Movie Spotlight: Vampire Dog

Vampire Dog is a 2012 movie starring Norm MacDonald, Collin MacKechnie, Julia Sarah Stone, Amy Matysio, Ron Pederson, and Jodi Sadowsky.  It's not the type of movie I normally watch, but when I found out that Norm MacDonald voices the vampire dog, how could I resist?  A 12-year-old boy named Ace (Collin MacKechnie) inherits Fang (Norm MacDonald), a 600-year-old dog, from his grandfather.  A mad scientist (Amy Matysio) is determined to get Fang's DNA in order to make a cream that will prevent human skin from aging and spends the rest of the movie trying to kidnap the ancient dog.

I wouldn't call Vampire Dog a great movie, but it was better than I expected. Fang/Norm MacDonald was the best part of the movie (of course...Norm is the best part of everything he's in), but Collin MacKechnie gave a very good performance as young Ace, and the over-the-top performances by the movie's villains were entertaining. I liked that the mad scientist was a woman since that's something you rarely see. Vampire Dog probably won't appeal to many adults, but it's a cute movie, and kids will enjoy it.

My rating: 6.5/10

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70250368

Paranormal Pet: Buster the dog

This cute vampire is Buster, who belonged to my good friend Alice Batchelor Hambright.  Buster was a therapy dog, and he was loved by all who met him.

A little bit about me...

Name: Crystal Smith-Connelly
Birthday: December 31st
Birthplace: Melbourne, Florida
Current city: Charleston, SC
Pets: dog Layla, turtle Tori, hamsters Bret and Jemaine
Favorite extraterrestrial: ALF
Favorite ghost: Slimer from Ghostbusters
Favorite paranormal book: The Doomsday Conspiracy-Sidney Sheldon
Favorite paranormal movie: E.T.
Scariest paranormal movie: The first 3 Paranormal Activity movies scared the crap out of me.  I don't really get scared while I'm watching them...I don't get scared until I'm trying to go to sleep and start thinking about the movies. : )
Favorite paranormal TV show: The 4400, with The X-Files a close second

Last paranormal book I read: Witness to Roswell-Tom Carey and Don Schmitt

Last paranormal movie I watched: Dark Skies
Favorite Ghostbuster: Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)

Favorite vampire: Pam Swynford De Beaufort (Kristin Bauer van Straten), True Blood

Favorite haunted place: Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, SC

Favorite place devoted to the paranormal: The International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, NM