tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post712294879565890426..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Holiday Movie Preview: Part 2By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29563509403015646592007-11-24T18:57:00.000-08:002007-11-24T18:57:00.000-08:00I've read the Charlie Wilson book. It basically e...I've read the Charlie Wilson book. It basically explains how Osama bin Laden became who he is... and how the war on terror started. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like a flick to see.Dwaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544514023626682777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57264283598200015602007-11-22T17:44:00.000-08:002007-11-22T17:44:00.000-08:00Ugh, this is like choosing a network reality show ...Ugh, this is like choosing a network reality show to invest in over the next few months...<BR/><BR/>If I HAD to choose, I'd probably go with The Mist... for the record, I'm also going to go with American Gladiators and Million Dollar Password.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88365000721287436332007-11-21T21:38:00.000-08:002007-11-21T21:38:00.000-08:00also, i forgot to mention, i liked stephen king's ...also, i forgot to mention, i liked <I>stephen king's the mist</I> better when it was <I>john carpenter's the fog</I>.skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962670107823271639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16489657424096961162007-11-21T21:37:00.000-08:002007-11-21T21:37:00.000-08:00i too loved the chipmunks, and i love jason lee, s...i too loved the chipmunks, and i love jason lee, so i will be sure to put this movie at the top of my queue on netflix. <BR/><BR/>see it in the movie house? nah. i'm reserving alien v. predator: requiem for that.<BR/><BR/>and, on the subject of the chipmunks, i remember alvin singing "all my lovin'." yes, it was definitive.<BR/><BR/>as to the nominclature, saying "how can it be alvin and the chipmunks? alvin is a chipmunk!" is tantamount to saying "how can it be buddy holly and the crickets? buddy holly is a cricket!" <BR/><BR/>"the chipmunks" is the name of the band. that it also happens to be the name of their species is specious.<BR/><BR/>also: $16? please, ken, do yourself a favor and get some discount tickets. actors can get them thru the aftra-sag credit union, but if you're like me and don't want to pay the extra $2.50 handling charge, you'll dress in a jacket and tie and go to the concierge in the lower level of the two towers in century city during the business week, and buy some pacific theater tickets for $6.00, or amc tickets for $7.50.<BR/><BR/>it is so worth the trouble (free parking at the mall, just a short walk across the former abc media center.skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962670107823271639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15453386417000748082007-11-21T11:59:00.000-08:002007-11-21T11:59:00.000-08:00Is Jason Lee contractually obligated to appear in ...Is Jason Lee contractually obligated to appear in these cartoon updates? Voice of Underdog, now the neo-David Saville. <BR/><BR/>One of my favorite bits of movie trivia is that Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Saville) plays the songwriter in Hitchcock's "Rear Window."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84482902528251644922007-11-21T11:54:00.000-08:002007-11-21T11:54:00.000-08:00I liked Alvin, actually, but the movie trailer rem...I liked Alvin, actually, but the movie trailer reminds me of Underdog, a cartoon that I LOVED, but would have no reason to see the 2007 incarnation.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49575246693851459452007-11-20T21:10:00.000-08:002007-11-20T21:10:00.000-08:00Loved the book "Charlie Wilson's War" and was look...Loved the book "Charlie Wilson's War" and was looking forward to seeing the movie until I heard Sorkin wrote the screenplay. He must've been attracted by the many opportunities for endless dolly shots of guys scurrying through government buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82174567014346303542007-11-20T18:29:00.000-08:002007-11-20T18:29:00.000-08:00"The Bucket List," except for the cancer part, sou..."The Bucket List," except for the cancer part, sounds like the movie version of the Lithgow debacle of a season or so ago, "20 Good Years," which kicked the bucket, mercifully, far short of 20 good episodes. (It was a decent premise, but poorly executed, with Lithgow delivering his campy lines as if he was still an alien from "3rd Rock")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81610797545703711372007-11-20T16:43:00.000-08:002007-11-20T16:43:00.000-08:00From the title, I thought that Mr. Magorium was a ...From the title, I thought that Mr. Magorium was a Simpsons' parody. Chipmunks with attitude the same thing. <BR/><BR/>They spend tens of millions on these ideas? I wanna make movies about my feet! I'll get some big stars interested. Give me money!Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27073337044541746312007-11-20T16:15:00.000-08:002007-11-20T16:15:00.000-08:00"PS I LOVE YOU" is the result of a strange kind of..."PS I LOVE YOU" is the result of a strange kind of trans-Atlantic nepotism. It's based on a novel by Cecila Ahern, whose daddy is the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. I hope the Bush daughters don't get any ideas...brian thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816630081635941429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55090767850408576852007-11-20T15:52:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:52:00.000-08:00What I can't figure out is why it's called "Alvin ...What I can't figure out is why it's called "Alvin AND the Chipmunks." Alvin IS a chipmunk.Stella Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77232488604073684782007-11-20T15:30:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:30:00.000-08:00""THE GREAT DEBATERS ā Denzel Washington and Fores...""THE GREAT DEBATERS ā Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker as debaters. Denzel also directs so Iām guessing he wins.""<BR/><BR/>Does that also make Denzel the master-debater?<BR/>bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48081336892460603702007-11-20T14:57:00.000-08:002007-11-20T14:57:00.000-08:00tb, don't tease like that. I may be a youngin', bu...tb, don't tease like that. I may be a youngin', but darned if I wouldn't be giddy at the prospect of a Beany & Cecil movie. Why? Because that would mean that there had been enough DVDs sold to warrant it, which means that I'd finally have my beloved Thunderbolt the Wondercolt and Dishonest John goodies. Bob Clampett's work has always been and always will be some of the most wonderful and (outside of hardcore fans) underestimated creations in all of animation. And puppetry. ;) It all needs to be released.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879694323484304844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52901087729088543542007-11-20T14:41:00.000-08:002007-11-20T14:41:00.000-08:00I think Alvin and the Chipmunks will really strike...I think Alvin and the Chipmunks will really strike a chord with today's youth. I mean, just look at that picture. They've got attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66071690381293918202007-11-20T14:35:00.000-08:002007-11-20T14:35:00.000-08:00Hey christina - francis here. You make some good ...Hey christina - francis here. You make some good points. You're fired anyway. Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75196475739066540812007-11-20T14:11:00.000-08:002007-11-20T14:11:00.000-08:00more than anything in the world i want the alien v...more than anything in the world i want the alien v predator 2 musical... now the evil dead musical in new york is amazing, but this would be sooo much better.<BR/><BR/>thanks dad for setting the bar impossibly high again. i'm destined to be let down come christmas morning when you're flying home from vacation and i'm in a theatre w/ AvP2... ugh.Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312823156425849868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12168821382435918792007-11-20T13:46:00.000-08:002007-11-20T13:46:00.000-08:00Our local newspaper had a review of the Holiday Mo...Our local newspaper had a review of the Holiday Movies and they wrote that the audience for Alvin and the Chipmunks is "kids to young to say no." This morning's paper pringed an item that says that they look evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29021775052487286182007-11-20T13:10:00.000-08:002007-11-20T13:10:00.000-08:00Great blog, especially when you break into extempo...Great blog, especially when you break into extemporaneous script. More please. Ditto on the movie previews. What ARE they thinking? Also, would you be willing to share your source for stills?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714453384224647024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27516771257871366172007-11-20T12:59:00.000-08:002007-11-20T12:59:00.000-08:00What next, a Beanie and Cecil movie? Or has that a...What next, a Beanie and Cecil movie? Or has that already been done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51309811526108702742007-11-20T12:28:00.000-08:002007-11-20T12:28:00.000-08:00Wouldn't it be funny if Hilary Swank's late husban...Wouldn't it be funny if Hilary Swank's late husband's life to-do list turned out to be exactly the same as Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman's life to-do lists? (Maybe Jack Nicholson <I>is</I> Hilary Swank's late husband.)<BR/><BR/>In any case, I bet they all include some activity involving Jessica Alba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8700053492110445672007-11-20T10:29:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:29:00.000-08:00I'm with you. I always hated Alvin and the Chipmun...I'm with you. I always hated Alvin and the Chipmunks. The only funny thing about them is Justin Timberlake singing with them on SNL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36397100767092250862007-11-20T10:07:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:07:00.000-08:00For parental reasons, I have had the opportunity t...For parental reasons, I have had the opportunity to see both Fred Claus and Mr. Magorium's Emporium despite the knowledge that they were both probably poor movies. I feel I must report that both movies were, in fact, not very good, but also not the painful experience I was fearing based on the vitriol in some reviews I read. (You want painful, try sitting through a Yu-gi-oh movie.) Maybe it's the soft bigotry of low expectations, but in both cases, I felt "that wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been." Obvious, disjointed, lifeless, sure, but not revolting. Plus, the 8-year-old sitting next to me decreed that both were "awesome." He was unable to elaborate....so, I'll see you at Alvin and the Chipmunks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10822590454491659832007-11-20T09:45:00.000-08:002007-11-20T09:45:00.000-08:00Shoney's? Do they still have Shoney's?? Wow.Shoney's? Do they still have Shoney's?? Wow.Courtney Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883388688827401670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3499252435089671992007-11-20T09:34:00.000-08:002007-11-20T09:34:00.000-08:00Hey, christina - thanks. I guess I'll be drinking ...Hey, christina - thanks. I guess I'll be drinking Sofia's champagne through a straw while I watch, then.Richard Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094016831874148306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77994390815581706432007-11-20T08:14:00.000-08:002007-11-20T08:14:00.000-08:00On my list of the top 50 albums of all time:"The C...On my list of the top 50 albums of all time:<BR/><BR/>"The Chipmonks Sing the Beatles' Hits"-Liberty Records <BR/><BR/>Alvin sang the definitive version of "All My Loving".howiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301928540246901286noreply@blogger.com