u2roolz
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I don't really feel the need to watch re-makes. I don't know who the audience is for 80s T.V. shows that are turned into movies. I guess it would have to be people my age. I suppose what the producers are hoping for is to make the same sort of money that The Brady Bunch movie made.
I think you are right about people your age, but I think the studios hope that younger audiences will find it new and different. I'm sure an older brother or dad will tell them "Oh that was on when I was a kid." But a huge chunk of the movie going public is between 11-20. So which came first: the demographic or the product?
I am going to say the demographic came first, due to parents assuming a movie costs less than a babysitter.
When I worked at a movie theater, it was all high school kids coming in for these types of movies. And on top of that 70% of the time we would have to go in and kick out kids because they wouldn't stop talking to each other or on the phone. It was pretty much paying to hang out for a weekend night.
Adults would tend to come in during the week to see the movies geared toward adults. Or adults would come in with their children to see the latest children's movie. My town isn't really a college town, but we would have a huge college crowd during the holidays and summer time. I assume once you reach drinking age your door opens wider for the way that you want to spend your free time.
That being said, I don't think enough people have emotional ties to The A-Team for them to really care either way about a movie. The age gap (25ish-45ish) that will end up seeing it will either like it due to nostalgia or hate it because it was lazy and not as good as the tv show or something like that. And it will probably make its' money back on opening weekend.
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Lol...Ok, I just remembered about this remake. Nightmare On Elm Street with Jackie Earle Haley playing Freddy Krueger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AytCMB0YW8
This was expected after Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The 13th, & My Bloody Valentine.
Also, other 80s movies being remade for a 2010 release date include:
Red Sonja with Rose McGowan in lead role, Red Dawn, Back To School, & Footloose with Chace Crawford in Bacon's role.
And for 2011 you can look forward to Conan, Short Circuit, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, & Romancing The Stone.
If you think that I'm kidding, look it up on IMDB.
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What about having a sequel to a cult classic 28 years later?
Take a look at Tron Legacy coming Christmas 2010 in all the variations of 3D: IMAX, Disney Digital, & Real 3D.
I think this looks amazing, even if the special effects that made the 1st one seem so ahead of its' time aren't really here. Rather it looks upgraded very well. I wish that they still used the black & white face inside the outfit. But this should be interesting to follow. I'd rerelease Tron at some point to get the younger generation aware. Screw putting it on Disney channel etc.
Who knew that the 80s would have such a comeback in 2010?!
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Ok, I started another separate thread awhile back about this next movie, but I'm going to bring it up again.
Hot Tub TIme Machine is an homage to the 80s comedies and also very modern at the same time. I've read the script thanks to a friend of mine who found it online. While some may be skeptical from the trailer, I can promise you that it's "all part of the plan". The best stuff is not in the trailer which makes it the perfect recipe for runaway comedy hit of the year.
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And in 2010 we will have 2 more 80s franchises getting reboots...
The A-Team
That's Bradley Cooper as Face, Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Sharlto Copley as Murdock, and Rampage Jackson as Baracus. It is directed by Joe Carnahan who did Narc and Smokin' Aces.
Next up is the sight for sore-eyes remake of (drum roll please) The Karate Kid....and look who's fucking in it..,...is that Jackie Chan and WIll Smith's son..?!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy3TwgpOfr0
Chan: Le me protec you from bad schoo kid, so they don steal your lunch money.
Smith, Jr: Thanks Mr. Miyagi.
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I heard about this some time ago, and my reaction then was the same as it is now: Why don't they remake a good movie, instead of that piece of crap?
Don't get me wrong ... I saw the original probably a dozen times. But it was a bad, bad movie.
Hmm..it's interesting that I just read an interview with uber-Producer Joel Silver. His philosophy is to remake bad to ok films.
Edit: From Collider.com
Silver: I don’t know. I mean, to remake a movie that…I don’t know if I want to remake things that I was happy with, you know? If there were movies that didn’t work or weren’t effective or that are out there in the world that I think could be good movies, I mean I would be open. But, I mean, not really. I mean, we talked about maybe remaking “Commando” at one point because that wasn’t….I think it could have been a much better movie and we didn’t really have the money or the time to do that properly, so I wouldn’t mind trying to do that one again. But they’re remaking “Predator” now, which I’m not involved in, but I liked “Predator”.
Silver is set to produce remakes of Forbidden Planet, The Dirty Dozen, and Logan's Run. He is not involved with Clash Of The Titans.
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Hmm...I think Sam Worthington spent some quality time on the casting couch.
Terminator Salvation, Avatar and now this?!
It looks decent enough. I think it's trying to cash in on that 300 crowd. It's got a similar release date in March.
There's 2 trailers the first made this one look like a rock video/video game. The 2nd one looked alright.
If there's a robotic owl, I'm there.
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visually stunning but the story was weak and the dialogue typical James Cameron cheese.
$500 million to make and Cameron couldn't buy a decent script?
Actually, as I'm sure you may know James Cameron wrote the script himself.
I haven't seen it yet. I'm waiting until it quiets down at my IMAX theater.
So I won't be seeing it until next decade.
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The new years show they did with The Flaming Lips in 2004 was a great show for covers:
Livin' After Midnight
Love Will Keep Us Together
Political Science
I Shall Be Released
Something In The Air
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy
Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)
Hmm. I was just listening to this yesterday in my car. And I truly mean this. I seem to only listen to the covers from this show.
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I do that, too. I started keeping track many years ago when I was still reviewing movies for a newspaper, and had practical reasons for not forgetting--things like year-end best lists, director comparisons, etc.--and just never stopped. I actually log in a database every movie I see, whether in the theater or on DVD. It's a useful resource for someone who writes about movies (and I do still produce occasional pieces). I keep it simple, though, so that the cataloging/indexing never becomes an albatross!
One year, I saw 556 different movies (but that includes short and experimental works).
I use Word Perfect (I really like the layout) and just switched to Microsoft Word (Mac). Tough to get used to it. I would like to try an excel spreadsheet at some point.
I'm also setting out to write at least 2 scripts this coming year and prepare 2 older ideas into outlines and character building etc. It's funny and odd that you used the word albatross, as that's one of the character's last names in one of my ideas floating in my head.
I'd also like to speak to some people on here about Minnesota for one of my ideas. I have what I think is a pretty neat idea for a modern day film noir set in Minnesota.
How do you do your director comparisons? I usually do my "Best Of" lists by season, so it's easier to make an "official" list at year end. I break the year up into 3 units (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec).
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Beltmann,
I'd like to get a copy of your syllabus for your FIlm & Society (?) course that you are teaching.
I'm curious to see what films are on there.
Have you considered putting Watchmen on there? I'm not sure if you teach high school or college (obviously not appropriate for high school)?
I'm reading Watchmen & Philosophy and it has opened my eyes to things that I didn't really notice and/or had trouble to put into words or concentrate on.
Cheers,
Kristofor
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Not impressed by Up in Air last night. Acting was fine (Although Clooney is just Clooney) but the story is boring and predictable. Worst opening titles sequence I've seen in a long time too. Oh well - I was looking forward to that one...
I have to disagree with you on that. I really thought that that movie was the closest thing to a perfect movie I've seen in a long time. I'll stop there since you made up your mind about what you saw and I can't obviously change that. Not that I want to change your mind. I do (hold it in) find it troublesome to use a phrase like "not impressed" when discussing a film. It sounds like talking about a blind date, that person across the bar, a puppy's trick, etc.
A friend of mine uses that all the time and it pisses me off to no end. I picture him in a dark theater with his ass sliding off the bottom of the chair going 'impress me". It doesn't help him that he only seems to like the typical male comedy and action movies. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Although, I could picture myself saying "I wasn't impressed by Avatar" simply because the word on the street is about the amazing special effects and not the story. But do I want to be that guy that is simply "not impressed" by a $300-400 million "spectacle"? I hated Transformers 2, but I never said that it "didn't impress me".
Ok enough venting. It's not an attack on your sensibilities. I'm merely projecting and venting about my hate for the phrase "not impressed" used by said friend. What you wrote sounds very much like something that he would say.
Edit: I guess I have more of a problem with how he says it as opposed to what he says. He tries to come off sounding like Seinfeld to me.
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A nice and balmy 35 degrees in Southern NH.
Whatever snow is left on the grass is kind of melting.
So I guess it makes everyone happy.
You have a white christmas and an idea that spring is coming.
Horrible that some 18 people died during the storm in the midwest.
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In fact, there are very credible rumors that Jesse Ventura and Robert Kennedy Jr. are going to run on a third party ticket together.
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That's just plain stupid
Sorry, after Rareair's comment that was the only image in my head. It is a fact that I really didn't know or realize. I'm more of a MLB guy anyways.
I'm assuming Carson Palmer is in the same boat as Romo?
Picture Romo in 10 years or so:
Uncle Romo: I coulda gone to the Super Bowl, sport. If it weren't for that Jessica Simpson.
Nephew: Who's Jessica SImpson?
Uncle Romo: Eh dudn't matter anyway...she was just a girl...she was just a girl...
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I'll leave you with an amazing tribute to the year in films for 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5bc8zFUiQE&feature=player_embedded
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If they get Adrian Gonzalez, all bets are off. Dude has such legit power, it's ridiculous.
The stats guy on the Marlins blog I run (but have been slacking on) did a bit of research and found that Marlins prospect Mike Stanton (the guy the Sox wanted for Manny in 08) finished second in all of baseball at all levels last season in park adjusted HR/FB% (That is, the percentage of balls he hit in the air that would have gone out playing in a home run neutral environment. It's a really good indicator of "true" home run power). Gonzalez finished first. And he'd be moving to a pretty good park for home runs.
I would expect something like .290/.440/.600 out of him with like 55 homers. Basically, he'd be mini-Pujols.
On behalf of Red Sox Nation, thanks for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Jeremy Hermida (
)Yeah, I think that's why Bay is skeptical about signing with the Mets. That's a pretty big park, Citi Field.
Yes, I think Theo would be willing to move any chess pieces to get Adrian. It would pay off like you mentioned.
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If Hermida had any trade value, the Red Sox wouldn't have gotten him for the shit they did. I think he's still got an option left, so they'd be better off stashing him in AAA.
I agree. We'll soon find out soon enough how it all pans out.
I think they'll strand 40 players on an island and have them fight until there's 4 OF, 4IF, & enough guys left in the bullpen.
It worked for Stone Cold Steve Austin in The Condemned.
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Have you caught the free downloads for Ashes Of American Flags?
Or better yet start with the dvd and see if you can still download the mp3's.
Also, the official site should have the bonus eps for A Ghost Is Born and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Sky Blue Sky.
The Owl & Bear is a great site for live boots.
Some (maybe most) feel that Wilco (The Album) was the culmination of the "sound/s" of Wilco. A buffet style if you will. This presumably leaves the door open for a fresh start on the next record.
Oh and don't forget to get Mermaid Avenue I & II, if you haven't already.
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Since someone said something about there not being enough jibber jabber about the Red Sox and Yankees, how strange are these developments?
"The Jason Bay to Boston rumors aren't exactly gaining momentum. An ESPNBoston.com article classifies the chances of a Bay return as a "long shot," while SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that the Red Sox would probably only consider Bay for less ("maybe much less") than the Mets' best offer. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston adds (via Twitter) that Mike Cameron's agent hasn't heard anything about the Sox pursuing another left fielder.
8:36am: In yesterday's round of Jason Bay rumblings, we heard that there could potentially be a renewed mutual interest between Bay and the Boston Red Sox. Today, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe hears that the pairing would not be inconceivable, but that there are a couple of roadblocks: The Red Sox would have to extend their budget, after committing $15.5MM to Mike Cameron, and a potential contract would probably need to be heavily backloaded.
ESPN.com's Buster Olney agrees with that assessment, since a source tells him that the Red Sox have less than $5MM left in spending money. He writes that signing Bay would mean the Sox either blowing up their budget or having to move a contract or two.
As for the Mets' four-year offer that's still on the table, Olney says that the Mets are feeling more and more like Bay doesn't want to play for them, and are making alternative plans. Newsday's Ken Davidoff thinks it wouldn't be the end of the world if the Mets refused to increase their offer to Bay and he ended up elsewhere."
Hmm (scratches chin). Well, if they do resign Bay at this point anyone can be gone to get Adrian Gonzalez which is I think Theo's prized possession before Opening Day. Did Boston really spend $15.5 million on a 4th OF or intend to have him play CF all along? What about Jeremy Hermida? Will he be moved instead of Ellsbury? I remember reading about San Diego being interested in Mike Cameron before he was snapped up. I don't know?! Plus, the idea that Bay or Holliday can be snapped up by the Yankees drives Theo berzerko.
(Edit: Ok, a list of who I think can/will be traded. Of course not everyone will be. Maybe 1 OF, 1B, and 1P.
The Expendables:
OF Jeremy Hermida, OF Jacoby Ellsbury, OF Mike Cameron, 1B Casey Kotchmann, P Michael Bowden, P Clay Buchholz, & P Casey Kelly (I think he's "untouchable" but Jed Hoyer knows he's "the chosen one".)
As for Mike Lowell, I hate to say it but I think Sean Penn will take him out to Mystic River and shoot him and dispose of him. Talk about skimming the books.
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When are they going to officially welcome John Lackey's wife's tits to Boston?
Sometime tomorrow during the day.
She must have liked Goonies growing up to marry him.
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CLASH OF THE TITANS!!!
in Tongue-Tied Lightning
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Yeah, this is most notable to me via my love of The Three Stooges.
Columbia Pictures rehashed, regurgitated, and remade shorts quite often to the Stooges dismay.
Unabashedly taken from Wikipedia...
In 1952: the Shemp Era
"Production was significantly faster, with the former four-day filming schedules now tightened to two or three days. In another cost-cutting measure, White would create a "new" Stooge short by borrowing footage from old ones, setting it in a slightly different storyline, and filming a few new scenes often with the same actors in the same costumes. White was initially very subtle when recycling older footage: he would reuse only a single sequence of old film, re-edited so cleverly that it was not easy to detect. The later shorts were cheaper and the recycling more obvious, with as much as 75% of the running time consisting of old footage. White came to rely so much on older material that he could film the "new" shorts in a single day."
Rather interestingly, The Three Stooges' You Nazty Spy (1940) was the 1st Hollywood film to spoof Hitler. It beat Chaplin's The Great Dictator by 9 months.