Rarely a film franchise goes by without a few bumps in the road, entities that come along with the possible threat that their very existence may tarnish all those that came before them. In recent years Hollywood has been on a bit of a roll when it comes to not only releasing remakes but, more importantly, sequels. It’s one thing to re market something for a new generation, it’s another all together to keep a well known one going; especially when it already has an established fan base.
Last night (or more accurately, this morning) I attended the midnight screening of Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the franchise. It was an interesting event, to be honest, because something happened that I didn’t expect: there were people in “costume.” I use apostrophes because to call them actual costumes would be a disgrace to all the nerds out there who actually put time and effort into their own.
Now, I’ve been to a lot of midnight movie premieres and I’ve seen a lot of people dress up for said occasions. When I attended “Star Wars: Episode III” there were plenty of people dressed up as Jedi, Darth Vader, etc. “X-Men III: The Last Stand” brought out those who wanted to be Wolverine and/or other X-Men. “Terminator Salvation”, on the other hand, brought out a bunch of people who entered the theater wearing aluminum foil wrapped around themselves. It was rather sad.
However, that’s not important. What is important is if the movie was any good. Read more…
With summer upon us I’ve been thinking about various outdoor activities that I cannot wait to be apart of after being stuck inside various buildings and establishments all winter long. Barbe-ques instantly spring to mind. The smell of the charcoal cooking the raw meat; hamburger, hot dogs and chicken, oh my! I’ve also given much thought to another summer activity that involves fire and food: camping, namely the campfire.
Now while an enlarged open flame such as a campfire isn’t as controlled and easy to cook on as say, a grill, it has a certain charm to it that a grill just cannot hope to duplicate as far as cooking goes. By that I mean, of course, the S’more.
Everyone knows how to make the conventional S’more. Get a marshmallow, put it on a stick, roast it over an open fire and then stick it between two graham crackers and a piece of chocolate. Easy, no? Sure, but recently I thought to myself, “Isn’t that quite plain? How could one spice up a S’more?”
Then it hit me: reverse it! Reverse the S’more. Instead of a normal graham cracker, substitute a chocolate graham cracker. Forget the milk chocolate, get some white chocolate! While you’re at it why not throw out that plain old white marshmallow and put in a nice big chocolate one? That’s when I knew I was on to something special. Something I like to call, “The EROM’S.”
Now, the stereotype about Americans would have you believe that we are all lazy, stupid and fat. Not one to let a classic die, I decided to keep that idea fresh in the mind of the world. I was inspired yesterday to create a monstrosity of meaty magnitude that no one had ever seen or eaten, as it were, as the creation in question was a sandwich of epic proportions!
I am not a comic book fan, let me get that out of the way first. This is not to say that I do not enjoy comic books or that I do not have respect for the art form. I do. I’ve just never been able to get into them. I’ve never been able to get myself to pay for them issue to issue, to stay constant with them and to invest my time and money into them. Although, what I can say is that I have always been fascinated by their mythology.
I enjoy the characters, the story lines and most of all their struggles. I certainly feel that while they are stories about humans with superpowers (and even those without) they are more or less stories about people not unlike you or I. They deal with problems, both emotional and physical, that test them to their very limits everyday.
Of course, superheroes are fictional. However, the question is always asked: what if they were real? What if superheroes really existed in the real world? Read more…
For as long as I can remember there has always existed a sort of unholy alliance between two corporate mega-powers of capitalism: the motion picture industry and the fast food industry. The glue that holds these towers of terror together is simply the youth of the nation. New animated movie coming out made by Disney? Better start producing those Happy Meals with toys of characters from said movie at the ready! Big summer blockbuster coming out? Why not throw in a Burger King restaurant in the movie and have some sort of contest as part of the movie’s marketing scheme. No matter how you look at it the two behemoths are washing each others hands in money.
Now, usually these things are only available for a limited amount of time. Once the movie is out of the theaters no one cares anymore and the remaining toys that didn’t get sold at the local McDonalds are soon thrown out the door in preparation of the next big thing. That is, of course, unless you are talking about the Rodeo Burger from Burger King. What is a Rodeo Burger, you may ask? It’s simply a cheeseburger that has onion rings on top of it as well as barbecue sauce. Now, you may ask, what’s so special about that?
Fact is, it wasn’t the King that brought the burger into existence but a little movie known as “Small Soldiers.” Read more…
Beards and Jackets invaded Late Night Jenga Jam and things got a little bit crazy as we talked about everything from applying raw meat to your beard to what kind of music you should sing in prison. This being the PILOT EPISODE of the Beards and Jackets Podcast, the world must be on the edge of their seats waiting for news of if it being picked up or not, right?
Well, sit comfortably world because Beards and Jackets the Podcast will be hitting your internet in the near future! When exactly, you say? Watch this website for more details!
Rarely a film franchise goes by without a few bumps in the road, entities that come along with the possible threat that their very existence may tarnish all those that came before them. In recent years Hollywood has been on a bit of a roll when it comes to not only releasing remakes but, more importantly, sequels. It’s one thing to re market something for a new generation, it’s another all together to keep a well known one going; especially when it already has an established fan base.
