What an inspirational and amazing young man. His childhood is a fantastic story.
This is by no means intended to be a thorough biography of Nick Santonastasso, you can see much more of him on the internet by searching his name or clicking this link: Nick Santo.
I have posted below a small selection of his videos.
On the Today Show with his parents
Wrestling in High School
He shows how he does everyday activities.
Learning to use C-Legs. This journey started March 21, 2010. He had to start with little short legs with no knees before progressing to the final full size legs. (read more and see video)
My favorites, the Zombie pranks.
No. 1 - In a local store in NJ. (For sound click on the little 'X' by the speaker in the upper left
hand corner of the video. Click again to turn the sound off.)
No. 2 - He says he didn't plan on this woman's reaction. (For sound click on the little 'X' by the speaker in the upper left hand corner of the video. Click again to turn the sound off.)
Here he pulls his zombie prank on Norman Reedus one of the stars of 'Walking Dead'.
There is a petition to get him on 'Walking Dead'. It still needs more signatures. (click here to sign and/or help him out)
Singing an emotional rendition of a very personal song brings tears to his eyes, and most probably yours.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Warm Bodies - Review
February, a time for Valentines, Romance and Zombies!
(2013 - February 1)
Comedy | Horror | Romance
97 min
Rated: PG-13 Zombie violence and some language | What parents should know.
Grade: B+
Director: Jonathan Levine
Writers: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich | See full cast and crew
A funny new twist on a classic love story, WARM BODIES is a poignant
tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a
highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues
her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other
zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle
for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an
exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to
transform
the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world. (c) Summit
Warm Bodies is charming, quirky, sweet, odd and refreshing, if nothing else a pleasant surprise at the very least. The film is formulaic, full of clichés and at the same time fresh, unique and heart warming. One of the more original on-screen pairings. It's a little bit Romeo and Juliet (especially the balcony scene), a little Edward Scissorhands, a little bit Twilight Series and maybe even a little bet of the Hatfields and the McCoys and I'm sure you can come up with more comparisons on your own.
I would have been more generous with my grade if not for the gratuitous use of a word starting with an 'F' and a few other words that were supposed to be funny (just cheap shots for cheap laughs). Thankfully the profanity is brief and the sexual content is not crass nor graphic.
Any teenage boy (or any man that has been one) can identify with R's (Nicholas Hoult) ability to formulate smooth, romantic, witty lines in his head but when attempting to express those ideas is limited to a series of brutish grunts, groans and shoulder sruggs.
One glaring negative was the miscasting of John Malcovich, an obvious attempt to add some gravitas to the cast but when he phones in his performance it is counter productive and a distraction. John is a good actor but seems to have become lazy. He is becoming a caricature of himself as of late.
I really liked liked this film. It's a story of relationships and humanity. Nicholas Hoult is a romantic lead with a capital R! The plot is simple, your typical girl meets zombie story...enjoy it with someone you love.
Warm Bodies is the debut novel of author Isaac Marion. The book is described as a "zombie romance", and makes allusions to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Issac Marion is based in Seattle, hie novel originated as a short story titled, "I am a Zombie filled with love". It first attracted a wide internet audience which led to Atria Books (a division of Simon and Schuster), acquiring the publishing rights to the full novel in early 2010. (Buy the novel here)
Warm Bodies is charming, quirky, sweet, odd and refreshing, if nothing else a pleasant surprise at the very least. The film is formulaic, full of clichés and at the same time fresh, unique and heart warming. One of the more original on-screen pairings. It's a little bit Romeo and Juliet (especially the balcony scene), a little Edward Scissorhands, a little bit Twilight Series and maybe even a little bet of the Hatfields and the McCoys and I'm sure you can come up with more comparisons on your own.
Any teenage boy (or any man that has been one) can identify with R's (Nicholas Hoult) ability to formulate smooth, romantic, witty lines in his head but when attempting to express those ideas is limited to a series of brutish grunts, groans and shoulder sruggs.
One glaring negative was the miscasting of John Malcovich, an obvious attempt to add some gravitas to the cast but when he phones in his performance it is counter productive and a distraction. John is a good actor but seems to have become lazy. He is becoming a caricature of himself as of late.
On the set with writer/director Jonathan Levine
Cast
R Julie
M Nora
Grigio Perry
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