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File under Movie ideas, Really Bad
Looking over some coming attractions lately makes me wish some of them weren’t coming.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: What concerns me is not so much the sequel itself (which was inevitable) but the fact that it’s being shot partly in IMAX, a la The Dark Knight. One problem with this idea: Michael Bay is not one-tenth the director Christopher Nolan is. I worry that Bay’s frenzied visual style will be even more headache-inducing on the great big screen: Oof.
Disney has a whole raft of questionable films coming up. They may be producing a strong animated lineup, but their live action offerings leave more than a little to be desired. To wit:
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Call bias on me all you want, as I have stated many times I think this series is overrated. But I know some fans of the franchise thought the third movie was too much of a good thing. Will this one be seven hours long and split into two parts?
Wild Hogs 2: Oink.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: A live action modern day remake starring Nicolas Cage and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
(Pauses to let the reader take that all in)
It’s official folks. Nothing is sacred anymore. Where are a thousand brooms with buckets of water when you need em?
Or are you actually looking forward to these?
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By SRCputt
October 2, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this
I still trying to picture how The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is going to fill all that time, as it is based on a segment less than 20 minutes long. But its Bruckheimer, so he’ll probably work in some car crashes somewhere.By Kim S.
October 1, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Personally, I can’t WAIT for the Transformers sequel. I had a blast at the first one, even if it was Bay. As far as Disney goes, my thoughts on anything Cage-affiliated don’t need to be stated, I wouldn’t see Wild Hogs on a bet much less the second one. I also didn’t see the last two Pirates, and don’t intend to see the 4th either, although I thought that one was off the table.