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B’s Paper Helicopters

Posted on November 28, 2010 by danaedwards| Leave a comment

Reposting this video at the request of a family member who was asking how to make a paper helicopter.

-Dana

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How To Train a Dragon

Posted on April 18, 2010 by danaedwards| Leave a comment

The kids and I went to see How To Train A Dragon 3D yesterday and loved it! My son left the movie and was asking me if we could buy it. My daughter left the movie begging to go to McDonalds to get a happy meal and another dragon toy.

The kids had very different experiences at the movies. The girl who is 3 was very confused at the beginning of the movie during the raid scene. She was under the impression that all dragons are good. I couldn’t see her face but I think she may have even wanted to leave. Towards the end of the movie, she was very excited that you could train a dragon and it would be good. There may have been a point at the beginning where she was even scared. Again, it was hard to tell because it was dark. Her favorite dragon was Toothless because “he is the nice one.”

My son who was six was enthralled by the movie the whole time. I think he was mentally cataloging all of the different types of dragons. His favorite was the two-headed dragon.

For me, I thought it was very entertaining and wouldn’t mind seeing it again. The 3D was just so-so and the story was fun.

- Dana

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Moviefone’s Top 25 Christmas Movies

Posted on November 28, 2009 by danaedwards| 8 Comments

ChristmasVacationIn early November, Moviefone published its Top 25 Christmas Movies. Their list is down below and is touted to list in order the “best Christmas movies ever”.  I wish they had listed their criteria but until they do I will assume it is just another qualitative list given by a source that should be an expert in the topic.

The movie I enjoy the most and most people can rally around is Christmas Vacation so it is #1 on my list.

I will add my own qualitative list to the mix of expert listings as I too watch a lot of movies:

  1. ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ (1989)
  2. ‘A Christmas Story’ (1983)
  3. ‘Elf’ (2003)
  4. ‘Scrooged’ (1988)
  5. ‘Bad Santa’ (2003)
  6. ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ (1992)
  7. ‘Gremlins’ (1984)
  8. ‘The Santa Clause’ (1994)
  9. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (1946)
  10. ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (1947)
  11. ‘White Christmas’ (1954)
  12. ‘A Christmas Carol’ (1951)
  13. ‘The Polar Express’ (2004)
  14. ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993)

Moviefone’s top 25 Christmas Movies list:

  1. ‘A Christmas Story’ (1983)
  2. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (1946)
  3. ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (1947)
  4. ‘Scrooged’ (1988)
  5. ‘White Christmas’ (1954)
  6. ‘Elf’ (2003)
  7. ‘Christmas in Connecticut’ (1942)
  8. ‘Home Alone’ (1990)
  9. ‘Babes in Toyland’ (1934)
  10. ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ (1989)
  11. ‘A Christmas Carol’ (1951)
  12. ‘Holiday Inn’ (1942)
  13. ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993)
  14. ‘The Bishop’s Wife’ (1947)
  15. ‘Love Actually’ (2003)
  16. ‘Die Hard’ (1988)
  17. ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ (1940)
  18. ‘The Dead’ (1987)
  19. ‘Bad Santa’ (2003)
  20. ‘The Santa Clause’ (1994)
  21. ‘Gremlins’ (1984)
  22. ‘Joyeux Noel’ (2006)
  23. ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ (1992)
  24. ‘We’re No Angels’ (1955)
  25. ‘The Polar Express’ (2004)

- Dana

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