30 Day Film Challenge: Day 27 – A Film That is Visually Striking to You

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 26 – A Film You Like That is Adapted from Somewhere

I’ve already used several movies that came from books, and here’s another one!

Stardust (2007)

Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1999 novel of the same name.

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 24 – A Film You Wish You’d Seen in Theatres

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 21 – A Film That You Dozed Off During

I didn’t fall asleep during the movie, actually; I fell asleep with the menu screen pulled up. The music that plays there relaxes me. Lol.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 19 – A Film Made by Your Favorite Director

I’m not sure Tim Burton is my favorite director anymore, but he held the top slot for a loooooong time.

Beetlejuice (1988)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 16 – A Film That is Personal to You

I thought this might be difficult, but it really wasn’t. Harvey (1950) is a movie that is very personal to me. Not so much because I relate to any of the characters or the plot; it’s more about the memories I connect to this film.

When I was little, I would always wake my brother up at some ridiculous hour like 3 or 4 a.m. on Christmas morning. My parents had set a rule, though: we couldn’t wake them until 7. So he and I had to do something to kill the time, and it soon became tradition to watch Harvey every year. In fact, my parents and I didn’t watch it this past Christmas because we’re waiting until my brother visits in February. We’ll all watch it then ❤️

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 14 – A Film That Gave You Depression

Okay, when I watched Odd Thomas (2014), I already knew it would rip my heart to shreds because I’d read the book. I have cried during books before, shedding a few tears over fictional deaths or whatever, but I literally sobbed at the end of that one, and that unhappiness lasted days. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the film had a similar effect on me.

Update: Goodreads Reading Challenge 2023 (1/13/23)

I finished Stacia Kane’s Unholy Ghosts, and I was right – I am definitely reading the whole series. I loved the story, the characters, her writing style… Overall, I’d rate the book 4.5 out of 5.

I also ran through the third book in Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces series, Dark Waters.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: this is the kind of kids’ book I wish had existed when I was a kid. So many of the “scary” books I read back then fell short. They weren’t even creepy (to me). But Arden’s tales of The Smiling Man are eerie, and the entity is not easily beaten or discovered to be anything less than frightening.

Rating: 4/5

And last but not least, I have started my fourth book of the year, The Creeper by A.M. Shine. I read a recommendation of this book on Jenny In Neverland’s blog [check out the post here]. So today, I plan to drop my car off at my mechanic’s then curl up with a blanket, a cup of coffee, and this suspenseful chiller from Shine.

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 13 – A Film That Put You in Deep Thoughts

Donnie Darko (2001)

30 Day Film Challenge: Day 8 – A Film Where You Liked the Soundtrack More

Okay, I’m just gonna say it.

Queen of the Damned (2002) was an atrocious film, particularly if you had read the book. They left out so much that the movie didn’t exactly progress logically. However, the soundtrack was enough to – almost – save it. Hell, the scene in the tub while “Change (In the House of Flies)” by Deftones plays makes the entire film! Lol.