The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Films

Archive for July, 2009

We begin our look at the year in film of 1974 with the Top Ten Box Office Earners, Notable Actors, and our lists of “Bad” movies of 1974.

And of course beverages were being served ¦¬)

Some of the movies discussed include Death Wish, Flesh for Frankenstein (AKA Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein) and Blood for Dracula (AKA Andy Warhol’s Dracula) and Gone in 60 Seconds.

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With Comic Con happening this week, the news is plentiful this week, as well we talk about the new British political comedy “In the Loop”

Box Office

• Weekend Grosses (G-Force)
• GBU Evil Children
• Opening this Week (Funny People, Aliens in the Attic, Adam)

News

• Tron Legacy (R)
• Sam Raimi is going to direct WORLD OF WARCRAFT!!! (M)
• ‘Avatar’ Wows Comic-Con
• Avatar Day is August 21st – 15 Minutes in Theaters for Free! (M)
• Trailers!
• David Cronenberg takes on ‘Cosmopolis’
• Nic Cage in talks for ‘Green Hornet’
• So Now We Know What Universal’s Asteroids Movie is About
• Ghost town tied up in Knott’s for film (R)
• The $74 Zombie Movie is Coming to Theaters
• Robert Downey Jr. Sets ‘Due Date’ This Fall
• First Look: Paul Bettany as Michael in Scott Stewart’s Legion (M)
• The Latest on the ‘Metropolis’ Restoration
• WB still seeking DC strategy
• Clive Barker’s Book of Blood (US – DVD R1 | BD RA)

The Ugly

• What happened to Lucasfilm quality control? (R)

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One of the GBUF Crew is very excited about the upcoming Tron Legacy release in 2010. Well, actually we all are one, but one is very very very very VERY excited!!! Find out who on the July 28th Podcast.

And there was a story synopsis, new Title change. Cool new Daft Punk score. New Light Cycles.

If I lived in San Diego, I’d open a Backpack and Fanny Pouch store down the street.

If Mark was there, he’d be peering over someone’s shoulder – Reading the video games’ preamble LOL. Some habits never die.

In the meantime, check out the viral sites created for Tron Legacy

• http://www.flynnlives.com/
• http://homeoftron.com/

…and these videos of the arcade opening from Comic Con.

With Comic Con happening this week, we are going to have plenty to talk about on the July 28th Podcast! Amongst the goodies are a group of trailers featured here for you to check out ahead of time…

Is it possible that these Good Movies “suck balls”? Do they “romanticize lunacy”? Or are they “too nostalgic”?

There are all comments that come up in Part Two of our look at Good Movies We Hate. The drinks keep refilling and the thought processes drain as things best left unsaid get said on this final Summer Special Episode.

Forgive Us.

Or Not…

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Ross chose “American Graffiti” as a Good Movie he Hates.

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Tomorrow!

Allen Chose “Grizzly Man” as a Good Movie he hates.

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Coming Friday

Mark Chose “Suspiria” as a Good Movie he Hates.

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Coming Friday

On my last DVD buying spree, I spotted this beauty in the foreign imports section (which is woefully small at the local Wal-Mart). Being a fan of the zombie genre, I picked it up and decided to buy it almost immediately, solely based on the accolades on the back of the box. I’ve been burned before by doing this, but not this time.

I finally got around to watching this last weekend with my girlfriend, another zombie aficionado, and we were both laughing out loud in several places. The zombies are created by being buried in this toxic mountain of garbage called “Black Fuji”. Like other zombie films, their bite will kill and turn you into a zombie too. The action is over-the-top in places, but perfectly so.

The movie follows the adventures of a couple of slackers that would rather train in Jui-Jitsu than do any actual work. The funny is brought by the sheer incompetence of these guys in trying to get out of the city and their battles with the Romero-esque zombies. Let me put it this way: The guy with the afro is like Allen… easily distracted by shiny objects.

Just when you think you know where this movie is going, they throw a monkey wrench into the works and, with the use of a short animated sequence, it goes from being in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, to 5 years later and civilization, at least in Tokyo, has fallen. The rich, being decadent, require entertainment. What better entertainment than gladiatorial-style zombie fights?  

I’m not going to give any more away of this wonderful little film. I highly recommend you watch it for yourself if you’re in any way interested in zombie movies, or if you just like a good laugh. Keep an eye out for how power is generated in the new Tokyo.

Despite the make-up effects being a bit hokey at times, the charm of this movie completely won me over.

I’d have to rate this: GOOD

For a light news week, we once again blathered on!  There is a podcast and a half here! Check out the Box Office reports, News and our rather animated review of “Skeleton Crew”

Moments of Extreme Stupidity by Allen: 1) Donald Sutherland, not Donald Pleasance, starred in Commander in Chief 2) Roman Polanski did in fact direct Chinatown, somehow I gave John Houston the credit!

Box Office

• Weekend Grosses (Harry Potter)
• GBU: Magic
• Opening This Week (G-Force, The Orphan, The Ugly Truth, In the Loop)

News

• Ross’ Review of the Ugly Truth
• Warners at $1 billion mark (R)
• Crazy Rumor: Robert De Niro Cast in Danny Trejo’s Machete
• WB, DiCaprio in ‘Zone’ with Ravich (R)
• Steven Soderbergh: ‘I can see the end of my career’
• Mark Millar Reveals Director for His Superman Trilogy (M)
• Darren Aronofsky Update: RoboCop Delays, Black Swan Update
• INTERVIEW: Brian Geraghty of ‘The Hurt Locker’ (R)
• Third ‘Bridget Jones’ in works – Entertainment News, Film News, Media – Variety
• Is Ferris Bueller a Figment of Cameron’s Imagination?
• Anchor Bay scares up ‘Grace’
• New Batch of 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Titles (M)
• Telefilm Canada topper will ankle
• Skarsgard and Bosworth Cast in Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs

Home Video News

• News: Chinatown (US – DVD R1)
• News: Heat (US – BD)
• News: Logan’s Run (US – BD)

The Ugly

• Perez Hilton: Live in Concert!?!

Review

• Skeleton Crew

Next Week’s Review: In the Loop

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