"Are you serious?" "Almost always. I was once voted the worst audience participant Cirque Du Soleil ever had."
wide:
X-Files: I Want to Believe: I do too, but the reviews are not good. Not original
Step Brothers: Remember Talladega Nights? Well, someone really, really wants to remind you. Original
limited:
American Teen: Guess what this documentary's about. Original
Return to Normandy: Another obviously titled documentary, but the title action is for the purpose of finding people involved in an earlier documentary rather than the assumed World War II reasons. Original
Boy A: Out of prison after serving a juvenile murder sentence, Jack gets confused about his radiohead references. Not original
Brideshead Revisited: "Evelyn Waugh was a man." Not original
CSNY Deja Vu: That's "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young" not some sort of obscure New York crime unit. Original
Man on Wire: That's three for three with the obviously titled documentaries. Original
The Order of Myths: Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama. Original
Red 71: The plot synopsis makes it sound decent enough, but then you notice that the plot synopsis was written by the director. Original
the score:
week: 7-3
year: 181-81
wide:
week: 1-1
year: 40-40
Friday, July 25, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
18 July 2008
"They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're still human beings." - Batman: The Movie
Wide:
The Dark Knight: You saw the last one. It'll be way better than Batman & Robin. Not original
Mamma Mia: Everybody likes Abba! And Meryl Streep has never been more popular. And, really, who doesn't love Stellan Skarsgaard? Oh, well he was in Dogville. He was the guy with the orchard. Right, the first one to... Hey! Where're you going?! Not original
Space Chimps: It's like that sketch from the Muppet Show that was tolerably funny for ten minutes, except that it's 90 minutes. Also, it replaces pigs with monkeys. Also, it cost 40 million dollars. Original
Limited:
Before I Forget: It's French and autobiographical. Oh, and gay. Jaques Nolot. He's very big... Look, the French are paying for it. Fine. Original
Felon: We got Val Kilmer all method-ed out and in jail, and he's probably going to wail on or take under his wing the new fish guy... I dunno, I didn't really read it. But Stephen Dorff is on board, and it's an indie, so everybody's working for peanuts. Original
The Legend of God's Gun: I know that quirky's out and that westerns are dead, but... well... it's a quirky western. Hey, it takes place in a town called Playa Diablo! Maybe we can muddy the waters and trick some people into thinking it's connected with Juno! That picture made buttloads. Original
Lou Reed's Berlin: Julian Schnabel and Lou Reed. Original
Mad Detective: Get this, it's a rookie cop teamed up with an insane cop! Imagine what we could do with the rights, Mel Gibson, and Shia Lebeouf. Original
Transsiberian: It's basically Murder on the Orient Express, but on a Trans-Siberian passenger train. Original
Very British Gangster: I know what you're thinking, but Ben Kingsley's not involved. This is a documentary. Original
the score
week: 8-2
year: 174-78
wide:
week: 1-2
year: 39-39
Wide:
The Dark Knight: You saw the last one. It'll be way better than Batman & Robin. Not original
Mamma Mia: Everybody likes Abba! And Meryl Streep has never been more popular. And, really, who doesn't love Stellan Skarsgaard? Oh, well he was in Dogville. He was the guy with the orchard. Right, the first one to... Hey! Where're you going?! Not original
Space Chimps: It's like that sketch from the Muppet Show that was tolerably funny for ten minutes, except that it's 90 minutes. Also, it replaces pigs with monkeys. Also, it cost 40 million dollars. Original
Limited:
Before I Forget: It's French and autobiographical. Oh, and gay. Jaques Nolot. He's very big... Look, the French are paying for it. Fine. Original
Felon: We got Val Kilmer all method-ed out and in jail, and he's probably going to wail on or take under his wing the new fish guy... I dunno, I didn't really read it. But Stephen Dorff is on board, and it's an indie, so everybody's working for peanuts. Original
The Legend of God's Gun: I know that quirky's out and that westerns are dead, but... well... it's a quirky western. Hey, it takes place in a town called Playa Diablo! Maybe we can muddy the waters and trick some people into thinking it's connected with Juno! That picture made buttloads. Original
Lou Reed's Berlin: Julian Schnabel and Lou Reed. Original
Mad Detective: Get this, it's a rookie cop teamed up with an insane cop! Imagine what we could do with the rights, Mel Gibson, and Shia Lebeouf. Original
Transsiberian: It's basically Murder on the Orient Express, but on a Trans-Siberian passenger train. Original
Very British Gangster: I know what you're thinking, but Ben Kingsley's not involved. This is a documentary. Original
the score
week: 8-2
year: 174-78
wide:
week: 1-2
year: 39-39
Friday, July 11, 2008
11 July 2008
"I am an American aquarium drinker..."
Another week missed. Here we go.
last week wide:
Hancock: Every time a movie title is the main character's last name, the first name is John. It is probably not an absolute rule, but it's close (Shaft, Constantine, Rambo, etc...). Original
Kitt Kittridge: An American Girl: Sequel to the underperforming Helga Hoffstadt: Eine East German Madchen. Not Original
last week limited:
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter Thompson: Documentary. Original
The Wackness: Ben Kingsley makes out with an Olsen and rocks the ganj. What'snot to like? Original
Diminished Capacity: Another week, another Matthew Broderick movie. Original
Holding Trevor: "They’re embarrassing America! They turned the Navy into a floating joke. They ruined all our best names like Bruce, and Lance, and Julian. Those were the toughest names we had!" Now even our gerund-name titles aren't safe! Original
Very Young Girls: Documentary about the title people and prostitution.. Original
last weeks score:
week: 6-1
year: 160-69
wide:
week: 1-1
year: 37-35
This week wide:
Hellboy II: The Golden Army: It's nice to see Ron Perlman doing something other than absorbing Beauty and the Beast living-in-the-sewer jokes. Not original
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Encino Man will finally get to face dinosaurs. Not original
Meet Dave: Even keeping The Love Guru in mind, this looks like the worst comedy of the summer (ever?). Original
This week limited:
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild: IMDB plot outline: "Andy, Nico, Jarod and Griff reunite in Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break and participate in a contest called "Gays Gone Wild" to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation." Not original
August: Takes place in August 2001, but something tells me it's going to leak over into the first, say, dozen days of the next month. Original
Days and Clouds: Italian film. Original
Death Defying Acts: Guy Pearce as Harry Houdini. I'm in. Not original
Eight Miles High: (German) Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll! Not original
Full Battle Rattle: The Iraq simulation in California gets documentaried. Original
Garden Party: Another Los Angeles movie about how mundane and bleak it is in Hollywood. (not really but technically) Original
Harold: It's funny because Har-old has Old man Hair... get it? The kid's bald. See? Hilarious. Original
La France: World War I... the musical! Not original
The Stone Angel: Old lady = stone angel! Not original
This weeks scores
week: 6-7
year: 166-76
wide:
week: 1-2
year: 38-37
Another week missed. Here we go.
last week wide:
Hancock: Every time a movie title is the main character's last name, the first name is John. It is probably not an absolute rule, but it's close (Shaft, Constantine, Rambo, etc...). Original
Kitt Kittridge: An American Girl: Sequel to the underperforming Helga Hoffstadt: Eine East German Madchen. Not Original
last week limited:
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter Thompson: Documentary. Original
The Wackness: Ben Kingsley makes out with an Olsen and rocks the ganj. What's
Diminished Capacity: Another week, another Matthew Broderick movie. Original
Holding Trevor: "They’re embarrassing America! They turned the Navy into a floating joke. They ruined all our best names like Bruce, and Lance, and Julian. Those were the toughest names we had!" Now even our gerund-name titles aren't safe! Original
Very Young Girls: Documentary about the title people and prostitution.. Original
last weeks score:
week: 6-1
year: 160-69
wide:
week: 1-1
year: 37-35
This week wide:
Hellboy II: The Golden Army: It's nice to see Ron Perlman doing something other than absorbing Beauty and the Beast living-in-the-sewer jokes. Not original
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Encino Man will finally get to face dinosaurs. Not original
Meet Dave: Even keeping The Love Guru in mind, this looks like the worst comedy of the summer (ever?). Original
This week limited:
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild: IMDB plot outline: "Andy, Nico, Jarod and Griff reunite in Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break and participate in a contest called "Gays Gone Wild" to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation." Not original
August: Takes place in August 2001, but something tells me it's going to leak over into the first, say, dozen days of the next month. Original
Days and Clouds: Italian film. Original
Death Defying Acts: Guy Pearce as Harry Houdini. I'm in. Not original
Eight Miles High: (German) Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll! Not original
Full Battle Rattle: The Iraq simulation in California gets documentaried. Original
Garden Party: Another Los Angeles movie about how mundane and bleak it is in Hollywood. (not really but technically) Original
Harold: It's funny because Har-old has Old man Hair... get it? The kid's bald. See? Hilarious. Original
La France: World War I... the musical! Not original
The Stone Angel: Old lady = stone angel! Not original
This weeks scores
week: 6-7
year: 166-76
wide:
week: 1-2
year: 38-37
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