Movie Monday

Movie Monday: October 8th, 2017

🍂 Review of  Halloweentown 🍂

Watched October 7th, 2017

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"Being normal is vastly overrated." 

I have watched this movie too many times to count. This was one of the many Halloween movies that I grew up with and that I still enjoy to the fullest. 

The Plot

The movie is about a thirteen year old girl named Marnie, her mother Gwen, her younger siblings Dylan and Sophie, and their grandmother Aggie. It starts with Marnie arguing with her mother about why she cannot go to a costume party on Halloween. She does not understand why she and her siblings has never been able to do any of the things many children do for Halloween. Her mother does not explain this. Later on in the night her grandmother Aggie comes for her annual Halloween visit.

Marnie over hears her mother and grandmother talking later on and finds out that her grandmother and mother are witches. Also, that she and her siblings are too.  After their argument, Aggie tells Gwen that people have disappearing in Halloweentown (where she lives) Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie follow their grandmother back to Halloweentown to try and help her with the "bad thing."

My Love for this Movie

The characters have always made this movie for me. Debbie Reynolds, who played Aggie and Kimberly J. Brown, who played Marnie, were my favorites in the movie. This was the first movie that got me into stories with witches and I have never went back. Also, it used to really creep me out as a kid, though it doesn't anymore I can still remember that fear. 

Besides Marnie and Aggie, the other cast of characters are also great parts of the movie. The eclectic group of citizens from Halloweentown are great. We get vampires, other witches, ghosts, werewolves, pumpkin headed people, and so many more. The setting of Halloweentown is just an enjoyable place and is creative. 

This is one of the best Disney Channel original movies that I watch every year because of my love for it. I will never get enough of this movie. 

🍂 Mini Review of TV show
Buffy the Vampire Slayer🍂
Episode 16: Storyteller
Watched October 8th, 2017
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This is one of my favorite episodes and this was the second time that I have watched it.  It's interesting to see Andrew's perspective of what has happened in Buffy.  Andrew has a very active imagination and it plays into the overall episode. I really love the lesson that Buffy teaches him in this episode. This is one of the funniest episodes, but also is quite devastating in parts. Overall it's an awesome episode. This is one of the final episodes though so I can't say much and not spoil the show.  

It was about Andrew making a video about Buffy and how she slays. Buffy and many of the other characters do not really understand why he is making the videos. As the episode goes on, we realize as Buffy does why Andrew is always making up these stories. It's quite a touching episode at the end. 

🍂Mini Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer 🍂
Watched October 9th, 2017

This poster is amazing!

I'll just make a couple comments about the trailer. First of all, the way that they have edited the clips together is interesting. I'm sure what we see here will be different in the movie but this really is making me wonder how dark it's all going to be. This definitely is looking like it's going to be a surprising movie. I really like the quotes from Luke and Poe in the trailer. And the Finn scene looks awesome also. There is just so much in this short two minutes. 

The Leia scenes hit me hard. 

That ending was the most interesting to me. What is going to happen with Rey and Kylo? That's what I want to know. So yeah the excitement is at full force right now. 

December 15th cannot come quick enough.

Favorites of the Summer

☀️  Ten Favorites Things from Summer 2017 ☀️

1.)  DuckTales 2017 Reboot: "DuckTales... Woo-oo!" was a great reboot to the classic Disney tv show from the 80s. I was very excited to watch this show and I am so happy that it was good. So far there has only been one episode. The second comes out tomorrow and I can't wait. I hope they continue to put them on YouTube so I can watch them. Also, the animation is so great. I love the style. 

"Life is like a hurricane

Here in Duckburg" - Sorry if I got it stuck in your head.

2.) Brandon Stansell: This summer, I found Brandon Stansell. I believe in June or July. His music was a great addition to the summer. My favorite song of his is "Slow Down". His full album will be coming out next month. 

3.) America's Got Talent Season 12: This season of America's Got Talent has been incredible and there have been so many great acts. The finale yesterday was great with all of the performances. I'm glad that Darci Lynne won. What an incredible, talented, little girl. Such a sweetheart. 

4.) My Funkos that I got this Summer: This summer, I got three of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi pops: Leia, Luke, and Poe Dameron. They go great with the rest of my Star Wars pops. I also got the Leia Mystery Mini. She's adorable. 

5.)  My New Journal: I got a new journal from Walmart in August to write notes for my second book in my series that I am writing. It's really a great journal that I am getting a lot of use out of. Perfect size and it's beautiful. Also, I put some great stickers in it to add more to it.

6.) The Nostalgia Critic: I have been watching the Nostalgia Critic for about five years but recently I have been making it a weekly thing to watch the new reviews when they come on YouTube on Wednesdays. The Nostalgia Critic is one of my favorite YouTubers and also my favorite movie critic. 

7.) Will & Grace: This is another new love of mine. I have started to watch clips from the show on YouTube and would like to watch the whole series when I finish the show I am watching now. 

8.) "Symphony" by Clean Bandit: The music video is not only beautiful for this song but it is also heartbreaking. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it and could not get enough. I have listened to it constantly ever since. The idea of someone being the music in your life is so relatable. This breaks my heart a bit each time I listen to it. Beautiful. 

9.) "Praying" by Kesha: Earlier this summer, my friend introduced me to this song. I have liked Kesha since I was a senior in high school, but this song is different than what she has ever written before. It's very personal and touching. I love it. 

10.) Reba TV Show: I first watched this show years ago. It was on the Family channel (now Freeform) every day during the summer and I would watch every single episode. I'm pretty sure I watched most of them if not all of them that summer. I fell in love with this show. A few days ago, I decided that I am going to start from the beginning and watch them all again. They are just as good as I remember them. So funny. Also, the cast might be bringing it back and I will watch it if they do.

I love this dysfunctional family so much.