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A SUPER-MOVIE FOR LOW EXPECTATIONS

January 12th, 2007 | by Tom
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There was a lot of dialogue in today’s comic. So if you need to get up and get a drink of water, or something, before reading the blog post, go right ahead. I’ll wait.

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Back? Good.

I’ll concede that I am probably not part of the target audience for Stomp The Yard. But I don’t think it makes it immune from the similarities in the other two movies I mentioned in today’s strip. The comparison may not be as airtight as the last “movie mash-up” I uncovered, but watch the trailer from Stomp The Yard and try to tell me it doesn’t hit the same emotional cues as Drumline and You Got Served.

Both Stomp The Yard and Drumline feature know-it-all kids from big cities “slumming” it at a southern university with an African American majority in the student body. Both have something to prove. Both learn a lesson in humility and the importance of teamwork. You can pretty much guess how it ends.

Stomp The Yard and You Got Served both have… well, dancing. And that’s pretty much where it ends. Because, as I recall, You Got Served didn’t have much of a plot to begin with except to give Omari Grandberry a launching pad to an acting career that never really went anywhere. So there you have it.

This weekend I am desperate to see either Children of Men or Pan’s Labyrinth but Cami doesn’t seem to want to have anything to do with either of them. It’s not so much an issue for Pan’s Labyrinth. It’s not showing around here yet. But I’ve heard increasingly good things about Children of Men and I was encouraged by it’s third place showing at the box office last weekend. It would be nice to see a film with a little pedigree. We’ll see what happens. I think we’re supposed to get a foot of snow out here this weekend.

Have any of you seen Children of Men or Pan’s Labyrinth? What was your take? Is there anything this weekend you’re interested in seeing? If so, what?

Talk to you soon!

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You know what movie I think is great? DRUMLINE. I've always been fascinated by the story of a kid from the inner city with a chip on his shoulder learning life lessons at a Southern African America university!

I agree, but I fee like a movie like You Got Served is much more profound. Rough and tumble youths striving for respect in the cut-throat world of competitive street dancing? What could possible be more uplifting?

If only they could merge these two brilliant films into some kind of super-movie!

THERE MAY STILL BE HOPE!

STOMP THE YARD?!

Finally! A movie that satisfies BOTH of our pathetically low expectations!

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MTV MOVIE AWARDS LIVE

January 12th, 2007 | by Tom
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I was reading this article over at Reality Blurred that reports that Survivor creator and executive producer Mark Burnett will produce a live broadcast of this year’s 16th annual MTV Movie Awards this June.

I’m not exactly sure why I find this significant other than when I was 13 and MTV was still relevant to me, I used to think the MTV Movie Awards was some of the most subversive stuff going on. At the time, there wasn’t the proliferation of superfluous awards shows like there are today (perhaps MTV is to blame for this) but what they were doing at the time with this broadcast was a wonderful way to undercut the seriousness of ceremonies like the Oscars, which were anything but fun to watch.

I loved how MTV spiced things up by doing sketches about the Best Film nominees during the program. The Brady Bunch re-enacting the famous interrogation scene from Basic Instinct and Will Ferrell giving Justin Timberlake and Sean William Scott a run for their money as The Architect from The Matrix Reloaded (“Ergo! Vis a Vis! Concordently!“)were stand-out classics.

But somewhere along the line, the MTV Movie Awards lost their way. They started pre-taping the awards ceremony and by the next day, all the “winners” were online – totally removing any need for me to see it. I never really cared who won the awards. I just liked the spontaneous vibe of it all. The celebrities didn’t care because it was MTV, so they could kind of do what they wanted. Sort of like The Golden Globes, who have since adopted an “anything goes” mantra by allowing alcohol at the tables in the hall to get celebrities good and liquored up before they take the podium.

At any rate, I was pleased to hear Burnett was returning to the live format. I may actually have to watch it this year. But I will have to be discreet. I don’t want to tip off the Cool Police who will no doubt kick my door down and drag me out onto the sidewalk for a beat down using their Blackberry’s. I’m too old to be watching MTV officially.

What’s your favorite MTV Movie Awards moment (if you have one?)

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