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Land of the Lost comes out this weekend and I could sincerely not care less. Hey, don’t get me wrong – I love Will Ferrell. That much of the comic wasn’t a lie. But I’m getting a distinct Bewitched vibe from this movie. If you didn’t see Ferrell in that catastrophic misfire, consider yourself lucky. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… won’t get fooled again.
Here’s what I want to know: Was there any authentic demand for a Land of the Lost movie? A big screen version of an obscure Saturday morning live action program whose retro, ironic shelf-life probably expired around the time Paramount produced A Very Brady Sequel?
Perhaps a bored executive over at Universal was watching Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and it finally dawned on him that Ferrell’s idiot Federal Wildlife employee Marshal Willenholly was a riff on Marshal, Will and Holly Marshall – the main characters of the old Land of the Lost TV show. “Dude! I totally know who to cast for this thing!”
I realize that Ferrell is a divisive character in comedy. I’m aware that a lot of people find him loud, overbearing and, well, not funny. I’m not one of those guys. I love the way he reads lines and don’t mind that he can only seem to find success playing boorish louts in obscure sports comedies.
But that doesn’t mean I’m going to buy a ticket for Land of the Lost.
If this thing turns a profit – especially in direct competition with The Hangover (which is getting way more buzz) – then I’ll be shocked. At this point, people are probably more interested in watching the dinosaur from the trailer for two hours than experience Land of the Lost as a “Will Ferrell Movie.”
Let’s just hope the inevitable failure of this thing puts Anchorman 2 on the fast track. Ferrell dropped hints about it last week and that, my friends, is a movie long overdue.
What’s your opinion of Land of the Lost? Any interest? Is there anyone here who grew up in the 70s that thinks this remake looks good? Leave your comments below!
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I couldn’t think of an appropriate image to continue the punchline in today’s comic, so I decided to draw a picture of Ron Burgundy from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Hey, “When in Rome, right?”
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As for Ferrell being pantless in the last panel… no real reason for that. I just kind of imagine Will Ferrell to be the kind of guy to walk into a negotiation without pants on. You know… for a cheap laugh.
I’m aware that a lot of the traffic coming into the site today is coming from F My Life and I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to Alice and the rest of the crew there for giving me the opportunity to illustrate one of their entries. Their profile on the site was a nice touch, too.
Alice and I had some funny back-and-forth working on this comic. Originally, I illustrated a comic for this FML about a guy being dumped by a girl who wants to date Edward from Twilight. Not someone “like” Edward. She wanted to date Edward specifically.
Anyway, due to a miscommunication, it turns out that particular FML had already been illustrated. But Alice gave me another crack at it and I drew a comic for the FML about a guy who goes to a high-end hair salon and ends up walking out of the place with Spock’s haircut from Star Trek.
Alice was nice enough to include BOTH comics in their profile write-up of Theater Hopper and you should really check it out!
I want to let the people who are coming to the site know that today’s comic is kind of a one-off and it doesn’t actually feature the two guys in the first two panels all the time. They’re supporting characters I use to represent the idiocy in Hollywood.
The real story can be found on the Cast page where the profiles of Tom, Cami, Jared and the other lead characters can be found. Not only does the Cast page include short bios, but it also includes links to popular story lines featuring these characters. So if you’re looking for a place to start with Theater Hopper, that’s a great introduction.
Also, don’t overlook our Top 25 Comics as voted on by our readers. The Top 10 tend to shuffle around a bit as it’s a new feature and not every comic is ranked evenly just yet.
But to make things more interesting, the page also lists the 10 LEAST popular comics as well as the Top 10 comics that have accumulated the most votes. It’s a fun way to skip around the site.
I’m not sure what else to say at the moment except that I’m writing this blog post pretty late. So I’m having trouble putting together any thoughts about Land of the Lost or the surprising comedy hit, The Hangover.
Come back to the site later in the day for more insights and don’t forget to check out my weekly podcast – The Triple Feature – at 9:00 PM CST. If you want to hear three guys talk about movies for an hour, it’s time well spent!
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Credit where credit is due, it was my friend Lauren from Honey Bee Manor that made the observation about Jesse Eisenberg’s proclivity to star in movies that end with “land” in a Twitter post a couple of months ago. I kept that in my Rolodex of ideas and I hope she doesn’t mind me borrowing it. Maybe if all of you visit her blog, she won’t be mad.
Of course, one look at Eisenberg’s IMDB page and we can see he’s starred in many movies besides Adventureland and Zombieland, it’s kind of interesting that his most high-profile outings are so similarly titled.
I like Eisenberg. He seems like a sharp guy who has a little bit more going on under the surface than he lets on in a face-to-face conversation. So I think it’s kind of interesting that he’s adapted his East coast know-it-all persona to something like Zombieland – which, from the trailers, seems to be more about gallows humor than anything else.
For the record, I’m not a fan of zombie movies. Specifically, because I don’t do well with gore. Probably the last zombie movie I watched (if you can call it that) was Planet Terror. And even though the violence and the raspberry glop they used as blood in that movie were so cartoonishly over the top, it still made me squeamish.
That said, I’m interested in seeing Zombieland primarily because the trailers make it look like a lot of fun. The zombies don’t look particularly scary. Just kind of unfortunate. So instead of being scared out of my wits by a bunch of jump cuts and slow pans across zombies feasting on intestines, I can enjoy the vicarious thrill of putting a shotgun to the temple of the undead and get some video game jollies out of it.
More than anything, I’m impressed with the cast. Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and Woody Harrelson are all smart actors. Harrelson is especially disarming when he plays up the Midwestern bumpkin he perfected on Cheers. And am I seeing this right? Is Bill Murray in the movie playing himself?
Oh, yeah. This is a must-see.
I hope I have time to get around to it this weekend. It looks like Cami and I are going to make time on Saturday to see Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D as part of it’s two week limited engagement starting this Friday. We’re huge Pixar fans and I read some particularly positive reviews from a screening that took place last week. Apparently the 3D really does the films justice and there is some fun trivia and original content during the intermission.
Originally we had it in our head that this would be Henry’s first movie. He was a little too young to watch Up when it was in theaters earlier this year. But since then, we’ve indoctrinated him into the world of Pixar by watching Finding Nemo, Cars and Toy Story at home. He has no problem sitting through any of the movies. They keep his attention throughout. Whether or not he would have the patience to sit through TWO movies back to back, with the 3D glasses on, in a new environment he’s never been in before… well, that’s something else entirely. We’ll probably end up taking him to The Princess and The Frog later in the year and that will be his first movie.
I should mention that I had a chance to see a sneak preview of Whip It! over the weekend – the roller derby movie directed by Drew Barrymore. It comes out this weekend as well.
I liked the movie. Certainly Barrymore’s trademark enthusiasm translates through her role as a director. I have a review rolling around in the back of my head that I might try to publish here on the site either tomorrow or Thursday. But if I don’t I’m sure I will be talking about it tonight on The Triple Feature. So be sure to tune in live at 9PM CST over at TalkShoe for some meaty movie discussion!
Until then, tell me what you guys think about Zombieland. Do you think it looks more funny than scary? What do you think about the cast? Is it weird for Woody Harrelson to be running around with a couple of twenty-somethings and a tween? Are you planning on seeing Zombieland this weekend, or something else? Lots of good stuff coming out on Friday. Leave your comments below!
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