Conviction - Movie Review

Rushed down to watch Conviction tonight, starring Hilary Swank as Betty Anne Waters, who gives up her whole life to prove that her brother, Kenny Waters (Sam Rockwell) who has been put away for life without probation, is innocent.

Hilary Swank pulls off another strong performance. I thought it was a good movie, and very heartfelt, since it was based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters and Kenny in 1983. It's nice to know that there are some people that feel so close to their family and siblings that they'd give up so much. Betty Anne Waters now works to help free people who are wrongfully convicted of crime.

Convicted comes out in theatres Friday, October 15th. For more info on the film, go here.

Nowhere Boy - Movie Review

Went to watch Nowhere Boy tonight. It tells the story of John Lennon's adolescence, and his life with his Aunt Mimi and his relationship with his mother, Julia. It goes through how his first band, The Quarrymen, came about and his meeting of Paul McCartney.

I am not a Beatles fan, so I wasn't too interested in the movie, but it was very interesting to see this biopic about Lennon, and what he went through in his earlier days. Good movie for Lennon/Beatles fans!

For more information on Nowhere Boy, go here.

Free 14 day Trial of XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is offering a free two week trial of their services. You can listen to music commercial-free, along with over 100 XM channels of exclusive audio entertainment. Just sign up at here.

Old Navy 16th Birthday Sale! (Oct 8-14)

Old Navy is celebrating their sweet 16 by having a sale. One of the big draws are winter coats for only $16. Of course there are a lot more things on sale, so head on down to your closest Old Navy and get in on the deals!

Candyland boardgame - $2.50 at Superstore

Superstore has the board game Candyland on sale for $7.50 right now, and this week's flyer came with a coupon for $5 off any Hasbro game. This makes the game only $2.50!

It's a great price for the game and it's never too early to start putting things away for Christmas or birthday gifts, especially at this price!

iPod 8GB Nano - 19,000 Points @ Save On Foods

While I don't really collect Save on More points at Save On Foods, I'm posting this because apparently it is a very good deal!

Save On Foods is offering a 8gb iPod Nano for only 19,000 Save on More points, limited to 4 per household. This would make a great Christmas gift if you have a lot of points to redeem (the exchange rate for this item is very good, compared to some of the other stuff they offer!).

Alex Burrows @ Best Buy Sunday 3-5pm (Lower Mainland Only)

Canuck's Alex Burrows is once again doing an autograph signing at Best Buy, this time at the Metrotown location, on Sunday, October 10th, from 3-5pm. Only the first 250 people in line will get a wristband for the meet and greet/autograph session. I went to the one at the Cambie store last time (it was first 300 people) and it was just a quick picture and autograph. Great for Canucks fans, if you want to meet Burrows in person!

Nintendo DS $99.99 at Shoppers

Shoppers Drug Mart has the Nintendo DS on sale once again for $99.99 (this is how much I bought it for)! There are limited quantities in store, and remember, Saturday October 9th is 20x the Optimum Points day if you spend $50 or more, so you'd be getting getting a ton more points if you buy it tomorrow!!


Remember to purchase a gift card first to get the points for that, then use it to pay for your DS, that way you are getting double your base points ;)

Also the Wii Fit Plus is $10 off, selling for $89.99.
Nintendo Wii console is $189.99 (not the greatest, but if you need it!)

Mario Nintendo DS games on sale

Walmart has Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story as well as New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS games on sale for $29.83 this week.

While this is not the best price I have seen for them, official Nintendo games (especially Mario) rarely go on sale, and if you've been holding off for a sale this is it, if you need to buy it for a gift or for yourself or something. There might be better (or probably similar) sales closer to Christmas, and of course, Boxing Day!

Alice in Wonderland DVD - $6.99

Best Buy is celebrating their 8th anniversary and they have some door crasher sales.

One of them is Disney's Alice in Wonderland 2010 version of the movie, starring Johnny Depp. It is only the DVD though, but if you only were interested in watching the movie and don't care about special features and wanted to catch a new Disney movie at an awesome price, this is it! Disney movies rarely go on sale after the first release week, and after that they shoot up in price (like $40 for a DVD!).

The movie is on sale for $6.99 for three days only, October 8 to 10.

Buried - Movie Review

I went to an advanced screening of Buried, starring Ryan Reynolds. It's a low budget movie about Paul (Reynolds), a U.S. contractor working in Iraq as a truck driver. His convoy was attacked by Iraquis, and he wakes up to find himself buried inside a wooden coffin with only a lighter and a cell phone. He has to call to get help but the results are very disappointing.

The whole movie is just Ryan Reynolds in a box, you don't see anything else (super low budget!). It's all in the dark, with just bits of light from his lighter, cell phone and briefly from a flashlight and glow sticks. After the shocking ending, the movie left me feeling so bad and uncomfortable, and I think a lot of the other movie viewers thought the same. What a terrible, scary movie! I don't recommend this movie if you don't want to watch a man trapped in a box in the dark talking on a cell phone, because that's what the whole movie is about. Go for the big budget action flicks! Just rent this one on DVD if you're curious.

Buried comes out in theatres October 8th.

Free Vaseline Intensive Rescue Lotion

Vaseline is doing a freebie coupon offer on Facebook for a bottle of Vaseline Intensive Rescue lotion. It is a lotion I use and I highly recommend it if you have dry skin, or if you just want to keep your skin moisturized!

Just log into Facebook, "like" their page and complete the quick 5 question survey and you will be directed to Save.ca to order your coupon!

Secretariat - Movie Review

I just got back from an advanced screening of Disney's Secretariat!

Secretariat is the story of Penny Chenery, played by Diane Lane, who was the owner of the racehorse Secretariat. She tries to save her father's farm and believed in Secretariat to win the US Triple Crown (The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). He was the first horse in 25 years to the Triple Crown in 1973, and set the record for fastest time, winning by 31 lengths! I thought it was an excellent movie and the horse races have you at the edge of your seat, even though you already know the outcome. Diane Lane did a great job playing Penny, and John Malkovich injected some humour playing the trainer Lucien Laurin. It was a nice feel good movie that has you rooting for Penny and Secretariat. I'd definitely recommend it!

Secretariat comes out in theatres Friday, October 8th.

Free Large Fries at McDonalds (Oct 6-7)

McDonalds is offering free large fries October 6 & 7 when you bring in your Monopoly money! Only BC and AB is participating in this promotion and you are limited to one per customer per visit.

FREE Amazon Gift Cards - Swagbucks & Irazoo!

Swagbucks is an awesome search and win site where you can earn rewards FAST. It's easy to do and you get 30 swagbucks right away if you use the link below. So far I have cashed out for $230 Amazon.ca gift cards.  There are tons of prizes to choose from, like other gift cards, cards,  comics, Wii and PS3 consoles, Nintendo DS, you name it! So many prizes  to choose from!  

All you have to do is search and you  might be rewarded with points. The fastest way to earn is through  swagcodes, that are released several times a day. You can find it  through their blog, searchbar, facebook, twitter, etc. Also there are  points for daily polls, checking out the survey link and the daily  special offers link!



Irazoo  is another great search and win site that I've been using for even  longer than Swagbucks. They recently changed it so that it's just like  Swagbucks - you win points for searching, and there are also treasure  codes. As a summer special, they brought back the rate and earn portion  of points - when you do a search, you can comment and rate a site for 50  points. They limited it to 100 points a day though (used to be 300!).

Canadians  are only allowed to redeem for Amazon.com gift cards, but if you live  in the states, you have access to the other prizes as well, like gaming  consoles, cameras, computers and other gift cards. I have already cashed  out for $125 Amazon.com gift cards!

Glee

Now that it's fall, that means all the shows I watch are back on the air! I just caught up on Glee, which I think is one of the best shows out there right now!

If you haven't watched Glee (I don't know why you haven't), it's about these kids at at William McKinley High School, who are in a glee club "New Directions". They are basically the bottom of the high school food chain and super unpopular. Even the popular kids that join are made fun of. So there is a lot of singing, and for anyone who likes musicals, it's pretty awesome. Even if you don't like musicals. Because it is not a musical haha.

This is the second season and they seems to have a slate of celebrity cameos lined up for all their episodes! Which is great, but I don't really know how they can work everything into the story line. Oh well. It's a must see show (Chuck is also a great one) that airs Tuesdays at 8pm.

Beauty and the Beast $10 coupon

Disney is offering another $10 coupon for their newest Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, for Beauty and the Beast. I love this movie and never had the chance to buy the DVD before it was put back into the Disney Vault, so I'm glad they are re-releasing it!

The movie comes out October 5th, and of course, it is always on sale the first week (in this case, four days)! Here are some good places to buy it and use the coupon:

Zellers - $17.99 after coupon

Futureshop, Toys R Us - $19.99 after coupon

Print out your coupon here.

Memory Express Grand Opening Sale - October 2 (Lower Mainland Only)

Memory Express, a new computer store is opening up on No. 3 Road in Richmond. They are holding a grand opening sale this weekend, Saturday and Sunday October 2 & 3. Doors open at 8m tomorrow (Oct 2), with free Angus burgers and drinks. They are a member of the Aeroplan points program, and also will beat local retail store prices by a full 5% if you find a lower advertised price. Go check out some of the grand opening sales they have, there might be something you need!

They are open from 8am - 8pm on Saturday, and 11am - 6pm on Sunday. They are located at 4975 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC.

Free Pillsbury Pie Crust

Eee, another Facebook food freebie! General Mills/Life Made Delicious is offering a coupon for a free Pillsbury pie crust! Yum. You need a Save.ca account to sign up for the coupon (it will be mailed to you).

Samsung Mob!ler Team Vibrant Coast Won!!!

Samsung Canada announced the winners of the Green Martian mission for Samsung Mob!lers - Team Vibrant Coast! WAHOO!! I just want to thank everyone again for their support in viewing the video, liking it and leaving comments. You guys are all awesome!

If you haven't watched it, here it is again for your viewing pleasure:




We will be starting our next few mission very soon (all 3 at a time, it seems), so watch for that and help my team win again!