tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473377595025647152024-03-13T23:14:17.508-07:00Family-Friendly Halloween Movie CountdownPlan a kid-friendly Halloween film festival with our countdown of the top 31 spooky (but not too spooky) family films. Come back every morning in October for the daily countdown movie, and every evening for more treats!Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-24823815901708761622010-11-01T12:46:00.001-07:002010-11-01T12:58:48.137-07:00Family-Friendly Halloween Movie Countdown: 2010 ReviewThanks to everyone who stopped by for a visit! Here is a roundup of the films we reviewed:<br /><br />Movie #31: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-31-worst-witch-1986.html">The Worst Witch (1986)</a> (ages 6 and up)<br />Movie #30: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-30-sixth-sense-1999.html">The Sixth Sense (1999)</a> (ages 13 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #29: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-29-abbott-and-costello-meet.html">Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)</a> (ages 7 and up)<br />Movie #28: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-28-harry-potter-and-sorcerers.html">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)</a> (ages 7 and up)<br />Movie #27: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-27-poltergeist-1982.html">Poltergeist (1982)</a> (ages 12 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #26: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-26-my-neighbor-totoro-1988.html">My Neighbor Totoro (1988)</a> (ages 5 and up)<br />Movie #25: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-25-addams-family-values-1993.html">Addams Family Values (1993)</a> (ages 13 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #24: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-24-mickeys-house-of-villains-2002.html">Mickey's House of Villains (2002)</a> (ages 5 and up)<br />Movie #23: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-23-harry-potter-and-prisoner-of.html">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)</a> (ages 9 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #22: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-22-ghost-and-mr-chicken-1966.html">The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)</a> (ages 7 and up)<br />Movie #21: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-21-wizard-of-oz-1939.html">The Wizard of Oz (1939)</a> (ages 5 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #20: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-20-bride-of-frankenstein-1935.html">Bride of Frankenstein (1935)</a> (ages 9 and up)<br />Movie #19: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-19-bedknobs-and-broomsticks-1971.html">Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)</a> (ages 5 and up)<br />Movie #18: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-18-adventures-of-ichabod-and-mr.html">The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)</a> (ages 5 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #17: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-17-frankenstein-1931.html">Frankenstein (1931)</a> (ages 10 and up)<br />Movie #16: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-16-haunted-mansion-2003.html">The Haunted Mansion (2003)</a> (ages 8 and up)<br />Movie #15: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-15-addams-family-1991.html">The Addams Family (1991)</a> (ages 13 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #14: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-14-halloweentown-1998.html">Halloweentown (1998)</a> (ages 6 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #13: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-13-monster-house-2006.html">Monster House (2006)</a> (ages 9 and up)<br />Movie #12: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-12-tim-burtons-corpse-bride-2005.html">Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)</a> (ages 9 and up)<br />Movie #11: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-11-poohs-heffalump-halloween.html">Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)</a> (ages 3 and up)<br />Movie #10: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-10-wallace-gromit-curse-of-were.html"> Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)</a> (ages 5 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #9: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-9-beetlejuice-1988.html">Beetlejuice (1988)</a> (ages 9 and up)<br />Movie #8: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-8-witches-1990.html">The Witches (1990)</a> (ages 8 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #7: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-7-et-extra-terrestrial-1982.html">E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)</a> (ages 6 and up)<br />Movie #6: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-6-ghostbusters-1984.html">Ghostbusters (1984)</a> (ages 9 and up)<br />Movie #5: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-5-monsters-inc-2001.html">Monsters, Inc. (2001)</a> (ages 5 and up)<br />Movie #4: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-4-casper-1995.html">Casper (1995)</a> (ages 6 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #3: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-3-hocus-pocus-1993.html">Hocus Pocus (1993)</a> (ages 9 1/2 and up)<br />Movie #2: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-2-nightmare-before-christmas-1993.html">The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)</a> (ages 8 and up)<br />Movie #1: <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-1-its-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown.html">It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)</a> (ages 5 and up)Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-14152800439385503992010-10-31T19:55:00.000-07:002010-10-31T19:55:00.050-07:00Day 31 Intermission: The Further Adventures of the Great Pumpkin<h4>From Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Episode 15, "Snoopy's Brother Spike" (1985)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/99Ap88eOCh8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/99Ap88eOCh8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>"The Vigil" from Snoopy: The Musical (1988)</h4><br />A song sung by Linus as he waits for the Great Pumpkin to appear on Halloween<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L7NHvpWWlp4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L7NHvpWWlp4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>From "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (1972)</h4><br />During his last campaign speech, Linus inadvertently starts talking about the Great Pumpkin <br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yTO5AYl1zCs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yTO5AYl1zCs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-44370527689632032862010-10-31T07:30:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:30:00.082-07:00Movie #1: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)<blockquote>"I got a rock!"</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnWQIRsYpI/AAAAAAAAE0w/FK167KmpvmA/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+title.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnWQIRsYpI/AAAAAAAAE0w/FK167KmpvmA/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+title.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533189189789311634" /></a><br /><br />Was there ever any doubt? This is the granddaddy of all Halloween specials. If it weren't for "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", who knows if this blog would even exist right now. Let's all thank Charles Schulz, Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson for creating it. <br /><br />I decided to hold off on showing this one to my children until they were five, since I thought there were just too many insults in it (see the pictures below), and the other kids tend to mock poor Linus and Charlie Brown. And what about the parents? The only ones who have any presence in the show give poor Charlie Brown rocks! Don't get me wrong, I love this show as much as the next guy. I'm just telling you what went through my mind. Comments?<br /><br />Happy Halloween, everyone!<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> N/A</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 5 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/its-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown">On for ages 4 and up</a>, Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2009/10/list-halloween-movie-tricks-an.html">7-11</a>, Kids First! Juror Recommended Age: <a href="http://www.kidsfirst.org/detail/206175.html">5-12</a>, Parents Television Council: <a href="http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/bw/2008/1031best.asp">All Ages</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/great-pumpkin-charlie-brown.html" target="_NEW">Ages 4 and up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 93.3% (Common Sense Media: 5 stars, Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/" target="_NEW">A</a>, Kaboose Star Rating: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown.html">5 stars</a>, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/its_the_great_pumpkin_charlie_brown/">7.3</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 15</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span><br />From Common Sense Media:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sexy stuff </span>:<br />Very mild. Lucy's lips touch dog lips -- very unintentionally. Sally tells Linus "If you hold my hand, I'll slug you."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Violence & scariness</span>:<br />When Snoopy pretends he's a WWI flying ace atop his dog house, shadows of bullets fly by with sound effects, and he makes gun motions with his front paws. His dog house also goes down behind enemy lines. The opening sequence shows the kids dressed up as ghosts running from skeletons and specters. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Language:</span><br />Lots of Charlie Brown-speak: "stupid," "blockhead," and "good grief!"<br /><br />I counted three instances of Lucy calling Linus "stupid" for wanting to wait for the Great Pumpkin instead of trick-or-treating, five instances of calling him a "blockhead", and even threatening him with physical violence ("You'd better cut it out right now or I'll pound you!"). Even Sally emasculates poor Linus when she finds out she missed out on trick-or-treating while waiting with him to see the Great Pumpkin:<br /><br /><blockquote> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Linus</span>: What happened? Did I faint? What did he leave us? Did he leave us any toys?<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sally</span>: You blockhead! You kept me up all night waiting for the Great Pumpkin! And all that came was a beagle! I was robbed! I spent the whole night waiting for the Great Pumpkin, when I could've been out for tricks or treats! Halloween is over and I've missed it! I didn't get a chance to go out for tricks or treats, and it was all your fault! I'll sue! What a fool I was! I could've had candy apples and gum and cookies and money and all sorts of things, but no, I had to listen to you, you blockhead! What a fool I was. Trick or treats come only once a year, and I missed it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead. You owe me restitution!<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Linus </span>[to Charlie Brown]: You've heard of about fury in a woman scorned, haven't you?<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Charlie Brown</span>: Yes, I guess I have.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Linus</span>: Well, that's nothing compared to a woman who's been cheated out of tricks or treats.</blockquote><br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 25 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> If you have to ask, you are obviously reading the wrong blog</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth -- by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Some of the Halloween imagery (ghosts, skeletons) may alarm the very youngest viewers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown.html">Kaboose</a>:</span><br />The adults are not very nice to Charlie Brown. They keep giving him rocks instead of candy. The kids are not very nice to Charlie Brown either (although it could be an opportunity to talk about bullying, and being nice to others).<br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgueMr2DI/AAAAAAAAE5c/q7if1lywrNk/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+1+-+Pumpkin+violence.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgueMr2DI/AAAAAAAAE5c/q7if1lywrNk/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+1+-+Pumpkin+violence.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552549907126322" /></a><br/>Pumpkin violence</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsguNWZqWI/AAAAAAAAE5U/CrQASu3ktZo/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+2+-+You+didn%27t+tell+me+you+were+going+to+kill+it.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsguNWZqWI/AAAAAAAAE5U/CrQASu3ktZo/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+2+-+You+didn%27t+tell+me+you+were+going+to+kill+it.jpg" border="0" alt="You didn't tell me you were going to kill it!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552545384474978" /></a><br/>"You didn't tell me you were going to kill it!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgtzULZXI/AAAAAAAAE5M/PfdDLJ_37LA/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+3+-+Bats.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgtzULZXI/AAAAAAAAE5M/PfdDLJ_37LA/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+3+-+Bats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552538395829618" /></a><br/></div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgqSgUzsI/AAAAAAAAE5E/TaT-1m8FArs/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+4+-+Scary+jack+o%27+lanterns.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgqSgUzsI/AAAAAAAAE5E/TaT-1m8FArs/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+4+-+Scary+jack+o%27+lanterns.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552478048800450" /></a><br/></div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgpjhrehI/AAAAAAAAE48/GnSkIJrvgTA/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+5+-+Skeletons.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgpjhrehI/AAAAAAAAE48/GnSkIJrvgTA/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+5+-+Skeletons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552465438013970" /></a><br/></div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgpSCRI2I/AAAAAAAAE40/Kolr7avDWww/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+6+-+A+witch.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgpSCRI2I/AAAAAAAAE40/Kolr7avDWww/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+6+-+A+witch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552460742861666" /></a><br/></div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgl4UxFAI/AAAAAAAAE4s/9NNOnRz96gQ/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+7+-+Lucy+tricks+Charlie+Brown+into+trying+to+kick+the+football.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgl4UxFAI/AAAAAAAAE4s/9NNOnRz96gQ/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+7+-+Lucy+tricks+Charlie+Brown+into+trying+to+kick+the+football.jpg" border="0" alt="Lucy tricks Charlie Brown into trying to kick the football" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552402301522946" /></a><br/>Lucy tricks Charlie Brown into trying to kick the football</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsglpHySoI/AAAAAAAAE4k/2YpFqEcaQFo/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+8+-+When+you+stop+believing+in+that+fellow+with+a+red+suit+and+the+white+beard+who+goes,+Ho,+ho,+ho!.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsglpHySoI/AAAAAAAAE4k/2YpFqEcaQFo/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+8+-+When+you+stop+believing+in+that+fellow+with+a+red+suit+and+the+white+beard+who+goes,+Ho,+ho,+ho!.jpg" border="0" alt="When you stop believing in that fellow with a red suit and the white beard who goes, 'Ho, ho, ho!'" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552398220544642" /></a><br/>When <i>you</i> stop believing in that fellow with a red suit and the white beard who goes, 'Ho, ho, ho!'</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgltok3fI/AAAAAAAAE4c/98zDmPDmqsY/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+9+-+Snoopy+laughs+at+Linus.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgltok3fI/AAAAAAAAE4c/98zDmPDmqsY/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+9+-+Snoopy+laughs+at+Linus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552399431818738" /></a><br/>Snoopy laughs at Linus</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsghlfbsOI/AAAAAAAAE4U/HG96YPXCc-0/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+10+-+Lucy+throws+Snoopy.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsghlfbsOI/AAAAAAAAE4U/HG96YPXCc-0/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+10+-+Lucy+throws+Snoopy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552328526508258" /></a><br/>Lucy throws Snoopy</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsght9Hh0I/AAAAAAAAE4M/w57XVLzI88o/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+11+-+Not+again!+Writing+a+letter+to+a+stupid+pumpkin.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsght9Hh0I/AAAAAAAAE4M/w57XVLzI88o/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+11+-+Not+again!+Writing+a+letter+to+a+stupid+pumpkin.jpg" border="0" alt="Not again! Writing a letter to a stupid pumpkin!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552330798499650" /></a><br/>"Not again! Writing a letter to a stupid pumpkin!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsghfGPFrI/AAAAAAAAE4E/gAFn3V9x_uI/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+12+-+You+better+cut+it+out+right+now+or+I%27ll+pound+you.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsghfGPFrI/AAAAAAAAE4E/gAFn3V9x_uI/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+12+-+You+better+cut+it+out+right+now+or+I%27ll+pound+you.jpg" border="0" alt="You better cut it out right now or I'll pound you!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552326810212018" /></a><br/>"You better cut it out right now or I'll pound you!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgbzAZPEI/AAAAAAAAE38/r-8WmeqzeY4/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+13+-+You%27re+wasting+your+time,+the+Great+Pumpkin+is+a+fake.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgbzAZPEI/AAAAAAAAE38/r-8WmeqzeY4/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+13+-+You%27re+wasting+your+time,+the+Great+Pumpkin+is+a+fake.jpg" border="0" alt="You're wasting your time, the Great Pumpkin is a fake!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552229075205186" /></a><br/>"You're wasting your time, the Great Pumpkin is a fake!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgbr63-BI/AAAAAAAAE30/570oqjPfXig/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+14+-+You+can%27t+possibly+reach+that+mailbox,+and+I%27m+not+gonna+help+you.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgbr63-BI/AAAAAAAAE30/570oqjPfXig/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+14+-+You+can%27t+possibly+reach+that+mailbox,+and+I%27m+not+gonna+help+you.jpg" border="0" alt="You can't possibly reach that mailbox, and I'm not gonna help you" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552227173005330" /></a><br/>"You can't possibly reach that mailbox, and I'm not gonna help you."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgXrSVrpI/AAAAAAAAE3s/_o1GsfzU-Ws/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+15+-+Charlie+Brown,+if+you+got+an+invitation,+it+was+a+mistake.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgXrSVrpI/AAAAAAAAE3s/_o1GsfzU-Ws/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+15+-+Charlie+Brown,+if+you+got+an+invitation,+it+was+a+mistake.jpg" border="0" alt="Charlie Brown, if you got an invitation, it was a mistake" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552158283509394" /></a><br/>"Charlie Brown, if <i>you</i> got an invitation, it was a mistake."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgXSQH4CI/AAAAAAAAE3k/Y5S-iOZ6tTw/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+16+-+you+try+to+hold+my+hand,+I%27ll+slug+you.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgXSQH4CI/AAAAAAAAE3k/Y5S-iOZ6tTw/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+16+-+you+try+to+hold+my+hand,+I%27ll+slug+you.jpg" border="0" alt="If you try to hold my hand, I'll slug you" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552151563329570" /></a><br/>"If you try to hold my hand, I'll slug you."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgTUTsKFI/AAAAAAAAE3c/SDAPzyW_WwU/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+17+-+it%27s+so+embarrassing.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgTUTsKFI/AAAAAAAAE3c/SDAPzyW_WwU/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+17+-+it%27s+so+embarrassing.jpg" border="0" alt="Could I have an extra piece of candy for my stupid brother? He couldn't come with us because he's sitting in a pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin. It's so embarrassing to have to ask for something extra for that blockhead, Linus." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552083395684434" /></a><br/>"Could I have an extra piece of candy for my stupid brother? He couldn't come with us because he's sitting in a pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin. It's so embarrassing to have to ask for something extra for that blockhead, Linus."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgTPMrxjI/AAAAAAAAE3U/_Q5cEeREO3w/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+18+-+I+got+a+rock+%231.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgTPMrxjI/AAAAAAAAE3U/_Q5cEeREO3w/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+18+-+I+got+a+rock+%231.jpg" border="0" alt="I got a rock" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552082024121906" /></a><br/>"I got a rock."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgPpU5JPI/AAAAAAAAE3M/zSrEkSwnpbo/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+19+-+I+got+a+rock+%232.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsgPpU5JPI/AAAAAAAAE3M/zSrEkSwnpbo/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+19+-+I+got+a+rock+%232.jpg" border="0" alt="I got a rock" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533552020318397682" /></a><br/>"I got a rock."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfgcjDQdI/AAAAAAAAE2g/fh9pI7PQiqI/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+20+-+I+got+a+rock+%233.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfgcjDQdI/AAAAAAAAE2g/fh9pI7PQiqI/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+20+-+I+got+a+rock+%233.jpg" border="0" alt="I got a rock" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551209434268114" /></a><br/>"I got a rock."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfgV_PqGI/AAAAAAAAE2Y/xF18nk2CiIQ/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+21+-+The+World+War+I+flying+ace+gets+shot+down.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfgV_PqGI/AAAAAAAAE2Y/xF18nk2CiIQ/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+21+-+The+World+War+I+flying+ace+gets+shot+down.jpg" border="0" alt="The World War I flying ace gets shot down by the Red Baron" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551207673473122" /></a><br/>The World War I flying ace gets shot down by the Red Baron</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsff0jXtuI/AAAAAAAAE2Q/3jmb7x-hebU/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+22+-+Alright,+where+is+he.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsff0jXtuI/AAAAAAAAE2Q/3jmb7x-hebU/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+22+-+Alright,+where+is+he.jpg" border="0" alt="All right, where is he?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551198698190562" /></a><br/>"All right, where is he?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfffKXVkI/AAAAAAAAE2I/l202S-kBUd8/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+23+-+Violet+uses+Charlie+Brown%27s+head+as+a+model+for+a+jack+o%27+lantern.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfffKXVkI/AAAAAAAAE2I/l202S-kBUd8/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+23+-+Violet+uses+Charlie+Brown%27s+head+as+a+model+for+a+jack+o%27+lantern.jpg" border="0" alt="Violet uses Charlie Brown's head as a model for a jack o' lantern" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551192956163650" /></a><br/>Violet uses Charlie Brown's head as a model for a jack o' lantern</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsffbPnjJI/AAAAAAAAE2A/mSILdPll8f0/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+24+-+My+lips+touched+dog+lips.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsffbPnjJI/AAAAAAAAE2A/mSILdPll8f0/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+24+-+My+lips+touched+dog+lips.jpg" border="0" alt="Augh. My lips touched dog lips! Bleah. Augh. Poisoned dog lips. Bleah. Augh." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551191904455826" /></a><br/>"Augh. My lips touched dog lips! Bleah. Augh. Poisoned dog lips. Bleah. Augh."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfX9mfQPI/AAAAAAAAE14/fJ4tlr5VEoY/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+25+-+Linus+and+Sally+think+they+hear+the+Great+Pumpkin.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfX9mfQPI/AAAAAAAAE14/fJ4tlr5VEoY/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+25+-+Linus+and+Sally+think+they+hear+the+Great+Pumpkin.jpg" border="0" alt="Linus and Sally think they hear the Great Pumpkin" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551063688233202" /></a><br/>Linus and Sally think they hear the Great Pumpkin</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXt2osvI/AAAAAAAAE1w/W74VTN8EcaY/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+26+-+Linus+faints.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXt2osvI/AAAAAAAAE1w/W74VTN8EcaY/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+26+-+Linus+faints.jpg" border="0" alt="Linus faints" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551059460993778" /></a><br/>Linus faints</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXf1G1KI/AAAAAAAAE1o/T8hRqU_97UY/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+27+-+You+blockhead.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXf1G1KI/AAAAAAAAE1o/T8hRqU_97UY/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+27+-+You+blockhead.jpg" border="0" alt="I was robbed. I spent the whole night waiting for the Great Pumpkin when I could have been out for tricks or treats. Halloween is over... I've missed it, You blockhead! You've kept me up all night waiting for the Great Pumpkin and all that came was a beagle." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551055696483490" /></a><br/>"I was robbed. I spent the whole night waiting for the Great Pumpkin when I could have been out for tricks or treats. Halloween is over... I've missed it, You blockhead! You've kept me up all night waiting for the Great Pumpkin and all that came was a beagle. "</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXA9M6VI/AAAAAAAAE1g/hOQSRcRQ0uI/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+28+-+I+was+robbed.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfXA9M6VI/AAAAAAAAE1g/hOQSRcRQ0uI/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+28+-+I+was+robbed.jpg" border="0" alt="I didn't get a chance to go out for tricks or treats and it was all your fault. I'll sue. What a fool I was. I could have had candy and apples and gum and cookies and money and all sorts of things. But no, I had to listen to you. You blockhead. What a fool I was. Tricks or treats come only once a year and I missed it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead. You owe me restitution!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551047408937298" /></a><br/>"I didn't get a chance to go out for tricks or treats and it was all your fault. I'll sue. What a fool I was. I could have had candy and apples and gum and cookies and money and all sorts of things. But no, I had to listen to you. You blockhead. What a fool I was. Tricks or treats come only once a year and I missed it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead. You owe me restitution!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfW4G9iVI/AAAAAAAAE1Y/w-YxUBXz8Kw/s1600/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+29+-+what+do+you+mean+stupid.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMsfW4G9iVI/AAAAAAAAE1Y/w-YxUBXz8Kw/s400/it%27s+the+great+pumpkin+charlie+brown+29+-+what+do+you+mean+stupid.jpg" border="0" alt="Stupid?! What do you mean stupid?!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551045033953618" /></a><br/>"Stupid?! What do you mean stupid?!"</div><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about what their favorite Halloween traditions are. Have you ever tried apple bobbing? Do you like carving pumpkins? If you could hand out something extra special at Halloween, what would it be?<br /> * Families can also talk about how Snoopy took his Halloween costume so seriously -- and just how funny it is to see him flying his dog house. When you put on your costume, will you get into character? Why or why not?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />The Peanuts comic strip success is attributed to the universal nature of character traits depicted by the Snoopy gang. Can you relate to some of these personalities? Which character do you feel is the most like you?<br /><br />Why do you think Charlie Brown always falls for Lucy’s football trick?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kaboose:</span><br />Count the number of trick-or-treaters in each scene. (It's not always the same number.)<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>When Linus walks into the room after writing a letter to the Great Pumpkin, Lucy is sitting in front of the TV reading a TV Guide. The picture on the cover of the magazine is a picture of Lucy. </li><li>Actress Kathy Steinberg had almost finished recording all her lines of dialog as Sally when the producers received a phone call from Steinberg's mother informing them that one of Kathy's teeth was loose. Fearing that a sudden lisp would ruin the continuity dialogue, the producers rushed the young actress into the studio to finish recording her lines. Just as Steinberg was speaking her last line, the tooth came flying out of her mouth. </li><li>Charlie Brown's repeated line of "I got a rock" caused some stir among many viewers of the show, according to Charles Schulz in the book and retrospective TV special "Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown". Schulz said that after the program first aired, bags and boxes of candy came in from all over the world "just for Charlie Brown."</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>Watch It</h4><br />Here are two to choose from - the only two that seem to be available online, in fact. Enjoy.<br /><br /><object width="392" height="210"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/widget/embed/videopanel"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="0x000000" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="flashVars" value="partner=CSWidget&layout=Horizontal2Thumbs&watchOnHulu=true&searchEnabled=true&sortEnabled=true&sortDefault=recentlyadded&show=its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/widget/embed/videopanel" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="partner=CSWidget&layout=Horizontal2Thumbs&watchOnHulu=true&searchEnabled=true&sortEnabled=true&sortDefault=recentlyadded&show=its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="0x000000" width="392" height="210"></embed></object><br /><br /><embed id='vidilife_movie' name='vidilife_movie' width='445' height='363' src='http://www.vidiLife.com/flash/flvplayer.swf?xml=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2EvidiLife%2Ecom%2Fmedia%2Fplay%5Fflash%5Fxml%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D9E093361%252D4057%252D4E07%252D9598%252DC%26f%3Dflash8%26embed%3Dtrue' quality='high' bgcolor='white' play='true' loop='false' allowScriptAccess='sameDomain' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-53346039799230175702010-10-30T19:08:00.000-07:002010-10-30T19:08:00.041-07:00Day 30 Intermission: Halloween is Grinch Night<h4>Halloween is Grinch Night</h4><br /><object width="410" height="341" id="veohFlashPlayer" name="veohFlashPlayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.veoh.com/static/swf/webplayer/WebPlayer.swf?version=AFrontend.5.5.3.1011&permalinkId=v709663dxCe5n84&player=videodetailsembedded&videoAutoPlay=0&id=anonymous"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.veoh.com/static/swf/webplayer/WebPlayer.swf?version=AFrontend.5.5.3.1011&permalinkId=v709663dxCe5n84&player=videodetailsembedded&videoAutoPlay=0&id=anonymous" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="341" id="veohFlashPlayerEmbed" name="veohFlashPlayerEmbed"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-86179576137068833662010-10-30T07:19:00.000-07:002010-10-30T07:19:00.334-07:00Movie #2: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)<blockquote>"Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws?"</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm-W0LHZSI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/UhhA3BHz9FA/s1600/nightmare_before_christmas_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm-W0LHZSI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/UhhA3BHz9FA/s400/nightmare_before_christmas_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533162916373030178" /></a><br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for some scary images"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 8 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/nightmare-christmas">On for ages 7 and up</a>, KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: <a href="http://www.kidsfirst.org/detail/201023.html">10-18</a>, Kids Pick Flicks: <a href="http://www.kidspickflicks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=4:animation&id=22:the-nightmare-before-christmas-in-3-d&Itemid=10">7 and up</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/nightmare-before-christmas.html" target="_NEW">Ages 8 and up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 68% (Common Sense Media: 5 stars, Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/content-details/nightmare-before-christmas#primary" target="_NEW">C</a>, Kids Pick Flicks: 2 stars, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nightmare_before_christmas/">8.2</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 12</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/t/tim_burton.htm">Kids-in-Mind</a>:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnA4FqqaxI/AAAAAAAAEzg/XUy4KvE_dw4/s1600/kids+in+mind+nightmare+before+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnA4FqqaxI/AAAAAAAAEzg/XUy4KvE_dw4/s400/kids+in+mind+nightmare+before+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533165687027690258" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VIOLENCE/GORE</span> - The film is filled with pseudo-scary visuals, but little actual harm is done. For instance: one character has a hatchet embedded in his head, but it might just as well be a hat. The characters are mostly toys, or, could be interpreted as un-dead creatures. Santa Claus is kidnapped and held in a dungeon with manacles. Oogie-Boogie is a creature who appears to be a walking burlap bag. The bag is revealed to be full of bugs. Kinda' gross-looking. Jack, dressed as Santa, is blasted out of the sky with missiles and falls to the ground (he is unhurt). A mad doctor has a skull that flips open to reveal his brain, which he massages. Later, he removes half of his brain to place it in a mate he has created. The heroine, Sally the rag doll, has arms and legs that come off and operate by themselves. She feeds the doctor a soup laced with Deadly Night Shade, a poison, which knocks him out. The instances of "scary" visuals literally number in the hundreds, but they are all of the Charles Addams cartoon-variety.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=6802">Dove.org</a>:<br />A jack-o-lantern swallows fire and is almost consumed before leaping into some water; a guillotine slices a pumpkin head; a character pulls off his own head; a song about kidnapping Santa and chopping him up or beating him up but Santa survives; Santa is held up by a hook at one point; a sleigh is hit with a missile; a snake eats a Christmas tree. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/1993/tim_burton%27s_the_nightmare_before_christmas.html">Screen It!</a>:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnA33QgcaI/AAAAAAAAEzY/Qw3mUW2Iom0/s1600/screen+it+nightmare+before+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnA33QgcaI/AAAAAAAAEzY/Qw3mUW2Iom0/s400/screen+it+nightmare+before+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533165683159888290" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Profanity:</span> A song includes the phrases "By God" and "My God." <br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 76 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Most of the events take place in Halloween Town</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />In Halloween Town, Jack Skellington is bored and unhappy with the life of being "The Pumpkin King". He sets out to find something exciting and discovers Christmas Town. He takes it upon himself to take over the duties of Santa to deliver toys to children across the world.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that this offbeat, stop motion-animated movie is one of the great family films for all ages. That said, it does have scary Halloween creatures in it -- characters take off their own heads and limbs, and there are skeletons, nasty toys, and a creepy villain named Oogie Boogie. A Christmas tree even burns up. Some little kids who aren't old enough to distinguish this fantasy from the goings on at Halloween (or those prone to nightmares) might steer clear, although you can always pause the TV and talk about what's scaring them. The special 3D version is identical in content and storyline to the original, but the enhanced visuals may add marginal spookiness and could further blur the line between fantasy and reality for some younger kids.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dove.org:</span><br />Although the film is not gory, it is a dark animated fantasy, made up of such scenes as a character walking around live with an ax in his head, and a stitched-up woman named Sally who pulls her own stitches from her arm. Her arm promptly falls off. This is obviously a total fantasy with Halloween meeting Christmas, and although we do award the film our Dove Seal for ages twelve plus, parents should consult the content chart below. This movie is filled with visually stunning images, such as some of the characters and the Halloween and Christmas Towns. It also has scenes such as a teddy bear being opened up and the stuffing popping out. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />Besides the usual ghosts and graveyards, expect portrayals of living skeletons, exposed internal organs and brains, as well as a sackcloth boogieman whose decaying inners are being devoured by wriggling worms. Ongoing slapstick violence accompanies the story line, but occasionally the intent becomes more vicious and characters are threatened with torture, gunshots, cannon fire, flames and fast-moving mechanical blades. A rag doll is constantly sewing back on her dismembered arms and legs. A male character represses a woman in his care, forces her to labor and locks her in her room. In retaliation, she poisons his food. A woman seductively shows her leg to lure a man. Terms of deity are used as expletives.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br />Some cartoon-style violence is present, with the most coming near the end where anti-aircraft guns fire at a character flying through the sky and in another scene where a malevolent character tries to harm others. A few colorful phrases are present, while one song is sung by three kids and involves kidnapping Santa and doing bad things to him. As such, various characters exhibit varying degrees of bad attitudes.<br /><br />Beyond that, there's one tiny bit where a woman's leg is alluringly/seductively used to distract a monster, as well as some imitative behavior that might prove enticing to some impressionable kids.<br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8bvq-g_I/AAAAAAAAEzI/G8BZZc7EDmw/s1600/N-2+-+I+am+the+one+hiding+under+your+bed,+teeth+ground+sharp+and+eyes+glowing+red.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8bvq-g_I/AAAAAAAAEzI/G8BZZc7EDmw/s400/N-2+-+I+am+the+one+hiding+under+your+bed,+teeth+ground+sharp+and+eyes+glowing+red.jpg" border="0" alt="I am the one hiding under your bed, teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160802040579058" /></a><br/>"I am the one hiding under your bed, teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8bZbjylI/AAAAAAAAEzA/hYe2IxstQd4/s1600/N-4+-+I+am+the+one+hiding+under+your+stairs,+fingers+like+snakes+and+spiders+in+my+hair.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8bZbjylI/AAAAAAAAEzA/hYe2IxstQd4/s400/N-4+-+I+am+the+one+hiding+under+your+stairs,+fingers+like+snakes+and+spiders+in+my+hair.jpg" border="0" alt="I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160796070333010" /></a><br/>"I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8XSXojBI/AAAAAAAAEy4/E4H4xXjqz00/s1600/N-14+-+Skeletons+hung+by+nooses.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8XSXojBI/AAAAAAAAEy4/E4H4xXjqz00/s400/N-14+-+Skeletons+hung+by+nooses.jpg" border="0" alt="Skeletons hung by nooses" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160725455342610" /></a><br/>Skeletons hung by nooses</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8XIemBRI/AAAAAAAAEyw/0uqAWGLfIZU/s1600/N-118+-+Jack+Skellington+takes+off+his+head.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8XIemBRI/AAAAAAAAEyw/0uqAWGLfIZU/s400/N-118+-+Jack+Skellington+takes+off+his+head.jpg" border="0" alt="Jack Skellington takes off his head" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160722800182546" /></a><br/>Jack Skellington takes off his head</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WpO-7-I/AAAAAAAAEyo/L71LMupa0Ak/s1600/N-314+-+Doctor+Finklestein+has+a+skull+that+flips+open+to+reveal+his+brain.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WpO-7-I/AAAAAAAAEyo/L71LMupa0Ak/s400/N-314+-+Doctor+Finklestein+has+a+skull+that+flips+open+to+reveal+his+brain.jpg" border="0" alt="Doctor Finklestein has a skull that flips open to reveal his brain" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160714413207522" /></a><br/>Doctor Finklestein has a skull that flips open to reveal his brain</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WWlO-aI/AAAAAAAAEyg/SD5oPb8hzWY/s1600/N-320+-+Sally+feeds+Doctor+Finklestein+soup+laced+with+Deadly+Night+Shade,+a+poison,+which+knocks+him+out.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WWlO-aI/AAAAAAAAEyg/SD5oPb8hzWY/s400/N-320+-+Sally+feeds+Doctor+Finklestein+soup+laced+with+Deadly+Night+Shade,+a+poison,+which+knocks+him+out.jpg" border="0" alt="Sally feeds Doctor Finklestein soup laced with Deadly Night Shade, a poison, which knocks him out" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160709406259618" /></a><br/>Sally feeds Doctor Finklestein soup laced with Deadly Night Shade, a poison, which knocks him out</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WPmDPCI/AAAAAAAAEyY/C7dw6b73G_Y/s1600/N-431+-+Behemoth+has+an+axe+stuck+in+his+head.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8WPmDPCI/AAAAAAAAEyY/C7dw6b73G_Y/s400/N-431+-+Behemoth+has+an+axe+stuck+in+his+head.jpg" border="0" alt="Behemoth has an axe stuck in his head" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160707530636322" /></a><br/>Behemoth has an axe stuck in his head</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8PTygWQI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/j5syOgjEgVM/s1600/N-509+-+Jack+cuts+open+a+stuffed+animal.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8PTygWQI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/j5syOgjEgVM/s400/N-509+-+Jack+cuts+open+a+stuffed+animal.jpg" border="0" alt="Jack cuts open a stuffed animal" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160588397533442" /></a><br/>Jack cuts open a stuffed animal</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8O3wm2lI/AAAAAAAAEyI/E5Szzy2QiMo/s1600/N-528+-+Sally,+after+jumping+from+the+tower.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8O3wm2lI/AAAAAAAAEyI/E5Szzy2QiMo/s400/N-528+-+Sally,+after+jumping+from+the+tower.jpg" border="0" alt="Sally, after jumping from the tower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160580873378386" /></a><br/>Sally, after jumping from the tower</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8OQUdiEI/AAAAAAAAEyA/c9rS0tUuC_U/s1600/N-536+-+Sally+stitches+herself+back+up+after+jumping+from+the+tower.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8OQUdiEI/AAAAAAAAEyA/c9rS0tUuC_U/s400/N-536+-+Sally+stitches+herself+back+up+after+jumping+from+the+tower.jpg" border="0" alt="Sally stitches herself back up after jumping from the tower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160570286344258" /></a><br/>Sally stitches herself back up after jumping from the tower</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8NU_6SzI/AAAAAAAAEx4/AvuNllWeAQo/s1600/N-642+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+throw+things+at+the+Mayor.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8NU_6SzI/AAAAAAAAEx4/AvuNllWeAQo/s400/N-642+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+throw+things+at+the+Mayor.jpg" border="0" alt="Lock, Shock and Barrel throw things at the Mayor" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160554362456882" /></a><br/>Lock, Shock and Barrel throw things at the Mayor</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8L3TKseI/AAAAAAAAExw/ooxYJu7Y2FY/s1600/N-799+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+kidnap+the+Easter+Bunny.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8L3TKseI/AAAAAAAAExw/ooxYJu7Y2FY/s400/N-799+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+kidnap+the+Easter+Bunny.jpg" border="0" alt="Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap the Easter Bunny" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160529210290658" /></a><br/>Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap the Easter Bunny</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8Fd5aGgI/AAAAAAAAExo/RBX59HxeuCo/s1600/N-814+-+Jack+makes+a+scary+face.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8Fd5aGgI/AAAAAAAAExo/RBX59HxeuCo/s400/N-814+-+Jack+makes+a+scary+face.jpg" border="0" alt="Jack makes a scary face" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160419312146946" /></a><br/>Jack makes a scary face</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8E6FkRqI/AAAAAAAAExg/ndUGwH2o9b4/s1600/N-816+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+are+scared+by+Jack%27s+face.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8E6FkRqI/AAAAAAAAExg/ndUGwH2o9b4/s400/N-816+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+are+scared+by+Jack%27s+face.jpg" border="0" alt="Lock, Shock and Barrel are scared by Jack's face" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160409699468962" /></a><br/>Lock, Shock and Barrel are scared by Jack's face</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8EfvWSCI/AAAAAAAAExY/WltdG0qGYuI/s1600/N-907+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+kidnap+Santa+Claus.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8EfvWSCI/AAAAAAAAExY/WltdG0qGYuI/s400/N-907+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+kidnap+Santa+Claus.jpg" border="0" alt="Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap Santa Claus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160402626955298" /></a><br/>Lock, Shock and Barrel kidnap Santa Claus</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8EDUy01I/AAAAAAAAExQ/EcQ6BP4ZJHQ/s1600/N-936+-+Doctor+Finklestein+removes+half+of+his+brain+to+place+it+in+a+mate+he+has+created.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8EDUy01I/AAAAAAAAExQ/EcQ6BP4ZJHQ/s400/N-936+-+Doctor+Finklestein+removes+half+of+his+brain+to+place+it+in+a+mate+he+has+created.jpg" border="0" alt="Doctor Finklestein removes half of his brain to place it in a mate he has created" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160394999386962" /></a><br/>Doctor Finklestein removes half of his brain to place it in a mate he has created</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8DyXUeTI/AAAAAAAAExI/8HWt-VOB3OM/s1600/N-940+-+Santa+Claus%27+hands+are+bound.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm8DyXUeTI/AAAAAAAAExI/8HWt-VOB3OM/s400/N-940+-+Santa+Claus%27+hands+are+bound.jpg" border="0" alt="Santa Claus' hands are bound" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160390446577970" /></a><br/>Santa Claus' hands are bound</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm78sOTBqI/AAAAAAAAExA/PuV9bmzboZQ/s1600/N-946+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+torture+Santa+Claus.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm78sOTBqI/AAAAAAAAExA/PuV9bmzboZQ/s400/N-946+-+Lock,+Shock+and+Barrel+torture+Santa+Claus.jpg" border="0" alt="Lock, Shock and Barrel torture Santa Claus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160268539037346" /></a><br/>Lock, Shock and Barrel torture Santa Claus</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm78QjaEeI/AAAAAAAAEw4/BLlOj5sC5lA/s1600/N-963+-+Mr+Oogie+Boogie.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm78QjaEeI/AAAAAAAAEw4/BLlOj5sC5lA/s400/N-963+-+Mr+Oogie+Boogie.jpg" border="0" alt="Mr. Oogie Boogie" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160261111386594" /></a><br/>Mr. Oogie Boogie</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm77YS85wI/AAAAAAAAEww/3beknlGTmPo/s1600/N-1101+-+A+boy+gets+a+shrunken+head+for+Christmas.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm77YS85wI/AAAAAAAAEww/3beknlGTmPo/s400/N-1101+-+A+boy+gets+a+shrunken+head+for+Christmas.jpg" border="0" alt="A boy gets a shrunken head for Christmas" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160246009980674" /></a><br/>A boy gets a shrunken head for Christmas</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm77N-_m0I/AAAAAAAAEwo/w7Ku6uw3b-E/s1600/N-1106+-+A+snake+eats+a+Christmas+tree.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm77N-_m0I/AAAAAAAAEwo/w7Ku6uw3b-E/s400/N-1106+-+A+snake+eats+a+Christmas+tree.jpg" border="0" alt="A snake eats a Christmas tree" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160243241917250" /></a><br/>A snake eats a Christmas tree</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7609KyAI/AAAAAAAAEwg/FItU1BILzeI/s1600/N-1107+-+A+child+gets+a+jack+o%27+lantern+jack+in+the+box.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7609KyAI/AAAAAAAAEwg/FItU1BILzeI/s400/N-1107+-+A+child+gets+a+jack+o%27+lantern+jack+in+the+box.jpg" border="0" alt="A child gets a jack o' lantern jack in the box" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160236523374594" /></a><br/>A child gets a jack o' lantern jack in the box</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7xT9aKFI/AAAAAAAAEwY/Xh8D0elyzDU/s1600/N-1130+-+Mr+Oogie+Boogie+holds+Santa+Claus+captive.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7xT9aKFI/AAAAAAAAEwY/Xh8D0elyzDU/s400/N-1130+-+Mr+Oogie+Boogie+holds+Santa+Claus+captive.jpg" border="0" alt="Oogie Boogie holds Santa Claus captive" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160073047189586" /></a><br/>Oogie Boogie holds Santa Claus captive</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7w42f6GI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/ZxIr8sJsYbY/s1600/N-1138+-+To+distract+Oogie+Boogie,+Sally+suggestively+places+her+leg+around+a+corner.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7w42f6GI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/ZxIr8sJsYbY/s400/N-1138+-+To+distract+Oogie+Boogie,+Sally+suggestively+places+her+leg+around+a+corner.jpg" border="0" alt="To distract Oogie Boogie, Sally suggestively places her leg around a corner" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160065770448994" /></a><br/>To distract Oogie Boogie, Sally suggestively places her leg around a corner</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7wSsZuWI/AAAAAAAAEwI/dDRoq8Y1Z4k/s1600/N-1150+-+Anti-aircraft+guns+fire+shots+at+Jack+as+he+flies+through+the+sky+on+his+sleigh.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7wSsZuWI/AAAAAAAAEwI/dDRoq8Y1Z4k/s400/N-1150+-+Anti-aircraft+guns+fire+shots+at+Jack+as+he+flies+through+the+sky+on+his+sleigh.jpg" border="0" alt="Anti-aircraft guns fire shots at Jack as he flies through the sky on his sleigh" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160055527553378" /></a><br/>Anti-aircraft guns fire shots at Jack as he flies through the sky on his sleigh</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7wKOQKpI/AAAAAAAAEwA/fkoNRExSAKo/s1600/N-1251+-+Oogie+Boogie+has+Sally+and+Santa+tied+up.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7wKOQKpI/AAAAAAAAEwA/fkoNRExSAKo/s400/N-1251+-+Oogie+Boogie+has+Sally+and+Santa+tied+up.jpg" border="0" alt="Oogie Boogie has Sally and Santa tied up" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160053253614226" /></a><br/>Oogie Boogie has Sally and Santa tied up</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7v2gUrBI/AAAAAAAAEv4/deAm6XeMriM/s1600/N-1269+-+Jack+unravels+Oogie+Boogie%27s+outer+covering+to+spill+out+all+the+bugs+that+live+inside+him.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMm7v2gUrBI/AAAAAAAAEv4/deAm6XeMriM/s400/N-1269+-+Jack+unravels+Oogie+Boogie%27s+outer+covering+to+spill+out+all+the+bugs+that+live+inside+him.jpg" border="0" alt="Jack unravels Oogie Boogie's outer covering to spill out all the bugs that live inside him" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533160047960697874" /></a><br/>Jack unravels Oogie Boogie's outer covering to spill out all the bugs that live inside him</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about why we celebrate the holidays we do. What does your favorite holiday mean to you? Has anyone ever tried to ruin one of your holiday experiences, and how did you overcome that? When you get tired of something, what are some creative ways to bring excitement back into it?<br /> * Why did Jack's experiment fail? Is it fair to expect people who have done something the same way for a long time to change quickly? Could Jack have tried his ideas a different way?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Kidnapping, mid-life crisis<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />What do you think is the magic ingredient that gives Christmas it’s warmth and joy?<br /><br />In what ways does the character of the town mayor allow the moviemakers to poke fun at political figures? Why do you think they created him with two faces—one on the front and back of his head? What other satirical points do they make?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br /> # Kids might be nervous that Santa (if they believe in him) might be in danger of being kidnapped or that they'll receive gifts that will be dangerous, scary or mean toward them (as happens here).<br /> # Sally repeatedly tries poisoning the evil scientist by adding poison to his tea or soup (some kids might get the same idea).<br /> # Sally, who's "grounded," throws herself from her tower window and lands on the ground, breaking into various pieces (but she stitches herself back up and is okay, thus possibly making some kids think they could do the same thing). <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/videos/2008/q4/nightmarebeforechristmas.aspx">Plugged In</a>:</span><br />There are two ways to look at their creation: from a secular viewpoint and from a Christian one. First, the former. If you think of the holidays in The Nightmare Before Christmas as completely secularized, you can concentrate on the positive messages that arise. Namely, that Jack has no ill motive in mind when he takes over Christmas. He truly does want to "help" spread good will, joy and peace. Then, when he bumbles it, he rushes to set things right again by rescuing Sandy Claws and begging him to save the day.<br /><br />Now, for the latter. The movie begins with the narrator intoning, "You probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't, then I'd say it's time you'd begun." Taking that admonition seriously, Jack searches high and low for the true meaning of the blessed event Christmas. And the best he can come up with is that a portly, bearded fellow who flies around with reindeer and on a single night delivers gifts to all the world's deserving boys and girls. The bric-a-brac he studies so intently doesn't point him to the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. It points him to candy, cards, holly and mistletoe.<br /><br />Those things make him feel happy. But they don't do him any real good. And they don't do viewers much good, either—at home watching the DVD or at the multiplex taking in the 3-D "experience" each October.<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>In James and the Giant Peach, Jack appears as the captain, in the pirate scene. Upon seeing him, the Centipede even says "It's Captain Skellington"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnGz0VuI_I/AAAAAAAAEzo/tXJMuV0jOEE/s1600/jack_skellington_in_james_and_the_giant_peach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnGz0VuI_I/AAAAAAAAEzo/tXJMuV0jOEE/s400/jack_skellington_in_james_and_the_giant_peach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533172210726740978" /></a></li><li>In Coraline, Jack appears as the egg yolk<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnHE1hw-2I/AAAAAAAAEzw/Jiq2M83bkUc/s1600/jack_skellington_in_coraline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnHE1hw-2I/AAAAAAAAEzw/Jiq2M83bkUc/s400/jack_skellington_in_coraline.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533172503103470434" /></a></li><li>During the last minutes of Beetlejuice, Jack's head appears at the top of Betelgeuse's hat, when he turns into a carousel-like creature.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnHaB5NcII/AAAAAAAAEz4/CogCxYKBJW0/s1600/jack_skellington_in_beetlejuice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnHaB5NcII/AAAAAAAAEz4/CogCxYKBJW0/s400/jack_skellington_in_beetlejuice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533172867200282754" /></a></li><li>An early version of Jack Skellington appears as one of the phantasmic imaginisms of the titular character, during the final minutes of <span style="font-style:italic;">Vincent</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnKB1oliZI/AAAAAAAAE0A/Jcz6gN4gw0U/s1600/jack_skellington_in_vincent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnKB1oliZI/AAAAAAAAE0A/Jcz6gN4gw0U/s400/jack_skellington_in_vincent.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533175750127356306" /></a></li><li>During the opening scene of Sleepy Hollow, Jack's scarecrow outfit can be seen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnO3cZjJzI/AAAAAAAAE0g/bYzVi7YyxUU/s1600/jack_skellington_in_sleepy_hollow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnO3cZjJzI/AAAAAAAAE0g/bYzVi7YyxUU/s400/jack_skellington_in_sleepy_hollow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533181069112846130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnO2W7y5fI/AAAAAAAAE0Y/tj5cSqWtmbA/s1600/N-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMnO2W7y5fI/AAAAAAAAE0Y/tj5cSqWtmbA/s400/N-24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533181050466002418" /></a></li><li>Burton wrote a three-page poem titled The Nightmare Before Christmas when he was a Disney animator in the early-1980s. Burton took inspiration from television specials of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas.</li><li>In 2001, Walt Disney Pictures began to consider producing a sequel, but rather than using stop motion, Disney wanted to use computer animation. Burton convinced Disney to drop the idea. "I was always very protective of [Nightmare] not to do sequels or things of that kind", Burton explained. "You know, 'Jack visits Thanksgiving world' or other kinds of things just because I felt the movie had a purity to it and the people that like it", Burton said.</li><li>Behemoth is based on B-movie actor/Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson. </li><li>Tim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination. </li><li>Danny Elfman did the singing voice for Jack because Chris Sarandon said he did not have a good singing voice. </li></ul><br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qrB9I3DM80?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qrB9I3DM80?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9RsD6HyygH0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed 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height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UOlP4QUvgWE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UOlP4QUvgWE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8AS1CbHG-2E?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8AS1CbHG-2E?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yBCzrwDH7I?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5yBCzrwDH7I?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/McPQ2-my_qA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/McPQ2-my_qA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-84122815213267117992010-10-29T12:18:00.000-07:002010-10-29T12:23:12.463-07:00Movie #3: Hocus Pocus (1993)<blockquote>"It's a full moon tonight. That's when all the weirdos are out."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMizmRUH-PI/AAAAAAAAEoo/thrztL1q_4o/s1600/hocus_pocus_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMizmRUH-PI/AAAAAAAAEoo/thrztL1q_4o/s400/hocus_pocus_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532869612288866546" /></a><br /><br />This film has the second-lowest quality rating of all the films in our countdown. So why does it rank so high on the list? Apparently, a lot of people love it. It's just that those people aren't film critics (see the "At the Movies" review below).<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for some scary sequences, and for language"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 9.5 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/hocus-pocus">On for ages 11 and up</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/hocus-pocus.html" target="_NEW">Ages 8 and up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 44.7% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/review/hocus-pocus#primary" target="_NEW">D+</a>, Common Sense Media: 3 stars, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1045250-hocus_pocus/">4.1</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 12</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br /><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/h/hocus_pocus_1993__251.htm">Kids-in-Mind</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi010hFMRI/AAAAAAAAEow/D58f9igZZyk/s1600/kids+in+mind+hocus+pocus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 140px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi010hFMRI/AAAAAAAAEow/D58f9igZZyk/s400/kids+in+mind+hocus+pocus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532870978948116754" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex:</span> References to virginity and an unfaithful lover; some flirting. Boy hugs a pillow and says "Oh, Allison, you're so soft." Mild sexual innuendo is heard and cleavage is seen, including the mother's madonna pointy boob costume, which she adjusts quite visually during a halloween concert. One of the witches' outfits shows ample cleavage and she makes several references to boys and kissing. There is talk of the main character's virginity as it is a requirement to bring the witches back to life.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Violence:</span> The violence is all magical, but there are a couple of gross-out scenes, such as a cat getting run over by a bus and a zombie cutting his mouth open. Some bullying; a child dies onscreen but not violently -- the witches take her life-force while she's in a trance-like state and she quietly slumps over in a chair. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Language</span> includes "virgin" (9 times - enough for your kids to wonder what a virgin is), "damn" (6 times), "hell" (4 times, including "You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefy from hell"), "It sucked", "What do you call 'em, Max? Yabos? Max likes your yabos. In fact, he loves 'em.", "wench", "trollop", "zitface", "How come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?", "jerkface", "chicks", "maggoty malfeasance", "little towheaded brat", and "you putrid, festering sore"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 96 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> The last half of the film takes place on Halloween night</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />During a Halloween in Salem, Mass., three witches are accidentally reincarnated as a young boy tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Blend of horror and comedy about three 17th century witches (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker) who come to life in present-day Salem. Their objective is to live for ever by collecting kids and sucking the life out of them.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that this movie involves a plot to suck the life force out of children (and one little girl dies that way). A couple of high school bullies harass a male classmate in a graveyard, asking him for "smokes" and "hash" and finally stealing his shoes. There are mild sexual references, such as a high school boy hugging his pillow and murmuring, "Oh, Allison, you're so soft," as well as some frisky flirting from one of the witches. The main character is teased about being a virgin. The body of an "unfaithful lover" rises from the grave. Main features of the story are a book bound in human skin and a candle made from the fat of a hanged man. A tale is told about the Devil, and there are various gross-out moments. But it's important to note that all of the above is done in the playful, spooky spirit of Halloween.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />Everyone screams, including the many children that are being sought by the witches so they can steal their souls. If you are bothered by Satanic subjects, pass this one by. If you are bothered by noise and stupidity, you might as well do the same.<br /><br />With continuous derogatory references to the fact that a teenage boy can still be a virgin, and some very graphic scenes (heads falling off, fingers being cut off), and one emphatic profanity, the one person rolling in the grave would be Walt Disney himself. <br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3jWmKgMI/AAAAAAAAEuA/zMUv1w-tnZA/s1600/H-177+-+The+witches+suck+the+life+out+of+Emily.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3jWmKgMI/AAAAAAAAEuA/zMUv1w-tnZA/s400/H-177+-+The+witches+suck+the+life+out+of+Emily.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches suck the life out of Emily" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873960213610690" /></a><br/>The witches suck the life out of Emily</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3jFlqeWI/AAAAAAAAEt4/fYWoMCrRyps/s1600/H-265+-+The+witches+turn+Thackery+Binx+into+a+cat.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3jFlqeWI/AAAAAAAAEt4/fYWoMCrRyps/s400/H-265+-+The+witches+turn+Thackery+Binx+into+a+cat.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches turn Thackery Binx into a cat" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873955648108898" /></a><br/>The witches turn Thackery Binx into a cat</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3fIPuxzI/AAAAAAAAEtw/_RUGy-JnmrE/s1600/H-286+-+Winnie+chokes+Sarah.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3fIPuxzI/AAAAAAAAEtw/_RUGy-JnmrE/s400/H-286+-+Winnie+chokes+Sarah.jpg" border="0" alt="Winnie chokes Sarah" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873887641945906" /></a><br/>Winnie chokes Sarah</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3eSR5dSI/AAAAAAAAEto/ANjz7m5tYUI/s1600/H-294+-+The+witches+at+the+gallows.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3eSR5dSI/AAAAAAAAEto/ANjz7m5tYUI/s400/H-294+-+The+witches+at+the+gallows.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches await their hanging" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873873155519778" /></a><br/>The witches await their hanging</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3d_yDYjI/AAAAAAAAEtg/5MG2jmexAsg/s1600/H-317+-+On+All+Hallows+Eve,+when+the+moon+is+round,+a+virgin+will+summon+us+from+under+the+ground.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3d_yDYjI/AAAAAAAAEtg/5MG2jmexAsg/s400/H-317+-+On+All+Hallows+Eve,+when+the+moon+is+round,+a+virgin+will+summon+us+from+under+the+ground.jpg" border="0" alt="On All Hallows Eve, when the moon is round, a virgin will summon us from under the ground." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873868190114354" /></a><br/>"On All Hallows Eve, when the moon is round, a virgin will summon us from under the ground."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3diS_YdI/AAAAAAAAEtY/Qbn4xkC9WjM/s1600/H-449+-+Hey,+Max!+Hey,+how+was+school+It+sucked!.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3diS_YdI/AAAAAAAAEtY/Qbn4xkC9WjM/s400/H-449+-+Hey,+Max!+Hey,+how+was+school+It+sucked!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873860275200466" /></a><br/>"Hey, Max! Hey, how was school?"<br/>"It sucked!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3dgjUp-I/AAAAAAAAEtQ/7dv_Z-Jg_Pc/s1600/H-595+-+Max+gets+harassed+by+some+bullies.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3dgjUp-I/AAAAAAAAEtQ/7dv_Z-Jg_Pc/s400/H-595+-+Max+gets+harassed+by+some+bullies.jpg" border="0" alt="Max gets harrassed by Jay and Ice" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873859806832610" /></a><br/>Max gets harrassed by Jay and Ice</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Xrg7DVI/AAAAAAAAEtI/VdOevAywNvo/s1600/H-722+-+Yabos.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Xrg7DVI/AAAAAAAAEtI/VdOevAywNvo/s400/H-722+-+Yabos.jpg" border="0" alt="What do you call 'em, Max? Yabbos? Max likes your yabbos. In fact, he loves 'em" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873759670340946" /></a><br/>"What do you call 'em, Max? Yabbos? Max likes your yabbos. In fact, he loves 'em."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3XLWog9I/AAAAAAAAEtA/to0hHddEtmA/s1600/H-817+-+Legend+says+that+on+a+full+moon+it+will+raise+the+spirits+of+the+dead+when+lit+by+a+virgin+on+Halloween+night.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3XLWog9I/AAAAAAAAEtA/to0hHddEtmA/s400/H-817+-+Legend+says+that+on+a+full+moon+it+will+raise+the+spirits+of+the+dead+when+lit+by+a+virgin+on+Halloween+night.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873751037248466" /></a><br/>"Legend says that on a full moon it will raise the spirits of the dead when lit by a virgin on Halloween night"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3W6Rk5jI/AAAAAAAAEs4/-HxFBkWq9HQ/s1600/H-826+-+A+cat+jumps+on+Max.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3W6Rk5jI/AAAAAAAAEs4/-HxFBkWq9HQ/s400/H-826+-+A+cat+jumps+on+Max.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873746452637234" /></a><br/>A cat jumps on Max</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Wsd37wI/AAAAAAAAEsw/CYUCxw36P8A/s1600/H-871+-+A+virgin...+lit+the+candle.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Wsd37wI/AAAAAAAAEsw/CYUCxw36P8A/s400/H-871+-+A+virgin...+lit+the+candle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873742746119938" /></a><br/>"A virgin... lit the candle."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3WdobBxI/AAAAAAAAEso/qM0g7NBtDPo/s1600/H-1014+-+Winnie+zaps+Max.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3WdobBxI/AAAAAAAAEso/qM0g7NBtDPo/s400/H-1014+-+Winnie+zaps+Max.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873738763831058" /></a><br/>Winnie zaps Max</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3QGG8SsI/AAAAAAAAEsg/PcxqE-aS-AM/s1600/H-1160+-+So+for+three+centuries+I%27ve+guarded+the+house+on+All+Hallows+Night,+when+I+knew+some+airhead+virgin+might+light+that+candle.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3QGG8SsI/AAAAAAAAEsg/PcxqE-aS-AM/s400/H-1160+-+So+for+three+centuries+I%27ve+guarded+the+house+on+All+Hallows+Night,+when+I+knew+some+airhead+virgin+might+light+that+candle.jpg" border="0" alt="So for three centuries I've guarded the house on All Hallows Night, when I knew some airhead virgin might light that candle" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873629370174146" /></a><br/>"So for three centuries I've guarded the house on All Hallows Night, when I knew some airhead virgin might light that candle."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3PkhJijI/AAAAAAAAEsY/HoXN2EWvyJo/s1600/H-1183+-+Brave+little+virgin+who+lit+the+candle.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3PkhJijI/AAAAAAAAEsY/HoXN2EWvyJo/s400/H-1183+-+Brave+little+virgin+who+lit+the+candle.jpg" border="0" alt="Brave little virgin who lit the candle" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873620353288754" /></a><br/>"Brave little virgin who lit the candle."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3PHrzaeI/AAAAAAAAEsQ/xDWDPrLbZJA/s1600/H-1225+-+Billy+the+zombie+rises+from+his+grave.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3PHrzaeI/AAAAAAAAEsQ/xDWDPrLbZJA/s400/H-1225+-+Billy+the+zombie+rises+from+his+grave.jpg" border="0" alt="Billy the zombie rises from his grave" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873612613347810" /></a><br/>Billy the zombie rises from his grave</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3O6ZSDII/AAAAAAAAEsI/UjD76NkR3jw/s1600/H-1230+-+Sarah%27s+cleavage.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3O6ZSDII/AAAAAAAAEsI/UjD76NkR3jw/s400/H-1230+-+Sarah%27s+cleavage.jpg" border="0" alt="Sarah's cleavage" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873609046002818" /></a><br/>Sarah's cleavage</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Oikc5HI/AAAAAAAAEsA/3U5xIXDBOdI/s1600/H-1254+-+Oh,+cheese+and+crust!++He%27s+lost+his+head!++Ha!+Damn+that+Thackery+Binx!+Damn+him!.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3Oikc5HI/AAAAAAAAEsA/3U5xIXDBOdI/s400/H-1254+-+Oh,+cheese+and+crust!++He%27s+lost+his+head!++Ha!+Damn+that+Thackery+Binx!+Damn+him!.jpg" border="0" alt="Oh, cheese and crust! He's lost his head! Ha! Damn that Thackery Binx! Damn him!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873602650399858" /></a><br/>"Oh, cheese and crust! He's lost his head! Ha! Damn that Thackery Binx! Damn him!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3IzTMEdI/AAAAAAAAEr4/hI-rCKJRLT4/s1600/H-1256+-+Damn,+damn,+double+damn!.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3IzTMEdI/AAAAAAAAEr4/hI-rCKJRLT4/s400/H-1256+-+Damn,+damn,+double+damn!.jpg" border="0" alt="Damn, damn, double damn!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873504062181842" /></a><br/>"Damn, damn, double damn!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3InZ_xmI/AAAAAAAAErw/5H6WQDXLMSk/s1600/H-1325+-+Thackery+is+about+to+get+run+over+by+a+bus.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3InZ_xmI/AAAAAAAAErw/5H6WQDXLMSk/s400/H-1325+-+Thackery+is+about+to+get+run+over+by+a+bus.jpg" border="0" alt="Thackery is about to get run over by a bus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873500869510754" /></a><br/>Thackery is about to get run over by a bus</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3IWwk49I/AAAAAAAAEro/ehmOt35VFnA/s1600/H-1326+-+Sarah+sits+on+the+bus+driver%27s+lap+as+she+runs+over+Thackery.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3IWwk49I/AAAAAAAAEro/ehmOt35VFnA/s400/H-1326+-+Sarah+sits+on+the+bus+driver%27s+lap+as+she+runs+over+Thackery.jpg" border="0" alt="Sarah sits on the bus driver's lap as she runs over Thackery" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873496400815058" /></a><br/>Sarah sits on the bus driver's lap as she runs over Thackery</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3ID_FgqI/AAAAAAAAErg/boPnXznyjWI/s1600/H-1360+-+Hey,+hey,+cupcake,+don%27t+I+get+your+phone+number+Your+area+code.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3ID_FgqI/AAAAAAAAErg/boPnXznyjWI/s400/H-1360+-+Hey,+hey,+cupcake,+don%27t+I+get+your+phone+number+Your+area+code.jpg" border="0" alt="Hey, hey, cupcake, don't I get your phone number? Your area code?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873491361399458" /></a><br/>"Hey, hey, cupcake, don't I get your phone number? Your area code?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3HxWynjI/AAAAAAAAErY/LUd__3kfLTY/s1600/H-1395+-+And+he%27s+a+virgin.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi3HxWynjI/AAAAAAAAErY/LUd__3kfLTY/s400/H-1395+-+And+he%27s+a+virgin.jpg" border="0" alt="And he's a virgin" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873486360550962" /></a><br/>"And he's a virgin."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_zy08pI/AAAAAAAAErQ/fXnjM6MxlCc/s1600/H-1400+-+Are+you+a+virgin.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_zy08pI/AAAAAAAAErQ/fXnjM6MxlCc/s400/H-1400+-+Are+you+a+virgin.jpg" border="0" alt="Are you a virgin?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873349576061586" /></a><br/>"Are you a virgin?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2__IFqcI/AAAAAAAAErI/I9RmePhh8uU/s1600/H-1480+-+Winnie+hits+Sarah+in+the+stomach.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2__IFqcI/AAAAAAAAErI/I9RmePhh8uU/s400/H-1480+-+Winnie+hits+Sarah+in+the+stomach.jpg" border="0" alt="Winnie hits Sarah in the stomach" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873352618027458" /></a><br/>Winnie hits Sarah in the stomach</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_tBIUAI/AAAAAAAAErA/M03vzJ-mRNk/s1600/H-1526+-+Dani%27s+Mom,+dressed+as+Madonna.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_tBIUAI/AAAAAAAAErA/M03vzJ-mRNk/s400/H-1526+-+Dani%27s+Mom,+dressed+as+Madonna.jpg" border="0" alt="Dani's mom, dressed as Madonna" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873347757002754" /></a><br/>Dani's mom, dressed as Madonna</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_UKj8SI/AAAAAAAAEq4/njPQIEHJrzg/s1600/H-1535+-+My+brother%27s+a+virgin,+he+lit+the+black+flame+candle,+the+witches+are+back+from+the+dead+and+they%27re+after+us.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_UKj8SI/AAAAAAAAEq4/njPQIEHJrzg/s400/H-1535+-+My+brother%27s+a+virgin,+he+lit+the+black+flame+candle,+the+witches+are+back+from+the+dead+and+they%27re+after+us.jpg" border="0" alt="My brother's a virgin, he lit the black flame candle, the witches are back from the dead and they're after us" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873341085675810" /></a><br/>"My brother's a virgin, he lit the black flame candle, the witches are back from the dead and they're after us."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_A151GI/AAAAAAAAEqw/ZoDLEF7UH6g/s1600/H-1611+-+It%27s+been+300+years,+Right+down+to+the+day,+Now+the+witch+is+back,+And+there%27s+hell+to+pay.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2_A151GI/AAAAAAAAEqw/ZoDLEF7UH6g/s400/H-1611+-+It%27s+been+300+years,+Right+down+to+the+day,+Now+the+witch+is+back,+And+there%27s+hell+to+pay.jpg" border="0" alt="It's been 300 years, Right down to the day, Now the witch is back, And there's hell to pay" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873335898756194" /></a><br/>"It's been 300 years, Right down to the day, Now the witch is back, And there's hell to pay."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23ldDOLI/AAAAAAAAEqo/8zs-d0jzgMo/s1600/H-1679+-+Welcome+to+High+School+Hell.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23ldDOLI/AAAAAAAAEqo/8zs-d0jzgMo/s400/H-1679+-+Welcome+to+High+School+Hell.jpg" border="0" alt="Welcome to High School Hell" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873208287672498" /></a><br/>"Welcome to High School Hell."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23WNQlLI/AAAAAAAAEqg/Nn4F2uh-SdA/s1600/H-1713+-+The+witches+burn+in+a+furnace.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23WNQlLI/AAAAAAAAEqg/Nn4F2uh-SdA/s400/H-1713+-+The+witches+burn+in+a+furnace.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches burn in a furnace" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873204194907314" /></a><br/>The witches burn in a furnace</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23R-lWuI/AAAAAAAAEqY/boZIHt6IfVo/s1600/H-1790+-+How+come+it%27s+always+the+ugly+chicks+that+stay+out+late.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23R-lWuI/AAAAAAAAEqY/boZIHt6IfVo/s400/H-1790+-+How+come+it%27s+always+the+ugly+chicks+that+stay+out+late.jpg" border="0" alt="How come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873203059612386" /></a><br/>"How come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23ADLvYI/AAAAAAAAEqQ/9nASFoIh4nI/s1600/H-1793+-+Jay+and+Ice+are+captured+by+the+witches.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23ADLvYI/AAAAAAAAEqQ/9nASFoIh4nI/s400/H-1793+-+Jay+and+Ice+are+captured+by+the+witches.jpg" border="0" alt="Jay and Ice are captured by the witches" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873198247067010" /></a><br/>Jay and Ice are captured by the witches</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23PYCr-I/AAAAAAAAEqI/pOExhRcoPzM/s1600/H-1816+-+Sarah%27s+cleavage.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi23PYCr-I/AAAAAAAAEqI/pOExhRcoPzM/s400/H-1816+-+Sarah%27s+cleavage.jpg" border="0" alt="Sarah's cleavage" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873202361085922" /></a><br/>Sarah's cleavage</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2wiSPmWI/AAAAAAAAEqA/NNs7dZ22YZ8/s1600/H-1923+-+Max+and+Allison+start+to+kiss.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2wiSPmWI/AAAAAAAAEqA/NNs7dZ22YZ8/s400/H-1923+-+Max+and+Allison+start+to+kiss.jpg" border="0" alt="Max and Allison start to kiss" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873087177955682" /></a><br/>Max and Allison start to kiss</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2wHN2OoI/AAAAAAAAEp4/b3l_Qf6Sm0A/s1600/H-2035+-+The+witches+try+to+force+Dani+to+drink+a+potion.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2wHN2OoI/AAAAAAAAEp4/b3l_Qf6Sm0A/s400/H-2035+-+The+witches+try+to+force+Dani+to+drink+a+potion.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches try to force Dani to drink a potion" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873079911758466" /></a><br/></div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2v82UOrI/AAAAAAAAEpw/xDH1vh1hAFM/s1600/H-2080+-+Damn+that+boy.+He%27s+tricked+us+again.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2v82UOrI/AAAAAAAAEpw/xDH1vh1hAFM/s400/H-2080+-+Damn+that+boy.+He%27s+tricked+us+again.jpg" border="0" alt="The witches try to force Dani to drink a potion" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873077128706738" /></a><br/>The witches try to force Dani to drink a potion</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2vt0x9VI/AAAAAAAAEpo/y_hxqsGOI1I/s1600/H-2142+-+Billy+cuts+his+mouth+open+with+a+knife.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2vt0x9VI/AAAAAAAAEpo/y_hxqsGOI1I/s400/H-2142+-+Billy+cuts+his+mouth+open+with+a+knife.jpg" border="0" alt="Billy cuts his mouth open with a knife" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873073095734610" /></a><br/>Billy cuts his mouth open with a knife</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2vkT9twI/AAAAAAAAEpg/-Z12YOcsB_U/s1600/H-2155+-+You+bucktoothed,+mop-riding+firefy+from+hell.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2vkT9twI/AAAAAAAAEpg/-Z12YOcsB_U/s400/H-2155+-+You+bucktoothed,+mop-riding+firefy+from+hell.jpg" border="0" alt="You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefy from hell!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532873070542173954" /></a><br/>"You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefy from hell!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2os0yg_I/AAAAAAAAEpY/xgwYGUIiIl4/s1600/H-2199+-+Go+to+hell.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2os0yg_I/AAAAAAAAEpY/xgwYGUIiIl4/s400/H-2199+-+Go+to+hell.jpg" border="0" alt="Go to hell!" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532872952568251378" /></a><br/>"Go to hell!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try 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href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2nq6QAoI/AAAAAAAAEpA/2uNJDiWkFjQ/s1600/H-2309+-+Mary+dies.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2nq6QAoI/AAAAAAAAEpA/2uNJDiWkFjQ/s400/H-2309+-+Mary+dies.jpg" border="0" alt="Mary dies" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532872934874415746" /></a><br/>Mary dies</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2nY1VCzI/AAAAAAAAEo4/LYRRL7PRCRU/s1600/H-2334+-+I+love+you,+jerkface.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMi2nY1VCzI/AAAAAAAAEo4/LYRRL7PRCRU/s400/H-2334+-+I+love+you,+jerkface.jpg" border="0" alt="I love you, jerkface" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532872930021935922" /></a><br/>"I love you, jerkface."</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about scary stories, and parents can share their memories of Halloween. What's your all-time favorite costume? How do you want to dress up this year?<br /> * Depending on kids' age, they may be interested in learning about the Salem witch trials.<br /> * If kids are at all spooked by the movie, families can talk about why. What scared you? Do you think it was meant to be scary?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Sorcery and witchcraft, the devil, death -- especially the witches' plan which is to "suck the life out of children." Kidnapping, murder, revenge, life after death.<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>The role of Max Dennison was originally offered to Leonardo DiCaprio, but was given to Omri Katz when DiCaprio turned it down to appear in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). </li><li>Rosie O'Donnell was originally offered the role of Mary Sanderson, but it was ultimately given to Kathy Najimy. O'Donnell claims on her blog that she turned down the offer to work with the Divine Miss M because she didn't want to be a "scary witch". </li><li>After having locked the Sanderson sisters in the school kiln, the three kids celebrate as they walk to the park. The house shown directly behind Max and Thackery while they talk is the residential edifice used as Thora Birch's home in 1999's American Beauty (1999). </li><li>Brother and sister Garry Marshall and Penny Marshall play husband and wife. He's the one dressed as Satan. </li></ul><br /><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br />"Hocus Pocus" will air at 8:00 and 10:00 PM ET/PT on Saturday, October 30 as part of ABC Family's "<a href="http://www.abcfamilymedianet.com/specials/halloween/index.shtml" target="_NEW">13 Nights of Halloween</a>"<br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PhwdJomLDl4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PhwdJomLDl4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><a href="http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/atm/reviews.html?sec=1&subsec=940">"There is nothing funny in this movie."</a><br /><br /><h4>Watch It</h4><br /><object width="640" 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This Halloween special featured many of the same monster characters, including an imitation of Boris Karloff as the doctor (he died in 1969), although it presumably was not intended as a direct sequel since many of these characters perished at the end of <span style="font-style:italic;">Mad Monster Party</span>. <span style="font-style:italic;">Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters</span> was created using cel animation, rather than stop-motion. While <span style="font-style:italic;">Mad Monster Party</span> still enjoys an ardent cult following, <span style="font-style:italic;">Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters</span> has fallen into comparative obscurity.<br /><br />For this special they used traditional cel drawn animation rather than the 3D "Animagic" stop motion technique they are so well known for. The show was created as part of series of TV specials created for the "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie", which ran for one hour each. The Rankin/Bass studio produced a total of 4 episodes for this series, including "That Girl in Wonderland", "Willie Mays and Say-Hey Kid", "The Red Baron", and "Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters".<br /><br />The crew for this special featured quite a few studio veterans that had worked on so many other specials. The background musical is from Rankin/Bass composer Maury Laws. Character design was by Paul Coker, another studio veteran and a Mad Magazine artist. The writing was done by William Keenan and Lou Silverman who worked on so many of their projects.<br /><br />The premiere release of this cel animated TV special was on ABC on Saturday September 23, 1972. This was 5 years after the studio released its stop motion musical "Animagic" theatrical release titled "Mad Monster Party", in theaters for the Fall season of 1967. Many of the characters and plot elements from the theatrical movie appear in the TV special.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s8YbgqAI0hA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s8YbgqAI0hA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbbUrWHnaZE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbbUrWHnaZE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NkDifXWkRGA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NkDifXWkRGA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WNjwt6ghxoQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WNjwt6ghxoQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I0LZfRQG3H4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I0LZfRQG3H4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-71460546575759553422010-10-28T14:18:00.000-07:002010-10-28T14:18:31.489-07:00Movie #4: Casper (1995)<blockquote>"I can see right through you."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXc8l5P1AI/AAAAAAAAEjg/B2mtcT62yvk/s1600/casper_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXc8l5P1AI/AAAAAAAAEjg/B2mtcT62yvk/s400/casper_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532070650817008642" /></a><br /><br />My family watched this one the other night. While my sons didn't notice - or didn't seem to notice - the language in the movie, my wife cetainly did. Fortunately she left the room and missed a couple more, but she wasn't too happy about it. Honestly, why would you base a movie on a children's cartoon and then put words like "bitch", "piss" and "damn" in it? Within the first five minutes, we heard two "hells", two "damns" and one "crap".<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for mild language and thematic elements"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 6.5 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/Casper.html">Iffy for ages 6 to 7</a>, Kids Pick Flicks (review by a 17-year-old): <a href="http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/4-animation/913-casper">All Ages</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 61.3% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/review/casper#primary" target="_NEW">C+</a>, Common Sense Media: 3 stars, Kids Pick Flicks: 4 stars, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/casper/">4.7</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 10</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/c/casper_1995__141.htm">Kids-in-Mind</a>:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXgnpG3dJI/AAAAAAAAEjw/OPlbMeKwGbc/s1600/kids+in+mind+casper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 137px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXgnpG3dJI/AAAAAAAAEjw/OPlbMeKwGbc/s400/kids+in+mind+casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532074688948696210" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/1995/casper.html">Screen It!</a>:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXgnUlIY7I/AAAAAAAAEjo/0BpQFyylLTM/s1600/screen+it+casper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXgnUlIY7I/AAAAAAAAEjo/0BpQFyylLTM/s400/screen+it+casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532074683438490546" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex:</span><br />Casper enthusiastically says "There's a girl on my bed -- Yes!" when Kat (not seeing the invisible Casper) sits on the bed. Innuendo from the ghosts trapped inside a vacuum cleaner: "Who's got their pointy head against me?" "That's not my head." There is the implication of talking about the "birds and the bees" between Kat and her dad where he starts to talk about that and she says "It's too late" and then rephrases that to "It's not that late." Lots of innuendo, much of which will go over kids' heads -- as when Casper's mean uncles drop Dr. Harvey's pants, and one comments, "You're no Marky Mark." <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Mild language"</span> includes "This sucks" (in reference to being sucked up into a vacuum cleaner), "Shut up," "Piss off," "This really bites," "The bitch is back", "a bitch just like you", "I'm gonna drag you and every one of those damn dolphins into court", "If you would have just forged the damn will", "Damn it, Dibs", "Stop being such a weenie", "What the hell is that thing?", "What the hell do you think you're doin', bulbhead?", "Hell, you could even fly through...walls", "To hell with the livestock", and "Cut the crap, okay?"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 101 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> The dance/party at the end of the movie takes place on Halloween night</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />Casper is a friendly but lonely young ghost who can't seem to help scaring people. Then, one day, two new visitors show up on the doorstep of his fantastically haunted house, Whipstaff Manor: Kat Harvey and her eccentric dad, Dr. Harvey, a self-styled ghost therapist. Whipstaff's scheming owner, Carrigan Crittenden, has hired Harvey to exorcise the house's spectral inhabitants so that she can get her hands on the manor's fabled treasure. Unfortunately for Dr. Harvey, the Ghostly Trio--Fatso, Stinkie, and Stretch--have their own methods of getting rid of unwanted visitors--and a certifiably twisted sense of humor.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that the cartoon Casper and other Casper movies are much milder than this one. There are deaths here and much talk about the spirit world and grieving the loss of parents. The main character, Kat, sees one parent as a ghost, and another parent dies and comes back with the help of an invention. Kat also has a crush on Casper, who died as a tween boy. Casper's ghost uncles can be crude and mischievous and they take Kat's father out drinking at a bar.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />On the surface, this is a typical story, which at times is surprisingly slow considering the money this film cost to make. It has a great deal of real life "cartoon" violence -- a technique used to disguise what are often very violent situations. The love interest between Kat and Casper is similar to many other movies where preadolescents are depicted in scenes with serious attraction for each other. In this case, Kat's mother has died, and there almost seems to be a need for her to have her "own man" as she seeks security outside of her family.<br /><br />Parents that don't appreciate topics dealing with ghosts and the supernatural may also be concerned. This movie has a very casual attitude towards life. The rich daughter falls off a cliff and dies, but no matter, now she is a ghost with even greater powers.<br /><br />The bottom line is with the marketing and promotion done on this film, your children may be begging to see it. If they do, try and help them find dangerous situations that are made to look funny. After viewing Casper, you may find that today's version of the friendly little ghost is a wolf in sheets clothing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/casper.html">Kaboose</a>:</span><br />The only thing that I would warn about if watching with younger viewers is that the ghosts, aside from Casper, try really hard in the beginning to scare the new intruders off. So much so that I wondered if I shouldn't shut the movie off and wait until my daughter was asleep to watch it. Quickly though, almost as soon as I had the thought, the trio turns from being malicious to just mischievous and really funny. I might suggest, if you are watching with younger kids, skip over the early parts of the film for the first time and then go back to watch its entirety when they already know and like the uncles.<br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMU-D5v2I/AAAAAAAAEoY/nzBppRV_7WI/s1600/1-C-8+-+Just+shut+up+and+take+the+picture.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMU-D5v2I/AAAAAAAAEoY/nzBppRV_7WI/s400/1-C-8+-+Just+shut+up+and+take+the+picture.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122746667515746" /></a><br/>"Just shut up and take the picture."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMU5fdBgI/AAAAAAAAEoQ/1tkuOp8CxWw/s1600/1-C-11+-+Two+boys+frightened+by+Casper.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMU5fdBgI/AAAAAAAAEoQ/1tkuOp8CxWw/s400/1-C-11+-+Two+boys+frightened+by+Casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122745440896514" /></a><br/>Two boys are frightened by Casper</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQy8icvI/AAAAAAAAEoI/DGJL4E78png/s1600/1-C-36+-+I%27m+gonna+drag+you+and+every+one+of+those+damn+dolphins+into+court.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQy8icvI/AAAAAAAAEoI/DGJL4E78png/s400/1-C-36+-+I%27m+gonna+drag+you+and+every+one+of+those+damn+dolphins+into+court.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122674964361970" /></a><br/>"I'm gonna drag you and every one of those damn dolphins into court!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQSD4IqI/AAAAAAAAEoA/d5vqk5nVg1A/s1600/1-C-63+-+Dibs%27+hand+is+on+fire.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQSD4IqI/AAAAAAAAEoA/d5vqk5nVg1A/s400/1-C-63+-+Dibs%27+hand+is+on+fire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122666136773282" /></a><br/>Dibs' hand catches on fire</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQAoyUcI/AAAAAAAAEn4/kEd3JynX8PE/s1600/1-C-80+-+Cut+the+crap,+okay.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMQAoyUcI/AAAAAAAAEn4/kEd3JynX8PE/s400/1-C-80+-+Cut+the+crap,+okay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122661459743170" /></a><br/>"Cut the crap, okay?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMP_f1qeI/AAAAAAAAEnw/UByO33nppKw/s1600/1-C-97+-+Carrigan+and+Dibs+are+frightened+by+Casper.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMP_f1qeI/AAAAAAAAEnw/UByO33nppKw/s400/1-C-97+-+Carrigan+and+Dibs+are+frightened+by+Casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122661153778146" /></a><br/>Carrigan and Dibs are frightened by Casper</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMPsnmheI/AAAAAAAAEno/xAT9Z5idA4w/s1600/1-C-131+-+Don+Novello%27s+head+is+turned+around+by+the+ghosts.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMPsnmheI/AAAAAAAAEno/xAT9Z5idA4w/s400/1-C-131+-+Don+Novello%27s+head+is+turned+around+by+the+ghosts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122656086066658" /></a><br/>Don Novello's (Father Guido Sarducci) head is turned around by the ghosts</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMJV3JmXI/AAAAAAAAEng/GOzwjQRCJkU/s1600/1-C-140+-+Dan+Aykroyd+-+Who+you+gonna+call.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMJV3JmXI/AAAAAAAAEng/GOzwjQRCJkU/s400/1-C-140+-+Dan+Aykroyd+-+Who+you+gonna+call.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122546898049394" /></a><br/>Dan Aykroyd asks, "Who you gonna call? Someone else."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMJOXrmWI/AAAAAAAAEnY/7jsjAI6pC9s/s1600/1-C-250+-+Amber+is+jealous+of+Kat.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMJOXrmWI/AAAAAAAAEnY/7jsjAI6pC9s/s400/1-C-250+-+Amber+is+jealous+of+Kat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122544887011682" /></a><br/>Amber is jealous of Kat</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIkYIXdI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/BgBzFqYjcGQ/s1600/1-C-353+-+Casper+says+There%27s+a+girl+on+my+bed+--+Yes.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIkYIXdI/AAAAAAAAEnQ/BgBzFqYjcGQ/s400/1-C-353+-+Casper+says+There%27s+a+girl+on+my+bed+--+Yes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122533614607826" /></a><br/>"There's a girl on my bed--Yes!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIu5Z1UI/AAAAAAAAEnI/D45VKKhAISQ/s1600/1-C-369+-+Fatso+pretends+to+be+Harvey%27s+wife.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIu5Z1UI/AAAAAAAAEnI/D45VKKhAISQ/s400/1-C-369+-+Fatso+pretends+to+be+Harvey%27s+wife.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122536438519106" /></a><br/>Fatso in drag pretending to be James' wife</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIZ22h4I/AAAAAAAAEnA/94ejzb9k7Rg/s1600/1-C-414+-+This+really+bites.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMIZ22h4I/AAAAAAAAEnA/94ejzb9k7Rg/s400/1-C-414+-+This+really+bites.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122530790672258" /></a><br/>"This really bites."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMCIJeGYI/AAAAAAAAEm4/mts-qpnwpbw/s1600/1-C-427+-+Kat+passes+out+when+she+sees+Casper.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMCIJeGYI/AAAAAAAAEm4/mts-qpnwpbw/s400/1-C-427+-+Kat+passes+out+when+she+sees+Casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122422957709698" /></a><br/>Kat passes out when she sees Casper</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMB9qlaTI/AAAAAAAAEmw/5SoDGoalzns/s1600/1-C-441+-+Kat+sees+Casper+again.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMB9qlaTI/AAAAAAAAEmw/5SoDGoalzns/s400/1-C-441+-+Kat+sees+Casper+again.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122420143810866" /></a><br/>Kat screams when she sees Casper again</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBmVa5-I/AAAAAAAAEmo/U9h0GhA1EGA/s1600/1-C-477+-+Harvey+reacts+to+seeing+Casper.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBmVa5-I/AAAAAAAAEmo/U9h0GhA1EGA/s400/1-C-477+-+Harvey+reacts+to+seeing+Casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122413881026530" /></a><br/>James reacts to seeing Casper</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBpUonbI/AAAAAAAAEmg/iVsrEXQrGMY/s1600/1-C-554+-+Stretch,+Stinkie+and+Fatso+scare+Harvey.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBpUonbI/AAAAAAAAEmg/iVsrEXQrGMY/s400/1-C-554+-+Stretch,+Stinkie+and+Fatso+scare+Harvey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122414683037106" /></a><br/>Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso scare James</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBZHIKdI/AAAAAAAAEmY/ZOdQGc-HbxQ/s1600/1-C-607+-+What+the+hell+is+that+thing.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYMBZHIKdI/AAAAAAAAEmY/ZOdQGc-HbxQ/s400/1-C-607+-+What+the+hell+is+that+thing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122410331417042" /></a><br/>"What the hell is that thing?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7p6W0mI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/FlrAuh54FDg/s1600/1-C-657+-+This+sucks.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7p6W0mI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/FlrAuh54FDg/s400/1-C-657+-+This+sucks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122311762039394" /></a><br/>"This sucks!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7gKTvRI/AAAAAAAAEmI/Xa8V76Yjolk/s1600/2-C-137+-+The+ghosts+pretend+to+melt+from+the+sunlight.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7gKTvRI/AAAAAAAAEmI/Xa8V76Yjolk/s400/2-C-137+-+The+ghosts+pretend+to+melt+from+the+sunlight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122309144591634" /></a><br/>The ghosts pretend to melt from the sunlight</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7T-2MqI/AAAAAAAAEmA/mo9YGhJOoso/s1600/2-C-180+-+What+the+hell+do+you+think+you%27re+doing,+bulb+head.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7T-2MqI/AAAAAAAAEmA/mo9YGhJOoso/s400/2-C-180+-+What+the+hell+do+you+think+you%27re+doing,+bulb+head.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122305875292834" /></a><br/>"What the hell do you think you're doing, bulb head?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7NgYDLI/AAAAAAAAEl4/lunGoIVDUF8/s1600/2-C-195+-+Piss+off.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7NgYDLI/AAAAAAAAEl4/lunGoIVDUF8/s400/2-C-195+-+Piss+off.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122304136875186" /></a><br/>"Piss off!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7Bv0yrI/AAAAAAAAElw/h1U30hzFxDI/s1600/2-C-200+-+Stop+being+such+a+weenie.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYL7Bv0yrI/AAAAAAAAElw/h1U30hzFxDI/s400/2-C-200+-+Stop+being+such+a+weenie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122300980447922" /></a><br/>"Stop being such a weenie."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLzS_S8jI/AAAAAAAAElo/_qrI17lr_6I/s1600/2-C-209+-+Carrigan+tries+to+run+over+Dibs.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLzS_S8jI/AAAAAAAAElo/_qrI17lr_6I/s400/2-C-209+-+Carrigan+tries+to+run+over+Dibs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122168169787954" /></a><br/>Carrigan tries to run over Dibs</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyxPzD3I/AAAAAAAAElg/WyTEZBv3rVE/s1600/2-C-226+-+The+bitch+is+back.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyxPzD3I/AAAAAAAAElg/WyTEZBv3rVE/s400/2-C-226+-+The+bitch+is+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122159112195954" /></a><br/>"The bitch is back!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLytCrTjI/AAAAAAAAElY/O8GvvzV_Afw/s1600/2-C-267+-+The+ghosts+attempt+to+kill+Harvey.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLytCrTjI/AAAAAAAAElY/O8GvvzV_Afw/s400/2-C-267+-+The+ghosts+attempt+to+kill+Harvey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122157983419954" /></a><br/>The ghosts attempt to kill James</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyrnHfuI/AAAAAAAAElQ/EPZOIk9CYLw/s1600/2-C-318+-+Harvey,+just+before+he+falls+into+an+open+trench.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyrnHfuI/AAAAAAAAElQ/EPZOIk9CYLw/s400/2-C-318+-+Harvey,+just+before+he+falls+into+an+open+trench.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122157599391458" /></a><br/>James, just before he falls into an open trench and dies</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyUuE_qI/AAAAAAAAElI/kRYa3A4_sfk/s1600/2-C-397+-+a+bitch+just+like+you.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLyUuE_qI/AAAAAAAAElI/kRYa3A4_sfk/s400/2-C-397+-+a+bitch+just+like+you.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122151454572194" /></a><br/>"Oh, you can haunt me all you want, but it's gonna be in a great big, expensive house... with lovely purple wallpaper... and great big green carpets... and a little dog called Carrigan... a bitch just like you."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqu3iaZI/AAAAAAAAElA/IpOGw1lT7Eg/s1600/2-C-533+-+It%27s+a+little+late+for+that,+Dad.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqu3iaZI/AAAAAAAAElA/IpOGw1lT7Eg/s400/2-C-533+-+It%27s+a+little+late+for+that,+Dad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122021034617234" /></a><br/>"It's a little late for that, Dad"<br/>"How late?"<br/>"Oh, don't worry. Not that late."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqdrxVRI/AAAAAAAAEk4/xOBOjN1SGhI/s1600/3-C-176+-+Casper+is+melted+into+an+egg.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqdrxVRI/AAAAAAAAEk4/xOBOjN1SGhI/s400/3-C-176+-+Casper+is+melted+into+an+egg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122016421860626" /></a><br/>Casper is melted</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqUYTQPI/AAAAAAAAEkw/E1j3X6i87L8/s1600/3-C-450+-+The+ghost+of+Carrigan+passes+over.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqUYTQPI/AAAAAAAAEkw/E1j3X6i87L8/s400/3-C-450+-+The+ghost+of+Carrigan+passes+over.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122013924278514" /></a><br/>The ghost of Carrigan passes over</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqAAAhDI/AAAAAAAAEko/Q2egJ5yN8Dg/s1600/3-C-500+-+Kat+and+the+ghost+of+her+dad.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLqAAAhDI/AAAAAAAAEko/Q2egJ5yN8Dg/s400/3-C-500+-+Kat+and+the+ghost+of+her+dad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122008453678130" /></a><br/>Kat sees the ghost of her dad</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLpyl5TzI/AAAAAAAAEkg/cnSxMK8aT_c/s1600/3-C-593+-+Just+shut+up+and+get+your+head+down.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLpyl5TzI/AAAAAAAAEkg/cnSxMK8aT_c/s400/3-C-593+-+Just+shut+up+and+get+your+head+down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532122004854492978" /></a><br/>"Just shut up and get your head down."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLiUpu7GI/AAAAAAAAEkY/nXDRNDLyCPo/s1600/3-C-604+-+Amber+is+scared+by+the+ghosts.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLiUpu7GI/AAAAAAAAEkY/nXDRNDLyCPo/s400/3-C-604+-+Amber+is+scared+by+the+ghosts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532121876558441570" /></a><br/>Amber is scared by the ghosts</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLiHtiwCI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/hkqzR-MIpno/s1600/3-C-606+-+Amber+hits+her+head+on+the+floor.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLiHtiwCI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/hkqzR-MIpno/s400/3-C-606+-+Amber+hits+her+head+on+the+floor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532121873084760098" /></a><br/>Amber hits her head on the floor before being dragged away</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLh7iezwI/AAAAAAAAEkI/mmOD8QUfUUM/s1600/3-C-740+-+James%27+wife+appears+to+him+as+a+ghost.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLh7iezwI/AAAAAAAAEkI/mmOD8QUfUUM/s400/3-C-740+-+James%27+wife+appears+to+him+as+a+ghost.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532121869817138946" /></a><br/>James' wife appears to him as a ghost</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLhh9BIGI/AAAAAAAAEkA/htzm30OFIkk/s1600/3-C-763+-+Kat+and+Casper+kiss.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLhh9BIGI/AAAAAAAAEkA/htzm30OFIkk/s400/3-C-763+-+Kat+and+Casper+kiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532121862949118050" /></a><br/>Kat and Casper kiss</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLhXnzGAI/AAAAAAAAEj4/5lVxYPOk9tY/s1600/3-C-776+-+The+kids+react+to+seeing+Casper.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMYLhXnzGAI/AAAAAAAAEj4/5lVxYPOk9tY/s400/3-C-776+-+The+kids+react+to+seeing+Casper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532121860175763458" /></a><br/>The kids react to seeing Casper</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Families can talk about fantasies and ghosts. What is appealing about ghost stories? Why do you think Casper is friendly while his uncles are looking to cause trouble? Why do you think so many ghost stories take place in mansions?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Death and ghosts<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />Try and help [kids] find dangerous situations that are made to look funny.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br />Death and dying.<br />Losing a parent (and forgetting what they were like).<br />Constantly moving and thus having no friends. <br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>This was the first film with a computer-animated title character</li><li>The last name of the Christina Ricci's and Bill Pullman's characters is "Harvey". Harvey Comics is the long time publisher of Casper the Friendly Ghost.</li><li>The cartoon Casper flips to after Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and before the Hard Copy story is the 1950 Casper The Friendly Ghost short Once Upon A Rhyme (the 1950 version of Casper is not seen in the clip used).</li><li>A scene was filmed with Zelda Rubinstein reprising her role from Poltergeist (1982) (shooting out of a chimney and shouting "Go toward the light!") but was not included in the final cut. </li><li><br />Ranks #10 on AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/movies-with-the-best-cgi-performances.php" target="_NEW">Movies with the Best CGI Performances</a> list</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AC_XbJnfjYM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AC_XbJnfjYM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Revealing Casper: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Movie</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oEH6lomJ0Mc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oEH6lomJ0Mc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JEywQgxdkEc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JEywQgxdkEc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rriB7q0evwo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rriB7q0evwo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/41w65KZxgHc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/41w65KZxgHc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JdKmeO7_JPw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JdKmeO7_JPw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-34781887204881465892010-10-27T08:06:00.000-07:002010-10-27T08:13:14.447-07:00Movie #5: Monsters, Inc. (2001)<blockquote>"Kids these days. They just don't get scared like they used to."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXJVkw8lCI/AAAAAAAAEjI/8WVOxXf_Jik/s1600/monsters_inc_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXJVkw8lCI/AAAAAAAAEjI/8WVOxXf_Jik/s400/monsters_inc_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532049089777931298" /></a><br /><br />Unlike the <a href="http://familyhalloweenmovies.blogspot.com/2010/10/movie-27-poltergeist-1982.html">other creatures-in-the-closet movie on our list</a>, this one is definitely for the youngest ones in the family. Although my children have never expressed any fears about monsters in their closets, I wondered when we watched this one if it might actually put that idea into their heads. I'm happy to report that it didn't - but ever since we watched it, I have made sure their closets are closed when they go to bed. You know, just in case. You never know.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> G</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 5 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/monsters-inc">On for ages 5 and up</a>, Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2009/03/monsters-inc.html">All ages</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 83.7% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/content-details/monsters-inc#primary" target="_NEW">A-</a>, Common Sense Media stars: 4, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/monsters_inc/">7.9</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 8</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span><br /><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/m/monsters_inc_2001.htm">Kids-in-Mind</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXPRbnFykI/AAAAAAAAEjY/EyfmgAUgU9I/s1600/kids+in+mind+monsters+inc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXPRbnFykI/AAAAAAAAEjY/EyfmgAUgU9I/s400/kids+in+mind+monsters+inc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532055615670962754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/2001/monsters_inc.html">Screen It!</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXPRB8YxRI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/K6UwZBVxm9o/s1600/screen+it+monsters+inc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMXPRB8YxRI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/K6UwZBVxm9o/s400/screen+it+monsters+inc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532055608780965138" /></a><br />Language includes "Oh, nuts," "Shut up," "What a creep," "Nuts" (crazy), "You idiot," "Jerk" and "Stupid, pathetic waste."<br /><br />Violence (from <a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/videos/2001/q4/monstersinc.aspx">Plugged In</a>):<br />One scene in particular that will alarm some children has one monster battering down a door to attack Sulley and Mike. Additionally, a nightmarish machine built to "extract screams" is tried out in a couple of scenes. The monsters are prone to fighting each other from time to time. Sometimes for fun. Other times in the grip of an evil rage. Invisible when he chooses to be, Randall attacks Sulley. Sulley fights back. Randall slams Mike against a wall and twists his arms into a painful position. In turn, Mike slams a door on Randall, yelling, "I hope that hurt, lizard-boy." Sulley slides, tumbles and crashes down a snow-packed mountain. And the whole gang goes for a wild ride on fast-moving conveyer belts strung high in the air. Even Boo gets in on the action and beats Randall over the head with a toy baseball bat.</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 93 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Nothing</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />Monsters, Inc. is the largest scare factory in the monster world and the top kid Scarer is James P. Sullivan, a huge intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots and horns, known as "Sulley" to his friends. His Scare Assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski, a lime green, opinionated, feisty, one-eyed monster. Scaring children isn't such an easy job--monsters believe children are toxic and that direct contact with them would be catastrophic. Inside the factory can also be found: the factory's crab-like CEO, the beguiling serpent-haired receptionist Celia, and the sarcastic chameleon monster, Randall Boggs, who schemes to replace Sully as Monsters, Inc.'s top Scarer. Visiting from the human world is Boo, a tiny girl who turns the monster world upside-down.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Parents should know that there is some mild peril. A scene in which biohazard workers in yellow jumpsuits and hoods disinfect a monster who came in contact with a child's sock is scarier now than it would have been before the terrorist attacks and the nightly news about anthrax. Parents should be prepared for questions. There is a little bit of potty humor. All of the "scarers" are male.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=3547">Dove.org</a>:</span><br />Scenes where Mike and Boo are threatened by an ominous machine could upset very young children. So, with a cautionary note that some scenes may upset very young children, "Monsters, Inc." is a welcome addition to family entertainment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plugged In:</span><br />Fantasy violence is really the only thing that’s scary about Monsters, Inc. But that may be significant for families since the film’s storytelling is skewed to a younger audience than Toy Story’s was. Beyond that, the adorable Boo will win over every parents’ heart the moment they meet her. John Goodman is about as comfortable and cuddly as you could ever want a monster to be. And nowhere to be seen are the fiends of sexual content, profane language and substance abuse. Still, there’s that nagging thing about monsters producing fuel from innocent children’s screams. A plot twist near the end resolves that in a more-than-satisfactory way.<br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-rXIjbI/AAAAAAAAEjA/Q9VxHD_z9Lk/s1600/M-17+-+Mr.+Bile.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-rXIjbI/AAAAAAAAEjA/Q9VxHD_z9Lk/s400/M-17+-+Mr.+Bile.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513234248994226" /></a><br/>Mr. Bile</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-YEhGoI/AAAAAAAAEi4/gHq1GJ5Maw4/s1600/M-226+-+Randall.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-YEhGoI/AAAAAAAAEi4/gHq1GJ5Maw4/s400/M-226+-+Randall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513229070637698" /></a><br/>Randall</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-E4guhI/AAAAAAAAEiw/Ihm6zbq4Gzk/s1600/M-465+-+Sully+is+frightened+by+Boo.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-E4guhI/AAAAAAAAEiw/Ihm6zbq4Gzk/s400/M-465+-+Sully+is+frightened+by+Boo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513223920007698" /></a><br/>Sully is frightened by Boo</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-M35QVI/AAAAAAAAEio/x5WMRAkJcGg/s1600/M-651+-+Boo+is+sad.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh-M35QVI/AAAAAAAAEio/x5WMRAkJcGg/s400/M-651+-+Boo+is+sad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513226064904530" /></a><br/>Boo is sad</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh5QNqHgI/AAAAAAAAEig/3YGe1QK3hO4/s1600/M-956+-+Mike,+Sully+and+Boo+hide+from+Randall.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh5QNqHgI/AAAAAAAAEig/3YGe1QK3hO4/s400/M-956+-+Mike,+Sully+and+Boo+hide+from+Randall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513141062147586" /></a><br/>Mike, Sully and Boo hide from Randall</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh5H_fgKI/AAAAAAAAEiY/VyQPJK86BEc/s1600/M-1048+-+Celia+is+mad+at+Mike.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh5H_fgKI/AAAAAAAAEiY/VyQPJK86BEc/s400/M-1048+-+Celia+is+mad+at+Mike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513138855248034" /></a><br/>Celia is mad at Mike</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh46nxv7I/AAAAAAAAEiQ/TULPuqV7g1s/s1600/M-1091+-+Randall+twists+Mike%27s+arms.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh46nxv7I/AAAAAAAAEiQ/TULPuqV7g1s/s400/M-1091+-+Randall+twists+Mike%27s+arms.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513135266119602" /></a><br/>Randall twists Mike's arms</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh4-8fnZI/AAAAAAAAEiI/5c9KrN7K-Dw/s1600/M-1106+-+Sully+thinks+Boo+is+getting+crushed.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh4-8fnZI/AAAAAAAAEiI/5c9KrN7K-Dw/s400/M-1106+-+Sully+thinks+Boo+is+getting+crushed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513136426753426" /></a><br/>Sully thinks Boo is getting crushed</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh4a-XPbI/AAAAAAAAEiA/v0vp3W9FUYo/s1600/M-1190+-+Sully+and+Boo+hide+from+Randall.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPh4a-XPbI/AAAAAAAAEiA/v0vp3W9FUYo/s400/M-1190+-+Sully+and+Boo+hide+from+Randall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513126770916786" /></a><br/>Sully and Boo hide from Randall</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhx54mmEI/AAAAAAAAEh4/BiKwsFU5A30/s1600/M-1269+-+Randall+tries+to+extract+Mike%27s+screams.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhx54mmEI/AAAAAAAAEh4/BiKwsFU5A30/s400/M-1269+-+Randall+tries+to+extract+Mike%27s+screams.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513014809172034" /></a><br/>Randall uses the Scream Extractor on Mike</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhx0qW7yI/AAAAAAAAEhw/Po8g3EJwq_8/s1600/M-1315+-+Sully+lets+out+a+roar.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhx0qW7yI/AAAAAAAAEhw/Po8g3EJwq_8/s400/M-1315+-+Sully+lets+out+a+roar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513013407248162" /></a><br/>Sully lets out a roar</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxue_46I/AAAAAAAAEho/2Gfa5w-uRwA/s1600/M-1321+-+Boo+is+frightened+by+Sully.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxue_46I/AAAAAAAAEho/2Gfa5w-uRwA/s400/M-1321+-+Boo+is+frightened+by+Sully.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513011748987810" /></a><br/>Boo is frightened by Sully</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxb5JaEI/AAAAAAAAEhg/n6cCVkom1Bs/s1600/M-1393+-+Mr.+Waternoose+betrays+Mike+and+Sully.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxb5JaEI/AAAAAAAAEhg/n6cCVkom1Bs/s400/M-1393+-+Mr.+Waternoose+betrays+Mike+and+Sully.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513006758389826" /></a><br/>Mr. Waternoose betrays Mike and Sully</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxeFln9I/AAAAAAAAEhY/sWgdUnuRCIM/s1600/M-1609+-+Randall+straps+Boo+into+the+scream+extractor.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhxeFln9I/AAAAAAAAEhY/sWgdUnuRCIM/s400/M-1609+-+Randall+straps+Boo+into+the+scream+extractor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531513007347441618" /></a><br/>Randall straps Boo into the Scream Extractor</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrTZx2tI/AAAAAAAAEhQ/t_5cVbvpsDw/s1600/M-1623+-+Boo+in+the+scream+extractor.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrTZx2tI/AAAAAAAAEhQ/t_5cVbvpsDw/s400/M-1623+-+Boo+in+the+scream+extractor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531512901400124114" /></a><br/>Boo in the Scream Extractor</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrHzbsuI/AAAAAAAAEhI/nSY2b3XaelM/s1600/M-1664+-+Sully+is+choked+by+Randall.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrHzbsuI/AAAAAAAAEhI/nSY2b3XaelM/s400/M-1664+-+Sully+is+choked+by+Randall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531512898286498530" /></a><br/>Sully is choked by Randall</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrFVSorI/AAAAAAAAEhA/fW5JFOyJVWY/s1600/M-1741+-+Randall+gets+Boo.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhrFVSorI/AAAAAAAAEhA/fW5JFOyJVWY/s400/M-1741+-+Randall+gets+Boo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531512897623204530" /></a><br/>Randall gets Boo</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhqZjnYEI/AAAAAAAAEg4/2TmIA0Ne53c/s1600/M-1789+-+Boo+beats+up+Randall.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhqZjnYEI/AAAAAAAAEg4/2TmIA0Ne53c/s400/M-1789+-+Boo+beats+up+Randall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531512885872123970" /></a><br/>Boo beats up Randall</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhqGpqN_I/AAAAAAAAEgw/tNdpO9-2ook/s1600/M-1883+-+Mr.+Waternoose+threatens+Sully.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPhqGpqN_I/AAAAAAAAEgw/tNdpO9-2ook/s400/M-1883+-+Mr.+Waternoose+threatens+Sully.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531512880797202418" /></a><br/>Mr. Waternoose threatens Sully</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about what Sulley learns about kids and how he changes the factory for the better in the end.<br /> * They can also talk about how each kid was scared by a certain kind of monster. Why was Boo scared of Randall and not Sulley? Why was Sulley considered such a top-notch scarer then?<br /> * What would make you laugh the hardest if it came out of your closet?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Competition, greed, kidnapping, conspiracy, strange worlds<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br /> Is it easy to be afraid of things we don’t understand? How did Sulley’s attitude change when he got to know Boo? How could you help someone who is afraid of the dark?<br /><br />Can you find scenes in the movie that spoof other forms of film? What about the entry scene of the scare monsters or the power company’s T.V. commercial? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198781/faq">IMDB</a>:</span><br /># Why are the monsters being trained to infiltrate the bedrooms of sleeping human children?<br /># Why are the monsters so afraid of human children?<br /># Why are Sulley and Randall considered to be rivals?<br /># What is Boo's actual name?<br /># Who was Roz...really?<br /># I heard that the restaurant where Mike and Celia had dinner is named after someone famous. Who?<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Monsters, Inc. won the Academy Award for Best Song (Randy Newman, after 15 previous nominations, for If I Didn't Have You). It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature (lost to Shrek), and Best Music, Original Score (lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring).</li><li>The idea for Monsters, Inc. started with a lunch in 1994. At this lunch was John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft. One of the ideas that came out of the brainstorming session was a film about monsters. Docter's original idea revolved around a 30-year old man dealing with monsters, which he drew in a book as a child, coming back to bother him as an adult. Each monster represented a fear he had and conquering those fears caused the monsters to eventually disappear.</li><li>This is the fourth movie to feature both John Goodman and Steve Buscemi and is the first of the four not to be directed and produced by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.</li><li>It normally took 11 to 12 hours to render a single frame of Sulley because of his 2.3 million individually animated hair strands (Total number of hairs: 2,320,413).</li><li>Mary Gibbs was so young that it proved difficult to get her to stand in the recording studio and act her lines. Instead, they simply followed her around with a microphone and cut Boo's lines together from the things she said while she played.</li><li>Bob Peterson, the movie's story supervisor, provided the temporary voice of Roz, the green secretary, during production. The nasal, sing-song voice proved to be such a success that they kept it in the final film.</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br />"Monsters, Inc." airs throughout October on <a href="http://www.starz.com/ajax/TitleSchedulePrint.aspx?tid=2406345&eid=-1" target="_NEW">Starz</a><br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cvOQeozL4S0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cvOQeozL4S0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgUufKRlnL0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VgUufKRlnL0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-69730401835389471442010-10-26T19:09:00.000-07:002010-10-26T19:09:00.168-07:00Day 26 Intermission: When Popeye Met a Ghost<h4>Popeye - Ghosks is the Bunk (1939)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/45ZMYIF0DT8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/45ZMYIF0DT8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Popeye - Fright to the Finish (1954)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uDIgBSGFSFM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uDIgBSGFSFM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Shiver Me Timbers</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9cgAaY3l-xo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9cgAaY3l-xo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-6968088231034802802010-10-26T07:29:00.000-07:002010-10-26T07:29:00.493-07:00Movie #6: Ghostbusters (1984)<blockquote>"Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together…mass hysteria!"</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPS4Ej9TBI/AAAAAAAAEgo/CmrGLOWrqUg/s1600/Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPS4Ej9TBI/AAAAAAAAEgo/CmrGLOWrqUg/s400/Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531496628080167954" /></a><br /><br />Happy October birthday to Annie Potts (October 28)!<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 9 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/ghostbusters">On for ages 10 and up</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/ghostbusters-halloween.html" target="_NEW">Ages 8 and up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 73.5% (Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Kaboose Rating: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/ghostbusters.html">4 stars</a>, Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/ghost-busters/">C+</a>, Rotten Tomatoes Average Rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghostbusters/">7.6</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 8</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex:</span> Some characters make sexual advances, especially while possessed; a fantasy scene implies a character receives oral pleasure from a ghost. A character tries to seduce a man but he refuses. She rolls him over on top of her and says "I want you inside me".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Language</span> includes five instances of "shit", "God damn it", "Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here", "Yes, it's true. This man has no dick", "What an asshole", two instances of "ass", "Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown", four instances of "hell", "I'll tell you what the effect is! It's pissing me off!", and "Boy, the superintendent's gonna be pissed"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 105 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Nothing</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />Fired from their university research jobs, Drs. Venkman, Stantz, and Spengler promptly set up shop as parapsychologists specializing in psychic phenomena and soon they're ridding Manhattan of bizarre apparitions. But the talents of these spirit exterminators--Ghostbusters--are severely tested when beautiful Dana Barrett and her nerdy neighbor become possessed by demons living in their building.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that the language pushes the limits of the PG rating. The sexual content is relatively mild; however, one character fantasizes briefly about a ghost giving him oral pleasure. This movie deals with the supernatural. Some scenes may be too scary for young children. This is a film with great entertainment value for both parents and children. For the most part, parents should feel comfortable with its relatively tame content.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kaboose:</span><br />It can get a little scary for younger viewers, although even the scary parts are presented in a humorous way. The dialogue can get heavy when Harold Ramis discusses paranormal activity, but thankfully, we have Bill Murray's reactions to keep the pace light and fun. Occasional salty language and sexual innuendo make it more appropriate for the pre-teen crowd and older. <br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSO2-CBkI/AAAAAAAAEgg/heA6YmKpb_U/s1600/G-11+-+ALICE+is+scared+by+a+ghost.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSO2-CBkI/AAAAAAAAEgg/heA6YmKpb_U/s400/G-11+-+ALICE+is+scared+by+a+ghost.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495920056796738" /></a><br/>Alice is scared by a ghost</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSOZIa3bI/AAAAAAAAEgY/fzfkDEXjcQQ/s1600/G-83+-+I%27ll+tell+you+what+the+effect+is!+It%27s+pissing+me+off!.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSOZIa3bI/AAAAAAAAEgY/fzfkDEXjcQQ/s400/G-83+-+I%27ll+tell+you+what+the+effect+is!+It%27s+pissing+me+off!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495912047304114" /></a><br/>"I'll tell you what the effect is! IT's pissing me off!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSLRZGWJI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/dOuofoRc2sg/s1600/G-300+-+LIBRARY+GHOST+turns+into+a+monster.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSLRZGWJI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/dOuofoRc2sg/s400/G-300+-+LIBRARY+GHOST+turns+into+a+monster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495858430171282" /></a><br/>The Library Ghost turns into a monster</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSLK9uQNI/AAAAAAAAEgI/hqDDaZbJzwQ/s1600/G-516+-+DANA+closes+fridge,+screaming.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSLK9uQNI/AAAAAAAAEgI/hqDDaZbJzwQ/s400/G-516+-+DANA+closes+fridge,+screaming.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495856704733394" /></a><br/>Dana sees something in her refrigerator</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSK2OTT3I/AAAAAAAAEgA/9r54X_oOrvk/s1600/G-973+-+Slimer.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSK2OTT3I/AAAAAAAAEgA/9r54X_oOrvk/s400/G-973+-+Slimer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495851137126258" /></a><br/>Slimer attacks Peter</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSKiDVQ6I/AAAAAAAAEf4/9KXEg11xVpQ/s1600/G-1136+-+We+came,+we+saw,+we+kicked+its+ass.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSKiDVQ6I/AAAAAAAAEf4/9KXEg11xVpQ/s400/G-1136+-+We+came,+we+saw,+we+kicked+its+ass.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495845722407842" /></a><br/>"We came, we waw, we kicked its ass!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSKTVHJhI/AAAAAAAAEfw/EiO6Hg05BvM/s1600/G-1202+-+Stantz+gets+a+blow+job.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSKTVHJhI/AAAAAAAAEfw/EiO6Hg05BvM/s400/G-1202+-+Stantz+gets+a+blow+job.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495841770448402" /></a><br/>Stantz gets fellatio from a ghost</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDTa3WFI/AAAAAAAAEfo/nAEf5FzhWqI/s1600/G-1340+-+So!+Who+the+hell+was+that.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDTa3WFI/AAAAAAAAEfo/nAEf5FzhWqI/s400/G-1340+-+So!+Who+the+hell+was+that.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495721535494226" /></a><br/>"So! Who the hell was that?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDNnpl2I/AAAAAAAAEfg/rwi9QqyD_ys/s1600/G-1434+-+You+go+get+a+court+order!+And+I%27ll+sue+your+ass+for+wrongful+prosecution.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDNnpl2I/AAAAAAAAEfg/rwi9QqyD_ys/s400/G-1434+-+You+go+get+a+court+order!+And+I%27ll+sue+your+ass+for+wrongful+prosecution.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495719978506082" /></a><br/>"You go get a court order! And I'll sue your ass for wrongful prosecution!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDC9dr9I/AAAAAAAAEfY/2GwMAjTv0J0/s1600/G-1516+-+Oh+shit.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSDC9dr9I/AAAAAAAAEfY/2GwMAjTv0J0/s400/G-1516+-+Oh+shit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495717117210578" /></a><br/>"Oh shit."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSCm63OHI/AAAAAAAAEfQ/_c2pmmR8tGk/s1600/G-1524+-+A+Claw+from+Dana%27s+chair+grabs+her.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSCm63OHI/AAAAAAAAEfQ/_c2pmmR8tGk/s400/G-1524+-+A+Claw+from+Dana%27s+chair+grabs+her.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495709590108274" /></a><br/>A claw from Dana's chair grabs her</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSCaG6v8I/AAAAAAAAEfI/KPwc8lI3Qjo/s1600/G-1569+-+Terror+dog+chases+Louis.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPSCaG6v8I/AAAAAAAAEfI/KPwc8lI3Qjo/s400/G-1569+-+Terror+dog+chases+Louis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495706151010242" /></a><br/>A Terror Dog chases Louis</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR8Jd-NSI/AAAAAAAAEfA/i3MkFYnf0JY/s1600/G-1661+-+Do+you+want+this+body.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR8Jd-NSI/AAAAAAAAEfA/i3MkFYnf0JY/s400/G-1661+-+Do+you+want+this+body.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495598605088034" /></a><br/>"Do you want this body?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7_O_f1I/AAAAAAAAEe4/Z6tOFNwkzAY/s1600/G-1682+-+I+want+you+inside+me.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7_O_f1I/AAAAAAAAEe4/Z6tOFNwkzAY/s400/G-1682+-+I+want+you+inside+me.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495595857903442" /></a><br/>"I want you inside me."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7iwRJ8I/AAAAAAAAEew/Ea6slmhgTTU/s1600/G-1739+-+DANA%27s+eyes+flutter+and+turn+white.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7iwRJ8I/AAAAAAAAEew/Ea6slmhgTTU/s400/G-1739+-+DANA%27s+eyes+flutter+and+turn+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495588212844482" /></a><br/>Dana's eyes flutter and turn white</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7cukrTI/AAAAAAAAEeo/qH0jLzlmheg/s1600/G-1804+-+LOUIS%27s+eyes+flare+red.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7cukrTI/AAAAAAAAEeo/qH0jLzlmheg/s400/G-1804+-+LOUIS%27s+eyes+flare+red.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495586595122482" /></a><br/>Louis' eyes flare red</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7Cai8nI/AAAAAAAAEeg/DqlIVo-Yun4/s1600/G-2000+-+Now+it+is+my+turn,+wise+ass.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPR7Cai8nI/AAAAAAAAEeg/DqlIVo-Yun4/s400/G-2000+-+Now+it+is+my+turn,+wise+ass.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495579531801202" /></a><br/>"Now it's my turn, wise ass."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRz5Ad0EI/AAAAAAAAEeY/VAZSbkqj160/s1600/G-2028+-+Oh+shit.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRz5Ad0EI/AAAAAAAAEeY/VAZSbkqj160/s400/G-2028+-+Oh+shit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495456747409474" /></a><br/>"Oh shit."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzrThgAI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/2DxSCfgrB9k/s1600/G-2041+-+Oh+shit.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzrThgAI/AAAAAAAAEeQ/2DxSCfgrB9k/s400/G-2041+-+Oh+shit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495453069246466" /></a><br/>"Oh shit."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzqrs2aI/AAAAAAAAEeI/jYpJRyx8YME/s1600/G-2052+-+Taxi+Driver+is+a+zombie.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzqrs2aI/AAAAAAAAEeI/jYpJRyx8YME/s400/G-2052+-+Taxi+Driver+is+a+zombie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495452902218146" /></a><br/>Zombie taxi driver</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzK7zipI/AAAAAAAAEeA/_QYdXRqYUc4/s1600/G-2142+-+Ray,+for+a+moment,+pretend+that+I+don%27t+know+anything+about+metallurgy,+engineering+or+physics+and+just+tell+me+what+thehell+is+going+on.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzK7zipI/AAAAAAAAEeA/_QYdXRqYUc4/s400/G-2142+-+Ray,+for+a+moment,+pretend+that+I+don%27t+know+anything+about+metallurgy,+engineering+or+physics+and+just+tell+me+what+thehell+is+going+on.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495444379830930" /></a><br/>"Ray, for a moment, pretend that I don't know anything about metallurgy, engineering or physics and just tell me what the hell is going on."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzJUfrrI/AAAAAAAAEd4/JyRsKSAev0A/s1600/G-2218+-+Dana+and+Louis+kiss.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRzJUfrrI/AAAAAAAAEd4/JyRsKSAev0A/s400/G-2218+-+Dana+and+Louis+kiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495443946516146" /></a><br/>Dana and Louis kiss</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRpaEcE2I/AAAAAAAAEdw/_vSnUAhNcOY/s1600/G-2240+-+Dickless.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRpaEcE2I/AAAAAAAAEdw/_vSnUAhNcOY/s400/G-2240+-+Dickless.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495276643881826" /></a><br/>"Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRpGMYV0I/AAAAAAAAEdo/F3C5HUMYEPY/s1600/G-2250+-+It%27s+true.++Ths+man+has+no+dick.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRpGMYV0I/AAAAAAAAEdo/F3C5HUMYEPY/s400/G-2250+-+It%27s+true.++Ths+man+has+no+dick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495271308482370" /></a><br/>"Yes, it's true. This man has no dick."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRo0I3bVI/AAAAAAAAEdg/4wZ1gOiJRUk/s1600/G-2254+-+I%27ve+seen+every+kind+of+combustion+known+to+man,+but+this+beats+the+hell+out+of+me.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRo0I3bVI/AAAAAAAAEdg/4wZ1gOiJRUk/s400/G-2254+-+I%27ve+seen+every+kind+of+combustion+known+to+man,+but+this+beats+the+hell+out+of+me.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495266461904210" /></a><br/>"I've seen every kind of combustion known to man, but this beats the hell out of me."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRo3faYzI/AAAAAAAAEdY/EaoBYd_DXJI/s1600/G-2272+-+I%27ve+seen+shit+that%27ll+turn+you+white.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRo3faYzI/AAAAAAAAEdY/EaoBYd_DXJI/s400/G-2272+-+I%27ve+seen+shit+that%27ll+turn+you+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495267361776434" /></a><br/>"Since I joined these men, I've seen shit that'll turn you white!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRoO54ODI/AAAAAAAAEdQ/HdolcL4l-WY/s1600/G-2425+-+DANA+and+LOUIS+turn+into+terror+dogs.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRoO54ODI/AAAAAAAAEdQ/HdolcL4l-WY/s400/G-2425+-+DANA+and+LOUIS+turn+into+terror+dogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495256466929714" /></a><br/>Dana and Louis turn into terror dogs</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRdSXD2QI/AAAAAAAAEdI/JO1lMi50sHE/s1600/G-2498+-+Gozer+Fires+lightning+at+the+Ghostbusters.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRdSXD2QI/AAAAAAAAEdI/JO1lMi50sHE/s400/G-2498+-+Gozer+Fires+lightning+at+the+Ghostbusters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495068416071938" /></a><br/>Gozer fires lightning at the Ghostbusters</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRc0TqQbI/AAAAAAAAEdA/1R912mKN91s/s1600/G-2515+-+Let%27s+show+this+prehistoric+bitch+how+we+do+things+downtown.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRc0TqQbI/AAAAAAAAEdA/1R912mKN91s/s400/G-2515+-+Let%27s+show+this+prehistoric+bitch+how+we+do+things+downtown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495060348748210" /></a><br/>"Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown."</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcqWviFI/AAAAAAAAEc4/YDUEaaKDFf4/s1600/G-2660+-+The+Ghostbusters+blast+Mr.+Stay-Puft.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcqWviFI/AAAAAAAAEc4/YDUEaaKDFf4/s400/G-2660+-+The+Ghostbusters+blast+Mr.+Stay-Puft.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495057677322322" /></a><br/>The Ghostbusters blast Mr. Stay-Puft</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcdf7L1I/AAAAAAAAEcw/xVvQNzVVoDQ/s1600/G-2700+-+He%27s+a+sailor,+he%27s+in+New+York%3B+we+get+this+guy+laid,+we+won%27t+have+any+trouble.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcdf7L1I/AAAAAAAAEcw/xVvQNzVVoDQ/s400/G-2700+-+He%27s+a+sailor,+he%27s+in+New+York%3B+we+get+this+guy+laid,+we+won%27t+have+any+trouble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495054226173778" /></a><br/>"He's a sailor, he's in New York; we get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcWvvoeI/AAAAAAAAEco/Sa3q5y_VrsM/s1600/G-2743+-+Boy,+the+superintendent%27s+gonna+be+pissed.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMPRcWvvoeI/AAAAAAAAEco/Sa3q5y_VrsM/s400/G-2743+-+Boy,+the+superintendent%27s+gonna+be+pissed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531495052413477346" /></a><br/>"Boy, the superintendent's gonna be pissed."</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about what defines a hero. What other movies feature scientists and professors who save the day?<br /> * Families can also discuss ghosts and the supernatural. Do you believe in ghosts, and why or why not?<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Ranks #2 on AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/best-blob-and-slime-monster-movies.php" target="_NEW">Best Blob and Slime Monster Movies</a> list, <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/ten-best-comedy-horror-movies.php" target="_NEW">Ten Best Comedy-Horror Movies</a> list, and <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/funniest-80s-comedies.php" target="_NEW">Funniest '80s Comedies</a> list</li><li>The role of Peter Venkman was originally written for John Belushi. Michael Keaton turned down both the roles of Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Egon Spengler. Chevy Chase turned down the role of Dr. Peter Venkman, he claimed that the script used in the movie wasn't the original script and in the original script was very dark and even more scarier. The role of Winston was originally written for Eddie Murphy. Sandra Bernhard was originally offered the role of Janine. The role of Louis Tully was originally written for John Candy. Gozer was originally going to be played by Paul Reubens, who turned down the role.</li><li>Initally, Ray Parker Jr. was having trouble writing the theme song to the film. The problem was solved when he saw the TV commercial for the Ghostbusters business in the film which inspired him to write the song like a advertising jingle for the business. The song was a #1 hit for three weeks.</li><li>Huey Lewis and the News turned down an offer to write and record a theme song for Ghostbusters. They later sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, citing the similarities between his theme song and their earlier hit "I Want a New Drug." </li><li>Huey Lewis and the News turned down an offer to write and record a theme song for Ghostbusters. They later sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, citing the similarities between his theme song and their earlier hit "I Want a New Drug." </li><li>A re-release in 1985 gave the film a total gross of $238.6 million surpassing Beverly Hills Cop and making Ghostbusters the most successful comedy of the 1980s.</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br />"Ghosbusters" will air on A&E at 3:00pm Eastern on Halloween.<br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyRqR56aCKc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyRqR56aCKc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Watch It</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" 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/><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG_jS9XMk1c?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG_jS9XMk1c?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eFtTftwpt8s?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eFtTftwpt8s?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K6SQH_dmw2c?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K6SQH_dmw2c?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkfGXtX2qAE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UkfGXtX2qAE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-17082769644315453862010-10-25T19:13:00.000-07:002010-10-25T21:50:41.270-07:00Day 25 Intermission: Animated Poe<h4>The Telltale Heart (1953), narrated by James Mason</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W4s9V8aQu4c?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W4s9V8aQu4c?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>The Raven (1942)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EKYvdvSs8n8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EKYvdvSs8n8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>The Simpsons - The Raven</h4><br /><iframe src="http://www.fanpop.com/v/2450364?width=425" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" height="411" width="425">Watch <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/spots/halloween/videos/2450364">The Simpsons Version of Poe's "The Raven"</a> on <a href="http://www.fanpop.com/">Fanpop</a></iframe>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-4451701152695200062010-10-25T03:33:00.000-07:002010-10-25T16:11:48.031-07:00Movie #7: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)<blockquote>"He's a man from outer space and we're taking him to his spaceship."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMHutpkgdXI/AAAAAAAAEZQ/SE6OanNOrgQ/s1600/e_t_the_extra_terrestrial_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMHutpkgdXI/AAAAAAAAEZQ/SE6OanNOrgQ/s400/e_t_the_extra_terrestrial_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530964285408179570" /></a><br /><br />This film has the highest quality rating of all the films we're viewing this month. It appears on so many recommended family film lists for good reason. It's a classic that every child should experience - and every parent should experience again with his or her children. They don't make them like this anymore.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for language and mild thematic elements"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 6 (Common Sense Media: <a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/et">On for ages 7 and up</a>, Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2002/12/et-the-extraterrestrial.html">Kindergarten - 3rd Grade</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 97.3% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/et-the-extra-terrestrial/" target="_NEW">A</a>, Common Sense Media Stars: 5, Kaboose Star Rating: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/et-parent-review.html">5</a>, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/et_the_extraterrestrial/">8.9</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br /><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/e/et.htm">Kids-in-Mind:</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH0KDBAK9I/AAAAAAAAEZg/azxQ5_vpPrs/s1600/kids+in+mind+et.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 137px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH0KDBAK9I/AAAAAAAAEZg/azxQ5_vpPrs/s400/kids+in+mind+et.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530970270833060818" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/2002/et_the_extra_terrestrial.html">Screen It!</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH0JyBUjaI/AAAAAAAAEZY/VoaN8vuOIww/s1600/screen+it+et.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH0JyBUjaI/AAAAAAAAEZY/VoaN8vuOIww/s400/screen+it+et.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530970266270993826" /></a><br /><br />Language includes the lines "What's all this shit?", "Nothin' but health shit", "Son of a bitch", "Do a test area, damn it", "Damn it!", "Oh, my God!" (4 times), "Oh, God!", "Oh, my God, he's talking now", "It wasn't that, penis breath!", "Douche bag" and the retort "No douche bag talk in my house", "They're only feet, you little twerp" 5 instances of "shut up", and 4 instances of "stupid"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 121 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Elliot takes E.T. out in costume on Halloween night before sneaking off to the forest so E.T. can phone home<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66gjIa6I/AAAAAAAAEbI/sJYnDgGqVXo/s1600/ET-1327.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66gjIa6I/AAAAAAAAEbI/sJYnDgGqVXo/s400/ET-1327.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977700464323490" /></a></li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />An extra-terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth and is befriended by a young boy and his brother and sister.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that Steven Spielberg's classic has some scenes of mild peril that may be too intense for younger children. For example, E.T. looks like he has died in one scene. There is brief but strong language by today's standards for a PG movie (like"bitch" and "s--t"). E.T. contains one of the most memorable product placements ever, Reese's Pieces, as well as a scene in which Elliott feels slightly drunk, because E.T. has indulged in a beer. Families should also be aware of the fact that the movie was criticized for having a complete absence of non-white characters.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Parents should know that the movie has scenes of peril that may be too intense for younger children. An apparent death is also upsetting. There is brief very strong language for a PG movie. This film was justifiably criticized for its almost complete absence of non-white characters.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kaboose:</span><br />Perhaps the only flaw with "E.T." is its length. At two hours, it can drag for younger attention spans. There are a couple of mild profanities and some tense scenes that can be scary for little ones. For children that emotionally invest themselves in that adorable E.T., there are two sequences that are very sad to watch.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/videos/2002/q1/ettheextraterrestrial.aspx">Plugged In:</a><br />This "kid empowerment flick" sends some subtle messages parents may wish to address. First, adults are antagonists not to be trusted (even Mom isn’t brought in on the E.T. secret until he’s too sick for the boys to handle on their own). Second, although Mary is a new single mom who obviously loves her three children, it’s clear that the inmates are running the asylum in that home. Kids rule. They’re smarter and more savvy than their elders. Elsewhere, Michael and his teenage friends gamble on a role-playing game. Dishonest or illegal behaviors are deemed acceptable when the ends justify the means (Elliott lies about being sick so he can skip school; the kids deceive Mom; Michael steals an ambulance and drives without a license, etc.). Very young viewers may be spooked by tense encounters early in the film (Elliott tracking a mysterious intruder in the dark) and frenzied chases near the end. They may also have a harder time handling E.T.’s sickness and apparent death.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/2002/et_the_extra_terrestrial.html">Screen It!:</a><br />Certain scenes (often accompanied by suspenseful/ominous music) may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to younger kids, but that depends on the viewer's age, level of maturity and tolerance for material. That includes moments that have spooky or mysterious elements or tones, chase scenes and, of course, when E.T. is dying and then dies (although he quickly comes back to life).<br /><br />Profanity consists of at least 2 "s" words, while a handful of other expletives and colorful phrases are also used. In one scene, the alien discovers and consumes beer, becoming intoxicated just like the young boy who has a sympathetic/symbiotic relationship with the alien (but the boy doesn't physically drink any himself).<br /><br />Various instances of imitative behavior are present, as is some minor violence where characters are bumped or tossed around, while some tense family moments include talk of the parents recently being separated and the father not being there. <br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7HvCDQOI/AAAAAAAAEcg/tUcpbU26dPg/s1600/ET-47.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7HvCDQOI/AAAAAAAAEcg/tUcpbU26dPg/s400/ET-47.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977927690404066" /></a><br/>As Mary bends over in the kitchen, one of Michael's friends licks a finger and points it out toward her clothed rear end</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7HY_lNgI/AAAAAAAAEcY/F4f5j5MBawA/s1600/ET-103.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7HY_lNgI/AAAAAAAAEcY/F4f5j5MBawA/s400/ET-103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977921774466562" /></a><br/>E.T. is scared by Elliot</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7G4BOMdI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/FYsiwPmlYQk/s1600/ET-106.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7G4BOMdI/AAAAAAAAEcQ/FYsiwPmlYQk/s400/ET-106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977912922976722" /></a><br/>Elliot is scared by E.T.</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7G7TAt7I/AAAAAAAAEcI/CY7zXaf66Lo/s1600/ET-172.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7G7TAt7I/AAAAAAAAEcI/CY7zXaf66Lo/s400/ET-172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977913802897330" /></a><br/>"It wasn't that, penis breath!"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7Bi9-E7I/AAAAAAAAEcA/224e30RDtuo/s1600/ET-583.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7Bi9-E7I/AAAAAAAAEcA/224e30RDtuo/s400/ET-583.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977821372847026" /></a><br/>Gertie is scared by E.T.</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BV-AOKI/AAAAAAAAEb4/eUdBhk82O2I/s1600/ET-586.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BV-AOKI/AAAAAAAAEb4/eUdBhk82O2I/s400/ET-586.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977817883326626" /></a><br/>E.T. imitates Gertie</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BG7YOBI/AAAAAAAAEbw/55L9Pzyrc80/s1600/ET-955.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BG7YOBI/AAAAAAAAEbw/55L9Pzyrc80/s400/ET-955.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977813845784594" /></a><br/>E.T. drinks a Coors...</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BKAvavI/AAAAAAAAEbo/pHsUTwY0N8s/s1600/ET-958.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7BKAvavI/AAAAAAAAEbo/pHsUTwY0N8s/s400/ET-958.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977814673582834" /></a><br/>...which makes Elliot drunk</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7Ay7-zjI/AAAAAAAAEbg/Csj7H9W4X_E/s1600/ET-1048.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH7Ay7-zjI/AAAAAAAAEbg/Csj7H9W4X_E/s400/ET-1048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977808479604274" /></a><br/>Elliot kisses a girl amongst the chaos</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH67V_cZlI/AAAAAAAAEbY/uUlxOtiQVZ4/s1600/ET-1202.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH67V_cZlI/AAAAAAAAEbY/uUlxOtiQVZ4/s400/ET-1202.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977714810152530" /></a><br/>"Oh, my God, he's talking now"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH67Ji8NiI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/B3whJ3otCRg/s1600/ET-1237.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH67Ji8NiI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/B3whJ3otCRg/s400/ET-1237.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977711469377058" /></a><br/>Elliot cuts his finger on a circular saw blade</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66t_bLNI/AAAAAAAAEbA/NXSmu7MLOuE/s1600/ET-1478.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66t_bLNI/AAAAAAAAEbA/NXSmu7MLOuE/s400/ET-1478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977704072654034" /></a><br/>Mary is frightened when Elliot doesn't come home</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66SNgwXI/AAAAAAAAEa4/1v3bCEEFeN0/s1600/ET-1501.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH66SNgwXI/AAAAAAAAEa4/1v3bCEEFeN0/s400/ET-1501.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977696615547250" /></a><br/>E.T. in a weakened state</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6x271RwI/AAAAAAAAEaw/tulMxO_1ISE/s1600/ET-1576.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6x271RwI/AAAAAAAAEaw/tulMxO_1ISE/s400/ET-1576.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977551854683906" /></a><br/>E.T. begs Mary for help</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xqeJk5I/AAAAAAAAEao/pPdf_YPVTRU/s1600/ET-1591.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xqeJk5I/AAAAAAAAEao/pPdf_YPVTRU/s400/ET-1591.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977548508959634" /></a><br/>The government arrives</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xQn7ZzI/AAAAAAAAEag/GPCNAiv7yyo/s1600/ET-1739.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xQn7ZzI/AAAAAAAAEag/GPCNAiv7yyo/s400/ET-1739.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977541570651954" /></a><br/>Elliot reacts to E.T.'s apparent death</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xDjP-_I/AAAAAAAAEaY/27swCXHD0ts/s1600/ET-1776.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6xDjP-_I/AAAAAAAAEaY/27swCXHD0ts/s400/ET-1776.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977538061368306" /></a><br/>Gertie reacts to E.T.'s apparent death</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6w90hXlI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/8oAoBD-_oCQ/s1600/ET-1820.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6w90hXlI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/8oAoBD-_oCQ/s400/ET-1820.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977536523198034" /></a><br/>Keys closes E.T.'s eyes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6r_T_ZYI/AAAAAAAAEaI/8PE2MGZz6bo/s1600/ET-1871.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6r_T_ZYI/AAAAAAAAEaI/8PE2MGZz6bo/s400/ET-1871.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977451024278914" /></a><br/>Elliot says good bye to E.T.</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6rdCMBNI/AAAAAAAAEaA/NtNj4EvcZLQ/s1600/ET-1971.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6rdCMBNI/AAAAAAAAEaA/NtNj4EvcZLQ/s400/ET-1971.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977441822803154" /></a><br/>Greg starts the van to escape</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6reH1mBI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/pfUZ-ihEcw4/s1600/ET-2038.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6reH1mBI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/pfUZ-ihEcw4/s400/ET-2038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977442114934802" /></a><br/>Elliot sees the government agents waiting</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6rBPD-bI/AAAAAAAAEZw/2wnLJrm63uI/s1600/ET-2111.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6rBPD-bI/AAAAAAAAEZw/2wnLJrm63uI/s400/ET-2111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977434360609202" /></a><br/>Gertie says good bye to E.T.</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6q1Mt_WI/AAAAAAAAEZo/ai7Vdzrovd0/s1600/ET-2169.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMH6q1Mt_WI/AAAAAAAAEZo/ai7Vdzrovd0/s400/ET-2169.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530977431129554274" /></a><br/>Elliot says good bye to E.T.</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about the way that the adults and the kids in the movie see things differently and have a hard time understanding each other's perspective. Why do Elliott and his siblings understand E.T. in a way the adults in the movie can't?<br /> * How does the movie portray parent-child relationships? Could Elliott have talked to his mother about E.T.?<br /> * Compare E.T. to other movies featuring aliens. Why are aliens usually scary and dangerous rather than peaceful?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Families who see this movie should talk about the way that the adults and the kids see things differently, and have a hard time understanding each other’s perspective. One reason is that they don’t try to share their feelings with each other. Could Elliott have talked to his mother about E.T.?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Extraterrestrials, divorce, keeping secrets (especially from parents), government agents, scientists, biology lab.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It:</span><br /> # Whether life exists on other planets and if aliens have ever or will ever visit Earth.<br /> # Taking in unknown animals into the house without telling one's parents.<br /> # What the government men wanted with E.T.<br /> # Death and dying, and how when other living things die, they don't come back to life like E.T. does. <br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Ranks #8 in AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/best-family-movies.php" target="_NEW">Best Family Movies</a> list, and #35 on its <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/tim-dirks-top-100.php" target="_NEW">Top 100 Movies of the 20th Century</a> list</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br />"E.T." airs throughout October on <a href="http://www.cinemax.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=4903" target="_NEW">Cinemax</a><br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/taMnCjzKgd8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/taMnCjzKgd8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Making of E.T.</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8vhtnlOlCQo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8vhtnlOlCQo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 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Witch - Two Rabbits Too Many</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IakmaMGb6r8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IakmaMGb6r8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Sabrina The Teenage Witch - The De-Witching Hour Affair</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m7R1EL6Dnjg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m7R1EL6Dnjg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Jughead And The Other Woman</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gHYte7F_22w?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gHYte7F_22w?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-36829730589294378962010-10-24T07:29:00.000-07:002010-10-25T08:24:18.741-07:00Movie #8: The Witches (1990)<blockquote>"I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMCSqInkBSI/AAAAAAAAEZA/22IP9l-XTKk/s1600/the-witches-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMCSqInkBSI/AAAAAAAAEZA/22IP9l-XTKk/s400/the-witches-poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530581594976552226" /></a><br /><br />Here's a "fairly scary" movie that over the years has left its mark on some children, if they see it at too young an age.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 8.5 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/witches">Iffy for ages 8 to 9</a>", Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2002/12/the-witches.html">Kindergarten-3rd Grade</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 77.5% (Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1029830-witches/">7.5</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From IMDB:</span><br />It is strongly implied a man is having a sexual affair with one of his co-workers. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Scary witches, children in peril, including baby in carriage pushed down a hill (and rescued), Luke's parents are killed in an (offscreen) accident, which does not seem to bother him too much.</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Main Child Character Age:</span> 10</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 92 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Nothing</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br />Parents need to know that this story has a genuinely twisted flavor that some children will love and others will find disturbing. Luke is exceptionally brave and enjoys being a mouse (in the movie, he is changed back, but in the book, he stays a mouse). Children may be upset not only by the witches, but also by the death (offscreen) of Luke's parents and his seeming indifference to it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">IMDB:</span><br />The movie throughout is very frightening but on a children's level. There are many disturbing suggestions and special effects. <br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5oIPkEOI/AAAAAAAAEY4/r9xVLVWq34U/s1600/T-11.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5oIPkEOI/AAAAAAAAEY4/r9xVLVWq34U/s400/T-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530554072725459170" /></a><br/>Luke's grandmother grandmother has long been fighting the witches and even has lost part of her finger in the struggles</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5n4c0EAI/AAAAAAAAEYw/2XScocH2AK8/s1600/T-23.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5n4c0EAI/AAAAAAAAEYw/2XScocH2AK8/s400/T-23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530554068486066178" /></a><br/>Witches have unusual color-changing pupils in which one may see "fire and ice dancing" in the center</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5kAfbGPI/AAAAAAAAEYo/MX37lJlS5iQ/s1600/T-49.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5kAfbGPI/AAAAAAAAEYo/MX37lJlS5iQ/s400/T-49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530554001925019890" /></a><br/>Luke's grandmother tells him about a girl named Solveg was given an apple by a witch and was trapped inside a painting for the next 54 years until she disappeared; during that time she grew old on the canvas just as she would have done in real life</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5kIBtY9I/AAAAAAAAEYg/KQDzfi4yxJg/s1600/T-115.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5kIBtY9I/AAAAAAAAEYg/KQDzfi4yxJg/s400/T-115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530554003947873234" /></a><br/>The first witch Luke encounters tries to entice him with a snake</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5jzw4bAI/AAAAAAAAEYY/aD7nG8ZBuQ4/s1600/T-128.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5jzw4bAI/AAAAAAAAEYY/aD7nG8ZBuQ4/s400/T-128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553998508583938" /></a><br/>The witch keeps trying to entice Luke</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5jFpUzCI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/sTpz45ZvpwE/s1600/T-150.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5jFpUzCI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/sTpz45ZvpwE/s400/T-150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553986128858146" /></a><br/>Luke's grandmother falls ill with pneumonia</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5i90x8BI/AAAAAAAAEYI/mGiAkOgk25Y/s1600/T-316.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5i90x8BI/AAAAAAAAEYI/mGiAkOgk25Y/s400/T-316.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553984029421586" /></a><br/>A witch with fiery eyes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dpXxHOI/AAAAAAAAEYA/TFeQ5UaWIG8/s1600/T-340.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dpXxHOI/AAAAAAAAEYA/TFeQ5UaWIG8/s400/T-340.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553892639677666" /></a><br/>The Grand High Witch reveals her face</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dQtFa_I/AAAAAAAAEX4/NvWUERXUBnw/s1600/T-361.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dQtFa_I/AAAAAAAAEX4/NvWUERXUBnw/s400/T-361.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553886018202610" /></a><br/>The Grand High Witch uses her powers on a victim</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dK0uCiI/AAAAAAAAEXw/vuyFuioYTvw/s1600/T-391.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5dK0uCiI/AAAAAAAAEXw/vuyFuioYTvw/s400/T-391.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553884439611938" /></a><br/>The witches without their masks</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5c0LE8BI/AAAAAAAAEXo/P5tKa-1ArKw/s1600/T-435.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5c0LE8BI/AAAAAAAAEXo/P5tKa-1ArKw/s400/T-435.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553878359371794" /></a>The Grand High Witch uses her potion on Bruno Jenkins</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5buwTLfI/AAAAAAAAEXg/lIw_U8L329U/s1600/T-481.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5buwTLfI/AAAAAAAAEXg/lIw_U8L329U/s400/T-481.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553859725012466" /></a><br/>The witches force Luke to drink the potion</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5WEJn3PI/AAAAAAAAEXY/6HG5dgNz7W8/s1600/T-605.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5WEJn3PI/AAAAAAAAEXY/6HG5dgNz7W8/s400/T-605.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553762389155058" /></a>A black cat threatens Luke, who is now a mouse</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5VuGDlgI/AAAAAAAAEXQ/P5QpSoWgq0I/s1600/T-638.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5VuGDlgI/AAAAAAAAEXQ/P5QpSoWgq0I/s400/T-638.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553756468614658" /></a>The Grand High Witch adjusts her mask</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5Ve5Pr1I/AAAAAAAAEXI/eewfm3G4r94/s1600/T-698.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5Ve5Pr1I/AAAAAAAAEXI/eewfm3G4r94/s400/T-698.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553752388349778" /></a>Another witch with fiery eyes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5VKP0BoI/AAAAAAAAEXA/5JGurtKYDjk/s1600/T-703.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5VKP0BoI/AAAAAAAAEXA/5JGurtKYDjk/s400/T-703.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553746845861506" /></a>It is implied that the hotel manager is having an affair with one of his employees</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5UwDRzpI/AAAAAAAAEW4/qB7oVjFEIl4/s1600/T-724.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5UwDRzpI/AAAAAAAAEW4/qB7oVjFEIl4/s400/T-724.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553739813965458" /></a>A witch starts to turn into a mouse</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5MkcSJiI/AAAAAAAAEWw/-Fq6gsI65CQ/s1600/T-781.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5MkcSJiI/AAAAAAAAEWw/-Fq6gsI65CQ/s400/T-781.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553599258666530" /></a>Another witch turns into a mouse</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5MDxExrI/AAAAAAAAEWo/oe2CTHUsKZA/s1600/T-792.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5MDxExrI/AAAAAAAAEWo/oe2CTHUsKZA/s400/T-792.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553590487500466" /></a>Another mouse witch</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LxuS1QI/AAAAAAAAEWg/r0BzCFtkovo/s1600/T-803.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LxuS1QI/AAAAAAAAEWg/r0BzCFtkovo/s400/T-803.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553585644000514" /></a>The Grand High Witch is not very happy</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LlHn4hI/AAAAAAAAEWY/GgTVVRd_4OI/s1600/T-825.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LlHn4hI/AAAAAAAAEWY/GgTVVRd_4OI/s400/T-825.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553582260576786" /></a>The potion starts to work on the Grand High Witch</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LS-i9FI/AAAAAAAAEWQ/50XmW3_W0KQ/s1600/T-836.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB5LS-i9FI/AAAAAAAAEWQ/50XmW3_W0KQ/s400/T-836.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530553577390666834" /></a><br/>The Grand High Witch is transformed into a rat</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br />Families can talk about the notion of witches. Are you fascinated or disturbed by the idea of these strange women with magical powers? Why do you think most witches are portrayed as evil?<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Won National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Anjelica Huston (1990)</li><li>Ranks #7 in AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/roald-dahls-fantasy-movies.php" target="_NEW">Roald Dahl's Fantasy Movies</a> list</li><li>It took Anjelica Huston eight hours of make up time to prepare her for her transformed role of "The Grand High Witch". </li><li>Most of the "Witches" in the meeting are not women at all but men in women's clothing (see 31:28 or 34:07). </li><li>The mice in the movie into which the boys have been transformed are played by rats and by puppets. </li><li>Felicity Dahl has stated that Roald Dahl never again requested someone for a role in his book after the producers of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) denied his request to cast Spike Milligan as the title character. But he was ecstatic when Anjelica Huston was cast as the Grand High Witch, as she had been Dahl's personal favorite for the role. </li></ul><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8k0Li3BPTgQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8k0Li3BPTgQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kSryomyfSNo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kSryomyfSNo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 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value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kjoIkUAMXSg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kjoIkUAMXSg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Episode 6: "Stage Fright"</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LtuDh6VA9M?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LtuDh6VA9M?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/noPuB8dH6mw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/noPuB8dH6mw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-36832416116450349392010-10-23T07:08:00.000-07:002010-10-25T08:24:34.099-07:00Movie #9: Beetlejuice (1988)<blockquote>"Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB2Am088qI/AAAAAAAAEWI/7LXAd9JAr8c/s1600/beetlejuice_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TMB2Am088qI/AAAAAAAAEWI/7LXAd9JAr8c/s400/beetlejuice_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530550095205692066" /></a><br /><br />As you'll see below, even though this film has a recommended minimum age of 9, that will also depend on your child. If you watch an edited version on television, the objectionable language will likely be removed, but even on home video, the version you watch may or may not contain language from the theatrical version. Kids will probably love this film, but you may want to pre-screen it for younger viewers first.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG*<br />*From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck">Wikipedia</a>:<br /><blockquote>In several PG-rated movies...the word ["fuck"] is used, mainly because at the time there was no PG-13 rating and the MPAA did not want to give the films R ratings; for instance, <span style="font-style:italic;">All the President's Men</span> (1976), where it is used seven times; <span style="font-style:italic;">The Kids Are Alright</span> (1979), where it is used twice; and <span style="font-style:italic;">The Right Stuff</span> (1983), where it is used five times. <span style="font-style:italic;">Spaceballs </span>(1987) is one of three anomalies in that it was rated PG after the 1984 introduction of the PG-13 rating, yet it includes Dark Helmet's line, "'Out of order'?! Fuck! Even in the future nothing works!" The second is <span style="font-style:italic;">Big</span> (1988) which has the character of Billy asking Tom Hanks' character, "Who the fuck do you think you are?" The third is <span style="font-style:italic;">Beetlejuice</span> (1988) which has the character Betelgeuse kick over a fake tree and scream, "nice fucking model!"</blockquote><br /><br />When Disney bought the rights to <span style="font-style:italic;">Beetlejuice</span> to air on the Disney Channel, they cut out several scenes including: The scene of a second Sandworm head emerging from the mouth of another one. In the original version, when Adam and Barbara leave the model, Beetlejuice kicks over a model tree, screams "Wow! Nice F---ing model!" and then makes honking sounds while he yanks himself in an obscene way. In the Disney version he kicks over the tree, spits, and stares up at Adam and Barbara. Several scenes of Beetlejuice attacking the Deitz family as a snake were removed. The scene where the receptionist in the Afterlife Waiting room reveals she killed herself was removed A scene during the dance number where the Deitz's all moon each other was removed</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 9 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/beetlejuice">On for ages 9 and up</a>")</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 75% (Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beetlejuice/">7</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex</span> (from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/parentalguide">IMDB</a>):<br />A ghost tries to look up a girl's skirt. A ghost snake looks up a woman's dress. A ghost caresses a dead girl's thigh. A ghost makes a jacking off motion.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Language</span>:<br />This is really where parents will be tested, if watching an unedited version of the film. Some of us who grew up with this film but haven't seen it in some time may be surprised to know that Beetlejuice yells out the "f" word in one scene. Don't believe me? See for yourself:<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gOf8Kl4Mvv4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gOf8Kl4Mvv4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />The line was cut from original home video releases, but was restored for the 20th anniversary DVD.<br /><br />Other language includes the lines, "Is Connecticut so boring that you have to think up shit like this?", "Because if I tell you, you tell your friends... your friends are callin' me on the horn all the time... and I gotta show up at shopping centers for openings and sign autographs and shit like that and it makes my life a HELL. OK? A living HELL.", "Lydia is usually about half-pissed off.", "I think we really pissed him off.", and "You pansy-assed cretins!" Again, what language is included with the version you watch may vary.</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Main Child Character Age:</span> Winona Ryder was 17 when Beetlejuice came out</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 100 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Nothing</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. <br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br />See note on language above.<br /><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br />Parents need to know that there are some serious themes in this outrageous film: a young married couple comes to grips with the fact that they're dead, and a teenager contemplates suicide. Because of this, it's not suitable for children younger than 9. But there's nothing here that older kids can't laugh at.<br /><br />A woman blows cigarette smoke out of her slit throat. An afterlife waiting room abounds with people in various states of deadness (but it's more funny than scary). Main characters are chased by giant striped worms in a desert. A teen shrivels up like a mummy in a matter of seconds. The teen also contemplates suicide. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">IMDB:</span><br />Overall smoking is depicted as an act which leads to a violent and unpleasant death. A ghost woman who was a smoker in life has a tracheotomy wound in her neck and blows the smoke from her cigarettes through it. Another ghost is depicted as a horrible charred skeleton/body, the implication being that he burned to death when a cigarette caught his bed on fire. <br /><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P_eCnf_I/AAAAAAAAEVo/LpJHHelTSLo/s1600/Beetlejuice+1+-+Adam+and+Barbara+kiss.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P_eCnf_I/AAAAAAAAEVo/LpJHHelTSLo/s400/Beetlejuice+1+-+Adam+and+Barbara+kiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367556737007602" /></a><br/>Adam and Barbara Kiss</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P_IrtqLI/AAAAAAAAEVg/mXL7mTYUDcg/s1600/Beetlejuice+2+-+Delia+licks+Charles.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P_IrtqLI/AAAAAAAAEVg/mXL7mTYUDcg/s400/Beetlejuice+2+-+Delia+licks+Charles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367551003797682" /></a><br/>Delia licks Charles</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P-5UN0lI/AAAAAAAAEVY/vsJpk8tkEEs/s1600/Beetlejuice+3+-+Barbara+in+a+noose.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P-5UN0lI/AAAAAAAAEVY/vsJpk8tkEEs/s400/Beetlejuice+3+-+Barbara+in+a+noose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367546878710354" /></a><br/>Barbara tries to scare off the Deetzes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6yb6BPI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/UcKQpdv3Xt4/s1600/Beetlejuice+4+-+Barbara+makes+a+scary+face.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6yb6BPI/AAAAAAAAEVQ/UcKQpdv3Xt4/s400/Beetlejuice+4+-+Barbara+makes+a+scary+face.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367476312442098" /></a><br/>Barbara makes a scary face to try to scare the Deetzes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6mGGhxI/AAAAAAAAEVI/B9i7mH1uqvU/s1600/Beetlejuice+5+-+Barbara+holds+Adam%27s+head.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6mGGhxI/AAAAAAAAEVI/B9i7mH1uqvU/s400/Beetlejuice+5+-+Barbara+holds+Adam%27s+head.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367472999761682" /></a><br/>Barbara holds Adam's head in another effort to scare the Deetzes</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6Wq1dOI/AAAAAAAAEVA/2qsbBWQKEV0/s1600/Beetlejuice+6+-+Sand+worm.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P6Wq1dOI/AAAAAAAAEVA/2qsbBWQKEV0/s400/Beetlejuice+6+-+Sand+worm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367468858864866" /></a><br/>The sand worm</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P56ImVBI/AAAAAAAAEU4/Jj0RW62JTcA/s1600/Beetlejuice+7+-+Smoking+man.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P56ImVBI/AAAAAAAAEU4/Jj0RW62JTcA/s400/Beetlejuice+7+-+Smoking+man.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367461199074322" /></a><br/>The Smoking Man</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P5gvQb0I/AAAAAAAAEUw/qfMu4Iarm-o/s1600/Beetlejuice+8++-+Receptionist+with+slashed+wrists.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_P5gvQb0I/AAAAAAAAEUw/qfMu4Iarm-o/s400/Beetlejuice+8++-+Receptionist+with+slashed+wrists.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367454381895490" /></a>Miss Argentina displays her slashed wrists (removed when shown on Disney Channel)</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzizC5PI/AAAAAAAAEUo/C3qtsEgFIwE/s1600/Beetlejuice+9+-+Flattened+messenger.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzizC5PI/AAAAAAAAEUo/C3qtsEgFIwE/s400/Beetlejuice+9+-+Flattened+messenger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367351855441138" /></a><br/>The flattened messenger</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzRiIc2I/AAAAAAAAEUg/aNlEv0AMfvg/s1600/Beetlejuice+10+-+Skeleton+typist.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzRiIc2I/AAAAAAAAEUg/aNlEv0AMfvg/s400/Beetlejuice+10+-+Skeleton+typist.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367347221099362" /></a><br/>A skeleton typist</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzJDpg6I/AAAAAAAAEUY/8ZwGTKiQNcI/s1600/Beetlejuice+11+-+Juno.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PzJDpg6I/AAAAAAAAEUY/8ZwGTKiQNcI/s400/Beetlejuice+11+-+Juno.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367344945759138" /></a><br/>Juno breathes smoke from her slashed neck</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pyuo6RQI/AAAAAAAAEUI/XfyMyg2OupU/s1600/Beetlejuice+13+-+Charles+-+Is+Connecticut+so+boring+that+you+have+to+think+up+shit+like+this.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pyuo6RQI/AAAAAAAAEUI/XfyMyg2OupU/s400/Beetlejuice+13+-+Charles+-+Is+Connecticut+so+boring+that+you+have+to+think+up+shit+like+this.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367337854289154" /></a><br/>Charles asks, "Is Connecticut so boring that you have to think up shit like this?"</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PsrUVDTI/AAAAAAAAEUA/JGdM7VGSrN4/s1600/Beetlejuice+14+-+Beetlejuice.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PsrUVDTI/AAAAAAAAEUA/JGdM7VGSrN4/s400/Beetlejuice+14+-+Beetlejuice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367233883442482" /></a><br/>Betelgeuse</div><br /><div 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(removed from some versions)</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PrCeRV0I/AAAAAAAAETg/USCXLAWxwsE/s1600/Beetlejuice+18+-+Grace%27s+bottom.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PrCeRV0I/AAAAAAAAETg/USCXLAWxwsE/s400/Beetlejuice+18+-+Grace%27s+bottom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367205739419458" /></a><br/>The party guests moon each other</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PlNaOePI/AAAAAAAAETY/7h9cbjvufxc/s1600/Beetlejuice+19++-+Beetlejuice+snake.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PlNaOePI/AAAAAAAAETY/7h9cbjvufxc/s400/Beetlejuice+19++-+Beetlejuice+snake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367105596029170" /></a>Betelgeuse turns into a snake</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pk2Myn9I/AAAAAAAAETQ/Vadl4JKk3IQ/s1600/Beetlejuice+20+-+Beetlejuice+snake+looks+up+Delia%27s+dress.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pk2Myn9I/AAAAAAAAETQ/Vadl4JKk3IQ/s400/Beetlejuice+20+-+Beetlejuice+snake+looks+up+Delia%27s+dress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367099365662674" /></a><br/>Betelgeuse looks up Delia's dress</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkkLRImI/AAAAAAAAETI/Gh956ZdijrU/s1600/Beetlejuice+21+-+Beetlejuice+snake.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkkLRImI/AAAAAAAAETI/Gh956ZdijrU/s400/Beetlejuice+21+-+Beetlejuice+snake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367094527435362" /></a><br/>The Betelgeuse snake</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkXqIx4I/AAAAAAAAETA/SmAjFb5CgCM/s1600/Beetlejuice+22+-+Hookers.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkXqIx4I/AAAAAAAAETA/SmAjFb5CgCM/s400/Beetlejuice+22+-+Hookers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367091167250306" /></a><br/>Hookers tempt Betelgeuse</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkcHY0vI/AAAAAAAAES4/twjOAjr196w/s1600/Beetlejuice+23+-+Beetlejuice+goes+into+the+whorehouse.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PkcHY0vI/AAAAAAAAES4/twjOAjr196w/s400/Beetlejuice+23+-+Beetlejuice+goes+into+the+whorehouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530367092363678450" /></a><br/>Betelgeuse goes into the whorehouse</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pc5lmHWI/AAAAAAAAESw/rW0uHxKuyQU/s1600/Beetlejuice+24+-+Barbara+makes+a+scary+face.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pc5lmHWI/AAAAAAAAESw/rW0uHxKuyQU/s400/Beetlejuice+24+-+Barbara+makes+a+scary+face.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530366962836053346" /></a><br/>Barbara makes a scary face</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcrtbTUI/AAAAAAAAESo/8U75d1Gze7s/s1600/Beetlejuice+25+-+Adam+makes+a+scary+face.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcrtbTUI/AAAAAAAAESo/8U75d1Gze7s/s400/Beetlejuice+25+-+Adam+makes+a+scary+face.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530366959110802754" /></a><br/>Adam makes a scary face</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcSSSTfI/AAAAAAAAESg/oeEm8ONrCKI/s1600/Beetlejuice+26+-+Barbara+and+Adam+turn+old.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcSSSTfI/AAAAAAAAESg/oeEm8ONrCKI/s400/Beetlejuice+26+-+Barbara+and+Adam+turn+old.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530366952286080498" /></a><br/>Barbara and Adam turn old</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcGGxnGI/AAAAAAAAESY/3FYbs-zZYio/s1600/Beetlejuice+27+-+Beetlejuice+puts+his+hand+on+woman%27s+leg.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_PcGGxnGI/AAAAAAAAESY/3FYbs-zZYio/s400/Beetlejuice+27+-+Beetlejuice+puts+his+hand+on+woman%27s+leg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530366949016575074" /></a><br/>Betelgeuse puts his hand on the leg of a woman who's been cut in half</div><br /><div class="picture" style="width:402px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pb1NoTfI/AAAAAAAAESQ/BWN6qNkkMmM/s1600/Beetlejuice+28+-+In+the+waiting+room.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL_Pb1NoTfI/AAAAAAAAESQ/BWN6qNkkMmM/s400/Beetlejuice+28+-+In+the+waiting+room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530366944481922546" /></a><br/>Betelgeuse sits next to the witch doctor and Shrunken Head Man</div><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>At the 61st Academy Awards, <span style="font-style:italic;">Beetlejuice</span> won the Academy Award for Makeup</li><li>Tim Burton originally wanted Sammy Davis Jr., a favorite star of his since childhood, to play the role of Betelgeuse but studio executives didn't like that idea at all.</li><li>Michael Keaton spent only two weeks filming his part in the film, which lasts 17.5 minutes out of the 92-minute running time. It is Keaton's favorite film of his own.</li><li>The title character is named for a bright red star in the constellation of Orion, Betelgeuse. The studio disliked the title and wanted to call the film "House Ghosts". As a joke, Tim Burton suggested the name "Scared Sheetless" and was horrified when the studio actually considered using it.</li><li>Ranks #5 on AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/ten-best-comedy-horror-movies.php" target="_NEW">Ten Best Comedy-Horror Movies</a> list</li><li>The success of the film brought an animated television series of the same name on ABC. The show lasted from September 9, 1989 to December 6, 1991, and Tim Burton served as executive producer.</li><li>Burton hired Jonathan Gems to write a sequel titled <span style="font-style:italic;">Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian</span> in 1990. "Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of German Expressionism, because they're totally wrong together", Gems reflected. The story followed the Deetz family moving to Hawaii, where Charles is developing a resort. They soon discover that his company is building on the burial ground of an ancient Hawaiian Kahuna. The spirit comes back from the afterlife to cause trouble, and Betelgeuse becomes a hero by winning a surf contest with magic. 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value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ODB4_TBYzXI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-36888217329085146862010-10-22T14:18:00.000-07:002010-10-22T14:33:51.173-07:00Movie #10: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)<blockquote>"What ho! Heard you had a spot of rabbit bother."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9W1pxhIdI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/ypaun_rQalE/s1600/Wallace___Gromit_in_The_Curse_of_the_Were-Rabbit_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9W1pxhIdI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/ypaun_rQalE/s400/Wallace___Gromit_in_The_Curse_of_the_Were-Rabbit_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530234347180859858" /></a><br /><br />"Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" is a delightful, funny movie that is suitable for the entire family. If you haven't seen this yet, do yourself - and your children - a favor and watch it.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> G</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 5.5 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/wallace-gromit-curse-were-rabbit">On for ages 7 and up</a>", Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2005/09/wallace-gromit-the-curse-of-th.html">K-3rd Grades</a>, Kids First! Recommended Age: <a href="http://www.kidsfirst.org/detail/205458.html">8-18</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit.html">ages 2-5</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 86% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit/">B+</a>, Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Kids Pick Flicks Grade: <a href="http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/4-animation/276-wallace-a-gromit-curse-of-the-were-rabbit">A</a>, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wallace_and_gromit_curse_of_the_wererabbit/">8.1</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> <br />Language includes "idiot", "blundering nitwits", "flippin' vegetable competition", "Someone arsin' around", "You're mental", "tiny-minded buffoons", "fluffy-headed bunny-lover", "puddle-headed peasant", "Silly old fool", "I’ll never fix this flippin' machine", "If we must do this flipping veg show, let's do it in an orderly<br />and law-abiding fashion", "Kiss my ar... tichoke", "blithering idiot", "Stupid interfering mutt", and "Potty poo".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/w/wallace&gromitthecurseofthewererabbit.htm">Kids-In-Mind</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9Yj6ulObI/AAAAAAAAEPY/n2rdiGe2uzc/s1600/kids+in+mind+were+rabbit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 139px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9Yj6ulObI/AAAAAAAAEPY/n2rdiGe2uzc/s400/kids+in+mind+were+rabbit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530236241517558194" /></a><br />A nude man stands with a box wrapped around his waist and the sign on the box reads "May contain nuts." A woman stands behind two melons (at the height of her chest) and strokes them while saying, "he has never shown any interest in my produce." A man says, "look at my wife's brassicas" (referring to a vegetable) and she holds up two heads of cauliflower. A man dangles from a weather vane, his pants are pulled down and his bare buttocks are shown.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9ZITxgILI/AAAAAAAAEPg/0pRokuX50-I/s1600/screen+it+were-rabbit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9ZITxgILI/AAAAAAAAEPg/0pRokuX50-I/s400/screen+it+were-rabbit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530236866715984050" /></a><br />As Lady Tottington shows Wallace her vegetables, she says that Victor has never shown any interest in her produce (all as the camera shot has some veggies in front of her chest like breasts -- but nothing explicit). She then says that she's going to show him something no man has ever seen before. Wallace is somewhat taken aback by that comment, but she's talking about her giant carrot (although she comments on its "silken flesh," etc.). <br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 85 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Many pumpkins and a few jack-o-lanterns are seen</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />It's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit,... It's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming, but Wallace & Gromit are finding out that running a "humane" pest control outfit has its drawbacks as their West Wallaby Street home fills to the brim with captive rabbits. Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day. Lying in wait, however, is Lady Tottington's snobby suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero -- not to mention Lady Tottington's hand in marriage. With the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder. Little does she know that Victor's real intent could have dire consequences for her and our two heroes.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br />Parents need to know that the movie includes some mildly scary images of the were-rabbit's transformation -- first in shadow and then in person. These images follow the werewolf pattern, with teeth, fur, paws, and snout indicating the beast's emergence. The townsfolk and one hunter in particular pursue the were-rabbit, with guns and garden tools (again, following classic horror conventions, as in Frankenstein). Characters drink at a party, and make occasional bawdy, Benny-Hillish sexual references, most of which will go over little ones' heads.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/parentalguide">IMDB:</a><br />As Wallace transforms into the Were-Rabbit (growing bigger, his hands and feet turning into paws, etc.) that might be somewhat unsettling or maybe even scary to very young kids (but others will probably enjoy it, especially seeing the result of a big, lumpy rabbit wearing a small bowtie). Wallace gets his head stuck in a machine with a rabbit. Characters fall off a roof. An unseen character sneaks up on and frightens a man in a dark church. A man chases a rabbit and tries to shoot it. Gromit picks up a sharp knife, and, as suspenseful music plays, he sharpens it, lifts it up, and slams it down, but he is just chopping a carrot<br /><br />The whole movie has a "horror" feel to it. Even though it is geared towards kids and is rated G, doesn't mean that your kid will not have nightmares. Gromit chases the Were-Rabbit across town (while connected by a wire. That means that wherever the Were-Rabbit goes, Gromit follows helplessly which that may scare kids alone) and into a hole which is dark and creepy. Although there is comic relief that flows through the film, you might want to think twice before taking a young one to it. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Parents should know that although this movie is rated G, some scenes of peril may be too intense for younger children. One character is a hunter who uses guns. There is brief crude humor, including a bare behind.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kidsfirst.org/detail/205458.html">Kids First!:</a><br />There are some slight sexual innuendos but they certainly go over the kids' heads.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/moviereviews/PTC/2005/wallacegromit.asp">Parents Television Council:</a><br />Includes some intense scenes during the pursuit of the Were-Rabbit. Victor Quartermaine's bare buttocks are visible in a shadow when his pants are caught on a weathervane.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/videos-review/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit#primary">Parent Previews:</a><br />The only real concerns include moments of peril (which may frighten young viewers), a couple of near-swears, some mild sexual innuendo and a "mooning" male posterior. I found the latter two to be a bit of a disappointment from a series that has always been clean of such content in the past.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br />Despite the rating, the film may push that in some parents' eyes. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9eCAeJVSI/AAAAAAAAEPw/JMDVa6vfn0g/s400/wallace+and+gromit+curse+of+the+were-rabbit+20+-+is+wallace+dead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530242256013448482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9eBnDgPQI/AAAAAAAAEPo/xfsCI9ScsHU/s1600/wallace+and+gromit+curse+of+the+were-rabbit+21+-+may+contain+nuts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL9eBnDgPQI/AAAAAAAAEPo/xfsCI9ScsHU/s400/wallace+and+gromit+curse+of+the+were-rabbit+21+-+may+contain+nuts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530242249190817026" /></a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br />Families can talk about the enduring friendship between Wallace and his dog Gromit. How is this relationship a model of loyalty, trust, and affection set against the conniving and pettiness among the humans? And how is their friendship briefly threatened by Wallace's romantic interest in Lady Tottington (who ends up being a terrific good sport too)? How does the film set up a nice tension between the very cute rabbits who are, admittedly, gobbling up the town's vegetable gardens and the monstrous were-rabbit?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Families who see this movie should talk about which of Wallace's inventions they might like to try or what he should make next. And they might like to try to make a claymation film (Park began making films at home when he was 12) or maybe grow their own vegetables!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Mind manipulation, brain alteration, dieting, dealing humanely with vermin, humane treatment of animals, hunting, greed, loyalty, friendship, competition, mercy, primitive nature.<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, along with numerous other awards</li><li>Each character needed several versions to cover a range of emotions and poses. There were 43 versions of Gromit, 35 Wallaces, 16 Victor Quartermaines and 15 Lady Tottingtons, as well as 20 differently shaped mouths. A single line of dialog of only a few words could take a whole day to animate.</li><li>The film required 2.8 tons of Plasticine in 42 colors and 1000 baby-wipes per week to wipe it off animators' fingers. </li><li>The film took five years to make.</li><li>The Were-Rabbit had an internal mechanism that allowed the animators to move the model with minimal touching of the fur covering, thus avoiding the tell-tale impressions left by their fingers. </li></ul><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/566_PBg6jkE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/566_PBg6jkE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>The Making of the Were-Rabbit</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qW5X1S6VKQ8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qW5X1S6VKQ8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>At the Movies Review</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-VQ-QqFdPHo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-VQ-QqFdPHo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-89637004989646906742010-10-21T19:18:00.000-07:002010-10-21T19:18:00.343-07:00Day 21 Intermission: Ghost Wanted<h4>Ghost Wanted (1940)</h4><br /><object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xbqh8j?additionalInfos=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xbqh8j?additionalInfos=0" width="480" height="360" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-83387998726932757502010-10-21T10:34:00.000-07:002010-10-21T10:35:28.452-07:00Movie #11: Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)<blockquote>"We've gotta catch the Gabloon!"</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5ZuuQ2NCI/AAAAAAAAENA/Pf7sdfccLTk/s1600/poohs-heffalump-halloween-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5ZuuQ2NCI/AAAAAAAAENA/Pf7sdfccLTk/s400/poohs-heffalump-halloween-movie-poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529956051685094434" /></a><br /><br />This film has the lowest Minimum Recommended Age of all the films we're viewing this month. It's perfect for any member of your family who is capable of sitting through an hour-long movie. I have to say, though, that mine showed a lack of interest in it when they watched it for the first time last year.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> G</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 3 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/poohs-heffalump-halloween-movie">On for ages 3 and up</a>", Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/poohs-heffalump-halloween.html">Ages 3 and Up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 60% (Common Sense Media: 3 stars)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> Roo and Lumpy are easily frightened, especially of something they call the tree of terror, but they learn that it's just their imaginations running wild.</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 66 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> This movie is all about Halloween and trick-or-treating.</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />It’s a haunted Halloween in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Roo’s new Heffalump pal, Lumpy, is excited to be trick-or-treating for the first time. That is, until Tigger warns them about the dreaded Gobloon who'll turn them into a "jaggedy lantern" if he catches them!<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Although the DVD has a Halloween theme, the scares are relatively mild -- a few of the worst frights include bats, crows, and a wheelbarrow full of jack-o'-lanterns that seem to come alive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5v3xP5-sI/AAAAAAAAEPI/653DDim_Bfk/s1600/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5v3xP5-sI/AAAAAAAAEPI/653DDim_Bfk/s400/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980396361087682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5v3pln5qI/AAAAAAAAEPA/GXjqarxikGI/s1600/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+2+-+heffalump+scares+roo.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhy-oF7I/AAAAAAAAENg/bdxfrZgkPAk/s400/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+14+-+eeyore+iis+scared.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980018868361138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhsgWyzI/AAAAAAAAENY/rF-CyzYVI80/s1600/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+15+-+scary+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhsgWyzI/AAAAAAAAENY/rF-CyzYVI80/s400/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+15+-+scary+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980017130785586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhNibl4I/AAAAAAAAENQ/mWP596lMRKM/s1600/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+16+-+tigger+is+scared.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhNibl4I/AAAAAAAAENQ/mWP596lMRKM/s400/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+16+-+tigger+is+scared.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980008817989506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhNyegQI/AAAAAAAAENI/b7p6JoULCF4/s1600/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+17+-+lumpy%27s+foot+is+stuck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TL5vhNyegQI/AAAAAAAAENI/b7p6JoULCF4/s400/poohs+heffalump+halloween+movie+17+-+lumpy%27s+foot+is+stuck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529980008885289218" /></a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br /> * Families can talk about how the friends work together. How does Piglet get "un-scared" of Halloween? How do his pals help him? How do Lumpy and Roo learn to conquer their own fears?<br /> * How are the personalities of each character different? What does Tigger mean when he sings "If only Piglet was more like me and less like him"? Do you ever feel like that about friends?<br /> * Why is it important that we're all different, and how do those differences make us special?<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Final performance of John Fiedler as the voice of Piglet - a role which he had performed non-stop for 37 years beginning with Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968).</li><li>Christopher Robin and Owl are still absent in this film. Gopher only appears during the Boo To You Too sequence, but is otherwise excluded from all scenes.</li><li>To date, this is the last in Disney's Winnie the Pooh media line to feature Gopher, although the Beaver in My Friends Tigger & Pooh loosely resembles Gopher.</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C8OYVaV9Z94?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C8OYVaV9Z94?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Watch It</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMPG5BUP7-M?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMPG5BUP7-M?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ay_cGC69B6o?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ay_cGC69B6o?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lWZNqCOo8tA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lWZNqCOo8tA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VZp_WrSdvVo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VZp_WrSdvVo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r1ZHYIXPJdc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r1ZHYIXPJdc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M9Ia7a0d_Jw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M9Ia7a0d_Jw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-1230048925079370622010-10-20T18:00:00.000-07:002010-10-20T18:00:02.179-07:00Day 20 Intermission: Happy birthday to Bela Lugosi - Dracula in cartoonsLet's celebrate Bela Lugosi's 128th birthday today with some cartoon incarnations of Count Dracula. Enjoy.<br /><br /><h4>Mad Monster Party? (1967)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LFwU8xGie4o?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LFwU8xGie4o?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Groovy Goolies (1970)</h4><br />The Goolies were a group of hip monsters, many of whom were, in look and sound, pop-culture echoes of the classic horror-film monsters created in the 1930s and 1940s, mostly by Universal Pictures. The group sang a pop song each episode. Drac (voiced by Larry Storch) was the short-tempered Count Dracula surrogate who is the head of Horrible Hall.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xmelTlEzI34?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xmelTlEzI34?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Count Chocula (1971)</h4><br />In 1971, the first two General Mills monster cereals were introduced, Count Chocula and the strawberry-flavored Franken Berry. Boo Berry, reputedly the first blueberry-flavored cereal, was released in 1973, and Fruit Brute the following year. Fruit Brute was discontinued by 1983 and replaced in 1987 by Fruity Yummy Mummy, which also had a short life as it was discontinued in the 1990s.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cEOKS5-DcQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cEOKS5-DcQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Sesame Street - Count Von Count's first appearance (1972)</h4><br />Count von Count, often known simply as The Count, is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street, performed by Jerry Nelson. The Count is a vampire modeled after Béla Lugosi's interpretation of Count Dracula. <br /><br />The Count's main purpose is educating children on simple mathematical concepts, most notably counting. The Count has a love of counting (arithmomania); he will count anything and everything, regardless of size, amount, or how much annoyance he is causing the other Muppets or human cast. For instance, he once prevented Ernie from answering a telephone because he wanted to continue counting the number of rings.<br /><br />The Count debuted on Sesame Street in Season 4 (1972–73), and was conceived by Norman Stiles, who wrote the first script. The Count was performed by Jerry Nelson, who brought the character to life. He was originally made out of the Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet pattern.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7hTkzEwFZ0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u7hTkzEwFZ0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Electric Company - Morgan Freeman as Dracula (early 1970s)</h4><br />Morgan Freeman had a recurring skit as Count Dracula on <span style="font-style:italic;">The Electric Company</span>. In this one, he sings about the joys of taking a bath in a casket.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wp0-yDJAtWQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wp0-yDJAtWQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Electric Company - Tom Lehrer's L-Y Song (1972)</h4><br />Dracula appears at the end of Tom Lehrer's song "L-Y" from The Electric Company; "You enter a very dark room, and standing there in the gloom...is DRACULA! Now how do you say goodbye?/Immediately, Immediately, Immediate L-Y! Bye-Bye!"<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b4KybdSi1Fc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b4KybdSi1Fc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Super Friends - Attack of the Vampire (1978)</h4><br />Count Dracula appears as a villain on Super Friends in an episode entitled "Attack of the Vampire", originally released on October 14, 1978. In the episode, Dracula arises and tries to turn the whole Earth's population into vampires. The Super Friends battle Dracula, who transforms Superman and the Wonder Twins into vampires. Dracula uses intense beams from his eyes to transform his victims into vampires.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FAvbJbcK-S0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FAvbJbcK-S0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Drak Pack - Dr. Dred is a Shrinker (1980)</h4><br />Drak Pack was an animated television series. It aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning between September 6, 1980 and September 12, 1982. The series centred around three young men (apparently in their late teens): Drak (called Drak Jr. in the opening segment, but almost never in the series; voiced by Jerry Dexter), Frankie and Howler (both voiced by William Callaway), descendants of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and a werewolf. To atone for their ancestors' wrongdoings, the three, united as the Drak Pack, became superheroes.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FsoyaMIs9gk?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FsoyaMIs9gk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXfshWttuo8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXfshWttuo8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyeo43bE_hA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyeo43bE_hA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Dingbat and the Creeps - Window Washouts (1980)</h4><br />The first season of Heathcliff called "Heathcliff and Dingbat" ran for 13 episodes and included backup segments with Dingbat and the Creeps, who were created for the show. "Dingbat and the Creeps" revolved around the adventures of three monstrous characters who were self-employed as "Odd Jobs, Inc." which consisted of Dingbat, a vampire dog who used a bat-shaped novelty straw to eat most foods, Sparerib, a strangely rotund skeleton with the ability to change himself into useful items (such as a floor lamp, which he did in the opening credits), and Nobody, a gravelly-voiced jack-o-lantern who led the team and often found them various work.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIpimv6jQzg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIpimv6jQzg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Mini-Monsters - Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Claws (1987)</h4><br />"Mini-Monsters" was part of the "Comic Strip" flop cartoon hour. The characters were all kid monsters: Werewolf, Invisible Man, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, a witch, Dracula, and Mummy. With the exception of two human children. They all get shipped off to some summer camp together, and get caught up in a bunch of mishaps. The community every now and then realizes there's monsters near by and freak-out.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HFnncgCJHuQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HFnncgCJHuQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>DuckTales - Ducky Horror Picture Show (1987)</h4><br />Count Drakeula appeared in this episode of Disney's DuckTales.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqKktRxP2sY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqKktRxP2sY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CuoCpOjvlTc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CuoCpOjvlTc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Count Duckula - No Sax Please (1988)</h4><br />Count Duckula is a British animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The show is a loose parody of the story of Count Dracula. Set in Transylvania, Duckula lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula, alongside his butler Igor, and his large nanny (always referred to as "Nanny" and perpetually wearing an arm sling). Almost all of the characters in the show are anthropomorphised birds.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBXYMnO2Cqo?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBXYMnO2Cqo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_N1pUSQePQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_N1pUSQePQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lGMaWM6DOkU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lGMaWM6DOkU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>The Super Mario Bros. Super Show - Count Koopula (1989)</h4><br />The Super Mario Bros. Super Show featured an episode titled "Count Koopula," which, as the title suggests, featured Bowser as a vampire who sucked on tomato sauce. Dracula himself appeared in a live-action segment of the series. <br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wo_fB99GqbE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wo_fB99GqbE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lcv7dBrh39I?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lcv7dBrh39I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness (1990)</h4><br />At first, Zoltan was a failed experiment originating from when Igor accidentally had placed old movies into their programming stage instead of training videos, causing him and his gang of five to be lazy and to imitate old movie characters occasionally (such as legendary actor James Cagney). Perhaps echoing what the future was to hold for Zoltan, he underwent a transformation into a vampire tomato, dubbing himself "Spatula, Prince of Dorkness" (shown in the episode of the same name) and proceeded to kiss people on the neck to transform humans and tomatoes alike into vampires (a stipulation that the Censor Lady put into place in fear of showing the biting and bloodshed associated with vampires on a Saturday Morning cartoon).<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQ4LAfWGT80?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rQ4LAfWGT80?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RS0gXPgqa6k?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RS0gXPgqa6k?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Animaniacs - Draculee, Draculaa (1993)</h4><br />In an attempt to head towards their ancestral home of Pennsylvania (since their parents are pencils), the Warners end up at the estate of Count Dracula in Transylvania. <br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-imIuYS1E1k?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-imIuYS1E1k?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-85847858675405465972010-10-20T10:56:00.000-07:002010-10-20T11:00:35.328-07:00Movie #12: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)<blockquote>"There's an eye in me soup."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzOXlcd9AI/AAAAAAAAEKg/GHCZsQnkXKM/s1600/corpse_bride_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzOXlcd9AI/AAAAAAAAEKg/GHCZsQnkXKM/s400/corpse_bride_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529521347087954946" /></a><br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for some scary images and action, and brief mild language"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 9.2 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tim-burtons-corpse-bride">On for ages 10 and up</a>", Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2005/09/tim-burtons-corpse-bride.html">4th-6th Grades</a>, Kids Pick Flicks: <a href="http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/4-animation/229-the-corpse-bride">Ages 8 and up</a>, Parents Television Council: <a href="http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/moviereviews/PTC/2005/corpsebride.asp">recommended for children twelve and older (unless you want to be up all night)</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/tim-burtons-corpse-bride.html">8 and up</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 66.8% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/corpse-bride/">B</a>, Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Kids Pick Flicks Grade: D, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/corpse_bride/">7.2</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> 1.4.1 (<a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/t/timburtonscorpsebride.htm">Kids-In-Mind</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzQbC3LqyI/AAAAAAAAEKo/Z7BubcdOqH8/s1600/kids+in+mind+corpse+bride.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 138px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzQbC3LqyI/AAAAAAAAEKo/Z7BubcdOqH8/s400/kids+in+mind+corpse+bride.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529523605547494178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/2005/tim_burtons_corpse_bride.html">Screen It!</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzQ0oc-n9I/AAAAAAAAEKw/rpLWkhQG4q0/s1600/screen+it+corpse+bride.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzQ0oc-n9I/AAAAAAAAEKw/rpLWkhQG4q0/s400/screen+it+corpse+bride.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529524045134864338" /></a></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 87 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> Nothing</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride, Victoria, waits bereft in the land of the living. Although life in the Land of the Dead proves to be a lot more colorful than his strict Victorian upbringing, Victor learns that there is nothing in this world, or the next, that can keep him away from his one true love.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br />Parents need to know that this movie includes multiple references to dead bodies, skeletons, decay, and death, though all in good fun. The corpse bride's eye pops out occasionally, to show the talking maggot who lives inside and offers romantic advice. The story concerns a young man and woman who meet for a marriage arranged by their parents, both families in need of money. The young man's betrothal to the corpse bride leads him to contemplate his own death, in order to fit in with her friends. Song and dance numbers feature skeletons, corpses, and ghosts. Both sets of parents are using their children to achieve money and status. And when the live bride-to-be asks the local pastor for help, the film raises questions concerning the effectiveness of organized religion.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Parents should know that this movie may be disurbing to young and sensitive viewers. It has some grotesque and scary images, including decomposing bodies and skeletons. Characters are in peril and some are injured or killed. There is some crude humor. Characters drink alcohol.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parents Television Council:</span><br />Sexual content and offensive language is almost nonexistent, except for a play on "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" and an utterance of "sacrebleu." Violence becomes an issue at the end of the film when Lord Barkis Bittern attacks Victor in the church; however no one is hurt during this confrontation. Also, when Victor enters the Land of the Dead, there is a song about the Corpse Bride's life and death which is reenacted in shadows upon the wall. Nothing graphic is shown, however her death - murder - is explained. More questionable than these scenes, are the characters themselves. The Corpse Bride is exactly what the title says she is - a murdered woman buried in her wedding dress. Her injuries are not shown; however she is in a state of decomposition. The other citizens of the Land of the Dead are graphically portrayed as well: an army captain, with a hole in his chest the size of a cannon ball; Bonejangles, a skeleton with one eye that rolls from socket to socket; a cook with an eye hanging from a thread, and a vast array of other curiosities. And, though these characters are meant to be humorous they may make some viewers squeamish.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kaboose:</span><br />If your children aren't scared by dark images or death themes, they'll probably be ok with this movie, especially kids eight and up. As with Burton's, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," this movie is filled with such magic and enchantment, you almost forget that it's a dark tale about the afterlife. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />Definitely not aimed at children or those with an aversion to gruesome postmortem characters, the film also includes the suggestion of suicide and the depiction of a murder victim. However, it also introduces a lively afterlife where spirits are still subject to emotions and heartache. At one point, when the living and the dead briefly meet, there is a happy reunion for many who have been separated by the death of loved ones. More importantly, as the timid Victor starts to act positively in behalf of someone else, he finds the real power of love isn't in money or appearances.<br /><br />Still for many parents (who don't want to be up at night), the nightmarish images will be reason enough to decline an invitation to the bizarre wedding party of this Corpse Bride for anyone younger than a teen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Screen It!:</span><br />Those scenes as well as the sight of the living dead (many of them still containing the weapons that killed them and all being in various states of decomposition all the way to skeletal -- but all are animated, most in a darkly humorous fashion) and some related scenes that are played as comical suspense might be disturbing or even downright scary to younger kids, but older ones likely won't have a similar reaction. Various characters smoke and/or drink, with most of the latter being done by the dead, with one skeletal character literally being falling down drunk. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plugged In:</span><br />Corpse Bride is meant as a kid’s film. And that raises the question of whether kids should see it. Tim Burton thinks they should decide for themselves. He told Entertainment Weekly, "Adults forget that kids are … the best judge to know whether they can take something or not. It’s unusual to have an animated movie that deals with murder and death and dark themes. But we were always mindful of making sure kids will be able to watch it. We test-screened it with kids, and they loved it the way they love Halloween. It has a sense of safe darkness to it."<br /><br />Indeed, while the setting is ghoulish and macabre, it’s true that it’s not overly gruesome or gory. And the corpses are garishly comical, not nasty and vile. But with respect to Mr. Burton, I remember a couple of scary movies I thought I was "ready for" as a kid that left me terrified in the nights that followed. No, parents are still better at deciding what entertainment their kids can handle. They’re the ones who have to deal with potential nightmares and tricky questions about the afterlife. They’re the ones who might decide to turn a viewing of Corpse Bride into a productive conversation about what really happens after death. Or, with equal reason (maybe more), decide to steer their kids completely clear of this land of dancing corpses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSuU9jZuI/AAAAAAAAEM4/xTys_ck5xWw/s1600/T-339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSuU9jZuI/AAAAAAAAEM4/xTys_ck5xWw/s400/T-339.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526135846823650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSuOeIUzI/AAAAAAAAEMw/3vfLrMSi_8s/s1600/T-409.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSuOeIUzI/AAAAAAAAEMw/3vfLrMSi_8s/s400/T-409.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529526134104412978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSp1eQREI/AAAAAAAAEMo/za2Hby00ANM/s1600/T-439.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSV61S-YI/AAAAAAAAELI/QzCI5bmX2yo/s400/T-1705.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525716516010370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSVUEvVzI/AAAAAAAAELA/hwfBo8f89w0/s1600/T-1870.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSVUEvVzI/AAAAAAAAELA/hwfBo8f89w0/s400/T-1870.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525706111801138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSVKcFzJI/AAAAAAAAEK4/2eh0hxk20KM/s1600/T-2013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzSVKcFzJI/AAAAAAAAEK4/2eh0hxk20KM/s400/T-2013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529525703525387410" /></a><br /><br />Screencaps courtesy of <a href="http://newsie--nympho.livejournal.com/" target="_NEW">newsie__nympho</a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><strong>Common Sense Media:</strong><br /> * Families can talk about the dilemma facing Victor, who comes to love both the corpse bride and his arranged bride and so must choose between them.<br /> * How do Victor's and Victoria's parents pressure them to marry?<br /> * How might Victor have handled the confusion he felt differently to avoid hurting Victoria's or the Corpse Bride's feelings?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Families who see this movie should talk about why Victor ran away and why Victoria was loyal to him. They may also want to talk about the appeal of ghost stories and their own thoughts on the supernatural.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />How are parent/child relationships portrayed in this film? What deception do the parents practice? How does that affect their children?<br /><br />How does this script portray the afterlife? How does the world of the dead compare with that of the living? Do you believe there is another world where happy reunions will occur?<br /><br />What do Emily and Victor learn about sacrifice? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Death, arranged marriages, marrying for wealth, marrying for love, grief, the nouveau riche, music, propriety, necrophilia, chaos, romance, disappointment, broken hearts.<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>The puppets were made from stainless steel armatures covered with silicone skin.</li><li>When Victor plays the piano, he leans back and the nameplate says "Harryhausen", a reference to stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen.</li><li>The maggot's voice, mannerisms and facial appearance are an impersonation of Peter Lorre. </li><li>Danny Elfman originally wrote the part of BoneJangles looking for another musician to sing it, but after failing to finding a voice that fit, Burton asked Elfman if he would sing it himself. Bonejangles was so brutal on his vocal chords, Danny Elfman was left hoarse whenever he had to voice the character.</li><li>The film was nominated in the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, but was bested by Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.</li><li>Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three stars out of four, praising the voice acting and animation, stating that it is not a "macabre horror story as the title suggests", and calling the film a "sweet and visually lovely tale of love lost".</li></ul><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br />"Corpse Bride" airs on October 24 as part of ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween" lineup<br /><br /><h4>Trailer</h4><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5Y3DodgCKY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5Y3DodgCKY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" 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value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mQp7zVPLjA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/filrVu_0NPw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/filrVu_0NPw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5dHSKhDEi8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed 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name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iYNgcKndNDQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iYNgcKndNDQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><h4>Tom and Jerry - Haunted Mouse (1965)</h4><br /><embed id='vidilife_movie' name='vidilife_movie' width='445' height='363' src='http://www.vidiLife.com/flash/flvplayer.swf?xml=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2EvidiLife%2Ecom%2Fmedia%2Fplay%5Fflash%5Fxml%2Ecfm%3Fid%3D7791A9BC%252D622C%252D4305%252DBE01%252D2%26f%3Dflash8%26embed%3Dtrue' quality='high' bgcolor='white' play='true' loop='false' allowScriptAccess='sameDomain' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br /><br /><h4>Tom and Jerry - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTVo3HLW_n0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uTVo3HLW_n0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747337759502564715.post-27682228841929571022010-10-19T07:15:00.000-07:002010-10-19T07:15:00.633-07:00Movie #13: Monster House (2006)<blockquote>"Chowder, your ball just landed on Nebbercracker's lawn. It doesn't exist anymore."</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLykKr47SOI/AAAAAAAAEHI/akLAjjfMy2o/s1600/monster-house-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLykKr47SOI/AAAAAAAAEHI/akLAjjfMy2o/s400/monster-house-poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529474945991264482" /></a><br /><br />For a PG-rated animated film, this one is pretty intense. Keep the little ones away from this one. Tweens and teenagers will love it, though.<br /><br /><h4>Family-Friendliness</h4><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rating:</span> PG "for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language"</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimum Recommended Age:</span> 9.3 (Common Sense Media: "<a href="http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/monster-house">Iffy for ages 10-11</a>", Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2009/10/monster-house.html">4th-6th Grades</a>, Kids Pick Flicks: <a href="http://www.kidspickflicks.com/component/content/article/4-animation/156-monster-house">Ages 7+</a>, Parents Television Council: <a href="http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/moviereviews/PTC/2006/monsterhouse.asp">10 and Older</a>, Kaboose: <a href="http://entertainment.kaboose.com/movies/monster-house.html">too scary for kids younger than 10</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Quality Rating:</span> 73.8% (Parent Previews Overall Grade: <a href="http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/monster-house/">B-</a>, Common Sense Media: 4 stars, Movie Mom: <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2009/10/monster-house.html">B+</a>, Kids Pick Flicks Grade: B, Rotten Tomatoes rating: <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/monster_house/">6.8</a>)</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Number of Lists Recommend:</span> 6</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex/Violence/Profanity:</span> 3.6.1 (<a href="http://www.kids-in-mind.com/m/monsterhouse.htm">Kids-In-Mind</a>)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLymS0O3loI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/b2DzK58kF7s/s1600/monster+house+kids-in-mind.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 132px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLymS0O3loI/AAAAAAAAEHQ/b2DzK58kF7s/s400/monster+house+kids-in-mind.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529477284692989570" /></a><br /><br />Language includes "I suck", "Kiss my hairy butt", "She grabbed my butt"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385880/parentalguide">IMDB</a>: Eight uses of Oh, my God. Two uses of crap. One use of hell and piss. Other uses of words like "Shut Up", or "Idiot!", or "You Suck!".<br /></li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Main Child Character Age:</span> Tween</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running Time:</span> 91 minutes</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does it have to do with Halloween?</span> It takes place the day before and on the day of Halloween</li></ul><br /><h4>Summary</h4><br />Although no adults will believe them, three children realize a neighbor's house is really a monster. They must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood.<br /><br /><h4>Watch Out For</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media: </span><br />Parents need to know this is a pretty scary movie, and the last 20 minutes, in particular, take a turn for the dark. With windows like eyes and a flying carpet that unfurls tongue-like out the front door to scoop up trespassers, the house is a wonderfully alive structure. But it's creepy. You don't want your kids waking up in the middle of the night freaked out that their house is going to eat them. Most of the PG content comes from the scariness; there are very few crude jokes or language issues. The kids are in constant peril, and they're not exactly role models. They break and enter, steal cough medicine, operate heavy machinery, and use sticks of dynamite. Likewise, the adults in this movie are creepy –- not just Old Man Nebbercracker, but also the uninterested babysitter, detached parents, and clueless cops.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parents Television Council:</span><br />This movie is full of thrills and adventure, as well as a fair amount of dark, scary material. There is a particularly disturbing scene when the kids go to the house's basement and find out why it is possessed and violent. One particularly sad and violent death occurs in the movie, with the skeletal remains shown long after the fact. Other scenes imply death, as well. When the house comes to life, it is quite menacing and has many terrifying ways of capturing victims.<br /><br />Parents might also be concerned with some other content in the movie. There are scenes of disrespect and disregard for authority. DJ's parents are out of town over night and his sitter (Maggie Gyllenhaal) repeatedly calls him a loser, doesn't pay attention to him, steals money his parents left for emergencies, has a boyfriend over who drinks beer, and breaks a vase and tells DJ she plans to blame it on him. There are toilet and gross-out jokes, too. DJ and Chowder urinate in soda bottles while hiding out in DJ's room and discuss it on two occasions. One character tells the kids, "You make me want to throw up in tin foil and eat it." There are also a couple of visual gags that involve a dog urinating and a comment about a video game champion using adult diapers. Language is not severe in this movie; the word "crap" was used once. There isn't much sexual innuendo, but both DJ and Chowder develop crushes on Jenny and DJ kisses her. At the end, she hugs both boys goodbye and after she leaves Chowder says, "She grabbed my butt."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Parents should know that this movie is intense, especially in its 3-D format, and may be overwhelming for young kids or those who are easily scared. Even though most of the frightening stuff is in the "boo!" or fun-scary category, it still may be overpowering for some audience members, even though by the end of the story almost everyone comes out of it as well as possible. There are some graphic images and some jump-out-at-you shocks. A character steals medication to sedate the monster. The resolution of the mystery may be reassuring to many in the audience but may be disturbing to others.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kaboose:</span><br />While too scary for kids younger than 10, older grade-schoolers will love this movie because it shows kids acting like real kids – getting into trouble, starting to think about girls, obsessing over a "haunted" house. They'll also love the house itself, a wonderfully alive structure that could have fallen out of the head of Tim Burton. But make no mistake -- this IS a scary movie. The kids are in constant peril and the house itself is terrifying. Most of the PG content comes from the scariness; there are very few crude jokes or language issues. Also, the kids aren't exactly role models – they break and enter, steal cough medicine, operate heavy machinery, and use sticks of dynamite. Likewise, the adults in this movie are creepy – not just Old Man Nebbercracker, but also the disinterested babysitter, detached parents, and clueless cops.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />Full of jump scenes, perilous situations, verbal and physical threats, ghoulish gossip, as well as encounters with the dead and dying, this movie is instead geared to an audience roughly the same age as the protagonists. Feeling much the same as an amusement park spook-alley, the attraction tries to provide as much fear factor as its targeted 'tween crowd can handle.<br /><br />While violence is the primary concern, there are a few other elements parents may find disquieting. In order to create a sense of the children being on their own, all of the adults in the movie are portrayed as unreliable. Zee the babysitter and her beer drinking boyfriend (Jason Lee) are perhaps the worst offenders, thanks to their self-absorbed and bullying tendencies. Consequently, DJ, Chowder and the precocious Jenny feel no obligation to respect authority figures and are even willing to violate the law. The film also includes potty humor, name-calling, terms of deity used as expletives some mild sexual innuendo and a reference to mercy killing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/videos/2006/q3/monsterhouse.aspx">Plugged In:</a></span><br />Monster House is more trick than treat. At first glance the impressive computer animation and involvement of Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis would seem promising. But don't be fooled; it's not E.T. or The Polar Express. Despite the clownishness of several characters, this nasty little nightmare-inducer maintains a dark, occult edge and follows the typical horror-movie template. Think Stephen King, not Steven Spielberg.<br /><br />Each time the titular two-story serial killer claims another victim, I heard unprepared little ones in the audience whimper louder or wail to the point of distraction. (We're forced to wait until the final credits to find out that no one actually died.) This may not be a Tim Burton film, but Monster House reeks of his gothic cynicism, especially a series of sober flashbacks about a woman's eerie demise that are played out in ashen tones.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.screenit.com/movies/2006/monster_house.html">Screen It!</a>:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLyotxx7mCI/AAAAAAAAEHY/aqebUJrkF2E/s1600/screen+it+moster+house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLyotxx7mCI/AAAAAAAAEHY/aqebUJrkF2E/s400/screen+it+moster+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529479946914469922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzDBXqXw7I/AAAAAAAAEKY/8H6_887PK6w/s1600/monster+house+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzCRJvKW1I/AAAAAAAAEHo/yJNkXvwM2jk/s400/monster+house+24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529508042431421266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzCQ6tqJKI/AAAAAAAAEHg/mb1x7q_gPhQ/s1600/monster+house+25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QJDOQQGmSDU/TLzCQ6tqJKI/AAAAAAAAEHg/mb1x7q_gPhQ/s400/monster+house+25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529508038398583970" /></a><br /><br /><h4>Talk About It</h4><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Common Sense Media:</span><br /> * Families can talk about what the kids could have done differently. <br /> * When the adults in their lives brush off their concerns about the house, is it okay for them to figure out a solution on their own that puts them in danger?<br /> * And where WERE the adults anyway? What should THEY have done differently to help the kids through this situation?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Movie Mom:</span><br />Families who see this movie should talk about how bullying and teasing can have profoundly damaging consequences. They should also talk about things that they once found scary and then discovered not to be so scary after all.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parent Previews:</span><br />When all other adults fail them, whom do DJ and Chowder turn to as a source of wisdom? What attributes does this character have that make the boys believe he is so smart? How accurate is their assessment? What traits do you associate with intelligence?<br /><br />What would you do if you got stuck with a babysitter like Zee? Who could you turn too? Why do you think DJ doesn’t look into any of these options?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kids-in-Mind:</span><br />Death of a loved one, "freak shows," scary houses, judging people by their appearance, extreme obesity, shoplifting, authority, fathers expressing their love to their sons.<br /><br /><h4>Of Note</h4><br /><ul><li>Ranks #10 in AMC TV's <a href="http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/best-haunted-house-movies.php" target="_NEW">Best Haunted House Movies</a> list</li><li>Monster House was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of 2006. However, it lost to Happy Feet, along with Cars. During the Academy Awards ceremony, the three main characters, D.J., Chowder, and Jenny made a cameo appearance in the audience after their movie was mentioned for nomination.</li></ul><br /><br /><h4>Also See</h4><br />The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Poltergeist (for older kids), Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, Scooby-Doo<br /><br /><h4>On TV</h4><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Monster House</span> airs October 23rd at 8pm EST on Cartoon Network<br /><br /><h4>Watch It</h4><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0gM-ehF_fw4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0gM-ehF_fw4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BmZ2sYzoseE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BmZ2sYzoseE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fZtdrHEf_ag?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fZtdrHEf_ag?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_KiMcraO9Vs?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_KiMcraO9Vs?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-GuraoPVGqA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-GuraoPVGqA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9TA1TUsY00s?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9TA1TUsY00s?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qBdp2UMne0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8qBdp2UMne0?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDv40YOkbzM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDv40YOkbzM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmH5Wr5RD9g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmH5Wr5RD9g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FpBF68wosKk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FpBF68wosKk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.com