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Weekly Ketchup: Lara Croft, He-Man returning to theaters

by Greg Dean Schmitz | January 30, 2009

Summary

This week, after spending some time in Utah hitting the slopes and pretending to care about independent filmmaking, Hollywood got right back in the groove, doing what they do best: greenlighting prequels, sequels, remakes and reboots. Of this week's top 10 stories, only three movies don't fit into one of those categories. Back to Article

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 06:52 PM

Bad hair piece Bad acting *****ty effects= Ghost Rider 2

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 07:17 PM

"Ghost Rider" was so bad, it was good. Bad acting, bad dialouge, horrible visual effects, and stupid action. And I laughed out loud through out most of it.

Oh goodie, a "Tomb Raider", "A-Team", and "He-Man" movies. This just peachy.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 07:18 PM

This *is* just peachy.

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James T. writes:
on Jan 30 2009 07:49 PM

I'm rather pissed off that they think they can pull off an adaption of "The A-Team" without staying consistent with the legendary TV series. It was excellent, campy fun, with awesome actors just hamming it up every week. The humor was good, the cast had chemistry, and it was just plain fun. I'm afraid all the wrong people are involved in this film; "The A-Team" needs someone who has a serious understanding of camp.

Lara Croft... well, I'm not sure it needs a reboot. I'm not sure it needs a movie. You give me a solid story, though, with a high concept, it may be worth a $9.00 ticket.

He-Man... nothing to say for that. I know the original film was crap, but I never watched any of the material. Moving on.

Ghost Rider 2... I'm going to venture a "No", just based on my ideals and taste. I never saw the original, but I'm guessing it was no masterpiece.

1066... I'm going to venture a "Yes"! It sounds like it could be excellent, as long as it strives to be as original in execution as possible.

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ARTaylor writes:
on Jan 30 2009 08:04 PM

It looks like they're doing all the wrong things with The Thing prequel. We know everything that happened. They dug up a space ship, uncovered an alien, one guy slit his wrists, a Dog-thing got away, and the whole place blew up and burned down. There's nothing new they could really do. It's just going to be an exact copy of John Carpenter's movie with Norwegians. If anything I'd rather they adapt the game into a movie. Plus I have no confidence in a director that's only done commercials. I mean, I wouldn't trust the ooVoo guy to make a Star Trek flick or the director of the Billy Mays infomercials to do a Terminator. Everyone starts somewhere but they have to build themselves up. Make small TV/indie movies where they're going to make the mistakes they certainly will. Then when they got a grip on how it goes then try to please fans.

I'm sure plenty will disagree with me, but I thought Ghost Rider was pretty decent. I didn't care for it much in theaters but I saw the director's cut on DVD and then went out and bought it. I'm looking forward to the sequel.

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Random_Jake writes:
on Jan 30 2009 08:43 PM

Once again Hollywood proves that it has no worthy or original ideas.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Jan 30 2009 08:44 PM

What a strange combination for the A-Team movie. Ridley Scott, Joe Carnahan, and Skip "Couldn't Write A Good Script To Save His Life" Woods? Scott is great, and Carnahan at least has Narc under his belt, but why is this bag of douche writing the movie. After Hitman, you would think people would pay him to stay away from a keyboard. It almost makes me anxious to see the cast.

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screwhead100 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 08:48 PM

why wouldnt they sign jolie on for another tomb raider.......even if it sucks at least we get to see her prance around.....now i wont even bother renting it if she wont be in it........

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utkipp1 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 09:24 PM

Dude, megan Fox is so much hotter than Jolie.

I have some interest in the A-Team and The Thing prequel, but 1066: The Battle of hastings (my title) could be really, really good.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 09:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#2292147)
I'll drink to that... the Megan Fox being hotter than Jolie. And in a crappy video game movie, being hot is all that matters. Acting, HA!

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isotonic writes:
on Jan 30 2009 09:51 PM

"pretending to care about independent filmmaking"... "imagine all that, but with maybe cyborgs or zombies or something".

lol great stuff!

It just occurred to me that He-Man ("By the Power of Grayskull!") is really just a big rip-off of Shazam!/Captain Marvel.

Megan Fox is younger - I guess that equals hotter.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 10:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#2292302)
LOL I disagree. I would totally choose Jolie over Fox. The fact that Jolie is older even turns me on (sorry to those be disgusted), I mean I am younger and the idea of getting with an older woman is awesome. Also whats the big deal with Megan Fox, she is only big because she is hot. Like she has been in Transformers, thats it. Do we even know she is a good actor, she just had to play hot in Transformers which comes easy to her. I would totally choose Jolie, she is a classic beauty babe.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 10:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#2292302)
Also I think Rose Byrne would be an awesome Lara Croft, she is hot and can act!

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Mike_Nelson82 writes:
on Jan 30 2009 11:13 PM

They should just combine all these stories into one movie. I would love to see Samson on the A-team. Maybe the A-Team could fight Ghost Rider, and destroy the pain that he is.

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Trufire writes:
on Jan 30 2009 11:25 PM

A Tomb Raider sequel holds promise. I could see it doing well with the right type of script and acting.

He-Man....Oh man what to say. The toys were all well and good and heck, even a kids show in the 80's is alright! But if you are going to try to make it into a serious flick, you simple can't have the name "He-Man" and be taken seriously. The first movie was complete fodder for Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and it pains me to see that it never got the riff it deserved! (Mike, if you read this, PLEASE riff it so that I may get it on rifftrax.com!) Nuff said about that movie that will be laughable at best.

A Ghost Rider 2? Eh. I don't think it could get any worse than the first one (which while by no means good) wasn't terrible. I enjoyed it for the time that I watched it but I wouldn't buy it. Just another popcorn flick to pass the time. I'd see it, but only if I can for free. :)

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greg_dean_schmitz writes:
on Jan 31 2009 01:07 AM

In reply to this comment (#2292302)
Ah, yes, and Warner Bros is also the studio that recently shuttled off the Shazam/Captain Marvel movie project. I was actually thinking of mentioning that in my piece, but... I forgot. : )

Glad you enjoy my zingers !

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Kai Sacco---panicatthekai writes:
on Jan 31 2009 06:01 AM

Rebooting 'Tomb Raider', which isn't even 7 years old yet, is a bad idea.

If they are actually going to do it, I suggest casting Kate Beckinsale as Lara Croft.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 31 2009 06:53 AM

You guys need to stop hitting the sauce, man. There's one perfect casting choice for Lara Croft and that is Rhona Mitra. Nuff said.

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collex writes:
on Jan 31 2009 08:30 AM

I don't know who I want for Lara Croft, but I know who I DON'T want: Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Both are not that hot. And Lara Croft is the ultimate male fantasy. So get me somebody really really hot, dammit! (Megan Fox? Sure, she is sexy, for the first 15 minutes. After that? Another plain face with a hot body)

For Tintin, I higly doubt Red Rackam's Treasure will be the next movie. I think instead that the first movie will be the Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackam Treasure story arc (I don't think you have enough for 90-120 minute movie in Secret of the Unicorn alone). Peter Jackson's movie? I'm betting the Aztec storyline (don,t know the books' names n English, sorry) or even the "Island" one, with the big gorilla. Or maybe one with Rastapopoulos (Tintin arch-nemesis, voiced by Robert DeNiro please!!!)

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Whipwrek writes:
on Jan 31 2009 08:55 AM

Megan Fox is sex on legs. Dude, seriously?

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-apocolyptic- writes:
on Jan 31 2009 09:17 AM

In reply to this comment (#2292585)
Yeah I agree. She was the most recognizable Lara Croft model, maybe not the first but the one I remember best.
She would be almost perfect for it.
Kate Beckinsale probably be my second choice.
I have a third but don't remember who it is.
But they better make it alot closer to the game than they have.
Maybe use one of the plots from the game(just not Angel of Darkness), and all could be good.

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KingSigy writes:
on Jan 31 2009 11:28 AM

Tomb Raider? Really? The game's couldn't even get a reboot right after 2, why would a rebooted movie do better?

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jihad writes:
on Jan 31 2009 02:49 PM

an a-team movie is only worth doin if mr t reprises his role.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 31 2009 05:04 PM

In reply to this comment (#2292324)
Well Jolie is still hot. I just prefer Megan Fox. I still think older women are a little sexier. I find Helen Miren and Karen Allen hot... I need help.

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MizzleBrizzle writes:
on Jan 31 2009 05:07 PM

Lol @ adolescent dweebs who couldn't get Fiona the green troll to look at them twice saying that Megan Fox or Angelina Jolie aren't hot. Hey, I used to touch myself to 99 cent movies from the horror aisle back when, so I understand the mindset by which you only value movies based on their potential as softcore porn, but you have no grounds to say these women are unattractive. Feel free to state your opinions, who you find attractive, but don't try to demean these people by saying *they* are not 'hot'.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Jan 31 2009 08:33 PM

Megan Fox may be a really weak actress, but she's way hotter than Jolie. Check out her pics on Maxim and see who should be Lara Croft next time. And MizzleBrizzle, you should DEFINITELY come to my garage sale this summer. However, you'll have to buy hand lotion and Saran Wrap elsewhere.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 31 2009 08:51 PM

In reply to this comment (#2293666)
LOL, ledawg! Sure Karen Allen is cute for her age but she's in her 50's! I won't even get into asking you why you think Helen Mirren is hot. Those are some pretty old birds, ledawg if you don't mind me asking what age group are you. Just so I can take into consideration if I think you are sick or just a little off.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Jan 31 2009 09:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#2294008)
LOL It dosen't matter how old I am. Either I'm thinking dirty about Megan Fox, in which case I might be too old, or I'm a young man thinking about the way too old Helen Miren and Karen Allen. When you see as many chicks as I do, you find telephone polls attractive.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 31 2009 10:13 PM

In reply to this comment (#2294045)
lol If your old and you think Megan Fox you are by no means dirty! Now if you are say under 25 and you think Helen Mirren is hot then yes you are a very dirty young man. Just say it! I won't bash u for Karren Allen because she is good looking and its ok to have a crush on her... but Helen Mirren now thats a different story.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jan 31 2009 11:43 PM

Guys go to slashfilm immediately! There is a f^cking awesome Transformers 2 ad that completely changed my thoughts on how Transformers 2 will be. It looks pretty awesome, and bigger and better the first. I just hope they have a better story this time. There is also a Star Trek ad which still makes me think its going to be awesome. Sounds like a good story and looks like a **** load of fun, so it will probably be a more memorable movie this summer. Also there is a GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra ad. It looks insanely over the top with cheesy dialogue... AND I LIKE IT! It looks fun and not terrible like I expected. I love world domination story lines, and in the ad the frickking bad guy has an underground layer! How cool is that! Plus there is going to be an under water battle! It looks fun, and right now I am not going to say its definitely going to be good like Star Trek but I will say it gets my hopes up more. Sienna Miller looks HOT!
Sienna Miller: Rise of My Cobra!

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shane f. writes:
on Feb 01 2009 01:31 AM

Oh Mr Cage... I remember, a decade or so ago when you starred in really decent films... ah the old days...

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Matanuki writes:
on Feb 01 2009 05:22 AM

In reply to this comment (#2294255)
HOLY SH.IT! Ok ok. Geek moment over. So I watched both ads. I've gotta say, G.I. Joe is looking a million times better than I thought it would. So does Transformers. One thing I noticed about the dude that jumps through the building, front rolls, then transforms into a sports car; I think that might be... (wait for it)... Wheeljack. Take a close look, freeze frame. It's something about his face.

Oh, and fu.ck McG. lol. Michael Bay just b1tch slapped him.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 05:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#2294111)
Okay, I'm a dirty young man. But Helen Miren's got class, and class is sexy.

Anyway, as far as "Star Trek" and "Transformers 2" go, you say I hope they have a better story this time. And I still have no idea why anyone would expect a good plot from a movie adapted from a comic book, adapted from a animated series, based on action figures. I had a lot of fun with the first, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I found Shia LeBeouf's character likable and a lot more relatable than the evil summer dork *cough Peter Parker cough*. I plan on seeing th second hopefully it's opening night.
And "Star Trek" looks good, I'm a huge fan of the "Star Trek" franshice in general. I've even seen that elusive animated series. (Yes, there was a cartoon show.) I doubt the new film will be as good as "Wrath of Khan" or "First Contact", but it dosen't have to be. I say it should be about as good as "Search for Spock", and I'd be satisfied. I doubt this summer will be as good as 2008's, but it should be better than 2007's.

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Scorpio82 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 08:51 AM

The first Tintin movie WILL be both "Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure" combined into one. It was one of the few two-parters that Herge wrote.

Herge actually wrote two other two-part stories: "Seven Crystal Balls/Prisoners of the Sun" and "Destination: Moon/Explorers on the Moon." That first one (PotS) is most likely to be Peter Jackson's project. The moon story arc is likely to be a third, but I don't know if the story in that one would work for a movie. It's very dated and inaccurate, considering that it was written before man actually landed on the moon.

Personally, I think they'd be better off fleshing out one of the other shorter stories for the third movie like "The Crab with the Golden Claws" or "Tintin in Tibet."

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 11:30 AM

In reply to this comment (#2294482)
I found Shia really relatable in the first 2 hours, then I didn't find him relatable at all in the last 30 minutes when he becomes an action hero. Also that I probably wont have a problem with in the sequel because we already know he is an action hero. I also wont have a problem with Megan Fox playing a high school junior, that made me puzzled during Transformers. Also there is great mythology to comic books and hell even animated series, so I think its easy to have a good story. I like the story of the new Star Trek but I just hope it doesn't get dumbed down with all the explosions, but I dont think JJ will allow that to happen. For Transformers 2 I like the ad a lot actually and it looks bigger and better to Transformers. I like the plot, it sounds like a cool story. GI Joe, yes I expect to be incredibly dumb but fun like the first Transformers. Yeah I don't think this summer will be as good as '08 because that had movies with brains and there were so many memorable movies- TDK, WALL-e, HB II, Tropic Thunder, Iron Man. '07 sucked- Die Hard 4= ok but disappointing, S3= we all know how it turned out, Pirates 3= not good. Superbad was the only really good movie of summer of '07 also Sunshine and Rescue Dawn but nobody saw those that summer. Wolverine looks ok, Star Trek looks good, T4 I think will be pretty good if McG actually knows what he is doing, Up will be great, Transformers 2 I think will be better then the first, Public Enemies will be great, GI JOE will be dumb fun at the most. So there may be a few really good movies but I doubt it, I think Up and Public Enemies are the real shoe ins to be great. Man I just went on a long rant.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 05:00 PM

Oh and Inglorious Basterds will be awesome and I am sure Harry Potter will be good. So I actually think this summer is going to awesome!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 05:07 PM

In reply to this comment (#2295048)
Well, "Ratatouille" came in 2007. And I liked "Pirates 3" to be honest, I hated "Spider-Man 3", I don't think I've had such feelings of hatred since "Batman & Robin". I have no idea why I bothered to watch the undeniabley horrible "Evan Almighty". For the most part yeah, 2007 sucked. The only bad special effect in "Transformers" is that Megan Fox is allegedly a High School Student. Instead she looks like a stripper. But I liked "Ratatouille", "Pirates 3", and "Transformers", so it wasn't a total waste.

I don't know about "Public Enemies", I'll have to look into that. I'm a little worried that "Star Trek" will be too much of a CW misubderstood teens type thing, but maybe the advertisement's are misleading. I'd see "X-Men Orgins: Wolerine", "Transformers 2", "Star Trek", "Up", "Terminator Slavation", "Harry Potter 6", and "Bruno". It can easily be better than 2007.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 05:56 PM

In reply to this comment (#2295748)
Yeah Ratatouille was awesome but I thought Pirates 3 made no sense. Public Enemies is the Michael Mann movie about John Dillinger and its with Johhny Depp & Christian Bale. So I actually think this Summer is going to be as good, I think there will be one or two actual great movies this summer plus some fun ones. Also I still cant decide whether Harold Raimis's Year One and Land of the Lost, I am just not sure yet. I just love how much sci fi there is next summer- Star Trek, T4, Transformers, and you can call GI Joe sci fi I think.

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greg_dean_schmitz writes:
on Feb 01 2009 07:08 PM

About the G.I. Joe commercial... anyone else notice that it plays like a live action remake of the first five minutes of "Team America: World Police" ? : )

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Feb 01 2009 08:29 PM

In reply to this comment (#2295846)
I'm sold on "Public Enemies". Just forget "Land of the Lost", JUST forget it. It never happened, it never will.I think Harold Ramis has been out of the game too long, but it might be okay.

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jacog writes:
on Feb 01 2009 10:11 PM

In reply to this comment (#2293671)
Hey, Fiona the green troll is hot... respect the squishy curvage! :)

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John C. writes:
on Feb 01 2009 11:06 PM

I Just Read The Hilary Duff In A Bonnie And Clyde Remake Post, And I Gotta Say...What The F**k? Who in hollywood is making these decisions? why all the friggin remakes? hilary duff has no acting ability or credentials other that Lizzie Maguire thing. I hope it back fires and the people who went with the decision burn for it. I Just Bet It'll Find An Audience Though, People Who Watch Crap Like That Then Tell You It Was Great, Are The Kinda People Who Liked The Pacifier Or Mad Money Or Battlefield Earth. They Are Not Movie People, They Are The Bored Atomic Family, Or Little Teenage Dirtbags.
I Also Gotta Say Something About What A Crappy Job Stephan Sommers Has Done With G.I. Joe. I Didn't Expect Much From A Gi Joe Movie To Begin With, But I Was Hoping It Might Surprise, Look At Transformers. However, From What I've Been Reading About It and From What I've Seen In The Teaser Trailer, I'm Very Let Down. Why did They Give A Movie Like That To Stephan Sommers? Haven't They Seen Any Of His Movie's? And Did Anyone Check Out That Picture Of Cobra Commander? When Did He Ever Have A Monacle? And When Was He Ever Referred To As The Doctor? I Know Someone Who Was...Wasn't He Called Dr. Mindbender? Why On Earth Would They Make A Change Like That? Did They Think No One Above 4years Old Ever Watched The Damn Cartoon Or Read The Comics? To Someone Like Me, A Movie Like Transformers And GI Joe, Meant Alot, I Dug Those Characters As A Kid. And To See Someone Like Stephan Sommers Turn It Into A Joke, Well...Nothing Can Be Done About That Now. You Guy's Read That comment He Made About How Wanted It To Be Like The Old James Bond Movies? That Was So Cheap Of Him To Try And Bring Peoples Expectations Down After He Seen what A Stale Movie He Made.

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Timothy M. writes:
on Feb 02 2009 06:24 PM

Megan Fox as tomb raider would be so freaking awesome!!

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