Monday, September 17, 2012

Alex's Genre Favorites Blogfest

The amazing, astonishing, awesome Ninja Captain Alex Cavanaugh (who I believe is visiting from another planet) is hosting a blogfest.






Rules are:
List your favorite genres.




Movie. Special Effects teamed with humor catches my eye. Like Galaxy Quest, Addams Family, Princess Bride, JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. Animated features like Toy Story, Up, Despicable Me.
No On Golden Pond movies if you please.

Music. Rock only, in the vein of Nickelback, Shinedown, 3 Doors Down.

Books. Urban Fantasy, epic, and just about everything in between.

A guilty pleasure genre. Special effects so good that you *BELIEVE* it is real.

Jurassic Park

When that brontosaurus reared up on its back legs, pulled the branch, and the treetop snapped back It. Was. Real.


Any movie or book that can do that to me is a marvel.

Update. Maryann Miller reminded me of another movie. No not Avatar (excellent movie that it was). No, it was Star Wars. That first glimpse of the orbital star cruiser coasting along. OMG! 

26 comments:

  1. Darn it, you've made me want to go watch Jurassic Park ... and it's 10:45pm!

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  2. The brontosaurus WAS real!
    Like your choices, Huntress.
    And yes, I'm just visiting from Cassa.
    Thanks for participating in my blogfest!

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  3. Animated movies are amazing. I love watching them with the kids or by myself.

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  4. I love kids cartoon movies that can hold an adult's attention. Toy Story is definitely one of the good ones.

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  5. I like how you put that... special effects teamed with humor. That genre definitely holds my attention. And yeah, that brontosaurus was amazing.

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  6. I loved that part in Jurassic Park, too. In fact, I loved that movie. It was just fun all the way around :)

    and yes, Inception is one of the most unique and awesome movies. It's one I can watch again.

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    1. My brother said a grown man jumped out of his seat and screamed when that velociraptor leaped toward the camera.

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  7. this is why we are friends! i will hang out at your farm some day!

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  8. I love special effects..they do make us jump out of our seats!
    :D
    Fun list~
    Nice to meet you!

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  9. I liked the special effects in Jurrasic Park, too. What did you think of the effects in Avitar? (sp?)

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    1. Avatar was another movie that I accepted as real.

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  10. Jurassic park moments are the best, i was so moved too by this film... it remains one of my all time favorites.

    Jeremy [Retro-Zombie]
    Howlin' Wolf Records: On-Line Magazine

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  11. Now that you mention it, I too want to see Jurassic Park again.

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  12. I like the superman movies. I felt like I was really flying.

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  13. I love movies with incredible special effects. It takes such talent to do that!

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  14. The Princess Bride was a great movie! :)

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  15. Love Galaxy Quest and Princess Bride! And, wait...Jurassic Park wasn't real? ;)

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  16. Oh! Princess Bride? Me too!
    And the first time I watched Jurassic Park, I jumped out of my skin!

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  17. Good stuff here - especially the music :)

    ....dhole

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  18. I LOVE Galaxy Quest. Hilarious movie and Alan Rickman is simply brilliant.

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  19. wow so many things I love in this post, Galaxy Quest, Princess Bride, Star Wars. Great reminders and my stack of to re-watch and re-read is ever growing :D

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  20. Great picks - I've always wished that they'd make a 3D version of Jurassic Park! How awesome would that be?

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  21. Hello, Huntress. Love the Rock music mentions! Jurassic Park was the first film that I ever saw three times in the theater. I've never done that again. Thanks for sharing.

    -Jimmy
    http://jamesgarciajr.blogspot.com/

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  22. I do love the combo of humor and special effects! Also, I definitely agree on special effects that make you believe it's real. The dinos in Jurassic Park were extremely well done. Thanks for stopping by!

    My Genre Favorites & Guilty Pleasures

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