Monday, 21 July 2014

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a musical stop motion fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton.
The King of Halloween Town Jack Skellington has grown bored of the same yearly routine and decides to have a go at being Father Christmas.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: It's a fantastic and wonderful film.

DADDY:Yes it's an old favourite of ours isn't it?

LILLY: I love it a lot and it is a good film to celebrate the second anniversary of the blog.

DADDY: I agree.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: Doctor Finklestein (William Hickey) because he is evil and creepy like you.

DADDY: I like him too, he's a genius.

LILLY:With a capital G.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY:When they send Santa (Ed Ivory) to Oogie Boogie (Ken Page). I love the things he does.

DADDY:I like the bit when Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) discovers Christmas land.

LILLY:That's an awesome moment too.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes I would recommend it for everyone because it is so awesome.

DADDY: Me too.
 
DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY:Thirty,

DADDY: At least thirty.

LILLY: Thanks to all our readers!

DADDY: Yes indeedy.

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is a comedy horror musical based upon the stage musical of the same name which was itself an adaptation of the Roger Corman film Little Shop of Horrors (1960). It was directed by Frank Oz with a screenplay by Howard Ashman. A struggling florist finds success when he discovers an alien carnivourous plant in this Faustian tale

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: It was awesome.

DADDY: I like it a lot too.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: It was the plant Audrey II (Levi Stubbs), I liked how he drank blood and killed people. He was a killing machine

DADDY: He does steal the movie and he is a great singer too.

LILLY: Yeah, I agree.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: Probably the bit when the dentist (Steve Martin) sings his song.

DADDY: Me too, it's great and very funny.

LILLY: Yes.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it is wonderful and I love that it has songs and it is also a bit scary. I could watch it again and again.
 
DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY: Forty, best movie ever!

DADDY: One of the best, forty for me too.

LILLY: Does uncle Victor have an Audrey II?

DADDY: He does have a lot of carnivorous plants but I don't think he has one of them yet.

LILLY: Shame.

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Maleficent (2014)

Maleficent (2014) is a Disney fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg with a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. It is a live-action re-imagening of Disney's animated classic movie Sleeping Beauty (1959).

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: I thought it was magnificent.

DADDY: I was a bit bored.

LILLY: You snored through the movie, at least you didn't do that watching Twilight (2008).

DADDY: Well call me old fashioned but I like my villains to be evil.

LILLY: Really?

DADDY:Yep.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) because she was evil but became good through the power of love.

DADDY: I liked the raven (Sam Riley) because he was quite funny. 

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When the good faries try to feed the baby princess carrots.

DADDY: I liked the bit with the dragon. I like dragons and that woke me up.

LILLY: LOL.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it is wonderful movie and great whatever you think and everyone should see it.
 
DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY: Thirty five.

DADDY: Only ten for me, I have seen worse movies and I had a nice little snooze.


Saturday, 28 June 2014

The Producers (1968)

The Producers (1968) is a comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks. A washed up theatrical producer convinces his accountant to help him over sell his next play in order to profit from it's failure

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: I thought it was awesome, wonderful and very funny.

DADDY: It it a triumph!

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: My favourite character is Leo (Gene Wilder) because he is so funny.

DADDY: He played Willy Wonka too.

LILLY: Really?

DADDY: Yes. I'm torn between him and Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel).

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: The show, all of it.

LILLY and DADDY: Spring time for Hitler and Germany Winter for Poland and France!

DADDY: I think that is one of my all time favourite movie moments.

LILLY: Me too.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes because it is wonderful and very funny.

DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY: A hundred.

DADDY: Sounds reasonable to me. You know it is wrong to con money from old ladies?

LILLY: Yes.

DADDY: Even when your scheme is very funny.

LILLY: LOL

Monday, 23 June 2014

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Scooby-Doo (2002) is a comedy horror film based upon the Hanna-Barbera cartoon television series. It was directed by Raja Gosnell with a screenplay by James Gunn.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: It was amazing.

DADDY: I like it too. How many times have you seen it already?

LILLY: A thousand and two.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: I like Scooby (voiced by Neil Fanning) because he is cute and funny..

DADDY: I like Shaggy (Mathew Lillard).

LILLY: Really?

DADDY: Yes because despite being a coward he do will anything to save Scooby.

LILLY: Or a sandwich.

DADDY: Yes and I can relate to that.

LILLY: LOL.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: It would have to be the farting competition.

DADDY: Me too, it is inspirational.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?

LILLY: Yes!.

DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY: I'm giving it twenty five.

DADDY: Me too.

DADDY: I wish there really was a Spooky Island.

LILLY: Me too!


Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Arachnophobia (1990)

Arachnophobia (1990) is a horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall with a screenplay by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. A deadly new species of Venezuelan spider is introduced into a small American town.

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: It was freaking fantastic!

DADDY: It was. I think I'm more afraid of spiders than you.

LILLY: I disagree..

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: It was Delbert the exterminator (John Goodman) because he reminded me of you.

DADDY: Me too, he was funny.

LILLY: Like you.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: When the Doctor (Jeff Daniels) tried to torch the big mother spider.

DADDY: Yeah! I liked the bit when they are trapped in the house full of spiders.

LILLY: Yes and I liked the bit when they were looking at the dead bodies.

DADDY: The autopsy?

LILLY: Yep.

DADDY: And you think I'm weird?

LILLY: You are.

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?.

LILLY: Definitely but only to all the people who are frightened of spiders.

DADDY: Just about everyone then?

LILLY: Yeah.

DADDY: How many spiders would you give it?

LILLY: I'm giving it thirty.

DADDY: Me too.

DADDY: Pa showed me how to burn out funnel web spiders once and a flaming spider ran right at me like in the movie. I screamed like a baby.

LILLY: You are such a wuss dad!

Monday, 2 June 2014

Godzilla (2014)

Godzilla (2014) is a science fiction monster film direceted by Gareth Edwards with a screenplay by Max Borenstein. It retells the classic story of the iconic Japanese daikaiju and depicts him faithfully as a terrifying force of nature. 

DADDY: What did you think of the movie?

LILLY: I thought it was awesome!

DADDY: Not too scary for you?

LILLY: A little bit too scary.

DADDY: Who was your favourite character?

LILLY: That would be the son of the scientist, Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) because he is a hero.

DADDY: I liked Godzilla because he is also a hero and the undisputed king of the monsters.

LILLY: I don't think he is a hero

DADDY: So he smashed a few buildings and squashed a few people. That is called collateral damage.

LILLY: LOL.

DADDY: What was your favourite moment?

LILLY: Probably when Godzilla returned to the ocean.

DADDY: I liked the bit when the soldiers parashoot into the city. It was visually stunning

LILLY: I agree

DADDY: Would you recommend it to your friends?.

LILLY: Yes because it is a great movie to watch and it was also a little sad

DADDY: How many stars would you give it?

LILLY: I'm giving it twenty five.

DADDY: I'm giving it the same.

DADDY: Would you like to see more Godzilla movies?.

LILLY: Yes but not with men in suits like you told me about.

DADDY: Oh. Can I call our King Charles Dogzilla?

LILLY: No daddy because she is a cute little puppy and not a monster!