Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Movie Review - Passengers by JC Phelps




Passengers
Starring 
Jennifer Lawrence
Chris Pratt






This review was submitted by JC Phelps
PG-13
1h 56min

I recently rented Passengers from Amazon. I'd come across the trailer while watching something else online. I really enjoy both Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence so I was interested in watching it.

I don't often go to the theater because of the cost so I waited until this one was available for streaming. I wouldn't have been disappointed to pay theater prices, but I'm equally not disappointed to have waited. I enjoyed the movie and my faith in both Pratt and Lawrence has remained intact. They did a great job with this story.

The story was a good one. It wasn't anything mind blowing but it did give me outside thoughts. How would I handle being stranded in the manner in which they were and so on. There were a couple of things near the beginning that questioned, such as, why didn't he wake up someone to help him? The absolute inability to fix things seemed glossed over and not very well explained. Still, I ignored those questions and liked the movie despite the questions I had.

If you haven't seen the movie yet and might be interested I'm including a link to Amazon so you can either rent or buy it.

Click here to be taken to the Amazon page - Passengers


 If you are interested in following JC Phelps' posts you can find her at jcphelps.blogspot.com

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Book Review: FISH!


        I know I haven't posted for a while, for which I am sorry. All I have as an explanation is life happens and that's what I've been caught up with. Now that we have that out of the way, I'm about to recommend an amazing book for you to read. "What is this book that you have had me awaiting a review for nearly a year called?" you may ask. The title of this life-changing novel that was written by Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen is simply "FISH!" and it will most definitely leave lingering thoughts and budding ideas in its wake.
   
        The first thing I need to tell you about "FISH!" is that, contrary to what the name may suggest, this novel is not actually about fish. My apologies to all of you "Finding Nemo" fans that I just crushed. The only fish in this book are located in the famous Pike Place Fish Market, where they are happily being thrown over the heads of customers and, occasionally, into their arms as well. This novel is actually a sort of self-help piece for the work-place. 
   

       In the beginning, this narrative finds it's protagonist in the middle of a tragedy. Having just lost her husband, Mary Jane is caught between her children, her grief, her bills, and her job. She is now a single mother who is buried up to her ears in hospital bills. Due to her debt, Mary Jane is pushed into an unwanted "promotion" at her job in order to keep up. The only problem with her "promotion" is that she is now the head of the "toxic energy dump" on the third floor and if she doesn't improve her floors productivity, people will lose their jobs. Locked in a dark situation with no key, she finally finds salvation in a very unlikely place. This story lets us join her in her battle to change her work environment and the attitudes of the people she works with. 
      

      If you like to read about how to improve your life and the lives around you, or even if you just enjoy a good motivational story, you will love "FISH!"
    
 And now for those of you who have made it this far: