Save Santa a sleigh ride - be naughty!

Miss Tea saw that little gem on her friend's Facebook page - rather clever!

As some of you know, Miss Tea took a little vaca to Buenos Aires in early December and has had to pay for it ever since returning to work. Wrapping up the end of the year in a rush makes Miss Tea very fussy.

Of course there are tons of things Miss Tea would like to talk about but with the holidays creeping up, family and friends to see...we'll just have to start up again next week.

However, Miss Tea will leave you with 2 movie reviews (in case you're bored with the fam and need an activity that doesn't require interaction...not that it happens in Miss Tea's family).

Avatar

To all the naysayer critics, shame on you. So what if it took 15 years to make this flick? It's pretty friggin' cool. Miss Tea has heard criticism that the story is weak, there are too much special effects, and yes, Miss Tea has some trouble understanding Sam Worthington's mumblings. But overall, the film is impressive as a fantasy film and delivers. Plus, Miss Tea likes the Mother Earth (or in this case Mother Pandora) theme of appreciating nature.

Premise: Jughead Jake Sully takes on a mission in Pandora in place of his super-smart but now dead twin brother to assist in the mining of a special mineral. An indigenous tribe (Miss Tea forgets what they're called...Naboo?? oh wait, that's Star Wars) sits on one of the largest mineral deposits and the Earthlings (that would be us) need to "nicely" evict them from their home. Sully becomes part of the tribe through an avatar to learn their ways in order to peacefully get them to leave. Of course, nothing's ever "peaceful" with James Cameron so conflict ensues.

At one point, Michelle Rodriguez's character says, "You're not the only one with guns, b*tch." For some reason, Miss Tea this is the one quote Miss Tea remembers from the film with fond affection and humor.

Anyhoo, go see Avatar: www.avatarmovie.com

P.S. It is preferable that you see it on IMAX, over 3D. But you have the IMAX 3D combo, even better.

Sherlock Holmes

Well, pubLiZity did it again! Last night, she and Miss Tea went to see a pre-screen of Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. brought his Ironman charisma to the title character while Jude Law played an "alternative" Dr. Watson. Don't know about you, but Miss Tea always thought Dr. Watson was a stodgy old fellow...til now. Or maybe it's because it's Jude Law. Hmm. Doesn't matter. The point is, Downey and Law have chemistry and it shows onscreen in their "bromance" relationship. Rachel McAdams also does a great job as a tough Dame Adler, bringing in some clever, feminine spunk.

Premise: It's complicated. If Miss Tea tries to describe the plot, it may deter you from watching the film. So you're just going to have to see it.

Director Guy Ritchie also did a great job in keeping the film fast-paced, providing clues and keeping the audiece in suspense. Think Old English meets Rock N Rolla. The film is SMA-ART and the story is interesting enough to keep you enthralled. The only pisser for Miss Tea is when the story leaves you as if a sequel is in the works. Sigh.

Sherlock Holmes is definitely a go-see: www.sherlock-holmes-movie.warnerbros.com

Have a Happy Holiday Season everyone! Write to y'all next week!

Movie Review: New Moon

"OMFG! I die! I die!"

That might as well have been what the girls were thinking every time they squealed over a pair of pretty pecs (and there are many) in New Moon.

So what the heck was Miss Tea doing in a movie theater with a bunch of teenage twits? Darling, please. If someone placed in front of you a chocolate ice cream sundae, swathed in hot fudge and sprinkled with walnuts, with a ripe cherry on top, wouldn't you have stopped yourself to take a look? Don't lie.

For many of the young viewers (and Miss Tea), the "hunk" factor seemed to be the memorable highlight of New Moon. But was it better than Twilight? Eh.

In fact, Miss Tea thought everything (film, story, "teen angst" acting) was on the exact same level as Twilight. Where the first film focused on Edward, New Moon focuses on the awkwardly flirtatious Jacob, thus putting Bella in quite the pickle (lucky hussy). New Moon moves at a decent pace (better than Twilight) and has impressive animation, although the werewolves look more like oversized Shiba Inu puppies than ferocious predators (what? they look soooo cute! I want one!).

Overall, Miss Tea enjoyed the flick and as she said before, it's the fluff needed to get to the good stuff...which would be Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (read the books - don't worry, it's at a 3rd grade reading level, you'll finish all four in a week).

There is one scene that will throw almost all viewers off and if you've seen the film, you know exactly which scene Miss Tea is talking about: the Hansel and Gretel scene. WTF is that? Did the producers run out of $$$? For such a dark moment in the film, why does the director think we need to cut to a frolic in the woods, skipping along as if we are off to grandmother's house? Ugh.

Another New Moon peeve of Miss Tea's is the main character Bella, annoyingly portrayed by Kristin Stewart. Not that Miss Tea expects any of these three to hit the Oscars for their acting chops, but ... is Kristin even acting? After watching a few interviews of Kristin au natural, it doesn't seem like it. Miss Tea would like to smack the stutter out of her. Hopefully Bella will be different when she turns into a vampire.


This picture sums up the visual for New Moon. It's almost like 300, but for teens.

Some people may be disappointed that Edward is hardly in this film. But if you give a fair chance, you might not mind.





Hence, the debate tearing fans apart: Team Edward or Team Jacob. What team is Miss Tea on? She'll never tell. ;o)

PS: For those of you who are clueless on the Twilight Saga, visit: http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

Oh yeah, that's my man!

As many of Miss Tea's friends know, she is a faithful follower of Gerard Butler since watching Dear Frankie, and has pretty much seen every movie's he's done during his entire acting career to date. Yes, even before the sweaty, sexy six-pack feature 300. Though Mr. Butler supposed keeps an apartment in NYC (in Chelsea, we think), Miss Tea has yet to stalk, er, meet this fine male specimen. After all, much like Bikram yoga, Miss Tea will need to mentally prepare for her "chance" meeting Mr. Butler, to avoid drooling and muttering silly things. All Miss Tea wants is a photo with him. Un-PC, you can probably guess what she really wants. ;o)

Anyhoo, imagine Miss Tea, shocked, when she received an email from pubLiZity, sent to shake Miss Tea's fanatic faithfulness in her man, GB. Here is the photo Miss Tea received with comment written by gossip columnist Perez Hilton:

Yes, that is Miss Tea's man, right there. Just goes to show that even an ideal man is flawed. Thankfully, this has forced me to lower my standards in men, in general.

Go see The Ugly Truth and Gamer, both films coming to a theater near you! Miss Tea promises no digging in these films...well, hope not!

Harry Potter Night: Half Blood Prince

Once again pubLiZity came through with tix to a pre-screen of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"...yup, that's right...BEFORE the midnight viewing tonight. Thankfully pubLiZity gave 2 extra passes to Miss Tea to bring some guests for the 8:30pm viewing last night. Of course, Miss Tea had to bring Natasha 98 - a total Pothead...um, I mean, Potterhead - and office cinematic critic P.Dizzle (who always has a way with words, foul and foul alike).

Miss Tea doesn't want to give up too much, and also the press release is too thick to go through. But Miss Tea will say this much: Half Blood Prince starts right where Order of the Phoenix left off and is just as dark and grave. The "lighthearted comedy relief" can be found in all three main characters (Harry, Hermione and Ron) as they all go through teen love and loss and angst - truly a time that Miss Tea would not wish to revisit in her life, especially after seeing this movie.

All in all, the film doesn't disappoint. Natasha 98 left very happy. P.Dizzle said it was "actually pretty good" per his FB. The film will leave you wanting to know what happens next. But no way around it: you (and Miss Tea) will actually have to rrrr...rrrr....read all 784 pages of the Deathly Hollows in order to find out what happens next! Or Wikipedia it...yes, Miss Tea cheated. Don't look so shocked.