candice mclean

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pan's labyrinth

pan's labyrinth is one of my most favorite movies. it's chilling and dark and beautiful. the cinematography and the art (design, makeup and graphics) are truly spectacular - most believable. the music is eery and heartfelt. the lullaby is magical and makes my stomach turn somersaults. it provokes that weird eery feeling that causes the hairs on the back of your neck to stand at attention.

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a weekend of film...

for adults...

chip and i watched the reader last night. compelling. disturbing. emotional.

on friday and saturday evening, we watched the majority of true blood's first season. we're waiting on the last disc to arrive tonight. it has the last episodes on it. glad i read the books first. don't get me wrong, the series that airs on HBO is a tragic delightful portrayal of the book. basically, loving it. for the most part, it follows the story line. not sure why they added some things though. they added a lot more to tara's character like a relationship with sam and gave jason a bad v obsession - neither in the book. however, i was glued to the tele and anxious to see what was going to happen next. and, anna paquin does a magnificent job of portraying sookie. loving bill compton... i mean stephen moyer. (wink) love the way he says "sookie".

only 12 more days until the 2nd season airs on HBO. go see true blood.

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for the kiddos...

i recommend two movies. we saw both a couple of weeks ago, but i forgot to write about them here.

coraline. i loved, loved, loved this movie. we took the kiddos to see it at the base theater. our kiddos are 10, 8, 6 and 4. it was a bit scary for my 4 year old. had i known it was that dark, i would have found a sitter for her. after the movie was over, she said "that was creepy". but she said she liked it too. the movie, the story line, the animation was fantasical. i know - not a word but it was that kind of made-up world. my latest inspiration, my latest little obsession... this movie.

for funny, lighted hearted, make you laugh so hard you pee in your pants kind of movie, you must see bedtime stories. adam sandler, who plays skeeter, is one of my favorite comedic actors and he didn't let us down here. so funny. the kiddos LOVED this one. all thumbs up.

new moon trailer - the first one!

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD

***tWiLiGHT***

no spoilers here - just my opinion.

so the girls and i saw twilight last night. sigh. it was so much fun to be with the girls and to see the book come alive. i think this is true for me with all books, a movie never quite measures up to the book. however, this movie did stay true to the book.

the buildup between bella and edward was there, and the love wrenching ache. the actors who played the characters were mostly believable. carlisle and jasper's actors did not quite do it though. something was off with them both - they were way too painted and not what i ever imagined. however, robert pattinson as edward was very believable. kristen stewart, in my opinion, overacted in the beginning, but by the middle of the movie she was getting better and better - more believable. the best scenes - in the meadow break with edward and bella and the ballet studio.

the biggest disappointment for me - the special effects. they were lame. but i kept in mind that this was a low budget film ($37 million to make) and they did the best they could with the funds. so use your imagination when edward goes into vampire mode and climbs a mountain or a tree.

good news, so i hear the sequel is in the works. i look forward to seeing the saga continue on the big screen.

enjoy the movie!