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And
now, two months after the first installment, its 1999
FALL PREVIEW : Part 2
Since most people know pretty much all about the movies
being released in the next two months, I’ve decided
to use a different format than the first 1999 FALL
PREVIEW.
 Here are the top 10
films that I am most looking forward to:
10. Galaxy
Quest
 Release Date: December
25th
Names: Tim Allen,
Sigourney Weaver
Five Word Synopses: Allen
and Weaver spoof Star Trek
Well, it’s got an awesome high concept: Allen and
Weaver play actors on a Star Trek-like TV series who are
recruited by Aliens, who think they are actually members
of the Galaxy Quest, to fight an intergalactic battle.
It’s also got a hilarious website and an impressive
trailer. Hopefully it’s not too juvenile.
9. Next
Friday
Release Date: December
25th
Names: Ice Cube, You got
knocked the F#*% Out!
Five Word Synopses:
Sequel to 1995’s hilarious Friday
If you like to laugh you’ll like the original
Friday, a very funny urban comedy from star/director Ice
Cube. It’s about how he and his friend Smokey (Chris
Tucker) spend a lazy day in South Central. When I learned
that the highlight of the original, Tucker, wasn’t
returning I pretty much figured Next Friday a loss. That
is until I saw the trailer. This one looks to capture the
hilarity and sweetness of the first film. I’ll keep
my fingers crossed.
8. Magnolia
Release Date: December
14th
Names: P.T. Anderson,
Boogie Night character actors, Tom Cruise
Five Word Synopses:
PT’s Boogie Nights follow up
Boogie Nights was one of the best movies of 97, IMHO. So
I’m interested in seeing how the director will
follow up such a masterpiece. I know next to nothing
about this ensemble drama. But what an ensemble! The cast
ranges from Tom Cruise to Julianne Moore to William H
Macy. I’ll try to get more info on this intriguing,
mysterious film.
7. Deuce
Bigalo: Male Gigolo
Release Date: December
10th
Names: Rob Shneider,
Happy Madison Productions
Five Word Synopses:
Sandler produces Shneider as gigolo
One thing lacking from Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy and
especially Big Daddy was the frat-boy level humor
displayed in Billy Madison, the first and best of
Sandler’s big films. That same level of comic
stupidity looks to be found in this Rob Shneider vehicle,
produced by Opera Man himself. Schneider has never had a
solo vehicle before, but he can be pretty funny with a
decent script and the trailer packs more laughs than all
of Big Daddy. The entire concept is worth a nice belly
laugh: Shneider plays a pond cleaner, who accidentally
becomes a Gigolo who is only employed by handicapped
women. It’s sure to offend some, but I for one just
hope its funny.
6. The
Green Mile
Release Date: December
10th
Names: Tom Hanks, Steven
King, Director of Shawshank redemption
Five Word Synopses: Can
he win another Oscar?
Almost anything with Tom Hanks is worth a look. Same goes
with any dramatic works by Steven King. And it goes
without saying talent is involved when the director also
made The Shawshank Redemption, a film which many agree
one of the best of the decade. Hanks plays a prison guard
who goes through an epiphany after a prisoner changes his
life. Trailer didn’t look too impressive, but
I’m positive the film will be fan-freaking-tastic!
And now the top 5… Since you have almost definitely
heard of all these films, less info was required.
5. Man
on the Moon
Release Date: December
22nd
Names: Jim Carrey, and
director Milos Forman
Five Word Synopses:
Carrey does Kaufman in Biopic
Word on this is mixed, but mostly very positive. Kaufman
was quite a character and it looks like Jim will deliver
one helluva performance.
4. End
of Days
Release Date: November
24th
Names: Arnold
Swartzenegger, Lucifer
Five Word Synopses: The
Terminator vs. Satan himself
Arnie’s back! And while he may be getting long in
the tooth, he’s still damn cool. It has to be better
than his last movie.
3. The
World is Not Enough
Release Date: November
17th
Names: Bond, James Bond
Five Word Synopses:
Bond’s back and looking great!
I was not a big fan of Tomorrow Never Dies, but this
installment looks to offer all the goods. Word is, not
even Denise Richards’ horrible acting could sink the
flick.
2. Sleepy
Hollow
Release Date- November
17th
Names: Depp and Ricci,
Director Tim Burton
Five Word Synopses:
Gothic legend as FX extravaganza.
Reminds me of The Matrix in the way that the trailer
practically guarantees a good time. I’m a fan of all
of Burton’s films, so I am very very psyched. Might
be a masterpiece.
1. Toy
Story 2
Release Date: November
24th
Names: Woody, Buzz, Pixar
Studios
Five Word Synopses:
Sequel to greatest CGI movie.
The original is definitely on my top 10 list of all time
so the promise to see some of the greatest character to
come to the silver screen again is very exciting.
Those
are the movies I consider worth talking about. But
I’m sure movies like Stuart Little, Bicentennial
Man, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Any Given Sunday will be
brought up as their release dates grow nearer.
I
don’t think I’ve just about had enough FALL
PREVIEW fun for this year. And now on with the rest of
the Article.
Being A Masterpiece
The
word on Being John Malkovich is 100% correct. It is
absolutely, unquestionably brilliant. While I admit it
did de-rail near the end, and it was a tad too
depressing, it still is an amazingly original film that
deserves to be a huge hit. Everyone should see this
movie! So even though you have been very busy with the
amazing fall movie season we’ve been having, you
still should take a gander at what Director Spike Jonze
has to offer.
Put
it Out
Light
it Up is the worst kind of bad movie: the not entirely
bad movie. It’s competent, but it’s so
unbelievably predictable. And nothing is more frustrating
than competent bad movies. There is nothing at all new or
interesting in this hour and forty minutes of pure
tedium. It’s not worth seeing, or even renting.
It’s the kind of movie that’s just fine to
watch on late night TV but you wouldn’t want to pay
money for it. It’s dull, trite and uninspired.
We’ve seen the inner-city youth story before,
we’ve seen the hostage story before, and we’ve
seen the school under siege story before. It’s ALL
been done. Just don’t bother with Light It Up.
Dogma Rocks
Dogma
has just about everything anybody would want from a
Comedy/Adventure/Fantasy: insight, wit, effects, great
characters, amazing writing, a giant shit monster, a
half-naked Salma Hayek, religion, George Carlin, Janeane
Garofalo, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Linda Fiorentino,
Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Alan Rickman, Jay, Silent Bob, and
the funniest title card sequence since Monty Python and
the Holy Grail. I’m not a very religious person, but
honestly, Dogma made me think about my faith. I think
writer/director Kevin Smith is really on to something
with some of the ideas presented in Dogma. Smith is an
enormous talent, and the logo of his View Askew company
is a mark of quality. Part of me feels that this is his
best work yet. It will definitely be his most financially
successful film (I saw it opening day in a sold out
theater). It’s a great movie and the more familiar
you are with his other films (Clerks, Mallrats and
Chasing Amy) the more you will get out of Dogma. But
first time View Askiewers will find much to like here as
long as they are not easily offended. Devout Catholics
would do well to beware, but it’s an awesome picture
none the less.
Is
Garbage Enough?
I
really like the new
007 theme
song The World Is Not Enough by Garbage. I don’t think
it’s as good as Bond classics like Live and Let Die,
or Goldfinger, but it’s a very cool song. It’s
lightyears ahead of Sheryl Crow’s Tomorrow Never
Dies or Tina Turner’s Goldeneye. I’m a big
Garbage fan and I’m ecstatic that they were tapped
to sing the song. The band seems like a perfect fit into
the Bond universe. However there are some singers/groups
out there that would be perfect for a Bond theme song.
Ever heard of Portishead? They would be fantastic for a
Bond song. Just listen the their hit Sour Times for
proof. Fiona Apple could use her sultry voice to good
measure in a 007 song, don’t ya think? And what
about Blur, who could turn in an awesome James Bond song!
Let’s hope one of them are tapped for the next 007
flick.
What do you think of the movies talked about in this
issue? Who do you think would do a great 007 theme song? Email me
with your comments, queries, or complaints.
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