And the first film review of 2011 finds our poor eyes staring at another remake, Hollywood having ran out of ideas some many years ago, have been raping and pillaging like good little Vikings anything that may make some quick cash.
It’s easy to just assume the position of a cynical snot about the rate we see pointless remakes and crappy sequels appearing on the big screen such as the almost endless Hairy Potter series, XXX-Men: Wolverhampton (of which we are getting another one, I can see peace in the middle east right now), Batman: The African-Amercian knight and Get Smart (by falling asleep).
But not all remakes have been bad, Star Wrecked for example, while a wee bit light on a few areas, was in fact one of the best examples of bringing new life into a once-thought dead franchise.
And although some may disagree somehow, the A-Hole, sorry Team, also managed to gain some creditability as being something enjoyable to watch, though for the record, having Jessica Biel in there did help a lot. Ultimately what is good and bad will remain in the eye of the beholder.
So, what can Disney do for a sequel to the almost 29 year old Tron film?
Well first of all, what the hell was TRON really about? Aside from a big cycle battle thing, and everyone looking like they were under neon lights at the world’s worst gay disco, it was hard to ascertain what was going on and why for the most part. Even now it’s hard to provide a summary;
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Perhaps one of the most evil things that we humans can do to ourselves is take a break.
And so it’s that time of year once more, where we even dust off the same santa picture telling you that you should buy things, and that means a festive Ooh Sometimes message to be displayed on the 25th of December to those who are too bored to talk to their families, but unlike last year, there are now better things to watch than RedTube, if the recent episodes of Robert’s web, staring Robert Webb is to be believed. I bet the guys who came up with the name of the show spent literally seconds thinking that up.
More important than the building tension round Korea, Snow came to the UK and just like every other time it occurs, our little corner of the globe panics. Jesus Christ, people were not getting their post on time, nor being able to go shopping. Roads were closed, planes were forced to stay on the ground and all the while people were annoyed that once again, cold weather occurred during winter time.
Since the dawn of film-time, aliens have really only been viewed in three situations, first ET as a lovable turd in the film ET who while wandering round the place made a boy ill somehow, dressed up as Mother Teresa while being sat in a bicycle basket, then proceeds to piss off home leaving the family he stayed with a huge phone bill.