Movies

It always takes me along time to type my blogs. I think it is because I almost do the same thing every week. In almost all my blogs I talk about my week. So, I am going to talk about things that don't involve my week. I also had a couple of words I could not spell once and a while but I have discovered how to spell check my blogs. I also think I don't make my blogs stand out that much ,which if you have not noticed yet, I am typing in a different color than normal. I'm also going to add pictures and if I am lucky I might even put a video clip on my blog.

My first topic that doesn't involve a summary of my week is how I'm like a movie critic. Even though nobody hears my thoughts of a movie we are all sort of like critics, other wise we would like every movie that comes out. In order to be a movie critic the one thing that is real important is seeing the movie. The things you consider when a critic is how well it gets your attention, if you enjoyed it, and it kept you interested through out the entire movie.

I went and saw Enchanted and it was a pretty good movie but not what I expected. Now in order to get people to come to the movie they make a preview to show what the movie will be like. I have kind of noticed certain things that relate movies to their previews. In comedies the preview shows a little bit of the funny parts and the movie is funny. Then theirs the comedies that all the funny parts are revealed in the preview and makes the movie boring. Then the movies with good preview that suck and movies that preview sucks but then the movie is actually good. Then their is a movie that was made after a book. In this category it depends on your opinion and if you have read the book or not. You either like it because it stuck with the book or you hate it because it did not followed the book at all. Like I was disappointed with the movie Eragon because it was nothing like the book because of how much they had cut out so much. but then again a movie can have a good preview and still be good.

Then another important part are sequels. A sequels you have to be care full about because they are not always good as the first one. The first couple of sequels may be good but when you hit four or five the story line begins to get dull. The only way a series is good when it is on movie six is if the movies are one big problem. That is why Star wars movies are good because one movie is not better than the others, sure you can still have your favorite one but it keeps the story going. This is also why series that resolve a problem in every movie and starts a new one in the next movie seem to get dull and are not as interesting as the first. Then when a movie has two sequels if the second was better than the first the third will most likely be bad.
Then sometimes a movie series doesn't get good until the third or fourth movie. Then a book series that is made into movies really depends on how close it is to the book because an author makes a reader want to read the other books so if the movies follow the books then everybody will follow the movies and think it is a great movie.

P.S. don't be in the same room with a deep frier or a person chopping onions and then look at a computer screen for more then fifteen minutes because it hurts your eyes like no other.

Unbelievable Week End

This week end was unbelievable. I can not believe that Layton lost to Alta. I did not get to go to the game, but I watched some of it on t.v.. I can not believe that the only points Layton scored was a touchdown return of the opening kick off. It seems like any football team that does that in a championship game will always lose. In the Ohio-Florida game, Ohio returned the opening kick off for a touchdown but they ended up losing. In Super Bowl 41 the Bears returned the opening kickoff and lost to the colts. That was how I spent my Friday.

Saturday was better. Me and my family woke up and left at eight in the morning to see our friends from Colorado run in a track meet. After the track meet we ate lunch at red robins. I had the cluck's and fries, which are chicken fingers and fries. Then I ask the waiter for fry sauce. One of our friends from Colorado, who use to live in Utah, said "That's the only thing I miss about not living in Utah". Then the runners, that are coached by our friends, asked "What's fry sauce?". After we told them that it was mainly ketchup and mayonnaise they wanted to try it. Once they tried it they said it was okay, but I know that they would have hated it if we were some where else because Red Robins puts like a buffalo sauce in it.

When we got back to our Hotel I took a nap. After I woke up all of the adults went out to eat. We ate in the hotel because they do a dinner every night like how most hotels serve breakfast in the morning, this one also served dinner. Then the kids went back to our friends room were we watched the haunted mansion. after the movie we got a little rowdy and someone complained to the front desk so we had to settle down. We watched t.v. for ten minutes then decided to watch the polar express. It is not my favorite movie but it's okay. I like the book better which is why I do not like the movie because they added so much stuff in the movie. Then the adults came back and we went back to our room and went to bed.

That brings us to today. I woke uped and watched t.v. for a bit then I went down for breakfast. they had waffles with powder sugar on them. We went back to our room gathered our stuff and checked out. we drove back to our house and unpacked. Then that brings us here. I can't wait for tonight because my cousin is having a birthday party. It's fun to go to cousins birthday parties because we always do something fun or we talk about something. like one time we started talking and we had put together a family camping trip. I'm so glad that we only have a two day school week and I can not wait for thanksgiving. this year we are having it at our house. My mom is excited because she gets to use the new oven she bought a week ago. I just can't wait to eat all the food.

done at last!

Today I finally got to the eagle rank for scouts. It's been a long journey to get there. It was really hard because at first I did not go to scouts for six months. I had my board of review today. I'm just glad that it is done. On my mom's side of the family all of her brothers recieved their eagle.

When I first became a boy scout I did not attent all my meetings at first. Since I never went at first I fell behind so I had only earned my tenderfoot when I turned twelve. Most people get their 1st class by the age of twelve. I pick up fast though, I earned my 2nd and 1st class by the time I was thirteen. Then I had my star and life by the time I turned fourteen. Most people had their eagle by the age of fourteen. but since I started late I have already turned fourteen but, thats all right it's earning it that matters.

Part of geting to the rank of eagle is merit badges. To become a eagle their are twelve merit badges that you are requiered to get. Then you have to get a total of twent-one merit badges ( the twelve required are in cluded in that number) . You can earn most of the required by doing whats called a merit badge class. Merit badge class is a class you can go to to earn that merit badge. The other ones that don't have a class you have to find a counselor for that badge. Doing a merit badge thats not a class is the same as the class your just not in a classroom type enviroment. In a class the teacher is a merit badge counselor but they're a counselor for every one in the class.

To become an eagle you have to do an eagle project. It is a big thing to do and requires alot of time and effort. For my project I collected items for a women shelter. I did it around Christmas last year.

All of my mom's brothers recieved their eagles. My mom's older brother got his before he was fourteen. he did not like scouting that much so my grandma and grandpa told him the sooner he got his eagle the sooner he could quit. Statisticly only two out of every one hundred scouts get their eagles.

One of the fun things about geting your eagles is the court of honnor afterwards. A court of honnor is were people are reconized for their accomplishments in scouts. Normally it's for everyone but one for a eagle scout is for just that one person. I'm just glad I earned it.