To Quote:
The Muppet Matrix is a recreation of the original theatrical trailer that replaces the character cast with the much beloved muppets. Made up of more than 10 fully animated characters and 150 shots, the entire project took 2 months to complete with the devotion of three individuals.
How could I complain about a combination of the Muppets, and my favourite science-fiction movie?
Oh no! Remember that post recently talking about movies that should never have been made - specifically sequels - it seems that MGM are gearing up some more to add to my list:
Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding global TV sales to reinvigorate operations, adding some 100 new employees and promoting a key executive to run the unit.…
“There is a tremendous expansion in the marketplace that is occurring now,” said Chief Operating Officer Rick Sands.
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Wednesday’s announcement included the unveiling of thrillers “Species 4″, “WarGames 2″, “Into the Blue 2″ and romance “Cutting Edge 3″, along with “Legally Blonde 3″ which, Sands said, will not star Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon.
Given that “Legally Blonde 2″ had all the charm and appeal of a train-wreck, how do they think they can force the public to stomach “Legally Blonde 3″? Who in their right mind, after sitting through “Species 3″ (a straight to video title) would think, “yeah, that was such high quality entertainment that I want to see the next installment on the big screen for $10″? Personally, I wouldnt want to waste one of my Blockbuster free-rentals on it! Thank heavens that Reese Witherspoon saw sense and decided not to do the film. Heh. I wonder which poor soul will star in it - will it bomb? Could we convince (say) Ben Aflek to star, that would pretty much doom it from the get-go (”Gigli”, anyone?)!
OK. For some reason I found myself at “The Covenant” last night - looks like I will have to get a group of the guys together for “The Protector” and see it another time.
The movie was spoiled by a group of 4 teen girls who decided to talk ALL the way through the film. In a loud whisper at one point I said “shut up” (restraining myself from the “STFU” I really wanted to say) and a guy from the row in front stood up, turned around and gave them a piece of his mind at one point.
Overall the movie was reasonable … a “good bad film” (you know, like “Snakes on a Plane” was bound to be a bad movie but somehow they executed it with style). It had the feel of being borderline straight-to-dvd, but a shade better special effects meant it landed in movie theaters. The special effects were quite good - the big show-down at the end looks to be where they spent the real money. Overall Im left with too many questions though. They left it too wide open for sequels. If I had to give it a score, it’s bubbling around a B-. My vote would be to wait and get it on DVD, and while you’re there, rent “The Skulls” for a double-feature.
Im a nut for martial arts movies and it was a refreshing change to see the 2003 film “Ong Bak” on DVD. Refreshing in that the Thai martial arts used are very different from the “standard” (Hong Kong action movie) style.
“The Protector” opens this evening and it stars the same guy (Tony Jaa) who was in Ong Bak. The trailer for it looks fantastic, some slick moves. Definitely my pick of the week!
I also enjoy horror movies, even the cheesy ones. When “The Omen” was re-released I was soooo stoked to get a ticket to see it on 6/6/06 … how could you NOT go see it on that date? Some might say I have “goth tendencies” with my enjoyment of vampire flicks. Oh well!
Also opening tonight is “The Covenant” which looks to be a teen horror/action flick. In many ways the trailer reminded me of “The Skulls”. Strange as it might seem, and cheesy as the movie might be, I think I want to see it.