Blair's Review - The Brothers Grimm

Hey kids! and Fleig and Ms. Simmons!
This weekend I went to see the Brothers Grimm because if you didn't know I heart matt Damon!!! I don't think my vocabulary is up to par yet so forgive my elementary words. I found this movie very fascinating. The lighting caught my eye because it is set back in the day and the way they lit up their faces with soft candle light compared to that cheesy moonlight and since most of the movie takes place in the forest at night. A weakness I found was Heath Leger was hard to understand but I think it was meant to be like that because his character was a little crazy. I don't want to give away the moral of the story but it is a great movie in the way that it sort of ties all of our childhood tales together like little red riding hood and the ginger breadman. It is fun to watch too because there are little things that I noticed that tie into the fairy tales that other people didn't notice. I would recommend this movie as a fun movie to see with the fam or if you just want to look at two cute boys in old time clothes. ohh which was another really strong point, the costumes were awesome! The were whimsical but at the same time very classic. The Critics didn't like this movie and I can see why. At the end you expect them you sum it all up and connect the story but they leave that for you to do. But I am partial to it because I don't know if I told you but I heart Matt Damon! See you in class!

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We need to be posting more reviews to the blog. Practice makes perfect. Before you know it you will be writing reviews that read similar to, "an improbable alliance of postmodern relativism..."

Morgan's review- Shaun of the Dead

why hellooo darlings! this is definitely a little late but whatev.. last week, my friend Aron & I rented Shaun of the Dead, directed by Edgar Wright.. since this is an independent film & we hadn't heard of Wright before, we didn't really know what to expect, plus IMDb doesn't really mention his specialities or anything... buttt he & the star of the movie, Simon Pegg, must be geniuses because this film is HILARIOUS (Pegg & Wright co-wrote the movie).. basically, Shaun is a nice guy, but he lacks ambition & responsibility.. all he wants to do is chill with his deadbeat roomies Ed & Pete at their favorite bar, the Winchester, which drives his girlfriend Liz nuts.. Liz breaks up with him about the same time that zombies start infecting London.. only then does Shaun realize how much Liz means to him, & now he has to try to save himself, Liz, Ed, his mom, a couple of Liz's friends, & his relationship with Liz... I'd say the genre of the film is comedy with just enough romance to make it almost slightly chick-flickish but in a good way... and thankfully, you didn't have to see Dawn of the Dead to understand Shaun of the Dead (it's not like Star Wars and Spaceballs, just in case you were wondering because I had worried about it).. I'd say strengths of the movie would be pretty much everything, but particularly the humor.. without the comic relief, the movie would be kind of freaky.. like just when you're about to get freaked out, something hysterical happens.. i can't really think of any weaknesses.. it IS a bit gory though, hence the R rating.. oh and a bit of sailor-like cussing.. wellll let me know if yall have any questions! :) rent it, it's fab

Candice Wins!

Since Candice was the first to post a review she wins the prize.

Candice's review of Halloween

I rented this movie because I thought it would be good to see an old horror movie since they are most likely better than newer ones

the music was simple yet it captured my attention more than the plot did

directed by john carpenter, who has mostly done thrillers

starred jamie lee curtis, probably her big break, one of her first few movies

suspense was awesome and really built throughout the movie, kept me on the edge of my seat (and my eyes closed most of the time)

film was cool especially because it was so dark most of the time; the far away shots of michael meyers (the killer) were cool because it kept him a mystery throughout the movie until he comes in contact with his victims


that is all, i hope that was good. go watch the movie.