Movies About Hotels Are Always Scary

In keeping with my recent mood, I spent last night on Marilyn Monroe movies: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Don't Bother To Knock. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was exactly what I expected, lighthearted and cute and wonderful, so I'm going to focus on Don't Bother To Knock for now.

It started off very slow, so my thought pattern was, "What's going on?...Okay, unrequited love, that's cute...Hm, that guy looks suspicious...He's creepy, I bet he's the bad guy...Wait a second, Marilyn Monroe is COMPLETELY INSANE." I was kind of emotionally traumatized in a very good way. This is an excellent movie to watch for anyone who doubts her acting abilities, even though it's a bit crazy. We can all imagine how difficult it is to play the part of a suicidal, homicidal, delusional maniac and still look gorgeous doing it.

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(Side note: Alice in Wonderland opens next week. So excited.)

Necromancy

I know this doesn't stick to the "happy" bit of "A Daily Happy," but I just finished crying my eyes out over a Marilyn Monroe tribute video and decided to blog: if a genie appeared and told me that I could bring a dead celebrity back to life, it'd be her. Or at least I'd want to go back in history and give her a hug and tell her that people loved her.

If I could bring two dead celebrities back from the dead, the other one would be Heath Ledger. Together they are the epitome of gorgeousness and talent. :)

They Call Me Mimi

I haven't blogged in ages, forgive me. I'll make up for it by blogging about someone who is very incredibly wonderful: Rosario Dawson. I mentioned her in my Percy Jackson post, but she deserves a spotlight.

So, all you cool kids should know Rosario from Rent, where she played a stripper with AIDS (but then again, that basically just sums up Rent (which, by the way, is a fantastic movie (and Rosario's character is called Mimi.))).

Anyway.

My point is, Rosario Dawson tries to do the sexy thing, but she's really just adorable and pretty and very talented. She's my daily happiness. :D

Happy Valentine's Day

Wishing you a day full of kisses

(whichever kind you prefer).

Oh my gods!

Just got back from seeing Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. I was very excited, since I just finished reading the books. Here's my review.

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1. Percy (played by Logan Lerman) is a beautiful, beautiful person. And, surprisingly, a good actor.

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2. Annabeth (played by Alexandra Daddario) annoyed me before she even spoke. Her eyes...they just freaked me out. So much staring. She was the only one in the movie who couldn't really act.

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3. I don't think the person who wrote the movie actually read the book.

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4. Medusa (played by Uma Thurman) was so seductive. If she had told me to look into her eyes, I would have, no questions asked. Regardless of the snakes or the fact that it would turn me to stone. I especially liked her leather jacket.

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5. Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) was awesome. He was so...hyperactive-black-stereotype.

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6. Honestly, I wouldn't mind being trapped in the firey pits of Hades if Rosario Dawson was there. She was stunning as Persephone. Highlight of the movie. And I'm definitely not saying that just because I'm a fan of her already. Maybe.

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7. James Bond as a centaur? Awesome.

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8. I could not identify any of the gods' accents. I think the director just said, "Talk in an accent" and they all made one up.

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9. The drug trip at the Lotus Hotel was a nice touch. Very nice allusion to the Odyssey.

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10. Hades was supposed to be this sexy guy with long black hair and white skin. But, instead, he was that scruffy guy in the picture on the top. I would have been disappointed, but he did have a very nice voice. But still. He's not a very awe-inspiring Lord of Darkness.

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I know it seems like I didn't like the movie, but I was actually very amused and did enjoy it. It's one of those movies that I'll probably see multiple times just for certain scenes that I liked (i.e. Hades)

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Oh P.S. I also really loved the Ferryman, played by Julian Richings. He had the same monotone uncaringness covered by Alan Rickman in Harry Potter.

Be Mine, Valentine.

I've been in the Valentine's Day spirit for, like, a month now. Hence, I've been on a let's-google-image-all-different-kinds-of-chocolate rampage. Chocolate cake, chocolate chips, chocolate frogs, chocolate pretzels...I finally settled on browsing pictures of chocolate-covered strawberries. I want them more than anything right now, they'd be the perfect thing to sustain me through this alleged snowstorm we should be getting tonight. Seeing as I may be snowed in for the next...week...my blogging might get a bit more frequent.

As far as Valentine's go, I stand by the idea that you can never go wrong with a heart-shaped box of chocolates.

But these strawberries are awesome, am I right?

That Girl Is A Monster

How much did I love Lady Gaga at the Grammys? Oh so much, I can't even describe. She is so darn theatrical, I just adore her. She's like the new Madonna, only fiercer and her arms are less scary. And when she sang with Elton John? The only thing that made it better was when she posted the picture of the two of them and titled it "me and my angel baby." And I was really digging his single earring.

Other than my Lady, Grammy highlights for me included Pink's circus act (Clad only in tape and glitter, no less. And surrounded by golden women.), Rihanna looking cute, and Fergie being intense. I feel confident saying that I'm in love with Fergie because she's pretty masculine. In a good way. If that's possible.

Bonus points go to Beyonce for having a crazy-stomping SWAT team of men behind her.
Of what I saw, the only thing I really didn't like was Taylor Swift...