NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS, PG ( 1 hr & 49 min )

where: MOVIE2K.COMwhen: Saturday, July 17th, 2010show: 8:57 p.m.costs: $0.00 downloadauditorium: My living roomseat: My swivel chair

synopsis: In desperation, a young harried mother, Isabel Green ( Maggie Gyllenhaal ), who is at her wits' end trying to save the family farm while raising her children all alone as well as caring for her brother's spoiled from-the-city children, calls out the name of Nanny McPhee ( Emma Thompson ). Nanny McPhee arrives at her door, assesses the situation, and decides to help.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Bundle of letters; 2.) City-dwelling bratty cousins; 3.) Scratch-O-Matic; 4.) Pesky brother-in-law ( Rhys Ifans ); 5.) I.O.U.; 6.) Land of Poo; 7.) New clothes; 8.) Voices; 9.) Jam; 10.) Enter, the Nanny; 11.) Freeze frame; 12.) Restored; 13.) The Five Lessons; 14.) Sleeping arrangements; 15.) Prowler; 16.) Piglets; 17.) Bugle call; 18.) Gas mask; 19.) Missing piglets; 20.) Enchanted pigs; 21.) Like magic; 22.) The pumps; 23.) Trade; 24.) Memories; 25.) Picnic; 26.) Telegram; 27.) "I just know"; 28.) London; 29.) War Office; 30.) Delay tactics; 31.) M.I.A.; 32.) The sneeze; 33.) Forgery; 34.) The harvest; and 35.) Bonus scene after the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: N/A. It was just me, myself and I watching this movie.
recommendation: This is strictly for folks with little brats who are old enough to go see a movie with their parents. Who knows, maybe the five new lessons will work on them, too.
spoiler alert! Nanny McPhee's "If you need me but don't want me, I'll stay" line works both ways since she needs the little brats for her beauty treatments--whatever it is that she does to get herself all ugly in the first place, she'd better stop doing it! It was fun to see the cute little piglets doing all sorts of crazy moves, but I ended up with a craving for ham, pork chops, baby back ribs, chicharon ( deep-fried pork rinds ) and bacon--I think that these are the names of the piglets, too! L.O.L. But, seriously folks, why did the farmer buy the piglets in the first place for, huh ...? When Nanny McPhee drove by the statue, the shot was done in "mirror image" fashion. There isn't much of a difference between this and the first movie.
fyi: I liked the cute little black bird.

On movie2k.com, the title of this movie was, NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG. I guess that this is in reference to the big bomb that was accidentally dropped in the middle of the field which didn't explode, by the way. This is probably why the title was changed back recently to NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS. And even NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BOMB would not have made for a suitable title to this movie.

Pigs are actually smarter than dogs and can be easily trained to do what dogs are trained to do.

It's simply amazing how a little plastic surgery--done right--can improve one's face. Check out the real-life "Nanny McPhee" before-and-after photos of Megan Fox! L.O.L.
word of advice: Family is more important than money.
tidbits: I will have to see this again on the Big Screen just to gauge the audience reaction.

Chicharon recipe:

In a pot of boiling water, add pork belly rinds ( w/ fat & meat attached--but not too much meat ), pieces of bay leaves, sliced onions, chopped garlic, salt, pepper and M.S.G. ( Accent or Vetsin ). Boil for a few minutes then simmer it until it's tender. Then, dry it out in the sun or in a dehydrator. If you will be using the sun-dry method, place the pieces on a rack and cover it with a wire mesh food cover to keep the flies and birds away. If you will be using the dehydrator method, put a deep tray under it to catch all the oil drippings or you'll end-up with lots of oil spread all over your counter top like what happened with me.

After the pork rind pieces are dried, put them in a pot of boiling oil and lower the heat to medium low. Once the pieces float on top, sprinkle them with ice cold water to make them puff-up even more. Be careful with the deep frying and sprinkling or you'll end-up with hot oil splashed all over your self.

Strain the golden-browned pieces in a colander. Then, put them on a paper towel-lined plate to soak away more of the fat. Let it cool and enjoy the "meat" of your labor. I usually eat mine with lots of rice and a simple dip made of vinegar, pressed garlic and black pepper. Hmm, hmm, hmm--Yummy. Pig-out time!

( Note: Vinegar dissolves fat. Garlic is a blood thinner and a cholesterol buster. And pepper [ the hotter, the better ] is a blood vessel dilator. So a dip made of these ingredients makes for a perfect accompaniment to any high fat, high cholesterol dish such as Chicharon. )