Fall Magic

Again, autumn has sort of crept up on me…as I was going about my day I took a second to glance at our maple tree in the front yard and it shouted that Halloween was around the corner.

Bright golden daylight, crimson leaves and crisp blue sky.

Autumn is magic.

Nice Surprise

Last week was my birthday and I never get tired of turning 25.

(wink)

A few days after my birthday I was at our local 7-11 when one of the clerks surprised me with this cool ceramic skull and raven that she made for me.

We have known Deb for years and I was very touched that she though enough not only to get me a gift but to actually make something that she knew I would love.

Thanks Deb, you are awesome!

Great Pumpkin Workshop Fun

I’ve been a really crappy blogger the last couple of months, seems that I’ve had to many irons in the fire.

October is our month and I promise to get off my ass and start sharing all the cool things that surround us this time of year.

We are halfway through The Great Pumpkin papier mache workshop.

Everybody seems to be having a good time and there are some very cool pumpkins in the works.

I will do a follow up blog once the workshop wraps.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

American Horror Story

Looks interesting.

Where's Rick Baker When You Need Him?

10%-WTF

Watched “Season of the Witch” last night with Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman on DVD and expected a train wreck of a movie based on reviews.

Rottentomatoes.com gave the film a 10% positive which means that 90% of reviewers found the film rotten.

Nine out of ten people found this film unworthy.

 Really.

Ninety percent?

For some unknown reason I feel a need to defend this movie.

It’s not terrible and it hardly deserved the onslaught of negative reviews.

With that said I will state that the film is no award winning piece of work but it is entertaining, it has some great sets and locations and some decent FX work.

The movie did what it needed to do and that was to entertain me for one and a half hours.

Do reviewers really hate Nicolas Cage so much that they trash anything he touches?

I liked “Con Air,” “National Treasure,” and “The Sorceress Apprentice” as well and these all received less than glorious reviews.

Back to “Season of the Witch,” the film is the story of two Crusaders that leave the church and find themselves charged with transporting an accused witch to a monastery for trial.

Simple premise but the film gives you plenty of eye candy.

-“300” style battle sequences.

- Plague doctors.

- Nasty black plague make-up effects.

- A cool dilapidated bridge sequence.

- Unique “transforming” wolves.

- Scary fog filled forest.

- A decent looking demon character.

- And a gorgeous looking “accused” witch.

Plus a bunch of other little touches that makes “Season of the Witch” a satisfying medieval romp with a touch of horror and supernatural thrown in for good measure, it’s an entertaining mix that in no way deserved the bad rap.