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December 13, 2008
“Klaatu barada crappo.”
When Hollywood comes slinking to DC to ask for their share of the bailout, maybe someone can roll up the awful stuff they try to foist off on the public like a newspaper and smack 'em across their upturned, elitist noses.
I can't recall last time I had the happy chore of trying to pick one film among many worthy of spending time and money on. At most, I've only seen a couple movies this year, usually eyeing the trailers with boredom or suspicion and just deciding to stay home and wait to rent it on dvd.
The 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still was one of the best of the Cold-war era sci-fi films. Most movies of the era ran to Bugs Made Big by Atom Bombs stuff suitable for passion-pit double-features or Saturday afternoon creature features on tv, but the original TDTESS was one of the more serious approaches to sci-fi, foreshadowing the approach taken by most of the better episodes of The Twilight Zone.
But this ham-handed remake is, according to reviews, a hash of slapdash special effects, preening preachiness on Anthropogenic Global Warming Climate Change, and underwhelming performances by the movies "stars".
Add to that disappointment all the so-called "Holiday movies" being released seem more interested in cynically trashing families and Christmas then in any kind of effort to entertain and uplift the audience. It would appear the best bet for both the spirit and the pocketbook is to stay home and pop The Bishop's Wife or Miracle on 34th Steet into the dvd player.
Posted by Darleen at December 13, 2008 01:20 PM
Comments
I don’t understand why Hollywood needs a bailout, this is beyond stupid everyone has their hand out looking for easy money. That wouldn’t have anything to do with Hollywood being run by liberals, would it?
The Twilight zone are my favorite si-fi shows, on Thanksgiving KTLA ran a Twilight zone marathon I find those shows still really entertaining.
Posted by: ML at December 14, 2008 12:55 AM