Actress #1: Christina Ricci, part 1
Mermaids, 1990
Happily, this is one of my favourite childhood films. I haven't seen it for a few years and it was pretty neat. But of course, neat is the word - it's not very dramatic, not extremely exciting, has normal teenager VS mom problems and a very catatonic love interest (seriously, that dude is like dead). I love its nostalgic ambiance. Favourite scene: probably when Christina Ricci is wearing the pumpkin. Love! <3
The Hard Way, 1991
I had no idea this movie existed and more so, I was surprised at Michael J. Fox being in it! However, it was just not good at all, hahaha. At times it was hysterically bad and I kept waiting for Ricci to show up and she did, for a whole 10 minutes or whatever it was in the middle. She was very cute, though. Seriously good child actress. If anyone ever have seen this atrocity, have you noticed the clear link to the Back to the Future music? I was baffled.
Addams Family, 1991
Classic. Seen it a hundred times. Always worth it.
Addams Family Values, 1993
Actually, the next movie on Ricci's resumé is "The Cemetery Club", but it was nowhere to be found, so I gave it up and watched the second Addams Family instead. It was awesome! I love Joan Cusack and she will be on my list of actors, hooo yess.
Casper, 1995
Aaaah, Casper. One of those movies that I watched when I was too young to understand English properly and learned every line as sounds, not words. Watching it now unravels so many things! And also, Eric Idle?! Not to mention the Ghostbusters reference! And our childhood megacrush, Devon Sawa. Sigh. What happened to him anyway? And Ricci's name is Kat ;) Amusingly, in this one, her dad moves around searching for ghosts and in Mermaids, her mom is moving around, running away from...something. I wonder if she has any other runaway films.
Happily, this is one of my favourite childhood films. I haven't seen it for a few years and it was pretty neat. But of course, neat is the word - it's not very dramatic, not extremely exciting, has normal teenager VS mom problems and a very catatonic love interest (seriously, that dude is like dead). I love its nostalgic ambiance. Favourite scene: probably when Christina Ricci is wearing the pumpkin. Love! <3
The Hard Way, 1991
I had no idea this movie existed and more so, I was surprised at Michael J. Fox being in it! However, it was just not good at all, hahaha. At times it was hysterically bad and I kept waiting for Ricci to show up and she did, for a whole 10 minutes or whatever it was in the middle. She was very cute, though. Seriously good child actress. If anyone ever have seen this atrocity, have you noticed the clear link to the Back to the Future music? I was baffled.
Addams Family, 1991
Classic. Seen it a hundred times. Always worth it.
Addams Family Values, 1993
Actually, the next movie on Ricci's resumé is "The Cemetery Club", but it was nowhere to be found, so I gave it up and watched the second Addams Family instead. It was awesome! I love Joan Cusack and she will be on my list of actors, hooo yess.
Casper, 1995
Aaaah, Casper. One of those movies that I watched when I was too young to understand English properly and learned every line as sounds, not words. Watching it now unravels so many things! And also, Eric Idle?! Not to mention the Ghostbusters reference! And our childhood megacrush, Devon Sawa. Sigh. What happened to him anyway? And Ricci's name is Kat ;) Amusingly, in this one, her dad moves around searching for ghosts and in Mermaids, her mom is moving around, running away from...something. I wonder if she has any other runaway films.