I don't watch many romances (actually, I do, but I couldn't think of anything else), but I did decide to talk about my favorite for this blogathon. I have already reviewed it HERE (I felt obliged to link to it, but please don't click it. It was the second movie I reviewed on this blog and I didn't have a system down yet), but I want to just talk about the certain scene. Because of that...
Spoiler Alert! If you haven't seen the movie Singin' in the Rain, do not read any more! Also, if you haven't seen it this won't make any sense.
"I need the right setting."
You can watch it yourself here:
What I like:
1. Don Lockwood made his career as a stuntman, and that shows through here because he climbed the trolley and jumped into Kathy's car trying to escape.
2. That he used the line his best friend Cosmo Brown said to him earlier: "We movie stars get the glory, I guess we have to take the little heart aches that go with it."
Him, being dramatic.
3. How Kathy is a little annoyed that he scared her so she makes up the story of only seeing him in one movie.
4. All the facial expressions!
5. "You expect every girl you meet to fall in a dead faint at your feet!" You go Kathy! That was a lesson he needed to learn!
6. "Farewell, Ethel Barrymore, I must tear myself from your side!"
Anyway, if you haven't seen this movie, you must!! It is my favorite movie of. all. time!
Thank you so much to Phyl for hosting this! Make sure you go read about all of the other meet-cute moments, HERE.
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to the last day of my Halloween Blog Party!
Thank you so much for reading my posts! To finish off I am doing a review of Halloweentown. But, how does that fit in with the pirate theme? You'll see at the end.
My guarantee: On ALL of my reviews there are NO spoilers unless it says so.
Halloweentown (1998):
"Why can't you pick some other holiday to get hung up on?"
Marnie is just a normal 13 year old girl, who likes weird things. On her 13th Halloween she listens in on her mother and grandmother's conversation, and learns she is a witch. Her grandmother comes from Halloweentown, and when she is leaving Marnie and her siblings, Dylan and Sophie, sneak onto the bus and go to Halloweentown where there is a mysterious evil.
"Being normal is vastly overrated."
Script: 10, no bad words!
"It was Old English or Welsh or something." Crew: Directed by: Duwayne Dunham Written by:
Paul Bernbaum
Jon Cooksey
Ali Matheson Starring:
Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie. "You are going to do some shopping? Can't it wait?"
Debbie Reynolds as Aggie. "What kind of a grandma would you think I am if I didn't bring presents?"
Judith Hoag as Gwen.
Joey Zimmerman as Dylan.
Emily Roeske as Sophie.
Phillip Van Dyke as Luke.
Robin Thomas as Kalabar.
Rino Romano as Benny.
Judith M. Ford as Harriet.
"We're Cromwells, together we can conquer anything!"
Music: 8, nothing bad, but nothing great.
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh. Quotes: 8,
"You can't tell what's in a monster's heart just by looking at him." Storyline: 8, there are some frightening images, and magic.
Good For: People who feel they are different.
"Believe." Overall Score: 8.
Thoughts on SKELETONS!
Benny from Halloweentown.
There are so many different skeleton characters, and when my little sister said that she wanted to be a skeleton for Halloween, my first thought for a review was Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, because my older sister and I wanted to say she was our "Skull and Cross Bones"but she said that she wouldn't look like those skeletons and that she didn't want me to do that movie. I did it for an extra this year because of the pirate theme.
So the search for a different skeleton movie began. Even though she doesn't really look like Benny ("His driving is better then his jokes"), and he is only in three scenes, it was the one that she wanted me to do.
I know that the button doesn't match, but I couldn't think of how to do a skeleton button without having it be too obvious, and Marnie is a witch...
She had a cardiac arrest on a plane from London to Los Angeles. She was fifteen minutes without oxygen.
2016 has been a rough year for actors and actresses, also musicians, but I didn't really care for any of them. So I am going to write a few memorials for actors and authors close to my heart that died this year.
Alan Rickman: Actor
February 21, 1946 - January 14, 2016
I first knew him as Professor Snape, from Harry Potter. I still have seen all the Harry Potter movies, but in the ones I have seen he is excellent. Some of the movies are terribly wrong from the book and I was always hoping that they would remake a few of them better to the book, but they can't now. They will never be a better Snape.
When my mom was having us watch Sense and Sensibility '95 for the first time, you know you can't see his character until he comes from the shadows (EXCELLENT!!), we were watching then all of a sudden my older sister screamed, "IT'S SNAPE!!!" so every time we watch it, when we get to that part we say, "It's Snape!"
Another movie I have seen him in is Galaxy Quest which is a movie that is about a TV show that is Star Trek, only cheesier. It is a comedy and it is truly hilarious. We watched it the other day and it still makes me laugh.
He is also in the movie, Michael Colins which is about the 1916 Irish revolution.
Alan Rickman, you will always be one of my favorite actors.
Harper Lee: Author
April 28, 1926 - February 19, 2016
Just a few days ago I finished To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time. What really made me read it was Rachel's review of it. It was very good. Hopefully in the next year I will get around to doing a review of it. What seems sad to me is that she wrote Go Set a Watchman and it was published in July 2015 but everyone seems to give it bad reviews. I wish her book would have been a success before she died. I will always like her book To Kill a Mockingbird, and I hope to read her book Go Set a Watchman soon.
Gene Wilder: Actor
June 11, 1933 - August 29, 2016
I only ever have seen him in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. But oh boy! He was the best Mr. Wonka there could ever be. You had such a wonderful care free way to it. It was the best, of the best. Thank you Gene Wilder. I can't wait to see your other works.
Carrie Fisher: Actress
October 21, 1965 - December 27, 2016
Carrie Fisher was the daughter of one of my favorite actresses, Debbie Reynolds.
I have only seen four movies with Carrie Fisher in them. But, in my defence they are her most famous:
STAR WARS: IV A NEW HOPE, STAR WARS: V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, STAR WARS: VI THE RETURN OF THE JEDI, STAR WARS: VII THE FORCE AWAKENS. Yes, she is the iconic Princess Leia. I only saw STAR WARS for the first time a little over a year ago, and it has made it's way on to my favorites list.
I am hoping to see other movies with her in them such as Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death.
Carrie Fisher, you will be greatly missed. Carrie Fisher, you are now one of my favorite actresses.
UPDATE:
Debbie Reynolds: Actress
April 1, 1932 - December 28, 2016
Her daughter Carrie Fisher's death was such a shock to her she had a stroke and died, one day after Carrie's. Her son, Todd Fisher said that she said, "I want to be with Carrie."
She was the main actress in one of my favorite movies Singin' in the Rain. That is my favorite that she made.
Wasn't she spectacular?
Movies I have seen that she was also in were, The Halloween Town series, and Charlotte's Web. She is also know for her role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She was also in the movie Mother, where she plays kind of a forbearing mother. In Carrie Fishers book, Postcards from the Edge, mentions that her mother was kind of forbearing, but that they made up later in life and became best friends, this is true for them:
~Winnie the Pooh -- A. A. Milne
So there you have it. In two days the main actresses in my two favorite movies passed away.
If there are any actors/authors I have forgotten, let me know. I just wanted to say these favorites. I know I don't usually do a post two days in a row, but I just had to do this one.
"Good Mornin'" Everyone!!
Today I am reviewing one of my favorite movies of all time, Singin' in the Rain!
For anyone who has seen this movie I don't know how it couldn't be a favorite.
Singin' in the Rain (1952):
This is a really fun movie that is great for everyone! Once again, this is one of my favorite movies of ALL TIME, so make sure to tell me your opinion too!!! This movie follows the actor Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and the movies going from silent to "talkies"! That is all I am going to say for now! Genre: Musical, Romance. BONUS: What shape is Lena Lamont's beauty mark? Costumes: 9 There are some really nice costumes in here. Favorite Costume: Lena's with the "Flowers" Script: 10! There are so many great quotes in here!!! "Cos, call me a cab!" Crew: Directed by: Gene Kelly Stanley Donen Produced by: Arther Freed Screenplay and Story by: Betty Comden Adolph Green Cast: Gene Kelly, "Dignity, always Dignity." Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Cyd Charisse Favorite Actor: Donald O'Connor, I like the that his blue eyes really appear on screen. These are the best actors for this movie!! They are doing the play version of it in our town and I can't go see it because how could you picture a different Lena Lamont, or Cosmo Brown!?? Music: 10!! Favorite dance number: Wow, this is really hard, I would have to say, I can't decide. Good Quotes: 10! "Alright, you're a cab." Story: 10! There are a few weird parts in the "Broadway Rhythm" section. Anyone who has seen this probably agrees with me. Tell me what you think!!! Overall rating: 9!
Now, "I will rip myself away from you!" Have a glorious day! MovieCritic
