So, finally got out to see the new movie, “New Moon”……and I have to say that Chris Weitz direction was much better than that of director, Catherine Hardwicke. Many people thought that a man would not be able to capture the true essence of the whole twilight drama, but they were totally wrong about that. I think he added to it by bringing a more masculine side to it by adding a little comedy, and some really good fight scenes and special effects. I read the whole series of “Twilight” books and was very disappointed with the first movie…and script seemed very BLAH, which made the acting by Kristen Stewart even worse than normal. I do have to comment that all of the actors have improved for “New Moon”, maybe it had something with the new direction, and maybe it didn’t. All I can say is that I can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in “Eclipse!”
There have been stories of the existence of werewolves since the early Roman times. Where did these stories originate and why do we continue to have reports of their sightings to this day. My theory is that there must have been some truth to those old stories. In France there was the case of the Beast of Gevaudan that attacked over 200 people, killing over 100 people during a period of four years. Survivors reported a large, red, short-haired, wolf-like creature with large teeth and tail. There are also the court cases of Gilles Garnier who confessed to being a werewolf after he was seen carrying the body of a partially eaten child, while in a wolf-like state. Apparently unable to provide for his new family he came across an apparition who gave him a salve that turned him into a werewolf. He then murdered several young children and ate from their thighs and bellies before he was caught. He was accused of witchcraft and was burned at the steak.
More recently there are reports of sightings here in the United States in Michigan, Georgia, and Wisconsin. The Dogman or Beast of Bray Road has been seen several times in Michigan and is described as a wolf-like creature standing on two feet and or on all fours, usually seen walking, running, or jumping. I have an uncle who was driving home late at night with his wife in Palmdale, California. The were driving on a two lane road and both claim to have come across a white van with two men standing in the road, screaming at them to stop and to not go any further. Thinking they were being set up for a crime, they decided it would not be a good idea to stop. As they continued driving farther down the road they saw a large hairy creature coming at them. They stopped the car and it came to the window. It made a loud noise and they drove away, but it was able to keep up with them for a short time. Eventually they were able to get away from it. Both my uncle and his wife were terrified and both of them were unable to identify what it was, but both claim it was very large and appeared to be a wolf-like man. They called my father the next day and told him about it, but my father laughed. What I don’t understand is how they could both see the same thing if it was not real. I for one, believe that they saw something that night….maybe it was a werewolf, or maybe an escaped government experiment? Either way it was scary and driving in Palmdale will never be the same!
Well, the second in the series of the three “Twilight” movies, “New Moon”, proved to be a hit this weekend bringing in over $140 million dollars in its first weekend and breaking records with the third highest debut ever. As much as I would have loved to watch “New Moon”, there was one movie that I had not seen that I had to see first. “The Fourth Kind”, which came out on November 6th was still showing in my small town and so my husband and I went to see it this afternoon. I was prepared for disappointment but surprisingly I was not disappointed at all. I enjoyed it, however I am not so sure that the supposed video and audio evidence is actual or not. I tried to look up some information about this Dr. Abigail Tyler, but was not able to find anything but other reviews about the movie, which were not so good. I totally believe in UFO’s and abductions so it is not that difficult to make me believe the evidence was real, but for others who are more skeptical…..I am not so sure. I did enjoy the movie though.
I also got a sneak peek at two other scary movies that will be coming out at the begining of the year. I look forward to watching these. The first is “Daybreakers” starring Ethan Hawke which has an arrival date of January 8th, 2010. It’s definitely not like any vampire movie I have seen in the past, and I look forward to seeing it. I found a trailer on YouTube, so here it is…….Enjoy!
Another movie trailer that I saw was for a movie starring Benicio del Toro, and Anthony Hopkins (my favorite), called “The Wolfman” is due to be out early February 2010. Looks like a great movie with some really good special effects, and how can it not be great when Anthony Hopkins in it! Here is the trailer I found on YouTube, it looks awesome! Enjoy!
