Showing posts with label Movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movie. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

The Best of the Best For Halloween - The Top Five Scariest Movie Costumes

Without further delay, the top five scariest Halloween costume ideas. Ready your security blanket, and read on.

5. Alien (1979) This movie may only be scarier than Signs due to the fact that, they're in space. You have to wait for the second movie, Aliens, to see the whole evil. And instead of the aliens coming to destroy the world, they're just going to destroy you and everyone you know, in space. While this seems less destructive, it gives the old lust for life a kick-start. Plus, monsters with consecutively extending heads automatically rank on a top five list. It's a little-known rule in the monster hierarchy.

4. Hellraiser (1987) Name a group of sadistic demons after something that sounds robotic and you've got yourself a winner. Throw in a weapon equipped puzzle-box to summon them, and even I'll ignore the incompetent dramaturgy. In this realm, the Cenobites rule, and you don't even need to watch the dramatic down-turns to appreciate the Cenobites and their S&M theatrics. They would be the coolest Halloween costumes, ever. To top it all off, their leader has hundreds of little pins sticking out of his head. I haven't sewn a stitch since seeing this film, for fear of inadvertently summoning him.

3. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) The best horror films come equipped with a foreboding child's nursery rhyme. The best horror monsters attack you when you're at your most vulnerable - humanity's inevitable weakness - the REM cycle. Freddy Krueger does both the rhyme and the prime time attack in one shot. He then forces you to relive this nightmare, seven more times over the course of a decade. Those are some serious monster skills. And when you watch the entire Nightmare on Elm Street film series in sequential order, there's really no fighting the zzz's - you're finished. Freddy will get you, eventually. I'm quite sure of it.

2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974; 2003) What tops a serial killing dream cycle parasite? I say, a demented serial killer with a chainsaw and his sadistic mastermind brother in the middle of nowhere. What makes this film stand out is not the slasher scenes (mostly because I covered my eyes during these parts). It's really the creepy and awkward 70s fashion, uncomfortable dialogue, and social boundary crossing that sets the stage for the slaughter, and makes the teenagers deaths almost a relief - at least they won't have any more bad lines. A thought followed by your recognition of empathy for the serial killers - which lasts about a second before you see the dead people still decomposing in the house. At which point you shut the damn thing off. Congrats to those who finished watching this movie. Your stomachs are iron-clad and your resistance to the fight or flight response is impressive. Although you might consider that psychiatric evaluation you've always wanted.

1. Saw (2004) Call me chicken if you like - I didn't finish this one either. The combination of gore, deadly machines, and puppets was too much to bear. Maximum fear-levels were reached within the first 45 minutes. If you have a personal vendetta against me, please - get a clue, and show up at my door in a scary puppet or clown costume. Again, it's not so much the movie itself, as the mental images and physical memory of what puppets, mimes, and clowns alike have done to torture the lowly coulrophobics of the world.

Surely I am not the only one who sees the link between the Billy the Puppet from Saw, and the infamous Pennywise? It isn't even a movie, it was a TV miniseries. Which meant mass visual consumption of the old, "clown in the gutter with teeth" bit. Go talk to the residents of the nearest mental institution and they'll tell you - clowns are the ultimate in scary.

There is no such thing as a funny, cute, or entertaining clown. They're just positioning you for attack. Run "horror movies with clowns" through the Google machine and see what you get - a ton of freaky clown movies that you'll never want to see. And why? Because clowns are infinitely more scary than just about any other monster there is. Their evil comes from feeding on the happiness of children. Which is why, if you are going to try to effectively make someone lose bowel control in the face of fear, you absolutely must be dressed as a clown. It doesn't even need to be scary, as clowns are innately so.

To embody any of these monsters prior to, on, or in advance of Halloween (just to mess with people's minds) you might want to check out http://www.buyscaryhalloweencostumes.com/. They carry costumes for most of the monsters I've just covered in the top five. Unfortunately, viewing their scary clown page was a little too much, so I'm going to go hug my knees and rock myself to my happy place now. Happy movie monster viewing, top five list creating, and Halloween costume planning!

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Thursday, 16 September 2010

Top 10 Movie Halloween Costumes for Halloween 2010

Every year, after a slew of hit, blockbuster movies, there is a surge of movie Halloween costumes. And 2010 movies provided no shortage of fun, colorful, and interesting characters to pick from. Adults and kids will both have fun choosing from all the movie inspired costumes that will be available. Here's a list of some of the biggest movies that came out this year, to help you choose what movie character you'll be this Halloween:

1. Avatar- One of the biggest movies of all time gave audiences a glimpse of the planet Pandora and its nature-loving inhabitants-the Na'vi. There will be no mistaking anyone who dresses up like one of Pandora's residents as they will be hard to miss dressed from head to toe in a bright blue color with tribal markings. Take cues from the movie and try to capture Sully's or Na'vi Princess Neytiri's look. Or be creative and invent your own unique Na'vi persona.

2. Toy Story 3- It has been about ten years since the last Toy Story movie, but the love for the story about Andy's toys-Woody, Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, and everyone else- has clearly not faded. Toy Story 3 has become the first animated movie in history to gross over a billion dollars at the box office. Suffice it to say, that there will be Toy Story movie Halloween costumes by the handful this year. Though the sequels have introduced new characters into the mix, it is the original gang that will be out in full force this Halloween.

3. Alice in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll's charming tale of a young girl was completely re-imagined in this year's Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton. The technicolor sets and costumes only add to the fun of getting to dress up as some of your favorite characters. Don an orange wig and a top hat to transform into the Mad Hatter, or dress up like royalty and play the Queen of Hearts. Whatever Alice in Wonderland movie Halloween costume you choose, it will colorful and fun!

4. Twilight:Eclipse- Twilight is the phenomenon that took the world by storm. Everyone will be dying to sink their fangs into a Bella, Edward, or Jacob costume. As an added bonus, these costumes are generally low maintenance and have a shorter prep time than other more elaborate costumes. Unless, of course, you decide to go full on Wolf-Jacob, or are trying to copy Edward's hairstyle!

5. Iron Man 2- The Iron Man 2 Halloween costumes are sure to be plenty in number this year. The movie series based on a comic book follows an unconventional superhero with cool high-tech gadgets. The elaborate (and shiny) costume will definitely have people turning their heads.

6. Kick Ass- Though you might not find these costumes on too many kids, adults will get a 'kick' out of dressing up like one of the characters from the Kick Ass movie, which was inspired by a popular comic book.

7. Shrek Forever After- The Shrek movies are great for having a big and eclectic variety of characters- so choosing the right character to dress up as won't take any time at all. Shrek Forever After movie Halloween costumes will be out in full force this year due to the success of the movie this past summer.

8. Harry Potter- Since the first movie debuted in 2001, the world has had Pottermania, and people have shown time and time again that Harry Potter costumes are an absolute staple during Halloween. There is so much Harry Potter gear available you'll have no trouble putting together your costume to make you into Harry, Ron, Hermione or even Vol...He-Who-Must-Not Be-Named!

9. How To Train Your Dragon- This movie is definitely a kid favorite. How to Train Your Dragon movie Halloween costumes can be fun to make.? Choose from any of the different types of dragons or dress up as a Viking!

10. Batman- OK, so the last Batman movie was released over two years ago, but this costume choice has lasting power and will still be a popular choice this Halloween season. Kids and adults both can both dress up as the Dark Knight, or one of his enemies, like The Joker.

There are so many great movie characters to choose from this Halloween. Don't forget to buy your costume early. If you wait too long, your choice might be sold out. But most importantly, have fun and be creative!


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