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Bumblebee

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Bumblebee

Format: DVD

Rated: PG-13

Who It’s For: Adult and Young Adult

 

If you are a Transformers fan you will LOVE this DVD!

This movie is a prequel to “The Transformers” film series. It starts on the planet Cybertron as a fierce battle rages on between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Optimus sends B-127 (Bumblebee) to planet Earth for refuge. Agent Jack Burns (John Cena) boasts his paint ball training exercise win to his peers, just moments before they see B-127 come crashing down to the ground.  B-127 is cornered by the agents and they demand the whereabouts of Optimus. I don’t want to spoil any surprises so we will skip the rest of that part of the movie. Onto the year 1987….. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), is dealing with the death of her father. She spent time fixing cars with her dad before his death. She finds comfort in the local junkyard. That’s where she finds Bumblebee, broken and scarred. As she is fixing him she quickly realizes he is no ordinary yellow VW bug. Get ready for action, adventure and heart warming moments.

Here are some interesting trivia facts about the movie Bumblebee.

Hailee Steinfeld is the first female lead in the film franchise.

With a budget of $102-128 million, this is the least expensive Transformers movie to date.

Bumblebee” is the only movie in the “Transformers” theatrical film series to have a running time under 2 hours (approximately 1 hour, 54 minutes). All previous films clocked in at well over 2 hours.

Hailee Steinfeld was not born until nine years after the setting of the film and had to be taught how to use some typical items of the ’80s era, such as how to work a Walkman, which was completely foreign to her. I feel really old 🙂
John Cena, who plays Agent Burns, was originally supposed to play a villain named “Scarface” as seen from behind-the-scenes photos from his stunt double Joseph Kelly. It is unclear what made the change but rumor has it, like wrestling, they did not want John Cena the heel but more the face and this would also leave John Cena’s role open for a sequel.

A Simple Favor

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A Simple Favor
Format: DVD
Who’s It For: Adults

A Simple Favor is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. Best friends, secrets, danger, a dead body and the ever-revolving question of who is duping whom. It is so full of intriguing twists and turns! It leaves you guessing all the way to the end! Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding are terrific in this film.

Based on the book “A Simple Favour” by Darcey Bell

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The Good Doctor – Season One

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The Good Doctor Season One

Format: DVD

Who’s it for: Adults & Teens

Shaun Murphy is a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome. He is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital. The Good Doctor is so inspiring with a beautiful positive message. I love the subplots and story lines that the flashbacks reveal. The hardships and the brilliance of life are brought together effortlessly.  This show will make you look at life in a different light. Spoiler alert….. it may make you cry, laugh and/or scream! Once you watch the first episode you’ll be hooked 🙂

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Designated Survivor Season One

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Designated Survivor
Format: TV show on DVD
Who it’s for: Adults

Are you looking for something good to watch? Look no further. Who knew that in the United States we actually have a Designated Survivor? This occurs when the President, the Vice President and other officials in the line of succession for President are in the same location. In the event of a catastrophic event this will guarantee continuity of government all the higher officials are killed. The Designated Survivor is named President.

That is where this show begins…. You will quickly become engrossed in this political drama. Keifer Sutherland stars as the Designated Survivor. He is a very low level cabinet member named Tom Kirkman. After a major attack on the Capitol Tom is named President. There is a powerful resistance to a very inexperienced nobody in the role as President among those still alive. Tom Kirkman is determined to lead the county in his own mild way. If you watch the first episode be prepared to binge watch the rest of the episodes. Designated Survivor is powerful, thrilling, engaging, fast-paced and just overall a great story line!

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Big Little Lies Season 1

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Book: Big Little Lies by Moriarty, Liane
TV Series: Big Little Lies
TV Series Release Date: 19 February 2017
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspooon, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Laura Dern, Jeffrey Nordling, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz and James Tupper
Rated: TV-MA
This is the perfect TV show for anyone who loves a brilliant, mind bending, edge of your seat mystery.

The show is a bit confusing at first. But once you settle in hang on to your seat! All is not what it seems in the perfect lives of three mothers of first graders. It all starts when a new single mom named Jane moves into a seaside California town. Madeline and Celeste take Jane under their wing and quickly form a close friendship. No one realizes that the arrival of Jane and her little boy will begin the downward spiral that leads to murder. Things are definitely not as they seem in the lives of these almighty powerful families.  Watch as their lives unravel revealing scandal, ex-husbands and ex-wives and lies that we tell just to survive. Big Little Lies will keep you in suspense all the way to the end. I must warn you….. you will want to watch the entire season in one sitting. Find it on the Library catalog.