And it’s not attached to a creep
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shadowhiveI’m back from my cinema adventure so now it’s post time.
Before that, last night I decided to watch The Conjuring. The new film made me curious cause I’d not seen them before. I saw the first two were on Netflix, so I decided to watch it. My thoughts on it? It was pretty good. I mean it is a haunted house film so it does play out much like you’d expect. There’s a creepy basement, a child makes an invisible friend, someone gets possessed and they have to perform an exorcism. (The poor cute dog dies😭) It hits all the tropes, but it does them well. And also there’s a creepy doll which for some reason the ghost from the house can communicate with? I can tell why Annabelle got a spin off cause that thing looks creepy but also… why would anyone have that in their house??
Today I had weird manic energy in the morning (as evidenced in the spooky season post. Thankfully the weather was good so I headed to town.
First main stop was Tesco and I handed the UFB in. They asked if I wanted to be notified, so I should get a letter at some point. But they both let me have a new one and refunded me as well which was nice.
I got the new Fantastic 4 comic from there, a Minecraft magazine (cause it had a cool torch) and they had one of the new Lego Animal Crossing sets reduced so I got it. It’s Goldie’s Cozy house which is a tiny house with just Goldie. I might build it up later, if not then tomorrow. I also got the meal deal cause I was there and it was ok, though they had Fanta bottles with the horror icons on! Fruit twist had the grabber so that’s the one I got.
When I came out it was raining so I sheltered in a charity shop, got a lil bandana for Naryu (and a book for mums friend). Then I went in smyths. I’d seen they had the Byers House Funko bitty set back in stock so I picked that up cause it’s cute. (I have no other bittys I might have to get them) and I got a lil thing with Jack from Nightmare before Christmas in a coffin. They also had, though too high to reach, Shadow as a buccaneer which I didn’t know was a thing and I want. I mean look at him,
I then went to the cinema. I had forgot my phone cause I charged it (oops) but thankfully I had the email with the code still.
The trailers for both films were mostly uninteresting, though I did see in the Tron Ares one Evan Peters. I knew he was I. It I just didn’t know what role he was playing.
Now thoughts on films, Honey Don’t and Jaws.
Before I get into Honey Don’t thoughts I will say this. If you are wlw that is also an Aubrey Plaza enjoyer (I feel the vent diagram of those things is a circle) then go and this film right now.
Ok onto thoughts. I was curious about it from the description on the site but last night I decided to watch the trailer. I got the vibe from it that the main character, Honey, and Aubrey’s had a vibe. And yep, I was right.
The film is about a private detective, the titular Honey. She had someone call her saying she was in trouble and wanted help but before they were due to meet said someone died. Of course Honey, in true detective style, wants to find out what really happened to her.
I’m not gonna talk about the plot (cause, as a mystery, I feel it would ruin it to know the answers). But suffice to say there’s also Chris Evans as a sleazy preacher. (Seriously who calls their church the ‘four way temple’ and preaches about submission …and macaroni for some reason)
Center to the film is Honey herself. She is awesome. She takes no shit, she kicks ass, she looks great and she’s also a lesbian. She’s incredible. Oh and yeah, she has sex with Aubrey Plaza’s character.
(And honestly it surprised me the film was only a 15, there’s a naked woman in the first five minutes and there’s at least half a dozen sex scenes).
I would love to see Honey in something again, I dunno if there’s any plans to bring her back but she was just so awesome I’d love to see her again.
Oh and Charlie Day is there as a detective who is fun but incredibly clueless.
It was fun, it was surprising and shocking, it had a background ginger cat in one scene. And yeah it feels like a lesbian wished it to existence on a monkey’s paw.
But yeah this is one film I wouldn’t have seen without the pass. (And I had been thinking of seeing The Roses) but I’m so glad I did. I feel it’s gonna have a short run so go and see it if you can.
Following that I watched Jaws. Jaws is one of those films that I know I’ve seen on tv but not for a long time. It’s gotta be like… two decades + ago, which makes me feel ancient just typing that. (Excuse me while I wither away)
It’s a film of two halves. The first half is set in the town with people dying from a shark and local government doing their best impression of ‘this is not happening’. Sadly that feels realistic, with experts and the only person with sense being ignored. Again this feels incredibly realistic that government officials would sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the economy.
The second half is the trio of main characters (aforementioned person with sense chief Brody and expert, Hopper accompanying fisherman/shark hunter Quint) going on the hunt for said killer shark. The two halves are such to ally different that they probably shouldn’t work but somehow do and the whole film does hold up.
That is down to the interplay between those three characters as much as it is down to the music and effects. It just all works. How many films from 50 years ago hold up as well as Jaws does?
While I did enjoy Hiney Don’t more I am glad I got to see it on the big screen for the anniversary. (Ironically the town was celebrating a 50th in its celebrations so it does feel fitting)
There’s a maker festival in town Saturday and I picked something up about it to look at one the train. I had been considering going, but I saw there’s gonna be some of the robots from robot wars there! That makes me super curious so I might go, unless another storm hits.
Before that, last night I decided to watch The Conjuring. The new film made me curious cause I’d not seen them before. I saw the first two were on Netflix, so I decided to watch it. My thoughts on it? It was pretty good. I mean it is a haunted house film so it does play out much like you’d expect. There’s a creepy basement, a child makes an invisible friend, someone gets possessed and they have to perform an exorcism. (The poor cute dog dies😭) It hits all the tropes, but it does them well. And also there’s a creepy doll which for some reason the ghost from the house can communicate with? I can tell why Annabelle got a spin off cause that thing looks creepy but also… why would anyone have that in their house??
Today I had weird manic energy in the morning (as evidenced in the spooky season post. Thankfully the weather was good so I headed to town.
First main stop was Tesco and I handed the UFB in. They asked if I wanted to be notified, so I should get a letter at some point. But they both let me have a new one and refunded me as well which was nice.
I got the new Fantastic 4 comic from there, a Minecraft magazine (cause it had a cool torch) and they had one of the new Lego Animal Crossing sets reduced so I got it. It’s Goldie’s Cozy house which is a tiny house with just Goldie. I might build it up later, if not then tomorrow. I also got the meal deal cause I was there and it was ok, though they had Fanta bottles with the horror icons on! Fruit twist had the grabber so that’s the one I got.
When I came out it was raining so I sheltered in a charity shop, got a lil bandana for Naryu (and a book for mums friend). Then I went in smyths. I’d seen they had the Byers House Funko bitty set back in stock so I picked that up cause it’s cute. (I have no other bittys I might have to get them) and I got a lil thing with Jack from Nightmare before Christmas in a coffin. They also had, though too high to reach, Shadow as a buccaneer which I didn’t know was a thing and I want. I mean look at him,
I then went to the cinema. I had forgot my phone cause I charged it (oops) but thankfully I had the email with the code still.
The trailers for both films were mostly uninteresting, though I did see in the Tron Ares one Evan Peters. I knew he was I. It I just didn’t know what role he was playing.
Now thoughts on films, Honey Don’t and Jaws.
Before I get into Honey Don’t thoughts I will say this. If you are wlw that is also an Aubrey Plaza enjoyer (I feel the vent diagram of those things is a circle) then go and this film right now.
Ok onto thoughts. I was curious about it from the description on the site but last night I decided to watch the trailer. I got the vibe from it that the main character, Honey, and Aubrey’s had a vibe. And yep, I was right.
The film is about a private detective, the titular Honey. She had someone call her saying she was in trouble and wanted help but before they were due to meet said someone died. Of course Honey, in true detective style, wants to find out what really happened to her.
I’m not gonna talk about the plot (cause, as a mystery, I feel it would ruin it to know the answers). But suffice to say there’s also Chris Evans as a sleazy preacher. (Seriously who calls their church the ‘four way temple’ and preaches about submission …and macaroni for some reason)
Center to the film is Honey herself. She is awesome. She takes no shit, she kicks ass, she looks great and she’s also a lesbian. She’s incredible. Oh and yeah, she has sex with Aubrey Plaza’s character.
(And honestly it surprised me the film was only a 15, there’s a naked woman in the first five minutes and there’s at least half a dozen sex scenes).
I would love to see Honey in something again, I dunno if there’s any plans to bring her back but she was just so awesome I’d love to see her again.
Oh and Charlie Day is there as a detective who is fun but incredibly clueless.
It was fun, it was surprising and shocking, it had a background ginger cat in one scene. And yeah it feels like a lesbian wished it to existence on a monkey’s paw.
But yeah this is one film I wouldn’t have seen without the pass. (And I had been thinking of seeing The Roses) but I’m so glad I did. I feel it’s gonna have a short run so go and see it if you can.
Following that I watched Jaws. Jaws is one of those films that I know I’ve seen on tv but not for a long time. It’s gotta be like… two decades + ago, which makes me feel ancient just typing that. (Excuse me while I wither away)
It’s a film of two halves. The first half is set in the town with people dying from a shark and local government doing their best impression of ‘this is not happening’. Sadly that feels realistic, with experts and the only person with sense being ignored. Again this feels incredibly realistic that government officials would sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of the economy.
The second half is the trio of main characters (aforementioned person with sense chief Brody and expert, Hopper accompanying fisherman/shark hunter Quint) going on the hunt for said killer shark. The two halves are such to ally different that they probably shouldn’t work but somehow do and the whole film does hold up.
That is down to the interplay between those three characters as much as it is down to the music and effects. It just all works. How many films from 50 years ago hold up as well as Jaws does?
While I did enjoy Hiney Don’t more I am glad I got to see it on the big screen for the anniversary. (Ironically the town was celebrating a 50th in its celebrations so it does feel fitting)
There’s a maker festival in town Saturday and I picked something up about it to look at one the train. I had been considering going, but I saw there’s gonna be some of the robots from robot wars there! That makes me super curious so I might go, unless another storm hits.
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Date: 2025-09-09 04:48 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2025-09-10 01:23 pm (UTC)Oooh, I know this one! See, the original Annabelle doll was just a regular Raggedy Anne doll. Which was possessed (allegedly) and part of the Warrens' collection, but I guess when they started working on the movie, they decided it didn't look creepy enough.
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Date: 2025-09-11 03:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-09-12 12:46 pm (UTC)Nah, it's just a regular Raggedy Anne doll. Although, personally, I think a good filmmaker should be able to make just about anything creepy. Especially if it looks benign on the surface. Sounds like a failure of imagination to me.
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Date: 2025-09-12 02:33 pm (UTC)