By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
Reeler Pinch Hitter: Josh Horowitz, BetterThanFudge.com
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Howdy, gang. Josh Horowitz of BetterThanFudge.com (bookmark it–it’ll make you feel gooood) here with a little contribution as The Reeler does whatever it is he does when not chained to a computer and giggling to himself with glee over the latest selections at BAM. Oh, come on–I kid because I love. And I write to fill space. So here we go…
Lessons Learned from a Summer at the Movies
–All I really need out of a summer blockbuster is Felicity to get her brain fried.
–Having seen Art School Confidential, maybe it’s not the worst thing that Bad Santa was cut without Terry Zwigoff?
–Some movies are about how much the human spirit can endure and some, like Keeping Up with the Steins, actually test how much the human spirit can endure.
–Movies about global warming don’t need scenes of Jake Gyllenhaal being chased by wolves after all.
–Some lines (“I’m the Juggernaut, bitch”) really do read better on paper.
–Making Doc Hollywood into a Pixar film is a waste of a lot of talented people’s time.
—A Prairie Home Companion was pretty good. Does Francis Ford Coppola need a new heart too?
—The Lake House is gonna make a wicked Saturday afternoon TNT combo with Sweet November one day.
–Watching Adam Sandler sob uncontrollably in old age make-up is as uncomfortable for me to watch as it surely was for him to film.
–Do you frigging remember Nuclear Man? You all were way too hard on Superman Returns. For shame…
–I will take Cutthroat Island over that bore of a Pirates sequel any day of the week.
–Woody Harrelson might want to consider having his performance animated over every time from here on out.
–Night, I love ya, but no matter how many times you cite it as an influence, Lady in the Water ain’t E.T. It’s more like Batteries Not Included.
—My Super Ex-Girlfriend has more funny in it than you’ve been led to believe.
–“Sugar Tits” Gibson may hate the Jews, but I still love Conspiracy Theory. That’s how big a guy I am.
–Rex Reed just isn’t the limber man we all thought he was.