villian: Heath Ledger

One of the greatest performances of all time.
Worst Bat Film: Batman and Robin

Also one of the worst movies of all time.
Worst Bat Villian: Ahnold

Let's Chill! Funny one liners and horrible villiiounous acts almost ruin this character.
Worst Batman: George Clooney

Not that he's a bad actor, but he was just NOT meant for this role. He probably could have pulled off Freeze though, maybe.
Best Alfred: Michael Caine

The father to Bruce Wayne, Caine pulls off this role beautyfully, with unexpected grace.
Worst Alfred: The one who has the disease

Although if he was in the first two I apologise, he was bad in Batman and Robin.
Best Supporting Role: Tie between Gary Oldman and Arron Eckhart



Both filled with unexpected grace.
Worst Supporting Role: Bane

Wow. And he is still a great character.
Best Ending: The Dark Knight

An amaing ending.

The King's Speech Review

I went to see the King's Speech yesterday and I have to say I was extremely impressed. It stars Colin Firth and it was a very good film. Here is my review.

Here is the plot. This movie is about "Bertie", the current Duke of York who is kinged by the end of the film. That sounds like it would work out perfect for everyone, but there is only one problem, the king stutters. Firth pulls off the stutter perfectly, and his anger toward himself and his sadness about his life take center stage in this marvelous performance.
In comes Lionel Louge, a top knotch performance by Geoffrey Rush, the speech therapist Queen Elisabeth, amazing perfomance by Helena Bonham Carter, finds to help the king. He uses extremely strange methods but over time they start to form a friendship that defines the movie as a whole.
Eventually Firth is kinged on the eve of World War II, and he has to delever a important speech to the citizens of England. The ending is perfect, and is used beautyfully to great prevail.
I would give this movie a A- for great acting, a heartfelt plot, and a perfect ending.