Another summer of reboots, remakes, and sequels begins here. Same old concepts, prettier actors. REVIEWED: Star Trek. PLUS: Ben Stiller’s Hair: Fact or Fiction?
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"One...two...yeah that's everyone. ACTION!"
The same handful of Aykroyd quotes about the third Ghostbusters film have been floating around for a month or two, but this /Film article adds a new wrinkle to the saga. Apparently, Bill Murray finally agreed to do the sequel (after years of refusing) on the condition that Ernie Hudson gets more screen time.
Now, we here at Critical End! are fans of Mr. Hudson, as any right-thinking individual should be. We thrilled at his out-of-nowhere appearance in Dragonball Evolution. But does anyone actually believe that this was the reason Murray was holding out? It’s one thing to go all reverse Steve Martin and start pretending you’re too artsy for any comedy without “A Film By” somewhere on the poster, while somehow deigning to do TWO horrendous CGI Garfield movies. But it’s another thing to claim you’re standing up for your pal by standing in the way of the most high profile job he’s had in years.
To be fair, this info comes secondhand from Aykroyd rather in a statement by Murray himself. But c’mon. Ernie Hudson doesn’t need your charity, Bill. Shut up and go back to making fun movies.
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Thumbs up indeed.
Critical End! (The Podcast) #14 is too sexy to die. REVIEWED: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. PLUS: More nerd talk than you can shake a bone claw at. SUPER BONUS PLUS: For a faster and wackier show, try the Alternate Nerd Voice Ashcan Edition.
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But I kid. Here’s a clip from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Heath Ledger’s final film. Looks to be the usual Gilliam oddness, made all the odder by the knowledge that Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will all show up at some point to pretend they’re Heath Ledger and that really everything’s fine, and not all of Terry Gilliam’s movies are cursed by some vengeful movie God bent on punishing him for Baron Munchausen.
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It’s back to basics with an old school list show. Five best and five worst remakes. PLUS: The usual blather.
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Long nose = wackiness!
To get the obvious points out of the way:
My GOD. Do we really need another…
But ignoring all that, Disney is going to promote this thing by carting props and marketing around to 40 cities in a vintage train. At each stop they plan to unload a giant inflatable 3D theater and do sneak previews of the film. I hear about these train tours from time to time and I’m always left wondering, “Are there still trains? Are trains still a thing?”
Where, within these 40 cities, is this train going to stop? Is it like Harry Potter where you have to find the magical entrance to some hidden anachronistic train platform? Or is Disney building an entire rail system solely for the promotion of their poor man’s Grinch?
Either way, I look forward to similar stunts in the future. Perhaps a cross-country hot air balloon tour for Up, a Romanian caravan tour for the Pinocchio Blu-ray, or a sewer-traversing exercise ball tour for G-Force. Speaking of which, this is exquisite.
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God Bless America
As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been a few weeks behind the times podcast-wise, lately. To celebrate Memorial Day, we’re getting our act together and finally opening the vault on unreleased episodes revealing our shocking thoughts on the Crank series, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Star Trek. Plus a special show on our five best and worst remakes.
So catch up along with us and we’ll all be on the same page come Tuesday for the big Terminator retrospective. Or else Uncle Sam’s gonna getcha.
Jason Statham punches his way into our hearts as his threatens to stop beating. REVIEWED: Crank, Crank: High Voltage. PLUS: An old friend stops by for a game.
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Fair warning: This should NOT be your first episode of Critical End! (The Podcast) as it’s the weirdest damn show we’ve ever done. Join us as we celebrate our tenth (?) episode. REVIEWED (eventually): Dragonball Evolution.
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This episode wants to awkwardly make out with you on the Wild Mouse. REVIEWED: Adventureland. PLUS: The boys relive fears and hairstyles of the 1980s.
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Jackie Earle Haley is not locked in your dreams with you. You are locked in your dreams with Jackie Earle Haley.
The Wes Craven remake train is once again pulling into the station and look who’s clinging to the smokestack, cackling maniacally! Â Rorschach is the new Freddy and I’m pretty jazzed.
The rumor that Robert Englund might direct, write, or be involved in some way other than the expected fan-service cameo seems to have been just that. Still, if they’re going to reboot Nightmare, Jackie Earle Haley is a solid choice.
So, the question is:Â will they go grim and gritty (a la New Nightmare) or will Haley be treating us with some patented Freddy post-murder bon mots?
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The Critical End! Zoo Crew (R) takes you on a fantastic voyage through the filmography of Paul Rudd, ending on his latest work, I Love You, Man.
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Logan’s hand-written notes for this episode say it all: “Intervention, Abortion, AIDS.” Just keep repeating to yourself: It’s only a podcast… REVIEWED: The Virgin Spring, The Last House on the Left (1972), The Last House on the Left (2009) PLUS: Even more ragtime piano than usual.
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