I love the Grabber's mask collection. I think I liked this slightly more on the rewatch. It's sort of a slow burn, and I didn't expect so much supernatural activity the first time I saw it. I don't necessarily think a sequel makes sense, but either way that's why I rewatched this one.
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I have a LOT of thoughts.
1. In my memory, the Walmart stuff was longer than ten minutes.
2. These character names are NUTS. Novalee Nation. Americus Nation. Sister Husband, who becomes Grandma Sister Husband. Forney. Praline. Brownie. Cherry. Baby Ruth. Moses Whitecotton.
3. I remembered this being sort of a dramedy. It is just a drama, and it is depressing. Only depressing things happen. They fit a lot of tragedies into two hours.
4. I kind of still love it though.
5. Ashley Judd is looking super hot.
I think the Olsen Twins movies are just better when they're younger.
I drove two hours round trip to see this is the theater on a Friday night. ❤️
Literally how did they even have the technology to make this in 1988? How did the cartoon bad guys drive real cars? How did Roger spit out real water? How did they do this?!
AND, don't even get me started on the Donald Duck vs Daffy Duck dueling pioanos scene. Disney characters and Looney Tunes TOGETHER?! In a movie with a joke about a baby penis?! How did this happen?!
In summary, how did they make this and how did this happen?!
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Generally, I'm not a fan of vampire films. However, there are two exceptions: <I>The Lost Boys</i> and <I>Near Dark</i>, two films both released in 1987. So, why these two, especially <I>The Lost Boys</i>?
First, <I>The Lost Boys</i> exhibits everything perfect about an 80s horror film. The soundtrack, cast (both Corey Feldman and Corey Haim were two of the most popular actors during this period), setting and story, when pieced together, results in pure perfection.
Unlike <I>Near Dark</i>, the gore and violence here is minimal and not required. We're focused on Jason Patric's "Michael", whose change from human-to-vampire form affects those around him, a normal guy who falls in love with a girl that's embedded in a vampire clique. She's different and sort of standoffish to what they represent, and leads "Michael" to be a better person (vampire). Of course, this only leads to "Michael" endangering those who surround him. What's unleashed is some of the best fight scenes, one-liners, and, overall, endings to close an already incredible film.
If you are ever given the chance to see <I>The Lost Boys</i> on the big or small screen, do not hesitate: Take the bite!
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are in the witness protection program in this CRIME COMEDY, but there's one problem... They are blabbermouths, so they have to keep getting relocated! They ended up in Australia, and hijinx ensue.
Here's the thing. I just feel like I don't LIKE Johnny Depp anymore, so when I see a Johnny Depp movie NOW for the first time, I sort of just wish it wasn't him, and I have trouble moving past it. It does not apply to movies from BEFORE I stopped liking him (ex: Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd, the first Pirates).
With that sort of Johnny Depp blocker in mind, I still enjoyed this overall. I really liked everything with Bela Lugosi. I thought Sarah Jessica Parker was fun. There were a lot of elements that I liked. I just couldn't get from LIKE to LOVE.
Stupid. It’s just stupid.
What a silly good time. This was my first time watching Pee-wee's Big Adventure, even though I have owned it in my Tim Burton box set for probably twelve years. As a huge Beetlejuice fan, I could feel the seeds of Beetlejuice in elements of Pee-wee, especially with Danny Elfman's score. I was SO into this score, and I'm usually not that into scores. It made everything feel cartoony and fun. I think the score actually made the movie for me.
The most average movie ever, and at one point I think it wanted us to think Eva Mendes was kind of a villain. I will give it credit for aging better than I expected and being I guess generally harmless.
I've said it before and will say it again: We need more V/H/S films every damn year as they keep getting better and better!
I think this will be a really fun Halloween rewatch in the future, maybe paired with Over the Garden Wall. I'm still keeping Porco Rosso in first place, but it's close.
I liked Howl's Moving Castle a lot. It was a good balance of weird and cute. Calcifer sort of reminded me of Olaf from Frozen, except I loved Calcifer and I do not love Olaf. It lost a little steam for me in the back half, but a very fun watch overall.
