Monday 31 December 2012

Frankenstein (1931)





Frankenstein (1931) is the classic Universal horror film loosely based on Mary Shelly's novel. It was directed by James Whale and adapted from a play by Peggy Webling. 

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: It was exciting.

DADDY: You thought it was a bit short.

LILLY: Yes.

DADDY: I've seen this lots of times and I still love it

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked the mad scientist.

DADDY: I liked Frankenstein (Colin Clive) too, he's nuts! 

LILLY: Yeah!!

DADDY: I like the monster (Boris Karloff) more though.

LILLY: You would.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: I liked the bit when he throws the little girl into the water.

DADDY: That was a surprise.

LILLY: Yes.

DADDY: I liked that bit and when Frankenstein realizes his experiment has worked "It's alive, it's alive, it's alive!"

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: No, I don't think they would like it.

DADDY: Yeah perhaps not.

LILLY: I'm giving it ten stars.

DADDY: I'm giving it ten too.

DADDY: I felt a bit sorry for the monster.

LILLY: The same because he didn't have the right brain.

DADDY: You have the same birthday as Boris Karloff which is cool.

LILLY: You are a creepy nerd!


Friday 28 December 2012

The Mask (1994)



The Mask (1994) is a comedy/fantasy based upon a series of comic books. It was directed by Chuck Russell. An inhibited young bank clerk, Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) finds a mysterious magical mask which transforms him. 

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: It was awesome and funny.

DADDY: I liked it too when it got going.

LILLY: Yeah it was a bit boring at the beginning.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  You know I liked the dog the best.

DADDY: Milo? He steals the picture and is funny and cute.

LILLY: Yes he is.

DADDY: He was my favourite character too.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When the police started dancing.

DADDY:  Yeah that was so funny, they couldn't help themselves.

LILLY: I agree.

DADDY: I liked when Milo did a wee on one of the bad guys..

LILLY: That was funny too.

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it isn't scary but it was funny

LILLY: I'm giving this nine stars because it has a slow start.

DADDY: I'm giving it nine too because I thought the comic was better.

DADDY: Did you recognize the actor who played Stanley Ipkiss?

LILLY: No I didn't.

DADDY: He was the bad guy in A Series Of Unfortunate Events (2004)?

LILLY: He is very good at playing different wacky characters.

DADDY: Would you put on the mask?

LILLY: It matters what situation I would be in. Would you dad?

DADDY: I don't think I need to.

LILLY: Really?

DADDY: Yeah I'm daft enough already.

LILLY: I don't agree!

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Rise Of The Guardians (2012)




Rise Of The Guardians (2012) is a computer animated fantasy film directed by Peter Ramsey based upon a series of books by William Joyce. Jack Frost reluctantly joins a group of legendary characters to stop Pitch Black, the king of nightmares from plunging the world into darkness.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: It was awesome and I loved it.

DADDY: I thought it was fun too despite nodding off at the beginning.

LILLY: I know you fell asleep. I could hear you snoring a bit.

DADDY: Yes but your sharp elbows woke me up and the film got more interesting.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked the tooth fairy (Isla Fisher) because she was so pretty.

DADDY: I liked all the characters but I think I liked Pitch Black (Jude Law) the best.

LILLY: That's because you always like the evil characters the best.

DADDY: They are the most interesting and I think nightmares help us deal with our fears.

LILLY: I agree.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: I liked when the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) was small.

DADDY:  Yeah he was so cute!

LILLY: I agree.

DADDY: I liked that the elves were silly and the yetis made all the toys.

LILLY: Same.

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: Yes and I reckon when I go back to school heaps of kids will have seen this.

DADDY: You are not wrong.

LILLY: I'm giving this ten stars.

DADDY: I'm giving it nine because it could have been scarier.

LILLY: It is a kids film Daddy!

DADDY: I am a big kid.

LILLY: Lol.

Sunday 16 December 2012

Corpse Bride (2005)



Corpse Bride (2005) is a stop motion animated horror fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson. A hapless groom finds himself betrothed to a dead girl.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: It was spectacular.

DADDY: I liked it too and more than when I first saw it. Did you like it more than The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)?

LILLY: Yes.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked the corpse bride.

DADDY: I thought she was more interesting than the other girl he was supposed to marry.

LILLY: Yes she was.

DADDY: Apart from the whole dead thing he should have married her.

LILLY: Yeah.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: I liked when the skeletons sang.

DADDY: I liked that bit too. 

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it's not so scary

LILLY: I'm giving it ten stars.

DADDY: I'm giving it ten too.

DADDY: I liked that there was a piano in the film called a Harryhausen named after the animator Ray Harryhausen.

LILLY: Really?

DADDY: Yes am I a nerd for spotting that?

LILLY: Yes you are a nerd.

DADDY: I thought it was interesting that the afterlife was more colourful than the land of the living.

LILLY: When you die you go through different stages.


Sunday 2 December 2012

Edward Scissorhands (1990)




Edward Sissorhands (1990) is a dark romantic fantasy directed by Tim Burton. An unfinished artificial man is adopted by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: It was sad because I thought Edward was about to die and he never got real hands.

DADDY: I loved it but the people were all really mean to him.

LILLY: Yeah they were more the monsters.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked the girl who pretends he has died.

DADDY: She loved him. My favourite character is the inventor played by Vincent Price.

LILLY: He dies.

DADDY: It was his last movie and he really died shortly afterwards. 

LILLY: Really?

DADDY: Yeah.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When Edward kills the boy.

DADDY: He had it coming. I like the bit when Edward makes it snow.

LILLY: It wasn't really snow though it was ice.

DADDY: It was still very pretty though.

LILLY: I agree.

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: No because it made me cry.

DADDY: Not every film has a happy ending.

LILLY: I'm giving it four stars because it made me cry.

DADDY: I'm giving it five stars because it made me cry too!

LILLY: Lol.

Sunday 25 November 2012

Beetlejuice (1988)



Beetlejuice (1988) is a comedy horror fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. A recently deceased couple try to scare away the new occupants of their home by employing the services of an unscrupulous, self proclaimed bio-exorcist.  

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: I thought it was spectacular.

DADDY: I thought it was brilliant too.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  It would have to be the girl.

DADDY: Lydia (Winona Ryder)?

LILLY: Yes because she was spooky.

DADDY: She was a bit. Her whole life was a darkroom!

LILLY: Yeah!

DADDY: I liked Beetlejuice the best.

LILLY: You have to say the B word three times.

DADDY: OK, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When they sang the song.

DADDY: Day-O!

LILLY: Yeah.

DADDY: I thought so too, it was such a surprise.

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it was exciting and it nearly made me cry. I thought the man and the woman were going to die fully.

LILLY: I'm giving it twenty stars.

DADDY: I am too.

DADDY: You knew it was a Tim Burton film because of the monsters.

LILLY: Yes.


Sunday 18 November 2012

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)




E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is a science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. A lonely boy befriends an extraterrestrial who has been stranded on earth.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: I thought it was brilliant.

DADDY: I thought it was fantastic and I cannot believe I first saw this film thirty years ago!

LILLY:  Woah!

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked E.T. the best because he was an alien.

DADDY: I thought he was really cute too.

LILLY: Yeah.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: I liked the bit when he came back to life.

DADDY: Yeah and you cried your eyes out.

LILLY: Yes but you did too.

DADDY: A bit yes.

LILLY: I thought the thunderstorm outside added to the movie.

DADDY: I ordered that specially for the movie.

LILLY: Get over yourself that isn't true!

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it's tremendous, does that mean good?

DADDY: Yes and it is. Would you like to meet an alien?

LILLY: No because they are disgusting.

DADDY: He wasn't a looker.

LILLY: Heh heh.

LILLY: I'm giving it twenty stars.

DADDY: Me too.


Saturday 10 November 2012

Frankenweenie (2012)



Frankenweenie (2012) is a stop motion animated, comedy-horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a remake of his 1984 live action short film of the same name. A boy uses weird science to resurrect his pet from the dead.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie? 

LILLY: I thought it was funny.

DADDY: I liked it too but I didn't think much of the 3D.

LILLY:  Why?

DADDY: Because it was converted to 3D rather then being shot in 3D.

LILLY:  Oh.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY:  I liked the dog best because he was funny.

DADDY: He was funny but I think I liked Victor's creepy friend Edgar the best. 

LILLY: The one who looked like an Igor?

DADDY: Yeah.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When the monsters came alive.

DADDY: Me too, I liked the giant turtle Shelly.

DADDY: Would you recommend this to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it was funny and fabulous.

DADDY: I thought it needed a splash of colour.

LILLY: Me too. I thought it might turn colour when the dog came back to life.

DADDY: Yeah that would have worked.

LILLY: I'm giving it five stars.

DADDY: I'm giving this four stars because it isn't Tim Burton's best film.

LILLY: I agree.

DADDY: I liked A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) more.

LILLY: I agree. Can we review that?

DADDY: But of course!

LILLY: Yay!

DADDY: Tim Burton made a short film called Frankenweenie (1984) with live actors.

LILLY: Can we watch and review that Daddy?

DADDY: Yes.

LILLY: Yes!