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Film:Halloween

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:35:42 GMT

Title: Halloween
Year: 1978
Director: John Carpenter
Plot: It was "The Night HE Came Home," warned the posters for John Carpenter's career-making horror smash. In Haddonfield, Ilinois, on Halloween night 1963, 6-year-old Michael Myers inexplicably slaughters his teenage sister. His psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) can't penetrate Michael's psyche after years of institutionalization, but he knows that, when Myers escapes before Halloween in 1978, there is going to be hell to pay in Haddonfield. While Loomis heads to Haddonfield to alert police, Myers spots bookish teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and follows her, constantly appearing and vanishing as Laurie and her looser friends Lynda (P.J. Soles) and Annie (Nancy Loomis) make their Halloween plans. By nightfall, the responsible Laurie is doing her own and Annie's babysitting jobs, while Annie and Lynda frolic in the parent-free house across the street. But Annie and Lynda are not answering the phone, and suspicious Laurie heads across the street to the darkened house to see what is going on ... . ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: 10 Films That Saved Their Franchise

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:44 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 3/27/2009 9:00:44 AM
Body: Though the third Fast and the Furious installment, Tokyo Drift, wasn’t a huge box office disappointment with its $63 million domestic gross, it was significantly less successful than its predecessors, The Fast and the Furious ($145 million) and 2 Fast 2 Furious ($127 million). A fourth film would normally see an even bigger drop in box office receipts, but next week’s Fast & Furious has a good chance of actually being the highest-grossing film in the series yet, due to the return of original cast members Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordanna Brewster and, most importantly, Vin Diesel. With the expectation that Fast & Furious will be enough of a hit to save the franchise, we take a look at ten other films that similarly kept their respective series going, either because of an increase in profits or a surprising increase in quality, following one or many disappointing installments. Batman Begins (2005) It’s appropriate to begin with the film that has “begins” in the title. Also, this is one of the more obvious examples (it’s also the first in alphabetical order), but it almost seems to count the least, because while it did lift the Batman franchise back up, both in terms of box office and quality, after Batman & Robin, Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the character isn’t much in line with the previous installments. For all the difference between Burton’s and Schumacher’s pairs of films, they are of the same continuity, for the most part. Still, compared to attempted reboots like Superman Returns and Punisher: War Zone, Batman Begins is a real savior; just imagine if it had failed, and we’d never have gotten The Dark Knight. Goldeneye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006) While Casino Royale is another obvious choice and could very well have been the only James Bond film on this list, it’s worth including Goldeneye, too, because after the disappointing 007 films starring Timothy Dalton, this installment boosted the franchise’s profits way back up and thankfully knocked Moonraker off the highest-grossing-Bond movie throne. Beginning a more action-packed run with new lead Pierce Brosnan, Goldeneye was a terrific addition to the series even if it led to a subsequent drop in quality where spectacle took precedence over story. Fortunately, a decade later Casino Royale came in and saved the franchise once again. Halloween H20 (1998) Thanks in part to the return of Jamie Lee Curtis, who was joined by a crop of young, likable stars including Michelle Williams, Josh Hartnett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (not to mention LL Cool J), Halloween H20 was a huge success and a huge breath of fresh air after a number of unwatchable (even with Paul Rudd) Halloween sequels. This film did the Superman Returns thing, too (and first), where it jumped back and ignored all the terrible installments, treating them as having never happened. It wasn’t great, but it was better, and for the first time, a Halloween sequel grossed more money than the original (since that time, the remake has replaced H20 at the top). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Following two adequate but not great Harry Potter adaptations from Chris Columbus, the series got a huge makeover and new life when Alfonso Cuaron took on the third film. Though some of us may think it a tad overrated and not actually as great as the fourth film, Goblet of Fire, Prisoner of Azkaban was undeniably important in showing that the franchise could (and would) mature along with its characters. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) It wasn’t necessarily because Heather Langenkamp returned to the series, and it wasn’t necessarily that this second sequel took in so much money (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge had already out-grossed the original). After a darkly shot and depressingly non-scary sequel, Dream Warriors did the best thing a horror franchise can do (in our opinion): it turned it into a fantasy film that combined the likes of Dungeons and Dragons and superhero movies. Without this refreshing installment, we children of the ‘80s might not have continued following the franchise so enthusiastically. Mission: Impossible III (2006) This J.J. Abrams-directed installment may have been the lowest grossing of the franchise, but it is the best of the three. Coming off the sloppy and confusing disasters that were Brian De Palma’s original and John Woo’s sequel, that may not be saying much, but shockingly it is an exceptional action film. Part of its favor is of course Philip Seymour Hoffman as the villain (and as Ethan Hunt disguised as the villain wearing a Philip Seymour Hoffman mask), but overall the film was more critically lauded than the first two films, and in spite of its being a box office disappointment, M:iI:III may have saved the franchise simply on the merit of its reviews (or, is a fourth installment merely being made because Hollywood has nothing better to do?). Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Many Trekkies would note that every other installment in the Star Trek franchise saves the series, and it’s generally understood that even-numbered films are always better than odd-numbered. Many Trekkies would also argue therefore that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan should be on this list for initially saving the series following a relatively weak start. But we non-Trek fans have to point to The Voyage Home for bringing in us kids who cared more about humpback whales than space battles. Or, at least that seems to be how this installment managed to become the (still) highest-grossing Trek movie. Unfortunately, there were no sea mammals in any of the subsequent sequels and it wasn’t until the Next Generation TV cast got their own movie (as in, not shared with the original crew) that another installment, First Contact, out-grossed all other sequels (except the always-reigning whale-filled one, of course) and appeared to temporarily save the franchise once again. Later this year, we’ll get to see if J.J. Abrams’ reboot, Star Trek, has any ocean life and/or what it takes to jumpstart the series, too. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) It made the least amount of money of the three Star Wars prequels, but Attack of the Clones was the trilogy’s saving grace, because after the “George Lucas ruined my childhood!” disappointments of The Phantom Menace, this second (or fifth?) installment of the franchise got the old fans excited again by alluding to (and leading in the direction of) more characters and events of the original movies, while overall featuring a better plot and more satisfying action. It helped, of course, that Jake Lloyd isn’t in it and that Jar-Jar isn’t quite as prominent. If it hadn’t been so good, many of us would have never bothered with Revenge of the Sith. In a way, it’s to the other two prequels what Empire Strikes Back was to the other films of the first trilogy, though it’s not quite worthy of such a favorable comparison. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Re:The List!

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:45:20 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Heroines in Hollywood
Post Date: 10/18/2008 5:45:20 AM
Body: "There are only two things that scare me... women and the police." (Burt Reynolds in "White Lightning") ... You gotta love those warrior women! I thought the "Kill Bill" movies were EXCELLENT and I have a secret fantasy of Uma Thurman just beating the living shit out of me... just as long as she doesn't pluck my eyeball out of my head or cut me in two with her fucking sword! Other than that, it would all be good... Another good one would be Sanahl Bergman as 'Valeria' in Conan the Barbarian . She kicks some serious butt in that movie. Also, I think it is the same chick who plays Conan's Mom in that movie who also plays a boner inducing 'Viking Princess' in the excellent The 13th Warrior . Along these lines we must not forget Sigourney Weaver in the Alien series and Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween . And, of course, Linda Hamilton in The Terminator series... I could ramble on for hours on this subject but I will stop for now. Thanks again for starting this wonderful group! < GOR >

Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for October 13: Just One Day

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:58:59 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 10/15/2008 2:58:59 AM
Body: The Warriors ... one of my favorites. Also Night of the Living Dead , Halloween , Hell Night , Night of the Demons , The Funhouse , Terror Train and Demons . And one of my favorite sexploitation/horror films Hard to Die ...

Spout Post: 10 Movie Scenes to Put You in an Autumn Mood

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:01:18 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 9/22/2008 9:01:18 PM
Body: Happy autumn! Today marked the fall equinox for the Northern hemisphere, and while the season can be a depressing one for mainstream moviegoers (at least until Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait releases), it is otherwise a wonderful time of the year. Having grown up in New England, I’ve always had a great appreciation for the changing leaves, the brisk weather, the pumpkin and apple picking and the foodie holidays (as a rather chunky kid, I really only liked Halloween for the candy and Thanksgiving for the stuffing of my face). I even looked forward to going back to school every September. But autumn can be a great season for cinephiles, too, despite the significant lack of worthwhile theatrical releases. For one thing, the colder weather, particularly the colder nights, keeps us indoors more often for DVD watching. For another thing, the season has lent itself nominally and spirtually to some great films by the likes of Ozu, Bergman and Rohmer, among others. Personally, I think movies set in the fall tend to look the most beautiful, although I recognize that part of my aesthetic appreciation comes with my general love for autumnal landscapes and activities. To get myself in the mood, and share the spirit with fellow fans of the fall, I’ve found ten scenes that will help us to welcome the season: 1. Opening sequence - from Monster House (2006) I shouldn’t have to explain why this is on here, but I guess there are a ton of you who unfortunately skipped this animated film when it was out in theaters (when you could have seen it properly in 3-D). Hopefully, the beginning will entice you to watch the rest, although I admit the rest of the film isn’t quite as good as its opening. The falling leaf may remind you of the beginning of Forrest Gump, which could have been intentional since Robert Zemeckis was a producer on this film, but I much prefer this sequence, mostly because director Gil Kenan manages to make me believe it was shot by an actual camera and not just set up to look that way with a computer. 2. Cathy and Raymond walk in the woods - from Far From Heaven (2002) The opening shot from Monster House initially reminded me of the opening shot from this Todd Haynes film (yes, I have since become aware that it goes back to Douglas Sirk’s All That Heaven Allows opening). But I can’t find that sequence online, plus it would possibly be redundant to include it, so here’s another scene displaying the gorgeous fall colors as shot by cinematographer Edward Lachman. Perfectly evoking Sirk’s films, there isn’t another modern film that better recreates the Connecticut autumn foliage as well as I know it. 3. Opening sequence - from Written on the Wind (1956) More blowing leaves. With much less grace than the one from Monster House, of course. But as much as I love the falling leaves that come with this time of year, I do get frustrated with all the dry, brown ones that slip through your door later on in the season. In any event, I had to include something from Sirk, despite an apparent lack of clips from his films available on YouTube. 4. Moon vs. Flying Snow - from Hero (2002) If you want evidence that YouTube isn’t the proper format with which to watch film clips, check out the above sequence from Zhang Yimou’s historical spectacle. Still, you should be able to tell that those colorful blurs are leaves. If there’s anything I’d like to do more than jumping into a pile of leaves right now, it’s flying through a flurry of blowing leaves, with or without a blade. 5. Paul Rudd scares a little kid - from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Enough blowing leaves. Let’s move on to the first big holiday of the season: Halloween. But to make things interesting, I’m not including any favorite scenes from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or even from the original Halloween. Save those for another month or so. Instead, take a look some scenes from one of the Halloween movies you probably haven’t seen, or at least don’t like as much. Why? Because Paul Rudd is in it. I don’t know about you, but I find no better way to celebrate the beginning of autumn than to ritually put my copy of Wet Hot American Summer back on the shelf and then rent Halloween 6 and let Rudd link the seasons together. He’s not as funny here as in WHAS, but he still unintentionally has me laughing in the scene where he explains the origin of Michael Myers’ powers and in an earlier bit where he inadvertently makes a kid drop his pumpkin (fast forward the above clip to 8:01). 6. Cary Grant gets horny in a graveyard - from Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Here’s another great Halloween movie that isn’t too Halloweeny, so it’ll hopefully get you more in the mood for the fall than for trick or treating. Though it’s clearly a set, I’ll always love the autumnal outdoor scenes from this adaptation of the high school drama staple. In particular, I like the bit above (fast forward to 6:00), where Cary Grant lecherously chases his new bride around a tree. I so wish autumn in Brooklyn still looked so quaint. And I so wish I could have married Priscilla Lane. 7. Jim Morrison ruins another Thanksgiving - from The Doors (1991) And now we move on to the other big holiday with a look at my favorite Thanksgiving scene in all of cinema. Maybe it’s because I’ve had many a dysfunctional turkey day myself, and watching Pam throw the sweet potatoes and Jim stomp on the duck, let alone the other awkward moments involving sex partners and murder attempts, always makes me realize that I could have experienced worse. By the way, The Doors are also a good band to think of in terms of the transition from summer to autumn because of their songs “Summer’s Almost Gone” and “Indian Summer.” 8. Sam Raimi evokes Buster Keaton - from Indian Summer (1993) Speaking of Indian Summer, that wonderfully warm spell that comes later in the season following the first frost and before it really starts to get cold, here is one of its many cinematic namesakes. It may not even be the best of the films with this title, but some of the visuals are good for celebrating the seasonal cusp. Also, Sam Raimi is hilariously memorable as the camp maintenance man. In one great scene in the above montage, he reminds me of Buster Keaton as he attempts to pull fallen luggage out of the lake. 9. India-shaped harvest - from Mother India (1957) No list of autumn-themed movies would be complete without something related to a harvest, though I’m certain that I’m veering off season a bit by using Mother India as my choice of such a film. I’m pretty sure the harvesting of wheat in India occurs in the Spring. Regardless, it’s the film that first pops into mind when I think of harvest, likely because of the incredible India-shaped crop set piece seen above. (Click on the image to get the un-embeddable clip). 10. “Skunk” invades Oktoberfest - from Strange Brew (1983) Another great thing that happens in autumn, specifically the beginning of autumn, is Oktoberfest. And sure, I probably could have included a clip from Broken Lizard’s Beerfest, which actually takes place in Munich. However, nobody can deny that Strange Brew is a funnier film, and there’s no better Oktoberfest-set scene than the one in which Hosehead the dog flies into a Canadian celebration, is mistaken for a skunk and successfully saves hundreds of people from drinking contaminated beer. Hosehead is a true hero. Yet for some reason nobody has honored the beer-loving canine by putting a clip of the scene up on YouTube. So, we’ll have to make due with a montage from the film set to a song about beer, which has a few minimal flashes of the Oktoberfest part. Enjoy, eh? Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Thriller!

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:09:50 GMT

Post By: Tenenbaums
Post To: Tenenbaums Blog
Post Date: 9/6/2008 4:09:50 PM
Body: I saw The Exorcist for the first time last night, and while I was ready to have the tuna salad scared out of me, I thought it was pretty low on the fright-o-meter. There are definitely several "whoa" scenes where you can't believe that what's onscreen is actually happening, but that doesn't make it scary. It would definitely be terrifying to be in the same room with a possessed Regan and the paranormal activity that occurs is pretty mesmerizing, but that doesn't make it scary either. What stood out to me was the intensity of the exorcism scene and how well Max von Sydow played his part throughout the sequence. It was some hardcore, ghostbustin' ass shit with a devilish twist, but I wasn't nearly as freaked out by it as I was with Rosemary's Baby, which I consider to be a much better film. When I think of "scary," I refer back to a pair of films that still give me the chills each time I watch them: Psycho and Halloween, most definitely not their respective remakes. There are still times when I get a little paranoid while taking a shower. I can't see and can barely hear what's going on outside of the curtain, so there exists an air of terror that something may be creeping up on me with a knife or other painful object. This sense is heightened when I'm alone in a house, and while I don't let the feeling overwhelm me, it's definitely something that pops up from time to time. I have Alfred Hitchcock to blame for that, and I'm rather thankful for it. Michael Myers is a strong reason to be afraid of the dark. You think you see something, then you look back and it's gone. He could be behind you at any time, and you have no way of knowing he's there because he doesn't make noise when he moves. Plus, he can't be killed. What???? And that musical score, probably the most terrifying since Psycho. Whenever I hear it, I look around to make sure I'm safe. Gah! There it is, playing in my head!!! John Carpenter, you are a genius! Well, you were when you made this film. These are scary moments. Not a girl with Satan inside her strapped to a bed. Maybe it could have been, but it wasn't. While I'll admit that I'm easily frightened, though I often crave these feelings in a controlled environment (movie theaters, roller coasters, etc.), I find it hard for a film to successfully move me to this emotion. I have no interest in all the Final Destinations (how can there be more than one "final"? I thought that meant it was the end...) and Hostels, so I won't make an effort to be scared by bags full of poo. Instead, give me the real spine-tinglers like Psycho and Halloween. I'll take them every time.

Spout Post: Carpenterian dread

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:58:53 GMT

Post By: MikeEverleth
Post To: MikeEverleth Blog
Post Date: 9/3/2008 1:58:53 AM
Body: Having re-watched Escape From New York after not having seen it all the way through in years, I was really struck how similar in tone this is to Halloween, particularly in how from when Snake first lands to the end there's that great sense of Carpenterian dread that death is lurking just outside of the frame, due to the figures dashing around in the shadows and the quick zinger music cues. I was also struck by how much good-natured fun the movie is. It's a fairly dark film, but filled with some really corny jokes, e.g. the recurring "I heard you were dead" line that almost make it a light-hearted romp.

Spout Post: Re:Ask the Doctor...Black Christmas...SPOILER

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:29:43 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 8/8/2008 8:29:43 PM
Body: [quote user="Puhnner"] [quote user="Dr_Gor"] I think that there is only one killer in the original version and that is the never seen 'Billy' who lives in the attic... Keir Dullea is a 'red herring' that is thrown in front of the audience as a distraction. My question about this movie is 'Why didn't the cops check the attic?!?!' You would think... [/quote] Exactly, I just 'assumed' ( the great idiot maker, that activity ) that when the police officer/coroner said we removed 'all' the bodies, that yes that included the attic... I meant to replay the film and pause at the shot of the killer above Margot, but did not, to see if it was Smythe, my mind saw at as him, the red herring. Thanks for the reference to 'Billy'; I forgot to pull that in. I had the sense, that whoever that was, the killer, lived there in the house at one point and may have been placed (abused/sequestered/held) in the attic... a great and rich horror plot device/story line in itself. Do you know if any of the directors such as Carpenter, mentioned any familiarity with Black Christmas and whether they cite that as an influence? I think I will explore that 'crazy and or abused child held in the attic/basement' story line a bit further. Recently, there was that incident in Germany with the Father holding his child and all sorts of nastiness... thanks as always good Dr_ [/quote] I wanted to rewatch this last night before I answered your reply, Puhnner, but it was temporarily lost in the jumble of over a thousand VHS tapes that surround most of my living room. So I relied on my memory of my previous viewing which was several years ago. Today I stumbled upon that tape and rewatched it. There was only one killer. Peter Smythe was quite innocent of any serious wrongdoing! He was obviously quite insane and dangerous but innocent non the less! The real killer is a raving lunatic who MUST have just escaped from somewhere (although this is never explained) and kills a young girl in the park before he discovers a sorority house with what sounds like a party going on inside. He climbs a trellis to an open attic window and murder and mayhem ensue. There is no explanation of motive or reason or anything like that. The only clues we are given as to the Killer's identity and/or motive are in his rantings over the phone with phrases like "Naughty Billy!" and "Mommy and Daddy want to know... Where did Billy put the baby?" ... The rest is left up to the viewer's imagination... I did a frame by frame of Margot Kidder's death by unicorn scene and the killer is un-recognizable. He certainly resembles Keir Dullea in build and appearance, and I think that was intentional on the director's part to add to the 'red herring' effect, but I think it was another actor entirely! ... I think it was director Bob Clarke who said that Carpenter's Halloween was originally intended as a sequel to Black Christmas ! Other than that I have no recollection of any modern horror directors listing this one as a major influence... although I am QUITE certain that they have ALL seen it! And finally, once when I was a teenager and still living at home with my Mom and two younger sisters, we were all watching Flowers In The Attic on HBO or Showtime and my mom said "That is what I should have done with you kids..." ... and then she thought for a minute and said "It wouldn't have worked... Greg (Dr. Gor) would have escaped..." . I just looked at her and said "You're goddamn right I would have escaped!" ! As you can tell, I came from a somewhat dysfunctional, but loving, family...

Spout Post: 10 Threequels That Took a Wrong Turn

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:00:54 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 7/28/2008 6:00:54 PM
Body: The third part in Universal’s rebooted Mummy franchise takes the series in a new direction. Rather than set in Egypt and dealing again with the same old villain, Imhotep, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor brings us to China and gives us a different sort of preserved corpse baddie. And it looks like the change could actually add some freshness to the franchise. Of course, history would hint that such a move for the Mummy movies is a bad idea. While it seems beneficial in theory to redirect the focus of a series with the third installment, especially if the first sequel was too much a repetition of the original (a la The Mummy Returns), in practice many threequels mistakenly alter things for the worse. These aren’t necessarily the worst threequels ever made (*cough* X-Men: The Last Stand); they’re just some movies that took their series in a completely wrong turn. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Now viewed as an unfortunate detour in a long series involving the slasher Michael Myers, this misstep can apparently be blamed on John Carpenter and co-writer/producer Debra Hill, who agreed to a second sequel to Halloween only if it didn’t involve Myers. But what was the point? Sure, a franchise can work with unrelated sequels, but after two movies dealing with the same villain, it seems odd to switch it up so late in the game. Still, if this wasn’t such a terrible movie in general, it’s possible Halloween III could have worked as an intended beginning to an anthology franchise. Batman Forever - I typically like to consider Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies a separate series from Tim Burton’s, but the few returning cast members (Michael Gough, Pat Hingle) are evidence that this is indeed a threequel to the 1989 Batman. Not that you’d otherwise know it from the complete change in tone from dark to candy colored (never mind the recast Batman/Bruce Wayne). Hopefully Christopher Nolan will continue with the latest run so someone like Shawn Levy doesn’t take over and make the caped crusader silly again. Another Thin Man - Honestly, I could watch all of the Thin Man movies over and over until I die (Nora Charles is the most perfect woman ever written into creation), but this third installment of the alcohol-happy detective series commits one of the cardinal sins of sequels: it introduces a child. What fun is a couple of bickering, drunken lovers who also solve murders with a baby along for the ride? Even if the kid does end up being played by a very young Dean Stockwell by the fifth installment. The Mummy movies committed the same annoyance/error with the second movie (for Tomb of the Dragon Emperor the son is now thankfully an adult). Look Who’s Talking Now - While the Thin Man movies were good enough with a cute dog and didn’t need to add in a cute kid, the Look Who’s Talking movies were inversely just fine with cute, talking babies and didn’t need to add in talking animals. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles - Yet another threequel guilty of having a kid add-on. But it also commits the other annoying sin of relocating the franchise to a new setting. The rural meets urban fish out of water stuff doesn’t work nearly as much in L.A. as it does in NYC. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 - No threequel is going to be good if the main star drops out of the series and the sidekick attempts to take the place of the leading man. Well, maybe it would be okay if Iron Man 3 starred Terrence Howard only as War Machine, and maybe this movie would have actually worked if Jerry Reed stayed in the big rig and it was titled Smokey and the Trucker. But as it went down, the substitution just made us miss Burt Reynolds more. Home Alone 3 - As far as replacements go, I don’t know what is worse, changing up the whole character and family, as was done with Home Alone 3, which basically just repeated the storyline of the original movie, or the made-for-TV Home Alone 4, which recast characters from the first two movies. Either way, Fox should have just continued the series with Macauley Culkin, despite the fact that he was growing way out of his cute years by the end of the second movie. Home Alone 3 should have brought John Hughes back to focusing on high school kids and made it like a mix of Home Alone and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, in which a teenage Kevin throws a wild house party when accidentally left home alone. Again. Ghostbusters: The Video Game - I know that video games are surpassing the movies in terms of favored entertainment, but I’m pretty bummed that the third Ghostbusters movie has become a video game rather than an actual threequel. Superman III - Some of us may have a soft spot for both Richard Pryor’s appearance and the selfish Superman, but otherwise this threequel suffers dearly from having such lame villains. Especially after the awesomeness of General Zod and friends in part II. The wrong turn, though, is not just lame villains but the complete lack of Lex Luthor, a necessity for Superman movies for those of us who never read the comics and can’t get behind a pseudo Luthor like Robert Vaughn’s “Ross Webster”. Actually, I guess it’s not so much the lack of Luthor as it is the blatant substitution for him, as well as for the diminished use of Lois Lane. The franchise didn’t exactly get back on course by bringing Gene Hackman’s Luthor in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Friday the 13th Part 3 - It’s perfectly debatable whether or not this slasher series took a misstep when it gave Jason a hockey mask and made him an icon. Like a number of other horror franchises, this one became less scary and more amusing beginning with the third installment. Entertaining, sure, but a wrong turn for some horror franchises. It certainly didn’t help matters having that laugh track: Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: find it

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:35:40 GMT

Post By: 970505
Post To: 970505 Blog
Post Date: 7/12/2008 11:35:40 AM
Body: send it to meCamp Rock (2008)

Spout Post: i need to see holloween

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:33:53 GMT

Post By: 970505
Post To: 970505 Blog
Post Date: 7/12/2008 11:33:53 AM
Body: if you have holloween send it to me.

Spout Tag:Classic

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Spout Tag:Michael

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:05:59 GMT

Michael
Number of films tagged: 9

Number of people who tagged: 18

Number of times used: 20

Spout Tag:stalking

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:13:40 GMT

stalking
Number of films tagged: 490

Number of people who tagged: 18

Number of times used: 35

Spout Tag:babysitter

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:53:16 GMT

babysitter
Number of films tagged: 77

Number of people who tagged: 17

Number of times used: 27