*Disclaimer: most photos were taken from google and tumblr so I credit the owners. Also, videos were taken from Val's facebook page and youtube.
It all started with my weird sleep cycle. One fine day, I got so tired I was in bed by 8pm, which is very unusual. Since my college stamina is good with just, around, 3-4 hours of sleep, I was awake by midnight and extremely bored by 2am. The answer to this problem is the magic of what we all refer to as Youtube.
As I was browsing, I came across this video entitled Rumer Willis and Val Chmerkovskiy Viennese Waltz, so I'm like, what the heck! I'm watching this.
OMG!! Wasn't that intense? Especially that thing during 1:25 of the video. I mean!! Ahhhhmaaagaaahd! If they remade 50 Shades and got these two as Christian and Anastacia, I would definitely not mind or better yet, 50 Shades the musical? Hahaha. That deserved all 10s though but who am I to question Len Goodman and Julianne Hough for giving 9s. This dance though was the start of a crazy fangirl mode.
Let's just say that I started watching all of their performances. I now turned to the ever trusted Wikipedia to know the order of the dances
1. Foxtrot
Well duh!! Highest score of the night. She didn't seem like a contestant though. She looked like a pro already even though she said that her feet weren't pointed enough at some point. But it looks super good!
2.Cha-cha
RUMER DEFINITELY HAS IT! #RumerHasIt Perfect song choice. That was some fancy footworks. Can't believe they choreograph and learn everything in a week.
3.Salsa
"Monday night fever starts here." according to Bruno and I totally agree with him. Tell me the truth! She's a pro, isn't she? That choreography was awesome with all the liftings plus the canons (wink).Even though she busted Val's lips practicing the lifts at a roller disco, it was definitely worth it. "That, for me, is the best dance I've seen this season." and we don't argue with Len.
P.S. Excuse me but her dance bod is insane! I mean... WHAT! #fitspiration
4.Waltz
I just love the simplicity of this routine with more of the emotions dictating the dance and the story behind it just pulls my heart strings. What she went through is no joke, so cyberbullies her accomplishment is a big "SUCK IT" to your faces.
5.Samba
Disney night! First, it was a great to deviate from the norm of playing the protagonist. This number is so much fun! Their make-up and costume was amazeballs. "DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF A BODDDY LANGUAGE!" Definitely, one of my fave routines. Plus, they're back at the top of the leader board.
6.a. Jazz
Bootylicious. Can you handle it? Obviously Len coundn't! =))) It might have been too raunchy and lacking jazz for Len but Bruno was definitely loving and handling it.
6.b. Freestyle (group)
#TeamTrouble
7. Jive
I love this song and I love the concept of the routine. Tension was running high in their package but I still think it was a great routine. Judges said it was too safe though. But I believe this dance was their turning point.
8.a. Rumba
There is no perhaps at how amazing that routine was. Simple but stunning. They really deserved the perfect score! Its Valenrue's comeback dance. This was the first dance of the season to earn a perfect 40 points and that bragging right belongs to Valenrue!
8.b. Pasa Doble (Trio)
They take Pasa Doble seriously and wasn't that awesome!!! I love how Rumer plays a particular character every dance. Her face is always in character and she's able to maintain that throughout the routine which makes the concept and genre believable. This also got a perfect 40 which gave them a total of 80/80 for the night.
9.a. Viennese Waltz
This was the video I posted first which got me started in this entire thing! But let's take a moment of silence to appreciate the awesomeness of this routine.
9.b. Contemporary
Swan Lake is epic on its own but they gave it justice and Bruno (their mentor) was out of this world. That lift was super hard but they managed to do it flawlessly.
10. Freestyle
Also my fave! I mean, talk about Toxic. I can't believe that Rumer recorded this. She has an amazing voice. I am still hoping for her to release an album soon. Ahhh. She can act, she can dance and she can sing too. Triple Threat! Geez. #RumerHasIt. The choreo of this dance was amazeballs, I don't know what Val was so nervous about doing a freestyle. THIS IS AMAZING!
11. Foxtrot/ Paso Doble
This was their final dance in the competition. I love how this was such a happy dance. They're both just smiling all throughout and I love how they ended not with a pose but with Rumer taking her final bow as a contestant. Ahhh. The feels of this routine. BRILLIANT!
After watching their performances for quite a number of times, my focus shifted beyond the dance and just saw VALENRUE! I mean!!! AHHHHH. Aren't they the cutest? I know they're "just friends" and all but I can't help but sail the ship for this ship!
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So that’s DWTS Season 20 with Valenrue for me. I managed to watch the entire season, one whole Saturday and I have to say, it was a really entertaining show.
After finishing DWTS, it was time to go to a bigger playing field to fangirl. This is where Rumer’s IMDB page comes in.
Let’s start with the House Bunny. I’ve seen this movie waaaaaay before I started fangirling over Rumer (ehem, Kat Dennings. Previous post) but I’ve always loved Joanne with her bedazzled spinal brace and her sprint in slow motion to catch up jogger Steve.
Next up, Wild Cherry. This is actually a good movie. I found it very current and very funny as well. It’s about a group of girl friends finding out about “the book” owned by the football team. This “book” contain the names of girls which the players are tasked to, well, pop. I love the twist about Rumer’s character in the end though. I won’t spoil! Go and watch it!
I’ve also managed to watch The Diary of Preston Plummer. Okay, this movie was a bit heavy for me since it’s an intense family drama. Intense, meaning it has twisted family issues there but in general I liked it because it was a different and new plot.
I like movies that are in some ways like a musical which is why I really enjoyed Always Woodstock. I like the story of how the lead character fought for what she really wants her music to be and not be persuaded by what’s considered “in” or mainstream right now, this happening while she deals with all of her other issues like some boy drama and writing drama. In the end, more musicians should be like that of the lead. They should remain true to what their music is really all about.
As a Psychology major, I really appreciate movies which discusses mental issues since people really need more awareness regarding this matter. The Odd Way Home is a movie about a girl named Maya who had an abusive childhood and is now in an abusive relationship. The beginning of the movie was hard to watch because it depicted the physical abuse she was dealing with in the hands of a man she seemed to use to love. The story revolves around Maya finally deciding to escape her abusive environment and along the way she meets Duncan, whom I think is experiencing Asperger’s Syndrome based on his characteristics in the film. This movie was all about their journey on trying to find a “home” hopefully with their real families but as always, not everything goes the way it was planned.
It’s a really good movie about friendship and I guess, caring for someone sincerely even though you know they might not be able to recognize it or reciprocate it because of their situation.
There are more movies to watch but most I cannot find and some I cannot find the courage to watch since they’re all horrors and thrillers but I will one day. Maybe during the broad daylight kind of day.
Rumer has also been part of a number of TV series. One in particular is her portrayal of Gia in the 90’s hit remake, 90210. Her character entered during the second season of the show and she was a mainstay for 10 episodes. Her role as Gia was the friend turned lover of Jessica Lowndes character, Adrianna. And just like any good love story, writers just had to ruin the moment because a lot of people were still rooting for Navid and Ade to get back together at this point of the season. For this to happen, they had to create this annoying angle of Gia cheating after a massive fight with Adrianna. Okay, not cool. She really liked Ade and they should’ve ended this in a better way. Disappointed but what can I do. Still those ten episodes were a great watch
Other TV series she appeared on are Medium, Hawaii Five-O and CSI: New York. They weren’t really massive roles but as always she was awesome at portraying her character, especially the one in Medium.
I’m a massive fan of Pretty Little Liars and I was really stoked to see her during the 4th season of the show as Emily’s friend. It was one scene and all but there are rumors that Rumer is coming back this 6th season for the #SummerOfAnswers as a friend of Sara Harvey and I am hoping that this is true.
Another show I was able to watch is this webisode called Los Feliz, 90027. So far it has only one episode but after watching it I was like, daaaaamn why is this not a full length series just yet. It’s amazing how it’s half recorded and half done in front of a live audience. There needs to be a second episode and more because Austin and Veronica needs to be the end game of this.
TBH, I like this version better.
There is also You Don't Own Me. I remember this song from the movie The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bett Midler which I have memorized by heart and I've loved this song ever since. This song also showed the uniqueness of her voice plus the fact that she actually sounds good, LIVE!
There's also Taylor Swift's hit, Out of the Woods.
Since we've mainly proven that #RumerHasIt here's her cover of Adele's Rumor Has It.
I also like Rumer's cover of Can't Help Falling In Love. This is some soothing lullaby. Her voice suits the arrangement of the song and I could listen to it all day. I couldn't find a video of her singing it though.
And one of my fave is this parody of Ariana Grande's Problem which was entitled "SPF" talking about skin protection. Some might not get it or might not like it but I am totally obsessed with it. It's also currently on repeat on my Spotify. Rumer is so pretty! #RubThatShitOn #PutThatSPFOn
And last but not the least is her amazing version of Toxic by Britney Spears which Val played the violin in. They used this song for their Freestyle in DWTS 20. To be perfectly honest, this version is way better than the original version. I think this song was really meant to be slow rather than an upbeat one.
She's an amazing actress and an amazing singer and now an even more amazing dancer. Rumer really does have it. I wish to see her in more films as a lead character. I also wish for her to release an album. She recently tweeted that she's releasing a new original song so, that's a start! Maybe a musical movie to incorporate everything in one project.
Another thing we need to tackle is how nice she is despite all those flippin haters and bashers who are brave just because they're behind the computer. Most celebrities would brush the rude comments off and let the fans take care of it but I found it very impressive and classy to read this tweet on my timeline.
I don't get people who dislike her. I mean why!!!! She's such an awesome being. People hate on her because she was born to famous parents, well guess what, not her flippin fault and people seriously need to get over it. She's talented on her own that is why she has a career. And people seriously need to stop dissing her about how she looks. She's freaking gorgeous in her own right.
To finally end this blog (because this, I think is longest one I've done), I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing more of Rumer Willis because I know Rumer definitely has it to make it big time. She's bound to do bigger things soon.
I love Rumer Willis and I know more people are starting to love her as well and in no time all those bashers will be as irrelevant as they are today.
And to Rumer, even though I know its a long shot for you to be reading this, I want you to know that I'll always be a fan and you're officially my goal. And, you really deserve that mirror ball because you're plain amazing!
-Basically PauAu
