Film Review - Batman

Dear film lovers,

At the Weekend, finally I got to see the film Batman the dark knight rises, after the long wait the film didn't disappoint! Now, I loved the first two films and felt these films reflected the comic books, taking the well known character and bringing him to life. He is my favourite of all the super hero's, I think it has something to do with the fact he doesn't really have a super power, but works hard to defend the city he loves, but also I think he's hot! (Christian Bale) The gadgets and cars are other reasons to love this character. Now if you haven't seen the last two film...WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? Such great films, with such wonderful casts, Michael Cain is such a classic actor and makes an excellent Alfred. The last two films blew me away, they are time less, letting you be able to watch them over and over again and still find parts you might of missed in the film. Dam, I wish I could borrow that car for the day. Anyway getting back to this film and away from my driving, parts of the film were filmed locally to me, (Now I never got to see any of this happen, but wished I could of). The large hangers in Cardinton were used to film some of the scenes for the film. These two building are a large landmark in our area and were used throughout much of the first world war. They are now used as storage areas and also for film sets. However over the last few years, all the Batman films parts of the films have been filmed here.
Back to the film itself. In this film we meet cat women, played by Anne Hathaway, know for such films as The Devil Wears Prada and The Princess Diaries so I wasn't sure of her playing cat women, a part played by many different women before her. After seeing her in the film, she totally changed my mind! Wow, she showed what she was made of, created new version of cat women that we haven't seen before on screen, but one that will stay with you long after the film has finished. Moving on to Bane (Tom Hardy), was such a scary villain!! Understanding what he said at times due to the mask, and that of the character was difficult at times, this doesn't take away from just how scary a character he is! The mask covers most of his mouth, meaning that his eyes and body language have to most of the work, this takes plenty of skill as an actor, which he has plenty of! The character of Bane is total scary, I think they have created a wonderful Villain to carry on after the Joker. Other characters in this film are Blake, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, his character helps bring back Batman to fight Bane and save Gotham. We also follow him as he works hard to help Batman and the police stay ahead of Bane. A much needed added character to the film, he helps will on Batman to return and help fight back against Bane, but doesn't just sit still, he also leads a fights and help the citizens of Gotham.
So many twists and turns in this film, many new characters added, so many moments that will have you on the edge of your seat! We get to see references from the past two films, they aren't lost, but help to develop the out come of this film. I do feel that I need to go see this film again as so much happens!



Such a GREAT film!
Enjoy.

Love Lolly
xoxo

Theatre - Legally Blonde The Musical

Dear Friends,

So in under an hour it shall be my birthday (At the time of writing this!), I will be yet another year older, it happens to all of us and there is no stopping it so I know I might as well enjoy it. Lucky me, my beautiful and wonderful friends took me to Milton Keynes Theatre to see "Legally Blonde The Musical" with a little hint from me *Smile*.
We had a meal before hand at one of the lovely restaurants, then were ready to watch the show... Yes I wore pink shoes! Well, my pink dress was in the wash. Our seats in the stalls had a perfect view of the stage for the show. Now I have seen the film and loved it, (A perfect girly film) so I knew what the story line was all about, but in the film there wasn't much any singing or dancing therefore I was really looking forward to seeing how they created the same atmosphere the film does. There was no disappointment!!! WOW! You really felt you were apart of the show, starting with watching all the craziness of Elle and her friends in their dorm, where they are preparing for Elle's boyfriend to engage to her. The excitement on stage had you dancing in your seat. However, when Elle's boyfriend Warner (Played by Gareth Gates, Yes the guy from Pop Idol) breaks up with her instead, her attitude to school work changes. She feels that she needs to get into Harvard University, on their Law course so she can impress Warner and win him back. We get to be involed in all the fun of Elle finding out being blonde is more than just a hair colour, because she is much more than that!
The songs in this show will have you smiling and singing along too, (I was singing them on my way back to the car after the show). The humor in the show is what makes it! You will be laughing and giggling along with all the characters and Elle's way of life. When the delivery man turns up to Paulette salon, I was in fits of laughter! I just wish some of the guys that deliver to my work looked so yummy! By the way for my friend Shakira he was in an UPS work uniform!! haha.
If you get chance to see this show while it is touring this year, either in Milton Keynes or another theatre coming to you GO SEE IT!! Such a wonderful performance by all involed and lovely to see Jennifer Ellison as Paulette, she had me laughing. But the lead who played Elle Woods was wonderful, you could be mistaken to thinking you were watching Reese Witherspoon who stars as Elle in the film.

Thank you so much to the girls for taking me to see this fun Musical!

The Girls and I after the show!!

Had such a wonderful night, Thanks again,

Love Lolly

xoxo

My phone

Dear phone lovers,

Last month I decided that I needed to update my phone as my 3gs was becoming a bit slow, and my contract had been up over a year (I've been on a rolling contract), therefore with a new iphone 4s I need some new cases, to make it look lovely and pretty! A quick search on amazon and I found plenty of fun designs.
I wanted it to stand out - Mainly so I could find it in my bag! Here's the two I brought! Also some protective plastic screen covers.

My fun cases!

The game boy looks like the one my brother had when he was little and

the tape is just so cool!

With these new cases I shouldn't lose them so easily in my bag! They were also very cheap, come in under £3 each!  I've also ordered another one, which should be arriving soon so I'll have plenty of choice for my iphone.

Enjoy your week,

Love Lolly

xoxo

Book review - "Baby Proof" by Emily Giffin

Dear Ladies,

Yes I have another book for you. From an author I have already blogged about, I though I'd share with you another one of her lovely books.

The Blurb reads:

First comes love, Then comes Marriage.

Then... What?

Claudia and Ben seem perfect for each other.

Ever since their first date, when they discovered

that neither saw children in their future, their

relationship seemed destined to succeed. They fell

in love and got married, envisaging a life of

freedom, exploration and possibility...

But when one of their friends gets pregnant,

Ben suddenly has a different future in mind.

He realises he does want children, after all. And

Claudia must decide what she wants most in

life, and what she is prepared to lose...

A terrific story about a woman who doesn't fit the mold of most. Another gripping story by Emily Giffin the author of Something Borrow and Something Blue. I do hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

I shall keep sharing books with you, till next time.

Love Lolly

xoxo

Crafts - wedding and birthday cards

Hello,

On Tuesday I had a short trip to one of my local craft shops. I was on a mission to get some lettering for some cards I had already made, however once in side this shop I always find other items that I'm interested in. I've picked up some items to try, including make your own jewellery so watch this space!! But going back to to my mission!! I really needed some wording to go on some wedding cards I had created, I really needed silver however in most of the shops I had already search I could only find Gold...always the way. Well luckily the shop had some in silver but also some other wording which i thought worked better.

These have been made for weddings that are happening

this summer one the end of this month.

The mini is a special for a friend who has one for their car.

The other is done in the colours of the wedding.

Here's the other bits I picked up. Most only £1 each!!

Stamps - These were £1 each and perfect for

creating cards over and over again.

PS I love bunnies

Wooden stamps - £1 each

getting ready for Christmas with these.

Two different coloured ribbons - £1 each

Thank you in English and German.

Pretty and great for adding something different to a card.

I've been busy making some new cards for birthdays.

Here's just a few:

Pretty cat card. Disney Princesses 3D card.

Three cup cake cards all 3D.

So yummy that you could eat them!

As I had a bit of time yesterday I decide to do a bit of baking, I tired out a new chocolate brownie recipe given to me by a friend.

They were all yummy! My work colleagues agreed!

You can see I've been busy the last few days, but I know I've got plenty more cards to make. I hope you liked these.

Love Lolly

xoxo



Book review - "Something Blue" By Emily Giffin

Dear Ladies,

A few weeks ago I posted about a book called "Something Borrowed" so I hope you all enjoyed that post and the book, I said I would tell you all about the follow up book, so here it is. "Something Blue" is Darcy's side to the story, it starts where the last one finished off.

The Blurb reads:

Thirty, successful and stunning, Darcy Rhone used to think that

'being down and out' meant not finding a size four at the Barney's

Warehouse sale. Now she is pregnant, unmarried, recovering from a

series of break-ups and, for the first time in her life, completely alone.

Frantically casting around for help, she persuades an old high

school friend to let her stay with him in London for a few weeks. Little

does she know what she's in for when she boards the plane, but as

weeks turn into months, Darcy makes a surprising discovery.

Preparing for motherhood and setting into a new city, she

builds herself a new life from scratch, finally finding romance -

in the most unexpected place...

The girl that has had it all, now doesn't have anything! You want to hate Darcy, and from reading "Something Borrowed" you don't really see much good in her. But we all know what its like when something doesn't go our way, well Darcy is only just learning that life can be like this. This is a fun read, we all know what its like to grow up, and Darcy is already thirty but she now going to have to grow up fast as she is pregnant. The book takes you away from New York, the setting for the last book, to another big city, London.

If you read "Something Borrowed" you'll love this book, to find out what happened to all the character we got so close with in the last book. All though this is based on Darcy, old character Rachel and Dex are mentioned, we hear where their lives take them.

I hope you enjoy this book, and can make room in your suit case for it too.

Love Lolly

xoxo

review - Barry M Magnetic nail polish

Dear Ladies,

While flicking through my favourite magazine last week, I saw an advert for the new Barry M nail polish and on saturday I was passing a shop that sold them I thought I'd pop in and see if any were in store. Lucky me, they did! I had a choice between blue, purple or black. There are four in the full collection, Pink was missing. I decided to go with blue as I have plenty in my wardrobe that would go nicely with it.

Magnetic Blue

The cap in in two, so you have the magnet part and also the normal nail polish lid. The instructions tell you to:

1. shake well first (To make sure the colour is looking fresh).
2. Apply one base coat and let the colour dry. Then get ready for the magic!!
3. Apply second coat and immediately hover the magnet over nail for 5 seconds so the effect appears.
4. When dry add top coat.

The lid where the magnet is has a small edge that easily sits over your nail, making it easy to hold. The effect works immediately and comes out different each time. This is my first time of using this and I found it very simple to use and quick! The effect is pretty on the nail but interesting. I'm looking forward to showing my nails off and getting more colours.

From what I have heard each magnet on the different colours creates a different pattern, so I'm excited to see what happens with the others.

Priced at £4.99 in Superdrug I didn't think was to bad a price, the liquid is quite smooth and dried quickly. The collection is also available at Larger boots stores.

Let me know how you get on if you get this product too.

Love Lolly

xoxo