Britians Got Talent 2010: my views on it all!

So, another year of 'Britains Got Talent' has drawn to a close and a winner has been chosen by the nation. To answer the question of: 'Does Britain have talent'? I think there is a good answer, there is a lot of talented people out there, but there are also some that are holding onto a dream that may never come true in the way they hope. Everyone has a talent, whether its something they can perform, something they can create or share. It's more a matter of finding your strength and building that strength to be something to be proud of sharing. I do feel sorry for the people who believe they can do something but, sadly, fail dismally in the thing they believe they can do. My advice to them would be to find another 'channel' for them to hone in on.

This years talent, on the show, was brilliant, the final was fantastic and really showcased how talented some people are out there. My favourites that I wish had got to the final, but didn't, were 'The Arrangement', Stevie Starr (aka: The Regurgitator) and Neil Fullard (The Singing Bouncer). I do hope they reappear on the television sometime, or at least get some good luck in their futures from their appearances.

I have no doubt that Christopher Stone will either get a record contract or be on the stage in a musical as a leading man, somewhere in the future!! Amazing voice and thought he was brilliant.

Spelbound were amazing and do deserve to win, I also hope they get to be in the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony for London, they could really make a good impression for the UK.

I really wish Tobias Mead had got higher in the vote, he was EXCELLENT and I sincerely hope that he has lots of luck with his career, he definately deserves it. His creativity and dancing is mind-blowing and I'd love to see him dancing live.

Paul Burling!! Amazing, hope he does get to do some more TV work, even his own show, he deserves it, amazing fun and brilliantly creative mind to come up with his impression routines.

Twist and Pulse, absolutely BRILLIANT and so funny!! Loved their routines and thought their personalities definately shone through. Hope to see more of them in the future too.

As for some of the younger contestants, this year, hey, they have plenty of time, I hope they don't get exploited and they still have a childhood, now, rather than look back in years time and wish they hadn't got the 'fame and fortune' back then and how they feel they have missed out.

I really hope someone in the 'TV world' can bring some of these talents together in a regular capacity. Why don't we have a 'regular' variety show every week/fortnight/month? We used to, when I was growing up!! Someone out there in TV Production, please, get something together and get some well loved acts and some of these new acts together on one stage, I believe it's a money spinner and would get watched!

To all the contestants, well done, you deserve what recognition and luck comes your way, you're an inspiration to a lot of people and have left many of us in awe of your talents. Lets hope next year will be as good if not better!!

How to train your dragon (film review)

Description: From the creators of Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda comes How To Train Your Dragon, an animated adventure comedy set in a mythical world of burly vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell.

The story centres around a viking teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down.


My review: I took my 3 children to watch this today, this has been out a while and it only has 2 showings left at our local cinema. This was an absolute treat to watch! My children are 4, 7 and 9 years old and all of them loved it, including me!

The story is based around young 'Hiccup' (yes, even Vikings gave their kids cruel names!) he's not the image of a burly, strapping Viking, no, not like his father, Chief Stoick the Vast, he's a bit of a 'let down' to his father and the Viking tribe, so he works in the 'weapons' department, under the watchful eye of seasoned warrior Gobber the Belch, instead of swinging them at Dragons, who terrorize the village, he helps to make them.

BUT, time is coming when he must 'come of age' and take the plunge to become a true Viking, kill his first dragon and make his mark. But that's not what Hiccup is wanting to do, he's more into using his brain than, building and, using brawn. After he manages to bring a dragon down, with a self-made contraption, during an attack, he tracks down where it landed and finds he can't bring himself to kill the beast. On letting the dragon free, he and the dragon forge a friendship and end up helping one another out.

The warriors of the tribe go to war with the dragons, sailing to the island to try to infiltrate the nest and hoping to cull the firey aggressors. Whilst the warriors are away the younger generation of the tribe must be brought to fighting and warrior standards, under the training of Gobber and a few trapped dragons (why practise against something false when you can go against the real thing?!). Hiccup is among the yougsters and in his spare time is tending to and learning from 'Tootless' the rare and most intelligent 'Night Fury' Dragon he caught. He learns things from Tootless and tries them against his opponents in the ring, during training, which leads to some intriguing discoveries about the Dragons that none of the Vikings knew of before.

The animation is wonderful, totally trasporting you into the film. The story is beautiful, amusing, thrilling and heartfelt. It's a movie I could definately be 'dragged along to' again, without a murmur.

The soundtrack is brilliant and is something I'm now going to be on the lookout for, during the end credits is a track by Jonsi (whom I LOVE) called 'Sticks and stones', that was a great little surprise for me at the end. All in all, it's a film I would recommend to anyone of any age and it's not childish, it's beautiful, uplifting and worth watching.

Official website for 'How to train your dragon'.