merlynsprankling
Name Merlyn Sprankling
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I'm From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Movie: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Yentl, Up Close and Personal, The Shawshank Redemption....
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Johnny Depp, Tim Robbins, Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Morgan Freeman,Peter O'Toole, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro and the late George Peppard
Director: Baz Luhrman, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Oliver Stone
Quote: What you give out is what you get back with interest...
About Me
A little less obsessive and a little more common sense...yet I still enjoy looking at a person with genial smile--a sign of genuine and warm welcome into my/their world.

I am happily married to my wonderful husband. We have a gorgeous and good-looking (you can tell how a proud mother I am) boy whom we both adore. Of course, I'm always looking for world-wide genuine friendship besides my own circle of friends. And please note, no hanky-panky conversation thank you.

Reading is my passion and always hungry for more--whether foods, books, travels and friends. Movies are my visual education and my alternative fiction and non-fiction experiment.

As regards friends--honest,loyal and trusworthy friends have always been splendid to me...and there must be a reason why...

When someone says: I Like You!
Perhaps it means: I Am Like You?

What was it about the people you liked
that made you like them?

Why is it that with certain people
You feel the natural trust and comfort?

Have you ever stopped to wonder
why this happens?

Maybe because we like people
who are like us...



My beautiful and fabulous family. I still believe that family and friends who eat, laugh,play,pray,talk and exchange pleasantries together stay forever...



I only hope you can read between the lines and really appreciate just how much we humans treasure good friends. It is certainly something to make us feel proud...




Does not wisdom keep calling out, and discernment keep giving forth its voice?



Merlyn's Recent Reviews

Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! PG-13 3.5 Stars
Based on the hit West End musical of the same name, "Mamma Mia" tells the story of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a twenty year old bride-to-be who helps mom Donna (Meryl Streep) run a ramshackle bed and breakfast on a Greek island.

With no dad on the scene, Sophie does some digging into her mom's past and unearths some likely candidates who she promptly invites to her impending nuptials.The likely dads - Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Harry (Colin Firth) and Bill (Stellan Skarsgard) bond as the wedding edges closer, with all of them realizing they may have a daughter.

Let me do some digging here: In 1978 ABBA-mania was at its peak and Australia was arguably their biggest audience with an estimated one in five Aussie households owning an ABBA album at that time. So it's likely that Aussie audiences are going to flock to "Mamma Mia" the new ABBA-inspired movie. And last night ( 9 July 2008) I was fortunate enough to get an invite to the Queensland Premiere of this flick.

Inasmuch as I?m still an ABBA fan, I have to say that the film would possibly be not the most scintillating as far as storylines. Of course it was created for the musical, simply to weave in the magical ABBA songs which are peppered through this movie, and which brings the entire Greek island - including the locals- to life.

Admittedly, some of the singing is average - Pierce Brosnan in particular shouldn't look to join a boy band any time soon - but Meryl Streep seemed to give it her all while having a ball.
Julie Walters and Christine Baranski have strong supporting roles as Donna's best friends, and offer great comedic value.

The soundtrack, the music, the dancing should keep you entertained. Or rather, this musical flick should have you leaving the cinema wanting to dance and sing.
Happy-Go-Lucky Happy-Go-Lucky R 4.0 Stars
Love, friendship, teaching, learning, driving, flamenco--this is how I sum up Mike Leigh's latest film, Happy Go Lucky.

Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a 30-year-old London primary school teacher whose cheerful demeanour enables her to deal with whatever life throws at her. She lives with her best friend and fellow primary school teacher Zoe (Alexic Zegerman), whose wry calmness makes her an excellent foil to Poppy's over-the-top enthusiasm. Inasmuch as the two best friends have opposng views at times, they are perfect for each other and love being around each other.

After her bike is stolen, Poppy decides to take driving lessons so she can get around town a little easier. This is where we meet Scott (Eddie Marsan) the uptight driving instructor who is the complete antithesis of Poppy. Scott's strict approach to teaching and his somewhat unstable views on things cause a complete personality clash between the two characters. Poppy always stays true to her genuinely endearing personality and is an eternal optimist no matter what she is faced with. Her happiness is unconditional.

The film is a funny, feel-good and real film that looks deeply into the character's development. It has a beautiful message that is important for us humans to know. It may seem easier to be gruff and pessimistic, but it is so much better to be positive and just get on with life. The end result is a film with memorble characters, great performances and a take-home mesage we could all benefit from.

This is a life-affirming bittersweet comedy that will win over even the most cynical heart.
Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda PG 3.0 Stars
Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen and Jack Black are in this film together, and perhaps someone would have imagined something more of their specialty areas, namely: sex, drugs and rock n roll rather than the animated PG offering of this flick.

Black plays Po, a clumsy panda noodle chef who fantasises about being a Kung Fu fighter with the furious Five, Tigress (Jolie), Viper (Lui), Mantis (rogen), Crane (Cross) and Monkey (Chan).

When fate shines a light on Po and he is named the Dragon Warrior--the only one who can defeat the dreaded Tai Ling (Ian McShane)--he must decide whether it really is his destiny or a perilous suicide mission.

As far as the storyline of this movie, I guess you get pretty much what you'd expect from the storyline--a morality tale about inner-strength and the uniqueness of you. The film combines the best aspects of animation, like the ability to depict scenes that would be unfilmable in live action, with a big cinematic feel of an epic martial arts movie.

The script is also decent. On one level it's laconic, like many kung fu films, with the exception of Black's comedic interludes. Certainly there's anecdotal twist and turns in this film, and I'm still grinning.
Sex and the City: The Movie Sex and the City: The Movie R 3.0 Stars
Carrie Bradshaw (SJP), author and a fashion icon- next-door, is back, her sardonic wit intact and perhaps sharper (my comparative description), as she continues to narrate her own story about sex, love and the fashion-obsessed single women in New York City.

Sex and the City finds Carrie, Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristn Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) four years after the HBO series ended, still as friends, who continue to juggle jobs and relationships while navigating motherhood, marriage and Manhattan real estate.

Chris North reprises his role of Carrie's suave yet elusive Mr. Big; David Eigenberg as Miranda's down -to-earth husband Steve Brad; Evan Handler as Harry, Charlotte's dependable and loving husband; and John Lewis as Smith Jerrod, an actor, client and devoted lover of Samantha's.

Some people describe the film as a long episode of the series rather than of a movie. And some even think that the flick is not really empowering to women as these four women only want their own Romeos.

Candace Bushnell's book 'Sex and the City' attempts to represent a break with women's image as far as the critical tradition of time is concerned. The main rationale is to touch on the distinctionction between sex and gender. Sex is the biologically determined differene between men and women, while gender refers to the cultural differences, the product of social conditioning.

Overall, the flick is a blend of productive and re-productive creativity and imagination, telling a tale of 'no reservation' reckoning--in two parallel worlds--the he and the she. In short, the flick is an entrancing blend of imagination and perhaps scholarships, with a deft touch of humour.

Merlyn's Favorite Movies

Breakfast at Tiffany's 1. Breakfast at Tiffany's Unrated 4.5 Stars
romantic comedy--sweet and the taste lingers.
Yentl 2. Yentl PG 4.5 Stars
historical novel with the streisand added
Gone With the Wind 3. Gone With the Wind G 4.5 Stars
Clarck Gable and Vivien Leigh in their pre and post civil war romantic drama. The costume, the background, the actors, and the director himself,--everything in one and perfect place. Of course, it's my grandparents' era and I love it too.
The Last Emperor 4. The Last Emperor PG-13 4.5 Stars
Documentary and history rolled into one.
The Killing Fields 5. The Killing Fields R 4.5 Stars
Want to be a war correspondent in the future? Then see this one for a bit of orientation experience.
The Color Purple 6. The Color Purple PG-13 4.5 Stars
See the rise and rise of Oprah.

Merlyn's Talk

  • Colourmehappie
    :)
    posted 1 hour ago
  • scottydgibbs
    I recommend you see...
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    4.0 Stars by scott
    a enjoyable hollywood retelling of robin hood,the famous english outlaw,costner portrays him as a hollywood star only could, and even though his american acent stasnds out a mile, he just about gets away with it, thanks to the film being a enjoyable romp, in no small way is alan rickman as sheriff of nottingham out to capture the hood, in a brilliant over the top performance, with classic lines like, AND CALL OF CHRISTMAS. he is a pantomine villain of the highest callibre, some great support throughout also, christian slater, trying his best, and morgan freeman, doing his usuall wise man role, and the lovely mary elizebeth mastrantonio rounding things off as maid marian, oh and a great cameo right at the end. some exellent set pieces throughout, great locations shot in the u.k, showing off some great history. watch it and be entertained and dont grumble if your english, and hollywood has raped your history, this wasent the first and certainly wasent the last, hello braveheart.
    costner does robin hood with a american acent, whats not to love,,,god bless him
    posted 5 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    Come see this movie with me...
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    5.0 Stars by neel
    wow! i really like this movie veeeeeeeerrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyymmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuuuccccccchhhhhhhhh!
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 10 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    I recommend you see...
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    5.0 Stars by neel
    this movie is extrimly very magic and we have ever watch it first. brcause i am speechless this movies too:(
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 10 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    wow! again i wish you can give me again this greetings card.
    posted 12 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    hey,nice!
    posted 12 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    wow,thanks!
    posted 12 hours ago
  • neelvparmar
    yah! no problem! i must accepted this!:))))
    posted 12 hours ago
  • lisarose2007
    HI!
    posted 15 hours ago
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    Check out my new profile widget!
    HI!
    posted 17 hours ago
  • abdouliekrubally
    hi, how are u doing? thank u for accept my friendship.

    True friends don't desert each other when there is trouble. They face it together and support each other even if it hurts the other individual's interest. Best friends don't analyze each other; they don't have to. They accept each other with their positive and negative qualities. Nothing is hidden between true friends; they know each other's strengths and weaknesses. Best friends don't stand any outsider commenting or criticizing their friendship and they can put up a very firm resistance if anyone does so.
    take care
    abdoulie
    posted 17 hours ago
  • doodlesbug73
  • lisarose2007
    HI!
    posted 1 day ago
  • dgs9988
    tWo hEaRtS fOr tWo pEoPle

    Two Hearts & Red Rose

    Hearts | Forward this Picture
    posted 1 day ago
  • athie
    I recommend you see...
    Chocolat Chocolat
    4.0 Stars by Katia
    Hey, you should really see this!
    posted 1 day ago
  • dgs9988
  • bestlove279
    hi dear friend how are u ?
    posted 1 day ago

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