Movie : ZooKeeper

First off, I must say I am a fan of Kevin James. I absolutely loved watching the King of Queens, and also the movie Paul Blart Mall Cop is one of my collection favs.

So, the movie is basically about this zookeeper named Griffin (Kevin James), who wants the girl of his dreams...similar main plot as in Mall Cop - he plays a "loser-ish" character who does what he can to impress the hard to get girl. Well except in this movie there are talking animals.

Kevin James played a great zookeeper, (just like in Mall Cop) he basically excels at his workplace, and when it comes down to it he really loves and lives for his job.

I really liked the characters and the actors in this movie. It all felt just right.
Firstly, there's another zookeeper named Kate - she was superb. All the animals were kind and helpful. Bernie, the gorilla, had a great role in the story. There were so many voices and actors, like I don't know why this weird creepy asian guy was in the movie, but it worked. Also, Kevin James' wife and Adam Sandler's wife was in this movie! (I recognized them from Mall Cop and the special features). So that was a weird surprise - it kinda bothered me at first, but didn't care afterwards. Yeah, so the actors portrayed their characters perfectly.

We did laugh during the movie at some parts - which was the monkey poop, mariachi band, and scenes with that guy "Gail", and some more giggles I can't recall. Even though nothing really stood out to make you burst out of laughter, it was for the chuckles. This story was a bit slow-paced in the middle, but as soon as they got to the gorilla it was better.

Overall, Zookeeper was a very subtle, somewhat predictable, and pleasantly funny film. I believe Kevin James is getting there - and I can't wait for his next movie. :)

My rating for the Zookeeper movie is....6/10. I would watch it again, yes.

Gardein : Herb Dijon Chicken (Review)

I got this from the company after they took interest in my blog. They sent me some coupons for free package of their products, so I decided to try em out. Although some of their products were not as satisfying by the name. The only product that I saw might be in the spotlight was the Herb Dijon Chicken. Now, these products are basically cooked because they contain no meats. I prepared this as directed and served it on a light bed of rice to absorb the sauces. In my oppinion the "fake meat" is really different from real meat. There was not much flavor and I have to be honest, I won't try this again, but it was not that bad. I like having real meat because it has those flakes, this was rather "super processed".

In conclusion I thought this was a pass item and it was tolerable, if I ever become vegetarian I might find this more delicious, however I am not so I found it okay.

My rating for this product is 2.5/5 stars.

Thanks to the people at Gardein for sending the coupons.