I like how off-the-wall some of these titles are if you don't know the original, e.g. Brahms: The Boy II, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
― jmm, Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link
i have voluntarily seen the boy twice and not even i noticed that a sequel was on this list. v excited for whatever absolute garbage it is though
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:36 (four years ago) link
XPS RDJ has gone full Dolittle. You don't go full Dolittle.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:38 (four years ago) link
Predict ppl will find it hard to resist voting for morbius
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
katie holmes apparently stars in brahms: the boy ii, so i will be there opening night
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:00 (four years ago) link
The trailer for Scoob! implies that Scooby-Doo is named after Scooby Snacks and not the other way round, which is infuriating
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:03 (four years ago) link
I have no idea what The Boy is. I had to read a bit of the entry on The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard a bit before including it; The Hitman's Bodyguard sounded vaguely like something I remembered existing, but I couldn't be sure.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link
I expect to like West Side Story.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:08 (four years ago) link
The existence of Morbius is stupid as hell but brace yourself for Sony's future forays into even stupider and more pointless adaptations of tertiary Spider-Man characters.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, January 2, 2020 1:03 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Particularly if the movie fails to identify them as Scoobert Snacks.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:12 (four years ago) link
Based on the trailer, I've got less than zero anticipation of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:13 (four years ago) link
Bill & ted seems to be the one that the most ppl have decided they need to believe will be good; I’ll be pretty surprised if it is, but that goes for most of these
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:16 (four years ago) link
this is the only morbius I know abouthttp://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-Brain-of-Morbius.jpg
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:20 (four years ago) link
xp: yeah to clarify I will be surprised if the new Bill & Ted is any good, but I do want it to be.
― ☮️ (peace, man), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:22 (four years ago) link
same
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
the old ones are bad
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
Me being me, I'm hesitantly excited for Black Widow and Eternals but the MCU thus far was wrapped up in a perfectly satisfactory fashion and I've come to accept that the endeavor can't be maintained forever so I'm happy to move on if subsequent entries turf out.
Literally not one single other thing on this list that conjures more than a 'maybe I'll watch that 5-10 years from now if I happen upon it while flipping through channels' from me.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
I mean I want to like them/indulge my fond memories but I tried rewatching the first one recently and it's just not well made, the jokes are clumsy and very obvious etc
xp
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:28 (four years ago) link
Have ppl noticed the same amount of goodwill/benefit of doubt against the odds for coming 2 America?
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:28 (four years ago) link
if you're not excited for the croods 2 i dunno what to tell you
― ciderpress, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:29 (four years ago) link
the only one of these I'm remotely interested in seeing is Wonder Woman tbh
worst is def Top Gun
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:29 (four years ago) link
Is The Hitman's Bodyguard that Samuel Jackson/Ryan Reynolds flick? If so, I remember it getting very good word of mouth but barely managing 45 minutes of it before turning it off
― groovypanda, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:32 (four years ago) link
The ones I have least animus towards are the 9th sequels to cheap horror properties cause they’re just part of the genre and although rooted in the same kind of cynicism are less grotesque to me than the megabudget monstrosities
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:34 (four years ago) link
I feel like we've had the notion of Top Gun as a pop classic imposed upon us because I don't know that I've ever heard anyone talk about it in glowing terms or cite it among their faves of the era or, like, anything. It's cited ironically quite a bit and that's about it. It's just a thing whose existence people are aware of without having anyone having actual feelings about that awareness. It's the deviled ham of film.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link
I know top gun stans (my sister for one, in the 90s anyway)
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:36 (four years ago) link
Bill & Ted 3 is pretty much guaranteed to flop which is why I suspect it'll actually be pretty good
last saw the original about 8 years ago, idk I still think it's got some pretty funny bits. 2nd obviously isn't as good but I give 'em credit for doing something adventurous and weird. comedy in general just doesn't age well. maybe I should take this to the challop thread but I bet if you showed Airplane to a 17 year old today they'd probably say something like, "this sucks"
― frogbs, Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:40 (four years ago) link
i didn't see airplane! for the first time until maybe eight years ago and few things have made me laugh more but i know that's not the same thing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:43 (four years ago) link
― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.), Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:08 AM (thirty-three minutes ago)
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:43 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:43 AM (thirty-two seconds ago)
Brad how is it that Airplane made you laugh, I tried to watch it around age 19 and we turned it off because it was so bad, should I try again now that I'm old (30)?
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
I mean even if I should I probably won't
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:45 (four years ago) link
anyway voted Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard because that's a worse name than Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
I'm honestly struggling to think of a theoretical remake/sequel/adaptation I could potentially get excited about these days. A resurgence of George Miller's franchises, maybe (a third Babe would be delightful)?
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:00 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/BsNxbK8.jpg
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:02 (four years ago) link
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, January 2, 2020 12:44 PM (twenty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
idk it's possible we have different senses of humor. the recurring "looks like i picked the wrong day to stop [x]" joke is the peak of all comedy for me
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:05 (four years ago) link
When I saw it I was 15 and the film itself was 20 years old, I thought it was hilarious
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:09 (four years ago) link
The other Komedy Klassik that left me completely utterly cold as a teenager was Animal House, what a turd
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
Oh I’m with you there
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
The guitar smashing bit made me laugh, found the rest tedious as hell
― Baby yoda laid an egg (wins), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:12 (four years ago) link
Now all entertainment is owned by like 3 companies maybe we could have a moratorium on all sequels/remakes/franchises every other year.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
I saw a comedy double bill of Airplane 2 the sequel/Monty Python Holy Grail in 1986. When I was laughing at stuff I kept catching this ugly glaring spectre just out of my line of sight - it wuz me!
― calzino, Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:19 (four years ago) link
Wouldn't have thought Airplane/Police Squad/Top Secret et al would have aged particularly badly as the comedy is daft/silly rather than timely
― groovypanda, Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:24 (four years ago) link
Hot Shots! > Top Gun
― Number None, Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:26 (four years ago) link
I have very little memory of what happens in Airplane from my attempt to watch it but I do remember when we turned it off during a flashback(?) to a dance sequence(?) in a tropical locale(?), possibly before any airplanes had taken off
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
my kids liked Airplane - they're still laughing at the "what's the vector victor"/"Roger Roger" exchanges
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
Sonic, probably. I don't care how much better they made him look, this is easy Razzie material. I'd much rather have a Mega Man movie.
Purge 5, because its politics are stupid and the movies are a damn drag
― looking for Mon in Alderaan places (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:28 (four years ago) link
Mulan may be great
Keep wanting to revisit the Naked Guns and then remembering that one cast member whose presence is likely to make revisitation much less fun.
― Drive Like a Demon From Steakhouse to Steakhouse (Old Lunch), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:29 (four years ago) link
The Doolittle "What a Wonderful World" cover is hilarious because it understands 0% of what made the tune great
― looking for Mon in Alderaan places (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:30 (four years ago) link
The last one, the only one I've seen, was good!
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link
looking forward to Mulan's working in of PRC talking points about Uighurs and Hong Kong
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link
Hello, Cruel World. New Trailer Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oAFK0epmbB— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) February 16, 2021
they’re jokerfying cruella de vil
― tiwa-nty one savage (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
"Let me get this straight - you think dogs are only good for fur for coats?""They are - and I'm tired of pretending that they're not"
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 15:53 (three years ago) link
The hits just keep on coming
Netflix just announced the project, featuring the coming-of-age story of one #WednesdayAddams from director Tim Burton. https://t.co/Qr5obu0nIQ— Tor.com (@tordotcom) February 17, 2021
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
finally we'll know how Wednesday got her powers
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
lol I came here because of Cruella, glad to see I was not first. At least maybe finally we will learn how Cruella got so cruel.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link
wednesday is the strongest addams family member to build a story around, but tim burton, ugh
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:45 (three years ago) link
Ooh, ooh, let me see if I can guess the next announcement! Let's see...perfunctory + edgy reboot of secondary (if not tertiary), decades-old character that literally no one was asking to see again, featuring the creative input of someone with a recognizable name who really needs a new boat, from a platform in desperate need of literally any content whatsoever...
The Roku Channel announces Ferguson Explains Nothing, a dark new take on the younger brother of Clarissa and his blood pact with the Dark Lord, from visionary auteur Baz Luhrmann
― The Mandolinrainian (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:47 (three years ago) link
Was this posted?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezhm_9ehXU4
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
I just soiled myself.I...yes, I'm still soiling myself. Goddamn it.
― The Mandolinrainian (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:51 (three years ago) link
A SpaceX rocket exploding isn't going to have the same emotional impact as Challenger.
― Joe Biden Stan Account (milo z), Friday, February 12, 2021 2:48 PM (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:53 (three years ago) link
xxp the Onion's video division keeps getting better.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:03 (three years ago) link
i'm guessing most people who grew up with punky brewster have kids who are too old for this
― wasdnuos (abanana), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:29 (three years ago) link
I have absolutely no idea who they think that show is for.Hey why not Webster except Webster is fifty and unemployed and going back to finish his college degree and there's a wacky tween vlogger who he befriends and also no one under thirty knows who Webster even is and no one over thirty has particularly fond memories of the third-rate '80s sitcom called Webster and even the few who might aren't exactly doing flips about seeing Webster: The Depressing Middle-Aged Years.
― The Mandolinrainian (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link
I just soiled myself.
I...yes, I'm still soiling myself. Goddamn it.
― The Mandolinrainian (Old Lunch), Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:51 PM bookmarkflaglink
Butt Lunch
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:58 (three years ago) link
They could reboot Small Wonder as a Robot Out of Water story, where the robot kid from the '80s, still the same "age," is discovered in 2021. Hijinks, anachronisms and malapropisms ensue.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:58 (three years ago) link
that Punky Brewster looks like a very, very, very, very poor man's Pamela Adlon/Better Things
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 18 February 2021 13:03 (three years ago) link
EXCLU: Timothee Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in WB origin pic WONKA https://t.co/7iRDNk8Qa9— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) May 24, 2021
lol
― rob, Monday, 24 May 2021 15:15 (two years ago) link
omg, hatewatch time
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 24 May 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
WONKA: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
― Chickpeas, Scamps and Beeves (Noodle Vague), Monday, 24 May 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link
4 hours, Zak Snyder directed
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 24 May 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
i'm not sure how i feel about such a smashable wonka
― cat, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 01:10 (two years ago) link
Mr. Chalamet yearns to be seen so much more than smashable; he wants to break free and see more scripts that exhibit his darker, edgier side. His next obvious move is to play The Joker.
― What's It All About, Althea? (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 01:17 (two years ago) link
plot twist: timothee chalamet IS the joker AS willy wonka IN: wb's rebooted dark universe reboot, little orphan bruce wayne and the chocolate factory 2: rebootier
― cat, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
Ok, so going from the reviews, Top Gun: Maverick might actually be good?
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 11:44 (one year ago) link
the first one wasn't good
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 17 May 2022 15:16 (one year ago) link
The twist is it’s a sequel to Maverick, not Top Gun.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 15:25 (one year ago) link
they should have called it Top Gun: Iceman to go for that marvel money
― adam t. (abanana), Tuesday, 17 May 2022 23:20 (one year ago) link