A Great Movie

I went to the movies today with all the intentions of seeing a different movie, but decided to see Unstoppable instead. I'm glad I did. I loved it! True, some critics did not, but in my opinion critics are totally clueless to what people really want to see (one said it was full of cliques. Well, life is full of cliques and people can relate to them in stories. Then they know who to root for and who to boo. One said that the movie had a sexy actress trying to be an everyday working woman. Hey, who says everyday working women can't be sexy!)

Since I love action movies I found this movie to have a great plot, believable characters, and alot of action. Not nonstop action. We need some calmn scenes to balance.
If you plan on going out for a movie date soon I highly recommend this movie. Or you can just see another Harry Potter movie like everyone else.

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

I believe someone remade this movie to be released in 2011. Sorry, nothing is as good as the original, even if it is a bad movie.

Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Invisable Man

This movie always scared my mom. She hated it.

Halloween Party 2010

Hey, there you are! Thanks for coming. Cool costumes. Come on in and let’s get started.
Hands out of the candy by the door. It’s for the trick or treaters.

Now, everyone find a seat. There’s popcorn on the coffee table. Help yourself. I also have drinks, candy, and other goodies for all on the dining room table. There’s pigs in the blanket, toasted nachos with cheese, and green punch. There is also cookies, candied apples, and cake.








For those who wish, I’ll be making Bloody Marys and Midnight Margaritas.
























Now then, what shall we watch first? How about something fun like A Nightmare Before Christmas or Corpse Bride. I love Tim Burton movies.

Or maybe a little scare. I so love to watch B movies from the 50s.












Or maybe we could watch one of the movies that truly scared me. This is one of the best ghost stories I have ever read or seen.












Ok, everyone got snackies? (Barney! Get down. You don’t get sweet snacks. Sorry , folks. My cat is a pig.) Let’s get started…

...lights out.

Hope everyone has a lovey time party hopping from Vanessa's Halloween party 2010.

Movie Trailer-The Blob!

This was Steve McQueen's first movie. He later said he wished he had never made it as he felt it did bad for his career.

The Blob

Another Movie Trailer from the Past

My parents would take us to the drive in on Saturday nights. We would sit in the car, wrapped in blankets, listening to the tinny sounds coming from the sound box attached to the driver's window, begging for a trip to the conccesion stand. Then the big screen would light up and we would become quiet as the movie began.

This was one of the first movies we saw. It made me cry at the end. Really, it did. I was actually rooting for the monster. (I usually do.)


Rodan

Another Old Movie Trailer-The Mantis

The Cicada from Hell! lol

The Praying Mantis

October the First

Yay, It's October! My favorite month. It is time for the leaves to change and fall, the apples to ripen, and mums, pumpkins, and corn stalks bundles are everywhere. It's time for decorating ones front yard with Autumn scenes. It's time for watching a football game huddled under a blanket, for friends gathering around bonfires, time to pull out your most loved sweater. It's time for Starbucks to bring back the pumpkin spiced lattes!
It's also the month of scary. Halloween always singles the start of the holiday months. In my opinion Halloween should be a get out of work holiday so one can spend all day getting ready for that night. I mean, really, it's takes a while to become a convincing zombie.
Also, during October the TV stations pull out all the horror movies. And though I love horror flicks, there has been not too many of them lately. Sure there has been slasher flicks where the whole movie depends on special effects and shock value. The seems to not be a real plot. I guess this bothers me because I am a story teller. I like plot and deep characters. The suspense has been lost. Don't get me wrong. Everyone who knows me knows I can sit though twelve hours of zombie movies. I love B movies. But today's B movies lack the suspense of the old black and white movies of the fifties. There was just something about them-the fear of the unknown, the build up to the revel.
This month I will share the trailers of some of my all time favorite B movies. So, for your enjoyment here is the first (and my ultimate favorite)- War of the worlds (the original)

Why I Hate and Fear Clowns

I really do not like clowns. Have never been able to face them. It’s a good thing McDonald’s have remove Ronald from in front of their establishments or I would have to forgo their yummy coffees. I believe I know where this fear came from. It is from an old One Step Beyond episode. This one below. Since I saw it I have hated clowns.


One Step Beyond - Clown
Starring - John Newland, Yvette Mimieux, Mickey Shaughnessy, Christopher Dark, Paul Moose Garner, Jack Daly, John Close, Karen Scott, Jim Nolan
Directed by - John Newland
(1960) - B&W - 24 min
In this episode -The Clown, a jealous boyfriend kills his girlfriend, played by Yvette Mimieux, when he finds her hiding in Pippo the Clown's trailer at the carnival. Then - he is haunted by the menacing clown - but all in some dream world. This episode is probsably the original of all the scary clown tv and movie themes we have seen since. Really great episode - check out that clown's face!


Here is the link to the episode on youtube if you want to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrY7_tPLzgg




And of course, this did not help matters at all. I hear Warner Brothers are doing a remake. So am NOT going to see this one. *shudder*

The Lovely Bones Movie

I can't wait to see this movie!