The Renaissance Festival

On October 28, my school, Manor New Tech High, went on a field trip to the Renaissance Festival. We were there for about three hours. I didn't pay attention to the names of the shops and food vendors, so I don't remember what shops we visited. But I do remember the food vendor where I bought cheese cake on a stick. The shop is to the left when you first walk in, and you keep going until you see chocolate covered bananas and cheese cakes. While I was waiting in line for my cheese cake on a stick, the man got a thick slice of cheese cake, stuck it on a stick, dipped it completely in chocolate, and swirled some white chocolate around it. When I took a bite out of it I almost collapsed. It was delicious. I love cheese cake, so to others it might not be that appealing.

Anyways, I hung out with my friends Juan, Paul, Chris, and Jackson the whole time, and just chilled. Paul wanted to look for some whistle flute thing that he wanted last year, so we followed him around for a little bit. Eventually, I got hungry so went around looking for a turkey leg shop. I bought a Mountain Dew and a huge turkey leg. The turkey leg had a lot of fat on it, so I threw most of it away. The Mountain Dew was really refreshing though.

After that, we continued walking around to see what other cool things we could find. The coolest thing that we came across were the elephant rides. We also came across a rock wall. We stayed there for about ten minutes watching people trying to climb to the top of the wall but failing. Eventually we left and met up with the rest of the school to get ready to leave.

Even though half the field trip was spent on the buss and we were only given about three hours to attend the festival, I was glad to get out of school for a day and hang-out with my friends. Hopefully we can go again next year, and have more time to look around and experience everything.

Psycho

Have you ever seen a movie were a killer kills a person when hey are in the shower. Well i just watched the movie that started that trend. Hi, Monster here I love slasher movies, today I watched he father of all slasher’s: Psycho. Directed by: Alferd Hitchcock, the psycho Norman Bates Played by: Anthony Perkins. Perkins plays the part of an insane hotel owner.

A young Lila Crane is sleeping with a guy that has a wife and he mentions that he is trying to divorce his wife but needs money. Lila returns to work as a client is purchasing a house. He pays $40,000 cash. Her boss asks her to take the money to the bank. Lila decides to take the money and run. As she is heading out of town her boss spots her. As she reaches the next town she buys a new car to throw off any followers. Finally she reaches a point were she cant drive any more and stops at the Bates Hotel. After settling in she hears Norman and his mother fighting. She waits as Norman to bring her a sandwich. After he arrives at her room she asked him if they were fighting about her. Norman said that she did not want a lady staying here. After Bates leaves she hides the money and takes a shower. This is were the famous shadow killer killing a victim in a shower comes from. Bates finds the body and disposes of it. Then Lila’s family starts looking for her. They come to the Bates Hotel and The mysterious killer strikes again killing a privet investigator. It all goes down hill from here. I don’t want to spoil it but Norman’s Mind dies But not his body he is sharing that with his mother who is dead.

I like scary movies but this is not a scary as sick and twisted. This movie gave birth the whole insane killer Slasher gene. This movie is awesome, with its killing, its pyschoness, and goryness. my favorit part was at the end when you find out who the killer is. Just saying it is realy creapy. It got nder my skin more than anything else. i ive it 9 1/2 heads out of 10.

Beat Sheet

1. Opening Image: A nice day in Pheonix where people have a controlled mind
2. Theme Stated: When the boyfriend Sam talks his money troubles
3. Set Up: Marion's Boss asks her to bank the 40K
4. Catalyst: Marion is seen leaving town with the money
5. Debate: While driving Marion lets her imagination take over
6. Breaks into Two: Goes to the Bates Motel
7. B-Story: Marion meets Norman Bates
8. Fun and Games: Norman Kills Marion while she is laughing in the shower
9. Midpoint: Norman takes the body and hides Marion's body
10. Bad Guys Close In: PI Dies
11. All is Lost: Marion's Sister can't reach P.I.
12. Dark Knight of Soul: When Sam and Marion's Sister go to talk to the Sherif and find out the mom is dead
13. Break Into Three: Sam and Marion's Sister devise a plan to go to the motel
14. Finale: Marion's sister searches through the house
15. Final Image: Norman is sitting in jail as his mother

Psycho

Slim here. Psycho was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and released on August 25, 1960. This movie began the slasher/horror genre. The main influence for this movie was Edward Geins (a serial killer, around the 1950's, that mainly murdered older women reminding him of his mother). In Psycho, the killer, Norman Bates (played by Anthony Perkins), portrays a few of Ed Gein's characteristics very well. His most memorable scene in Psycho is the shower scene.

Psycho begins with Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and Sam Loomis (John Gavin), a married man, together in a hotel room half naked. They want to get married, but can't because of money issues. Well, one day at work Marion is asked by her boss to bank $40,000 dollars as soon as possible. But instead of taking he money to the bank, she tries to leave town with it and meet up with Sam. Unfortunately, her boss sees her leaving town but he doesn't think anything of it.

While driving to meet up with Sam in California, Marion gets harassed by a cop that suspects she's doing something wrong. Trying to get the cop off her trail, she stops at The Bates Motel. The motel is ran by a man called Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who lives with his mother in house next to the motel. She gets checked in and is given a room. Later, Norman makes her dinner. When she's done eating, she goes to her room for the night and takes a shower.

While Marion is taking a shower, Norman (who is dressed up to resemble his mother) murders her with a knife, and runs back to his house. Then, Norman (dressed as himself) runs back to the hotel to find Marion naked and murdered on the bathroom floor. He cleans up the mess, and drives Marion's car and body into swamp.

Later, a detective begins searching for Marion to recover the money she stole. He gets in over his head, and winds up dead. To find out what happens next, watch the movie.

After watching Psycho, I was bit disappointed. There was not as much killing as I thought there was going to be, and when there was it was a bit cheesy. I thought the shower scene was going to be unbearable to watch, but when I finally saw it, I forgot it was a slasher film and began laughing as if it were a comedy. The acting in the killing scenes was poor, and there was hardly any blood. If there was more blood and better killing graphics, Psycho would have been terrifying. Otherwise, I thought this movie was really creepy, and I would not watch it again unless I had to.


Beat Sheet:

1. Opening Image: A nice day in Phoenix where people have a controlled mind

2. Theme Stated: When the boyfriend Sam talks about his money problems

3. Set Up: Marion's Boss asks her to bank $40,000

4. Catalyst: Marion is seen leaving town

5. Debate: While driving Marion lets her imagination take over

6. Breaks into Two: Goes to the Bates Motel

7. B-Story: Marion meets Norman Bates

8. Fun and Games: Norman Kills Marion while she is enjoying a shower

9. Midpoint: Norman takes the body and her car and disposes of it in a swamp

10. Bad Guys Close In: Detective Dies

11. All is Lost: Marion's Sister can't reach the Detective

12. Dark Knight of Soul: When Sam and Marion's Sister go to talk to the Sheriff and find out that Norman's mom is dead

13. Break Into Three: Sam and Marion's Sister devise a plan to go and search the motel for any sign of Marion.

14. Finale: Norman is caught just before he kills Marion's sister

15. Final Image: Norman is sitting in jail as his mother

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush

Slim here. Hush, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode created by Joss Whedon in 1999, is said to be one of the most creepiest episodes of the series. Although Hush is a silent episode, the creepiness of The Gentlemen and the way the actors try to communicate without voices makes it an entertaining and suspenseful masterpiece.

The metaphor Joss Whedon incorporates in this episode is: When people stop talking, they start communicating.

Hush begins with Buffy having a weird dream about Riley and some little girl singing a song. She pays no attention to it and goes on with her day. The next morning, everyone in Sunnydale wakes up voiceless.

When Giles girlfriend sees demonic looking men floating around town at night, and people are found murdered and heartless, Giles remembers a fairytale that is similar to what is happening. After reading the fairytale, he finds out that the mysterious floating men are "The Gentlemen", and they can only be killed by a female's scream.

To watch Hush and find out if Buffy saves Sunnydale, click here.

I liked this episode a lot. Even though the fighting was cheesy, the costumes and makeup for "The Gentlemen" and their minions were awesome. I recommend this episode to anyone who likes suspenseful movies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hush will keep you entertained and checking your voice the entire time.

Buffy Hush

Monster here, today in class we watched Buffy The Vampire Slayer and the Episode was Hush. This has to be the most creepy Buffy ever. Like all Buffy episodes there is a big metaphor. In this episode is when you don't talk you express what you really want. This episode won Buffy its first Emmy nomination. The episode Hush was made because people were telling the writer and director Joss Whedon that the only reason that his shows were good Because of his dialogue so he wrote Hush were nobody can talk.

This episode starts out with Buffy asleep and having a dream. In the dream she sees a little girl sin a song about the mysterious beings could the Gentleman. The song goes like this:
Can't even shout, can't even cry.
The Gentlemen are coming by.
Looking in windows, knocking on doors,
They need to take seven and they might take yours.
Can't call to mom, can't say a word,
You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

The next morning every one wakes up and believes the town of Sunnydle had been stricken by an epidemic of laryngitis. It is rally the Gentlemen. they steal you voices and take your hart.

I really liked this episode it has just enough creepiness to get under your skin and relay shows how important communication. What relay creeped me out is how the Gentlemen looked and how they smile with there metal teeth. This has to be the best Buffy that I have ever seen. But I have not seen many. I recommend this to any one who wants to watch a Buffy episode. There is rummer of Megan Fox playing her in a new move.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Halloween

Slim here. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created, directed, and written by Joss Whedon in 1997. Though there are others who have directed and written episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon is the most talked about. To see all of his achievements, click here.

Halloween was directed by Bruce Seth Green, and written by Joss Whedon and Carl Ellsworth in 1997. The metaphor that Joss Whedon tries to get across in this episode is: Don't be someone you're not. Just be yourself. I really like this metaphor since it pertains to a lot of teenagers in today's society.

On Halloween, vampires decide to lay low, so Buffy planed on having a nice and quiet one this year. Unfortunately, Principal Synder forces her and her friends (Xander, and Willow) to chaperon kids while they go trick-or-treating. They have to drees up, so they go to a new costume shop where everyone is getting their costumes. Willow gets a ghost costume, Xander buys a toy gun to go with his army costume, and Buffy buys an 18th-century princess costume.

Spike (vampire enemy of Buffy) learns that on Halloween Buffy will become weak due to some new threat. After he hears this, he begins to plan his next attack.

On Halloween, the costume shop owner, Ethan Rayne, begins casting a spell with the aid of a statue of Janus, the god of doorways, beginnings, and transitions. In the middle of trick-or-treating, Ethan finishes his spell, and everyone that bought a costume from his shop changes into what they're dressed as. Willow becomes an actual ghost, Xander a soldier, and Buffy an 18th-century princess, scared stiff of vampires and demons.

With monsters running around Sunnydale and Buffy now a hopeless princess, Spike begins to make his attack.

To watch Halloween and find out what happens next, click here.

Halloween wasn't scary to me, but it did a good job at keeping me entertained. The fight scenes were cheesy, as well as some of the acting, but other than that, it was fun and entertaining.

Nosferatu

Nosferatu is directed by F.W. Murnau and was released March 4, 1922, in Germany. Nosferatu is based off the book Dracula by Bram Stoker. Murnau did not get permission to make this film. So when it was released, Bram Stoker's widow sued them for copyright infractions, and tried to have it destroyed. Obviously she failed.

Nosferatu begins with Jonathan Harker (Gustav von Wangenheim), Renfield's clerk, giving flowers to his wife, Nina Harker (Greta Schroeder). Life is good, so far, for the Hakers. Then one day, Renfield (Alexander Granach), a real estate agent, tells Harker that Count Dracula (Max Schreck), from Transylvania, wants to buy a house in their city. Renfield convinces Harker to visit Count Dracula and sell him a house across the street from where Harker lives.

While traveling to Count Dracula's castle, Harker stops at an inn. The locals warn him about the Land of the Phantoms, but he is not swayed by their warnings. After staying the night at the inn, he continues traveling to Count Dracula's castle.

Once Harker makes it to the castle, he is greeted by Count Dracula, and served dinner. While eating, Harker accidentally cuts himself with a knife causing Count Dracula to become drawn to the sight of his blood. The next morning, Harker awakes to find bite marks on his neck. Life begins to suck for the Harkers.

To watch the movie and find out what happens next, click here.

This movie was not as scary as we thought it would be. The night scenes were confusing, and the lack of dialect made it hard to follow. If Murnau were to add more scenes of Count Dracula killing and sucking peoples' blood, the movie would have been a heck of a lot more interesting and scary. For being made back in 1922, we can see why so many people would have been scared silly. Max Schreck was already a weird looking dude. When dressed up as Count Dracula, he's nightmarish.

For the most part, Nosferatu kept us intrigued, and entertained. We recommend this movie to anyone. If you like a good classic horror film, Nosferatu is the movie for you.