Lego the Movie
Holy crap. It’s truly amazing how little creativity there is left at the major studios in Hollywood (pouring a 40 on the ground now…).
Hasbro and Mattel have somehow convinced Hollywood that their toys/brands would make great films. We’ve already heard the news of Monopoly, Candyland, Battleship, Stretch Armstrong, Hot Wheels, and the infamous View-Master. Now a new deal has been struck.
Warner Bros. has purchased the rights to a Lego movie that will be a mix of live action and animation.
This is beyond out of control. Studios do not have any faith in audiences enjoying a brand new (creative) concept. Instead they are banking on that opening weekend which stems from the over saturation of marketing at all angles. Lego Happy Meal! The Super Bowl sponsored by Lego! Lost characters playing with Legos on the season finale!
It has become difficult to find a film that’s not based on a book, movie, toy, etc.
Inglorious Basterds: “Nation’s Pride” Fake Viral Trailer
Here is the trailer for “Nation’s Pride”, the movie within the movie of Inglorious Basterds. The viral video directed by Eli Roth is the main boiling point and activity in IB which revolves around this Nazi propaganda film. Before you get offended, let’s give the trailer some context:
In Inglorious Basterds, Daniel Bruhl plays the German War hero Fredric Zoller who’s marksmanship work in the war have been turned into a Nazi propaganda film directed by Joseph Goebbels. This is set to play at our protaganists (Shosanna) theater where the set up of the film builds up to.
So basically, this is a trailer of a film within the film. Got it?
Fraggle Rock…the Movie?!
If you grew up in the 80′s, please sit down before reading. We’ve got exciting news for you.
According to an interview with MTV, Brian Henson (son of Jim Henson) confirmed that a Fraggle Rock movie is in the works.
Henson told them that “Fraggle Rock” is “still in very active development. Very active development. That has a very strong script.” He also mentioned that “It’ll have a strong musical component,” he said. “It’ll be expanded to an older audience. ‘Fraggle Rock’ [the TV show] was presented… for a pretty exclusively children’s audience. The feature film does expand it to be more accessible to a wider audience.”
So there you have it. We’re sure you’ve been thinking about this possibility everyday since childhood. Time for the Dozers to get back to work!
LOL of the Day
Paramount has released a new clip from G.I. Joe on Apple which is similar to the train scene we’ve seen earlier. This one has some hilarity in it.
Baroness, ”He gave up!”
Stormshadow, with index finger in the air “He never gives up.”
Concerned faces are had by all.
Classic!
You can find the video here: G.I. Joe Cheesy Video
The Lovely Bones Trailer
We admittedly have not read this best selling book, but heard that it’s great. When first hearing about Peter Jackson taking on this seemingly depressing story, we were mildly skeptical. But as usual, Jackson is showcasing his gift of brilliant visuals. Although the heaven scenes have a What Dreams May Come feel to it, they look fantastic.
It seems to give a lot of the film away in the trailer, but like we said, we haven’t read the book. So who knows?
It’s always good to see Christopher in the movies. Kudos to those who know what I’m talking about.
The “I Told You So” Post of the Day: G.I. Joe Version
Coming as no surprise to anyone with half a brain, Paramount will not be showing G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra film to critics before this Friday’s opening. Gee, I wonder why. With a reported $175 million budget and another $150 million in marketing, Paramount is getting VERY nervous with the hot turd they are about to unleash to the masses. If they had something good or even decent (Transformers 2 proved to be critic proof), they would at least allow critics to review it. This film could be so bad, you might become dumber just viewing it.
Thanks to Slashfilm for posting some interesting stats on movies that were not screened to critics over the past year. Here are the Rotten Tomatoes Ratings of the 16 films not pre-screened for critics:
- The Collector 32%
- Obsessed 19%
- Crank: High Voltage 62%
- 12 Rounds 29%
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li 4%
- Madea Goes To Jail 28%
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 32%
- The Haunting of Molly Hartley 3%
- SAW V 15%
- An American Carol 13%
- Fireproof 37%
- My Best Friend’s Girl 15%
- Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys 51%
- Disaster Movie 2%
- Bangcock Dangerous 9%
- Mirrors 15%
See a common theme above?
Expect a huge opening weekend simply due to sheep following their G.I. Joe 7-11 Icee cups to the theater. Drop off the following weekend will be HUGE once everyone realizes they’ve been had.
Yes, I am bitter that my childhood toy is getting ruined by Marlon Wayans, Channing Tatum, and Stephen Sommers.
A Note to Judd Apatow: Top 5 Ways Funny People Could Have Been Brilliant Instead of Pretty Good
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin — 133 Minutes
Knocked Up — 133 Minutes
Funny People — 146 Minutes
After watching the pretty good, yet grueling Funny People over the weekend — the Film Savior staff has been wondering: Why the hell are Judd Apatow comedies so long?! Each of his 3 films could have easily been cut down to 2 hrs max, but for some reason Apatow falls in love with scenes/actors and can’t let go. The universal complaint about his latest film is that its too long. The sails lose wind about 2/3 of the way through and it becomes a marathon. See reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.
I will say that there are some great cameos along the way. Watch for the Ray Romano/Eminem scene. Hilarious.
***Below are some spoiler heavy (i.e. – don’t read if you haven’t seen the movie) ways that he could have made this film brilliant. Continue reading “A Note to Judd Apatow: Top 5 Ways Funny People Could Have Been Brilliant Instead of Pretty Good” »