TV programmes - Supernatural

It was a time where I was looking for a new show to pick up and start watching. What I ended up choosing was Supernatural. I had looked for a sci-fi, fantasy something-something with some good laughs in it too and wow did I pick the right show.

The first episode was a bit different than I had anticipated. I didn't expect two badass brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester to be fighting a ghost in a horror show. But the more I watched it, the more I grew into it and started loving it. Even furthermore you'd soon discover that it isn't a simple-minded ghost and spirit slaying series but a complicated story. A story where two brothers have been raised by their father John to be experts on what they're doing - hunting supernatural beings. They are constantly on the road with the awesome '67 Chevrolet Impala because staying in one place is not safe for either them because of the trouble trailing them or for people around for the same reason.

But as I said it isn't just about just killing the supernatural beings. The reason they are on the road by themselves and why they were raised by their father to be one of best hunters, is because their mother was killed by a very powerful demon when they were little children and that's when John, their father, decided to choose this way of life. To hunt down the demon responsible for the deed and anything else that's supernatural and messes around with peoples lives. And storyline goes further into 6 seasons of pretty much everything related to myths, legends and thought-out creatures to even biblical events. This is all is brought to you by episodes full of excitement and thrill. Even more, it's amazing how they have managed to insert humor and jokes which I would say are even better than in sitcoms and other comedy oriented shows.

In the end I consider Supernatural to be one of my favourite TV programmes and I could go on and on why it's so. Here are some clips from different episodes as well.

First video: Death as one of The Four Horsemen from biblical apocalypse
Second: well..no comments :p

Cheers,
Norman

TV PROGRAMMES

MAGNIFICENT CENTURY

 The magnificent century of the Ottomans begins.

 The magnificent ascent of Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver to sovereignty commences.

     At the age of twenty six, when the began to rule the great reign, Sultan Suleiman aimed at such an objective that he was going to build sovereignty in this world more powerful and more extensive than Alexander the Great and render the Ottomans invincible...
     Throughout his reign that lasted 46 years, Sultan Suleiman became the greatest warrior and ruler of the East and West. Young Suleiman, who
acceded to the throne after receiving the news of his crowning at a hunting party in 1520 , unaware that he would be ruling a beyond his dreams, leaving behind his wife  Mahidevran and his son, little prince Mustafa, in his palace Manisa , took the road  with his close friend and companion, Ibrahım to reach the Topkapı Palace in İstanbul.

      While they proceeded om their course, an Ottoman ship sailed off of Crimea onto the Black Sea, to bring female slaves as gifts for the Ottoman Palace… On this ship Alexandra La Rossa, the daughter of a Ukrainian Orthodox minister… This young girl, who had been taken away from her family and sold to the Crimean palace, certainly had no idea that in the future she would become Hurrem, the wife of Sultan Suleiman and give birth to princes, ruling this empire together with him through bloodshed and intrigue…

     As Sultan Suleiman conquered the world , he would be paying the price for his great passion for Hurrem with the beheading of his most trusted friend and Grand Vizier İbrahim as well as ordering the death commands for his own sons… For Hurrem, the game of power was bloody and ruthless… Anything was acceptable in order to be victorious in this game…

Films :)

The kids are all right

This is a comedy- drama directed by Lisa Cholodenko, which tells the life of a special family. It’s a lesbian couple, with two teens, Joni and Laser (they were artificially inseminated, each one with one of their mothers, but with the same sperm donor). When Laser is fifteen years old, he starts to ask himself what would be his father like.Finally, he and Joni decide that they want to be in contact with their “father”, so they phone the sperm bank and get his name and his phone number. Later on, they tell this to their mothers and they decide that they are going to organize a lunch with him. They have lunch together and they get on very well. They get on so well that one of the mothers, Jules, starts to work with him, helping him with the garden he has. Everyting seems to be perfect, but everything changes when Jules kisses the sperm donor one afternoon.

This film was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy and Annette Bening( Nic, one of the mothers) was awarded the Golden Globe award for Best Actress.

It was filmed in California, and in my opinion, it is a very beautiful landscape as we can see in this picture.

In this film you can see clearly the importance of family and the loneliness is very well expressed, that is why I like it. To conclude, I recommend this film to everybody, because although the argument is strange, it is really emotional.

TV programmes

Hi everyone,

I had a teribble headache yesterday evening. so, I didnt go to school today. I woke up at 10.30 am but im still tired and i have still headache. it makes me crazy! and unfortunately i have maths lesson at 08.00 pm! my brain is already tired, oh god!

Well, the new topic is TV programmes. Hımm yes, its nice. But i dont like watch the TV. why dont i like that really i dont know. So, maybe i cant write different things about TV programmes. I watch the TV only when i didnt find to do a thing and generally while im having the breakfast with my dad before go to school in the mornings. But i wonder your favorite TV programmes :) here we go again everyone!

peace with you,
from me with love, goodbyeee...!

İlke

Se7en

Hey, since we're supposed to write about films I decided to give a little insight on the last one I saw which was actually yesterday.

So, as you can see from the picture I'm going to talk about Se7en or alternatively Seven (released in 1995). Directed by David Fincher who by the way was also the director of Fight Club, The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which Elif discussed a few days ago. What I mean is that the guy obviously knows quite a bit about directing and I would suggest seeing his films. Especially Fight Club because it's among my more memorable films.

But on the topic of Se7en. It was written by Andrew Kevin Walker and stars stars such as Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey. Also Gwyneth Paltrow and R. Lee Ermey who starred in the 1989 Full Metal Jacket.

Now..the film itself is a crime flick with some gorey and horrific pictures including strange killings. It all begins with a dark crime scene in a nasty apartment where a "chubby" fella is found dead. On the scene two detectives meet...Detective Somerset who is looking to retire in a week and detective Mills who is a young gun and specifically wanted to transfer to that location. Although they never seem to agree on anything they still go forward with the investigation. When Somerset starts suspecting that there might be more going on than a dead fat guy, he wants out of the investigation, especially when it turns out there is a serial killer on the loose who seems to leave no marks behind and is anything but a simple-minded killer. Also the murders are somehow related to the seven deadly sins. Whether Somerset goes to the end with the investigation, why the seven deadly sins and how does it all end, is up for to you to find out if you watch the film or read a full review.

In conclusion I would like to say that I enjoyed it, quite a lot actually and I'm not even a big fan of the genre. Has great actors, a well thought-out story which didn't make me feel bored during the two hours watching it if nothing else. My suggestion: if you're even a little bit into crime and mystery movies and are not intimidated by horrific murders, see it.

That be it,
Cheerio from up north. :p

FİLMS !

Hi everyone,

This week, We talk about movies. I watch movies every weekend. I love films. What kind of movies do you like? I like all of them but mostly adventure,comedy and horror films.

BENJAMİN BUTTON

Production: 2007 ABD, France, India,England
Genres: biography, drama mystery, romantic,fantasy
Director: David Fincher
Writers: Eric Roth, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Script: Eric Roth, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robin Swicord
Producer: Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Cean Chaffin, Jim Davidson, Cameron Cash
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Films Website: www.benjaminbutton.com
Awards: It won three Oscar and was nominated 8 times.


Storyline:
Benjamin is born with the physical appearance of a 70-year-old man, but already able to speak. His father Roger invites neighborhood boys to play with him and orders him to play with children's toys, but Benjamin only obeys to please his father. At five, Benjamin is sent to kindergarten but is quickly withdrawn after he repeatedly falls asleep during child activities.
When Benjamin turns 12, the Button family realizes that he is aging backward. At the age of 18, Benjamin enrolls in a university but having run out of hair dye on the day of registration, is sent home by officials, who think he is a 50-year-old lunatic.
In 1910, Benjamin turns over control of his company to his son, Roscoe, and enrolls at Harvard University, having the appearance of a twenty-year-old. His first year at Harvard is a great success, and he is dominant in American football, notably obtaining revenge against Yale for his earlier unpleasant experience. However, by the time Benjamin reaches his last 2 years, he is a weak sixteen-year-old, unable to play football and barely able to cope with the academic load.
After graduation, Benjamin returns home, only to learn his wife has moved to Italy. He lives with Roscoe, who treats him very sternly, making Benjamin call him "Uncle" in front of his house guests. As the years progress, Benjamin turns from a moody teenager into a young child. Eventually Roscoe has a child that later attends kindergarten with Benjamin. After kindergarten, Benjamin slowly begins to lose memory of his earlier life. His memory fades away to the point where he cannot remember anything except his nurse. Then everything fades off to dark.
My views about the film.


MY OPİNİON , this film is a great ! I like Brat pitt. He has played very good in film. One of the good quality films.


Elif.:)

Amélie and Amoros Perros

Herkese Merhabaaa! :D

Today, i wanna talk about my favorite movies. I like watching the movies in my free times. Generally, i've not enough free time because of school, courses,lessons and homeworks but sometimes i have free time, thank god! :D

Well, one of my favorite movie is '' Amélie ''

Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Its original French title is Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain meaning "The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain". It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation. The film was an international co-production between companies in France and Germany.


*She is so cute and she is a guardian angel working for the people but she isn't care with herself. And one day she'll find the her true love :)

And the other my favorite movie is '' Ameros Perros '' (Spanish)
'' Paramparça Aşklar ve Köpekler''(Turkish).

Amores perros is a 2000 neorealist Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
The film is constructed from three distinct stories linked by a car accident that brings the characters briefly together.

The first segment, "Octavio and Susana", stars Gael García Bernal and Vanessa Bauche as the title characters. Susana is Octavio's sister-in-law; however, Octavio is in love with her and doesn't like the way his brother, Ramiro, treats her. Octavio tries to persuade her to run away with him to get from under Ramiro's abuse. Needing to make money so that he and Susana can escape and start a life of their own, Octavio becomes involved in the business of dog fighting. Octavio makes enough money to run away with Susana, but Susana takes the money and leaves with her husband. Octavio continues his dog fighting business until a rival owner shoots his dog Cofi. Octavio stabs the rival owner and finds himself in a car chase with his lifelong friend, Jorge, and the wounded dog. A collision follows; Jorge dies and Octavio is badly injured.

*It was really different and exciting and in my opinion,the story is a tragic love story.

Well, It's a wrap! I wonder your favorite movies, What is your favorite movie/movies? Here we go! :)

That's all from me for today, good night everyoneee!

İlke.

Movies !

Hi again and sorry for the missing days. We've had some problems in family so i couldn't write. But I promise I'll fix it :)

Ok. Today I'm going to introduce you "The Adjustment Bureau".

In this movie there is a man who is the senator of the NYC and he wants to be more prestigious. One day when he is going to give a speech he met with a girl. First he hasn't feel strong emotions.
But after days he come across with the girl again in a bus. And fall in love. When all this happens the persons who called them as adjustment bureau was resetting the persons who are in David's office. Then David comes to work and sees all this progress. When the adjustment bureau saw that David has seen them they catch him and they try to reset him too. But their chairman won't let them to do it and the persons tall him every thing and after that they say that the he can't be with that women and they erase her phone number. They let him go. For 3 years they don't connect with each other. After 3 years David sees the girl again and they start dating. The agents saw this and they get nervous and angry. They try to break them up but they won't listen to them and they try to make their own future. First the agents won't let it happen but when the chairman sees David's and girl's effort he decided to let them go.

I suggest you to watch this movie. Actually I think it isn't in DVD yet but you can download it from HF of RS like I did. :P

Barkan.

Hi! :)

Hi everyone! :) I'm new member of the blog. First, I wanna introduce myself. My name is İlke Işıkcı. Im sixteen and im working for the comenius project.

Actually, I've met before some of you when Spanish and Estonian students came to our school. For example Borja. Maybe, he can't remember me :) Whatever, I will try to write as far as in me lain.

Well, the new topic is about movies.But i havent got time for writing about the topic. 'cause im new here, so i couldnt use the blog well. And i had some problems while im joining that blog and accordingly i wasted my time so much. But i'll write something other days.

Take care of yourself and with my best regards! :)

İlke.

Meeting day :)

Today our friends have came to our school. I met Borja, Alberto and Eva. I like them. I hope they liked me. We had lunch together.I made pasta salad. I think it was delicious. Then we talked with each other. We had a lot of fun together.
I am happy to join Comenius Blog. I hope to see you in Turkey.


Elif.