Posts Tagged ‘Movies’
J.D. Salinger Was Captain America’s Dad
J.D. Salinger’s other legacy is giving birth to Matt Salinger, who played Captain America in a crappy Captain America movie
That’s right. J.D. Salinger was Captain America’s dad.
Sort of.
If you’ve never seen the unreleased ‘Captain America’, it’s worth a peek. Especially since you can just watch it for free via Hulu, rather than searching for it at your local video store, which is what I did many years ago.
Actually, you can watch Matt Salinger as Captain America right here. Ain’t technology grand?
J.D. Salinger And Captain America: Where ‘Catcher In The Rye’ Meets Comics [MTV Splash Page]
‘Defendor’ Movie Looks Like Good Dopey Fun [Movies]
I’m a big Woody Harrelson fan and it looks like the new movie ‘Defendor’ is putting him to good use. Here’s the trailer:
The truth is, I’ll give anything with a superhero theme a chance. I’m one of the six people who paid to see ‘Mystery Men’ in theaters. Unlike that flick, ‘Defendor’ actually looks like it could be funny.
‘Defendor’ trailer: Some of our favorite snarky stars, bad spelling, good fun | EW.com
The A-Team Trailer
So. Um. They made a movie based on the The A-Team. The TV show. Here’s the trailer:
Liam Neeson is a good enough actor to sort of overcome the fact that this is completely ridiculous. But — and I know that I am risking the wrath of the new ‘B.A.’ Baracus by saying this — Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is no Mr. T.
I’m not going to say “raping my childhood” because I agree with Amelie Gillette of The A.V. Club (aka The Hater) — it’s a stupid thing to say. We’re talking about a fucking TV show that, if there had been more than three channels back then, might have received the same lack of viewers as “Pepper Dennis.” (OK, that’s an exaggeration. But you know what I mean.)
Although a lot of what he did was grunt and growl, Mr. T was a huge part of popular culture back in the day. (In fact, this was before it was called “popular culture,” a phrase that I think both elevates and diminishes. But that’s another topic.)
Remember the Silver Spoons episode “Me and Mr. T“? I do. Here’s a minisode version from YouTube:
I’m all for saving time, but the minisode skips my favorite line, where Mr. T says his name (link goes to Hulu) and causes the teacher to have a nervous breakdown. “First name… is MISTER. Middle name… is that PERIOD. Last name… is T.”
I know. Whatever. I might even see the movie. But why not come up with, say, a new idea?
The A-Team Trailer – Trailer Addict
Movies I Saw When I Was A Kid – The Blues Brothers
I’m not sure if I would let my kids see this movie yet. But I saw it. And I turned out OK.
Here’s the trailer for the classic John Belushi / Dan Aykroyd film “The Blues Brothers.”
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjGfnsjdJec]
Jane Fonda in Barbarella
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. They wouldn’t get away with it. Which is too bad. Because Jane looked hot in “Barbarella“.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsPkQt2H4YQ]
More Barb stuff after the jump.
Jaws Meets Superman
Musically at least.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-lKsA91R4 285 247]
Zachary Quinto Can’t Do Spock Fingers
Quinto is a great Spock. But what’s up with this? Read more »
