T.R.F. Review - Awesome Edition!

You don't have to imagine living in the Middle Ages any longer, all you have to do is go to Plantersville, TX and visit the Texas Renaissance Festival! Old people with corsets, greasy turkey legs, and sick pickle salesmen, the Renaissance Festival is awesome. The festival is one of the country's largest and most notable festivals of the 16th century. From Oct. 10th to Nov. 29th, T.R.F. is filled with treasures and excitement. Tourist can choose from 8 themed weekends, Thanksgiving Friday, and two School Days.

The T.R.F. is like stepping back in time at least 500 years. Trained actors talk to visitors in Old English. A "pound" is a dollar (well, talk money later...). People can buy handmade crafts, enjoy food without utensils, and have talk to common peasants.

It is like arriving in a total different century that when you get back to the real world, everything seems lame and boring. Rides powered without machines are as fun or at times even more fun than Six Flag rides; others could differ with this opinion. Just like my disgust for scary movies, I hate scary rides, but the Ren Fest provides a perfect combination of scare and fun. The food is equally as awesome. There is a variety of options including funnel cakes, nachos, and cheesecake on a stick! But what I enjoy the most is the little shop within the festival. You can find so many wonderful and interesting things to buy. The Ren Fest provides something for everyone. From swords, Japanese fans, to Peruvian bags, you can spend your college fund there. With so many options to spend your money on, it is saddening to refuse buying these things because you're broke. Trust me, you will run out of money. Unless you make a few million dollars a year, you can never bring enough money to the T.R. festival. Like I stated before, one of the saddest parts about the Ren Fest is leaving. The realization that what you just experienced is fake and you have to go back to the 21st century.

Texas Renaissance Festival Review

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, I Sir Buddah am hear to review not a movie but a festival in which you see in movies. Since I am from Texas the only place where they stil say my lord is The Texas Renaissance Festival Plantersville, Tx in the Navasota County near Houston, Tx. When you first enter the festival you might meet a merchant who will get in your face and say My lord buy one of me "delicious pickles". Now you might get a reaction of lets call Dateline NBC but its all within the theme.

When you first walk in you might say that are these people craaazy but once you see the prices they are just crrrraaaaazzzzyyyy!!!!!!! Even though this festival is meant for family fun after you go there your family can be economically broken down. I bought an axe for $25 but when Monster bought a full sized sword for $15 I wanted to slap that vender back into the actual middle ages.

Now Walking around the place was fun because it was the only thing that was free. The festival it self was fun because you have people dress up and took it seriously. All I did was walk around and then I spotted it the game that would test my manliness the game where you use the mallet and have to get it to the bell. Now doing this I was a BIG and EPIC failure. I wasted 4 dollars on a game that said not a chance literlly the wench who vendered the place laughed at me and then I wanted to slap her back to the middle ages.

Overall this festival was fun but the only let down was the prices. They were too high and now I'm living off food stamps and samples (from HEB not costco we lost that membership because of my spending of four items from the festival) If I were to give a rating I would give the festival 5 lords out of 5 and fun for my wallet (prices) $-3 out of $5.

Now thou must leave for thou have a live action role playing battle to attend to. go Xanthia boo Narnia

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Psycho Review: Awesome Edition!

"A boy's best friend is his mother." Anyone who proclaims that is psycho... literally! Nominated for several Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and voted AFI's 100 year's (American Film Institute) #1 Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Psycho (1960) is disturbing, arousing, and sick. This film not only entertained viewers, but also dragged them in. Inspired by Robert Bloch's novel of the same name and Ed Gein, Psycho had a major impact in popular culture. The shower scene is notably one of the most famous in cinema history. Hitchcock did all the promotion himself because he wanted to keep the actors from revealing the plot. Even critics were denied private screenings and had to view the movie with the general public. I absolutely hate scary movies, but I must admit that Psycho was absorbing.

In the attempt to hasten a marriage proposal given by Sam, Marion steals $40,000 from her employer. On the run for one or two days, Marion stop at a lonely Bates Hotel. The owner Norman Bates suggests she have dinner at his house and she accepts. Norman has an argument with his mother (which is overheard by Marion) and must eat in the office with Marion. Marion and Norman have a discussion where Marion questions Norman's stay with his mother. Norman is furious at want is said and explains that his situation is like a trap. Marion realizing she in similar trap decides to return the money in the next morning. After Marion leaves the office, Norman is seen peeping through a hole while she prepares for a shower (does that not scream creepy or what?). Marion's enjoyment in the shower is interrupted by a female silhouette who STABS her merciless leaving her bloody and dying. Norman is overheard screaming at his mother in disbelieve and runs to Marion's motel room finding her dead body. Following a few minutes of disgust, Norman cleans the bloody bathroom like new and dumps her body in her car along with the money. As her car is sinking further and further in a nearby lake, Norman begins to twitch his lips almost as though he is smiling. Marion's sister, Lila goes to confront Sam about her disappearance but Sam states that Marion was not hiding with him. Marion's boss hires a detective, Arbogast, which Lila and Sam both meet. Arbogast discovers Marion's recent stay at the Bates Motel where he questions the suspicious Norman Bates. After calling Lila and Sam for an update, Arbogast returns to Bates Motel and enters Norman's house where he meets a deadly fate involving a knife and a silhouette. Lila and Sam are left to discover the disturbing truth about the disappearance of Marion and Abrogast.

I would grant Psycho a four out of five. That is very high considering I do not like scary movies. The film was more psychoanalytical than gory and gruesome. Anthony Perkins played an amazing role as Norman Bates. He was creepy and weird in so many ways but in the end you felt a tiny bit of sympathy for Bates. Hitchhock was able to bring the viewers into the movie.

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
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Psycho - Buddah

Don't go out don't even shower because if you do you might meet Norman Bates. Its Buddah here for another review on Psycho the 1960 slasher film that influenced Jason and Freddy and Scary Movie. Directed by Albert Hitchcock the Jackie Chan of slasher movies. Influenced by Ed Geins this movie revolves around Norman Bates a psychotic hotel manager who talks to himself and dresses up as his mother. Anthony Perkins the man who portrayed Norman never broke out of this role for they thought that he was really psychotic.

This movie starts off with Marion and her secret lover Sam in need of money so when Marion goes back to work she meets some creepy cowboy who throws out 40k. Seeing how this could help her relationship with Sam she takes it. She then leaves town and the film goes into a montage of her driving with the same music for 10 minutes. While driving in the night she runs across a motel then decides to check in signing off with a fake name she gets cabin 1. She then eats a sandwich made by the serial killer then takes a shower where she is shanked by a man woman or Psycho. Then we see Norman freaking out (I want Norman to go to Forks and Take down Twilight people.) Scared by her absence Marion's sister and sam hire a P.I. who then gets shanked by the man women and falls down a stair case. Not hearing form the P.I. the two want to take action by going to investigate by them selves and end up getting Bates arrested where the movie ends with his Dateline NBC predator look.

Now when we look at slasher movies we think of teens doing certain things and lack of story just some killing but in this movie it dosen't portray that but it portrays that when you aren' clothed you are vuneralble when you are undressed.

To me this movie wasn't Jason thriller but more psychotic kind of thrill the thrill of mind over suspensful killing. This was an excellent movie if you look at it in the right perspective you see that this movie is filled with a story purpose. It not only captures your attention but grabs you in a way where you see Norman in a first person perspective. Overall I give this movie a rating of 4 psychos out of 5. The pros were the story and just how sick Anthony was a con is that the sickness didn't compare to Ed Geins.

Have to go now Norman Just called and we are going to Forks.....

Cast and Crew

• Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, the mentally ill young man who operates the Bates Motel.
• Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, the woman who steals $40,000 in cash and is later murdered at the Bates Motel while taking a shower.
• Martin Balsam as Detective Milton Arbogast, the private investigator hired to solve the disapperance of Marion Crane. He is later murdered in the Bates Mansion.
• John Gavin as Sam Loomis, the boyfriend of Marion Crane. He later joins her sister Lila to find out about Marion's disappearance.
• Vera Miles as Lila Crane Marion's sister who joins Sam loomis to find out about her sister's murder.
• Simon Oakland as Dr. Fred Richmond, the psychiatrist in the county where Bates Motel is located.
• John McIntire as Sheriff Al Chambers the local sheriff who lives not far from the Bates Motel.
• Frank Albertson as Tom Cassidy, the wealthy rancher who hands over the $40,000.
• Patricia Hitchcock as Caroline, Marion Crane's coworker.
• John Anderson as California Charlie, the car dealer who helps Marion trade in her old car for a new one.
• Mort Mills as the highway patrolman who questions Marion when he finds her pulled over to the side of the road.
• Virginia Gregg, Jeanette Nolan, and Paul Jasmin (all uncredited) as the voice of Norma Bates, Norman's deceased mother who frequently takes over his mind completely.

Beat Sheet

Opening Image- A nice day in Pheonix where people have a controlled mind

Theme Stated- When the boyfriend Sam talks his money troubles

Set Up- Marion's Boss asks her to bank the 40K

Catalyst- Marion is seen leaving town with the money

Debate- While driving Marion lets her imagination take over

Breaks into Two- Goes to the Bates Motel

B-Story- Marion meets Norman Bates

Fun and Games- Norman Kills Marion while she is laughing in the shower

Midpoint- Norman takes the body and hides Marion's body

Bad Guys Close In- PI Dies

All is Lost- Marion's Sister can't reach P.I.

Dark Knight of Soul- When Sam and Marion's Sister go to talk to the Sherif and find out the mom is dead

Break Into Three- Sam and Marion's Sister devise a plan to go to the motel

Finale- Marion's sister searches through the house

Final Image- Norman is sitting in jail as his mother

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush - Buddah

Once again we revisit the quiet peaceful town of Sunnydale. By quiet we mean complete silence. The gentlemen have arrived and they want to politely RIP your heart out ( I hope they go to Forks to rip out all the twilight guys). If you haven't caught on this review is about "Hush" the episode that made Buffy win its first Emmy nomination. It premiered on December 14, 1999, At first Joss Whedon was known for his dialogue but then he disagreed so he wrote "Hush" the episode that made Buffy a heart wrenching show.

In this episode we start off with Buffy day dreaming in class about her and her new love Riley getting it on, on a table. Then suddenly they hear a Heart Wrenching song "Can't Even Shout, Can't Even Cry, The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors, They need seven and they might take yours. Can't call mom, Can't say a word, You're gonna die screaming but you can't be heard." Once the song ends you get a Glimpse of one of the Gentlemen. Once awakened from the nightmare Buffy leaves class then kisses her boyfriend from impulse with no communication leaving her to question their relationship. Then the scene goes to Giles Buffy's watchers house where we see Xander and his Girlfriend having discussions of their relationship is based on getting down with no true love or care. Then it turns into the night scene where the Gentlemen take the voices of the citizens of Sunnydale. Awakened in the morning every one freaks out that they can't speak Xander blames Spike but spike gives him the bow-fingers. Not knowing the true origins the news says that it is a serious case of laryngitis. Then it goes night again and we find ourselves floating into a college dorm and ripping the heart out of a student. Still clueless of who the gentlemen are Giles goes into research. Figuring out that they are fairy-tale creatures that want seven hearts and the only way to kill them is to have a real human girl scream.

You're probably thinking how could all this happen with no dialogue what so ever? The truth is there is dialogue within the body movements of the characters. As we all know Joss Whedon likes to incorporate metaphors within his show. And in this episode he incorporates that talking doesn't mean your communicating. Why is this true? This is true because when you are talking you aren't expressing yourself completely many people could lie, but when you are silent people read your body language which is unchangeable due to the fact that you yourself have adapted to that style.

Overall I like Joss Whedon's use of body language because you get better grasp of the characters personality. Another thing that made the episode famous is the infamous Gentlemen. They look like the assassin from Hellboy 1 with a Heath Ledger Joker Smile with the appetite for ripping your heart out and still be able to SMILE. Before I forget they also have Grills. These guys are like the mafia have their henchmen do the dirty work while they get what they want. Once again Joss Whedon delivered another episode that is disturbing, funny, and action packed. My rating for this episode is seven hearts out of seven hearts. Hope to see you again and remember "Can't Even Shout, Can't Even Cry, The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors, They need seven and they might take yours. Can't call mom, Can't say a word, You're gonna die screaming but you can't be heard."

Remember I'm Watching

I have to go know me and the Gentlemen are heading to forks to destroy the gleaming sun people.......

(Funbob is in denial she knows at heart Twilight and forks should be FORKED)

(Applaud, Applaud)

Some Body Language

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Awesome Edition

Included in TIME's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a rare series that contains drama, action, sci-fi, and comedy. It has been nominated for the Golden Globe's and Emmy's, winning a total of three Emmy awards. Created and directed (for the most part) by Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer first aired in 1997. Joss Whedon is a genius not only for his dialogue, but also for his ability to tell and create an amazing story that you can't help but enjoy as you will read in the last section. The television show popularized the small and unknown at the time WB Television Network.

Halloween

Halloween (episode six of season two) begins with Angel waiting for Buffy who is delayed in a vampire fight for their date. Buffy is dissapointed that she is not a normal girl. After being forced into community service, the group of friends go to a new shop to find costumes for Halloween night where Buffy finds a beautiful 18th century dress that she buys. Although Buffy's attempts to dress Willow more extrovertly, Willow dresses up like a ghost. This holiday, we learn, is the only day where vampires to not lurk. Ethan Rayne, the owner of the new shop, is found to have placed a spell on his merchadise and everyone who bought from his store becomes their costume. Buffy becomes a fearful noblewoman; Willow is a ghost; Xander is a soldier. Taking advantage of Buffy's state, Spike decides this is his chance to defeat Buffy.

The TV series is known for their subtle meanings and metaphors. The show was created upon a metaphor: "High school as Hell"... literally. Vampires and other freaks of nature mixed with petty high school drama with a sprinkle of humor for zest. I am not crazy about Buffy as I am with Twilight (Buddah is just jealous because he can't sparkle in the sunlight!), but it's watchable and interesting. The acting felt a bit fake and phony. I was expecting great acting because most of the cast has had past experiences in the industry. Once the acting is below average, the video is unbearable to me and annoying. Going to more positive terms, I really like the concept of metaphors in each episode. I think that's brilliant. The main metaphor in this episode is "Be you". Buffy is trying to please Angel and become a perfect girl that she doesn't realize that the reason why he likes her is because she is not a generic normal girl. Willow is confused and doesn't feel comfortable with herself. They both learn to be who they are because the person they'd rather be is not always sunshine and butterflies. At times, they are the worst people.

Hush

Think of the creepiest movie you've ever seen... now multiple that times 15! I'm going to use the word creepy so much, I'm going to have to find synonyms. Just imagine The Joker minus the hair and the laughter in a nice clean suit tearing the heart out of your body with a polite smile smacked on his face. That's the Gentlemen. An elite group of savages, with etiquette of course, that go around town to town stealing voices so they can rip out seven hearts for their own personal amusement. If you don't think that's creepy, then you must be a creep yourself.

Episode 10 of season four delivers the disturbing tale of the Gentlemen, earning the TV show its first Emmy nomination for best original writing. Buffy, now in college, has a dream about a girl singing a lullaby about a certain group freaks snatching hearts while the innocent are speechless, no pun intended. Buffy explains her nightmare to Giles (her Watcher) and he does research without any results. Meanwhile, Buffy's relationship with Riley (Angel is long gone) is in a pickle. Their relationship is stumped by babblering and useless talk. Willow goes to a Wicca group only to realize that they are fakes and all talk (another pun, I'm on a roll!). Xander, with similar issues relating to communication, is confronted with his demonic girlfriend (I'm not joking, she is a demon) Anya who accuses Xander of not loving her and only trying to get in her pants. That night, the Gentlemen arrive and take all the voices. The citizens of Sunnydale must use other forms of communication instead of relying on their speech.

As stated before, Joss Whedon is a metaphorical man. "When talking ceases, communication begins" is the metaphor used for Hush. As soon as their voices were taken, Buffy and Riley were able to express how they felt easier than before because the useless babblering was gone. Willow meets a girl, Tara, in the Wicca group who was struggling with expression but when everybody else's voice is taken away, they find out just how powerful they truly are. Xander, who could say his feelings out loud, was able to express just how much he loved Anya when through a misunderstanding. In a way it's ironic how much is left unsaid when you actually say something.

You probably think I'm bipolar because of this shift from creepiness to emotional dilemma, but I can tell you that the sudden shift is not me... it's the show. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is bipolar in a positive way. In five minute time span, Joss Whedon will make you laugh, cry, and scream. And it flows so well together. That is the beauty of Buffy. It's original and different.

I enjoyed Hush more than I enjoyed Halloween purely because of the fact that the acting was better. The story was more mature along with the metaphor. High school drama is so annoying, except Twilight! (I had to show Buddah the Halloween episode and explain the metaphor so he wouldn't dye his hair reddish-brown and eat a deer) They only reason why I like Buffy is to find the metaphor afterwards. I love puns (as you can probably tell) so the use of figurative language appeals to me. With exception to the metaphors and puns, I don't like Buffy that much. At times, they seem so cheesy and corny that it makes me what to laugh for the wrong reasons. But if you like mysterious and twisted (in a good way) story lines and don't care about the acting, you might enjoy Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (Even the name sounds corny)

Oopsies, The golden contacts that Buddah shoved in his eyes are giving him a red eye! I have to go knock some sense into his brain and convince him that A) he can not afford that Volvo and B) he can not read minds...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Halloween - Buddah

Sunnydale a quiet peaceful town during the day. But when the sun goes down and the moon arises Vampires go lose (Not Twilight people, These guys are REAL vampires). If you haven't caught on I am talking about Buffy ( I hope she kills all the twilight characters. That would be awesome). For this certain review I will review the Halloween episode from the series. This episode is from season two episode six. To introduce those who don't know the show Buffy is the main character or protagonist she is a vampire slayer and is led by a watcher names Giles, also by her side is her new friend Willow and Xander, and the good Vampire Angel with the team Buffy and her friends fight off anything that crawls out of Hellmouth (the portal in which the vampires and demons get to earth)

In this particular episode, Halloween has come Sunnydale and there is a new store in town. The show starts off as Buffy and Angel have started to date and for Halloween Buffy wants to dress up a 1775 noble women to impress Angel. With a new store in town it attracts many people, what they don't know is that the owner is a cultist, who changes the town into their costume leaving Buffy defenseless and clueless of who she is.

In the eyes of a expert in viewing cinema we think that T.V. is the "junk food" of the business. Having no point or lead just silly twists that want us to eat more kind of like the oils and sugar in junk food. But in my eyes Buffy is one of those rare shows that delivers. Having each episode have a metaphor or message. As we know in this episode everyone is turned into their costumes. Willow is uncomfortable with her body so she dresses like a ghost to cover every part of her body, Buffy wants to impress her new found boyfriend Angel by not being herself but coming to a conclusion that Angel likes noble women, and Xander, the boy who has a girl fights his fights and dresses up as a soldier to show he is strong. What I am coming at is the typical I hate my body. Many people wish they could be someone else but what they don't know is that people like them for who they are. You should be humble of who you are because if you don't then one day that change might come then you could regret it. By the end of the show it turns out my philosophy was correct. Angel hated the noble women and liked a hardcore fighter who slays vampires. Willow then shows off her new look then has Seth Green drool all over his zebra painted van.

In my opinion Buffy is a great show especially how they incorporate different genres (Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance, and Comedy) in a T.V. Show that has a duration of 42 minutes. I really liked the episodes but some of the catch lines were cliche. Overall I think that the show deserved its 3 Emmys. But to fully experience the whole Buffy check out the Buffy Movie (1992) that had introduced Buffy before Sunnydale.

Sorry I have to go I just saw one of the twilight guys and now I have to call Buffy before the gleaming sun goes away

Nosferatu (1922) Review

Have you ever seen a shadow at the edge of your bed? It's NOSFERATU coming for your blood! Noseferatu (1922), a German film directed by F.M. Murnau, is a vampire horror. The tale originated from Bram Stroker's tale of Dracula. Due to copyright issues, Murnau had to change names but the story remains the same. One of the first of its genre, Nosferatu created the fundamentals of a vampire being.

Oddly enough, several murders took place during production. Some suspected that Max Schreck. the actor who portrayed Count Orlok, was responsible for these deaths. Schreck was a dedicated actor who not only played a character but lived the character. Rumors were speculated that Schreck was so involved in his vampire character that he killed some cast and crew.

Even though "Nosferatu" marked history as the most horrifying and creepy movie ever, we really didn't like the movie solely for the confusion. Many scenes were taken place during the day but were meant for the night. This added to the complexity of the film because the story line was not as clear. Silent films are a bit harder to understand due the lack of communication between the characters. Additionally if the person has read or seen the original Dracula book or movie, the altered names might increase to that confusion.

Beat Sheet:

1. Opening Image: Jonathan and his wife Nina are living a normal average happy life
2. Theme Stated:
3. Set-up: Introduced to Jonathan's city of Wisborg
4. Catalyst: While Jonathan is residing at an inn in Transylvaina, he is told horror stories about Count Orlok
5. Debate: Jonathan reads the vampire book.
6. Break into Two: He still decides to go to Count Orlock's castle.
7. B Story: Meet Count Orlock
8. Fun and Games: Mysterious murders take place
9. Midpoint: Everyone is found dead on the ship
10. Bad Guys Close In: Nosferatu is killing the citizens of Wisborg
11. All is Lost: The "plague" is unknown origins and cure
12. Dark Night of the Soul: Jonathan is getting sick
13. Break into Three: Jonathan goes to find the professor even though he is unwell
14. Finale: Nina fights off Count Orlock
15. Final Image: Jonathan carries his beloved dying wife in his arms.

Directed by: F.M. Murnau

Cast

Max Schreck as Count Orlok (Dracula)

Alexander Granach as Knock (Reinfeild)

Gustav von Wangenheim as Thomas Hutter (Jonathan Harker)

Greta Schroder as Ellen Hunter (Mina Harker)

George H. Schnell as Mr. Harding (Lord Godalming)

Watch the movie HERE!

Night of the Dead (1968) Review

On a late afternoon in the country-side of Pennsylvania, two siblings named Johnny and Barbra visited their father's grave. Suddenly, they were attacked by a GHOUL! If you haven't caught on, we are talking about the "Night of the Living Dead" the original. Directed by George A. Romero and written by Romero and John Russo, This film has been the foundation for several monster-horror movies. It began the concept of being trapped in a inclosed space. "Night of the Living Dead" started the zombie apocalyptic genre.

Short films were George Romero's area of expertise. "Night of the Living Dead" was his first full length movie. Originally, the movie was meant t be a comedy featuring teen aliens from another planet visiting Earth. Russo and Romero felt it was too common and wanted a fresh idea.

We felt the movie was two thumbs up until the zombies ate them. The consumption of humans was a bit comical, because they ate chocolate covered chicken (used as human flesh). The ghouls look like an albino asking for sun-screen. But our favorite part was when the Barbra got SLAPPED by Ben (Duane Jones). To be honest we liked the movie because it started a revolution. Before 1968 no one had ever thought of doing a movie where the living dead is ready to devour you and eats brains. The story line was good as well especially if it is based around a traumatized damsel who must fight for her life but can't because that girl is CRAZY!!!! This movie didn't just symbolize zombies but it symbolizes the cooperation between two races.

In conclusion, this film might look corny with its chocolate syrup blood and chicken as flesh, but it did revolutionize horror movies inspiring Dawn of the Dead, Shawn of the Dead, and the music video for Thriller.

Beat Sheet

1. Opening Image: Barbra is alive, well, and seems to be fine
2. Theme Stated:
3. Set-Up: Barbra is at the cemetary with her brother
4. Catalyst: Barbra's Brother is killed
5. Debate:Barbra must decide to run away or go back for her brother
6. Breaks Into Two: Barbra meets Ben
7. Fun and Games: Ben and Barbra fight off the zombies
8. Midpoint: Barbra is traumatized and can't help
9. Bad Guys Close In: More Ghouls show up
10. All Is Lost: They are stranded in the house and have no plan of escape for the moment
11. Dark Knight of The Soul:
12. Breaks Into Three: Ben and Barbra meet two couples and a child who has been bitten
13. Finale: Ben and others fight the ghouls but all end up dying
14. Final Image: Barbra is dead and faced a death worse than her brother

Directed by: George A. Romero

Cast

Duane Jones as Ben

Judith O'Dea as Barbra

Karl Hardman as Harry Cooper

Marilyn Eastman as Helen Cooper

Keith Wayne as Tom

Judith Riley as Judy

Star Trek 2009: Blake Snyder Beat Sheet

1. Opening Image: Kirk is loner and a punk kid against the law.

2. Theme Stated:

3. Set-up: Kirk is introduced to some StarFleet members.

4. Catalyst: Captain Pike dares Kirk to do better than his dad

5. Debate: Kirk must decide to live a sense-less life of nothing or a life of StarFleet

6. Break into Two: Kirk joins Star Fleet, and meets McCoy

7. B Story: Kirk meets future members of the U.S. Enterprise such as Spock and Uhura

8. Fun and Games: Kirk and Sulu do the orbital dive and fight on Nero's drill

9. Midpoint: Pike gets captured and the USS enterprise is controlled by Spock

10. Bad Guys Close In: Nero blows up planets using red matter

11. All is Lost: Kirk is thrown onto Delta Vega

12. Dark Knight of the soul: Kirk is Stranded on Delta Vega with no escape

13. Breaks into three: Kirk meets Ambassador Spock who introduces Kirk to Scotty and uses Scotty's formula which beams Kirk on the USS Enterprise and then he overthrows Spock and becomes Captain.

14. Finale: Defeats Nero's minions and then Nero

15. Final Image: Kirk is then Captain of USS Enterprise

Some Random Online Videos

Buddah and Funbob here! Today, we are reviewing some random online videos. We would like to expand our horizons and write about videos from different perspectives rather than strictly movies.

"In Plain English" series are made by Common Craft. Lee and Sachi LeFever began this company in 2007. Their product, they state on their website, "is explanation". Blogging in Plain English describes the differences between the distribution of news between the 20th and 21st century. In the beginning of time, news was written by a professional and were sent to a team of examiners who selected portions for the hourly news. Now, news is different. Rather than a professional choosing what events to broadcast, any average joe can write about any lame topic (like us, but were nerds not average). This new device is called blogging.

Continuing the "in Plain English" series, Zombies in Plain English is much more entertaining than boring blogging. We are nerds not socially retarded (although that can be debatable) so we liked this video more than the previous. The three minute video determines what procedure to take if a zombie attack took place. We are taught how to identify a zombie (pale skin, limping, tears on their skin, and background dancers in Michael Jackson videos). Once identified, one must have a strategy. When retreating, one should go to a Costco or a boat (I'm on a Boat!). If want to take another approach, try the counter attack mode. It consists of a few simple tricks. #1 shooting the brain, #2 stabbing the brain, and #3 chopping the head off. Good luck, fellow nerds on your quest of survival. Don't worry about us because we are on a boat!!!!!

If you're search of even more historical videos, Food Fight is a short film created Stefan Nadelman that portrays America's historic wars and battles. Nadelman realized his love for animation and generated Latin Alive in 2000. After working on Terminal Bar and Evil Bee, he animated Food Fight and several Saturday Night Live skits. His humor does show in the short movie. The two best concepts about Food Fight is the sound effects and animation affects.

Now if you love Grand Theft Auto I recommend you see this next video called "Great Tasting Americano." This short film was written by five students in Auckland, New Zeland Peter Green, Thomas Hsieh, Gaurav Mehra, Leng Khun and Regan Music. The project was from their 3D animation class. The animation was pretty cool, it was a stop motion that ran off of Adobe. Now there wasn't a story line. Basically, the characther stole a car and drove to a coffee shop. But the cool aspect about the movie was the animation (especially the fight scene where they

incoorperated computer animation with stop motion). To me the element that really made it enjoyable was the animation.

In the early 1900s, the radio was invented. It opened so many doors for entertainment. Radio allowed people to listen to news, music, and stories. Like movies are today, radio was used to tell stories. Back of the Mike is a short film that shows behind the scenes look at the making of old Western radio. The documentary, made by Chevrolet Motor Company, illustrates how radio sound effects were produced. I was surprised that I actually loved it. In the beginning I thought "Oh no, it's one of those corny movies that has a deep moral that I never get," but it was really interesting to observe the sound effects. The film gave me a dash of guilt because now all I do if I need a sound effect is find it on iMove or online.