Hello, all and welcome to the first edition of the Planet Fun News! Being that this is my first week, I'm sure that a lot of you want to know a little about my background so.... What's that? You really don't want to hear my background?.... Hey, that's just rude, and you leave Judd Nelson out of this.
All right, let's kick it to the news:
THE STORY: AUSTIN POWERS 4 MIGHT HAVE A SCRIPT AND A POWERS GIRL(?)
News around town is that the inevitable fourth installment of the Austin Powers already has a script? How do I know; allegedly the script is already being shopped to Giselle Bundchen who is set to meet with MIke Myers and Jay Roach (who is set to direct again).
If you read the header fast it's easy to assume that she would be Powers' "main squeeze," but I'd imagine that her Brazilian accent might lead things more to her being on Austin's side for the first half of the movie only to turn on him for the second half of the movie (and perhaps uniting at the end). Kind of like Mark Wahlbergh's character in Fear; His handsome good looks might make the impression that he's all good, but there's something in that Boston accent that hints "this guy might be a psychopath who is capable of throwing that guy who looks like the dude from Smallville a hundred feet and then will probably snap his neck for good measure, maybe as something off of Bush's 16 Stones plays"
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THE THOUGHT PROCESS:
I really don't know what to think about another Austin Powers 4. Myers has had an interesting film career. He started hot with the "not for everybody" So I Married an Axe Murderer and then dove into the Wayne's World franchise, which in my opinion is probably the two most underrated comedies of all time, and then hit it big with Austin Powers Then, he went on to making two sequels both of which to some degree, left something left to be desired. I don't know if that so much a "I needed a 4th" as much as it was "I need some new jokes if he's going to keep making these." Since then, besides the critically unacclaimed Cat and the Hat and an incident with Kanye West, up until the past couple months Myers has been about as prominent as Lipps, Inc.
And even though early reviews of The Love Guru have been favorable, most seem to agree that the character Myers plays is obnoxious. And a lot seem to question if the movie is actually that funny, or if the trailer just made it look sooooo bad that a movie that's halfway decent caught people off guard.
THE VERDICT:
I see a fourth Austin Powers going down for me much like it went down with The Simpsons movie. It'll get overall pretty good reviews, and I'll see it on a day that I have nothing to do and it'll be exactly what I thought it was (easy there Denny Green); funny, but not all that funny.
FUN FACTOR: 6
THE STORY: MITCH HURWITZ CASTS MANY MEMBERS OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT FOR HIS NEW ANIMATED SERIES SIT DOWN, SHUT UP
Fresh off of the seemingly legitimate rumors of an Arrested Development movie came the announcement that the show' creator, Mitch Hurwitz, was working on a new project with FOX which would be an animated series based off of an already successful Australian show. Now we get the news that the show will reunite several cast members of Arrested, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Henry Winkler to be more specific.
THE THOUGHT PROCESS:
If you're looking forward to an Arrested Development movie, there's two ways of looking at this:
1. All these guys being tangled up with a steady job might take away from time to create the movie, particularly if it becomes successful with it being on the 8:30 spot on Sundays (and this time getting the advantage of being animated).
2. These guys being together can rekindle old feelings and make them more determined to make a movie than ever before. Which will in turn keep Jason Bateman and Michael Cera away from doing anymore indie films which are critically acclaimed despite being one of the top 3 worst movies I've ever seen in the theaters,
THE VERDICT
I might be among the minority, but I'm looking more forward to this show than the rumored movie. As funny as Arrested Develelopment was, one couldn't help but notice that the third season slipped big time. And I know they were rushed on a lot of it, and under a ton of pressure, but it was just a big step down. And I wonder if a movie would follow the slide, particularly given the fact that it would have pressure to have a new plot and a clean ending in 120 minutes.
The show will be able to start with a clean slate and the plot revolving around grade school teachers does seem to be a pretty funny idea. Hopefully it'll be good follow ups to his previous successes; Arrested Development and The Golden Girls.
FUN FACTOR: 8.75
THE STORY: BEASTIE BOYS MEMBER MCA ABOUT TO DROP A NEW BASKETBALL DOCUMENTARY
Entitled Gunnin' For that #1 Spot' (how is the title of this not Sure ShotI?) Adam Yauch is about to drop a film which follows 8 Prep School students in their quest for super stardom. Apparently, it heavily will focus on the pressures put on the players, from recruiters to shooting coaches to shoe companies.
THE THOUGHT PROCESS
My first thought upon reading this was "Thanks, but no thanks." Hoop Dreams does something along the lines of this, and it is, in my opinion, one of the top 25 best films ever made. But, with some more thought I do like the element of surrounding pressures, particularly in a more modern setting could be interesting. Plus, Awesome, I Fucking Shot That was pretty awesome.
THE VERDICT
I'll probably try to remember to put it on the que. It'll be a good way to kill a rainy Saturday, and it could even give me an excuse to watch Hoop Dreams again.
FUN FACTOR: 7
THE STORY: DISNEY ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE MOST OBNOXIOUS MOVIE EVER
Sup man? Hey, just wondering who is your least favorite actors, and actresses... hold on, lemme write this down..... George Lopez.... Andy Garcia...... Cheech Marin..... and Drew Barrymore... good one. OK, and just out of curiosity; what is a household pet that you really hate? .... Chihahau. And an area you find particularly annoying....
THE THOUGHT PROCESS
I have to admit, I looooooooove bad movies. Love them. Most Vertical Primate, count me in. Baby Huey's Easter Adventure in a second. But this, this just seems to cross the line. Let's just kick it right to the verdict.
THE VERDICT
I don't want to get too graphic here, but let's just say there's a lot of things that I'd rather do than see this movie. Some involving car doors, some private parts, and some feature a combination of the previous two options. But while, we're here let me make a film recommendation to you: Funky Monkey starring Matthew Modine. Here's a plot summary courtesy of IMDB.com:
"When CIA-martial arts instructor Alec McCall finds out the dodgy firm Z.I.T. is going to abuse the Chimpanzee named Clemens he's been giving martial arts training to, McCall decides to steal him and disappears south, where they meet Michael Dean, an exceptionally intelligent schoolboy who just accepted tutoring the football jocks for the team uniform he hopes to impress girls with. Gratefull he and his ma took them in after a mate failed to get Clemens into a zoo there, McCall takes the fatherless kid under his wing. When Michaels ma helps Alec decipher the ZIT-files he grabbed on his way out and the firms goons send to retrieve the chimp track him down, a grim fight becomes inevitable."
Trust me, it's definitely worth it.
Well, that's your news! Please leave comments and feel free to email me at Matt.411mania@gmail.com
