Monty Python fans have long been clamoring for a reunion among its hugely talented and funny members. Now that wish will come true somewhat. The Monty Python gang will all be appearing in a new film, a science fiction comedy called Absolutely Anything. [Read more…]
Sequels We Want to See: Seven
Ei8ht (sequel to Se7en)
Tagline: When was the last time you 8?
Synopsis: Finally retired detective William R. Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and recently acquitted former detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) are hired by a rival food chain as private investigators, to the figure out the competition’s “secret sauce” but what they find will take them to the darkest depths of the fast food business.
Memorable Scene: A moving moment, where William Somerset has to convince his partner David Mills to let go of the guilt he feels over his wife’s murder. Somerset pleads with David to stop carrying around his wife’s severed head in a box and sleeping with it at night.
Plot: Somerset has opened a business doing private investigating after retiring from Homicide. [Read more…]
Sequels We Want to See: Mary Poppins -The Reckoning
Tagline: Poppins and Lockin’
Synopsis: The loveable, magical nanny returns, but this time she’s out for blood and break dancing.
Memorable Scene: A 35-minute dance off between Zombie Poppins and the Haitian dance crew. Every sick move in the book is presented. Then Vanilla Ice makes a cameo but Zombie Poppins rips his head off mid rap. She then proceeds to eat his brain in front of the audience.
Plot: Things go terribly wrong when Marry Poppins’ is a little tipsy on a late night umbrella ride and on her way down she gets tangled in some electrical wires and before you can say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious she sends London into a blackout and herself to the morgue. [Read more…]
Sequels We Want to See: Fight Club 2 – Book Club
Tagline: Meatloaf, Minivans, Books
Synopsis: The insomniac (Edward Norton) and Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to settle down in the suburbs and start and new life together. They start a family and make new friends with a weekly get together to discuss books. Soon the insomniac finds himself in familiar territory when this club grows past books. I am Jack’s footnotes.
Memorable Scene: At one Book Club meeting a good friend and neighbor has a slight allergic reaction to peanut brittle. As he lies on the living room floor the group surrounds him and begins to chant his name. “His name was Chet Burnstein. His name was Chet Burnstein.” They repeat over and over. The chant continues until Chet sits up and reminds the group that he’s fine. He was simply lying on the floor until his asthma subsided.
Plot: Edward Norton reprises his role as the insomniac with multiple personalities. [Read more…]
Sequels We Want to See: Independence Day 2
Independence Day 2 – Labor Day
Tagline: Don’t plan on wearing white after today, because we’ll all be dead.
Synopsis: The Alien Invaders are back and this time they’re prepared. With the humans caught off guard we soon find the Human race on the verge of extinction, again.
Memorable Scene: The Alien’s have decided to call Microsoft’s tech support about their computer virus. Once they finally get through they’re placed on hold forever and then transferred to a call center in India. After a long heated exchange between the Alien the young Indian gentleman, the Alien informs the customer service representative that India is now first on his list of countries to destroy. That is once their computer system is up and running.
Plot: Its one year later on August 30th and humanity is still in the process of cleaning up and coming to grip with the fact that we are not alone. [Read more…]