Beauty and the Beast Movie Review

Yesterday I got to finally see Beauty and the Beast in cinemas with my family and I was so breath taken that I had to actually sleep for hours after I seen it as it was such an overwhelming enjoyable experience! I knew I had to do a review and this is totally SPOILER FREE!

Like most Disney fans, this was a big deal when it was announced back in 2014 and I actually can't believe it's now out in cinemas. I remember being so excited and now I've seen it I'm more than satisfied with the end result. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite movies, easily in my Top 5 as I love everything about it from the plot to the characters to the music so my expectations were extremely high. 

Firstly I want to say that the casting was spot on. So many people had doubts over Emma Watson being Belle but she is a perfect Belle. She gives us the amazing personality of Belle from the kind & caring side to her feisty & brave side. She proves that Belle is one of the of the most head-strong women of the Disney franchise and reminded me why I love her. Beast was actually who I was most worried about as from the trailers he looked darker than the animated version but Dan Stevens did such a great job at making that balance of kind & dark Beast. He made me fall in love with Beast all over again throughout the movie just like in the original.

Gaston is one of my favourite Disney characters as he just makes me laugh so I was worried I wouldn't like him as much in this version but Luke Evans was perfect. He just embraced the whole character and made you love him but then doubt yourself at the end. And let's face it, he has the looks for Gaston easily! I was really interested when they cast Josh Gad as Lefou as to me that was casting at his best but I've only ever seen him in Frozen so I'd never seen him act, but he was amazing. He used the comic timing perfectly!

The enchanted objects were so hard to cast as they are so memorable and special but I loved them all from Ewan McGregor as Lumiere to Emma Thompson as Mrs Potts! Honestly, when I first saw pictures of Lumiere & Cogsworth I was worried as I didn't personally like them but they have grown on me and really fit the film well. You couldn't help but love them just like all the other characters. 

I also loved the casting of Maurice in the movie as in the original he annoys me alot and I don't really care for him but I felt emotion to Maurice in this version, which made the movie different for me.

I can't write this review without mentioning the amazing music and songs throughout. I love musicals and they had to keep the music in this one or it wouldn't have been the same for me. I loved all the old classics from Belle to Tale as Old as Time but my favourite had to be Gaston. It was perfect! Josh Gad & Luke Evans just had the perfect partnership and you could see their friendship just burst out. I also loved the new songs, but again my favourite had to be Evermore. Wow that song was just perfection! I've listened to it so many times already! 

The costumes and scenery were also just on point. It really took you into the movie and let you escape life for 2 hours! It was pure magic and I loved every minute. I can't wait to see it again..and again..and again..It was just perfect in my opinion. If you thinking about it, just go! I totally recommend it so much. 

Have you seen it yet? Are you planning to?

What did you think?

Beauty and the Beast Final Trailer Overview

So this morning I woke up to the Final Trailer for the new Beauty and the Beast movie by Disney. It premiered on The Bachelor last night in the US, but of course I was asleep here in the UK. It was a lovely surprise to wake up to and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to write my personal opinion down somewhere and decided that my blog was the place. 

This movie looks genuiely stunning. Before I start I just want to say that I personally can't wait for this movie! I think the cast, sets, costumes & music look amazing. Alot of people thought Emma Watson didn't suit Belle but I think this trailer proves that she looks great as Belle. You have to remember this is a different movie to the Disney classic, things are going to look & be different. It's like going to see a West End show of a movie, it's going to be different somehow. I think Emma Watson is a perfect Belle, she looks kind & caring, but has that bit of feistiness just like how I'd picture Belle. I was actually more afraid of what Beast looked like as I've grown to love Beast and in the classic movie he has his scary side but he doesn't look too scary alot of the time. I felt that this Beast looked terrifing and that they were going for a much darker movie but after this trailer I can see that funny gentle Beast I love. 

One of my favourite villains is Gaston as I just find him hilarious with his vain, egotistic, small-sighted personality. I was worried about finding a guy to be Gaston but I really love Luke Evans as him. I feel from the trailer that he just captures the right sides to Gaston. I'm excited to see all the other cast too, from Lumiere & Cogsworth to Lefou & Maurice. I'm sure they will all do an amazing job!

When the movie was first announced I didn't expect music as the live action Cinderella didn't have any, but the music is such a part of Beauty and the Beast, I think it would be wrong to make a movie without it! I'm so excited to hear the cast sing the classic songs but also abit scared as they are such classics. I just have to remember it's going to be different. The sets look outstanding from the village to the castle to Gaston's Tavern. 

I personally think this movie looks magical and I can't wait to finally see it after all the hype! I'm so happy aswell as it comes out so near my birthday, which is just amazing.

Remember you can book your tickets from today!!

Are you going to see it?

Are you looking forward to it?

My Little Pony SDCC News!

Hey Guys! So the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) is going on right now and that means loads of new news for some many fandoms including My Little Pony and Equestria Girls. The main panel for the show was yesterday and we got some great news and new clips so I'm going to share them all here and give my opinions. 

Since I'm using new information about upcoming episodes, seasons and movies, this post is 

FULL OF SPOILERS!! I WARNED YOU!

So I'm gunna start of with my opinions on the notes that were given first :)

 

• Today's episode starts with Rainbow Power and Luna going Nightmare Moon Mode - I'm so excited, it sounds epic!

• Every season they try to push flash further and further as their equipment and skills improve. They always challenge themselves to make the episodes more awesome. - I already think that the animation is amazing and I'm excited to see how much better they can make it :)

• Excellent dialogue between Lyra and Bonbon (Ashleigh Ball and Andrea Libman). Lyra jealous of Bonbon staring at Applejack - This sounds super interesting..more Lyra and Bonbon?

• Awesome animatic with a song from Lena Hall played - We got a clip of this and it's breathtaking..more about that later ;)

• Fluttershy has a brother. We will see him soon! - WTF?! What is with all these ponies keeping family member a secret for ages..it's Season 5 and we haven't even heard of Fluttershy's brother?! She has beat Twilight on who can keep their brother a secret the longest ;)

•  Apple Family stuff on the way, with Hearthswarming Eve episode on the way for it. - I LOVE the Apple Family so I'm really excited for this and I loved the last Heathswarming Eve episode so this should be great :)

• Season 6 currently being recorded - YAY MORE PONIES!

•  You may see a return of a villain or two, but not in the way we think. - Damn..so secretive! I have no clue what this could have to do with but it sounds EPIC!

• Jayson is currently working on the movie - join the hype train for the movie!

• New character coming: Orchard Blossom. Meghan thinks shes hilarious. - I'm really excited for this! I love new characters especially funny ones ;)

• Starlight Glimmer is coming back! - OMG WTF?! I knew she was gunna come back but now I'm really scared...she creeps me out so badly!

Now onto some of the questions from the Q & A, that I found the most interesting :)

•  Q: Will Gilda come back in season 6?
   A: Lets just worry about season 5! - OMG MORE POSSIBLE GILDA, YES!! 

• Q: What season are the CMC Getting their cutie marks?
  A: When they deserve them. They asked if they want them to get their marks, and all the kids said yes. - HURRY UP AND GET THEM ALREADY..IT'S KILLING ME!

•  Q: Are they going to involve Pinkie pies sister in any other big episodes?
  A: Maud and all the pies are coming. - AHAA! YAY, I LOVE THE PIE FAMILY! WAY TO HYPED FOR THIS!!

• Q: Are we going to run into the original sunset shimmer human?
  A: Perhaps. - THIS MAKES ME WAY TO EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE!

• Q: Are we ever going to see more sons based on other musicals?
  A: They take a lot of inspiration from everything music wise. They keep trying new things. He thinks we will be happy. Frozen vibes on the way.  - IF YOU DON'T KNOW I LOVE FROZEN, SO THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE! 

• Q: Will there ever be an episode where one of the mane 6 helps a pony out with autism?
  A: They have thought about it. - THIS COULD BE INTERESTING IF IT EVER HAPPENED, COMING FROM A GIRL WITH AUTISM ;)

• Q: Will there be any news about Cadance and Shining having a foal?
  A: A very long maaaybe? What happens in crystal empire stays in crystal empire. - THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN, IT WOULD BE WAY TO CUTE!!

•  Q: What would happen to each of the mane 6 if the rainboom didn't happen?
  A: Wait for the finale! - I LOVE WHEN PONIES GET ABIT 'MUCKED UP' LIKE RETURN OF HARMONY BUT THIS SCARES ME ALOT!

• Q: Are we ever going to find out everyone's greatest fear?
  A: They have a fun episode coming up about being afraid of things, showing what each of the characters find scary. - I'M WAY TO OVER EXCITED ABOUT THIS BUT IT SOUNDS AWESOME!

• Q: Will any new characters be introduced to Twilight and the Mane 6?
  A: Of course! - YAY MORE NEW CHARACTERS TO LOVE..AND HATE ;)

• Q: Will they bring Sunset Shimmer back into the pony world?
  A: They have played around with the idea. Maybe! - OMG PONY SUNSET SHIMMER, YES!

• Q: Is Discord going to appear in Equestria Girls?
  A: You will see! - THIS WOULD BE AWESOME! 

That's the end of the Q & A questions that I found the most interesting but you can read it all here, which is where I got all my information :) 

Now onto the best bits, THE NEW CLIPS! 

So these clips are only drawn at the moment but they look and sound amazing.

First up we have the Season 5 Finale Sneak Peek! 

OMG I'M SO EXCITED BUT NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME!!..I'M NERVOUSCITED ;) 

Anyway, I cannot wait for this finale as it just looks amazing from this 2 minute clip. I knew Starlight Glimmer would be back but she creeps me out more this time than in the premiere..she just seems more evil..and her plans scare me.. 

During the Q & A, someone asked what would happen if the rainboom never happened that originally connected them all and gave them all their cutie marks..and the answer was wait till the finale, so I'm way to excited! The first thing that pops into my mind is Time Travel as we have seen it's possible in 'It's About Time' and it would explain why Twilight is giving a lecture at the beginning all about that moment. The theme this season is Cutie Mark Magic so that would also make sense. I'm really excited for this finale and it kind of feels like Magical Mystery Cure if it was done in 2 parts and not as rushed.

So we found out a while ago that Lena Hall was going to feature in an episode of My Little Pony. I didn't know who Lena Hall was actually until I research and found out she was a Tony Award winning musical actress and now I've heard this song I can see why, it's breathtaking. During the Q&A, we were told that they had used a Frozen vibe to one of the songs and I feel it's this one as all I can feel is Let it Go. Alot of people are already thinking about who this pony is. My first thought was a celebrity pony who needed help and after reading comments and watching it again I noticed different things. Applejack tears up during the song so she must be a family member or someone extremely close to her as nobody else is crying. People are suggesting it's AJ mum and she was ashamed that her cutie mark wasn't an apple so she ran off and the map calls them to help her but then we see the CMC and I'm not sure why they would be there. I also noticed that when she shows her cutie mark, they is a big light kind of like when we see the Mane 6 get their cutie marks in 'The Cutie Mark Chronicles' so is she an adult blank flank and just gets her cutie mark while singing and accepting who she is?? I'm not sure but either way the song is beautiful and I've heard it over 10 times now. It could be my favourite song of the season..or even the whole show! It just reminded me why I love these little ponies and gave me hope for the future :)

So that's all I'm sharing today from SDCC, hope your as excited as I am :) 

Bye Guys!

Equestria Girls: Friendship Games Trailer: First Thoughts!

IT'S HERE! THE FIRST TRAILER FOR EQUESTRIA GIRLS: FRIENDSHIP GAMES IS HERE!

 

 So this time it's all about the Friendship Games and competition between the two rivalling schools, Canterlot High and Crystal Prep. When it's announced by Principal Celestia, nobody seems too thrilled. Sunset Shimmer is confused as she thought the games were about getting along but Applejack explains that it's hard to get on with something who beats you at everything. 

We also get our first look at the other Twilight. Since the movies started it has always required Equestria pony Twilight coming through a portal but it doesn't look like that will happen this time as they have introduced this world's Twilight. We saw her at the the end of Rainbow Rocks, studying Canterlot High and all the magic that has been going on and Pinkie talked about another Twilight who lives there with a dog called Spike but then it never got spoken about again..well till now.

Twilight actually goes to Crystal Prep aswell so plays against Canterlot High in the games. I don't know why but I always thought that Twilight was going to be like the villain in the movie, wanting to steal the other magic, but from the trailer it seems the girls know that this is the other Twilight and she seems abit misunderstood actually. After watching the trailer for the 100th time, I realised that Twilight wears a necklace throughout and it what she opens at the end of the trailer that makes the big explosion thing, so I feel that will play a massive part. When Sunset Shimmer tells everyone that magic has been popping up around the school during practise and pep rallies, we see a peek into the magical portal-looking thing and it kinda looks like the Everfree Forest..so do the worlds merge?! 

 Since it's the Friendship Games sport plays a big part and there are some really cool sports involved. From the trailer and dolls we can tell there is archery, motorcross and roller-skating. I'm not sure if there will be other mini ones with background ponies playing in or not at the moment, but that would be cool. I also love the new outfits, they are adorable! I love how they are all wearing dresses for school spirit and they better make dolls for them all as right now all I have seen is Pinkie and Rarity, and I would love a Dashie as she hardly ever wears dresses with like no leggings or anything! I also love Twilight's look with the super cute bun and glasses, it's very Twilight :) The design for the Crystal Prep characters look pretty awesome too especially the one who seems like the leader, who plays archery.

 As always with My Little Pony and Equestria Girls music is a must and this movie is no exception. I'm not sure if there were multiple songs in the trailer or just one that had been spilt up abit but either way the song/s played in the trailer were awesome! They sounded amazing and I'm super excited as the music is one of my favourite things about the TV show and movies :) I also love songs when they are singing in like a battle like Welcome to the Show from Rainbow Rocks and the song in the trailer kind of sounds like they are.

So whose team are you on? 

Wondercolts or Shadowbolts?

 I'm so excited! I literally can't wait :) I also have some PMVs I recently made that I added to my Youtube so check those out below!

 Hope you like them and I'm super excited for the movie to come out so I have more Equestria Girl clips to use! That's all for now, bye guys :)

June Favourites

Hey Guys! So I haven't been in the blogging mood the past few weeks but hopefully I can get back on track next month. I haven't done a favourites post since March so I missed two months but felt this was the perfect way to start again and I finally have some new favourites! 

Music

I haven't been loving pop music recently but love Little Mix's new song 'Black Magic'. It's kinda cheesy but cool and sassy at the same time. I feel that it could be in an Equestria Girl, Disney Channel or Disney movie as I feel it has that feel to it. As I'm writing this I'm actually listening to it. I'm super tempted to try and make a PMV to it with the Equestria Girls ;) I also like John Newman's new song ' Come and Get It', that's extremely catchy and Chris Brown's new song ' Five More Hours' is literally gunna be my Summer anthem. I've also listening to some of the scores from MLP especially this one, you should totally check it out :)

Movie

The Duff is my number one movie right now, it kinda reminded me of a re-vamped version of Mean Girls as we now have social media, which plays a big part. I thought Mae Whitman did an amazing job at Bianca and she made me laugh alot. I related alot to the movie and I think alot of other teens will especially older teens, who have really experienced high school..even if your like me and left at some point..you know what a hell it really is ;) I also finally watched The Hobbit..I know I'm seriously late to the party..but I really enjoyed it and can't wait to see the second one :)

I'm really excited for some upcoming movies like Minions, Inside Out and Spy! 

Book

So I recently got the new Equestria Girls book based on Rainbow Rocks called The Mane Event. I was waiting for this book as I loved the movie and I prefer the books based on the movies even though the one before based on the shorts was cool too. I haven't read it all yet but it seems good. There are some changes to the story and added speech at points but there always is and sometimes I prefer it and think why didn't the put that in the movie?! Anyway, I recommend it :) I also read the third book in the Rainbow Rock series called Sunset Shimmer's Time to Shine and that was pretty good too. I overall really like the MLP/EG books :)

TV

 So I finally decided to give Pretty Little Liars a try yesterday after hearing loads about it for years. I know I'm really late and by the time I finish all 6 seasons, it probably will have finished as I know Season 7 is the last but I really wanted to watch it at some point and at last I won't have to wait for any episodes ;) I generally know if I like something if the first or second episode hooks me and this did. I've binged watched all today and now I'm on Season 1 Episode 12. I'm super excited, but no spoilers please! I'm also watching Big Brother at the moment and boy it's CRAZY! Oh and of course I'm loving Season 5 of MLP, new episode tomorrow and I'm excited :)

Toy

I was super lucky and when I went shopping the other day I found the new Equestria Girls: Friendship Games dolls! They just came out and I have been waiting for them since I started collecting and heard about the movie. I really want Rainbow Dash and Sunset Shimmer, who sit on a massive motorbike. They didn't have either of those but they did have some of the school spirit dolls so I got Pinkie. I really love her outfit and really that the design has got much better from the first dolls even the face is more detailed. A full review should be coming soon with some other dolls I managed to finally pick up :)

App/Website

 Since I got the Friendship Games Pinkie, I decided to try out Hasbro's newest edition, the Equestria Girls app. The app lets you explore Canterlot High and meet all the Equestria Girls. You make your own Equestria Girls and explore the school. The girls asks you to do tasks that really follow out the stories from the 1st and 2nd movies. I thought that is was a really decent game and they could have easily expanded it and made it a 3DS game or something as it reminded me of an old HSM game about the 2nd movie. The special thing about this app is that you can scan the little necklace that comes on your doll and they will appear in your game. I tried this with Pinkie and it worked extremely easily with no hassle, I was impressed. The only downfall with the game is that I thought it would be this long on going game with tons of requests but it isn't you play out some tasks for the 1st and 2nd movie like going to Fall Formal and Battle of the Bands and then it's over, it just takes you back to the beginning. I hope they update the app soon with more tasks from maybe videos, shorts or even the next movie to really make it fun.

I decided to leave out gaming this month as I haven't really been playing much so it felt kinda pointless. I hope you liked my June Favourites and I hope to post more really soon :) I'm currently uploading alot of my PMVs on youtube so be sure to check them out and subscribe! 

Bye Guys :)