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A ____ movie? You’ve GOT to be kidding!
I just ran across proof positive Hollywood will make a movie out of just about anything, so long as its based on a comic book, TV show, game or toy with even a wee bit of nostalgia attached.
Universal is considering a movie based on … Stretch Armstrong!
Stretch Armstrong?
Stretch Armstrong???
STRETCH ARMSTRONG????!!!?!?!?!
Oh come ON! Guys, if you’re gonna go for old toys, Shogun Warriors would make a lot more sense.
The only way I’ll buy that premise is if it’s done Toy Story-style, where Stretch is a toy, but he doesn’t know it. So it really causes him a world of pain when his kid owner punctures him and some purplish-red goop comes out. Because this is how some toys, “bleed,” you see.
Ah, heck with it, even that idea is dumb. And I thought the Drop Dead Fred remake was a bad idea …
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By Shogun Warrior
June 9, 2009 3:26 PM | Link to this
Now Shogun Warriors would be awesome. I can only imagine midway through the movie Stretch Armstrong would get a slight nick and all the goop would seep out, just like every Stretch Armstrong in my old neighborhood.By Erica
June 4, 2009 8:16 AM | Link to this
You know, though, I thought the idea to make a live-action version of Transformers was pretty stupid. But I went to see it anyway and I really actually enjoyed it a lot. So you may be surprised! (Well, it’s more likely that you won’t be, but still…)By Sir Critic
June 3, 2009 3:22 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the catch, Matt. I did NOT mean to have gaps in TWO places in the headline!By matt
June 3, 2009 3:16 PM | Link to this
don’t you mean “… you have go to BE kidding”.. I can get over typos in your story, but seriously in the title?! you have got to be kidding me!