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IMDb Director: Tim Miller Genre: Action, Violence Distributor: Marvel Entertainment Run Time: 108 Minutes Rated: R Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a former Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His world comes crashing down when evil scientist Ajax (Ed Skrein) tortures, disfigures and transforms him into Deadpool. The rogue experiment leaves Deadpool with accelerated healing powers and a twisted sense of humor. With help from mutant allies Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), Deadpool uses his new skills to hunt down the man who nearly destroyed his life. Movie Review OK, so here's the deal, I am not a Ryan Reynolds fan. Sure I liked him in Waiting and I have fond memories of his character from Fifteen on Nickelodeon (oh yeah, that dates myself) but on the whole his snarky, hot schtick just doesn't get my panties in a wad like it does for others. However, even I can admit when I am wrong because Ryan Reynolds ...

Author: Joel N. Ross Genre: Middle Grade, Adventure, Steampunk Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: May 26, 2015 A deadly white mist has cloaked the earth for hundreds of years. Humanity clings to the highest mountain peaks, where the wealthy Five Families rule over the teeming lower slopes and rambling junkyards. As the ruthless Lord Kodoc patrols the skies to enforce order, thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew scavenge in the Fog-shrouded ruins for anything they can sell to survive. Hazel is the captain of their salvage raft: bold and daring. Swedish is the pilot: suspicious and strong. Bea is the mechanic: cheerful and brilliant. And Chess is the tetherboy: quiet and quick…and tougher than he looks. But Chess has a secret, one he’s kept hidden his whole life. One that Lord Kodoc is desperate to exploit for his own evil plans. And even as Chess unearths the crew’s biggest treasure ever, they are running out of time... ***SPOILERS BELOW*** Review ...

It's time for another edition of Freebie Friday! Each week I compile a list of books that I've found for FREE and share them with all of you! All you have to do is click on the title and it will take you to the purchase page for that book. Unless noted all books are first in the series. Science Fiction & Fantasy After the Ending by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue [ Purchase ] [ Review ] The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing the human population almost disappear off the face of the earth was the craziest thing I’d ever experience. I was so wrong. My name is Dani O’Connor, and I survived The Ending. The Virus changed everything. The world I knew is g...

This week on From Page To Screen I'll be tackling Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. First let's discuss the book.  Here is a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is written by Author J.K. Rowling. The book was originally released July 16, 2005 by Scholastic (US) and Bloomsbury (UK). Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince follows Harry in his sixth year at Hogwarts. Fun Fact: When The Half Blood Prince was released it was averaging 250,000 sales an hour making it the fastest selling book in history. Let's take a look at some of the characters Main Protagonists Harry Potter - A 16 year old boy in his 6th year at Hogwarts. Even though Harry was famous before he even knew he was a wizard, He steers clear of special treatment, flattery, and praise. Harry strives to live a normal wizard's life even amongst the chaos his life as The Boy Who Lived brings. Harry i...

This week on From Page to Screen I'll be tackling All You Need Is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. First Let's Discuss the Book.  Here is a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. All you Need is Kill is a novel written by Author Hiroshi Sakurazaka. The manga was originally published in December 2004 by Shueisha in Japan and later by Viz Media in the United States. All you Need is Kill was Sakurazaka's breakthrough science-fiction novel, earning wide praise from fellow novelists and reviewers alike. Let's take a look at some of the characters. Lt. Colonel Cage - Before the war Cage is little more than a pencil-pusher in the military when the alien invasion of the Mimics begins. After dying on the battlefield early into the fight, Cage finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop - forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again - and again. With the help of Spec...

This week on From Page To Screen I'll be tackling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling. First let's discuss the book . Here's a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a novel written by Author J.K. Rowling. The book was originally released June 21, 2003 by Scholastic (US) and Bloomsbury in the U.K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix follows Harry in his 5th year at Hogwarts. Within the first 24 hours of the books release over 5 Million copies were sold. On the critical front The Order of the Phoenix released to mostly positive reviews with most negative reviews citing concern for the noticeable increase in violence and Harry's moral wavering as reasons they didn't find Order as enjoyable as its predecessors.  Let's take a look at some of the characters Main Protagonists Harry Potter - A 15 year old boy in his 5th year at Hogwarts. Even th...

IMDb Director(s): Phil Lord & Chris Miller Genre: Action, Animated Comedy Distributor: Warner Bros. Run Time: 101 Minutes Rated: PG An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.  Movie Review The Lego Movie is one I've wanted to see for a long time now so naturally I went into the film with some pretty big expectations. Long story short, not only were my expectations met but they were blown completely out of the water. From it's incredible animation, to the acting of all those involved I simply couldn't be any happier when it came to this film.  One of the absolute best parts of this film for me was the plot. I loved how the writers tied everything all together. Sure the Lego World inhabitants were a large part of the film but the scope of their existence including the choices they made transcended worlds. Truly, I never saw the...

Add To Goodreads Author: Joanna Wiebe Series: The V Trilogy #1 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Publisher: BenBella Books Expected Publication: January 14, 2014 So many secrets for such a small island. From the moment Anne Merchant arrives at Cania Christy, a boarding school for the world’s wealthiest teens, the hushed truths of this strange, unfamiliar land begin calling to her—sometimes as lulling drumbeats in the night, sometimes as piercing shrieks. One by one, unanswered questions rise. No one will tell her why a line is painted across the island or why she is forbidden to cross it. Her every move—even her performance at the school dance—is graded as part of a competition to become valedictorian, a title that brings rewards no one will talk about. And Anne discovers that the parents of her peers surrender million-dollar possessions to enroll their kids in Cania Christy, leaving her to wonder what her lowly funeral director father could have paid to get her in… and why. ...

This week on From Page To Screen I tackle the book turned film A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. First Let's Discuss The Book A Christmas Carol is a novella written by the Author Charles Dickens. The Novella was originally published by Chapman & Hall on December 19, 1843.  Charles Dickens decided to write A Christmas Carol after spending 3 days in Manchester discussing education reform for the poor with factory workers and their employers. Upon release A Christmas Carol received widespread critical acclaim and went on to become one if not the most beloved Holiday classic ever written. Let's take a look at some of the characters . Ebeneezer Scrooge - Main protagonist of the story. Ebeneezer is a miserly creditor whose abhorrence of the  poor has been largely shaped by his neglectful upbringing. Bob Cratchit - A mild mannered man who is afraid to speak out against his over demanding boss Ebeneezer. Bob is the patriarch of a family poor in wealth but ric...

Book Trailer Tuesday is a Weekly Blog Post hosted by me at Blood Sweat and Books. Each week I choose two Book Trailers to showcase. One Trailer will be for an upcoming book and the other will be one that has already been released. This week I focus my spotlight on Death Cloud by Andrew Lane & Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. Available Now: Death Cloud Andrew Lane by It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock’s true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent. Expected Publication:January 14,2014 Hollow City(Miss Peregrine #2) by Ransom Riggs In 1940 af...