#BlogLife8833 - Chatty Chicks Watching Flicks 17 - Bridget Jones 4

I was searching for something new to watch and up it popped, Bridget Jones 4, I wasn't sure what to expect.

I didn't see any spoilers or watch any trailers, I wanted to be surprised at the developments.

Hmm we gained Hugh/Daniel back and lost Darcy/Colin. I hate that.

There seem to be even less laughs than the third installment. She's still enduring judgemental dinners.

Still romanticising, every guy to be perfect for her. Why would you date someone that much younger?

Why would you rush it, knowing this is your first date in 4 years? She still isn't thinking anything through, will she ever grow up?

And flipping hell I wish she would fix her damn hair! She maybe digging the younger guy, half her age, but we all know she'll end up with the rule stickler, the teacher.

I kinda wish she would pick someone more free spirited, less uptight, less perfectish.

This is the worst film in the franchise to date. I don't recommend it, maybe it will get better.

I'm halfway through. So he just ghosted her? After saying I wish I had a time machine?

But I mean really, she is twice his age with 2 young kids, was it ever going to be serious? Noooooooooo!

Just block and move on! Does she ever learn? Trying an experimental lip serum?

Now she looks like a damn puffer fish! You're a Mama now, come on think!!

Not even the return of Hugh Grant could save this trainwreck. It was depressing, disappointing and a snooze fest.

Don't waste 2 hours of your life watching it. I don't know why, it just annoys me.

Maybe because I was looking for growth and maturity and it's just the same floundering.

I constantly feels like she's looking for a guy to save her instead of embracing a lil independence.

And with the men that were there, it just lacked chemistry. It was a film, I wanted to get lost in and feel warm and fuzzy.

Instead I raced through it, pleading for it to be over.

#BlogLife823 - Chatty Chicks Watching Flicks 16 - Bridget Jones saga

I may have talked about this before, but I searched the blog and couldn't see any references to it.

But I do have just over 1k posts now. It didn't seem that much but I have been busy and posting as often as possible.

Anyway I'm re-watching Bridget Jones, at least 1 and 2 because apparently there is a 4th coming out and thanks heavens Hugh is back in it.

I know he's a rascal and I don't want them to end up together but at least with the Daniel character he portrayed, you knew where you stood.

He was an ass, a cheater, a liar and a charmer who didn't take himself too seriously, could be silly and poke fun but it's almost like he could bare his soul to Bridget, even if he wasn't sincere.

But with Colin Firth aka Mark Darcy, he's supposed to be the Good Guy, the one you root for.

Except, do we really? I feel he never has Bridget's back publically.

He knows that his colleague Rebecca is making her insecure, but does he have a word and say, Listen you're hanging on to me too much, calling too much, my girlfriend is not happy, can you back off?

Nope, instead he encourages it and invites her on to a vacation with them.

Not exactly supportive and respectful behavior. I guess the only time he made a fool of himself is when he told her he loved her.

And even that should have been a face to face thing. Oh and I suppose the physical fighting with Daniel but maybe that was for himself and not Bridget's honour.

In his defence, the marriage topic, shouldn't be aired when you're fighting, it's not a lovey dovey situation.

Alright I decided to watch the third one again. Actually I forgot how hilarious the interview segments were.

Why didn't she just tell them I don't know which of you knocked me up? Ha!

It's embarrassing but it's the truth. I don't really understand why she slept with Mark again, they were on the outs.

He is married and it felt like a rebound thing.

Oh my Gosh, I am such a twit. I think I raced through the ending, I just wanted to know whose kid it was?

I totally missed the bit with the bench and newspaper. He's alive? How did I miss that?

Wow!

At least the hot water and heating are running fine today, that's a blessing. I was a bit worried it wouldn't be.

Iceland called again, I still can't get used to that, to say the hot cross buns are out of stock, I'm gutted.

I was really looking forward to that but she asked me if I would like teacakes instead, which are similar.

I wonder if they call up everyone? Or maybe it's just the regular loyal customers?

It's handy, Tesco never did that and Ocado just tells you at the checkout what is out of stock, so you can amend it prior to that.

She was really polite, I'm glad she did call though as buns were part of the main meal plan.

Just to finish off for this week, one of the randoms asked who I would pick from Daniel or Mark?

I think he mean't looks wise but I went with personality and said neither.

Ideally you want someone you can be yourself around and not feel judged.

You want someone honest, that makes you feel good.

Someone you can relax with and know that they have your best interests at heart.

Someone you can have a laugh with, that doesn't make you feel, you aren't good enough, that makes you feel secure with them.

They don't quality, most of the time, she felt she had to impress them and that her natural self wasn't a high enough standard.

Pfft! No thanks, I would rather be accepted for myself as complicated and flawed as I am, not change to mould into someones exact version of a perfect girlfriend.