Nosferatu

Hey people's. Today I'm gonna talk about Nosferatu. Here it goes.











"Hello I am gothic Robin hood!"

So a while ago I watched Nosferatu. Nosferatu is German for not dead or undead. The movie was filmed in 1929. It was a silent movie. Nosferatu is probably the second most famous vampire in the world.












The Orlok castle.

The vampire in Nosferatu is named Count Orlok. No he does not sparkle. So Count Orlok has a oddly shaped head, tall with sunken eyes, pointy ears, long sharp fingernails, his 2 front teeth are the vampiric ones, and he preys on victims with no mercy. Dracula is handsome, with vampiric canines and almost always wears a long black cape. Edward sparkles in the sunlight we never even see his teeth and he preys on helpless animals.








A letter from Count Orlok.




The rundown house Orlok wants to live in.

It seems our vampires get more wimpy with age. Maybe less scary too. A Dracula movie hasn't really scared me. I doubt twilight is scary. Nosferatu was pretty creepy. The scares are almost instinctual. The hues and colors ( or absence of them ) make it that much creepier. ( no offense to twig height fans.)

It was named Nosferatu because they couldn't get the rights to Dracula. After the movie they were sued and that's why the actor that played Nosferatu never got any more attention. Film members spread rumors about how the actor was actually a vampire because one ever saw him without his makeup. I learned this from IMDB a awesome movie database.








Even the normal people look creepy.

So there's my thoughts on Nosferatu. Bye!




By Ashton

Playstation

Hey people's. Today I'm gonna talk about a upcoming Christmas gift. Here it goes.



For Christmas I was thinking about getting the Playstation or Xbox. It would be half mine and half Moms. So far I'm leaning towards the Playstation. Just because of I like the controller better and the graphics are better. I went to my Dads friend Scott's house to test out my theory.



My mom went out with Scotts wife Beth to see a movie. I stayed there. Scott's baby daughter went to bed and we started playing. I played Batman Arkham Asylum, Assassins creed, and Infamous. I had a lot of fun with Scott although we didn't get to try out the Xbox.

Yesterday my Mom, Katie, and I went out to TJ max and later to GameStop to check out the games. I had some fun and I saw that the Xbox controller was a little weird. I took some pics of used games for Christmas too. Katie and mom had fun at TJ max and then we headed out for ice cream. One of the reasons for a game system is that aliens colonial marines is coming out in February and it looks awesome.

So that's the rundown. If you have any game suggestions comment below. Bye!


By Ashton

Laser tag

Hey peoples. Today I'm gonna talk about a really cool birthday present I got. Here it goes.



I touched on this on my birthday blog but I am going to explain it more. So for my birthday my grandparents got this really awesome laser tag set by Nerf. It comes with 2 different guns and sleeves. A iPod or iPhone can fit in these sleeves and into the gun with different sleeves for each.


This is the iTouch one. The iPhone one is bigger.

Next you plug in a wire from the gun into the devices audio jack and launch a free app you can buy.


The app includes solo mode which is every man for himself and teams. After the countdown the game begins. When you first play you can change your pistol to a rapid fire gun with more ammo, so you don't have to pull the trigger with each shot, but it's not as powerful. You do this by holding the reload bar. Push a second trigger to commence a shield that lasts for 30 seconds depending on where you stop it so that you can't be shot but you cannot shoot them. You can see you're laser and explosion on the screen along while the camera views your surroundings while it also shows you your health amount, shields, gun, and ammo.


The game ends when only one man or team is left standing.



Single player you can play with the gun or without and is the same as multiplayer only you shoot aliens that show up on the screen. Eventually you earn points to spend in the armory to buy new guns and upgrades to use in multiplayer. I just bought a shotgun called the quad pulse and I'm working on a sniper rifle. It shoots far too with a good range gun. It counted when I shot Alex from across the entire backyard. You can play without a device too but it is harder and not as fun. That's why the odds were not evenly matched in Alex's and my laser tag battle today when the previous day he decided to throw his iTouch at me on a concrete floor. My face was like this.


So that's it. Pick it up today. Thanks! Bye.


By Ashton

Comic Con

Hey people's. Today I'm gonna talk to you about my trip the the Comic Con. Here it goes.


















So I love to collect Aliens and other horror figures, Predators, Terminator, etc. Unfortunately you cannot find any of those at Target so for my birthday my Dad took me to the New York Comic Con. There we got many awesome things ranging from a plush chest burster to a highly detailed bloody Terminator action figure and back to a Sasquatch from show dad watched as a kid called Six Million Dollar Man.

















We got up at 4:00 in the morning to head out. I slept until around 8:00. Afterwards I had a power bar to have energy. Then we listened to a cool podcast called Comic Dorks. They were funny and talked about comics from DC and Marvel to more independent comics. Soon we paused that as we headed into New York City. We looked at scenery first. After we looked for the Javitz Center which was where it was being held. Then we spent a while looking for parking and we had to walk a few blocks but by the time we got there the line was super short and we got in easily.

















One of the first things that happened was me being in a power loader fighting a Alien. You see I was on the main level where you come in and I saw a huge statue of it upstairs. So I rushed upstairs with dad somewhere behind me. I got a free Aliens comic book and watched the new game preview for the upcoming game and then stood in line. The line was pretty long and I noticed how I was the only 13 year old Aliens fan. So you got in it and if you've ever seen Aliens you now how you fit in it. It's basically a suit of armor. Nothing moved though, it was a statue. Once I was in the photographer pushed a button and the alien started screeching and hidden cameras starting taking pictures. Afterward we went in the dealer's room. When you first got in it was just companies showing a product including Lego, DC, and video game companies. In the back were all the dealers. That's where I got everything. I got an aliens vs predator 2 pack, the deluxe king alien, a plush chest burster, 5 other Kenner aliens, and a terminator. Dad got some hot wheels cars, some Bionic man toys, and a t shirt. Lastly we found a artist friend of dads that had a really cool comic called Ace Killroy you should see.

















Around 3:30 we met My Aunt Robin. She also has a blog called Made in Brooklyn. She came with my cousin Andrew and we gave him and Isaac an Aquaman and a Thing. We ate at TGI Fridays. Then we left.

















So I had a lot of fun at the Comic Con. Today Alex and me played together with them. Bye!!


By Ashton