Road Trip

I was tempted to do a film review about Cars on The Midnight Picture Show, but to talk about the film as a whole wasn't the reason I wanted to blog about it. I adore Cars, as I do all Pixar films, because it is so sweet and endearing, comforting and easy on the eyes. So last weekend when I was 'recovering' from working long shifts and going to a friends birthday night out (Ok I admit I was extremely tired and hung over and was feeling sorry for myself in general) I took to the settee with my boyfriend, a big plate of spaghetti in hand, and settled down to watch Cars. I have seen it a million time, and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes! But what strikes me about it is the beautiful landscapes; the long winding roads through the dusty desserts and the lovely blue skies.

John Lasseter had the idea for Cars after taking a cross-country trip with his wife and children, and when he returned to the Pixar studios after the holiday he contacted a Route 66 historian who took the animation team out in rented white Cadillacs on a few different trips across the route to gather research and inspire the film. What an amazing thing to do for a job!! So right now I am dreaming about taking a long summer road trip ♥

Disney on Ice ♥

I recently went to see Disney on Ice with my sister Amy and my bestest best Natasha. We were like little kids again and were so excited to see the Alice and Snow White! It was so pretty and I wish I could have got better photos (I took these on my Blackberry, which doesn't have the best camera to start with, but also the skaters are so fast!). The story was basically Mickey and the gang going around Disneyland and they did a little show for each of the rides, like Pirates of the Carribean, Space Mountain, Runaway Train etc. The Haunted Mansion bit was really good as it went really dark and the skaters were dressed in white and appeared to be floating around like ghosts! Cinderella also came out in her carriage which lit up, and as I was distracted by the castle Natasha shouted at me "Kimberley, Cinderella is right there!!!" (right in front of us waving) bless her it was so funny!! The only downer was that the merchandise was so expensive (£8 for a bucket of popcorn, £7.50 for candyfloss, candyfloss!!!) I mean, c'mon Disney, don't you make enough money? Apart from that, it was a great evening and it's a perfect show for children of all ages ♥