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The Sh– To Just Sh–ty… Films Series That (Thankfully) Stopped At Two

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Should have opted for "Airplane Again Too!"

With The Hangover 2 soon being downloaded on your home computer arriving at your local cinema, I started thinking about other films that have only had one sequel.

Blame it on public desire; blame it on the cast a crew’s fondness for one another; blame it on studio greed; Blame It on Rio.  When certain movies do so surprisingly well sequels are an inevitability.  But most times, two is one too many.

Let’s take a look at films from the 80’s (and late 70’s and early 90’s) where sequelling stopped at two.  These got out of the game while the getting was still good, probably because the sequels were… not that good:

  • Airplane! / Airplane II: The Sequel
  • American Graffiti / More American Graffiti
  • An American Werewolf in London / An American Werewolf in Paris
  • Arthur / Arthur 2: On the Rocks
  • Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure / Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
  • The Blue Lagoon / Return to the Blue Lagoon
  • Breakin’ / Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo
  • Caddyshack / Caddyshack II
  • Cocoon / Cocoon: The Return
  • Creepshow / Creepshow 2
  • Fletch / Fletch Lives
  • The Fly / The Fly II
  • 48 Hours / Another 48 Hours
  • Fright Night / Fright Night Part II
  • F/X / F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion
  • Grease / Grease 2
  • Gremlins / Gremlins 2: The New Batch
  • Ghostbusters / Ghostbusters 2
  • Mannequin / Mannequin 2: On the Move
  • Romancing the Stone / Jewel of the Nile
  • Saturday Night Fever / Staying Alive
  • Saturday the 14th / Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
  • Short Circuit / Short Circuit 2
  • Stakeout / Another Stakeout
  • The Sting / The Sting II
  • Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too
  • Three Men and a Baby / Three Men and a Little Lady
  • Weekend at Bernie’s / Weekend at Bernie’s II
  • Wayne’s World / Wayne’s World 2
  • Young Guns / Young Guns 2
  • Zapped! / Zapped Again!

Beyond that time period, it doesn’t seem there were a lot of other movies that stopped at two movies.  Or were there?

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Drunken Recollection… Wait, That Was Her? And What’s Her Deal?

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I’ve mentioned it before – I love IFC’s Portlandia.  It’s finished its six-episode run, and will be back some time next year, but one night while drinking, I learned something about one of its guest stars, Aimee Mann.  Here’s a sample of her appearance:

I thought I never heard of her, since I never saw Magnolia or heard her song from it:

But as I said, I thought I never heard of her…

I had no idea the lead singer from ‘Til Tuesday was the same person in Portlandia!

Also, another drunken night, I watched Letterman or Fallon and this performer came on:

Soooo…

I had no idea the lead singer from ‘Til Tuesday was the same person in Portlandia!

Happy Re-Find… Batman & Robin Shortened To The “Best” Parts

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I saw this film once before, long ago, and ever since, I’ve been trying to forget it.

I saw this video a while back, and it trudged up all kinds of awful memories, so I repressed it.

I’ve been in therapy for a bit now, and my doctor told me it was a good idea t o face down my demons and share.  Enjoy the hurt:

JusWondering… Why Cast So Many Lookalikes In The Lincoln Lawyer? (Say That Three Times Fast)

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There’s a new flick riding into town next week entitled The Lincoln Lawyer:

I didn't get the name 'til seeing the poster. Thanks, Poster.

It’s based on a book (Hey Poster, now that we’re buddies, you got my back on this one, right?  Cool…), and if I learned anything in all my years as a writer is you need to make your characters’ names unique.  They need to stand apart from each other.

(SIDENOTE: Yes, I am an as-yet-unpublished writer, aside from this blog.  The reason I’m not published isn’t because I haven’t finishing anything I’m completely happy with yet…  It’s because I have authoritis.

*bows head* *tips hat*

Pardon the interpuntion.)

For example, use names like Mickey, Ted, and Louis.  As a reader, these names can’t be quickly mixed up.

(SIDENOTE: How pretentious is Author! Michael Connelly for naming his main character Mickey?  That’d be like George Lucas naming his main character George Skywalker instead of — oh…)

So it’s left me wondering why in the backseat of a Lincoln would the film’s producers cast three (sandy) blonde-haired, blue-eyed guys that look very similar in the same movie? You get not only Matther McConaughey as Mickey, but Josh Lucas as Ted, and Ryan Phillippe as Louis:

Three Peas in Courtroom Thriller

The only actor missing is this guy:

He's been voted, "Most Likely to Have You Naked by the End of a Song."

Because The Lincoln Lawyer already has this guy:

Nope. Doesn't count. He has green eyes.

In My Brain While Sleeping… Worse. Interview. Ever.

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Immediately after waking up from this dream, I knew I had to make the video using Xtranormal.  You’ve probably seen videos from that sight, used in Geico ads.

Anygekko, I knew it wasn’t that entertaining on its own (that was kind of the point of the weirdness), and in text form, it would be xtraboring.  Enjoy Terrible Radio Interview with Sean Penn:

God bless the musical fruit…

Awful Battle… Fairy Tale Updates

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I don’t know if these movies have been released yet or not because I didn’t care to double-check (although the preview for one hints that it was supposed to come out last summer), but it’s an Awful Battle of fairy tale proportions…

Red Riding Hood and Beastly are obvious updates of their respective stories (if you can’t garner the source from their titles, you’ll have to bear through their previews):

(SIDENOTE: Unlike Twilight, which these films are for some reason aspire to be like, I would probably watch either of them if nothing else was available.  Mostly because I’ve seen Beastly star Vanessa Hudgens nude, and Red Riding Hood star Amanda Seyfried have sex with Julianne Moore and make out with Megan Fox.  Mjusayin’…)

(ANOTHER SIDENOTE: Doesn’t Mary-Kate Olsen look a lot like Ke$ha in her preview?)

We R Who We R

Coinkydink Or Coinkydonk? Traffic Light Vs. Perfect Couples

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Hey, gather ’round and let me tell you about a mid-season replacement…

Get this.. there are three guys… and they all went to college together… you see, that explains how they became friends… and then they all have significant others to varying degrees… begin ensuing hilarity!

That pretty much sums up the basics of two new shows – NBC’s Perfect Couples and Fox’s Traffic Light.

Light Couples and Perfect Traffic would be awesome.

But the Coinkydinks or Coinkydonks don’t end there…

  • Both feature cast-offs from other sitcoms

Well, this isn’t an uncommon thing, especially in the world of sitcom manufacturing.  There’s a lot of a throw it at the wall and see if breaks through mentality that goes into producing hits.  So let me clarify…

  • Both feature cast-offs from other sitcoms that I like

On Perfect Couples, we get Mary Elizabeth Ellis (Amy/The Waitress) from FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
On Traffic Light, you get both David Denman (Mike/Roy) and Nelson Franklin (Adam/Nick the IT Guy) from NBC’s The Office.

BONUS COINKYDINK OR COINKYDONK!
NBC and Fox/FX swapped Actors!

  • Both derive humor from the statuses of each relationship

Well, come to think of it, that might be a bit off as well.  Howzabout…

  • Both attempt humor from the statuses of each relationship

On Perfect Couples, you have the perfect couple, the regular couple, and the crazy couple.
On Traffic Light, you have the red light couple, the yellow light couple, and the green light, um, single guy.

  • Both shows have an Actor! that starred in another show called “Heist”

Sure, one was made in America and the other in Britain, but David Walton (Vance) of Perfect Couples and Kris Marshall (Ethan) of Traffic Light both happened to be in TV shows called Heist.

BONUS COINKYDINK OR COINKYDONK!
Perfect Couples’ Kyle Bornheimer and Hayes MacArthur
(Dave and Rex) were in She’s Out of My League.

  • Oh yeah… both shows have Asian hotties

Olivia Munn (formerly of G4’s Attack of the Show, concurrently of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show) and Liza Lapira (formerly of Fox’s Dollhouse) both portray the better-half of the highest level relationships.  Munn’s Leigh is in the perfect couple; Lapira’s Lisa is in the red light couple.

As Charlie Sheen might say about Olivia Munn, "Winning!" (Sorry Liza...)

BONUS COINKYDINK OR COINKYDONK!
Their characters’ names are Leigh and Lisa.
That’s pretty close…

Worth 1002 Words… Robocop Video Edition

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KID ROBBED

(SIDENOTE: Seriously, how could Peter Weller miss Kid Rock in his list of famous Detroiters?  He’s one of its staunchest supporters!  For shame, Robocop, for shame…)

The Sh– And Just Sh–ty… A Day In The Life Of The Hanks Family

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It’s safe to say that Tom Hanks is beloved.  (It’s an easier call than saying that about Grimace.)  But does that extend to his family?  Tough call.  (His wife, Rita Wilson, probably would feel some love.  She’s at least beminusloved.  And maybe son Colin Hanks has some fans…?)

After the Oscars, it was really nice to see Tom Hanks playing up his comedy skills again on the Jimmy Kimmel Live.  For the record, this is filed under The Shit:

Let it be known, Sophie Hanks is not his real daughter.  (She’s played by Actor! Nikki Hahn.)  But Rapper! Chet Haze is his real son:

Guess what this is filed under…