Nice!!! The guy who played Derek was how I imagined him lol and this is pro it's not a fail if this was the movie trailer I'd be like fuck ya imma watch this movie!
Guys, don't bash on it just because its live action...of course it isn't going to be perfect, it isn't film quality. It looks like it was a lot of fun to do, though. And the author approved of it, apparently, cause its up on her site.
other than the sound being muffled and a few tiny issues here and there, i thought you did a really good job. u definitely captured my attention right in the beginning and u also really creeped me out at the end of the trailer with the song and the camera slowly rotating to the bloody corpse. well done
@sammyamsedai umm... go on darkestpowersdotcom and then in RECENT CASE STUDIES and then in CLASSIFIED section on chloe's file. enter then password (necromancer) and click on "video"
I Loved it especially the first part of the woman saying she has schizophrenia but i like the girl playing Tori she seems like she could play the part ;)
Wow! I really thought this was awesome! I have no idea why there are people that are dissing it! I didn't mind at all that the accent wasn't "American". I thought the english accents gave it a lot of character. I am a HUGE fan of the series and I think you all did a fantastic job, don't let the negative people get you down! I hope you enjoyed the reckoning as much as I did!
........that was just...... bad...... as a big fan a the series, i find this disgraceful. i would never upload something like this, not until it was 100% perfect and knew that i could, in no way possible, do any better.
so my first thought (after reading the comments where they said your nan sounded 'creepy') wasn't that she had a creepy voice, but it sounded really cool! i love the video, btw =)
@okman1323 while i try to accept everyone has a different opinion, I am glad that very few people have the same one as you, specifically the author. Since it won. Oh well.
@sammyamsedai Just wanted to let you know how impressed I am that someone on the Internet is mature. (That's not sarcasm; I'm being sincere.)
Badass video, by the way. Kelley made an excellent choice. And your nan's voice is perfect for the atmosphere. I didn't want to use the word "creepy", but you said in another comment that she'd love it, so... yeah, that was my first thought. Creepy. But in an awesome way. Has she thought of auditioning for voiceovers in actual movies?
@okman1323 wait...so if u thought it was a piece of crap then y did u keep watching it?lol you have too much time on ure hands my friend if u watch things u hate then comment on them....
@MySecretRage i'll tell my nan you think she has a creepy voice. She'll love it! (she's in her 70's and just insisted i buy her wii dance broadway so she can play it with her friends)
if you were to ever do this again i might suggest using a tripod or setting up a make shift camera stand. Rather then trying to use a steady hand. using a tripod will make the ghost disapear with the transition a lot clearer. You can also use a fade effect making it seem even better. the ending to this was pretty cool, but could have done without the fake tin foil knife, lol. But all in all not bad for a low budget film.
@godleydemon I know! I said the knife was lame but apparently we can't use real knives on youtube (or ridiculously fake rubber knives) cause it'd get banned so it was decided we would use tin foil. In all honesty its just one of many things i would change. Also, we were running about the forest alot and couldnt be bothered to set up a tripod everytime, sometimes laziness and lack of money isnt a good thing...wait...no its never a good thing...
@TandokunoTenshi luckily no...we were worried someone would hear the screaming and come to investigate but apparently people screaming in the woods is commonplace these days...
and most importantly: the main points i would pick for the Reckoning are pretty much impossible to film without decent special effects. There is only so much you can do with face cream, hairdryers and people off screen throwing stuff...
lol, you have very strange ideas of what giving birth looks like...?!
but seriously, we were yelling at him 'look like you're in pain,your turning into a werewolf! Fetal position, fetal position!' and he didnt have a clue what we were on about...
lol awesome job. but the scream caught me by surprise. lol i had my volume on high and nearly jumped ten feet high. and what did you win with this video?
i won £60 worth of amazon vouchers, a lyle house pillow, a lyle house backpack, 3 signed bookmarks, signed hardcovers of all 3 books, and because she forgot to send the books i also received a mouse mat with cartoony versions of the characters on and the arc of the reckoning. Not bad for 3 days work...
Yes, well seeing as their obviously not the exact people who were meant to play them. It was a great video, even if it wasn't perfect. No need to post mean crap.
yeah but she mixed up and didnt send any books so to say sorry she sent me an arc and a mousemat, and a note that said i'd still get the signed hardcover.
Oh you are so lucky... I need to know, Derek and Chloe get togetherm right?! Simon isnt right for her, Derek is the one! Please, tellllls meeeeh! *is on knees begging*
come to think of it ... your the only one that remotely matches the description of their character. How does it feel to acurately portray a 15 year old girl?
You know, expressing your opinion is one thing, but outright insulting someone just implies that you are an idiot. Especially when you post at the end of a conversation that covers how the 'crap video' won ...
the question is tankie49......have YOU ever heard of schizophrenia?one comment ure 'cool vid' the other 'crap video' dual personality issues much?i think i prefer the one that doesnt piss all over somones hard work....
I totally didnt notice that. I was like 'what is Vicky on about?' but you're right...odd...
on a related note, kelley armstrong is touring the uk this year. How tempted are you to go and see her and be like 'hi can i have more free stuff please...' or is that just me?
Amazing!! If I had 5 thumbs they all would be pointing to the ceiling!!!! Whoop whoop! Brilliant vid! A lot of vid here are not the best in planning, preparation, and maturity level. This one meets them all! You make more great vids ok? Ps. Thanks for doing the vid on one of the best trilogies ever!
well we had to buy alot of props like the mickey mouse pjs, giraffe socks, red hair extensions, both necklaces, the koala bear etc, most of these you only see for a few seconds anyway. I also had to buy a computer mic so we could record the dialogue, a decent video editing program and film for the camera...it all soon mounts up...
lol I would if i'd chosen the advance copy but instead i chose to get the full set of signed books. And since i live in the UK i'll probably get it later than everyone else since it takes so long to ship out here...sigh
Thanks. We spent ages going round shops to find Minnie mouse Pjs and giraffe socks. We actually wound up buying socks off of amazon. Then you see them for all of 1 second! If you look reeeeaaaalllly closely...
Courgette actually...lol we were going to use it for the chloe/zombie scene in the forest but got there and realised we'd left it at home. So we covered him in mud. Which you can't see in the video anyway...Sorry Chris...
Also i made you run alot (as seen in the bloopers) and Ben nearly fell in the brook. And I think you're screaming may have freaked out a few innocent people just walking their dogs...lol
Thanks, and the singing at the end is my sister, she's not in the video since she was on holiday but I made her sing into the mic before she left. She was happy to contribute, I forced the books on her ages ago...
That was so good. Best live action one i've seen yet and soo cant wait for The Reckoning. I've read the first 3 chapters of it and now i want more of it XP.
I did too, Im patiently waiting for the next one of darkest powers, the next otherworld one, then the next 2 otherworld ones. I can't wait til the savannah one, but thats a whole year away :(
lol actually only one of em had read it and that was only cause i was like 'i want to enter this competition and need your help. Heres the book. Read it.' of course she loved it. And one of the others decided to read it. The boys were just doing me a favour.
My fave part is when the guy playing Derek is on the ground it looked really funny and kinda stupid but i couldn't stop laughing lolx
yuna2000 2 days ago
what in the world happened at the end i read the book that dont happen
rainyday1157 2 weeks ago
Nice!!! The guy who played Derek was how I imagined him lol and this is pro it's not a fail if this was the movie trailer I'd be like fuck ya imma watch this movie!
cottoncandychick403 1 month ago
i luv the whole thing, but i personally think it would be better with different actors.... just my opinion
multimonkeyluvr 1 month ago
good job this is amazing....btw what's Derek guy real name?(just curious)
lov3andliv3 2 months ago
This is amazing!! I love it! <3
Very very good job!
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FremorRimosus 3 months ago
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heartsforcats 4 months ago
I totally love this!! Awesome job on the video! :)
NinjaSpyForce5 4 months ago
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ElinoraDesrose 5 months ago
thats awesome !! :D
36enriqueiglesias 6 months ago
Lol, that's was good made me laugh a couple of times.
I loved how tall the kid who played Derek was :)
I'm 4'9 so it's amusing.
SushiInLalaland123 6 months ago
For amateurs, this was actually really good. Great job.
FlickeringHalo 8 months ago
Guys, don't bash on it just because its live action...of course it isn't going to be perfect, it isn't film quality. It looks like it was a lot of fun to do, though. And the author approved of it, apparently, cause its up on her site.
DarkLightningEnvy 8 months ago
Lol, this was really funny
Jaydog1OO 8 months ago
other than the sound being muffled and a few tiny issues here and there, i thought you did a really good job. u definitely captured my attention right in the beginning and u also really creeped me out at the end of the trailer with the song and the camera slowly rotating to the bloody corpse. well done
NE8675309 8 months ago
this is awesome, kelley put you guys on her site :D
starkidgleek 9 months ago 11
@starkidgleek Really where? This feels like so long ago now...
sammyamsedai 9 months ago
@sammyamsedai umm... go on darkestpowersdotcom and then in RECENT CASE STUDIES and then in CLASSIFIED section on chloe's file. enter then password (necromancer) and click on "video"
starkidgleek 9 months ago
not bad, it was funny but in a good way :D i can see that you put a lot of effort in
by the way i love the tin foil knife at the end ;D
meggiemoo818 11 months ago
I Loved it especially the first part of the woman saying she has schizophrenia but i like the girl playing Tori she seems like she could play the part ;)
Gothicchic98 11 months ago
I was falling out of my chair laughing at this, sorry but failed.
Michelleraralala 1 year ago
who played Derek?
azulablue1 1 year ago
This is reallly good.:D
woot, woot.
The guy who played Derek was cute too.:P
BrianaRenaeGriffin 1 year ago 2
Wow! I really thought this was awesome! I have no idea why there are people that are dissing it! I didn't mind at all that the accent wasn't "American". I thought the english accents gave it a lot of character. I am a HUGE fan of the series and I think you all did a fantastic job, don't let the negative people get you down! I hope you enjoyed the reckoning as much as I did!
lovelycaitie89 1 year ago
........that was just...... bad...... as a big fan a the series, i find this disgraceful. i would never upload something like this, not until it was 100% perfect and knew that i could, in no way possible, do any better.
Riverwulfe 1 year ago
its british people wit british accents
SolairasheaCP 1 year ago 4
@SolairasheaCP its a side effect of being english...
sammyamsedai 1 year ago 10
so my first thought (after reading the comments where they said your nan sounded 'creepy') wasn't that she had a creepy voice, but it sounded really cool! i love the video, btw =)
tenthaverocks96 1 year ago
OMg!!! hahahahahha....damn funny :P ur awesome :P lmao when he was changing to wolf
GalZRuliN 1 year ago
umm ok the book was soo much better! New director and new actors are definitely called for
kymiekatotisluver122 1 year ago
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wow this is a piece of crap. i was laughing the entire time i was watching it
okman1323 1 year ago
wow this is a piece of crap. i was laughing the entire time i was watching it
okman1323 1 year ago
@okman1323 while i try to accept everyone has a different opinion, I am glad that very few people have the same one as you, specifically the author. Since it won. Oh well.
sammyamsedai 1 year ago 10
@sammyamsedai Just wanted to let you know how impressed I am that someone on the Internet is mature. (That's not sarcasm; I'm being sincere.)
Badass video, by the way. Kelley made an excellent choice. And your nan's voice is perfect for the atmosphere. I didn't want to use the word "creepy", but you said in another comment that she'd love it, so... yeah, that was my first thought. Creepy. But in an awesome way. Has she thought of auditioning for voiceovers in actual movies?
shewasfire 1 year ago
@okman1323 wait...so if u thought it was a piece of crap then y did u keep watching it?lol you have too much time on ure hands my friend if u watch things u hate then comment on them....
vickylorelei 1 year ago
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Did you win
DruUbben 1 year ago
OMG I WANT THIS TO BE A REALLLL MOVIE!!!!!! that would be so freakin awesome!!!!
EmoPanda456 1 year ago
thats better than like evry other trailer ive seen (:
Gaarasgirlfriend1000 1 year ago
@MySecretRage i'll tell my nan you think she has a creepy voice. She'll love it! (she's in her 70's and just insisted i buy her wii dance broadway so she can play it with her friends)
sammyamsedai 1 year ago
if you were to ever do this again i might suggest using a tripod or setting up a make shift camera stand. Rather then trying to use a steady hand. using a tripod will make the ghost disapear with the transition a lot clearer. You can also use a fade effect making it seem even better. the ending to this was pretty cool, but could have done without the fake tin foil knife, lol. But all in all not bad for a low budget film.
godleydemon 1 year ago
@godleydemon I know! I said the knife was lame but apparently we can't use real knives on youtube (or ridiculously fake rubber knives) cause it'd get banned so it was decided we would use tin foil. In all honesty its just one of many things i would change. Also, we were running about the forest alot and couldnt be bothered to set up a tripod everytime, sometimes laziness and lack of money isnt a good thing...wait...no its never a good thing...
sammyamsedai 1 year ago
yuck
alwayzme103 1 year ago
lmao
Arlovebird89 1 year ago
u got your nan to do the voice?? that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! your a genius. you should go into film making.
Mcpanicfanic 1 year ago
Congrats on winning. ^^ Awesome. Did you ever run into anybody whilst doing the outdoor scenes?
TandokunoTenshi 1 year ago
@TandokunoTenshi luckily no...we were worried someone would hear the screaming and come to investigate but apparently people screaming in the woods is commonplace these days...
sammyamsedai 1 year ago
Wow that was really good! You should do a trailer for the last book, just for fun! I loved the ending with Daydream Believer. Nice touch.
Peedletuck 1 year ago
@Peedletuck i would love to do a trailer for the Reckoning but:
1. the impossiblity of getting the same people together at the same time to film
2. there is more romance in the reckoning and that would be awkward since the girl playing chloe is 21, and the guys are 16...
sammyamsedai 1 year ago
and most importantly: the main points i would pick for the Reckoning are pretty much impossible to film without decent special effects. There is only so much you can do with face cream, hairdryers and people off screen throwing stuff...
So probably no Reckoning trailer im afraid...
sammyamsedai 1 year ago
wow good video!!!!i love that series :)))
twilightloverfan2009 1 year ago
AHHHHHH!
I could decided whether to laugh or cry at some parts so I did both...not a pretty sound.
But you guys did an awesome job!
BeautifulWhiteRaven 1 year ago
The burned lady ghost actually scared me. lol Not a lot, but still, that was a movie quality effect. Good job on the vid! I loved it!
PhoenixBorealis 1 year ago
Very nice. I'm really hoping this book becomes a movie. I'm obsessed with the series:/
xoashley34 1 year ago
XD sorry, but when Chloe was hleping Derek through his change, he looked like he was giving birth to a baby
Zanativia 2 years ago
lol, you have very strange ideas of what giving birth looks like...?!
but seriously, we were yelling at him 'look like you're in pain,your turning into a werewolf! Fetal position, fetal position!' and he didnt have a clue what we were on about...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago 2
I loved it ^_^ I'm obsessed with the series :D
TheImmortalSarah 2 years ago
lol awesome job. but the scream caught me by surprise. lol i had my volume on high and nearly jumped ten feet high. and what did you win with this video?
StarStuffxXx 2 years ago
i won £60 worth of amazon vouchers, a lyle house pillow, a lyle house backpack, 3 signed bookmarks, signed hardcovers of all 3 books, and because she forgot to send the books i also received a mouse mat with cartoony versions of the characters on and the arc of the reckoning. Not bad for 3 days work...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
no, not bad at all. haha wow. you are so lucky, but you earned it.
StarStuffxXx 2 years ago
Derek+Chloe All the way!!!
kailygirl456 2 years ago
How was the Reckoning It must be amazing i've read the other books like 3 times each i LOVE them cool vid
tankie49 2 years ago
I read it in like 6 hours. It was addictive. The other two people i leant it to would agree...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
ok im sorry this sucked this isnt how i pictured it at all
mia5214 2 years ago
Yes, well seeing as their obviously not the exact people who were meant to play them. It was a great video, even if it wasn't perfect. No need to post mean crap.
IAmPotterPrincess 2 years ago
Good job the author disagrees with you since i've now read the Reckoning. Mwa ha ha.
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
Wait, you've read the Reckoning?!?! *dies*
I thought you had picked the signed copies only? You lucky girl.
IAmPotterPrincess 2 years ago
yeah but she mixed up and didnt send any books so to say sorry she sent me an arc and a mousemat, and a note that said i'd still get the signed hardcover.
:D
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
Oh you are so lucky... I need to know, Derek and Chloe get togetherm right?! Simon isnt right for her, Derek is the one! Please, tellllls meeeeh! *is on knees begging*
IAmPotterPrincess 2 years ago
I cant announce spoilers on youtube! thats just rude!
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
@IAmPotterPrincess ya i want to know to, but i also sont want to know cuz i want to read the book, and, and ahh head explosion:P lol
but anyways great vid sammy
TLOZ94 2 years ago
each to their own....
but good thing for us that Kelley Armstrong was judging not you i guess!
vickylorelei 2 years ago
sean isnt exactly my idea of derek anyway - 'tense your muscles' 'I am!'
...
lol
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
"my wrist is bigger than ure bicep!!!" "cheers" lol
vickylorelei 2 years ago
come to think of it ... your the only one that remotely matches the description of their character. How does it feel to acurately portray a 15 year old girl?
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
altho i dnt recall chloe being described as the owner of a sq face lol
but hey this is what happens when u live in a town that is in the middle of a field!
vickylorelei 2 years ago
yeah but it got me signed books and an arc and you a signed book too so it cant be all bad...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
Yeah i know right CRAP VIDEO!
tankie49 2 years ago
You know, expressing your opinion is one thing, but outright insulting someone just implies that you are an idiot. Especially when you post at the end of a conversation that covers how the 'crap video' won ...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
the question is tankie49......have YOU ever heard of schizophrenia?one comment ure 'cool vid' the other 'crap video' dual personality issues much?i think i prefer the one that doesnt piss all over somones hard work....
vickylorelei 2 years ago
I totally didnt notice that. I was like 'what is Vicky on about?' but you're right...odd...
on a related note, kelley armstrong is touring the uk this year. How tempted are you to go and see her and be like 'hi can i have more free stuff please...' or is that just me?
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
omg really?when i read that my first thought was 'is it stalkerish to go see her and say 'we're the girls!!!the ones who won!!!!'......
vickylorelei 2 years ago
ilove thos book congrates on the win
nintendogamerplayer1 2 years ago
Derek is rather cute :)
IAmPotterPrincess 2 years ago
lol we will let him know!
vickylorelei 2 years ago
You know him? Thats pretty cool ^_^
IAmPotterPrincess 2 years ago
No dont tell him! It will go to his head!
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
But he is so cute ^_^ He must be informed!
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0870296 2 years ago
the characters are dumb?u mean the actors or the characters from the books that are portrayed?
vickylorelei 2 years ago
could you explain this fat=evil theory?
also, clearly not dumb, since it won.
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
i guess she couldn't explain.lol
vickylorelei 2 years ago 2
lol. it was perfectly reasonable of me to question her hypothesis if I believed it was flawed...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
nice, though the scream hurt, a lot. nice job though.
TheRavengirl95 2 years ago
yeah it hurt us all too...much louder in reality
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
brilliant! but i have to say.....the bloopers were just as good. lol
Alexispaige496 2 years ago
yeah we had a great time watching the footage back for the first time...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
Amazing!! If I had 5 thumbs they all would be pointing to the ceiling!!!! Whoop whoop! Brilliant vid! A lot of vid here are not the best in planning, preparation, and maturity level. This one meets them all! You make more great vids ok? Ps. Thanks for doing the vid on one of the best trilogies ever!
monkeycmoon 2 years ago
this was BRILLIANT
TeamEdwardx94 2 years ago
How did this require money? Just Curious?
kanumay 2 years ago
well we had to buy alot of props like the mickey mouse pjs, giraffe socks, red hair extensions, both necklaces, the koala bear etc, most of these you only see for a few seconds anyway. I also had to buy a computer mic so we could record the dialogue, a decent video editing program and film for the camera...it all soon mounts up...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
That was really well done, i only finshed the book two days ago and this video one has go to be my favorite
KaitlynGeis 2 years ago
Million times awsome and gratz on win ...There beter be a movie.. gratz and totally awsome dude
rockstaralex1 2 years ago
AMAZING! I loved it! Congrats on winning the contest! :P
lovelycaitie89 2 years ago
THIS IS A REALLY COOL VID :]
1xXTHREEDAYSGRACE1Xx 2 years ago
Well its been a month almost and still no books... sometimes it takes up to 6 weeks...of course the postal strike here doesnt help either...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
lol I would if i'd chosen the advance copy but instead i chose to get the full set of signed books. And since i live in the UK i'll probably get it later than everyone else since it takes so long to ship out here...sigh
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
its worse living in singapore, it will take a long time to be shipped here
sTarRyNiiTeX 2 years ago
I can imagine that sucks, book watch here: no books still. I think they may have been lost in the postal strike. Stupid Postmen!
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
Thanks. We spent ages going round shops to find Minnie mouse Pjs and giraffe socks. We actually wound up buying socks off of amazon. Then you see them for all of 1 second! If you look reeeeaaaalllly closely...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
You won! That's awesome! :D
I love your video!
cyn3985 2 years ago
Thanks. It was such a laugh to make, the winning is really just a bonus on top...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
we won!!!!!!!!!wooooooooo!!!!!!
vickylorelei 2 years ago
Lol. woo indeed. Except we wasted the woo on speed bowling. So we need a new word for woo...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
lol, that was awesome. I like how the 'zombie' hand was covered in what looks like pickles lol
ClaudiaSparrow 2 years ago
Courgette actually...lol we were going to use it for the chloe/zombie scene in the forest but got there and realised we'd left it at home. So we covered him in mud. Which you can't see in the video anyway...Sorry Chris...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
chris was covered in mud, courgette and copious amount of moisturiser, u were hit repeatidly with a poster protector....were mean
vickylorelei 2 years ago
Also i made you run alot (as seen in the bloopers) and Ben nearly fell in the brook. And I think you're screaming may have freaked out a few innocent people just walking their dogs...lol
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
o and who is singing
pandaandturtlewebe 2 years ago
Thanks, and the singing at the end is my sister, she's not in the video since she was on holiday but I made her sing into the mic before she left. She was happy to contribute, I forced the books on her ages ago...
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
nice :) i love the books :)
pandaandturtlewebe 2 years ago
WOW that was like the best one ive seen!!!!
pandaandturtlewebe 2 years ago
I had a nightmare about this video last night. It scared the life out of me. Wicked Video. I hope it wins.
kayleigh19861 2 years ago
That was so good. Best live action one i've seen yet and soo cant wait for The Reckoning. I've read the first 3 chapters of it and now i want more of it XP.
kay132005 2 years ago
I did too, Im patiently waiting for the next one of darkest powers, the next otherworld one, then the next 2 otherworld ones. I can't wait til the savannah one, but thats a whole year away :(
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
YaY! Finally, someone else has made a live-action entry! This video is amazing :D
Sara875 2 years ago
this is pretty friggin awesome!! i wish my mates loved K.A bks like i do, this looks like it was really fun to make, wll done!
ikkleruby 2 years ago
lol actually only one of em had read it and that was only cause i was like 'i want to enter this competition and need your help. Heres the book. Read it.' of course she loved it. And one of the others decided to read it. The boys were just doing me a favour.
sammyamsedai 2 years ago
AMAZING!!!
Zombie crawling bit, "CROTCH! BOOB!" lol :P
tis Sean by the way :)
Doctor811 2 years ago
typical!that wld be what u notice in the awesome thing!lol
vickylorelei 2 years ago
crazy youtube doesnt wnt me to comment!!!!well done sam it looks awesome! ;)
vickylorelei 2 years ago
omg!this is soooooooooo soooo good!u even have liz's giraffe socks!nd the necklace that changes colour!AWESOME!!!
cassiejaime98 2 years ago