My Favorite Horror Movie Bad Guys #amblogging #meme #dvds #movies #film

It’s a quite festive day for those who have been following along with the Monday Movie Meme, because Dale at Smurfin the Web selected this week’s meme to go with the theme of Halloween:

Things That Go Bump In The Night

Today, Dale asks “What are your favorite horror movie bad guys?”

On the surface, this question is not difficult to answer or rather, it shouldn’t be but horror is among my least favorite genres of film, so I’d be hard pressed to find any bad guys from these types of movies that are worth a mention. I’m still trying to find the time and moxie to watch the "1408" and "Hostel" DVDs that have been sitting on my table for weeks. Luckily for the sake of participating in this week’s meme, however, I was able to come up with a few selections based on all of the horror movies that I’ve watched since childhood.

Freddy Kruger in “Nightmare on Elm Street”

Despite being a child killing scumbag, he is also funny and made it easier to watch horror movies without worrying about having really bad nightmares. It would be entertaining to watch a fan-made YouTube video that bounces back and forth between his one-liners and those of Horatio Caine from “CSI: Miami.” In fact, it would probably work if Horatio’s lines came after Freddys in scenes where this horror movie bad guy gets injured or is put in a compromising position. Freddy Kruger is a horror movie bad guy who maintains some level of coolness to him. I mean, what other horror movie leading man has his own theme song? Is it as catchy as “1-2, Freddy’s coming for you...”?

Seth Brundle in “The Fly"

I LOVED this movie and must have watched it over a dozen times when it aired on television, during my late childhood and early teen years. Jeff Goldblum played the hell out of his role and Geena Davis became my most favorite actress ever, probably because for some time, she was the only one that I was familiar with because of "The Fly.” Unfortunately, this movie started to gross me out as I got older and now I rarely watch it....at least not around any meal times. However, I would still play it on TV as background ambiance though! This reminds me....I don’t own the DVD. I’ll have to add this to my DVD collection.

What are YOUR favorite horror movie bad guys?

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The Animal Kingdom of Cinema #atthemovies #movierental #animalmovies #meme #amwriting

In tribute to the recent Ohio farm crisis that led to the death of mountain lions, Bengal tigers, a wolf, grizzly bears, lionesses, a baboon and black bears, I invite all Monday Movie Meme participants to join me in parking those cars from last week’s fun theme hosted by Dale at Smurfin the Web and start this week off with films highlighting an appreciation of our fellow mammals and warm blooded creatures. Inspired by a friend’s recent observation after watching a movie trailer about a horse........this week’s movie meme topic is: Real Animals of the Universe.

Share on your blog movies that feature animals in a realistic state, meaning they do not exhibit special powers like flying or human characteristics such as the ability to talk (Sorry, “Doctor Dolittle” ain’t gonna cut it!). No CG generated, animated, dancing, martial-arts exhibiting, etc. creatures are welcome. Here are my selections.

Free Willy
The little boy in this movie sure knows how to tug at the emotions of viewers. For someone who does not care much for killer whales, “Free Willy” made me sympathetic to their cause...specifically whales held in captivity and those who face unnecessary harm by their owners. Sure, the young main character’s performance made this movie more dramatic but the whale that was filmed during the making of this movie did his job too by being the animal that he is and doing whatever whales do, without all of the extra nonsense.

Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Jim Carrey goes on a cruelty-free hunting spree to find a kidnapped Bottlenose dolphin named Snowflake. His investigation leads him to learn that Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino was also a target of the main suspect.This is also the first movie (...I think) where I saw an albino pigeon. I mean, where are those animals walking down the street?

I’d also like to throw “Beethoven” in the mix for diversity purposes since this post is looking like a sea life parade. While I haven’t found a St. Bernard that can hum or bark to the melody of a song, real dogs can be trained to do this. Now, if they only took requests for their doggie tunes, we’d be in business!

What real animal movies would YOU add to this list?

For further reading and a quick flashback to previous animal themed Monday Movie Meme posts, check out The Bumbles circa 2009.

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Taking Ryan Gosling’s Lead After the Wild Animal Nightmare in Ohio #PETA #WWF #savetigersnow

Imagine waking up and finding a wild Tiger roaming around outside on your front lawn. Such occurrences are something that many of us might only see in the movies. Unfortunately, similar scenes played out at the doorstep of Ohio residents who faced concerns about encounters with any of the 56 exotic animals released this week by a suicidal farm owner in Zanesville who reportedly could no longer care for them.

Local authorities shot and killed 49 of these animals, including lions, tigers and bears while prompting legislature around the country and even actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio to urge more citizens to support wildlife conservation efforts and the enforcement of more laws restricting private ownership of exotic animals.

According to CNN, the Ohio farm owner provided a wild cub for model Heidi Klum. The ease of buying exotic animals from private owners is a prime example of how the cute little Tiger cub grows into a 300-pound Big Cat who has, as Kari Bagnall of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary says, “chewed up the neighbor or escaped a few times.”

Thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio, I became more familiar with the actions of the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness of strict laws on the exotic animal trade and wild animal ownership as pets via their Save Tigers Now campaign but it wasn’t until learning more about the charitable efforts of “Drive” actor Ryan Gosling that I learned how much PETA provides information on the conservation of wildlife and the dangers of keeping wild animals as pets.

I always considered PETA to be nothing more than an anti-leather and pro-vegetarianism group that works to stop animal cruelty. I didn’t know that this organization does highlight exotic animals among their many initiatives to protect both the animals and the public at large from harm.

In early September, Ryan Gosling made headlines after sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, condemning their approval of slaughterhouse practices for euthanizing chickens and turkeys. While Ryan Gosling saves these birds, I’ll be adding PETA to my list of non-profit organizations to support, on behalf of those lions, tigers and bears that died this week as well as the rest who live God-knows-where across the nation on private properties as if they were domesticated animals like small cats and dogs.

AOL reported a neighbor who has children saying that she has heard a lion roar all night over the years of living near the animal farm. Now I don't know about any of you all reading this post right, but her experience surely beats anybody else's complaint about barking dogs, crying babies or other nuisances that are so minor when compared to that of exotic animals that a neighbor are keeping as pets.

Do YOU know what the laws of private exotic animal ownership are in YOUR area?

more importantly....

Do YOU really know how many exotic animals are living in your town or city?

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