Home Alone

Since it is the last post and we are close to the Christmas time, I thought why not include a classic Christmas movie. I have seen this movie every year during the holidays, sometimes I just will watch it for the heck of it. My siblings and I would always sit around with our cup of hot chocolate or bowl of menudo or even a cup of champurrado. Most of the time my siblings always watch Christmas movies together. The film is hilarious and fits well into with the Christmas spirit. I think that everyone has at least seen this film more than once; because it has been around for like forever. There is more than one "Home Alone" film, but the third film is not with the same actor. This movie is about when bratty eight-year old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the family accidentally leave to the airport without Kevin, he wakes up to an empty house and thinks his wish that he had no family came true; but his excitement goes away when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rib the house and Kevin must protect the family home. Every time I watch this movie it always puts me in a good mood, with all the of the comedic actions in the film why wouldn't it make you happy. So during the Holidays get your family together with a cup of hot chocolate and sit down and and have a good time.

Doctor Strange

Over the weekend I went to go watch the new installment to the Marvel universe, Dr. Strange. I have been waiting since last year to watch the film; because I was eager to see who he was and what it was going to be about. I saw the film with my roommates at the Galaxy movie theaters in Riverbank. It was one of the best movie experiences I have ever had. We got to go to a private screening so it was much different than your regular screening room. The seats reclined, which was the best thing ever; because you could actually lay down and watch the film instead of having to sit straight up for two hours. The film overall I loved, it met all of my expectations; I was a little disappointed in how there was not a longer fight scene compared to the other Marvel films. The fight scene was probably long,it just didn't seem like it to me. My favorite thing about the film were the graphics. You could easily tell the animation team put in some hard work into the film; because nothing looked fake. I also like how Marvel always put a little snip bit of Stan Lee in these films. They also get each character in point, like the actor or actress who portrays the character looks exactly like the character. The story line I liked a lot, it fits very well with the other marvel films. The film is about Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberpatch) takes a horrible turn in a car accident that destroys his hands. He turns to modern medicine to help, but that soon fails him; so he turns to a mysterious enclave to help heal him. He will soon learn the truth of the enclave, about the battle between these dark forces. Not long is he forced to choose between his life of fortune and status or become one of the most powerful sorcerer's and help defend the world. I know I have recommended several films to see, but trust me on this one; you need to go see this film. Even if you know nothing about the Marvel universe it doesn't matter, GO WATCH IT!

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

I know that Halloween is over, but I was still in the Halloween spirit. I was terrified to watch the film; but I was curious as to what this one was about. Now after having watched it I probably will not watch it again, unless I was with a group of friends. Throughout the film I was terrified; because of all the jump scares and the demon. This film revolves around the third Paranormal Activity, and it was released last year so it is the newest of the franchise. The story for this one is Ryan Fleege (Chris J. Murray), his wife Emily (Brit Shaw), and their 7-year-old daughter Leila (Ivy George) were preparing for Christmas in their new home. Later they find an old mysterious camcorder, the father finds out that it shows mysterious objects through the lense that are invisible to the naked eye. When Leila starts talking to an imaginary friend (Toby) and shows signs of odd behavior, the couple will soon find themselves in a horrible battle with the supernatural force. I do not really watch films that scare me, but I would rather watch a film like this then one about killing. I think that this film and "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" are the most creepiest, strangest, and scariest from the whole movie franchise. Some of you might agree on my opinion. and that is fine. What I did not like about the film were the graphics; some of the graphics used to represent the demon looked very fake as if they came out of a video game. You could easily tell the representation for the demon was fake. Overall I would personally give this film a 4 out of 5.