The black void that is the January film season only gets worse this week with the release of the vampire/werewolf flick “Underworld: Evolution,” the sequel to the stlyish genre film from a few years ago. Too bad director Len Wiseman didn’t just take the money and run, because “Evolution” is a disgrace to the original. Also in theaters this week is the Golden Globe-winning drama “Transamerica” and the Albert Brooks comedy “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World.” It doesn’t look like the Brothers Weinstein are suffering any from their parting with Disney. The awards just keep rolling in for those guys, don’t they?
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Actually, in this case, I’m half-tempted to sell the set I already own and buy this bad boy, which includes FOURTEEN DVDs. You’re looking at all 5 original “Apes” movies, the Tim Burton remake from a few years ago, the fourteen episodes of the “Planet of the Apes” TV series, and – for the first time ever on DVD – all thirteen episodes of the Saturday morning cartoon, “Return to the Planet of the Apes.” Hell, I never even SAW the cartoon!
Plus…it comes packaged like this:
Of course, even as a pre-order through Amazon, it’s still gonna be $125.99, so I’d have to take out a small loan to be able to afford it…and since I can’t conceive of anyone else in the country willing to sit through a marathon (though I do know a fellow in Saskatchewan who wouldn’t require much arm-twisting), it may never make it into my collection. Dammit.
It may still be too late to save the dying box office, but it didn’t appear in its usual beat-up form after this past weekend. Strong performances by weekend openers “Chicken Little” and “Jarhead” brought in $68 million domestically, while “Saw 2,” the little sequel that could, continues to rack up a formidable box office take. To date, the horror sequel has made $60 million in just ten days, while the budget was a mere $4 million. Is cheap filmmaking the secret to reviving the box office, or is “Saw 2” just another case of being in the right place at the right time?
In what’s been an already disappointing year for the movie industry, the Holiday season will have a lot of catching up to do to turn this box office train wreck around. That being said, it looks like it may just get a helping hand in the first week of November with the release of the Gulf War drama “Jarhead” and the Disney animated film “Chicken Little.” Both movies should prove to do very well amongst their respective audiences, with positive reviews pouring in every day, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see “Saw 2” in the number one spot again after all of the positive buzz it’s received.
Bullz-Eye.com recently ran its list of movie history’s Best & Worst Sequels. Some of the favorites included “Rocky III,” “Toy Story II,” “Batman Begins,” “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” and “The Godfather: Part II.” Meanwhile, train wrecks like “Jaws: The Revenge,” “Blues Brothers 2000,” “Caddyshack II” and “Speed 2: Cruise Control” made the worst list.
I want to know how “Christmas Vacation,” “The Matrix Reloaded” and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” were merely listed in the “Also Receiving Votes” section.
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