A Week Long Movie Marathon

Have you heard of a mad house who feeds on anything that land on her lawn? How about a raccoon that will do everything just to pay back the goods he stole from an angry bear? Well, if you don't know anything about what I'm talking about just go on reading.

A family friend lent us an 8-in-1 DVD last week. My sisters were so excited about it but it was bad news for me. It was examination week and I knew that I will never get a hold of those goodies. So I left the room with a pouting face. Fortunately, my beloved father noticed his pouting daughter that he shouted across the room. "Kids, why don't you watch those movies when ate is free so that everyone can watch.” My heart leaped for joy! I knew papa would say that. It would be very rewarding for me especially that I study six hours a day of that week.

It was a Monday and everyone was at home because it was still part of the ASEAN holidays. It was a great time to start the week long movie marathon. And we started off with Monster House.

DJ was spying on Mr. Nebercracker’s house since the first day when something landed on his lawn because everything that landed on Mr. Nebercracker’s lawn is as good as dead. Why? Let’s find out! Chowder, DJ’s best friend, was playing basketball when it rolled down across the street and landed on Mr. Nebercracker’s lawn. They both tried to recover it but Mr. Nebercracker came out of the spooky house and ran after them. DJ accidentally killed Mr. Nebercracker while the creepy old man was scolding him. This made the house really mad! So DJ and Chowder tried to find out what is really going on. With the help of Jenny, the trio unlocked the secrets of the mad house just before trick or treat. You should watch this movie and learn about Constance. Who is Constance? I won’t tell you!

After Monster House our family treated ourselves with Superman Returns. I think everyone knows about Superman so all I can say is that the new Clark Kent (played by Brandon Routh) is so cute and Superman is out to save the world again. I just love guys on glasses. Ask April Mae Gamboa why.

And so another day passed and the next thing I knew was that I was watching Over the Hedge. RJ, a city-oriented raccoon, steals a red wagon, a blue Coleman and tons of goods from an angry mountain bear named Vincent. RJ has until full moon to collect everything he stole from Vincent. His target is the city. But he can’t do it alone. So he fools a group of country animals to get the goods for him. That includes a turtle, a squirrel, a skunk, a family of porcupines and a father-and-daughter possum tandem. Find out how they manage to get all those stuff and see why family really matters. Trivia: Avril Lavigne is the voice behind Heather, the smaller possum.

Yup! You might be thinking that I’m doing trailers of these movies. And I’m close to doing that. But I tell you, these are nice movies with values. Other movies on the DVD were Cars, The Wild, Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man’s Chest, Garfield: A Tale of Two Kittens, and The Possessed. Well, that just sums it up to the fact that I really love movies and Jack Sparrow. And by the way, just a friendly advice; never go for pirated CD’s.Note:I did my six-hours-a-day study period!