Last thursday, when I went to the movies, I saw two thing that kind of disturbed my. One was the poster of the Alvin & The Chipmunks with the Chipmunks looking more street than usual. The other was a trailer for Rush Hour 3. If Chris Tucker need the money, he should go back to stand-up. I know Jackie Chan is getting old, but he should have some other projects other than Rush Hour 4, 5, and 6. You guys got any movies past or present (and maybe future) that make you want to say "Hell no"!
i didnt even know they were making and alvin and chipmunks movie, like we need it.
Quote from: Joe on July 19, 2007, 06:27:02 AM
i didnt even know they were making and alvin and chipmunks movie, like we need it.
Oh yes, Alvin and the 'munks are now apparently "street" instead of just rodents in long sweatshirts doing covers of Michael Jackson and the Beach Boys. And Jason Lee (who used to
not suck) is playing Mr. David Seville... once more Hollywood sends a massive brown log down the flum ride of my childhood memories.
As for unneccesary movies, I just saw a banner ad at the top of this forum (Xenu help me) that reminded me
Who's Your Caddy is coming out soon. Yes, the "urbanizing" of '80s comedies continues, this time with
Caddyshack being the target. And the Tinsel Town cloning colossus marches on...
You want an unnecessary movie? Look no further than "Mac and Me." :bouncegiggle:
* All DEATH WISH movies after part II (and even part II was questionable, but not as questionable as the other sequels)
* BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
* FRENCH CONNECTION II (not a bad movie, but certainly unnecessary)
* All sequels to THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (again, some of them were okay, but they were all unnecessary)
* GREASE II
Quote from: The Burgomaster on July 19, 2007, 11:39:17 AM
* All DEATH WISH movies after part II (and even part II was questionable, but not as questionable as the other sequels)
No question in my mind, part 2 was unnecessary.
I thought that made-for-television biopic of MC Hammer was pretty unnecessary. Come to think of it, most celebrity biopics are very, very unnecessary.
Quote from: Menard on July 19, 2007, 11:48:01 AM
Quote from: The Burgomaster on July 19, 2007, 11:39:17 AM
* All DEATH WISH movies after part II (and even part II was questionable, but not as questionable as the other sequels)
No question in my mind, part 2 was unnecessary.
Bronson just wasn't wishing hard enough. :teddyr:
THE LAND BEFORE TIME sequels . . . . all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cedric the "Entertainer"'s :lookingup: reimagining of The Honeymooners.
Come to think of it...All movies staring Cedric the so-called "Entertainer" are pretty much unnecessary.
mofo rising- disagree on hammer! there was a hilarious scene where he is filming a video called "pumps and a bump". he was trying out a new image as a loverboy type. this involved him wearing a speedo. his daughter sees him making the video and laughs and he looks ashamed. it was a great scene.
also, as for unnecassary movies I say that Kiefer Sutherland movie "the sentinal" that came out last year. It was like 24 but not as good and you had to pay for it.
Alvin and the Chipmunks in da hood ... that's it we're in the end time, I'm sure of it. I can't wait to hear the chipmunks talking all ghetto and sh!t yo.
What next all we going to have Shaggy and Skooby turn out to be a couple of pot heads? they do eat all the time and remain amazingly thin.
We can call it Skooby Doobie.
QuoteYou want an unnecessary movie? Look no further than "Mac and Me." BounceGiggle
i used to love that flick when i was a kid, i actually like to watch it from time to time.
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on July 19, 2007, 04:58:08 PM
Alvin and the Chipmunks in da hood ...
Maybe that can be combined with the Leprechaun movie of Lep in the Hood; call it
Gnawing on tha Wood. :teddyr:
What I really hate is that the tagline on the poster says "They're back and bigger than ever!" WOW, THAT MUST HAVE TAKEN FOREVER TO COME UP WITH! I swear to God, everyone in the world of advertising is a complete idiot, or at least the s**theads who have the final say.
Quote from: Pilgermann on July 19, 2007, 07:05:02 PM
What I really hate is that the tagline on the poster says "They're back and bigger than ever!" WOW, THAT MUST HAVE TAKEN FOREVER TO COME UP WITH! I swear to God, everyone in the world of advertising is a complete idiot, or at least the s**theads who have the final say.
When it should say ...
We're regurgitating this crap one more time with a new hip urban twist to milk a few more bucks out it. Cuz we be needin' sum bling bling! Yo.
The EXORCIST sequels.
The TWO JAKES :bluesad:
the American remake of GODZILLA :hot:
the 1980's version of KING KONG
Any movie with Pauly Shore...in fact,Pauly Shore is unneccesary! Is there a reason for him being in show biz at all? :question:
Most of the movies based on video games. Most of them were just bad. I watched Street Fighter today and I knew going in it was bad, and when it was over I was like, wow that sucked. I took a small break from Bride of the Monster which I hope to finish tonight.
I think the remake of the Planet of the Apes by Tim Burton. I mean, what did he add or possibly want to add to the story? Classics that are well made, do not need to be remade.
Terminator 3 - Not that it was a bad film, but I thought the story was told nicely, with a satisfying ending, in the first two.
SCROOGED (1988) who would have guessed looking at this heartless bore that Bill Murray would become one of the greatest screen presences of the last 20 years? I know some people love this film, and though there are funny parts, my apologies: It stinks.
PSYCHO (1998) pointless remake
Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 20, 2007, 04:32:48 PM
PSYCHO (1998) pointless remake
:thumbdown:
Psycho was an utterly pointless remake as it was recreated virtually frame-by-frame. Which reminds me, everything Gus Van Sant has done since (and including) the Hansen music video was pointless.
The works of William Shakespeare have been rehashed for 400 years now. Let him die! I think the last of the possibilities were nailed down with Troma's
Tromeo & Juliet. :teddyr:
While we're on the subject of classic literature, it's time to bury Jane Austin and Charles Dickens as well.
How about The Simpsons movie? Shouldn't they have made it about ten years back when the show was still funny enough for people to want to see a movie?
Stop or my mom will shoot!: I know the Golden Girls were very popular at one time but please...Estelle Getty!?!? :buggedout:
Cop and a Half: Possibly one of Burt Reynold finest "yeah i know i know, but i could use a few bucks" films which is right up there with:
Six Pack: with lovable Kenny Rogers :lookingup: this was just painful.
Rocky 4: Ok so here we have a superhuman russian that can punch in excess of 1000 psi and who better to stop him than a broken down old wreck from Philly that was already having health problems.
Nightmare on Elm Street #4 - #210 the first one was awesome the second was a lil shaky and the dream warriors were cool but please enough is enough already.
Dawn of the Dead (remake): The original was a sheer classic so by all means lets make it all hip and fresh with a cast who are so unlikeable i honestly didn't care when they all died at the end.
Swamp Thing 2: not even Heather Locklear could save this crapfest.
Another movie that is coming is Bratz, based on the toy line of the same name. Parents of daughter, shield them. Do not let them see the trailer, or they will bug you and beg and plead you to take them.
The upcoming UNDERDOG movie.
Jason "Who Used to Not Suck" Lee is Shoeshine/Underdog, Peter Dinklage ("The World's Most Handsome Dwarf!") is Simon Barsinister, and Patrick Warburton is Cad.
However, if this means the rotting corpse of Wally Cox claws its way out of the grave to eat the brain of whatever Bozo greenlighted this, I'm all for it. :thumbup:
Any recent remake.
Any future remake.
Anaconda: Search for the Blood Orchid (or whatever the hell it was called). All it did was dredge up memories of the first Anaconda and put everyone in a cranky mood.
Highlander 2! Not since the Star Wars prequels has an entire movie theater said "What the f**k?" at the same time.
Quote from: Snivelly on July 20, 2007, 07:20:47 PM
How about The Simpsons movie? Shouldn't they have made it about ten years back when the show was still funny enough for people to want to see a movie?
I think Matt Groening will give to all simpsons fans what we're asking for all those years of bad seasons: the best episode of all.
talking about unnecesary movies: ACE VENTURA 3, one good new: is without Jim Carrey, one bad new: is with him:
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WHY???!!!
Any movie based on TV show or a video game(Super Mario Brothers??)or a cartoon.. The remake of THE STEPFORD WIVES..the update of THE HONEYMOONERS..Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake...the movie version of the Broadway play based on the movie THE PRODUCERS..same goes for HAIRPSPRAY..How about BEWITCHED??? Or DUDLEY DO-RIGHT??? Sequels for Die Hard,Terminator,Alien,Predator,Friday the 13th,Rush Hour,Lethal Weapon.....I heard many years ago that they were filming the big screen version of Gilligan's Island,but luckily,it didn't see the light of day. :cheers:
The Fast and the Furious series is really stupid. They should have stopped after the first film, or better yet, not even made the first film at all.
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on July 19, 2007, 04:58:08 PM
What next all we going to have Shaggy and Skooby turn out to be a couple of pot heads? they do eat all the time and remain amazingly thin.
We can call it Skooby Doobie.
Well, they are thin because they get a lot of exercise running from phony ghosts and monsters.
Lol EVERY movie in my wife's movie library. .
For the future: If Troy Duffy really does make a sequil to The Boondock Saints, It'll likely ruin it. The story is complete, there's nowhere else to go but into lameness.
I think its un-neccesary to make any movie that glorifies teenage angst, violence and rebellion.
The last thing we need is more idiots speeding up and down the roads and cutting people off while smoking a joint.
Just my two cents...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Actually, you could argue the first remake was gratuitous, but this really takes the cake. It's a prequel, so we KNOW pretty much how it's going to end (ie, none of the bad guys will die), and there's nothing really added to the storyline, no exploration of why the family are such ass monkeys, just lots of scenes of teenagers being tortured (and killed) by total jerks. It's what I like to call the "Ant Vs Sledgehammer" storyline. We follow the ant as it scurries around for a bit, trying to figure out the object it's crawling near. Turns out to be a sledgehammer, which promptly smashes ant.
The Omen remake
Pretty much the exact same film as the original, except this one makes references to 9-11 and has the photographer using digital equipment.
House of a 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects
Again, two "sit and watch people get tortured" films. We're given NO reason for why the Fireflys (the bad guys in both films) act the way they do. Although the second film is better than the first, that's a bit like saying being kicked in the nuts is better than being shot.
The Abandoned
Crappy film, we'll see the "twist" ending coming a mile away, even with all the films released around the same time with similar "twist"s at the end.
Quote from: Joe on July 19, 2007, 06:27:02 AM
i didnt even know they were making and alvin and chipmunks movie, like we need it.
I saw the trailer for that sure-to-be atrocity at The Simpsons Movie (which I enjoyed the hell out of), and it nearly made me break down and cry in frustration and confusion.
Films I found unnecessary:
Dumb and Dumberer- Why even bother? Sure, the original was a hit, but I don't think that producers understand that sequel to big hit does not equal instant cash. Did they do a sequel to Titanic? No, and with good reason.
Twister- Say what you want about this film, how it was supposed to showcase CG and all that, the film just felt like a waste of space.
The Haunting (1998)- I liked this film the first time I saw it, but coudl never sit through it again. Once you've seen all the CG and the jump scenes, there's nothing left to the flim. Moreover, why take a film that was supposed to be more of a psychological fright and turn it into a rollercoaster of CG? They seem to do this with a lot of fllms.
Children of the Living Dead- This was supposed to be the "true" sequel to Night of the Living Dead, though many rightly find that to be a pretentious claim for such a horrible film. It starts off with a good bang, but starts dying down in this neverending spiral of bore after Tom Savini is no longer on the screen.
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium- Why did we need a prequel to a movie that already had a prequel? I understand the idea of alternate sequels and prequels, but this just didn't seem necessary at all.