Future Movie Update; Chronicle's of Narnia set to make 4th installment.

 

 

Are you a fan of the C. S. Lewis books that introduced a whole new world to us through the tales of Narnia?

If you can't remember, the stories created by C. S. Lewis are as follows in the order they were published;

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
and
The Last Battle

They begin by following four young children who were sent away from their war-embarked home to stay with a sort of "fosterer" and end up finding their way to Narnia.

Well, if you do not know the books than I am sure you have at least heard about the movies. Usually the cover of the DVD holds a large lion face on it representing King Aslan of Narnia.

Well, good news for the movie lovers, but bad news for the haters who want to see the franchise die like Aslan in the first movie.

The franchise has risen again! Much like Aslan also did in the first movie.



Although the first movie made a huge profit in both national and international box offices, the second and third movies didn't do as great on our side of the pond. However, with their international profit and the huge fan base that has been following and requesting another installment for a couple years now, the producers have finally decided to put the fourth book, The Silver Chair, into production.

The Silver Chair will center around two classmates. Eustace (some might remember him from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) and Jill, who when trying to escape the grasp of local school bullies, end up back in Narnia where King Aslan asks them both to find Prince Rillian who disappeared years ago.

My excitement? Well, I am overjoyed.. really.. stop looking at me that way.

Okay fine, if I want to see the movie I will more then likely rent it at the local movie store after it comes out on DVD, but as far as my dvd collection of the Chronicle's goes, I have watched The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe a million and one times and I will watch it a million more. However, I don't even own the second two.



I highly recommend it for you children though. The colors, the characters and the graphics alone should keep them busy for hours and allow them to enjoy the world of Narnia as we all did in the books.

IT

 

Yes dearies, this is IT.

If any of you out there have mild or severe Coulrophobia; I having the latter, then you know exactly what movie I am talking about the fear factor it admits.

 

For my own sanity, I added the images last so I did not have to stare at them while typing. I honestly do not think my heart could take it.

 

Now, I also have severe Arachnophobia- a fear of spiders. However, unlike my Arachnophobia, I will actually watch movies on clowns. I am scared to death of them and they freak me out, even saying the word terrifies me to the end of looking over my shoulder and hiding under the table, but alas here I am to report on the scariest clown movie I have ever seen.

 

I felt like punishing myself on day and decided to go to the movie store and rent every movie I could that had a horror factor of clowns. Well, of course plenty scared me, but the one to terrify me to no end and become my most hated and yet sickly most beloved clown movie is Stephen King's IT.

 

IT, also refered to as Stephen King's IT, was made into the film adaption in 1990. The story revolves around a "inter-dimensional predatory lifeform" which has the ability to shapeshift into it's prey's worst and most horrid fears. Through the movie, however, it mainly takes on the form of -shivers- Pennywise, a sadistic and wise-cracking clown.

 

The group of people that the story revolves around call themselves "The Losers Club" and were tormented by this clown when they were children. The movie then turns to their adult years and the return of the foe they thought they had gotten rid of for good.

 

-shivers- Pennywise.

 

Although this movie loosely follows the plot of the novel, it is scary on its own. No, seriously, I am still trying to get up the nerve to read the book if that thing is scarier then the movie.

 

The main cast included Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Richard Masur, Michael Cole and, starring as the lead role and the scariest clown to date; Tim Curry as, -shivers- Pennywise.

 

It was originally aired on television as a two-part mini series and received mixed reviews. The child actors and Tim Curry were praised for their acting but the second part was criticized for being melo-dramatic and not as terrifying and the first part.

 

Now there are plenty of differences, I hear, from the movie and the book.

A few examples include;

The film puts more of an emphasis on the Pen-- well, the clown's form then any other form the creature takes shape as. This is due mainly to the fact that clowns scare a very large general population.

Georgie, a main character's little brother, has a deeper and more violent death scene in the book then in the movie.

Forms that IT takes in the book include a werewolf, a leper, a mummy, and waterlogged corpses while in the movie it mainly remains a clown or "the deadlights".

 

Those are a few of the differences anyway. You can find these and more at Wikipedia.

So, now for my review.

When I first watched IT, yes, I was terrified. But, it wasn't until later, and more recently, that I found out who the actor was who played IT.
Now, I am a big Tim Curry fan. I liked him as Rooster in Annie, I loved him as Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I laughed at him as the Butler in Clue, I adored him as Cardinal Richleu in The Three Musketeers and my daughter has loved his voice overs in Curious George, A Turtle's Tale, her Barbie movies, and more.

However, while watching IT, for the second time with my fiancée, Derrick, he looked at me and said "Man, I can't believe Tim Curry plays IT."

I looked at him,
Stared.
Stared some more.
Blinked a few times.
and than said..
"Excuse me?"

He then said it again and the next time IT was on screen, I saw him. For the first time I actually saw Tim Curry through the paint and fell in love with him again as the one true actor to have ever played a clown so ferociously that it truly terrified me unlike any other clown movie before.


I mean, the movie isn't perfect. I do agree that the second part lacks, but I think it lacks mainly near the end when you see the creatures true form. It really brings you down from the terrifying high you are in for most of the movie. Yes, I am scared of what he was than, too but it just isn't the same as -shivers- Pennywise.

I honestly do not think this movie is a let down though when you look for terror, freakishness and a movie to feed your fear of clowns in that sick, demented manner that only a person who is truly afraid of clowns can understand.

Really, watch it. If you hate it than that is your opinion but if you hate it, my opinion is that you are more psychotic then that damn clown will ever be.

Well, there ya go. Remember fellow "afraid of clown"ers. Don't watch the blowing sheets on the clothes line.

And don't look down the sewer grate.



Sweet Dreams.

xXx

 

Yeah, that's right. Triple X, baby. Not only an amazing action movie but it also has Vin Damn Diesel in it.

This movie is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen with Vin Diesel starring as Xander Cage. A cocky, rebellious, extreme sports-loving, forced spy for the National Security Agency by Samuel L. Jackson's burned, bad ass character; Augustus Gibbons.

It also features Asia Argento, Marton Csokas and a brief but always remembered appearance by Danny Trejo.

Cage is sent in to infiltraite a group of potential terrorists in Central Europe. Although financially successful, it received mixed reviews, but was allowed to make a sequal known as xXx: State of the Union.  
After the initial plot enterance in the beginning with a man killed at a concert by Anarchy 99. I love the entereance of Vin's character as he steals a California state senators car to teach him a lesson on his imorale reasoning. If there is one thing that Vin doesn't lack when it comes to his movies, it's his absolute cry for a perfect action sequence.

After being left in Columbia from a cargo plane to identify a drug cartel, Cage is given two choices: work for Gibbons or serve a pretty lengthy scentence in a federal penetentury. Against his better wishes he chooses to work for Gibbons and heads to the Czech Republic to find out more about Anarchy 99. Their leader, Yorgi, is an ex-Soviet soldier who has a grudge against authority and society in general. Xander finds himself drawn to Yorgi's girlfriend Yelena, and he negotiates a political asylum for her in the United States. It wouldn't be a good Diesel movie if there wasn't a sexy girl in there somewhere.

Cage is briefly captured before the Czech police arrive, blowing up the mansion. In the ensuing chaos, Yorgi escapes with his right-hand man, Kirill, an expert sniper.

Well, I won't spoil the whole movie for you but obviously Cage survives and Gibbons informs him that he is needed for another project. He cockily ignores him and goes for a swim in the oceans off the coast of Bora Bora with Yelena.

The charming mixture of sarcasm, action, heat, Cage's unorthodox and criminal-like way of doing things (see the club scene near the beginning of his infiltry into Anarchy 99) and all around sexiness of the characters really makes this movie appealing and in all honesty I don't know why someone wouldn't want to watch it. Not to mention the scenery and landscaping. -kisses fingers- Bella!

I love the scene where Cage is on a plane, looking over the details of his mission when a teenage boy comes along and thinks that he is playing a video game. He connects with the boy in a special way, playing as though it really is a video game and that he only gets one shot. In his voice you can tell that he might even be a little scared. He's used to extreme sport stunts but nothing like this. The boy asks Cage what he gets out of playing. You know, if he wins. Cage says he doesn't know and the boy turns to him and says, "I know. He gets to be a hero." and I think those words really touch Cage and give him some confidence in what he was about to do.

I recommend the movie for girls and guys, although I am sure it appeals more to men as it does have an extreme amount of action and of course the beautiful, sexy women. Vin Diesel, however, is enough of a reason for me to see this movie as a female despite my love for really good action films.

Go ahead, scar face, check out Netflix and put it on with some soda and popcorn at your side. You won't be disappointed, and well.. you'll get the meaning as to why I called you 'scar face', haha.