#When you pair up these visuals with the singing it does an excellent job at stunning you

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JUST LOOK AT THIS ANIMATION

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Home Is Where The Rump Rests

Pairings: Tony x Reader Summary: House hunting with Tony Warnings: 18+, semi-public unprotected sex  Word Count: 2.3k

a/n: This is for the talented @kellyn1604​​ 5k challenge- be sure to check out her writing, especially her great GOT piece, Taken.  Congrats lady and thank you for hosting! Prompt: “There's no place like home” - Wizard of Oz

“Here we have the dining room. You will simple adore this room, Mr. Stark. If you look up, you'll see the impressive crown molding. Extremely high quality of wood.” The retailer gushed as she led you and Tony through the next wing of the house. “It runs the whole length of this impressive room.”

“Doesn't crown molding usually run the whole length of a room, how it is impressive?” You mumbled under your breath to Tony.

“I have some rich high quality wood, I'd like to impressively mold against you,” Tony leered into your ear, pressing himself against your back. “I'll let you run your hands over the length of my grain.”

Stifling a snort, you shot him a look over your shoulder, “Tell me again why we're here. What's your play, Tony?”

“Excuse me, but you agreed I get to plan our couple's activity for today. Now, play along, ass-istant.” Tony squeezed your bottom and caught up to the retailer, who was too preoccupied praising the wainscoting to see your exchange. 

“Mr. Stark, simply look at those double sets of doors. The craftsmanship is truly unique, absolutely impressive. The owner flew them in especially from-”

“An Italian winery,” Tony stated.

“Actually, an Italian castle.”

Tony looked at the agent with amusement, “Reads more winery than castle.”

“I assure you, the owner purchased it from an old castle, Mr. Stark. The size and carving on these pieces are so incredibly-”

“Impressive?” You asked, a wide grin crossing Tony's face when hearing your slight jab.

“Hm...” The retailer looked you over after ignoring your presence the first half of the tour. “Yes, most things in here are impressive and owned by impressive people. It's quite kind and charitable of Mr. Stark to allow his assistant to partake in such an impressive visual feast. Please, try not to touch anything.”

“Excuse me?”

Across the room, you heard Tony cough trying to cover his laughter.

The agent ignored you and darted away to continue the tour, “This way, please Mr. Stark. You simply must experience the library. All personal items have been removed prior to me coming here per the unnamed owner's request. Therefore, with the owner's collection being slightly smaller than normal, you'll be able to see how much more room you have for your own pieces. Plus, the view from that particular balcony is simply unmatched on that side of the manor. They did a spectacularly impressive job on the landscape.”

Tony grinned at your attempt to keep your emotions in check. Before he could follow the agent, you grabbed his arm and angrily jerked him back. “Before I impressively smack that snake lady, I'm ready to leave.”

“But we haven't finished the tour, it'd be rude for us to leave,” Tony pouted. “Plus, you know you're the only one who can charm my snake.”

“Tony,” you laughed through your annoyance. “Shut up.” He was always good at breaking the tension for you.

“There it is,” Tony thumbed the corner of your smile as he cupped your cheek.

“If this agent is the reason why this place has been on the market for so long-”

“It'll be fine, just remember the agreement. Have to do what I say. The game's afoot,” Tony teased before jogging out of room.

Passing around the corner you stepped over the squeaky spot in the floorboard and heard Tony's voice fall out from the open library's doors as you waited in the hallway.

“I understand your promise, but I also understand you're a smart business woman. Just need a little time alone in here to picture myself calling this place home. Then we can make arrangements and bonuses, if this is the place.”

The agent hesitantly answered afraid she might lose this large sale, “I appreciate your need to visualize and decide uninterrupted, Mr. Stark, but the owner strictly stated all guests should receive guided tours. I'm sure you can appreciate that, sir.”

“I appreciate many things,” Tony's voice thick with charm. You rolled your eyes knowing he was quick to play on the agent's interest after meeting him today. “And I can appreciate a savvy agent, who knows how demanding us buyers can be. But, who also knows when it's beneficial- in so many ways- to bend the rules just slightly.”

The agent bit her lip, apprehensive but interested as Tony painted vague promises. “I'm not sure. I suppose-”

“Are you flexible?” Tony asked.

Your eyebrows rose at his question as you seated yourself on the hallway's bench.

“What?” the agent adjusted the bottom of her blazer, heat rising up the back of her neck.

“You look flexible,” Tony practically purred as you ran your tongue over your teeth, crossing and uncrossing your ankles in annoyance. “And flexible people, such as yourself, are usually adventurous.”

“Oh, well-”

“Be adventurous and flexible with me,” Tony cooed. “It'll be worth your while if we sign the papers. And if not, we keep this between ourselves. No one needs to know you're so adventurous, not even any assistants.”

Crossing your arms and standing by the door, your distaste was now focused on your silver-tongued boyfriend. This was not the day you thought he planned for you. Lost in your thoughts, you didn't hear the agent's reply when Tony clapped his hands and exclaimed, “Excellent! I'll find you shortly.”

Tony almost collided into you when exiting the library, grabbing your shoulders to steady himself, “Whoa! I already fell for you once, don't need to knock me down again.”

“Do I need to push you down some stairs instead?” Your eyes narrowing at him.

“Careful, your fangs are showing,” he said, snickering at your attitude. “Come with me.”

Before you could respond, Tony pulled you toward a set of stairs and down a small back hallway. Pushing you into the room, he closed the bathroom door behind you both and set the lock into place. “Lift your skirt.”

“Wha- no!”

“Hey, you agreed to do what I planned for today and the plan involves sexing you in this bathroom, while she's out there.”

“Sexing? I'm not doing this, Tony. Go flirt and steer her into some other deal. I'm not having ‘sexing’ with you in here, just so some flexible, adventurous stranger might hear us.”

Tony walked you back against the sink, the vanity hitting the back of your legs. Caging you with both arms, Tony's biceps strained against his shirt as he leaned over you, “Don't even try to deny that your jealously hasn't made you wet.”

You gasped softly, when you felt Tony's hand slide slowly up between your thighs. Without thinking, you opened your legs and offered him better access. Tony chuckled darkly at your response. His fingers trailed along your soft inner thighs as he extended and dragged the back of his thumb across you, core to clit. He pressed the pad of his thumb against your bud and your body jerked from the contact. Brushing your clit, he felt how damp your panties were, “Just how I like you, princess. So sensitive and responsive.”

You grabbed on to Tony's shoulder and slowly rolled your hips against this hand, “Tony.”

“Come on, baby. Turn around and bend that ass for me.”

Tony backed away, allowing you just enough room to turn. You watched him in the mirror as he unbuckled his pants and slipped his hand between the open zipper. Biting your lip, you lifted your skirt and braced yourself on the marble sink. Tony spat and pumped himself as he eyed you.

“Panties on or off, Tony?”

Without answering, Tony stepped forward and traced the elastic edging covering your cheeks. Pulling the material to the side, he gripped your hip with one hand and took himself in the other. Locking eyes with you in the mirror, he ran himself against your coated slit.

“Fuck,” Tony grunted, satisfied with his discovery. “So warm and ready for me, aren't you princess?”

Your fingers balled into fists as you felt him slide his tip into you.

He watched your reaction in the mirror, mouth halfway open and a soft furrow across your brows. Tony settled his chest against your back and moved his arms around your waist. You mewled when he pushed himself further into you.

“Who does this belong to, princess?”

“You, Tony.”

“Yes, baby. It does.” Tony's grip tightened on your hips, slowly dragging himself out and pushing himself steadily back in, “And who do you belong to, princess?”

Deep to the hilt, your ass rested against him. “I'm yours.”

A dirty whisper from Tony's lips as he held your earlobe between his teeth, “There's no place like home.”

A harsh snap of his hips caused you to knock forward against the marble, the skin on your forearm skidded across the counter top. You saw Tony's eyes darken with each push before you shut your own and let your whimpers and moans fill the room.

You felt Tony's breath on your neck, “Keep singing princess, let everyone know who you belong to.” His teeth scrapped the side of your tender neck, and his hand reached around between your legs. Tony's fingers brushed against his cock as he moved in and out of you, pressing his palm over your mound and sending another level of sensations through you.

“You're my home, princess.” Tony's rhythm slightly faltered as he picked up his pace. “Fuck, you feel so tight around me, baby.”

Tony moved his hand to the back of your neck and pushed you down further against the counter. Your ass jolted back into him causing him to groan with the new found deepness.

Your incoherent words and gasps made Tony sink deeper into you, making him grunt when feeling your walls tighten around him. His footing slipped slightly and he held the back of your neck tighter before locking eyes with you. Pressing and circling the heel of his palm down harder around your clit. “Come for me, princess.”

His pupils dilated and determined for both of your releases, you let yourself go.

Tony groaned at the sensation of you fluttering and squeezing him. Your hand shot out against the mirror to brace yourself, the other slid into the sink as you watched Tony chase his high and coat your walls.

He patted into your ear, kissing your neck. “You and me, baby. Fuck, it's just you and me-”

“Mr. Stark?”

The agent's voice cut through your temporary curtain of euphoria. Several harsh knocks sounded against the door.

Grabbing some tissues to clean yourself, you let out of a mild huff and jokingly asked, “Just you and me, huh?”

Smacking your ass lightly, Tony flipped your skirt into place, “Well, you're the one that matters to me, princess.”

“Mr. Stark?” Another round of knocks from the agent played out against the door. “Are you in there?”

Tucking himself back into his pants, Tony grinned at you, “One moment, please. I just came in here... the tile looks impressive.”

You shook your head at his choice of words, you could only imagine what the agent's expression would be after smelling sex in the room.

“Mr. Stark? Please, you will need to leave.”

Tony went to the door but before he could unlock it, you called out to him, “Your pants, Tony. Zip them.”

Tony only shrugged before opening the door but kept his waist behind it, “Yes?”

“Sir,” The agent yanked the bottom of her blazer down sharply. Clearly annoyed and fully aware of what you two had been up in here. “...Ma'am.”

“Ms. Hall Monitor.” Tony replied.

You shut your eyes and pinched the bridge of your nose, hoping for a quick exit.

“Mr. Stark,” the agent narrowed her eyes at him. “I will kindly need to ask you to leave and take your... little helper with you. Now, please.���

Tony tilted his head and pulled the door fully open, exposing his unzipped pants.

The agent recoiled back with a hiss, “You two are impressively distasteful.”

You groaned as you leaned your weight against the sink.

“Well, we didn't get that far,” Tony said as he made a show of zipping up his pants. “But from past experiences, I know she tastes impressively delicious.”

You threw your head back and sighed heavily, why did things like this always happen to you when Tony was around? Why couldn't he just take you out on a normal date?

The sound of the agent's disgust bounced throughout the bathroom, “Please leave. Right now, sir!”

“Can't. We're already home,” Tony leaned his forearm against the door's edge, shifting his weight to the side.

“Excuse me?” The agent's eyes darted between him and you. “You did not sign any papers yet to purchase this estate.”

“Don't need to, own it already.”

The color in the agent's face drained as she tried deciphering his words.

“I'm the owner, who wished to remain nameless. I wanted to see why it was taking so long to move this property.” Tony fixed his belt before checking his hair in the mirror. He turned toward the agent causing her to shakily back out further into the hallway. “I also stated in the email, I did not want anyone to wander around here without supervision.”

“Well, I- I. Mr. Stark, I can explain-”

“But what I find the most annoying- it was an Italian winery. Not a castle. Please show yourself out.” Tony closed the door on the agent and locked it for good measure.

Hopping on the counter, you grabbed Tony's arm and pulled him between your legs. Looping your arms around his neck, he rested his hands on your thighs as you pushed your forehead against his, “Feel better?”

“Yeah, there's no place like home.”

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Sanditon, episode 4 part i

I was thinking a bit earlier this morning about Sanditon continuations ... the only other one I’ve consumed is the 1975 one by “another lady”, and while I don’t remember many details, it struck me as very much in the Georgette Heyer vein. At the time, Heyer’s characterization/plot tendencies were the predominant way of interpreting the Regency, so it was normal to have, for instance, the climax of the story be an attempted, kind of silly abduction of the heroine which she foils through being sensible and the abductor coincidentally taking her by her home. Now the predominant way of interpreting the early nineteenth century stress depictions of “realistic” dirt, the rules of society being highly flexible, and (admirably) recognizing that the world didn’t consist solely of white upper-middle-class English people - so a mainstream continuation of our time looks very different from both how Austen would have written the story and how an author of the 1970s would do it.

Also, I may have been comparing some of the earlier parts of the show with the 1975 continuation? D: I thought the original fragment ended a few chapters later than it actually does. Very bad me. I will have to go back and edit out some of the mean things I said about changes that were actually just original work. (Original work that didn’t convince me! But not weird changes. Actually, it appears that the scene where Sidney tells Charlotte off for criticizing his family is more likely a deliberate response to the continuation, quite interesting.) Sorry about that.

Anyway, on with the plot.

Arthur and Diana are headed off to Dr. Fuchs for their daily (!) appointment, looking very Regency. Charlotte, on the other hand, is wearing a more 1820s pelisse - the full sleeves, the broad collar, the lowered waistline - in a very Georgiana-ish bright pink. She picks up her post, just ahead of Georgiana’s maid in line. Georgiana has received a response from her secret lover! 

The letter Charlotte received from home looks like it’s written with the paper having been filled up, turned 90 degrees, and written on some more - an actual period practice, if you were wondering.

Ah, the jumper dress style. It goes through periods of popularity in Regency films and costuming. This is, IMO, an example that does it right - the habit shirt underneath doesn’t look like a modern top, and the gown itself just looks right. Mr. and Mrs. Parker rib her a bit about only just coming to like Sidney, and when Tom says that he’s “altogether habit-forming” on greater acquaintance, Charlotte has a consternated look on her face that spells foreshadowing.

Clara’s pelisse-ish dress looks a bit 1820s to me, but Lady Denham’s gown is sheer 1750s-1760s, with the robings and bows down the front, taking the “older lady wears older styles” meme way too far. Lady Denham is working at her job of trying to marry off the Denhams well, which bothers Clara. Lady Denham then goes on to say that Clara’s prospects are pretty bad, which is true, but ... you have it entirely in your power to do something about that? So they’re not “beyond repair”. She also has no more sympathy left for Clara’s horrible burn. :(

Clara visits the Stringer home, which she says reminds her of her own, reminding me of the ambiguity/confusion in the beginning of the series - is this politeness or really a signal that she’s not really part of the gentry? Her blue spencer is lovely, but the gown underneath has an extremely full skirt - more like something from the 1790s, at least 20 years out of date.

While much of the dwelling seems accurate to me, this huge leather armchair is very much a modernism. Upholstered armchairs, and upholstery in general, were signs of wealth. It looks like a worn-out Laz-E Boy recliner, especially with the china mug resting on the arm.

He’s so sweet! Look at his face! Charlotte takes a look at his architectural plans, which his father disapproves of since he’s just a working-class foreman. She likes them and supports his desire to improve his situation. It’s awkward, though, and she leaves. Beautiful Stringer looks longingly after her from the door.

Charlotte is taken to Georgiana, also in a lovely jumper-style dress (technically, this may have been called a “Russian gown”, but I think we don’t have enough evidence about that) in a very G bright sky blue, who has a plan for them to hang out together - a picnic! Mrs. Griffiths doesn’t approve because for some reason she considers them declassé (they weren’t), but Georgiana pretends that the Parkers will be there as well, which soothes her and worries Charlotte.

A very excellent, if dowdy, gown on Mrs. Griffiths. I feel like I’ve seen it in another production, but not sure which. Any thoughts?

Over at Denham House, Esther is also in a jumper dress! Hers is also in a signature color, dark red/purple, and it’s worn only over her corset (which honestly looks chilly).

Sir Edward’s deshabille takes the form of a silk banyan/dressing gown in a similar shade. He’s settling in to read Babington’s letter to Esther, so it makes sense to visually link them. She distracts him by asking him to lace her corset tighter, and he kisses her neck after doing so, which Clara sees when she comes by with a letter from Lady Denham. Esther realizes that Clara was there, while Sir Edward dismisses the noise as one of their own servants. (So their servants are aware of their incestry? And they haven’t spread it all over town? Okay.)

Please note the accurate spiral lacing for the corset! Esther also interests me further by seeming to have partly turned the conversation from Babington and her face away from her brother because she’s not completely, entirely, 100% certain that she’s so uninterested in the former.

Georgiana takes Charlotte to a little architectural folly deep in the woods, where she runs into the arms of a handsome man. Charlotte gets this really disgusted/upset look on her face that Charlotte you look like a racist stop stop is way out of proportion to what’s happening, given the overall tone of this show toward proper early-19th-century behavior. Even after Georgiana introduces Mr. Otis Molyneux, Charlotte is extremely concerned about him in such a way that it definitely seems like she finds black men especially threatening, even when you take into account Sidney’s asking her to watch over his ward.

They’re so cute!

Georgiana explains that Sidney is keeping them apart, which makes Charlotte pensive. Otis suggests she leave the two of them but Charlotte refuses to let them be unchaperoned, and G is pissed when she finds out that she’s been set to spy on her.

Dr. Fuchs finally gives the Parkers the bad news that they aren’t sick, telling Diana that she has hysteria and Arthur that he needs to lose some weight. Um, writers? You know that “hysteria” as a proposed condition was a meaningless and often dismissive label for various physical and mental symptoms? It’s the kind of thing one can take in a production where characters are actually of-their-time, but when you show an individual as previously being modern-minded it’s a deeply strange inclusion (as with Charlotte above). Fuchs also suggests that they ride on the beach to help, which seems like would have very little effect on Arthur’s not-actually-corpulent physique or Diana’s “hysteria”.

Charlotte gooseberries it up in a field of bluebells. She’s trying to be a hard-nosed chaperone, but it’s clear that the two love each other, and when they tell the story of how they met - Otis mistook Georgiana for a servant at a ball, which doesn’t make a lot of sense given the difference between ball dress and a maid’s outfit, but whatever - they’re so sweet that she visibly thaws. Their story is also an obvious parallel for Charlotte and Sidney: “I found him to be rude and sanctimonious.” “I found her to be spoilt and petulant”. I know C/S is going to be endgame but I don’t have to like it. Charlotte tries to defend Sidney, but they say that he doesn’t have her best interests at heart. She’s not sure who to believe.

Stringer goes to show Tom the plans he stayed up late to draw, only to be told that they won’t be needed after all. He’s devastated - proving his ability to be an architect was going to be the means of making his career. And Tom doesn’t even appear to understand that he might have put Stringer to a lot of trouble even apart from his ambitions. He also fails to follow through on the promised additional workers needed to keep the pace he demands. Tom!!

The Denhams turn up, each making a strong contrast with the Parker they’re next to in terms of color. When you think about it, these are the only two pairs of siblings on the show that are always shown as pairs. Esther’s spencer is a bit 1820s, but her hat is ... 1940s? Sir Edward is confident that Clara will be sent off very soon to leave them as their aunt’s sole heirs.

Just after we see Tom Parker going into a shop to buy an expensive necklace for his wife, Stringer goes home and burns his architectural plans. :( 

Charlotte is still trying to be an annoying chaperone, but she’s on much friendlier terms. As Otis suggests they borrow a boat and go for a little sail, he and Georgiana’s relative undress compared to Charlotte (Georgiana taking her spencer off outside isn’t too big of a deal, but Otis losing his coat and waistcoat and opening up his shirt is ... a lot of stripping for the 1810s) parallels their willingness to shed the rules. It’s not like Sidney’s going to find them as he’s in London, Georgiana points out ... but then we cut to Sidney riding into Sanditon, and talking to Mrs. Parker about how he’s going to go visit Georgiana. So it’s clear what’s going to happen.

Otis sings a lovely rendition of “The Water is Wide” and then proposes to Georgiana. Wait, what?! They’re not already engaged? Dear writers’ room, have you ever read or at least watched Sense and Sensibility? And when she refuses him, it’s because she can’t get married yet without her guardian’s consent, but she could surely accept him and just wait on getting married ... ? Anyway, he throws himself into the water as he said he would and they all laugh again.

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D.C. Beetlejuice Review

Let me cut to the chase.  I know what you’re gonna ask, is Beetlejuice “good”?  Now I have a very complicated answer, but I will say this: if a Tim Burton styled stage show is what you’ve always wanted, then should probably be off to see it as soon as you can.  Hold your sandworms, I’m not done yet.  Beetlejuice may be a visual masterpiece, but it is also a work in progress.  If you’re looking for more than high caliber Broadway comedy actors and half-baked humor, it may be better to wait and see what the move to the Winter Garden Theatre has in store for us.  

Now for the complicated answer.  If spoilers aren’t your thing, turn back now, for the surprises of Beetlejuice are extremely rewarding.

Making it Beetlejuice’s given job to usher the dead into the netherworld is an excellent addition to the character, except there isn’t very much character to begin with.  The opening makes the blind mistake of relying on the audience already knowing who Beetlejuice is.  A newcomer to the show might find him confusing or vague.  “The Whole Being Dead Thing” is an explosively entertaining number where BJ bashes some funeral goers.  Cutting in half way is Lydia mourning with “Invisible”.  Although the long arm gag is good and the bus driver costume from the film is much appreciated, the big B is introduced all too soon. The buildup is killed rather quickly and consequently, the anticipation.  Alternatively, since the scene starts off with a dirge, Lydia could plunge right into “Invisible” with Beetlejuice popping out of the casket and delivering the brilliant line “a ballad already?” The audience cheers as he climbs out and begins “The Whole Being Dead Thing”, uninterrupted.   Act One’s pacing is quite tangled, so this jumpy establishing song is important.  Alex Brightman is an absolute tour de force and does his best with the often immature dialogue.  It’s obvious that Brightman is doing a good job of balancing the voice, but it’s still a bit much when he’s singing.  His vocal talents are betrayed in this respect and some of the lyrics are hard to understand because of it.  

The Maitlands are brilliantly portrayed by green clad Rob McClure and Kerry Butler, known for Something Rotten! and Little Shop of Horrors, respectively.  “Ready, Set, Not Yet” is funny, but far too frantic to be endearing. Contrary to the writers’ belief, Adam and Barbara can be thoroughly lame and likeable simultaneously.  In the following scenes one could argue that too many pelvic thrusts are performed.  The scene progression is quite choppy, with so many reprises that one wonders if the song ever ended in the first place.  “Fright of their Lights” has a weird 1980’s sound and it has a great joke where Adam informs BJ that they can still hear him, with BJ responding “Well that was a soliloquy, so you’re the one being rude.”  BJ’s interactions with them are typically crass, but not in a clever adult way, an almost childish mentality instead.  Many of the jokes end with an unnecessary “F You,” which often feels like it’s only there to keep children out of the theatre.

The show really begins to pick up when the Deetz family begin to move in and Lydia sings “Dead Mom,” easily one of the best numbers. Sophia Anne Caruso plays the iconic goth girl in a way that doesn’t leave you cringing at all.  As the show progresses, Lydia upstages everyone.  An odd thing to note though, Lydia comes downstairs to dinner wearing a yellow dress to confuse her dad, which is exactly what Wednesday Addams does in the Addams Family Musical.  

Slapstick is the name of the game, considering BJ himself isn’t given many witty lines in the first act.  The sight gags are what work best, so you’d assume that the iconic Day-O scene would be the hit.  Instead of ascending to a new level of ridiculousness, it stays at relatively the same length.  A puppet roasted pig is added to the song which is funny by itself, but they didn’t stop there.  The pig’s male organ begins to invade Delia’s personal space.  Leslie Kritzer (a delightful scene stealer) appeared to be having troubles realistically interacting with it, awkwardly thrusting herself into the pig’s appendage for the remainder of the song.  Even though it garnered some laughs, initially it was a distraction from more clever effects such as the shrimp hand.  This is a perfect example for most jokes in the show; something clever is undermined by something vulgar.  They say a funny person can make a good joke, but a comedian can take it to the next level.

Act Two is significantly better than the first, giving the ghost with the most just the right edge.  “That Beautiful Sound” is my personal favorite, showing off the comedic prowess of Beetlejuice and Lydia as a pair, only seen before during “Say My Name.” Casting actual teenagers as the girl-scout and Lydia was a great move, considering the big concern among fans after the misfires in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

“Children We Didn’t Have” is a wonderfully somber piece, (beautifully sung I might add) but would have made a larger impact if the audience had learned to see the Maitlands in a more positive view throughout the first act. If any song is to be removed, I hope that this one survives instead.  

Otho’s lines aren’t too brilliant, but luckily for them, they’ve got Kelvin Moon Loh to deliver.  Brief as the character is in this version, Kelvin’s comedic talents make the scenes memorable.  His days on SpongeBob SquarePants especially prove that he deserves a bigger spotlight.  

“Everything is Meh” by Boy Inferno is quite brilliant considering… well… boy bands are dead.  The netherworld has a well-designed look and the characters are quite faithful to the film, including Mrs. Juno Shoggoth exhaling smoke through her neck, Miss Argentina, a shrunken headed hunter, (the effect works surprisingly well) and that one guy who appears to have been run over.  “Running Away” has a nice tune to it and its enjoyable right up until the “woah-oh’s” start off.  This trope feels almost anachronistic and quickly evokes the desire to attempt Miss Argentina’s “little accident” on yourself.  It does end up being a good moment though, with character development for Lydia and Charles.  

The ending is hilarious and pretty unexpected. Beetlejuice’s exit is somewhat delayed though; every time you think he’s done, he turns around and delivers another cheesy one-liner.  BJ being carried off into the netherworld was quite enough. Even though it doesn’t really make sense, (does Lydia somehow have a karaoke record?) it is indeed surprisingly pleasing to hear the cast sing “Jump in the Line”… and the levitation effect is flawless.    

In fact, probably the best aspect of the show is special effects and scenic design.  David Korins has done an absolutely astounding job of fulfilling Tim Burton’s vision, all while presenting his own take.  Michael Curry’s puppet design is not to be missed, with smooth movement and grand scale. Enough cannot be said about the visual aptitude of Beetlejuice.

The music by Eddie Perfect is ironically not… perfect.   Sorry.                                Rock and Roll style ballads may be a good choice for the musical, but a few things it still lacks.  Remnants of Danny Elfman’s original score are always welcome and can be heard during some cues.  After all, the music is half of what makes Beetlejuice feel like Beetlejuice. Thankfully, the keys and trumpets are pretty prominent in Perfect’s score, which helps greatly to set the tone. It’s important to mention that one thing is missing… strings.  Violins are either utilized very little or are nonexistent.  Sound design should be looked in to, most of the time the music overpowers the voices or the voices hide the music.  Even though I have no hearing problems whatsoever, the lyrics were frequently hard to understand.  (I do realize that this could entirely be the National Theatre sound system’s fault) When you come down to it, the music needs beefing up. Giving it a fuller, more orchestral sound to complement the rock instruments is the exact way to accomplish this.  (See Hans Zimmer, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Kansas, or Foreigner with the David Eggar Orchestra)

Overall, Beetlejuice is a spectacular show with immense potential.  That fact is, frankly, quite enough to satisfy considering it could have been a huge misstep, similar to the fate of Moulin Rouge.  With the fabulous cast and crew carrying it through, Beetlejuice could be an absolute Broadway hit in the making.

We’ll see at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 25th, 2019.  

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​​​​Pokémon: The Evolution of the Dub Opening Themes

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When you talk to any casual fan about Pokémon, they’ll remember three things. Pikachu, Porygon seizures, and the theme song. The original theme of Pokémon has entrenched itself into pop culture, and is arguably the biggest song to come out of an anime dub ever.

But the Pokémon franchise has had a long journey since that initial success, its opening theme songs changing with the times. Even as theme songs for TV have mostly gone away, Pokémon has kept the light of them alive with no fewer than 24 songs across as many years!

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Why don’t we take a look back and see how they’ve evolved in that time? It’s worth examining how music trends influenced the songs and which ones are just straight up bops. Along the way we’ll look at how the songs match up to the visuals of the openings as well, because these songs don’t exist in a vacuum and exist first and foremost to be paired with the shows.

Pokémon Indigo League

‘Pokémon Theme’

How do you begin to discuss perfection?

This is the theme song by which all Pokémon theme songs are judged. That isn’t just nostalgia talking, they hit this out of the park. The opening notes convey a sense of wonder and mystery, aided by the sights of Mewtwo and Mew. The lyrics expertly convey the core appeal of the franchise and the anime in particular; you’re traveling on a big adventure to catch as many of these creatures as you can! It should feel like cynical marketing, especially with “gotta catch ‘em all,” but it’s inspiring! It’s right up there with ‘The Fellowship’ theme from Lord of the Rings as one of the best adventure songs of all time.

But you know what this song has that the Lord of the Rings theme doesn’t? Visuals timed to the beat of the song! Let me tell you, Lord of the Rings would have won 11 Oscars for every single movie in the franchise if they started their films with opening visuals edited together this perfectly. Damn near every cut in the opening is put on the beat or matches the flow of the song. The perfect example of this is the shot just before the logo where Ash tosses the Poké Ball. The timing of that ball toss with “gotta catch ‘em ALL” is expert level.

You may think you remember this opening solely because of the song but those visuals do a lot of legwork.

 Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands

‘Pokémon World’

Pokémon could have stuck with the original opening forever, endlessly remixing it (Degrassi style, baby!) but they made the bold decision to make ‘Pokémon World’ it’s own thing and it earns major points for that. The original theme is a classic adventure song but this feels more like an adventure song specifically for the summer. It’s bouncier, breezier, and lighter but still communicates the wonder of the Pokémon world.

The visuals aren’t timed quite as well but we’ve still got shots like that one of Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy perfectly synced to the cadence of the “CROWWWDS” lyric.

Pokémon: The Johto Journeys

‘Pokémon Johto’

‘Pokémon World’ boldly broke free from the original but it still maintained the general feel. This one does something completely new. This isn’t an adventure song; this is a fun time with your friends! It’s practically a campfire sing-along song! This reflects the general shifting of what the Pokémon franchise was at the time, from a game and anime with some shades of gray to a bright and colorful, suitable for every demographic with all the edges filed off. That isn’t a knock by the by, the theme needs to be an accurate portrayal of what you’re getting and this song does an excellent job at that. It’s just not as exciting as what came before.

The editing and visuals are above average here but we’re seeing the beginning of a noticeable issue with the opening themes. They’re mixing visuals from the Japanese opening (which clearly has better animation) and visuals from the show. You’ve got this crisp and bright animation next to the softer visuals from the show. It takes you a little out of the experience of the theme, even if it’s only subconsciously.

Pokémon: Johto League Champions

‘Born to Be a Winner’

Oh I am HERE for this song. First off you’ve got the song leading with the chorus of the original theme but it’s got a solid new beat behind it. That beat drives the entire song and it only gets bigger and better as it goes. This is the feeling of adventure the first two themes gave us but with a new edge!

And man that cut when Ash and Pikachu land that’s timed perfectly to “JOH-TO” is sublime. Shame the visuals, which look so crisp and uniform, are oddly broken up with that shot at the end of Umbreon taken from the show. Why is it the only one? It’s a good shot but come on, keep it consistent!

Pokémon: Master Quest

‘Believe in Me’

This one is… fine. It’s fine! It’s biggest sin is that it’s pretty generic. Besides the two shouts of “Pokémon!” it feels like it could fit any other early 2000’s anime dub. Also we’ve got the first (and  not the last) awkward shoehorning in of the title of the season. “I’m on a MASTER QUEST!” I mean, I get it. Ash wants to be a Pokémon master. I get what they’re going for but… eh.

The song also doesn’t have a strong beat behind it so I guess they decided not to care about matching the edits to the song. It’s not bad but again, very average.

Pokémon: Advanced

‘I Wanna Be a Hero’

…I wanna be a hero? I know Ash has saved the world way more times than he can even remember but that really isn’t his focus. He’s not a hero. (And don’t you dare come in these comments and talk about Slowking and the world turning to Ash, this ain’t the movies!) He’s not trying to stop evil, corruption, or the dozens of criminal organizations that challenge children to Pokémon battles. He’s just a guy! The song itself is once again fine but generic. The editing is a little better than last time, if only for finally making all the visuals consistent.

Pokémon: Advanced Challenge

‘This Dream’

Now THIS is more like it. That guitar adds so much! The lyrics are back to feeling more like Pokémon. Dreams! Rising to the challenge! Friendships! This theme is proof that Pokémon openings are far better when the lyrics reflect the show. I know someone in the Pokémon music office (I imagine there’s just 100 Jigglypuff plushies in there) has dreams of one of these openings taking off on the pop charts and wants to make it as generic as possible with as few references to Pokémon as possible to do so. That’s a mistake. This isn’t some generic anime that has a song about love or whatever and never mentions the title in the song (looking at you basically every anime opening ever.) This is a gigantic franchise! Let the song be unabashedly about the series!

The power is back in the editing as well! Should almost every opening time its music to Ash tossing a Poké Ball? Yep!

 Pokémon: Advanced Battle

‘Unbeatable’

We are on a roll! Great instrumental, good singer, and those lyrics really hone in on the battling aspect of Pokémon. What really makes this one work is that, “from the stars and the ancient past” lyric. Hinting at the mystery of the Pokémon world adds a richness and wonder to any opening theme and it breaks up all the lyrics about battling. Also I’m just a sucker for “Ooooowhoaaaa” in songs.

This one feels like they had the clips they wanted to use in the opening and gave it to whoever wrote the song because they all fit so damn well!

Pokémon: Battle Frontier

‘Battle Frontier’

Uh, well that roll was short. Also, this song is way too short! It has no time or room to build! Not that it has much to work with, it’s an extremely weak song which isn’t helped by needing to get “BATTLE FRONTIER” in there somewhere. It worked for Advanced Battle because those two words are cool. Battle is cool, obviously, but the word frontier is wasted on a song like this. If this was more of an adventure tune like the original opening it might work but this is just generic filler music. The first opening that falls into the “below average” category.

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl

‘Diamond and Pearl’

I take it back! Give me ‘Battle Frontier’ back! When you start a new era of Pokémon you need your opening theme to hit hard and this is beyond weak. Working in the lyrics “it’s a new game” and “DIAMOND AND PEARL” does it zero favors, nor does the speak-singing. These openings, both in their music and visuals, are quickly becoming forgettable.

Pokémon: DP Battle Dimension

‘We Will Be Heroes’

We’ve got a stronger singer this time but the song has no energy driving it! On paper the lyrics are fine, even if someone at the Pokémon office does not understand, once again, that Ash and company aren’t heroes. Also this theme just isn’t exciting. A Pokémon theme song NEEDS to be exciting! Come on, you’ve got a shot of the team on jet skis! How is this boring?!

Pokémon: DP Galactic Battles

‘Battle Cry – (Stand Up!)’

Okay, we’re back on track! Great singer, sense of adventure, a chorus echoing the lyrics (always a good move) and that killer drumbeat! A drumbeat that the editor smartly timed a lot of the clips to. I dig it! It also smartly only busts out the “GALACTIC BATTLES!” at the very end, which more of these seasons with awkward titles should do.

Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors

‘We Will Carry On!’

At this point I need to ask, why are we even bothering with an intro? Sure Galactic Battles was okay but the songs are so short they don’t use that short time properly. 30-second intros can be done, OK K.O! did an amazing opening song in 20 seconds! This song though is just some mindless Disney Channel level butt rock.

Pokémon: Black and White

‘Black and White’

I wish this had more of that male singer. It sounds like he’s trying to do an ‘80s ballad impression (a little Michael Bolton) which would have been INCREDIBLE for a Pokémon theme but instead we go for a passable if generic vocal. I think there’s a lot of potential in using the “black and white” concept for a song (good and evil in the Pokémon world is a thing!) but then I remember. It’s Pokémon. We’re not wrestling with deep moral and ethical questions about good and evil here.

Also the choice of a CG opening is… a choice! It’s certainly unique for the franchise but if the show isn’t CG what’s the point?

Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies

‘Rival Destinies’

Look, I love some butt rock. ‘Phenomenon’ by Thousand Foot Krutch is a killer song but you need more OOMPH in your song to pull it off! Pokémon is one of the biggest franchises on the planet! It needs a better song than one you’ll forget five seconds after it ends. Embrace the butt rock! Let these singers really go for it!

Pokémon: Adventures in Unova and Beyond

‘It’s Always You and Me’

I didn’t know Christian Kids Rock was a genre the Pokémon series would try and tackle but here we are. What hath God wrought? I guess I can give it a point for its commitment to not have even an inkling of edginess? Honestly I’m so distraught by these openings at this point I’m just trying to find anything good I can.

We’re also long past the visuals and editing that bother to match the opening song and it’s a shame. I know the anime is a disposable product meant to prop up the games and franchise as a whole but man, the lack of care in the editing is a little sad. We’ve certainly come so far from the very first opening.

Pokémon the Series: XY

‘Pokémon Theme (Version XY)’

Oh. Oh my god. Oh my GOD. It’s good. No, it’s great. No, it’s INCREDIBLE. I’m saved! You may think it’s only because of nostalgia but let me tell you, they could have done that original song dirty. No, they pulled out all the stops and gave that classic a new lease on life. They pick up the pace and give it a harder rock sound. It’s still only 30 seconds but they use every moment to its fullest extent.

This extends to the visuals which, for the first time in a long time, perfectly match the song. When the chorus hits and the song picks up they toss endless battle shots at you! It’s epic! It pumps you up! After so long it finally feels like a Pokémon theme song again in music and visuals.

Pokémon the Series XY: Kalos Quest

‘Be a Hero’

Welp, it was nice while it lasted. Look, Pokémon, I need to explain to you that Ash is just a kid on a quest to make friends and catch Pokémon. Stop trying to make “be a hero’ happen. It’s never gonna happen! The song itself is back into generic land but that singer going ham on “heeeeROOOOO” did make me smile. It’s total butt rock and I’m here for it. As much as the hero thing doesn’t fit Pokémon the visuals of the opening do sell that FEELING and that deserves some points.

Pokémon the Series: XYZ

‘Stand Tall’

Stadium rock for a Pokémon opening? I’m kinda here for it! If Ash was a wrestler I could easily imagine this as his entrance theme. It certainly stands out from previous openings, even though it doesn’t utilize its 30 seconds well enough. Ash seemingly tapping his feet to the beat is glorious, even if the rest of the visuals aren’t well timed to the song.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

‘Under The Alolan Sun’

I. Love. This. Opening. It’s the second best Pokémon opening, just behind the original. It’s so fun! It matches the slice of life comedy vibe that Sun & Moon did so well. More than that it feels inviting in a way so many of these themes haven’t been. The original theme made you excited to go on a journey but this one makes you want to live on the island with these characters!It’s that shot of everyone dancing alongside their Pokémon that does it. How can you not groove along and smile with that? Then we’ve got those crossfade shots of everyone with their Pokémon that takes it over the top. This is how you start a new era of Pokémon!

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures

​​‘Under The Alolan Moon’

A new genre for these openings, which I’m all for, but the problem is that it feels like the song is ramping up to the big chorus but before it can get there the song just ends. The beat is fine but after the fun of the ‘Under The Alolan Sun’ opening this pales in comparison.

 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends

‘The Challenge of Life’

The drums make this song! It feels big yet keeps the fun of the first Sun & Moon opening. It even sneaks in some of the grand feeling that only the Pokémon world has. I can’t say this is a song I’d put on repeat on its own but it sets the tone for the series pretty damn well. Plus that shot of Ash jumping into the water at the top is just damn cool.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

‘The Journey Starts Today’

Pokémon, but what if it was sung by Imagine Dragons? The first half is bland but once we hit those “Whoaoaoaoa” I can’t help but want to clap along. It’s not a memorable opening by any means but as a kid I can imagine getting into it. That tracking shot that starts with Pikachu helps a lot.

Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series

‘Journey to Your Heart’

That guitar riff! Holy hell, this song does not mess around with its 30 seconds. A powerful hook, rockin’ beat, and engaging lyrics. Look, “journey to your heart” is kind of a meaningless phrase but damn if it doesn’t get you pumped! It’s so anime. It’s so Pokémon!

The editing of the opening visuals matches the song. We start with a calm shot of the team looking over a cliff at sunset but then as the drums kick in we get that jeep flying into the air! Majesty, action, and not too long after we’ve got Ash dancing! It’s so cute and it matches the song!

Conclusion

I’m glad we could end this look back through the Pokémon openings on such a high note. The Diamond & Pearl through Black & White era was easily the roughest but the last few series have managed to get back some of that original Pokémon theme song glory. I’d be lying though if I said any theme managed to stand up to the original though. They knocked it outta the park from the jump. I can only imagine how intimidating it is for any band to come in and try and add to the Pokémon legacy after that, especially with it now being watched by many corporate overlords. It’s honestly a bit of a miracle we could get something as good as ‘Under The Alolan Sun’ from a franchise as big as Pokémon. 

Still, anytime a new Pokémon theme drops I always give it a listen. The ones that manage to capture the magic of Pokémon are some of the most special and fun opening themes out there.

Also if anyone from the  Pokémon music office is reading, please release a full three-minute version of ‘Under The Alolan Sun.’ The world needs it!

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CAF’s Best of Streaming Recommendations for November 2017!

Netflix decided to not allow me to view my queue from any platform just as I decided to write this up, so any titles I’ve forgotten this time around, I’ll add to the next streaming list I make. Don’t fuck me on this, Netflix. 

“What do you recommend that I can stream?” is a question I get pretty frequently, so I think I’m going to start doing a regular post every couple months featuring things I’ve seen on various streaming services and liked. In this list I’m going to focus on Netflix and Shudder. In future lists I’m going to strive for variety, but this one is going to have a lot of horror and indie... and indie horror!

Misunderstood (Incompresa), 2014 dir. Asia Argento

Where you can find it: Netflix US

I’ve hard a hardcore obsession for Argento’s 2004 film The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things since I saw it over a decade ago, and I’ve both recommended and defended that film to nearly everyone I know with an open mind. An absolutely batshit and disturbing ensemble piece based on the (fake) autobiography of the same name by JT LeRoy, The Heart is Deceitful features a pretty iconic lead performance by Argento as an abusive, white trash, drug addict mother, as well as appearances by Jeremy Renner, Marilyn Manson, Peter Fonda, Winona Ryder, Ben Foster, and Michael Pitt. Two pre-Disney Sprouse twins star opposite Argento as her traumatized son. It’s gritty and daring and shocking as hell. For a first effort, it’s a little sloppy and it does take some effort at disbelief suspension to buy Argento’s portrayal of an American through her Italian accent, but if you can get past that, it’s such a wild trip. Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but about child abuse. 

Misunderstood is Argento’s first full-length directorial effort since The Heart is Deceitful, and she has seriously grown so much as a director between these two films. 

This quirky and engaging film chronicles 9-year-old Aria, a girl growing up in Rome in 1984. Her parents are rich celebrities who are too self-obsessed to properly parent her, and Aria is often left up to her own devices. Charlotte Gainsbourg delivers a great performance as her absent rockstar mother- and speaks perfect Italian throughout much of the film. The film is loosely based on Argento’s own childhood; her real-life father is Dario, the disturbed visionary behind Italian horror classics like Suspiria, Inferno and Tenebre. 

Misunderstood is a darkly memorizing film about girlhood. Argento possesses such an amazing skill for procuring absolutely stellar performances from the child actors in her films, and Giulia Salerno is fantastic as Aria. I hear people singing praises for the child actors in Stranger Things or the new It, and I laugh smugly comparing those performances to Salerno’s in Misunderstood. It’s such a compelling drama; a great foreign language film for people who have a tough time with subtitles. It totally blows Boyhood out of the water as a film about childhood. 

The Eyes of My Mother, 2016 dir. Nicolas Pesce

Where you can find it: Netflix US

If you’re maybe looking for something like The Girl Next Door but classier, The Eyes of My Mother is a prisoner/torture film you can take to dinner at Dorsia. 

Shot in beautiful black-and-white, this is a nice little serial killer making-of that is both grotesque and visually-pleasing. The story follows Francisca, a young girl whose mother, formerly an eye surgeon in Portugal, has fascinated her with vivisection and human anatomy. But this fascination has an unintended consequence when Francisca must cope with senseless tragedy. 

This film has a deliberate pace and convincing performances that seem out-of-place among typical torture-horror. The photography is really lovely, and it confidently supports the bygone era setting that feels like 1950s rural America. 

For such a small film, the writing and performances are impressive. Specifically, I thought the visiting serial killer was profoundly interesting for someone who only appears as a supporting character. I felt a real effort for this film to be respectable and taken seriously, and that isn’t something that I would generally say about other films that cover this topic and material. It’s in the same category as the likes of The Girl Next Door or Hostel and it is just leagues ahead of those films in quality. 

If you like “Fucked Up but Upper Crust” films like Antichrist, Under the Skin or The Witch, this little horror-drama about extreme alienation will be a good fit for you. 

Take Shelter, 2011 dir. Jeff Nichols

Where you can find it: Shudder

I finally got to watch this movie after maybe two or three years of waiting for an opportunity. It’s available on Shudder, which my household recently subscribed to. It’s $5/month (or $4/month if you buy a whole year at once) and has a yuuuge selection of horror movies that is extremely diverse- everything from Battle Royale to Cannibal Holocaust to Beyond the Black Rainbow. Even if you paid $10 for a couple months of it, any horror fan will easily find enough of their catalog to make the investment worth it. I SWEAR THIS IS NOT A PAID ADVERTISEMENT BUT SHUDDER HMU IF YOU WANNA BE MY SUGAR DADDY 

Where was I? Ah yes. Take Shelter is a great drama/psychological horror film that succeeds mainly on Michael Shannon’s jaw-dropping performance. He plays a man plagued by disturbing apocalyptic visions, and he isn’t sure if they’re true prophesies or emerging schizophrenia. It’s an excellent piece on mental illness in rural America. Michael Shannon is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors and I think this may be the best performance of his. I’ve heard Tarantino just finished his script for his Charles Manson movie, and if he doesn’t cast Robert Pattinson in the lead role (dude, just think about it), Michael Shannon is my second pick. The guy is just so genuine and talented. 

I would have liked for the ending to go in a different direction, but I seem to be the only person I’ve talked to with this opinion so take that with a grain of salt. 

Take Shelter has an interesting take on the weird convergence of prophetic conviction and mental illness. I would probably recommend it to fans of We Need to Talk About Kevin, Melancholia, or Jacob’s Ladder. 

The Transfiguration, 2016 dir. Michael O’Shea

Where you can find it: Netflix US

I can’t believe how few people have seen this film! It’s sensational!

This is a vampire movie for people who love gritty indie shit like Gummo or White Girl. It follows a teenage boy who’s absolutely captivated by vampire lore, to a horrifying degree. He’s coping with the recent death of his mother when he meets an equally traumatized teenage outcast, Sophie, whom he drags into his bizarre fantasy world. 

The Transfiguration goes places that horror hasn’t really been gutsy or diversified enough to go, with themes like child murder, 13 or 14-year-old kids dealing with fucked up shit, and inner city violence. Another deliberately paced film, the gritty and realistic tone makes the horror more realistic and shocking when it appears, in the same way that Drive lulls you into a sense of calm before assaulting you with car chases and Christina Hendricks’s fucking head getting blown the fuck off. 

The ending is perfectly ambiguous for a film so tethered to reality. Whereas something like Take Shelter doesn’t leave you wondering whether Michael Shannon’s visions were real apocalyptic prophesies or schizophrenic delusions, The Transfiguration respects you enough to leave you hanging on the final shot. 

This is a surprising film that left me a little damaged and disturbed for a few days. It goes to some very dark places, some that are so generally taboo for horror it’s like having a finger jammed into a wound you didn’t know you had. If the notion of a gritty independent film crossing over effectively into horror excites you, check this one out as soon as you can. 

A Dark Song, 2016 dir. Liam Gavin

Where you can find it: Netflix US

This is a nice little surprise of a horror film that I haven’t seen get much attention. An aggrieved woman and an occultist shut themselves in a creepy house to perform a strict, months-long black ritual. 

A Dark Song conjures up a balanced mixture of psychological horror, haunts and black magic. The two leads far exceed the horror standard and do an excellent job of maintaining the pace for an otherwise subtle and slow-burning film. A healthy amount of human drama between the characters paired with the strong performances makes you care a bit for both of them, which helps immensely to amplify the dread and horror when the movie gets scary. And, thankfully, it is fairly scary!

The only true weakness of this film is an ending that doesn’t quite live up to what my expectations were, but it’s not enough of a failing to subtract from the overall quality of the film. I know a few folks who are into ~~“THE OCCULT”~~ that liked this film quite a bit, and the atmosphere kind of reminds me of The Others, if The Others was a more serious and deliberate film. It’s a surprise in the same way that The Invitation was last year. Highly recommend for most horror fans. 

Hell House LLC, 2015 dir. Stephen Cognetti

Where you can find it: Shudder 

I mentioned this in my Creep 2 review, but I’m very open-minded toward found footage and I think it’s a much better genre than people give it credit for. I’ll make a list or video eventually talking about the ones I think are great, but today I want to recommend this relatively underrated found footage flick from 2015. 

Hell House LLC is starts off with newsreel and cell phone footage documenting a Halloween haunted house tour that ended with the unexplained deaths of 15 people. What follows is the newly discovered footage shot by the tour organizers leading up to the mysterious disaster. 

There are two things I’m looking for with found footage: why they have cameras, and why they continue to shoot when shit gets real. Hell House LLC nails both of these: they have the cameras to both document the set up and to manage the haunted house during operation. They continue to stay and film here because they have an understandable financial commitment keeping them there. Additionally, you get the feeling that these people are used to being around creepy stuff for a living and when you hear them expressing skepticism about the sp0ooo0o0oky things happening, their rationale for sticking around makes sense and is believable. 

The movie is pretty scary! I watched it in the dark with headphones and definitely jumped, shouted, and whipped my headphones off in terror a couple times. It does a good job of using limited light and perspective to make you dread shadows and dark corners. 

The film isn’t quite perfect, and suffers minorly from inexperienced actors, but it wasn’t enough to take me out of the movie. I really liked the concept and I hear a sequel is in production, so you might wanna get in on this. Recommend for fans of Grave Encounters or The Poughkeepsie Tapes. 

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idol au character rundown

so if you havent heard, @mooksmookin created an amazing idol au which they allowed me to write! (you can see their explanation here!) so i thought it was about time to introduce the characters to the au!!! without further ado, here are the stars of the show~

Oikawa Tooru

the leader and main vocalist of the famous boy group seij-OH!

signed to the company HQ entertainment at 13, oikawa grew up as a child actor and singing in musicals, deciding that singing and producing was what he wanted to pursue.

widely regarded as the group’s prettiest member and a visual, oikawa is sought after for modelling, promotions, and acting. however, oikawa turns each opportunity down unless the other members accompany him.

Iwaizumi Hajime

rapper and supporting vocalist for the group seij-OH! with a voice rough, sensual and honey sweet.

signed around the same time as oikawa, his childhood friend. iwaizumi always supported oikawa, but made a point of asserting himself and chasing after the goal of making music.

can play guitar, and often writes the guitar licks, bass lines, and chord progressions for the music. the fans die whenever he plays guitar, and frankly, die whenever they get to see his biceps.

Matsukawa Issei

lead rapper of the group seij-OH!

was signed at the age of fourteen after repeatedly sending demo tracks of his garageband music to HQ.

the fans know him as “the bad boy with a soft heart,” which earns snickers and laughs from the other members. really doesn't give a shit about PR and often speaks his mind and doesn't tone down his sarcastic and lewd humour.

Hanamaki Takahiro

lead dancer and supporting vocalist of the group seij-OH! choreographs all of seij-OH’s dances

has been studying dance since age six, taking different styles including, but not limited to: jazz, contemporary, modern, several types of ballet, lyrical, tap, and hiphop. was signed to HQ at age twelve but only started training to become an idol at age fourteen.

he and Matsukawa met as trainees when Hanamaki was asked to fix his dancing form. they’ve been inseparable ever since, and have been informally announced to be dating.

Hinata Shouyou

at 20 years old, he’s confused as to where his life is going until he meets his idols, the legendary boyband seij-OH and creates a friendship with the members. his life spirals from fanboy to friend, and with it, romantic~ feelings begin to form

through his best friend kenma’s short film, hinata lands a modelling job via Kuroo Tetsurou Models, skyrocketing his own fame and earning him his own chance at the limelight

Kozume Kenma

21 years old, and Hinata’s best friend. they met in high school through the internet, and eventually ended up living together when they moved to kyoto for university.

a film major and filmmaker, creating haunting, creepy, and visually stunning short films. has a decent presence in the indie filmmaker community, but struggles to find actors within his price range

Kuroo Tetsurou

a 22 year old acting/modelling agent, who was born into the modelling scene quite literally, with famous parents. never having sought out stardom himself, kuroo prefers to pull at the strings and makes his living making other people famous.

he was contacted by kenma, looking for actors, but they couldn't work out a deal. later, kuroo goes to a film festival where kenma is featured and watches his film, taking special interest in the lead actor used- none other than hinata shouyou himself. it takes a little persuading, but he’s able to sign hinata and whisk him away to a career where he naturally excels .

kenma is stubborn and tries to ignore kuroo. it doesnt always work

anyways i love this au so so much it has so many shennanigans and so much angst !!! pls feel free to message me or mooks with questions about it and i promise to have the first chapter up soon ~

supporting characters under the cut!!!!!!

kiyoko shimizu and yachi hitoka: seij-OH’s manager and publicist, respectably

kageyama tobio: hinata’s newfound modelling friend, signed with kuroo. they pretend to have a rivalry but always get paired together

sugawara koushi: another model under kuroo, takes it upon themselves to show hinata the reins. non-binary!

watari and kyoutani: seij-OH’s body guards. kyoutani may or may not pretend to hate his job, but secretly owns Iwaizumi’s merch. tell no one.

yahaba, kindaichi, and kunimi: the seij-OH stylists! yahaba is in charge, handles clothing and outfits. kindaichi does hair, and kunimi does makeup. oikawa likes doing his own makeup, but yahaba fights him every time.

daishou suguru: the son of HQ’s CEO and heir to the company. has beef with kuroo for some reason, most idols find him infuriating.

bokuto koutarou: one of kuroo’s most famous actors! he seems like a hassle but gets way into the zone in front of the camera.

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Should you be having a destination wedding ceremony or perhaps a wedding day outside, acquire into consideration the job the wind will play. Be sure that your whole decorations are encumbered to ensure they do not slide from location and wreck the arrangement. This could make it easier to manage aesthetic magnificence at your wedding ceremony. A few days before your marriage, get all of the jewelry that you will be planning to wear professionally cleaned. This tends to help you to sparkle much more while you are walking down the aisle, illuminating the beauty that you possess. Locate a great jewellery cleaner and improve the standard of your stones before the marriage. estúdio gospel prime Exercise your wander down the aisle repeatedly to the times main approximately the wedding. Guantee that you are doing this in the genuine site from the wedding day, as you will choose to check out the floor with all the shoes you'll use. 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It is going to cause you to truly feel like you have your personal tailored mentor, therefore you do not actually need a limo anyway. Consist of your fiance in setting up your wedding or he'll wind up feeling like it was not actually his day at all. If he says he does not treatment whatever you do he could possibly just be stating that to keep you happy, so make an effort to involve him during the catering or cake option so he has a yummy method of getting involved. gospel prime estúdioWhen you are by now dwelling together with your spouse-to-be and do not really need housewares for marriage gifts, request cash as an alternative. Should you include things like a sweet very little poem asking people to take into account providing you a dollars gift in place of one thing you cannot use, you will be conserving them enough time it will require to shop and assisting pay out for your honeymoon! Together with pets within a wedding might be a enjoyment, authentic way to celebrate your union! Gown your doggy up to be a groomsman or bridesmaid and acquire them up the aisle with you. But do have somebody get the dog absent for the duration of the particular ceremony so it will not find yourself barking or accomplishing a little something it should not! Obtain your nails finished after you get your hair finished to your marriage to give you the general pampering that you just should have in your big day. It's not very pricey, though the foot bathtub and hand therapeutic massage can help calm your nerves and leave you wanting gorgeous and emotion great! Tie little decorative goods into many of the components of the wedding ceremony decor. Have got a ribbon employed on your bouquet mirrored with your centerpieces, or inside your robe, or maybe in your hair. It can be the minimal information which will make your wedding day glance exceptional because it displays you have place a real effort into make it your ideal working day. Flowers can be a truly vital component of one's marriage therefore you will want to get contemporary bouquets delivered on the web page of one's reception. Also, make certain that the flowers match the concept within your wedding ceremony, too as, the period that you will be possessing your wedding ceremony in. This will optimize the general impact of your nuptial. In case you are unable to decide on colors to your marriage ceremony, contemplate working with the colors from mother nature. Lots of weddings have multiple colours, not simply a few. You can experiment with yellow, greens, browns, reds, and pinks. You might, also, program your wedding colours close to the year. If you are aquiring a slide wedding ceremony, use drop colors to impact you. Wedding ceremony bands really are a vital aspect with the marriage ceremony, because they enable to suggest the becoming a member of of two functions. Guantee that to the times main nearly the wedding and around the wedding itself to acquire someone that you may rely on maintain track within your wedding bands to ensure security. Pick no matter if or not you are going to don pantyhose using your marriage gown early which means you can purchase a luxurious pair of silk hose in your measurement. This is certainly your exclusive working day, and that means you deserve to don the best! Such as a set of stockings which might be silky delicate and gorgeous can make you feel even more assured before the group. If you're possessing difficulty developing which has a present in your wedding day guests, visualize a thing useful. My parents had matchbooks printed with their marriage ceremony day, which was excellent once they received married as no person realized using tobacco was undesirable still. Now I would possess a candle which has a tag engraved the marriage date in its place as it is a lot more healthier for them to burn off that! When you are having a reception in a venue that does not supply the decor, you can should pick up the napkins and tablecloths on your own. I would not endorse likely with plastic, so instead get low-cost fabric and hem the sides to really make it look like a professionally concluded merchandise. Do precisely the same for napkins inside a matching coloration. Images that partners will never imagine will make their wedding album special. Should you be executing the photography, be sure to acquire shots of all of the tiny points, such as the rings, bouquet, invites, program, tables, cake, food items, menu, and plenty of candids with the company arriving. It is possible to uncover a lot more strategies in wedding ceremony publications as their photography will be leading notch. gospel prime

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For anyone who is aquiring a vacation spot marriage or possibly a wedding ceremony outside, just take into account the job that the wind will enjoy. Ensure that all your decorations are weighted down so that they are doing not slide out of spot and wreck the arrangement. This will assist you to retain aesthetic magnificence at your marriage ceremony. A few days before your wedding day, get all of the jewellery that you will be intending to wear professionally cleaned. This tends to help you to sparkle extra while you are going for walks down the aisle, illuminating the beauty that you just have. Find a great jewellery cleaner and strengthen the standard of your stones just before the wedding. estúdio gospel prime Follow your wander down the aisle often times on the times primary around the wedding. Ensure that you are doing this for the genuine site of the marriage, as you will wish to check out the floor with the shoes you are likely to have on. 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It will make you come to feel like you have your own personalized coach, so that you do not really need a limo in any case. Contain your fiance in preparing your wedding day or he'll turn out experience like it was not definitely his working day at all. If he states he will not treatment that which you do he may well just be indicating that to help keep you content, so try and incorporate him from the catering or cake selection so he has a yummy method of getting concerned. gospel prime estúdioIf you are previously residing together with your spouse-to-be and don't really need housewares for wedding items, ask for hard cash as an alternative. For those who include things like a lovable minor poem inquiring individuals to take into account providing you a hard cash gift as opposed to a thing you cannot use, you'll be conserving them time it will require to shop and helping shell out for the honeymoon! Which includes animals within a wedding ceremony is usually a entertaining, authentic approach to rejoice your union! Gown your doggy up like a groomsman or bridesmaid and get them up the aisle along with you. But do have anyone acquire the doggy absent for the duration of the actual ceremony so it does not turn out barking or undertaking anything it shouldn't! Get your nails performed after you obtain your hair done in your marriage to give you the general pampering that you are entitled to on your big working day. It isn't really highly-priced, although the foot tub and hand therapeutic massage may help serene your nerves and leave you searching stunning and emotion fantastic! Tie minimal ornamental goods into each of the things within your marriage ceremony decor. Use a ribbon utilized on your bouquet mirrored on the centerpieces, or with your robe, and even as part of your hair. It really is the minimal particulars that will make your wedding ceremony glimpse outstanding mainly because it exhibits you've put an actual effort into make it your ideal day. Bouquets are a genuinely crucial element of your respective wedding ceremony and you also will desire to get clean bouquets delivered to the site of the reception. Also, make sure that the flowers match the theme of the marriage ceremony, as well as, the year you are acquiring your wedding day in. This can improve the overall influence of your nuptial. In the event you simply cannot determine hues for the wedding day, look at using the colours from character. Numerous weddings have various colors, not only a few. You might experiment with yellow, greens, browns, reds, and pinks. You could possibly, also, prepare your wedding ceremony colors all-around the season. If you're getting a slide wedding day, use fall colors to impact you. Wedding bands are a important part in the wedding ceremony, as they aid to suggest the becoming a member of of two get-togethers. Guantee that about the times leading as much as the wedding and to the marriage itself to have someone that you could count on hold monitor of your marriage bands to ensure stability. Select no matter whether or not you are going to wear pantyhose together with your marriage dress early and that means you can purchase an opulent set of silk hose in the dimension. This is your particular day, so that you are entitled to to don the most effective! Such as a pair of stockings that are silky gentle and lovely could make you are feeling a lot more self-assured in front of the crowd. In case you are getting problems arising that has a gift for your marriage guests, visualize a thing handy. My mom and dad had matchbooks printed with their wedding day day, which was great whenever they acquired married as nobody realized using tobacco was terrible yet. 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For anyone who is possessing a location marriage or simply a marriage ceremony outdoor, get into consideration the job that the wind will enjoy. Be certain that all of your decorations are laden to ensure they are doing not drop from location and damage the arrangement. This will help you maintain aesthetic attractiveness at your wedding ceremony. A few days in advance of your wedding ceremony, get most of the jewellery that you'll be planning to have on skillfully cleaned. This could assist you to sparkle additional while you are going for walks down the aisle, illuminating the sweetness which you possess. Look for a wonderful jewellery cleaner and strengthen the quality of your stones prior to the marriage.  Exercise your wander down the aisle often times within the days foremost nearly the wedding. Be sure that you need to do this on the precise web page in the wedding day, while you will would like to test out the floor with the sneakers you are likely to dress in. This may enable to enhance your circulation in the event the big working day will come. Pick out your wedding day costume ahead of make a decision on the rest, such as jewellery, sneakers, purse, hair or makeup structure. Acquire your time and effort attempting on gowns and search about at different venues before you make your decision. If you can find whatever you like online, that can conserve you numerous of money way too! In case you or your upcoming partner have got a excellent voice, one of the things that you can do is to sing a song at your marriage ceremony. This should become a sluggish song that you devote possibly on your potential soul mate or another person which is searching down upon you at your wedding. Should you are unable to use a limo for your personal marriage, costume up the vehicles you are going in. Place on crepe paper flowers, streamers and what ever else the operator will enable you to gown it up with. It can cause you to really feel like you have your individual custom made mentor, which means you will not really need a limo anyway. Consist of your fiance in arranging your wedding day or he'll wind up emotion like it wasn't seriously his day in the slightest degree. If he claims he will not care what you do he might just be stating that to help keep you happy, so try to consist of him while in the catering or cake preference so he features a yummy way to get involved.  Should you be already residing with the spouse-to-be and don't really want housewares for marriage ceremony gifts, request dollars as an alternative. When you incorporate a lovable very little poem asking people today to think about giving you a income present in place of anything you can not use, you will be conserving them time it will take to buy and supporting fork out for the honeymoon! Together with pets inside a marriage can be quite a fun, initial solution to rejoice your union! Dress your doggy up like a groomsman or bridesmaid and get them up the aisle along with you. But do have anyone choose the pet dog absent for the duration of the actual ceremony so it will not end up barking or doing one thing it should not! Get the nails performed after you get the hair done for your wedding day to provide you with the general pampering that you just deserve on the big day. It's not really high priced, even so the foot bath and hand therapeutic massage might help serene your nerves and leave you searching beautiful and feeling excellent! Tie small attractive items into all the things of the marriage decor. Use a ribbon utilised on your own bouquet mirrored in your centerpieces, or with your gown, as well as in the hair. It truly is the small specifics that will make your marriage search outstanding since it demonstrates you have put a true effort into help it become your excellent day. Bouquets absolutely are a really vital element of your wedding and also you will would like to get refreshing flowers delivered to your web page of your respective reception. Also, be certain that the bouquets match the topic of your marriage ceremony, likewise as, the season that you are owning your wedding ceremony in. This can increase the general effect within your nuptial. For those who can not make a decision on hues to your marriage, contemplate employing the colors from character. Many weddings have multiple colors, not merely 1 or 2. You could possibly experiment with yellow, greens, browns, reds, and pinks. You might, also, plan your marriage hues all-around the year. When you are possessing a slide wedding, use fall colours to influence you. Wedding day bands absolutely are a crucial element of your marriage, as they assistance to suggest the joining of two events. Make certain that around the times major as many as the wedding and about the wedding day by itself to acquire someone who you are able to depend on retain observe of one's wedding ceremony bands to be sure stability. Decide on whether or not or not you are going to use pantyhose along with your wedding ceremony gown early which means you can buy a luxurious pair of silk hose as part of your sizing. This can be your exclusive day, this means you should have to use the top! Together with a set of stockings which happen to be silky soft and lovely can make you're feeling much more confident in front of the group. Should you be owning problems coming up using a reward to your wedding ceremony visitors, think of some thing valuable. My mother and father had matchbooks printed with their wedding ceremony date, which was wonderful every time they bought married as not a soul understood smoking was poor yet. These days I might possess a candle by using a tag engraved the wedding date instead as it can be much more healthy for them to burn that! When you are using a reception in a venue that does not offer the decor, you will need to get the napkins and tablecloths yourself. I would not propose going with plastic, so alternatively get reasonably priced fabric and hem the edges to make it appear to be a skillfully concluded item. Do precisely the same for napkins in a matching colour. Photos that couples would not visualize could make their marriage ceremony album specific. If you're executing the images, make sure to acquire shots of many of the small points, which include the rings, bouquet, invitations, program, tables, cake, foods, menu, and plenty of candids of the attendees arriving. You could come across extra thoughts in marriage magazines as their pictures will probably be top rated notch.

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In case you are getting a destination marriage ceremony or simply a marriage ceremony outdoors, choose into account the job that the wind will participate in. Be certain that all of your current decorations are laden to make sure that they do not slide outside of put and spoil the arrangement. This may assist you to preserve aesthetic elegance at your wedding ceremony. A few days prior to your marriage, get the entire jewelry that you'll be intending to don skillfully cleaned. This may allow you to sparkle extra when you are walking down the aisle, illuminating the sweetness that you just have. Look for a good jewellery cleaner and strengthen the standard of your stones prior to the wedding. gospel prime Follow your stroll down the aisle often times around the times main as much as the wedding. Be certain that you are doing this within the real web-site of the marriage ceremony, as you will choose to take a look at out the floor together with the shoes you're going to wear. This tends to assistance to enhance your move once the major day will come. Opt for your marriage dress in advance of decide on anything else, like jewellery, footwear, purse, hair or make-up layout. Consider your time striving on robes and appear all-around at different venues before making your selection. When you can find everything you like on the web, that may help you save you a lot of cash way too! In the event you or your upcoming partner have a wonderful voice, one of the things that you could do is always to sing a track at your wedding day. This could certainly be a sluggish track that you simply devote both on your long term soul mate or anyone that is definitely searching down on you at your marriage ceremony. If you can not have a very limo on your wedding day, dress up the cars you're going in. Set on crepe paper bouquets, streamers and whichever else the proprietor will let you costume it up with. It will make you sense like you have your own personal customized mentor, so you do not really want a limo in any case. Include your fiance in organizing your wedding or he'll wind up sensation like it wasn't actually his day in the least. If he suggests he does not treatment what you do he may possibly just be stating that to help keep you happy, so seek to include things like him from the catering or cake alternative so he provides a yummy method of getting included.  When you are now residing using your spouse-to-be and do not really need housewares for wedding gifts, ask for hard cash rather. In case you include a cute very little poem asking people today to take into account giving you a money reward rather than a little something you can not use, you'll be saving them the time it will require to buy and serving to spend on your honeymoon! Including animals inside of a marriage ceremony is usually a pleasurable, original strategy to rejoice your union! Dress your doggy up to be a groomsman or bridesmaid and acquire them up the aisle with you. But do have anyone take the doggy absent during the particular ceremony so it does not find yourself barking or executing anything it should not! Obtain your nails completed whenever you get your hair accomplished for the wedding to provide you with the general pampering you should have on your own massive working day. It's not quite high priced, although the foot bath and hand therapeutic massage might help quiet your nerves and leave you wanting wonderful and feeling wonderful! Tie minor ornamental products into all of the elements of one's marriage decor. Have got a ribbon used with your bouquet mirrored in your centerpieces, or as part of your gown, or maybe inside your hair. It really is the small facts that may make your wedding day search top-quality mainly because it shows you've got put an actual energy into enable it to be your excellent working day. Flowers are a actually crucial portion of your respective marriage ceremony and you will need to get fresh new flowers delivered to your site of your respective reception. Also, ensure that the bouquets match the topic within your wedding ceremony, also as, the year that you will be owning your wedding ceremony in. This will likely maximize the overall result of your respective nuptial. In case you can not decide on colours for the wedding day, look at applying the colours from nature. Numerous weddings have a number of shades, not merely one or two. You can experiment with yellow, greens, browns, reds, and pinks. You could, also, approach your wedding ceremony colors all-around the year. Should you be using a tumble wedding day, use fall shades to impact you. Wedding ceremony bands certainly are a crucial component from the marriage, because they assistance to suggest the signing up for of two parties. Guantee that within the times major as much as the marriage and within the wedding itself to possess somebody that you'll be able to count on preserve keep track of of the marriage ceremony bands to make certain safety. Opt for no matter whether or not you're going to use pantyhose along with your marriage costume early so that you can order an opulent pair of silk hose within your dimensions. This is your distinctive day, this means you have earned to wear the best! Which include a pair of stockings that are silky comfortable and beautiful will make you feel even more confident in front of the group. If you are obtaining difficulties developing using a reward for your personal marriage guests, visualize one thing beneficial. My mom and dad experienced matchbooks printed with their marriage day, which was good whenever they bought married as not one person knew using tobacco was bad nonetheless. 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This can assist to improve your move once the large working day comes. Choose your wedding day costume prior to choose anything else, like jewellery, footwear, purse, hair or makeup design and style. Consider your time and energy making an attempt on gowns and search all over at diverse venues prior to making your alternative. For those who can find anything you like online, that should conserve you numerous of cash also! Should you or your long term spouse have a good voice, one of the things you can do is usually to sing a song at your wedding day. This should be a gradual track that you choose to devote either to your future soul mate or an individual which is hunting down on you at your marriage ceremony. For those who are not able to have a very limo in your wedding ceremony, gown up the autos you're going in. Set on crepe paper bouquets, streamers and what ever else the owner will allow you to gown it up with. It will make you feel such as you have your very own tailored coach, which means you you should not really want a limo anyway. Consist of your fiance in setting up your marriage or he'll finish up experience like it was not seriously his day whatsoever. If he says he would not treatment that which you do he may just be expressing that to maintain you happy, so make an effort to incorporate him within the catering or cake decision so he includes a yummy method of getting associated. gospel prime estúdioFor anyone who is now dwelling with all your spouse-to-be and do not actually need housewares for wedding ceremony items, request dollars rather. If you contain a cute tiny poem asking folks to take into account providing you a income present rather than a thing you can not use, you will be preserving them some time it will take to buy and assisting pay back in your honeymoon! Which include animals within a marriage is usually a enjoyment, unique technique to celebrate your union! Gown your doggy up like a groomsman or bridesmaid and acquire them up the aisle with you. But do have anyone acquire the canine absent during the actual ceremony so it would not find yourself barking or carrying out some thing it should not! Get your nails completed if you obtain your hair finished in your wedding day to give you the overall pampering that you just deserve on the massive working day. It's not extremely highly-priced, although the foot bath and hand therapeutic massage should help quiet your nerves and leave you searching wonderful and sensation excellent! Tie tiny ornamental objects into the many elements of the wedding ceremony decor. Possess a ribbon employed in your bouquet mirrored on the centerpieces, or in the robe, or perhaps as part of your hair. It is the tiny specifics which is able to make your wedding look superior as it reveals you've got set a real work into make it your fantastic day. Flowers certainly are a genuinely significant portion of the wedding and you also will choose to get contemporary bouquets sent into the web-site of the reception. Also, make sure that the flowers match the theme of one's marriage, too as, the season that you will be owning your wedding day in. This tends to increase the overall outcome of your respective nuptial. If you can not decide on hues on your marriage ceremony, think about using the colors from mother nature. Several weddings have numerous shades, not only a couple of. You can experiment with yellow, greens, browns, reds, and pinks. You could potentially, also, program your wedding ceremony colors around the season. In case you are having a drop marriage ceremony, use drop shades to affect you. Marriage ceremony bands absolutely are a vital component on the wedding, because they enable to indicate the signing up for of two parties. Ensure that around the days primary around the marriage and about the wedding itself to possess someone who you can count on maintain observe of the wedding ceremony bands to be certain security. Select whether or not you're going to use pantyhose along with your marriage gown early this means you can get a luxurious set of silk hose inside your size. This is often your special working day, this means you should have to use the most effective! Including a pair of stockings which might be silky tender and lovely will make you really feel even more self-assured in front of the group. In case you are acquiring difficulty coming up using a gift to your wedding visitors, imagine a thing helpful. My moms and dads experienced matchbooks printed with their marriage ceremony day, which was wonderful every time they received married as not a soul realized smoking cigarettes was terrible nevertheless. 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