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This Halloween I finally realized that it's not necessary to hide out in your house with all the lights off in order to keep trick-or-treaters away. Apparently in this day and age, kids know that if the porch light isn't on, it's probably not very profitable to knock on the door. It wasn't like this when I was a kid. If the porch lights were off, it didn't matter. We were going to bang on the door anyway. And heaven help 'em if we saw the flicker of a TV set through the cracks of the shade. "I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! I SEE YOU WATCHING TV!"
So instead of hiding out last night, Kim and her boyfriend and Erin came over with dessert and we watched The Bad Seed, a 1956 black and white about a psycho little girl with a penchant for murder. Can a propensity for cold-blooded murder be passed down from generation to generation? It was appropriately creepy... I'd much rather watch a classic like this than Saw or The Grudge. No blood and guts. No special effects. It's carried by the plot. I noticed that Hollywood is remaking this movie in 2005 and will no doubt butcher it as they do with many remakes. It's a shame. Might as well remake classics like 12 Angry Men or Casablanca.
Posted by Allison at November 1, 2004 01:04 PMI saw The Bad Seed a looooong time ago. I vaguely remember some guys dying because of asbestos poisoning or something. I have no clue.
Posted by: Jeff Blazer at November 1, 2004 07:54 PMNo, Steph, I know what you mean. I would hope people would do plenty of research before hitting the polls but that's way too optimistic, isn't it?
Posted by: Allison at November 1, 2004 04:23 PMWait Until Dark is another good classic suspense film. There's one part where you pretty much can't help but scream.
Personally, I hate all this "get out the vote" stuff. I don't know if it really is more profitable to have a bunch of uninformed and typically apathetic people voting. Please do a little research on the candidates and their positions and then vote.
I must be cranky today.
Posted by: Steph at November 1, 2004 04:02 PMKahlua Ice Cream Pie from On The Border:
Delicious chocolate crust filled with a combination of coffee-flavored ice cream, chocolate pieces and a layer of rich, dark chocolate. Topped with Kahlúa cream and chocolate syrup.
What did they bring for dessert?
Posted by: david at November 1, 2004 02:12 PM