Firefly- Episode 10; Ariel! (Momo's Review)

Review:
Another amazing creation of Joss Whedon! In our CATSM class, we are studying western themed movies. This show is a science weastern, and one of the only shows I would bother to sit down and watch. This episode specifically caught my attention. The sense of betrayal, love, and disappointment are shown in this episode. Honestly, Ariel is the very first episode of Firefly I have ever seen. After watching this episode, I feel the need to watch the whole first season!

Now, in this episode, Dr. Simon Tam (Sean Maher) wanted to help his sister, River Tam (Summer Glau) since she has been acting different from how she was before he saved her. In order to do so, he had to get River to the hospital to figure out what exactly was wrong with her. The whole crew of Firefly agreed to helping, only because Simon Tam told them that they could steal medicine from the hospital to make a lot of money. The plans they made seemed easy, until someone betrays the whole Firefly crew. Who would do such a thing? That's for you to find out!

Would I personally suggest this show to people? It varies. There wasn't much of the science fiction talk. It's easy to understand. There is romance, comedy, and action. If you are willing to sit down and watch a show for 45 minutes, this would be the show! I give it 4/5 stars!

Actors:
Nathan Fillion

Gina Torres

Alan Tudyk

Morena Baccarin

Adam Baldwin

Jewel Staite

Sean Maher

Summer Clau

Ron Glass

Run Time:

45 minutes

Rating:

Not rated.

Credits:
Mutant Enemy
20th Century Fox Television
Fox Film Corporation
Viasat3 (2007) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
TV6 (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
CanWest Global Communications
Fox Movies SF Horror (2008) (Japan) (TV)
Fox Network (2002-2003) (USA) (TV)
Sci-Fi Channel, The (2003) (UK) (TV)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc) (complete series)
Almost Human
Radium (visual effects) (2002)
Zoic Studios (visual effects) (2002-)
Almost Human special makeup effects
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes and dollies
DeLuxe Laboratories processing
Meat and Potatoes title design: main titles
R!ot post-production services
Todd-AO Studios (West) sound post-production

Review for "The Lost Boys" (By Momo/Monica)

Review:

"You are one of us now, Michael..." The quote of the movie. It was interesting. It was funny. It deserves a good review! This movie has one of my favorite villains, Keifer Sutherland. He played the amazing co-leader vampire, David. I think he was honestly the best vampire in the movie.

So, this movie is about a family of three, who moves to Santa Carla after Lucy (Actor Dianne Weist) divorced Michael (Actor Jason Patric) and Sam's (Actor Corey Haim) father. When they move to this town, they were unaware of the "strangers" that lurked the area. The strangers that were vampires! After an encounter with the women of his dreams, Star (Actor Jami Gertz), Michael found himself falling into horrible situations.

Would I request this movie for anyone? Yes! This was a movie worth seeing. I'm sure a few dollars is a small price to pay in order to see this movie.

Actors:

Jason Patric

Corey Haim

Dianne Wiest

Barnard Hughes

Edward Hermann

Kiefer Sutherland

Jami Gertz

Corey Feldman

Jamison Newlander

Brooke McCarter

Billy Wirth

Alex Winter

Chance Michael Corbitt

Alexander Bacon Chapman

Nori Morgan

Running Time:

97 minutes

Rating:

Rated-R

Credits:

Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Barnard Hughes; Directed by: Joel Schumaher, James M. Arnett; Produced by: Richard Donner, Mark Damon, John W. Hyde.

Beat Sheet for "The Lost Boys" (Momo/Monica)

PROJECT TITLE: The Lost Boys

GENRE: Comedy/Horror

DATE: November 3, 2009

1. Opening Image (1): When the family passed by in the car, and the front sign mentioned the city being the happy place, but the back said that it was the murder capital of the united states.

2. Theme Stated (5): “You are one of us now…”

3. Set-Up (1-10): When the police was in the field, and something came down and pulled him of the ground, causing him to mysteriously disappeared.

4. Catalyst (12): When Sam meets the “vampire hunters”

5. Debate (12-25): Sam doesn’t want to believe that there is vampires.

6. Break into Two (25): Michael drinks the mysterious liquid and becomes a vampire.

7. B Story (30): Sam and his “vampire hunting” friends thinks that Max is the head vampire.

8. Fun and Games (30-55): The “vampire hunters” try to see if Max is deadly allergic to garlic.

9. Midpoint (55): They find out the location of the vampires.

10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75): When the vampire hunters and

Sam and Michael go to save Star and the little kid, but David wakes up and tries to kill Sam.

11. All Is Lost (75): They can’t think of who the head leader is.

12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): Michael feels like he can’t do anything.

13. Break into Three (85): Everyone kills all the vampires.

14. Finale (85-110): Max comes in and reveals that he is a vampire.

15. Final Image (110): They kill Max and everyone goes back to normal.

Fun at the Renaissance Festival! (Review by Hatchi)

The Renaissance festival that we went to was in Plantersville, Texas. It's known to as the world's largest Renaissance festival. Cool, huh? The festival started in 1974 on the location of an old mining strip.

I went to this fun feast with my blog partner, Momo(Monica), and a close friend, Chelsea. The bus ride there was not fun at all. I've never been so uncomfortable in a bus before in my life. But once we got there my friends and I were excited and couldn't wait to get inside. Once we were inside we walked around for about 20 mintues. Then Momo gets a call and it seems that some of her friends want to meet up with us so we can all hang out. So, they told us where they were, and we spent almost half an hour looking for them. It was very frustrating but we finally found them. That whole half an hour or so made us hungry, and we decided to go get some yummy funnel cake! When we finished we walked around again and come upon this ride where we get in this carriage type thing and they spin us really fast. It was fun, but the bad thing about it was that we ate funnel cake right before getting onto it, so Hatchi was kind of sick and dizzy after getting off, but soon recovered after a drink of some delicious strawberry beverage. We looked around some more and found an amazing Jewelry shop that sold various type of jewelry. My partner, Momo, and I bought some cool looking rings, that I am in fact wearing today!

If you decide to go the festival you should definitely bring a friend along. It would be way more fun! And you could have a lot of fun experiences!

Renaissance Festival -Momo

Review:

Can we say FUN!? This festival was an amazing experience. I didn't know there were so many activities that were actually interesting. Although, we had an activity we had to focus on, and I didn't like that, but it didn't bother me that much. Most of my day was spent with my fellow blog partner, Hatchi, and a good friend from school, Chelsea. The rest of my time was spent looking for a friend from school, Cornelius, a fellow blogger from "Wasians," Josh, and a duo of my pals Ryan and Caleb.

Was it worth being on the bus for 3 hours? No. I was in pain once I got home from sitting in the seats. Also, it was incredibly hot outside. But, that's something we can't change. Overall, the trip was pretty fun!

What exactly did we do on the trip? Walk. We walked so far, it's unbelievable. The place was huge, and it was impossible getting around without feeling lost! On our confusing trip around the festival, we came across a fantastic jewelry place. There, both Hatchi and myself bought rings! YAY! Also, I had the courage (unlike Hatchi) to go on this bouncy ride. It was basically a giant sling shot, except you stayed on the "rubberband" the whole time. I was shaking whenever I got off!

We also went on this spin ride, where you roll off the ground in a seat with 8 others, then they let go of the wheel, and you spin. I thought it was pretty boring, but it did get my partner, Hatchi, and my friend, Chelsea, sick! Poor girls... The food was pretty good, except for the fact that I only had a funnel cake, which I shared with my two friends I just mentioned. It was pretty good, and made me full. Then, we had a frozen strawberry drink, and it was amazing! That drink was what I was waiting for! Delicious!

Would I say that you should go to the festival? Sure! Just be noted that this festival is huge! You will be extremely tired afterwards!

Psycho! (Review by Momo!)

Review:

"I hope they are watching... they'll see. They'll see and they'll know, and they'll say, 'Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly...' " Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) plays one of the victims of the main psychopathic of the film, Norman Bates! (Actor Anthony Perkins). This film is pretty twisted, if you ask me. It is the only film I can think of that.. well that is a secret I have to keep, and a secret for you to find out!

This film is about a killer, Norman Bates, who owns a small motel on the side of the old high way. Marion Crane is just an average women who is in love with a married man. She receives the perfect opportunity to escape from her problems and have a "romantic runaway" with the man she loves, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), when she is given over $40,000! During her runaway, she gets tired and pulls into the motel that Norman owned. After.. the incident that had occurred, a mystery starts with the curiosity of Marion's lover, Sam, and Marion's sister, Lila Crane (Vera Miles).

Would I personally say that this is a good movie? I suppose you can say that. The ending was very twisted. If I were to take the place of Marion, I would have never taken the money in the beginning! I honestly can agree with my teacher when he says "this movie is the starter of the 'stabbing in the shower' scene!" Does this movie deserve a mask? No! Good job on the movie, Alfred Hitchcock.

Credits:

Production Company: Paramount; Copyright: Shamley Productions; Producer: Alfred Hitchcock; Unit Manager: Lew Leary; Script: Joseph Stefano; Novel: Robert Bloch; Director: Alfred Hichcock; Assistant Director: Hilton A. Green; Director of Photography: John L. Russell; Editor: George Tomasini; Music: Bernard Herrmann; Sound Recording: Waldon O. Watson, William Russell Sound System: Westrex Recording System; Make Up Supervisors: Jack Barron, Robert Dawn; Hair: Florence Bush; Costume Supervisor: Helen Colvig; Special Effects: Clarence Champagne; Title Designer / Pictorial Consultant: Saul Bass Art Directors: Joseph Hurley, Robert Clatworthy; Set Decorator: George Milo

Rating:

Rated- R

Running Time:

109 minutes

Buffy the Vampire! (HUSH!) [Momo & Hatchi's Review]

Review

Creepy, funny, interesting. These three words wrap up exactly our opinion on this episode. "Hush" is the 10th episode of the 4th season, and the director is Joss Whedon. Joss Whedon is also known for his short film, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (which we did a review for). This episode won the Emmy for best music and best makeup for a series.

Could we say it is a must see? YES! This episode made things extremely interesting, and Joss Whedon proved that he could make an amazing episode without dialogue. If you were to ask anyone what their favorite episode was, then "Hush" will, more then likely, be their answer.

What exactly is Buffy the Vampire? It is a series based on a girl, Buffy Summers (Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar) who slays vampires. This episode that we are reviewing on was about this group of men referred to as "The Gentlemen." These very proper men go out to take out 7 hearts from human beings. Before doing this, they take everyone's voice away, so they do not scream/make a noise. Buffy and her friends have to find out what to do before something tragic happens. While doing so, Buffy finds out a big secret about her crush, Riley (Actor Mar Blucas)!

No mask for this wonderful episode. In our opinion, this episode made us want to watch the series. Please take time to watch it!

Actors:

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Nicholas Brendon

Alyson Hanningan

Anthony Head

James Marsters

Emma Caulfield

Michelle Trahtenberg

Run Time: 44 minutes Rating: PG14

Mask on Nosferatu! (Momo's Review)

Review:

It may be original, but it sure can put someone to sleep! The thriller, Nosferatu, was the original vampire movie of all movies. Honestly, I expected more. For the graphics, I admit that it was great for being made in 1922.

Many rumors have came from this movie and I admit, it was a bit creepy. For example, the rumor on Max Schreck, the man who seems to be in a deep trance. Deep trance for BLOOD! This is what made the movie interesting. Watching the actor for Nosferatu (Max Schreck) frightened me more then anything. If I would have never heard that rumor, I would've give up on this movie. Mr. Schreck did a marvelous job, although I am a bit afraid to fall asleep. What if he wakes up at my bed stump?

Now this movie can get pretty romantic. It is about a male, Jonathan (Gustave V.W) whom is in love with Mina (Greta S.) Jonathan wanted to make more money, and the "half-man," his name is not noted, suggest him to allow the vampire to move into the house across from Jonathan. Being overwhelmed by how much money he would receive, Jonathan rushed to the vampire's house to accept the offer. During his nights in the land of Nosferatu, the man didn't realize that he was a midnight snack for this bloodlust vampire. After being bit, lots of weird things start to happen to the man, along with his lover.

If you would like to see how this conflict is resolved, tune into the movie! But, do not watch it when you are tired. You will fall asleep after the first 10 minutes. I know, I am being a bit harsh, but this movie didn't catch my attention. I'm afraid this movie must be masked! Hopefully, Nosferatu doesn't show up in my room at night, because I know I will definitely panic! Big thumbs up to Mr. Schreck for his amazing acting skills. A bit too amazing...

Actors:

Max Schreck

Gustave Von Wagenheim

Greta Schroeder

Alexander Granach

Credits:

Producers: Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau; Music: James Bernard, Hans Erdmann, Carlos U. Garza, Timothy Howard, Richard Marriot, Richard O'Meara, Hans Posegga, Peter Schirmann, Bernardo Uzeda, Bernd Wilden; Cinematography: Fritz Arno Wagner, Gunther Krampf; Art Direction and Costume Design: Ablin Grau. Directed by F.W. Muranau; Writting Credits: Henrik Galeen and Bram Stoker.

Run Time: 1 Hour and 34 minutes Rating: Not rated.

Night of the Living Dead (1968)! (Momo's Review)

Review:

"They're going to get you, Barbara!" The most remembered quote of this movie. What movie exactly? The famous zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" which was made in 1968 and directed by George A. Romero! Did the movie seem as great as the 60's made it seem? We, Momo and Hatchi, have to disagree. The budget provided for this film would leave us to assume that this would be a spectacular creation! Don't take this in the wrong way, the story line was great, but the effects were just horrible. For example, one of the scenes showed that it was day time, when the film was taking place at night! How weird is that? Also, the actors that played the zombies, or in the film "gouls," did not even show that they were trying to act! The "gouls" were walking as if they were still alive!

Now onto the good things of the film. It was more funny then scary, but it also gets you thinking! The movie started off as siblings, Barbara (Actress Judith O'Dea) and Johnny (Actor Russell Streiner) were visiting their father's grave. The siblings were goofing around, when a man suddenly appeared. But, they didn't know the man was a zombie. Barbara was attacked, then Johnny saved her, eventually dying. Barbara ran away to an abandoned house, sheltering herself there. Later on, a man named Ben (Actor Duane Jones) joined Barbara in the fight for survival. More people come in later of the movie, but they do not matter as much. The ending was extremely twisted, and wasn't pleasant to see, but it was a good ending. A complete shocker!

Would we suggest this movie to someone? This all depends. If you are looking for something to scare you, this movie is not the movie for you! The movie was more funny then anything. This movie also gets you thinking. "What would you do if you were in this situation?" are one of the questions you will be asking if you saw this film.

This film received one award for National Film Registry. Not much of an award. But, as you are watching this movie, take into consideration of when this film was created! For the 60's, it was pretty good. This is Momo and Hatchi concluding this review with a couple of statements. When it comes to the movie effects, this movie deserves a mask! When it comes to creativity and entertainment, don't hesitate to take the time to come across it!

Actors:

Duane Jones

Judith O'Dea

Karl Hardman

Marilyn Eastman

Keith Wayne

Judith Ridley

Kyra Schon

Charles Craig

S. William Hinzman

George Kosana

Credits:

George A. Romero

John A. Russ
George A. Romero

Karl Hardman
Russell Streiner

Scott Vladimir Licina

George A. Romero

George A. Romero
John A. Russo

Bruce Capristo
Karl Hardman

George Kosana
Vincent D. Survinski

Charles O'Dato

Marshall Booth
Gary Streiner
Karl Hardman

Tony Pantanella
Regis Survinski

Jacqueline Streiner

S. William Hinzman
Jean-Pierre Nutini
Joseph Unitas
Karl Hardman
S. William Hinzman

Rick Catizone

Dean Lachiusa

Emil Cadkin
Ib Glindemann
Philip Green
Geordie Hormel
William Loose
Jack Meakin
Spencer Moore

Betty Ellen Haughey
Dean Lachiusa
Dean Lachiusa
John A. Russo
Jacqueline Streiner
Run Time: 96 minutes Rating: Not rated. Beat Sheet: 1. Opening Image (1): Barbara and John are heading to a cemetery to visit their dead dad. 2. Theme Stated (5): "They're going to get ya!" 3. Set-Up (1-10): Barbra and Johnny were goofing off in cemetery. 4. Catalyst (12): The random guy in the cemetery all of a sudden he grabs Barbra while she was running away from Johnny. 5. Debate (12-25): Barbra doesn't want to stay in the house, she wants to go and save her brother. 6. Break into Two (25): The zombies are surrounding the house. 7. B Story (30): While Barbra was wondering around the house trying to figure out what to do, Ben breaks in and questions Barbra about what is happening. 8. Fun and Games (30-55): 9. Midpoint (55): Mr. and Mrs. Cooper come in. 10. Bad Guys Close In (55-75): The zombies finally break into the house. 11. All Is Lost (75): The zombies manage to get Barbra, then Mr. Cooper's daughter turns into a zombie and kills her mother. 12. Dark Night of the Soul (75-85): Ben doesn't know what to do but he ends up falling asleep. 13. Break into Three (85): He wakes up, sees that everything is back to normal and heads out of the house. 14. Finale (85-110): People finally came to rescue them. 15. Final Image (110): The people mistaken Ben for a zombie and kill him.