Archive for the ‘Reflections’ Category
Corpse Bride
I went to see Corpse Bride on Saturday and if you enjoy Tim Burton in general and loved ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (the movie me and my friend call it’s ‘distant cousin’) then you’ll love this.
Even though this time the stop animation was helped along with a bit of CGI (or so I’ve read) there’s a certain magic to this artform of visual storytelling. It’s sort of like a living ‘toy story’ as it were, if only because unlike CGI the characters are really there. They exsist as physical things and are magically brought to life by film… Read This
Missing the Surprise
I’m now wondering if I should swear off trailers, mostly in the case of Harry Potter. When I think about it, they’re giving away a bloody awful lot in the Harry Potter trailers now. I mean I saw one trailer for Stone before the film came out in the theater and I think I was able to appreciate the complete film as a film much better for it. I also only saw the Narnia trailer on TV and it was brilliant, just enough of a teaser to keep me going. But as for the Potter films, I seem to be… Read This
Becoming Charlie Weasley
The Weasley Doll Family of Kelley Avenue had been told a surprise was coming, but they were also told they would have to meet that surprise at a certain muggle post box in the neighborhood.
And so, the Weasley Car was removed from it’s safe place on the shelf and they all piled in (thanks to some magical altering of the vehicle). And they began there drive down the road.
After awhile they… Read This
