The Muppet Movie Trailer

The Muppet Movie official trailer is out and I'm super excited! The movie is slated to come out this year on November 23rd, the plot being the Muppets bringing the gang back together to save the theatre. I can't wait!

Here are some pretty hilarious teasers as well, spoofs of some well known movies!

Free Mukmuk Plushie - Jun 18 - 19 (Lower Mainland Only)

This weekend's freebie is the a cute 7.5 inch Mukmuk plushie. The offer is limited to one per person, while supplies last. You can also order online now and can get a free plush with an order of $25 or more.

The Vancouver location has closed down for the season, so this offer is only good at the Burnaby location at 6741 Cariboo Rd in Burnaby.

For more information on the warehouse location and hours, check out their website.

Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory Music Video

Lady Gaga's newest music video is out, for the catchy song The Edge of Glory. The video is surprisingly tame compared to the last two she put out. What did you think of it?

Free Sunglasses @ Swimco - Today Only! (Jun 17)

To celebrate the arrival of summer, Swimco is giving away sunglasses absolutely free today only! Head into any participating Swimco store and get your pair today. The offer is limited to one per person and while quantities last. Enjoy!

Vancouver Canucks & Vancouver Riots 2011

The end of the hockey season ended in heartbreak and disappointment for all Vancouver Canucks fans, who were hoping the team would bring back the Stanley Cup after 40 years. The Canucks were poised to take the cup, as we were the best in the league, winning the President's Trophy in the regular season and after a rocky beginning, sweeping the Western Conference Finals! Then came the Boston Bruins. The Canucks started off great, leading 2-0 in the series. But their goalie Tim Thomas was just too good, and their players were bigger and more forceful than ours. After a long, drawn out 7 game series, the Bruins ultimately won the Stanley Cup. I was really sad to see the Canucks lose, and I'm sure other fans echo my thoughts, but the boys did a great job this season, and in the end, it's just a game and there is always next year.

What came after was a black mark on Vancouver. A handful of people had planned to start a riot and go looting, and things spun out of control a few hours after the game, with the police unable to stop the crowds. I guess it was just a mob mentality as there were thousands of people just bringing destruction to our beautiful city. Cars were overturned and set on fire, newspaper boxes knocked down, store windows smashed and people looting. I was fortunate to get out of downtown before some more serious stuff started happening and I was glued to the news at home, not believing what was happening downtown. The whole thing was a disaster and it's just surreal that something this horrendous would happen in our city. With everyone owning a smart phone nowadays capable of taking pictures and videos in HD, I'm not even sure what people were thinking, as pictures and videos were sure to be uploaded and shared almost immediately through social media, like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube for all to see. I bet everyone down there were regretting their actions the next day when all the pictures and videos surfaced. I hope they catch everyone involved and I pray that this never happens again. All the hard work pushing the tourism of Vancouver and all the good that came from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics down the drain. For shame.

On a better note, the true Vancouver Canuck fans and people who love our city came out the next day to help clean up downtown, picking up garbage, sweeping up glass. The windows of many businesses were boarded up and people started writing encouraging messages on the board, and it was really inspirational to see everyone come together to put our city back together.

The Art of Getting By - Movie Review

Freddie Highmore (all grown up!) plays George in The Art of Getting By who questions the meaning of life and therefore slacks off in school because he believes everything to be pointless. His teachers are worried about him and the principal (Blair Underwood) puts him on academic probation. George's mother (Rita Wilson) is worried but is dealing with issues of her own - George's stepfather (Sam Robards) has gone bankrupt and has been keeping the family's financial woes secret. While sneaking off to have a cigarette on the school roof, George meets Sally (Emma Roberts), who is equally unhappy despite her popularity. They become friends - both hesitant to make a move to become something more.

George sketches in his notebook but struggles to find a meaningful subject or idea to paint in art class. When a graduate of their highschool, Dustin (Michael Angarano), who is also a semi-sucessful painter comes in for a presentation, George thinks he has found a mentor. However, when Dustin meets Sally, things don't go as George plans.

The Art of Getting By is quite angsty and is not quite realistic, but the young cast does a decent job. It's nothing short of a formulaic script but it's a cute movie to watch. I'd save my money for a big summer blockbuster though.

The Art of Getting By comes out in theaters everywhere this Friday, June 17th.

Green Lantern - Movie Review

The latest superhero movie out this summer, Green Lantern, casts Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is haunted by the death of his father from a plane explosion and lives life recklessly. When Abin Sur crashes onto Earth after a fight with Parallax, a large entity that feeds on fear, his ring seeks out Hal as the new recruit of the Green Lantern Corps. Hal is thrown into the Planet Oa and is educated and trained as one of the protectors of the universe. At the same time, scientist Dr. Hector Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard) is chosen to examine the alien body and is infected by Parallax, and he becomes a puppet for Parallax, to kill Hal and anything that gets in his way. Hal is reluctant to play the hero at first, but after rescuing old girlfriend and fellow pilot, Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), the heiress of Ferris Air, from the theatrics of Dr. Hammond, Hal is urged by Carol to stop being afraid and do something he believes in for once. With the threat of Parallax destroying Earth in the form of dark brown snaking clouds (looks a lot of dreadlocks to me!), Hal steps up and rises above his fears to embrace his new powers and to save Earth.

While thoroughly enjoyable, Green Lantern is not the best superhero movie out this year. The script does a decent job of describing what the Green Latern Corp and the Planet Oa is about, but I wish they would have given more screen time to the others in the Corp. The 3D makes the Planet Oa look really cool, and there are definitely a lot of 3D scenes throughout the movie. There are some great visual effects (nothing as spectacular as in Thor though) and the movie is great to tide fans over until the next superhero movie. Stay for the credits - there is a scene that reveals who becomes the villain in the next movie!

Green Lantern comes out in theatres this Friday, June 17th.

Glee: Season 1 - DVD Review

Glee was the breakout show on FOX in the 2009-2010 season and everyone really got into it, so I was ecstatic when I was chosen for the Glee Complete Season 1 BzzCampaign from BzzAgent! Musicals are hardly a new concept in TV shows as there are always the odd special musical episode on a number of hit TV shows. But the creator of the series Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) was the first to have the whole show as a giant musical. With the success of Disney's High School Musical, it was only a matter of time before something like Glee came about, though Glee is nothing like the sugar-coated Disney-fied scenarios of HSM.

Season 1 of Glee finds Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) trying to revive a dying Glee Club by recruiting new members. Only a handful of misfits join but as the season progresses, the club doubles in size, with jocks and cheerleaders joining the Glee Club, though all with different reasons or motives for being there. The musical numbers are always fun to watch and listen to. Glee covers a diverse group of songs and the cast does an amazing job with the covers. The mash-ups are always really cool. As the show gained more popularity, there were more celebrity guest stars including Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris. It's difficult to pick a favorite episode because I really liked them all.

There are 22 episodes in season 1 and the DVD set is chock full of special features, including Glee Sing-Along Karaoke, Casting Sessions, and cast interviews, including one with Jane Lynch. There are over 2-hours of extra features which is sure to keep any Glee fan happy!

Glee is such a unique show and I can't wait for the next season. I will definitely be holding Glee marathons this summer! You can pick up the 7-disc set of Glee - The Complete First Season in stores now!

Disclaimer: The product mentioned above has been given free of charge from BzzAgent for review. The opinions expressed in this post are those of Seapotato and have not been influenced in any other way.

X-men: First Class - Movie Review

The highly anticipated prequel to the X-Men franchise tells the story of how the X-Men team started. X-Men: First Class starts off in Auschwitz where the young Erik Lensherr is challenged to display his magnetic powers by Nazi official Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), goading him on by threatening to shoot Erik's mother. Elsewhere, Charles Xavier meets Raven/Mystique stealing food from his kitchen and he takes her in, soon becoming fast friends.

Years later, Erik (Michael Fassbender) searches for Nazis and kills them as revenge for what they did to his parents when he was a young boy. Charles (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) are recruited by the CIA to start a special division of mutant powers. Erik and Charles meet and Erik decides to join forces with Charles and the CIA. They search for mutants around the world, and they are trained to focus their powers. They must take down Shaw, who is bent on starting World War III, but due to fear and misunderstanding, the US and Russian armies focus their nuclear missiles to destroy the mutants.

X-Men: First Class was an excellent movie with very cool special effects. It was very interesting to see the back story of all the mutants and how they all met. The casting was good - McAvoy conveys the intelligence the future Professor X needs and Fassbender plays the role of tortured but ruthless Magneto very well. There was a surprise cameo from a future X-men that was very entertaining. First Class is definitely a movie you don't want to miss!

X-Men: First Class is out in theatres now.

Free JVC Gummy Headphones - June 9

Today's Metro newspaper has an ad from Sears offering a free JVC Gummy Headphone to anyone who brings in the ad tomorrow, June 9th. There are a few other sale offers but nothing that stands out too much. So if you're looking for new earbuds for your MP3 player, check it out!

Thor - Movie Review

Thor kicks off the string of Marvel universe summer blockbusters, staring Chris Hemsworth as the arrogant Norse god of thunder, Thor. Thor is about to inherit the throne of Asgard from Odin (Anthony Hopkins) when their foes, the Frost Giants of Jotunheim breaks into their lands. Thor recruits his friends and his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to invade Jotunheim which threatens the peace between the two worlds. Odin is enraged and strips Thor of all his powers, banishing him to Earth. He must prove himself worthy before he is again able to wield his hammer, Mjolnir. On Earth, he meets Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), a storm-chasing scientist, her mentor Dr. Erik (Stellan Skarsgard) and assistant Darcy (Kat Dennings). With Jane, Thor learns his lesson in humility and humanity and he must step up to save the humans and the kingdom of Asgard from destruction.

The first thing I have to say is that Thor has spectacular visual effects, sweeping landscapes and amazing digital effects. Wow! It was certaining amazing to see the fictional worlds and characters brought to life. Little-known Aussie star Hemsworth fits the role of the arrogant Norse god perfectly and you can't help but feel sorry for Loki, who just wants his father's love. I definitely recommend Thor, especially to Marvel comic fans! With several other Marvel movies slated to come out this summer, I'm hoping the others will be just as good!

Thor is out in theatres everywhere now.

Dragon Boat Festival - June 11-12 (Lower Mainland Only)

The annual Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival is happening this weekend, June 11-12, at False Creek! Now that the weather is beautiful, it's the perfect time to get out and check out the dragon boat races! It's always exciting to watch, and even more fun if you are participating! There are also lessons you can sign up for, and there will be many vendors and sponsor booths set up at the festival. Admission is free and there are lots of things to check out and it's always a fun time, so make sure you check it out this weekend!

Super 8 - Movie Review

Super 8 is a science fiction film written and directed by J.J. Abrams (of Alias and Lost fame) and produced by Steven Spielberg. A group of teens (Riley Griffiths, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning) are making a movie with a Super 8 mm film camera for a film competition and have snuck out to the train station, when a train crashes. They happen to catch some of it on film and they discover that something inhuman has escaped from the train. The local deputy tries to investigate the cause of the accident, however, government officials make it very difficult for him.

Super 8 started off quite slow and seemed to drag on forever and doesn't really pick up until halfway through the movie. The teens are great and there are some spectacular explosions, especially the train crash. The ending is reminiscent of Spielberg's E.T. and is a tad cheesy. However, I do recommend Super 8 to any sci-fi fan as it is a worthwhile movie to go see in theatres. Stick around for the credits as well, since they play the movie that the kids were working so hard to make within the movie. It's pretty hilarious too!

Super 8 comes out in theatres everywhere June 10th.

Free Miga Plushie - Jun 4 - 5 (Lower Mainland Only)

This weekend's freebie is the adorable 9.5 inch Miga plushie. The offer is limited to one per person, while supplies last. You can also order online now and can get a free plush with an order of $25 or more.

The warehouse also has a selection of Vancouver Canucks merchandise for any of you looking for some good deals.

The Vancouver location has closed down for the season, so this offer is only good at the Burnaby location at 6741 Cariboo Rd in Burnaby.

For more information on the warehouse location and hours, check out their website.

Kung Fu Panda 2 - Movie Review

Po (voiced by jack Black) is back in the second installment of Kung Fu Panda! The Dragon Warrior is still keeping China safe, supported by the Furious Five - Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Crane (David Cross). The villain this time round is a peacock, Lord Shen, who is bent on taking over China. He is collecting all metal to build cannons and is raiding villages. Po and the Furious Five must stop Lord Shen but seeing his minions triggers a flashback in Po of his real parents abandoning him when he was a baby. Po is determined to find out what happened to his parents while still focusing on their mission.

Kung Fu Panda 2 was a great movie for all ages. It was really fun to watch, and in 3D was pretty cool. The story was interesting but I wished there were more dialogue between the Furious Five and Po. I have read that there are four more installments of Kung Fu Panda, so hopefully the next few movies focuses on the other characters. The best character of the movie was Po's dad, Mr. Ping, voiced by James Hong. So funny! I definitely recommend checking this movie out!

Kung Fu Panda 2 is out in theatres everywhere now.

The Muppet Movie Teaser

Have you seen the teaser trailer for the newest Muppet movie? I love the Muppets and think they are hilarious! I'm really looking forward to it!

Free Sample of Sensodyne Toothpaste

Walmart is offering free samples of Sensodyne toothpaste through their website. Check out the Walmart website here to sign up for your free! Great for people with sensitive teeth!

Free Quatchi Plush (May 28-29) - Lower Mainland Only

This weekend's freebie is the medium sized 13.5 inch Quatchi plushie. The offer is limited to one per person, while supplies last. You can also order online now and can get a free Mukmuk plush with an order of $25 or more.

The Vancouver location has closed down for the season, so this offer is only good at the Burnaby location at 6741 Cariboo Rd in Burnaby.

For more information on the warehouse location and hours, check out their website.

The First Grader - Movie Review

The First Grader is based on the true story of 84-year old farmer who decides to go to school when the government announces free education for all. Oliver Litondo plays Maruge, an old man who was a former Mau Mau tribesman, who goes to the new school to be enrolled. After being turned away several times due to some reason or another, the school authorities let him in. The teacher, Jane Obinchu (Naomie Harris) sees Maruge's determination to learn how to read and starts helping him after school hours.

Set in Kenya, the movie shows some history in flashbacks of Maruge suffering in the British prison camps. Litondo and Harris does amazing jobs of portraying the characters, showing the deep passion they have to their country and education. The First Grader is a truly inspiring film and goes to show you are never too old to learn.

The First Grader comes out in theatres in Canada June 3rd.

The Hangover Part II - Movie Review

The Wolfpack is back in The Hangover Part II, the sequel to the hit released in 2009. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) once again finds themselves waking up from a drunken blackout with no memory of what happened the night before. They are in Thailand for Stu's wedding to Lauren (Jamie Chung) and have headed down to the beach for a drink, bringing Stu's future overacheiving brother-in-law, Teddy (Mason Lee) along. Phil, Stu and Alan wake up in a seedy hotel room in Bangkok only to find out Teddy has gone missing. They find his finger in a bowl of water. Not only that, Stu has a new tattoo on his face and Alan's head is shaved. The trio scramble to find clues from the previous night to locate Teddy, all the day before Stu's wedding.

While The Hangover Part II has it laugh-out-loud moments, a lot of it seems over the top. The movie relies a lot on sight gags and lacks the ingenuity of the original movie. Galifianakis is even more pathetic in this movie and Ken Jeong, reprising his role as Mr. Chow, is crazier than ever. Because of the exotic location, The Hangover Part II feels darker than the first movie. There are definitely a few good laughs throughout the movie and I would recommend it to any fan of The Hangover, but don’t expect the comedic genius from the original.

The Hangover Part II comes out in theatres this today, May 26th.