Mark Vader Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 The Summer movie season comes to a close this month. While Star Wars Episode III, Batman Begins, War of the Worlds, Fantastic 4, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & Wedding Crashers have produced big numbers, the other films of summer were not able to keep the box office numbers up from last year. Now in the month of August a bunch of smaller films try to bring back life into the box office world. Leading off the month is "The Dukes of Hazzard", which might be the last big summer movie. Johnny Knoxville, Sean William Scott & Jessica Simpson step into the main roles, while Burt Reynolds & Willie Nelson come along for the ride. At the end of the month is Terry Gilliam's long delayed "The Brothers Grimm". The fantasy-thriller stars Matt Damon & Heath Ledger as the 2 fairy tale writing brothers, whose adventures take them to a haunted forest where little girls have been mysteriously disappearing. Horror is in big demand with 3 different films this month. Kate Hudson stars in the supernatural thriller "The Skeleton Key". Rachel McAdams & Cillian Murphy star in Wes Craven's suspense thriller "Red Eye" Nobody stars in the creature feature "The Cave". Get ready for high octane motorcycle thrills with "Supercross", also featuring nobody worth mentioning. There will be more sex comedies as well. Rob Schneider returns as "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo", and Steve Carell is "The 40 year Old Virgin". Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, & Garrett Hedlund are "Four Brothers" who are out for revenge against the people whol killed their mother. Finally, Disney releases their latest animated feature "Valiant", a story about heroic pigeons during World War II. Here's the calendar and trailers, enjoy the last of summer. 8/5 The Dukes of Hazzard: http://www2.warnerbros.com/dukesofhazzard/index.html 8/12 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/deucebi...europeangigolo/ Four Brothers: http://www.fourbrothersmovie.com/home.html The Skeleton Key: http://www.theskeletonkeymovie.com/ 8/19 The 40 year Old Virgin: http://www.the40yearoldvirgin.com/ Red Eye: http://www.redeye-themovie.com/ Supercross: http://www.supercrossmovie.com/ Valiant: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/valiant/ 8/26 The Brothers Grimm: http://www.miramax.com/thebrothersgrimm/ The Cave: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thecave/ Thats all for now. Good-bye summer season; hello, football season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Can't wait to see Skeleton Key. Looks like a great movie. I live in Terrebonne Parish where the movie is set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 I forgot to add one more movie for August 12, "The Great Raid". Based on the true story of the Bataan Death March in World War II. Stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, & Connie Nielsen. Here's the trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=trailer&id=1808404275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The Summer movie season comes to a close this month. While Star Wars Episode III, Batman Begins, War of the Worlds, Fantastic 4, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & Wedding Crashers have produced big numbers, the other films of summer were not able to keep the box office numbers up from last year. Now in the month of August a bunch of smaller films try to bring back life into the box office world. Leading off the month is "The Dukes of Hazzard", which might be the last big summer movie. Johnny Knoxville, Sean William Scott & Jessica Simpson step into the main roles, while Burt Reynolds & Willie Nelson come along for the ride. At the end of the month is Terry Gilliam's long delayed "The Brothers Grimm". The fantasy-thriller stars Matt Damon & Heath Ledger as the 2 fairy tale writing brothers, whose adventures take them to a haunted forest where little girls have been mysteriously disappearing. Horror is in big demand with 3 different films this month. Kate Hudson stars in the supernatural thriller "The Skeleton Key". Rachel McAdams & Cillian Murphy star in Wes Craven's suspense thriller "Red Eye" Nobody stars in the creature feature "The Cave". Get ready for high octane motorcycle thrills with "Supercross", also featuring nobody worth mentioning. There will be more sex comedies as well. Rob Schneider returns as "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo", and Steve Carell is "The 40 year Old Virgin". Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, & Garrett Hedlund are "Four Brothers" who are out for revenge against the people whol killed their mother. Finally, Disney releases their latest animated feature "Valiant", a story about heroic pigeons during World War II. Here's the calendar and trailers, enjoy the last of summer. 8/5 The Dukes of Hazzard: http://www2.warnerbros.com/dukesofhazzard/index.html 8/12 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/deucebi...europeangigolo/ Four Brothers: http://www.fourbrothersmovie.com/home.html The Skeleton Key: http://www.theskeletonkeymovie.com/ 8/19 The 40 year Old Virgin: http://www.the40yearoldvirgin.com/ Red Eye: http://www.redeye-themovie.com/ Supercross: http://www.supercrossmovie.com/ Valiant: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/valiant/ 8/26 The Brothers Grimm: http://www.miramax.com/thebrothersgrimm/ The Cave: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thecave/ Thats all for now. Good-bye summer season; hello, football season. 397902[/snapback] All of these films sound like the same old crap being regurgitated. Why do a 'Dukes' movie? Yeah, the public clamoring for it was almost as loud as it was for the "Car 54, Where Are You?" movie. Skeleton Key? When are we going to stop getting these 'Sixth Sense'/'The Ring' Xerox copies? I hope it bombs, just so Hollywood will be forced to actually come up w/ an idea. Unfortunately, I fear it won't, and more of these 'scary thrillers' will be mass produced. The sequel to Deuce Bigalow???? I forgot to add one more movie for August 12, "The Great Raid". Based on the true story of the Bataan Death March in World War II. Stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, & Connie Nielsen. Here's the trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=trailer&id=1808404275 401710[/snapback] Now that looks like a good movie. I may actually want to go see that. Other than 'Murderball', there isn't anything out there I'm interested in seeing that I can't wait for them to be released on the premium channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The Cincy Enquirer gave the "Dukes" a 1 (!), and said "What happens when you expand a really stupid tv show to movie length? Brain damage, appearently.". It was this weekend's box-office winner. BTW, "Mad Hot Ballroom" is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The Cincy Enquirer gave the "Dukes" a 1 (!), and said "What happens when you expand a really stupid tv show to movie length? Brain damage, appearently.". It was this weekend's box-office winner. 401801[/snapback] The local radio said that one review headline for the movie said: "Cataclysmically Retarded" It got a 1 from that review as well. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Holy crap! Well, I guess that just about wraps it up for western civilization. Thanks a lot everybody. It was fun while it lasted. Good night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Holy crap! Well, I guess that just about wraps it up for western civilization. Thanks a lot everybody. It was fun while it lasted. Good night. 401819[/snapback] Don't worry...movie popcorn is addictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The Cincy Enquirer gave the "Dukes" a 1 (!), and said "What happens when you expand a really stupid tv show to movie length? Brain damage, appearently.". It was this weekend's box-office winner. BTW, "Mad Hot Ballroom" is pretty good. 401801[/snapback] Sadly, that doesn't surprise me. They can thank Jessica Simpson for their good first week showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Don't worry...movie popcorn is addictive. 401826[/snapback] Whirley-Pop is much better than movie theater popcorn (or at least the same): http://www.popcornpoppers.com/24000.html http://www.popcornpoppers.com/43624.html The secret is in the oil -- theaters use coconut oil. I've converted a few people here to Whirley Pop in the past CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Whirley-Pop is much better than movie theater popcorn (or at least the same):http://www.popcornpoppers.com/24000.html http://www.popcornpoppers.com/43624.html The secret is in the oil -- theaters use coconut oil. I've converted a few people here to Whirley Pop in the past CW 401830[/snapback] Oh really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Oh really? 401833[/snapback] Yeah, you wouldn't know anything about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The Cincy Enquirer gave the "Dukes" a 1 (!), and said "What happens when you expand a really stupid tv show to movie length? Brain damage, appearently.".401801[/snapback] Has anybody actually seen Dukes of Hazzard yet? I keep hearing bad reviews on it, saying it was midless, brain damage, blah, blah, blah. Did anyone seriously think it would win an Academy Award? With Stiffler, Knoxville and Simpson, I was under the impression it would just be mindless fun. Is it really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 All of these films sound like the same old crap being regurgitated.401729[/snapback] Women who work in the military or as police officers but look like Playboy centerfolds. People who struggling trying to make a living in New York City but live in 1500 sf apartments to die for. People who are punched, kicked, hit, blown up or knocked out but magically do not suffer any aftereffects. Parents that are incredibly dimwitted while the kids are the smartest people who have ever lived. Hookers who have “hearts of gold” and are candidates for Mensa, who live in a mythical place without pimps, drug/alcohol use or STD's. Obligatory black character (OBC) Obligatory female character (OFC) Obligatory latino character (OLC) Obligatory white male authority character who is “insensitive” to everyone who works with him or acts around him. Assembling a “team” that includes OBC, OFC, OLC. 15-year-old boys who apparently spend their days lusting after 40-something women instead of teen girls or supermodels. 20-somethings who owns $5000 TV's and $75,000 cars. White Supremacists who apparently control all aspects of life in America, and it is up to “one man” to stop them. People who drugs and/or alcohol every day, but have personal-trainer-toned bodies and apparently can wake up the next morning without any ill aftereffects. Police officers who are incredibly dimwitted while the crooks are PhD’s. People who can kill people with one shot from a half-mile away while avoiding every bullet fired by 20 people towards them. A world inhabited by thin people who wear $2000 clothes with never a hair out of place. People who have computers that don’t crash and cell phones that work without interference. Supporting characters who go to church every week but beat their wife/children and cheat on their spouses with regularity. People who live in New York City but apparently never take the subway and never encounter any traffic jams when they drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Women who work in the military or as police officers but look like Playboy centerfolds.....etc. 401851[/snapback] Sounds like Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Women who work in the military or as police officers but look like Playboy centerfolds. People who struggling trying to make a living in New York City but live in 1500 sf apartments to die for. People who are punched, kicked, hit, blown up or knocked out but magically do not suffer any aftereffects. Parents that are incredibly dimwitted while the kids are the smartest people who have ever lived. Hookers who have “hearts of gold” and are candidates for Mensa, who live in a mythical place without pimps, drug/alcohol use or STD's. Obligatory black character (OBC) Obligatory female character (OFC) Obligatory latino character (OLC) Obligatory white male authority character who is “insensitive” to everyone who works with him or acts around him. Assembling a “team” that includes OBC, OFC, OLC. 15-year-old boys who apparently spend their days lusting after 40-something women instead of teen girls or supermodels. 20-somethings who owns $5000 TV's and $75,000 cars. White Supremacists who apparently control all aspects of life in America, and it is up to “one man” to stop them. People who drugs and/or alcohol every day, but have personal-trainer-toned bodies and apparently can wake up the next morning without any ill aftereffects. Police officers who are incredibly dimwitted while the crooks are PhD’s. People who can kill people with one shot from a half-mile away while avoiding every bullet fired by 20 people towards them. A world inhabited by thin people who wear $2000 clothes with never a hair out of place. People who have computers that don’t crash and cell phones that work without interference. Supporting characters who go to church every week but beat their wife/children and cheat on their spouses with regularity. People who live in New York City but apparently never take the subway and never encounter any traffic jams when they drive. 401851[/snapback] Hahaha!!! How true. Amazing how many of these types of people you see everyday, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 \GoBillsInDallas/ Posted Today, 09:49 AM QUOTE(R. Rich @ Aug 8 2005, 06:27 AM) All of these films sound like the same old crap being regurgitated. Women who work in the military or as police officers but look like Playboy centerfolds. People who struggling trying to make a living in New York City but live in 1500 sf apartments to die for. People who are punched, kicked, hit, blown up or knocked out but magically do not suffer any aftereffects. Parents that are incredibly dimwitted while the kids are the smartest people who have ever lived. Hookers who have “hearts of gold” and are candidates for Mensa, who live in a mythical place without pimps, drug/alcohol use or STD's. Obligatory black character (OBC) Obligatory female character (OFC) Obligatory latino character (OLC) Obligatory white male authority character who is “insensitive” to everyone who works with him or acts around him. Assembling a “team” that includes OBC, OFC, OLC. 15-year-old boys who apparently spend their days lusting after 40-something women instead of teen girls or supermodels. 20-somethings who owns $5000 TV's and $75,000 cars. White Supremacists who apparently control all aspects of life in America, and it is up to “one man” to stop them. People who drugs and/or alcohol every day, but have personal-trainer-toned bodies and apparently can wake up the next morning without any ill aftereffects. Police officers who are incredibly dimwitted while the crooks are PhD’s. People who can kill people with one shot from a half-mile away while avoiding every bullet fired by 20 people towards them. A world inhabited by thin people who wear $2000 clothes with never a hair out of place. People who have computers that don’t crash and cell phones that work without interference. Supporting characters who go to church every week but beat their wife/children and cheat on their spouses with regularity. People who live in New York City but apparently never take the subway and never encounter any traffic jams when they drive. Thus the phrase "HOO-RAY FOR HOLL-Y-WOOD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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