I'm at the Movies!
by Zoo Knudsen
Halloween, my favorite day of the year, is almost here. In addition to cooler temperatures, the leaves changing colors, and pumpkin spice flavored...everything, it's a great time for movies. Of course, it's always a great time for movies! And this year is no disappointment!
Today I get the pleasure of telling you all about one of the best Halloween movies you'll see this year. It's called The Pumpkids Movie: Rise of the PumpKing, and you'll never guess who they got to be a part of it. That's right, the queen herself. Queen Elizabeth that is. And introducing...Trudi Dench! Dame Judi Dench's sister!
The pumpkids movie is based on a classic series of children's novels that transport the reader to the magical land of pumpkins. That's right...Pumpkinland! Who doesn't love pumpkins? I'll tell you who doesn't. Turnips. Turnips are the natural enemy of the pumpkin, at least they are in Pumpkinland. Maybe that's why Agnes O'Pumpkin (Dench), the Pumpkin Witch and sworn enemy of Lady Grumpkin (Queen Elizabeth), recruited an army of them to try and take over the kingdom. But will it work? No spoilers here, buddy!
This movie has everything. Action. Romance. Comedy. Body horror. And it was written by Jobby, Pixar's artificial intelligence content creation program. The folks at Pixar scanned the books into Jobby and gave him the one and only prompt needed...Halloween! If this is what Jobby was able to come up with on his first try, all you script writers out there might need to start looking for another career. Just kidding...or am I?
Lady Grumpkin is looking for a PumpKing to help her rule Pumpkinland. But who could be worthy? Not just any old melon. I won't spoil what happens, but be prepared for an epic adventure that takes young Jack Pumpkin from a poor fishing village to Great Pumpkin City, and then deep beneath Turnip Mountain. Wait, pumpkins eat fish? And who are the mysterious pumpkids? You'll have to go see The Pumpkids Movie: Rise of the PumpKing to find out.
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