Journey To Tomorrowland

When a movie comes out and the general public doesn’t like it, my interests are so quirky, there’s also a 50% chance I’ll LOVE it! True, the movie may indeed suck and i'll agree that it's bad,  but I find that when my co-workers all grouse about how boring and understand a film was, more than likely, it will be a flick RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!

Athena and Frank

Frank (Thomas Robinson) and Athena (Raffey Cassidy)

So I was excited to see the new George Clooney Disney flick “Tomorrowland”, but was bummed when it came out and began generating mediocre reviews. Then it occurred to me that HEY! There's a good chance that this might be one of those films that everyone pans but I end up liking!

Casey (Britt Robertson)

So I just got  finished watching it, and Oh My GOSH, it was so freaking GREAT! Terrific characters that you really like right off the bat and a storyline that keeps you guessing about where its heading-General Consensus be damned, this was JUST what I looked for in a movie! SO entertaining!

Athena and Casey

Casey and Frank (George Clooney)

As the movie ended and I sat there with a big smile on my face, totally satisfied, it faded to black, and then the words came up: “Directed By Brad Bird”. WHOAA! I’d completely forgotten he was attached to this movie! Once I saw his name, I was all like, "Man! No WONDEWR this movie hit me right in the feels- this is BRAD BIRD!" I’ve loved so many movies from Brad Bird, (Iron Giant, Incredibles) and it looks like with Tomorrowland, he’s STILL one of my favorite directors!!!

The Descendants' Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley in The Descendants

 Living here in Hawaii, I was really looking forward to the much-praised George Clooney movie The Descendants, the story of a local man named Matt King who must come to terms with his wife’s passing while negotiating a huge land-deal that holds a huge community in balance. and while that film was terrific and gave me everything I hoped it would, the thing that really made the story for me was the interaction  he had between his daughters, and in particular, the older daughter Alexandra, played by actress Shailene Woodley.

George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller

Amara Miller as Scottie and Shailene Woodley as Alexandra

Shailene Woodley! Holy CRAP, where did this luscious young thing COME FROM? With a Sharp, Sassy and totally SEXY attitude, she came onto the screen like a no-nonsense, loud cussin’ locomotive, talking down to her Dad like SHE was the parent and HE was the kid! The scenes and dialog between Clooney and Woodley are fierce and fiery, and I just loved watching the two of them go at it, Alex breathing sparks as poor Dad Clooney tries to keep up!

Father and Daughter: Clooney as Matt King and Shailene as Alex

With her intense, arching eyebrows and condescending look, she takes control of every scene she’s in like a fresh-faced Rosmund Pike (with just a dash of Julia Roberts for good measure) ready to duke it out like Marcia Brady running for Class President, making her a package too cool to contain!

Above and Below: Dealing with Frustration

Chewing Out her Little Sister with Sid (Nick Krause) looking on

And besides all of that larger-than-life attitude, Shailene’s rocking’ the sexiest lil body, a wonderful figure that we are treated to many, many grateful times during the course of the movie! When You’ve a got a story with the backdrop of beautiful Hawaii, it only makes sense to have such a hottie running around in as many bkini outfits as possible!

Looking Lovely on the Shore

As well as lounging at the Pool!

Keeping sure to avoid tan lines...

And always remembering to tie back up before getting up!

Ahhh, looking forward to seeing MORE of this lovely young lass…