READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 Vol. 1 Issue 7 January 2014 | Page 70

t Perhaps the most anticipated film of 2013 was The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, at least for my family. Sadly we were more than a touch disappointed. It started out well enough and we easily forgave the expanded roles of the elves and other deviations from the book – for a time. Smaug was fantastic and we even forgave the liberties taken with that part of the story – but, hold on, I need to stop because I do not believe in giving up spoilers. I will just say that while this film is a must watch, I remain utterly distraught over the gross injustices to the book. Still, I remain hopeful that The Hobbit: There and Back Again will redeem the trilogy. Moving on, I finally took time to watch Mortal Insruments: City of Bones. I enjoyed the series, or rather the first few books of the series and its prequels (The Infernal Devices trilogy). The movie had some redeeming qualities including special effects and a creepily pleasing performance by Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I confess I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of Jamie Campbell Bower though he was not the Jace I had envisioned when reading the book. If you are looking for something light, a bit paranormal, and with some teen angst, definitely watch it! Finally, I wanted to give a brief mention of Beautiful Creatures. Unfortunately I could not make it through the entire movie. Despite a rather impressive cast (including a few of my personal favorites, Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, and Emmy Rossum) the movie was so far off base that I skipped large portions of it. The book was mediocre and the movie even less impressive. In my opinion, Beautiful Creatures is definitely a wreck it. Violet Patterson, author of the Kindle Bestselling Emerald Seer Series is an avid movie fan with appreciationfor all genres. She and her children eagerly await the releases of The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug, Thor 2, The Avengers 2, and Despicable Me 2. Ms. Patterson splits her time between tourism marketing, writing, running her business Kharmic Chaos, and most importantly, being Mom to two amazing children. Find more on Violet at http://emeraldseer.blogspot.com or on twitter @booksbyviolet.