Watched 'Paranormal Activity 3'

Today has turned into a cross-promoting venture and it was unintentional -- both this site (Enter Paranormal) and my Author site have seriously overlapped in blogging about related content...Here's a tiny blip of what I posted at my Author Site: 

Just watched 'Paranormal Activity 3' with my husband. He fell asleep midway through it and I kept waking him up like ten times. Once we got beyond the middle of the movie, the action picked up some. I rarely ever give negative feedback, but I guess I expected way more screeches (from me) and scenes that would make me jump off the couch. The scare factor level was low and the frequency of really spooky stuff happening wasn't very often. I remember watching the first two PA and clinging to the ceiling and afraid to walk down my dark hallway!

To finish reading hop over there: http://www.ginamarielong.com/2012/02/paranormal-activity-3-couldve-had-more.html

'The Vampire Diaries' - Werewolf Refresher

The Vampire Diaries/Tyler/CW promo

'The Vampire Diaries' manages to do a nice job of sucking you into their supernatural world filled with very specific, deep mythology on the vampires, werewolves and witches. Sometimes I feel like I need a refresher course on what different characters/beings are capable of doing or how someone is connected to another or how they "came to be". Recently, I questioned my memory on the werewolf storyline and started scratching my head...so...

I stumbled across this tremendous resource at: http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/Werewolf (see-I'm giving credit where it's due:) If you want to see LOADS more of 'The Vampire Diaries' goodies (it claims to have 886 PAGES!!!!), go check it out. Otherwise, if you want the low-down on the werewolf "rules" of the show, read on. (I will leave the specific links within the article for convenience in finding out extra stuff.)

History

Not much is known about the history of werewolves except that they existed before vampires were created over 1,000 years ago. However, it was revealed that Mikael, father of the Original vampire family, unwittingly ignited a war between the species not long after turning his family into vampires; when Klaus transitioned his werewolf gene was activated, revealing he was not in fact Mikael's son; enraged by his wife's affair, Mikael slaughtered Klaus' biological werewolf father and his entire family, which began a raging blood feud between werewolves and vampires that continues to this day.

Psychological Characteristics

Werewolves are known to be aggressive strong and fast even in human form. Tyler Lockwood often had trouble controlling his temper. Those with the werewolf curse still latent can exhibit some supernatural traits which can be triggered by aggression, along with unusual physical strength for the person's given size but they cannot fully transform. Also werewolves have a higher body temperature than humans. When Tyler first activates his curse he states that his skin feels as if it's on fire. With the curse activated their eyes turn yellow while enraged, as Mason's eyes did when he stopped the fight between Tyler and Carter (Brave New World). Activating the curse is also painful. When there is a full moon after sunset they will transform into canine form, looking very much like a timber-wolf, although larger. They can also be distinguished from regular wolves by their displays of supernatural strength, speed, and overall size.
Werewolves have and will attack humans, but instinct and centuries of rivalry have hardwired them to hunt their prey of choice: Vampires. This especially began after vampires drove werewolves almost to extinction. So, if a werewolf finds prey, whether it's a human or a vampire, it will be mauled, ripped apart and devoured. In 1864, George Lockwood had attacked several humans and killed them, leaving horrific wounds on the corpses, (essentially ripping them apart) much worse than some vampires would have. This is evident when Henry tells Katherine that the wounds "worse than anything he had ever seen before." Despite this, with the cooperation of Katherine Pierce, who was running from The Originals, George was able to convince the Mystic Falls town council that vampires were responsible which lead to their round up. It is unknown if George continued his attacks there or elsewhere.

Food

Like normal people, werewolves can eat normal food if they choose to. However, because they turn into ferocious beasts during the full moon, they are flesh eating creatures. When they feed, it is absorbed throughout the body and they need to consume organs or body parts, but they do not have to feed in order to prolong their existence like Vampires. There is no known side effects in the absence of devouring victims in werewolf form. It seems that most werewolves do not get to feed because of the fact that most tend to lock themselves up during the full moon, or that before or after they make a kill, they're scared off before they get to chance to truly feed.
Werewolves have not been seen to attack each other in human or lupine form, but have been known to hunt both human and vampire prey while transformed under the full moon. Jules, for example, was seen to be horrified when she woke up to find she'd slaughtered a group of campers after attacking Rose. Werewolves seem to have an urge to attack vampires regardless of what form they are in, as witnessed in The Hybrid when a werewolf instinctively attacks the vampire Damon Salvatore instead of pursuing its first choice, Elena Gilbert, and when Ray (a newly turned hybrid) instinctively attacked Damon on sight.

Appearances

Werewolves in their wolf form have the appearances of an ordinary wolf, but with glowing yellow eyes and a much larger and brute-like appearance. The fur color of their wolf forms differ from one to another (e.g., Tyler Lockwood's fur color is dark brown, Mason Lockwood's is white and grey, Jules is light brown and hints of white. Werewolves appear the same as any other human the rest of the month, apart from the full moon.

Triggering The Werewolf Curse

A werewolf has to kill a human in order to trigger their werewolf curse to activate their powers, regardless of the fact whether the curse was activated accidentally, or it was intentional. After the curse is triggered their eyes will turn yellow and their powers will activate instantly.

Werewolf Transformation

A werewolf will only transform in to a wolf under a full moon. The first transformation is quite slow and the person is subjected to at least five hours of intense pain before transforming. After the first transformation it will get faster but still hurt.

During the transformation, the body of the person is twisted in an unnatural manner as bones reshape and shift to form a wolf skeleton, causing the person immense pain. Later, the person grows excessive body hair and becomes feral and huge eyes that glow yellow and fangs, then in minutes the werewolf will become a wolf. A werewolf returns to their human form in after a few hours. After the first transformation the werewolf will experience muscle aches. Older werewolves can control themselves to some extent on the night of the full moon.

Powers and Abilities

• Super Strength: Werewolves are much stronger than any Human. They are not as strong as a Vampire whilst in Human form but when it is a full moon they are more powerful than most Vampires. Rose, a 500+ Vampire was knocked down and over-powered by the fully transformed Werewolf Jules. Another case was when Damon Salvatore, a 100+ vampire could barely hold off the transforming, newborn, Werewolf Tyler Lockwood.
• Super Speed: Werewolves are extremely faster than any Humans and non-Original Vampires. Werewolves can use this ability in either Human or wolf form. Under the full moon, Werewolves can use their speed in wolf form to even swiftly chase down Vampires.
• Anger: When a Werewolf is furious, their anger increase all their powers and abilities for a short period of time, as well as can have an advantage over a Vampire.
• Heightened Senses: Werewolves have extremely keen senses of smell, sight, taste, and hearing.
• Night Vision: Werewolves can see in total darkness.
• Super Agility: Werewolves possess superhuman agility. They can move, jump, climb, and run incredibly fast without difficulty or exhaustion.
• Accelerated Healing: Werewolves possess superhuman regenerative abilities, meaning if ever injured, their bodies will heal near instantaneously. Silver will accelerate it even more.
• Endurance: Werewolves can take far more trauma than Humans can without much discomfort or injury. they can also exert themselves without much tire.
• Lie Detection: Werewolves are able to sense if you're lying or not.
• Werewolf Bite: The bite of a Werewolf is extremely lethal to normal Vampires but not to an Original.
• Full Moon: Werewolves' powers and abilities are enhanced and are at their peak during a full moon.
• Shapeshifting: Werewolves turn into wolves under a full moon, but they have no control over themselves.

Weaknesses

• Wolfsbane - When ingested, wolfsbane causes a werewolf to become severely weak and feverish. Although, If a werewolf's skin is exposed to wolfsbane, it can result in burning them.
• Device - Invented by Jonathan Gilbert (Enchanted by Emily Bennett), the Device was a weapon designed to emit a high-frequency noise that could only be heard by vampires and werewolves.
• Broken Neck - By breaking a werewolves neck, it results in instant death.
• Magic - Witches are able to curse and inflict supernaturals aneurysms that cause the blood vessels of werewolves to explode.
• Heart Extraction - If the heart of a werewolf is removed, it will cause instant death.

Myths

• Silver - They are not weakened by or allergic to silver, as Mason explained after Damon stabbed him with a silver knife. Mason said that the myth was probably started by werewolves. That's why Klaus can't be killed by the white oak daggers.

So, are you like me and just LOVE reading this stuff?! Can't wait till the next episode!!

'The Woman in Black' - Pat on Back for Radcliffe

The Woman in Black Movie Promo Poster

The Weekend Box Office reports that 'The Woman In Black' and 'Chronicle' battled for the number one spot. 'Chronicle' beat 'Black', but by very little. And this was the first time ever that two titles opened to over $20 million on a Super Bowl weekend. 'The Woman in Black' raked in about $21 million; 'Chronicle' - about $22 million. Neither was expected to surpass the $20 mil mark, so this is great news! Perhaps life after Harry Potter is looking bright for Daniel Radcliffe. Good for him!

The Details:
'The Woman in Black' (2012), PG13,  95 min - Drama | Horror | Thriller -  February 3, 2012 (USA) in theaters.

 

Rating: 7.4 out of a 10 from 854 voters at Internet Movie Database.

Budget: $17,000,000 (estimated)

 

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds.

 

(Very) Brief Synopsis:

A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.

 

Trivia:

>The boy who plays Daniel Radcliffe's son is his real godson, a casting idea made by Radcliffe himself which helped him establish an authentic relationship between father and son.   
>There is a version of 'The Woman in Black' (1989) made for TV. This movie is based on the same novel. 

 

Official Movie Trailer - The Woman in Black

 

Official Movie Featurette - The Woman in Black

 

Official Movie Site - The Woman in Black

 

For Fringe Fans

For Fans of "Fringe", here are links to sites loaded with extra-cool goodies to keep your head swimming for days (or till the next episode): 

Recommended links:

 Official Site
 Fringe 101
 Fox YouTube
 Past+Present+Future (For New and Advanced FRINGE Watchers)
 Facebook
 Twitter
 FRINGEPEDIA
 Fringe on Hulu

Google Plus Fan Site

Wikipedia Fringe

"Grimm" - Raves and Rants

"Grimm"...I'm not sure what to think anymore about this show. Call me stupid (I'm sure some will) but I just don't "get" the deal about the different creatures. Only a Grimm is supposed to be able to see the creature's true nature, how they really look, right? So, are you telling me that all these different creatures cloak or mask themselves against humans? No human, except for those of the Grimm heritage, can see the actual creature. All they see is another regular, average "Joe" or "Jane" going about their business. It's one thing if one type of creature (or maybe a few) are able to mask (conceal, cloak - what do you call it?!) themselves, but ALL the MANY varieties have that ability?

I don't know. I guess it's like werewolves and vampires who can look completely human and if they choose, can also transform into their scary-looking version of themselves.

Another rant I have about "Grimm" - When each episode begins, a few sentences are thrown on the screen to be quickly read by the viewer. The lines are from one of the Grimms' fairy tales that relate to the story you're about to watch. The problem is, my husband and I will look at each other and try desperately to figure out WHICH fairy tale the few lines are actually referring to. Of course, as the show proceeds, you get your answer, but I wish under those few lines it would reference the related fairy tale right from the start.

Other thoughts: Nick's fiancee, Juliette, is starting to snoop around and you'd think at some point she's going to figure out Nick's unique "Grimm" talent or he's going to tell her about it. Same for Nick's detective partner. 

My raves about "Grimm": How cool is Aunt Marie's trailer? It's jam-packed with old books that explain about the different creatures, weapons of all sorts for fighting the bad dudes, magic potions, mystical kick-butt thingys, and stuff we have yet to learn about!

Also, I love Monroe. Sorry other characters - but Monroe is the star of the show. On the January 20th episode, it seems the creature community isn't thrilled that Monroe is helping Nick - a Grimm - and in turn beat the crap out of him (Monroe). A scythe symbol drawn in blood on Monroe's car translates into Reapers of the Grimm. Not good for Nick...or Monroe helping him with his detective cases. But the beer bottle toast between the two seal the deal that they are buddies and Monroe ain't backing down. He'll be better prepared next time...Yes!

Here is a list of Grimms' Fairy Tales found at:
All Family Resources

The Frog King, or Iron Henry Our Lady's Child The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids Faithful John The Good Bargain The Twelve Brothers Brother and Sister Rapunzel The Three Little Men in the Wood The Three Spinners Hansel and Grethel (called Gretel in this version) The Three Snake-Leaves The White Snake The Valiant Little Tailor Cinderella The Riddle Mother Holle The Seven Ravens Little Red-Cap The Singing Bone The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs The Girl Without Hands Clever Hans The Three Languages Clever Elsie The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and The Cudgel in the Sack Thumbling The Elves (two stories) The Robber Bridegroom The Godfather Frau Trude Godfather Death Thumbling as Journeyman Fitcher's Bird The Juniper-Tree Old Sultan The Six Swans Little Briar-Rose Fundevogel King Thrushbeard Little Snow-White The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn Rumpelstiltskin Sweetheart Roland The Golden Bird The Two Brothers The Queen Bee The Three Feathers The Golden Goose Allerleirauh The Hare's Bride The Twelve Huntsmen The Thief and His Master The Three Sons of Fortune How Six Men Got On in the World Gossip Wolf and the Fox The Pink The Old Man and His Grandson The Water-Nix Brother Lustig Hans in Luck Hans Married The Gold-Children The Singing, Soaring Lark The Goose-Girl The Young Giant The Elves (another story with that title) The King of the Golden Mountain

The Raven The Peasant's Wise Daughter The Three Little Birds The Water of Life The Spirit in the Bottle The Devil's Sooty Brother Bearskin The Willow-Wren and the Bear Sweet Porridge Wise Folks Stories About Snakes (called paddocks in this version) The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat The Two Travellers Hans the Hedgehog The Shroud The Skilful Huntsman The Two Kings' Children The Cunning Little Tailor The Bright Sun Brings It to Light The Blue Light The Wilful Child The King's Son Who Feared Nothing Donkey Cabbages The Old Woman in the Wood The Three Brothers The Devil and His Grandmother Ferdinand the Faithful The Iron Stove The Four Skilful Brothers One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces The Six Servants The White Bride and the Black One Iron John The Three Black Princesses Knoist and His Three Sons The Maid of Brakel Domestic Servants The Lambkin and the Little Fish Simeli Mountain Going A-Travelling The Donkey The Ungrateful Son The Turnip The Old Man Made Young Again The Three Sluggards The Shepherd Boy The Star-Money The Stolen Farthings Brides On Their Trial The Sparrow and His Four Children Snow-White and Rose-Red The Glass Coffin Lazy Harry The Griffin Strong Hans The Hut in the Forest The Goose-Girl at the Well Eve's Various Children The Nix of the Mill-Pond The Poor Boy in the Grave The True Sweetheart The Spindle, The Shuttle, and The Needle The Sea-Hare The Master-Thief The Drummer The Ear of Corn Old Rinkrank

The Crystal Ball Maid Maleen St. Joseph in the Forest The Twelve Apostles The Rose Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven God's Food The Three Green Twigs The Aged Mother The Hazel-Branch Cat and Mouse in Partnership The Wonderful Musician The Pack of Ragamuffins The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean The Fisherman and His Wife The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage The Bremen Town-Musicians The Louse and the Flea The Tailor in Heaven The Wedding of Mrs. Fox (two stories) The Elves (one more story) Herr Korbes The Dog and the Sparrow Frederick and Catherine The Little Peasant Jorinda and Joringel The Wolf and the Man The Wolf and the Fox The Fox and the Cat Clever Grethel (called Gretel in this version) The Death of the Little Hen Gambling Hansel The Fox and the Geese The Poor Man and the Rich Man Old Hildebrand Doctor Knowall The Jew Among Thorns The Flail from Heaven The Three Army-Surgeons The Seven Swabians The Three Apprentices The Lazy Spinner The Fox and the Horse The Lord's Animals and the Devil's The Beam The Old Beggar-Woman Odds and Ends (called hurds in this version) The Story of Schlauraffen Land The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders A Riddling Tale The Wise Servant The Peasant in Heaven Lean Lisa Sharing Joy and Sorrow The Willow-Wren The Sole The Bittern and the Hoopoe The Owl The Moon The Duration of Life Death's Messengers Master Pfriem The Little Folks' Presents The Giant and the Tailor The Nail The Hare and the Hedgehog The Peasant and the Devil The Crumbs on the Table The Grave-Mound The Boots of Buffalo-Leather The Golden Key

"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" - And Now I Am!

"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" DVD promo

"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" - August 26, 2011 (USA)-released in theaters. DVD Release Date: January 3, 2012. Rated R, 99 min - Fantasy | Horror | Thriller.
Ratings: 5.7 out of a 10 from 11,943 voters at Internet Movie Database.

Brief Synopsis:A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

Stars: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison.

Official Movie Trailer - "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark".
Official Movie Clip - "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark".
Official Movie Website: - "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."

We jumped several times watching this movie. The special effects are great for the little creatures. I kept trying to figure out exactly WHAT they were...the body shape, size, etc. The DVD has special features that you definitely need to view to learn more about the house, the creatures, the original movie, etc.

I dug up some info about the original...
Released in 1973 on TV, Unrated, 74 min, 6.9 out of a 10 rating.

Stars: Kim Darby, Jim Hutton and Barbara Anderson.

 

TRIVIA (from current movie):

>The runes carved into the stone over the furnace that the creatures live down spells out "Be Afraid" in Elder Futhark.

>Appropriately set in Providence, RI as that was the home of H.P. Lovecraft who wrote the story "The Rats in the Walls" which apparently inspired this film.

>Guillermo del Toro (Writer for film): he played a cameo as a passenger on the plane, sitting behind Sally.

>Plot hole:  While supposedly alone, the worker is slashed, beaten and stabbed to the point of near death. Yet nobody once questions how this "accident" could have happened or how he managed to end up with scissors sticking out of his neck.

 

Love this stuff!!

 

 

"The Devil Inside" - Raking in Bucks with Mixed Reviews



The Devil Inside Movie Poster Promo

"The Devil Inside" (2012),  Rated R,  87 min - Horror | Thriller -  January 6, 2012 (USA) in theaters.

Ratings: 3.8 out of a 10 from 2,433 voters at Internet Movie Database.

Brief Synopsis:

In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth.

"The Devil Inside" Official Movie Trailer.

Movie Clip HERE.

Wow! The bulletin boards have been jerking this movie all over - "love it!", "hate it!", "not bad, but not high up there on my favorite list." (Isn't that the case for all movies though? Yeah, but the chatter has been quite blunt and the number of people commenting is super high.) So, here are tidbits of what I've gathered to give you insight into "The Devil Inside", and to prepare you for watching it...IF you choose to:

The BAD:

>Barely any scary moments, plot holes that left you hanging, the ending was NOT satisfactory, theater booed when credits rolled, tired of documentary style horrors with shaky "realistic" camera movements, dialogue is a bit slow sometimes, all the questions weren't answered, you knew what was coming next, should've saved for Halloween release.

The GOOD:

>Certainly worth a look, the strong intro and scene's involving the possessed/exorcisms are what really make the film worth while, the tone was very scary, will end up with a good cult following, story itself is very good, could easily make a sequel next, acting was pretty good, shroud of mystery was a perfect touch, was entertained and freaked out-what a good horror movie should do to you.

TRIVIA

Here's something to look for when watching the movie or if already watched, think if you recall this:

>When Maria is thrown off the table during her exorcism, one of the cameras shows her heart monitor with her vitals flashing. They should not be reading anything as the throw would have disconnected the wires.

"Fright Night" (DVD) - Entertaining!

Fright Night DVD Movie Poster

This movie was much better than what I had anticipated and expected from a remake in this genre. I cannot recall if I had ever watched the original Fright Night (and neither could my husband) which probably helped or influenced our positive opinion on this movie. #1: My husband didn't fall asleep during it. #2: The humor mixed perfectly with the horror at the right times. #3: The special effects were at times mind-blowing but average during other scenes. #4: We could actually follow a plot - a storyline - without any confusion. And the vampires (especially Jerry!) were entertaining. Here are the details for you vampire and movie-lovers:

Fright Night (2011), R rating, 106 min - Comedy | Horror -  Released August 19, 2011 (USA) in theaters; Released December 13, 2011 on DVD & Blu-ray.

 

Ratings: 6.6 out of a 10 from 22,068 voters on Internet Movie Database.

Official Synopsis:

Meet the sexy new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell). He’s dangerously charming – and utterly lethal. That's because he just happens to be a vampire, and out for blood…buckets of it. After high school senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) makes the connection between Jerry’s suspicious activity and a steadily rising body count, he vows to end the reign of terror next door. But he can’t do it alone. His only hope is Las Vegas magician/vampireslayer Peter Vincent (David Tennant). Together, this unlikely duo set out to end Jerry's evil rampage. But Jerry is a ruthless, relentless killer, and he’s not going down without a fight. Get set to sink your teeth into this thrilling re-vamp of the terrifying horror classic. Featuring a star-studded cast and crawling with bonus, FRIGHT NIGHT will captivate you from the very first bite!

Stars: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and David Tennant, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots

 

Official Fright Night Movie Site

 

Official Fright Night Movie Trailer

 

Taglines:   You can't run from evil when it lives next door.

 

Trivia:

>Peter Vincent is named after two horror icons, Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.   
>The club scene originally included a fight between feuding frat boys that was broken up by Jerry with the use of his hypnosis powers. Although the scene was cut, the frat boys can still be seen around the DJ booth when the t-shirts are thrown into the crowd.

>Cameo: 'Chris Sarandon', who played Jerry in the original Fright Night, plays the man who hits the Brewsters' car and ends up bitten by Jerry on the road.   
>Jerry has five stages of makeup, with the last one (when Charley fights in the basement) entirely in CG.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance coming soon

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Movie Poster

A sequel to the original Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage. I am looking forward to this and I imagine my husband will be glued to the screen - he purchased the first movie, if that tells you anything!

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
PG 13,  Action | Fantasy | Thriller - February 17, 2012 (USA)

Synopsis:

As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form.

By day, Johnny is a die-hard stunt rider... but at night, in the presence of evil, he becomes the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of rogue demons.
The sequel to the smash-hit comic book adaptation from 2007 that saw Nicolas Cage as a stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze who gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. 
This movie picks up eight years after the first film. It's a bit more stripped down and has a darker tone.

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds and Idris Elba

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2556337689/  Official Movie Trailer

http://www.thespiritofvengeance.com/ Official Movie Site (Warning: you better have high-speed internet access & the latest Adobe Flash, etc. to view this site!)

TRIVIA:

Eva Mendes turned down the option to reprise her role.   
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The Ghost Rider's skull has been redesigned for this sequel. The new skull appears to be black and charred, indicating that the skull is actually on fire as apposed to the clean fleshless skull simply cloaked in fire in the previous film.

Cool Quotes: [from trailer]
Nadya: I'm not afraid of you.
Johnny Blaze: You should be.

"Bag of Bones" thoughts...

"Bag of Bones" movie poster

Taped "Bag of Bones" by Stephen King to watch at my leisure. Since it was a two night mini-series, totaling four hours (packed solid with sleep-inducing commercials), my husband and I didn't manage to stay awake (mainly hubby) to get through all four hours of it. Most likely tonight we will finish the last two hours.

I find it awkward watching Pierce Brosnan in this movie. Perhaps I keep expecting him to act like James Bond...which the character he portrays is nothing like the scene-stealing, mesmerizing 007.

I have not read the actual novel by Stephen King, so I cannot make comparisons. So far (and I still  have another two hours to watch), I'm not 100% loving the mini-series, but not hating it either. Average, I'd say, using many common scare tactics and nothing mind-blowing with the plot. Then again, as I've said before, everything has already been done - movies, books, etc.

I am confused (which doesn't take much) with portions of the storyline, although that is also what keeps me watching to find out what happens next. Definitely mysterious...And what's with Pierce/Mike Noonan kissing 3 different women in like 3 minutes?! OK...so he was dreaming! And let's not forget that two of those women were dead! And did his wife (dead) get pregnant by him or someone else? And what's with the one movie trailer showing the little girl immersed in the lake and her mouth opens and I swear I see fangs?!? Fine...I'll have to hit the Play on my tape tonight to get my answers - at least I better get answers! I despise movies that end with tons of UNanswered questions and new mysteries thrown in our faces as we sit on our couches saying, "Huh?!"

I've read reviews on Internet Movie Database and "Bag of Bones" has been ripped apart with many critical comments. Viewers who read the novel especially were not pleased with changes made to the movie. With the Stephen King name plastered everywhere, people expected better quality. I'm not sure that I'll post on the second half of the movie. We'll see...I don't want to bore you :)

If interested in the official website, click here. (Very interactive, best viewed with high-speed connection.)