movie: Frankenweenie
starring: Martin Short, Charlie Tahan
genre: cartoon
year:2012
format: Shaw Video On Demand
plot: Victor sees his dog and only real friend die when the dog chases a ball into the road, then decides to use science to bring the pet back to life after watching his teacher show the class that electric currents can reanimate muscle and flesh
This is a version of the classic Frankenstein story. It's done in black and white, it ends with the lead characters at a windmill and on fire. And yes, it's a vampire story.
One of the most common definitions of a vampire is a reanimated corpse, which is what the Frankenstein creature is. And the electricity, is the lifeforce replacement.
I have been wanting to see this for months, very excited about it given it's a Tim Burton film and is like I said, a retelling of Frankenstein, the characters are even named Frankenstein and Van Helsing,(and you can't miss the Vincent Price looking character) but I was in the disappointed. It just really fell short for me, specially given this is a remake of an Tim Burton based film ( 1984 short with the same title)
what do i think I learned from this film?
Be careful what you wish for
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Feb 21st
Just a short note. I realize I missed both Tuesday and Wednesday this week on the 365 Days challenge. (and tonight as well) And the reason is I'm not home this week (spending a week with mother) and do not have access to my vampire collection.
I thought that maybe I'd have access to episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at lest, but it doesn't look like it. I'll be back home in a few days and back to the challenge (most likely Monday) and will have a couple of days of "marathons" next week.
In the meantime, I took over my mother's kitchen yesterday and did a post on my movie blog that is connected to Lost Boys.
I thought that maybe I'd have access to episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at lest, but it doesn't look like it. I'll be back home in a few days and back to the challenge (most likely Monday) and will have a couple of days of "marathons" next week.
In the meantime, I took over my mother's kitchen yesterday and did a post on my movie blog that is connected to Lost Boys.
Monday, February 18, 2013
365 Days- Day 37
movie: Innocent Blood
starring: Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia
genre: Crime, Comedy
year: 1992
format: VHS
plot: A female vampire feeds off of a few members of the mob, but fails to kill one of her victims, mob boss Sal. Sal then goes on a killing spree turning many of his crew into vampires, while an undercover cop tries to stop him along with the female vampire.
I think the metaphor of crime life (is that a real term?) as a vampire (once you're in -you're in for life) is brilliant. This film sort of balanced on the edge of organized crime stories just before they became their own genre.
I almost want to class this in food movies too, just for the fact that at some point, every character is eating. (from Mussels in red wine sauce with garlic, to deli sandwiches, to pizza and cold Chinese) It's a running theme throughout the film. (a few scenes take place inside of a restaurant and many outside of an Oyster house)
The cast in this is jammed with actors who have been in other vampire movies as well, Kim Coates (Red Blooded American Girl, Dracula the Series, The Club) Angela Bassett (Vampire in Brooklyn) Tom Savini (Lost Boys 2 Tribe, From Dusk till Dawn, Martin)
what do i think i learned from this film?
Trust is more then just something you earn, it's something you have to feel.
starring: Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia
genre: Crime, Comedy
year: 1992
format: VHS
I think the metaphor of crime life (is that a real term?) as a vampire (once you're in -you're in for life) is brilliant. This film sort of balanced on the edge of organized crime stories just before they became their own genre.
I almost want to class this in food movies too, just for the fact that at some point, every character is eating. (from Mussels in red wine sauce with garlic, to deli sandwiches, to pizza and cold Chinese) It's a running theme throughout the film. (a few scenes take place inside of a restaurant and many outside of an Oyster house)
The cast in this is jammed with actors who have been in other vampire movies as well, Kim Coates (Red Blooded American Girl, Dracula the Series, The Club) Angela Bassett (Vampire in Brooklyn) Tom Savini (Lost Boys 2 Tribe, From Dusk till Dawn, Martin)
what do i think i learned from this film?
Trust is more then just something you earn, it's something you have to feel.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
365 Days- Day 36
The Vampire Diaries - Season 1 Episode 2 Night of the Comet
We open with a young teenaged couple making out in the woods, the guy going to the car to get something. The woman hears what she thinks is rain, but it ends up being blood from her now dead boyfriend. She starts running in the woods, only to get caught and bitten.
We then see both Elena and Stefan each in their homes writing in their diaries about each other. We then see Elena's aunt getting ready for a teacher meeting. And Jeremy visiting his girlfriend in the hospital.
The history teacher starts talking about a comet, which has some mystical element to it. We then see Bonnie and Caroline talking about how Bonnie is a witch, while Tyler and Jeremy have a bit of a fight over a girl.
Stefan overhears Elena and Matt talking about Matt's sister being in the hospital and having said that a vampire attacked her. Stefan then goes to the hospital to make her forget what she saw.
We see Elena go to Stefan's house, and bumps into Damon.
Back in the hospital, Vickie starts to realize something is wrong since she was attacked, and shows the first signs of turning into a vampire.
Everyone is gathered for the viewing of the comet, in the town square. Meanwhile, Elena has to deal with her brother and Vickie doing drugs. Stefan then finds out that Damon grabbed Vickie and took her to a roof, trying to get her to remember what it was that attacked her. Damon convinces her that it was Stefan who turned her, the whole time trying to make Stefan feed off her. Bonnie then has a vision when she talks to Stefan a little while later.
Caroline meets Damon and goes home with him, while Elena and Stefan get closer.
We open with a young teenaged couple making out in the woods, the guy going to the car to get something. The woman hears what she thinks is rain, but it ends up being blood from her now dead boyfriend. She starts running in the woods, only to get caught and bitten.
We then see both Elena and Stefan each in their homes writing in their diaries about each other. We then see Elena's aunt getting ready for a teacher meeting. And Jeremy visiting his girlfriend in the hospital.
The history teacher starts talking about a comet, which has some mystical element to it. We then see Bonnie and Caroline talking about how Bonnie is a witch, while Tyler and Jeremy have a bit of a fight over a girl.
Stefan overhears Elena and Matt talking about Matt's sister being in the hospital and having said that a vampire attacked her. Stefan then goes to the hospital to make her forget what she saw.
We see Elena go to Stefan's house, and bumps into Damon.
Back in the hospital, Vickie starts to realize something is wrong since she was attacked, and shows the first signs of turning into a vampire.
Everyone is gathered for the viewing of the comet, in the town square. Meanwhile, Elena has to deal with her brother and Vickie doing drugs. Stefan then finds out that Damon grabbed Vickie and took her to a roof, trying to get her to remember what it was that attacked her. Damon convinces her that it was Stefan who turned her, the whole time trying to make Stefan feed off her. Bonnie then has a vision when she talks to Stefan a little while later.
Caroline meets Damon and goes home with him, while Elena and Stefan get closer.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
365 Days-Day 35
Dracula the Series- Episode 6 Black Sheep
We open with a man standing at a grave, talking to it. He mentions Klaus and how he's going to stop him. Klaus then appears, taunting the man. He then disappears in a cloud of fog and bats.
We then see the house, where Max is complaining about not able to watch tv or listen to the radio. Gustav hands him a radio from the 1950's and tells him if he can fix it, it's his. Gustav then looks at the calendar and realizes it's the full moon. A knock at the door reveals the man who had been standing at the grave the night before.
Inviting him in, they talk about Klaus and how he killed the man's wife, turning her into a vampire, unaware that Gustav already knows about Klaus.
We see Max working on the radio, while the man and Gustav continue to talk about killing the vampires, and offers him anything he wants. Gustav turns him down and the man leaves.
We are then at the office of Lucard Industries where Dracula yells at Klaus for being late. Ends up that Klaus has been killing without covering up the vampire attacks. They struggle, Dracula getting angrier by the second, punishing Klaus. They then continue talking about government business.
Back at the house, it's the next day and Max picks up a telephone call between Klaus and Dracula on the old radio. The man shows up again, begging Gustav to kill Klaus, showing that Klaus has been on a patterned attack spree.
No one understands yet why Gustav is unwilling to kill Klaus.
Nightfall, and we see a meeting between Gustav and Klaus, where Gustav warns him to cancel whatever it is he's up to.
Back at the house, the kids are playing around with the radio again and pick another telephone call on it. The man is then back at the house, screaming at Gustav about having messed up the surprise attack he had planned on Klaus.
Gustav then goes out to the graveyard to the Van Helsing family tomb, while the kids go to a park hunting for Dracula's hidden treasure.
We learn that this is St. George's Eve, and that vampires must return to the place they were first buried, which is why Gustav is waiting around the family tomb. We learn that Klaus is Gustav's son. The old man shows up ready to kill them both. But as he fires the crossbow, Dracula appears and breaks the stake. Dracula then tells Gustav to finish Klaus, saying that he's too much of a child.
Dracula then tells Gustav that he knew the kids were listening in, and that the park is a distraction to keep them busy for the evening before flying off. Gustav then grabs the old man and locks Klaus in the tomb.
Gustav then meets up with the kids, and lets them know he was aware they were on a wild goose chase. And as they all leave the park, three blue flames spring up marking where there is actual vampire treasure.
We open with a man standing at a grave, talking to it. He mentions Klaus and how he's going to stop him. Klaus then appears, taunting the man. He then disappears in a cloud of fog and bats.
We then see the house, where Max is complaining about not able to watch tv or listen to the radio. Gustav hands him a radio from the 1950's and tells him if he can fix it, it's his. Gustav then looks at the calendar and realizes it's the full moon. A knock at the door reveals the man who had been standing at the grave the night before.
Inviting him in, they talk about Klaus and how he killed the man's wife, turning her into a vampire, unaware that Gustav already knows about Klaus.
We see Max working on the radio, while the man and Gustav continue to talk about killing the vampires, and offers him anything he wants. Gustav turns him down and the man leaves.
We are then at the office of Lucard Industries where Dracula yells at Klaus for being late. Ends up that Klaus has been killing without covering up the vampire attacks. They struggle, Dracula getting angrier by the second, punishing Klaus. They then continue talking about government business.
Back at the house, it's the next day and Max picks up a telephone call between Klaus and Dracula on the old radio. The man shows up again, begging Gustav to kill Klaus, showing that Klaus has been on a patterned attack spree.
No one understands yet why Gustav is unwilling to kill Klaus.
Nightfall, and we see a meeting between Gustav and Klaus, where Gustav warns him to cancel whatever it is he's up to.
Back at the house, the kids are playing around with the radio again and pick another telephone call on it. The man is then back at the house, screaming at Gustav about having messed up the surprise attack he had planned on Klaus.
Gustav then goes out to the graveyard to the Van Helsing family tomb, while the kids go to a park hunting for Dracula's hidden treasure.
We learn that this is St. George's Eve, and that vampires must return to the place they were first buried, which is why Gustav is waiting around the family tomb. We learn that Klaus is Gustav's son. The old man shows up ready to kill them both. But as he fires the crossbow, Dracula appears and breaks the stake. Dracula then tells Gustav to finish Klaus, saying that he's too much of a child.
Dracula then tells Gustav that he knew the kids were listening in, and that the park is a distraction to keep them busy for the evening before flying off. Gustav then grabs the old man and locks Klaus in the tomb.
Gustav then meets up with the kids, and lets them know he was aware they were on a wild goose chase. And as they all leave the park, three blue flames spring up marking where there is actual vampire treasure.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
365 Days- Day 34
Dracula the Series- Episode 5 The Vampire Solution
We open with Gustav and a former student of his working on potion. Sophie comes in and they start talking to her about the missing ingredient for the potion, which is suppose to be able to turn a vampire back into a human, curing them.
As Arthur, is leaving the house, he is kidnapped by a guy in dark glasses. Gustav hears a noise and goes to look out the window.
Next scene is a detective checking the house, not believing that Arthur was kidnapped. Gustav tries to tell the detective that Lucard is behind the kidnapping, and that the reason was because they were trying to destroy Lucard's business.
We then see Max and Chris coming out of the store, and Max saying he's going to jog home. Next is Gustav at the office of Lucard Industries, planting a computer virus, and is caught by the same strange man who kidnapped his former student Arthur.
Back at the house, we see Max working out and Chris mocking him. Sophie then talks Max into doing Yoga.
Back at the castle, Dracula and the stranger have Gustav and start having a verbal battle over plays. We learn that there is a history between Gustav and the stranger, Klaus. Dracula has to play ref between the two, reminding Klaus that he's acting like a child.
Back at the house, we see Sophie and Max trying a few moves of Tai-Chi, in an attempt to have Max learn to balance himself. Then we see Gustav back at the castle locked up in the basement with Arthur, both having been bitten. Gustav has the potion with him, drinking it. Then we learn it wasn't the potion, but in fact one of Max's protein drinks.
Back at the house, the kids realize Gustav has gone to the castle. All three show up and break into the place. Max stumbles across Dracula and Klaus, who are checking a copy of Henry V. Max goes to defend himself, and accidentally shoots lighting bolts out of his fingers, which ends up being a result of having drank the anti-vampire potion by mistake.
They find Gustav and Arthur, but they are turning quickly into vampires. As they are leaving the castle, both Dracula and Klaus trap them again. Max ends up having just enough of the potion in his system for one more bolt of lightening which holds them off for everyone to run.
Back at the house, the kids are making a new batch of the potion. Gustav drinks the potion and turns back to a human, but Arthur refuses, staying a vampire.
Too bad for him he was standing beside the cross that hung in the living room, which burned him to ash.
We then see Dracula and Klaus back at the castle, talking about the computer virus being a fake, and how they knew about the potion. Dracula then starts to quote Romeo and Juliet; which they argue about the scene.
This is the episode where we are introduced to Klaus who will become a major character in the rest of the series, and is played by Geraint Wyn Davies, who would go on to play the lead in the tv show Forever Knight a year later. Ironically, Geordie Johnson who plays Dracula/Lucard would do an episode of Forever Knight as a talk show host, and Bernard Behrens who plays Gustav would also do an episode of Forever Knight.
We open with Gustav and a former student of his working on potion. Sophie comes in and they start talking to her about the missing ingredient for the potion, which is suppose to be able to turn a vampire back into a human, curing them.
As Arthur, is leaving the house, he is kidnapped by a guy in dark glasses. Gustav hears a noise and goes to look out the window.
Next scene is a detective checking the house, not believing that Arthur was kidnapped. Gustav tries to tell the detective that Lucard is behind the kidnapping, and that the reason was because they were trying to destroy Lucard's business.
We then see Max and Chris coming out of the store, and Max saying he's going to jog home. Next is Gustav at the office of Lucard Industries, planting a computer virus, and is caught by the same strange man who kidnapped his former student Arthur.
Back at the house, we see Max working out and Chris mocking him. Sophie then talks Max into doing Yoga.
Back at the castle, Dracula and the stranger have Gustav and start having a verbal battle over plays. We learn that there is a history between Gustav and the stranger, Klaus. Dracula has to play ref between the two, reminding Klaus that he's acting like a child.
Back at the house, we see Sophie and Max trying a few moves of Tai-Chi, in an attempt to have Max learn to balance himself. Then we see Gustav back at the castle locked up in the basement with Arthur, both having been bitten. Gustav has the potion with him, drinking it. Then we learn it wasn't the potion, but in fact one of Max's protein drinks.
Back at the house, the kids realize Gustav has gone to the castle. All three show up and break into the place. Max stumbles across Dracula and Klaus, who are checking a copy of Henry V. Max goes to defend himself, and accidentally shoots lighting bolts out of his fingers, which ends up being a result of having drank the anti-vampire potion by mistake.
They find Gustav and Arthur, but they are turning quickly into vampires. As they are leaving the castle, both Dracula and Klaus trap them again. Max ends up having just enough of the potion in his system for one more bolt of lightening which holds them off for everyone to run.
Back at the house, the kids are making a new batch of the potion. Gustav drinks the potion and turns back to a human, but Arthur refuses, staying a vampire.
Too bad for him he was standing beside the cross that hung in the living room, which burned him to ash.
We then see Dracula and Klaus back at the castle, talking about the computer virus being a fake, and how they knew about the potion. Dracula then starts to quote Romeo and Juliet; which they argue about the scene.
This is the episode where we are introduced to Klaus who will become a major character in the rest of the series, and is played by Geraint Wyn Davies, who would go on to play the lead in the tv show Forever Knight a year later. Ironically, Geordie Johnson who plays Dracula/Lucard would do an episode of Forever Knight as a talk show host, and Bernard Behrens who plays Gustav would also do an episode of Forever Knight.
Monday, February 11, 2013
365 Days- Day 33
movie: Vampire in Brooklyn
starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
genre: Comedy
year: 1995
format: DVD
plot: A female cop starts having nightmares, just as a mysterious ship crashes into the docks in Brooklyn. Her and her partner then find themselves in the middle of a strange case that starts with the entire crew of the boat having been slaughtered. Within hours, they meet Maximillian, who ends up being the last vampire of his tribe. He's there to find a half vampire female who just happens to be the cop trailing his murder case. Max has less then a week to get her to fall in love with him before a curse kills him
I think I'm the only person on the planet who likes this movie. It's actually my all time favourite Eddie Murphy movie. I've seen articles from the cast and crew of this film saying how even they ended up not caring for the final product, but personally I think it's one of the better vampire films to come out of the mid 1990's.
And considering it is a movie of the 90's, it's flavour is more of that from the 1970's. It's very much inline with the two Blacula films, only funny.
Eddie Murphy plays three characters in one, as he plays a vampire who can change his appearance.
I still have a small inch of hope that there will at some point be a part two. (sssshhh let me have my delusions)
what do i think i learned from this film?
Never sit on a vampire's coffin. You have to have faith in something, even if it seems like the most out there idea anyone has ever heard. All myths have roots in reality.
starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett
genre: Comedy
year: 1995
format: DVD
I think I'm the only person on the planet who likes this movie. It's actually my all time favourite Eddie Murphy movie. I've seen articles from the cast and crew of this film saying how even they ended up not caring for the final product, but personally I think it's one of the better vampire films to come out of the mid 1990's.
And considering it is a movie of the 90's, it's flavour is more of that from the 1970's. It's very much inline with the two Blacula films, only funny.
Eddie Murphy plays three characters in one, as he plays a vampire who can change his appearance.
I still have a small inch of hope that there will at some point be a part two. (sssshhh let me have my delusions)
what do i think i learned from this film?
Never sit on a vampire's coffin. You have to have faith in something, even if it seems like the most out there idea anyone has ever heard. All myths have roots in reality.
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