10. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

My favorite horror movie growing, I would watch this at night even though it would give me nightmares. I really liked this because as a kid, you are taught don’t look under the bed there’s a “boogeyman” under there. But, in the movie if you go to sleep you enter into this realm with this scary man named “Freddy Krueger”. The thing that spooked me the most about this movie was not just the killings or the dreams, it was the song that played which goes like this;
“One, two Freddie’s coming for you
Three ,four better lock the door
Five, six grab a crucifix
Seven ,eight better stay up late
Nine, ten never sleep again”
I was watching this documentary recently called something.. “Legacy” and was interested to see how this movie came about. There was a story that came out a long time ago where these kids accused a teacher of touching them inappropriately.  Also, it’s called “Elm Street” because that’s where JFK (John F. Kennedy) got assassinated on this block. A little trivia no one really knew about, but now you do! I picked this also because I really love Wes Craven films. I really liked the 1994 one,  the 7th version.

9.  Misery (1990)

This movie reminds me of the quote “Misery Loves Company”. This is about a crazy woman who holds this famous writer hostage and tells him to write a new novel. She is this obsessed fan that in his latest book “Misery”, she doesn’t want her killed off. So she forces him to rewrite a new novel despite his rejection to her.  I personally chose this movie because I used to watch this when I was younger, every time it came on. The parts that made this movie intense is what I like to call it, was when he tried to escape and the door was locked so he used a bobby pin. Another brutal part was when she hit his legs with a sledgehammer. I got to say this is one crazy woman. I love how he used the old type writer, I remember when I was younger my mom had one and I used to pretend to be typing a story that I wanted to share. I also loved Stephen King movies.

8. Sister Act 2 (1993)

I like the second movie better because Whoopi Goldberg who plays the nun tries to help the kids in the music class. She inspires them that there is more to life than failing in school. My favorite part was when they were on stage for the contest and if they won it would go towards the school. Since it was being shut down. I also loved the gospel songs being played such as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, and “Joyful, Joyful”. The best advice in the movie was to go out and be yourself. I also like the quote from the nun she says. ” If you wake up in the morning and you can’t of nothing but writing, then you a writer”. If you get a chance you should watch the first one as well. It is just as funny as the rest of them.

7. Beetle Juice (1988)

I loved this movie as a kid. If you say his name three times this guy “Beetlejuice” appears. But there is no killing whatsoever, he just likes to annoy you til you can’t stand it anymore. This movie is about a married couple named Adam and Barbara and they get into an accident leaving this as a spirit or ghost. Their house gets sold to someone else, and the parents have a daughter who seemingly enough can actually see the hear the dead. I also love Tim Burton movies, like “The Nightmare before Christmas,” The Addams’ Family”, “Edward Scissorhands“, etc

6. Back To the Future 2 (1989)

chose this one out of the three because I like the futuristic parts like the “hover board”, and the pizza that’s so small but when it’s in the mini oven it becomes big, also the Television where you can watch multiple shows at one time. So Marty Mc Fly goes to the future to 2015, and tries to save his future family from falling apart. Also, Marty’s enemy Biff steals his almanac which contains information about the past, present and future. Since, the last movie you should have learned that if you alter what suppose to happen it has its consequences. So “Doc” (this nutty scientist) and Marty set out to make things right. I enjoyed this film very much, I would also watch the first one and the third one as well whenever they are on television.

5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

It’s about this nutty scientist that experiments in his attic and always tells the kids to not go in there because he’s always busy. His latest work was  shrinking these down to their seemingly abnormal size.  What do you think happens next ? Well the kids are  playing in the yard, and they accidentally hit the baseball and it breaks the Szalinski’s window causing the machine to activate and shrink the kids. I actually wondered what it would be like to be the size of a bug. I would imagined it’d be quite an exercise! So since the kids are tiny, they have to travel from the backyard to the attic and bring them back to their normal selves. This is one of those family movies that is why I chose this film and it’s funny at the same time.

4. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

I chose this movie because I literally know every line in the movie. Since, I practically watched it a million times. This movie is funny as well and is great to watch. The movie is about two friends drive out to their university they got into UCLA. They happen to pass by Alabama and make a pit stop at the local store for snacks.  They pay for everything but forget that they left the tuna in their pocket. But this is where they immediately get arrested for something much different, which is murder and robbery. Bill and Stan the two got confused and thought they were charged for shoplifting. The best part of the movie is when these two hire one of his cousin’s who is not even a lawyer yet to take their case. He is known throughout the movie as “cousin Vinny”, so  when he’s in court he used his fiance as an expert in automobiles. This is my favorite part where she proves her expertise, and everyone’s mouth shuts up. This is a movie you can watch over and over again and it never gets old.

3. Big Daddy(1999)

One of my favorite movies of all time. Every time I watch it I laugh because Adam Sandler  is a funny actor if I say so myself. Do you agree? I watched almost all his movies I can say and this movie in particular I see all the time. This guy, Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is 32 years old law graduate student who tries to adopt a five-year old that coincidently shows up at his doorstep. It just so happens to be related to his friend that is out-of-town on business, one of his flings a long time ago. So he decides in the meantime to take care of him like his own. The funniest part was when the kid wet the bed and he used newspaper to cover it up or when he spilled milk and did the same thing, Another funny part was when Sonny was trying to get back with his girlfriend that left him and when he went to her apartment, he found another guy. But to my surprise it was an old guy! I was literally laughing so hard but it was so gross at the same time. A favorite quote was at the end the kid sees the old man and says, “is that the guy with the old balls”. This is a must see movie, you could watch it over and over again and it would still be just as funny.

2. Ghost (1990)

I picked this as the best romantic movie out of all the ones I’ve seen. It’s about this couple moving into their new apartment and are happily in-love only to find out it comes to an end. The couple Sam and Molly are robbed in an alley way by a guy named Willie which was in no way an accident.  Willie pulls out a gun and they start fighting for it until shots go off and Sam is dead.  The saddest part for me was near the end when Sam saw Molly again before he left to go to heaven. It was the most touching  moments of this film. I also liked when Sam was a ghost on Earth and he started to pick up tricks from this other ghost about how to move inanimate objects.  Also when he went through people and started controlling them.  The whole purpose of this movie was for Sam to get revenge on the people who killed him and save his beloved girlfriend from getting killed herself.

1. Sandlot (1993)

I picked this because I watched this movie growing up. My little brother liked it as well and would watch it with me whenever it was on. This movie is about these bunch of kids that played baseball in this abandoned field next to a grumpy old neighbor who had a dog the size of a tiger or lion! One day this new kid on the block wants to play with these kids so he gets his dads old baseball which has an autographed signature of Babe Ruth. I’m here thinking to myself if I were him I would not play with that ball. But surely enough the baseball pop fly’s out into the neighbor’s yard where the dog is.This is also one of my favorite baseball movies, along with “Angel’s in the Outfield, “Bad News Bears“, “Hardball”, “Mr. 3000″ etc. This movie represents a childhood for me because me, my little brother, cousins, the whole neighborhood I used to live in, we played baseball!. I mean it was one of those things you can’t forget and most people should be grateful to have.

Ask a Fan!

1. What is your favorite movie? Explain. (Rephrased) What are your favorite movies to watch?

Baby Boom, Planes Trains & Automobiles, What a Girl Wants that sort of thing..

2.What kind of movies do you prefer ? ie. action, comedy, horror, romance, etc Why?

I prefer horror because I like the gruesomeness, messy, all the body parts lying around being ripped apart and seeing the gory. Such movies like Nightmare on Elmstreet, Friday the 13th, Halloween.

3. Do you prefer the movies or stay at home? Do you watch them when they first come to theaters or wait? Why?

I usually go to the movies when I have the money in my pocket. Otherwise I stay home and wait. These days movies are expensive to watch, back then it was a lot cheaper then it was today.

4. Who do you usually go with?  Why?

I usually bring my daughter and sometimes my sister-in-law. If she likes the movie she comes, if not, then my daughter will always keep me company. We have a girls night out except it’s not on the day it comes out it’s usually on a Saturday. Since I have work on Friday. Afterward, we go out to eat, somewhere nice and enjoy yourselves without the boys interrupting us!

5. Last question, Since you know about back then; How has the movies changed from back then to now?  How cheaper was it it ? How much was everything? Explain.

You didn’t see all the blood and guts like you see today. They show everything and then some. The movies were $ .25 (cents) a showing, soda was $ .15 (cents), candy was either .5(cents) or .10(cents), Popcorn was .25(cents).  Everything is too expensive the tickets, $10-$15 depending on where you go and can be even higher. Popcorn you spend $.5.00 now, since then it has risen more and more. Hot-dogs as well was $ .15- $ .25 now it’s $3.50- $4.00. It just isn’t the same anymore.

The part I liked about the movie was when Iron Man was on the race track and his assistant gave him his armor in a suitcase, I thought that was clever. While I was watching this movie, I noticed they introduced new characters and since I’ve never read the comics nor the series on TV. I was unable to know the history behind them. So for people who’ve never seen it and are stuck in my position I would suggest reading up on the following characters! Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow”, Mickey Rourke “Whiplash”,  Don Cheadle“War Machine”.

Overall it was pretty good, I would say the first one was much better.If you go to see it you will enjoy what it is has to offer! Can’t wait for the next one..

For the last part I will do an interview with a special guest and ask them questions regarding the students that perform on stage and what not. I have compiled a list of questions, like about 10 of them to ask this person. Also, I’m going  to ask a movie fan about 5 questions or so regarding what they like and their opinions.

So there will be 3 parts to my project, The introduction of what I’m discussing about which is movies, then put up my list of movies starting from 10 -1. They will be in no particular order, it will just be random. Their will be mini-reviews for each of them and I will explain thoroughly why I like  and chose it. Next, I will get into the interview, I have already thought up questions for. Lastly, will be the interview with a selected movie fan who enjoys movies as much as I do!

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Let’s talk about this movie, they changed things around such as the new look on Freddy. He looks meaner and his acting is a little over the top than the original Freddy. I saw more action going on than blood and guts. Many people might not like this film simply because they’re so use  to the old classics that copying this movie would be out of the question. But for some that liked it such as moi, because some of the parts were good and different from the rest. There was a part where Freddy was acting tougher than he usually does and actually fought with the victims which he usually doesn’t do. So don’t go into this movie thinking it would be the same as the old one go in thinking with and open mind!

Since this is a childhood favorite movie of mine it is going on my Top 10 Movies of All Time! (the classic one 1984). So there will be more to come!

I’m thinking of the first one it is simple yet easy to do.

So she was waiting and waiting patiently til she got pregnant. But one day it was raining and she went to go get a cab and all of a sudden this guy gets in the cab with her. Seems like they stole each others cab.  As time went on they started seeing each other at the same places, which was quite a coincidence or maybe even faith? Where I’m getting is her big plan was to have a baby and be a single mom, but now her plans have changed.

Reminds of my big plans I had wanted to do which was go to this big university and live on campus to enjoy the whole college experience while I meet new people. But sometimes plans change whether it be good or bad it always turn out for the better.

In the end of the movie, she got both of what she wanted “Mr. Right” and a baby or should I say twins*. But for me, my Big Plan is I don’t really have one yet because I’m just getting started! Since my plans have changed in the past I recently made up for it when I got accepted to Hunter College for the Fall 2010 and I wish to have great experience there and meet new people. So I guessed it did work out for the better? So I have two things I wanted, great boyfriend and a great school!

1. The Movie Blog

2. Fandango Movie Blog

I think the key to a good movie blog is good posts, good reviews on movies you’ve seen,good feedback from people etc. I mean this is something I’m doing for my journalism class but I do really love writing. It is my passion to write stories that people can relate to. I will get to show it in the near future but I get my inspiration from different books that I’ve read, seen,or heard of. That is also one of the key things in a blog is to have a good movie to pick from with a good storyline.

If you like these two characters in their most recent movies you would definitely like them in this movie. Steve Carell’s funny sarcastic humor and his facial expressions while he does it. I also like Tiny Fey’s witty remarks as she plays the wife and doesn’t know what a flash-drive is, calls it a stinky thing.

The movie basically says life is too short and you only live it once, but don’t go overboard to almost get yourself killed. I also think when your married you shouldn’t render yourself to be the boring couple type. You should still be able to have fun and do things for each other. I do know once you have kids it all changes but that is part of life and you took that route so deal with it. That’s why there are vacations and holidays so you can get that rest and relaxation. But if you have kids that is a different story. I’d say drop them at grandmas for two weeks and set sail the open sea! The way things work is if you have time for each other and make the best of it no matter what.

What can I say about this movie ? Well it was good! At first, I thought it would be a mediocre movie that would get a few laughs and that’s it. Their was some funny moments in the movie that you just have to see for yourself.

The movie started with three guys that had been friends since high-school along with Adam’s (John Cusack) nephew where they revisit an old ski resort that they went to during their childhood. While Adam (John Cusack), Lou (Rob Corddry), and Nick (Craig Robinson) were in their lodge they saw a magical hot tub that brought them back to 1986. They traveled back in time looking as young as they did back then and begin to think if they alter anything it would change their future. So they started doing everything the same exact way they had done before.

This movie reminded me of classics such as ” Back To the Future”, “Hangover” as mentioned by other people. or the movie “Click”. I mean it’s a movie set in a certain time period, in the 80′s and if you weren’t born then you might not understand some of the jokes. It was really funny in the movie when the nephew asked for a girl’s e-mail or to text him and she didn’t know what he was talking about. Since, back then technology wasn’t as advanced as it is now. We have so many things that we don’t appreciate and don’t take better care of. So my question is to you guys If you could alter or change anything in the past would you?