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Paul Walker’s “Fast and the Furious 7” CGI Test Footage
So I’m not a huge “Fast and the Furious” fan. I don’t dislike the films. But I’m not dying to see them either. Actually, I haven’t even seen them all yet. I liked the fifth one, but I wasn’t terribly crazy about the sixth. Maybe they are just a little too over the top for me. I love cartoon action, but I think I would enjoy these more if they were just a bit more grounded. I have the same problem with the “Die Hard” films. They started off with a character who was portrayed as a real person and as the film series progressed, that character became more and more superhuman. I still enjoyed them (not #5 at all), but I did have a harder time embracing them. (For the record, the first “Die Hard” is the best action film of all time.)
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Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Recipe Card Movie Review
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
2014-03-22 01:26:16
Released March 21, 2014 /
Comedy, Adventure, Kids & Family /
PG
Comedy, Adventure, Kids & Family /
PG
Cook Time
1 hr 52 min
Ingredients
- Stars: Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Ray Liotta, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear,
- Miss Piggy, Gonzo.
- Written by: James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller
- Directed by: James Bobin
Instructions
- Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London.
- But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine-the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog-and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two.
Notes
- The Muppets Most Wanted? I’d say after watching this overlong film they should rename it “The Muppets Least Wanted.” And even they know it. Lyrics from their opening song – “We’re doing a sequel. That’s what we do in Hollywood. And everybody knows that the sequel’s never quite as good.” Hmph!
- Let’s get right to it. What a boring, dreadful Muppet film. And believe it or not, I’m being kind. I am not a Muppet hater. I grew up with the Muppets. I watched the Muppet Show every week as a kid. And as a matter of fact, “The Muppet Show” was the first show I ever recorded on VHS tape. I watched that one episode at least ten times. I love the Muppets. But I hated this film.
- Some feel the Muppets died when its creator, Jim Henson, passed away. I tend to agree to a certain extent. Once the creative force behind an entertainment property moves on, it never seems said property is ever the same. Jim Henson was the Muppets. And even though I am happy to see it continue, this film really helped to dull that feeling.
- So exactly what’s wrong with it? It’s slow, repetitive, the songs are bland and forgettable, and that fun Muppet spirit just happens to be missing. And it’s criminally dumbed down to appeal to young children only. The way I look at it, the Muppets were created for all ages to enjoy. So when parents brought their kids to see these films, they could enjoy the film just as much. But I don’t believe the creators of this film understood that notion. And in this particular case, I don’t even think young kids will like this film. I sat next to a small child who was clearly bored throughout.
- To name a few other issues, the script was clunky, the acting was overly hammy (even for a Muppet film), and the cinematography was shamelessly simplistic. To top it all off, Ricky Gervais’ last name in the film is, get this, Badguy! Can you guess what role he played? Even for a children’s film, that’s hitting the nail on the head just a little too hard. And finally, our lovable cast of characters were greatly underused in this film. More Fozzy! More Miss Piggy! More Gonzo! I didn’t come to a Muppet movie to watch Ricky Gervais or an evil Kermit the Frog clone for most of it.
- I felt that the previous film in this series really got the tone and feel right. It was a nice reintroduction to the Muppet family. But this installment just didn’t feel like a Muppet Movie. The tone and feel of the film was greatly off and it was predictable from beginning to end. My suggestion to everyone is to go back and watch the very first Muppet Movie. It is superior in every way to this film and it never gets old. And I guarantee it will keep your children’s attention.
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Citation * The Instructions are from the Official Site for the film.
The Know It All Joe Vault – Vintage “Star Wars” Interviews
So I dug deep into my vault and found some old vintage “Star Wars” interviews from the early ’80’s. To be more specific, they’re from “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” These might already be available but I wasn’t going to do a huge search for them. This was taken from old VHS tapes so the quality isn’t great but still watchable.
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Watch the First 10 Minutes of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
It seems Marvel aims to tease the audience with more than a trailer for its soon to be released film “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The first ten minutes of the film just popped up online.
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Having Some Fun with KTLA’s News Anchors Earthquake Footage
On March 17, 2014 at 6:25am Los Angeles experienced a 4.4-magnitude earthquake. Nothing too serious, that is, unless you are a KTLA 5 Morning News anchors Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson.
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Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar Star Trek Enterprise” Trailer
So you’re asking right now – is Christopher Nolan making a “Star Trek” movie? Well, okay, I’d have to answer that as a big fat negative. At least not that I’m aware of. But after watching the trailer for his upcoming film “Interstellar” I noticed more than a few similarities to the opening credits sequence to the TV show “Star Trek Enterprise.” It’s not shot by shot by any means. But it’s basically almost the same in tone.
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Time Traveling with “Doctor Who The Movie” Script
There are various rumors that tend to pop up from time to time about potential a “Doctor Who” movie in the works. Back in the early 90’s, Johnny Byrne wrote a film draft for one of these potential films. The story revolved around the Doctor, his companions, bad guys, powerful crystals, the Tardis traveling through space and time, and the prevention of a nefarious plot. In other words, the usual Doctor Who episode times two, with the budget of a feature film.
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Unblacklisting “The Blacklist” Script
Going Undercover With Two Veronica Mars’ Scripts
In celebration of the new “Veronica Mars” film that was just released (and reviewed in the previous post), I am posting two scripts from the television series.
For those who never heard of “Veronica Mars” it was a television series (originally on the now defunct UPN and later moved to the CW) about a teenage girl detective (played by Kristen Bell) set in the fictional town of Neptune, California. Though the premise may sound a bit child-like and silly, it was actually an extremely well written and adult themed show. The mysteries were on par with any crime drama currently on any of the networks (or cable). And if I were to pitch this show, I’d say it was “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” without the vampires.
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