Paranormal Activity

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've taken any time to post something! I've been working more hours at work, since we're now in the middle of planning season, and that's definitely making me limit computer time when I'm at home.

Anyway - on to the post.

We had a girls night last week and went to see Paranormal Activity. We actually ran into Kayla H. at the same theatre with a friend of hers - so it was kind of an extension of our usual group!

All of the reviews for the movie said that it was really good and really scary. I was so excited to go see a good scary movie that wasn't based all in gore...but maybe my expectations were too high.

Gotta say, I didn't love it. There were some good bump moments, and all of the night time footage was awesome. But the rest of the movie, when the boyfriend was holding the camera, all I could think was that he really sucked at knowing how to hold a video camera. Even normal people can hold it more steady!

So bottom line - it had a lot of promise, but for me the promise wasn't fulfilled because I couldn't even keep my eyes open for most of the movie. At least two of us were suffering from motion sickness by the end because of all the jarring, and that really took away from suggestion of horror which completely makes a psychological thriller.

If you haven't seen it and can handle the hand-held camera footage, then I think it's worth checking out. If you saw it, I'd be curious to know what you thought.

Clue

Hope you had a wonderful Halloween! Mine was very laid back, no costuming this year, but did go hang out with friends at Stephen's house. He lives in a real house in a neighborhood, so we thought he had the best chances of having tick-or-treaters come to the door. Not so much the case (only three kids total, if you don't count the pizza delivery lady who we did get to say "trick-or-treat!"), but at least the three kids were cute. Two boys actually sang me the "Trick-or-Treak, smell my feet song" and the one little girl told me how old she was (7) when I asked what year she was dressed as (lol - she was actually a 70s chick...her mom told me the daughter didn't really understand the costume but fell in love with it and had to have it.)

Then, my friend Liberty came to the party with Clue and Sweeney Todd - not horror movies, but still appropriately creepy for the holiday.

We opted for Clue first. Lande had been surprised that I hadn't seen it, especially considering how much Colyn likes the movie. I actually hadn't heard of the movie before, and Liberty was equally shocked that I'd graduated from AAHS without ever being exposed. So, finally seeing this one was kind of a big deal.

And...I loved it! Totally cheesey, but I loved the board game and whoever wrote the script must have had a ball with it! Some lines that stick with me:

Q: "Why isn't the care moving?"
A: "Because it's scared!"

Butler: "Mrs. White, how many husbands have you had?"
Mrs. White: "Mine or other women's?"
Butler: "Just yours"
Mrs. White: "Just the five...husbands should be like Kleenex, soft strong and disposable"

Ms. Scarlett at the end, after having the accuasation directed at her "That's very good! How did you know, are you Perry Mason or something?" (said with utter delight)

Butler to Scarlett: "Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn"

Seriously, I think I need to own this movie. The entire cast rocked their parts, almost every line was memorable, and the movie had three endings. That's right...just like in the game, where a variety of things could be the answer...so it was here!

And, in case you were wondering, I am reminded that I also need to have a house with secret passages at some point down the road.