When I Grow Up

When I grow up I want to write reviews. Well I want to be read. I describe it that way because who I am goes into everything I write. I feel like if I learn how to make my writing less disjointed, more intelligent and insightful that I will become those things right along with it. So I call upon my readers to give me advice on my reviews. Mainly I want to know if you trust them. Thank you for rocking my socks!

Movie Review: Frankenweenie

I was not originally intending to go see Tim Burton's Frankenweenie but one of the reviewers said it was "his freshest idea since [bla dee bla bla.]" I thought "challenge accepted." I wanted to see how a black and white short that Burton filmed long before Nightmare Before Christmas could be made into a "fresh film."

"His freshest idea since bla dee bla bla." - Reviewer I. Dontrespect

Poster from Original Short

This film (with a difficult to spell title) is your basic boy loves dog story. But with a Burton twist you also have to learn to accept death, accept things that have come back from death AND save Jimmy from the burning building. However a midst love there is a ton of action that keeps the movie going all the way through to the end. A good Halloween flick for children, if violence and truly horrifying monsters are your thing.

A good introduction to the monster movie

There were many details that didn't seem to be necessary to the film. For instance the movie takes place in 1950's New Holland and has a Dutch Day celebration. I can see the 1950's perfection and fear of the strange being a factor, it certainly was in Burton's short, but it did nothing to strike particular fear into peoples hearts since the first thing that was "different" in the town was a 7 story man eating turtle. Are they trying to say that even the Dutch would be afraid if this monstrosity? I had no idea the Dutch were so brave.

Original Frankenweenie 

But the senseless detail that I was most excited about was that the main character Victor (at least the second main character Burton had named victor in the last 10 years) was a film maker. I though Hooray! this might be Burton's autobiography of sorts. But alas victor put down his camera and picked up his lab coat as soon as the movie got started.

Tim Burton has named two main characters Victor in the last eight years.

Then there is of coarse filler. Unless you cram the plot of a short with pointless plot then you must fill it with pointless action. When other children attempt to revive their pets (for a school science fair that never happens) their pets turn into unspeakably terrible monsters that are then easily defeated.

I did like however the consistencies Burton made with the original Frankenstein story. The dog went through an emotional journey of loneliness fear and misunderstanding. It was a good introduction to the monster movie for children and will teach them the basic ideas of Frankenstein. Like how the doctors name is Frankenstein not the Monsters.  Come on people!

Fresh? I think not. Good? Perhaps. But overall it is not on my recommendations list.

Having a Haunted Holiday: Eating

Pumpkin Pie

Hot Dog Fingers

CANDY!

Mummy Hot Dogs

Googly Eye Hot Chocolate

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Caramel Apples

Apple Pie

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/ghosts-in-the-graveyard-54472.aspx

Right out of the Shower (Gasp)

This is what I look like right out of the shower. Plus makeup plus my cutest dress.

I am proud to be alive! And proud to have something tangible to work on (AKA my weight).

So enjoy these pictures of the real me. As I stand.

Movie Review: Pitch Perfect

Three words. I. Love. PitchPerfect.

This movie was a perfect blend of awkward moments relate able problems and amazing music! The relocatable problems are just so the movie has some substance, which every movie that I review well needs. But slapstick and a good use of cast rock all over this musical movie.

Kay Cannon wrote this movie and has been a writer and producer for 30 Rock. She claims that this is a movie for the female audience although she did not mean it to be. I personally believe it is a date movie that will get everybody excited and talking about it for days. Let alone, you know, the next hour of ice cream after a date. Maybe it is not a date movie then. You might want to get to know your date before you rock out to this movie. Good for you, getting to know your date.

Rebel Wilson had an AMAZING character written for her and I am sure she will have coined a few phrases by the time this movie hits DVD. But she was just one of the many well cast well portrayed comedy figures in this movie. I would go see this movie again just for the group of crazy girls that fight gossip pull hair and kick tuckus.

But
the
music.

Yes the music is addicting. The current pop obsession with a capella music is mixed perfectly with just the pop music. Throughout the movie the main vocal group the Bellas performs lame old man music around the pluthera of nerdy awesome stuff.


Ester Dean is not an actress but she plays a hilarious lesbian. Who is she then? She writes music! Mr. Know it all by Kelly Clarkson is just one of her many hits. She gets to sing her own stuff and be an amazing character. Like so many of the others.

Go see this movie.

Having a Haunted Holiday: Scary Movies by Carlaberry

I love Halloween. Always have. Always will. But the reasons will change as I get older and less prone to awesome. So I must pass my love on to future generations and the imaginary people who read my blog. First I would like to share how to waste your time during midterms month. Watch scary movies.

This is not to say that scary movies are the only way to waste your time in October but it sure is the best. If you gather a bunch of friends or even a large pillow you can have a grand old time cuddling and screaming and being generally unnaturally freaked.

The only way to really celebrate the month of October for me is watching anything creepy, suspenseful  ghost-filled or even horrifying.

Horror Movies

Below is a link to a horror movie site that takes you step by step through the horror movie genre. Answering questions like, "Are Horror movies for me?" "How do I not have nightmares?" and best of all "What horror movie should I watch?"
https://sites.google.com/site/howtobecomeahorrormoviebuff/project-definition

The site does not include my very favorite horror movie The Haunting of Connecticut.

Just Plain Scary

I am looking for a Psychological Thriller that will make it so I can't sleep at night. Hm let's see...
 Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, Secret Window, Sweeny Todd

Monster Movies

These movies seem to impact our culture a great deal. Everybody loves a good monster! Why? I know but I'll just list some movies. (mocking Ha ha while I type) :)

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monster_movies 

Edward Scissor Hands is a monster movie. Yes yes it is. If you have ever read Frankenstein than you know that Edward Scissor hands is just another portrayal of a misunderstood creature looking for love. But he is instead met with fear and hate. So in other words he gets his own blib because I can never ever watch that movie without crying my eyes out ant then sleeping with the light on.... yeahhhh

Harry Potter is not a moster movie. I just think he is develishly handsome. 

Children's Movies

Childrens Halloween movies are great in number. Mostly because of the combination of Disney and Burton trying to make money off of the beginning of the Holiday season. So some of the movies are stinky, some of them rock and some of them actually uplift me and make me happy. Here is a list. (Deep breath)

Casper, Corpse Bride, It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown, Monster House,  Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Paranorman, Halloween Town movies, The Adventures of Iccabod and Mr. Toad, Hocus Pocus, Adams Family, Frankenweini 

 Don't look under the Bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbXFf8R7974

This is one of those movies taht uplifts me and it is at your fingertips and not very well known. So watch it or I will find you. The End.

Comedy Movies

Last but not least the Comedy movie. These are epic and can usually be watched all year long because of their accessibility. But please enjoy my recommendations!

 Rocky Horror Picture Show, Young Frankenstein,  Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Shaun of the Dead, Little Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice, Clue 

http://screenrant.com/scary-fun-horror-movies-rothc-85479/all/1/ 

9/11

I would not like to ignore this horrible commemorative date. But we went to school on this day 11 years ago to prove that we could not be broken. Oh yes America I am not broken!