College Road Trip Preview

Hmmmm….. College Road Trip huh? You would think that it is another spinoff of Road Trip and EuroTrip but no. You won’t see any naked girls or sexual references in this movie about a road trip. You know why? Because it’s a Disney movie. College Road Trip stars Raven Symone, who many people will remember her from The Cosby Show, and Martin Lawrence, who most recently appeared in Wild Hogs. College Road Trip also features fellow Disney Channel star Brenda Song. College Road Trip is directed by Roger Kumble who directed Just Friends in 2005.

Raven Symone stars as Melanie Porter, who is a college bound student, and Martin Lawrence plays her overprotective cop father. Melanie plans an all girls road trip along wither her friends to go look at prospective universities. However her father insists on escorting her along with her friends to make sure that they stay on task and focus on what is important. She then sees her dream trip with her friends into a nightmare adventure with her father that is filled with loads of misfortune.

Wow… that’s all I can say. This sounds like this is going to completely bomb. Chances are only younger audiences will go see this movie. It also doesn’t sound like there is any potential in the movie, the only comedy I’ve seen from Raven and her screeching attempting to be comical in her Disney Channel show. The chance I see of this movie actually making money is if Martin Lawrence gives the performance of his life. But it’s a Disney movie so he can’t make some of the jokes that he usually does which means that he won’t be as funny as he usually is. Although the writer is the same guy who wrote Bubble Boy, which was somewhat enjoyable, earlier in his career, so that may also give this movie some hope. I may be overly critical of this movie because I’m probably a little older than the target audience. Either way there is no way I’m going to bother to watch this movie.

Mama's Boy Preview

Well now that I have to get back into the writing mood after getting back to school, I think Mama’s Boy sounds like a nice restart movie to talk about. Mama’s Boy is slated to be released on November 30, 2007. It stars Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, and Anna Faris in the upcoming comedy. It is being directed by Tim Hamilton in his first notable directorial experience and the script was written by Hank Nelken who wrote Are We Done Yet?. The lack of experience from the director and the disaster that came out of the writer’s previous script should be a red flag for anyone who wants to see this movie.

Mama’s Boy is about Jeffery Manus (Heder), a twenty nine year old who still lives with his mother (Keaton). He sees the set up with his mother as the perfect arrangement and has no plans on changing it in the near future. That is until Jan, Jeffery’s mother, meets Mert. Mert, who is a motivational speaker, then starts to invade Jeffery’s territory, something that Jeffery will not tolerate. Jeffery then enlists the help of Nora (Faris) in his war against Mert (Jeff Daniels). Nora is an aspiring song writer who has a soft spot for Jeffery. As the war between Jeffery and Mert escalates, Jeffery slowly starts to discover the adult that is inside of him.

Now many of you may immediately think of Grandma’s Boy, but you are mistaken. There is no association between Grandma’s Boy and Mama’s Boy. This really doesn’t excite me too much since it sounds like they are trying to make some money by making people think that it’ll be similar to Grandma’s Boy. The lack of experience by the director could make the scenes on film really awkward to watch. The failure of the movie that the writer was associated with also really concerns me. Are We Done Yet was on IMDb’s list of 100 worst movies for a period of time. This just doesn’t sound like it has the potential to wow audiences.

Katt Williams

Well anyone who read my previous blog, I apologize for not posting again. That was my mistake. On a positive note though, one of my favorite comedians, Katt Williams, looks to be coming out with a full length film, titled "Katt Williams American Hustle The Movie." This movie is going to be a sequel to his hit comedy stand up special "The Pimp Chronicles." This movie is going to be a bunch of clips and skits I think, at least that is what I get from the trailer. If you have never seen Katt Williams, well his comedy is based around his experiences and his point of view in life. He talks about weed, his children, things in the news, and just life lessons he has learned. The man is a comedic genius in my opinion. Anyways, without further ado, here is the trailer for the upcoming film. Please enjoy.

We Need Girlfriends

I've had this link on my list since I started writing, but I've never actually mentioned it. It's a series called We Need Girlfriends about 3 recent college graduates who've just been dumped as they begin life in the Big Apple. The series is about their trials as single men, and their desperate search for new girlfriends. It's a good 45 minutes of YouTube watching to see the whole miniseries, so I'll just post the first one in the entry, and give you the links to the rest.



There are 10 more... But they go pretty fast if you liked that one... and they get better if you didn't...

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

To be honest it might be a little bit longer than 45 minutes now that I look at it, but perhaps you've already found that out by now.

Anyways, the reason I mention it now is that I just found out from their site that the show has been bought by CBS. I'm not entirely certain, but this has to be one of the first online "YouTube series," as it's being called, to get picked up by national TV. To me, this is just another sign that even major broadcasting corporations are realizing the entertainment potential to be found in online material. I think it's a big step, and I can't wait to see WNG become a popular T.V. show.

The internet's takin over man...

Seth Rogan Signs On For Zack and Miri Make A Porno

Seth Rogan has just signed on as the lead role in the 2008 film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, according to the Weinstein Company and Dimension Films. Elizabeth Banks, who starred alongside Rogan in The 40 Year Old Virgin, will be playing opposite Rogan as Miri. The movie is now scheduled to start filming in January 2008. Zack and Miri Make a Porno’s director, Kevin Smith, said that he wrote the role of Zack specifically for Rogan.

The movie centers on Zack and Miri. Zack and Miri are two lifelong platonic friends who are deep in debt, so they decide to make a porno to make some cash quickly. To make these porno videos, they recruit their friends to help them. But as everyone starts sleeping with each other, Zack and Miri realize that their feelings for each other are a lot stronger than they initially thought.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno is the latest project between Bob and Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Smith, and producer Scott Mosier. The list of movies that these four have collaborated together includes Clerks, Clerks II, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, all of which have been very successful comedy movies. With this track record, how could I not be excited about this movie? Having Seth Rogan in the movie also helps just a little bit. Ever since Knocked Up, Seth Rogan has made every movie that he’s been in into gold. It’s really hard for me to think that this movie won’t be a hit next year.

Get Smart Preview

Another 2008 release that I see becoming a big hit is Get Smart. Get Smart has a big name cast led by Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway. Other stars include Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Walking Tall, The Game Plan), Masi Oka (Heroes), Terry Crews (White Chicks, Norbit), and David Koechner (Waiting, The Comebacks). Get Smart is an upcoming action comedy about an organization of secret agents who try to stop a plot to gain world domination.

Steve Carell stars as Maxwell Smart, who is an analyst to the head of a U.S. spy agency called Control, is thrown into action one all of the identities of Control’s agents are compromised after an attack on the headquarters by KAOS, an evil crime syndicate. Being promoted gives Smart a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream and work alongside star Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson), since there were only two agents whose identities were not revealed. However, Smart ends up being assigned to work with the beautiful but deadly Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), the only other agent whose identity wasn’t compromised. As Agent 99 and Smart get closer to finding out KAOS’ master plan, they discover that a key KAOS operative and his sidekick are planning on making money off of the organization. With only his limited training experience and a couple of spy gadgets, Maxwell Smart needs to find a way to stop KAOS and save the day.

This sounds like it’s going to be a big hit next year. Like I’ve said I’m a big fan of Steve Carell’s work, outside of Evan Almighty, and this shouldn’t be any different. It’ll be interesting to see Anne Hathaway in a comedic role for the first time since I didn’t see her in The Devil Wears Prada. Get Smart is directed by Peter Segal, who previously directed three Adam Sandler movies, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, and The Longest Yard. There has to be a reason why Adam Sandler worked with Segal multiple times, so I’m not anticipating any problems with the cinematography. Overall this should be a very good movie and well worth the money when it finally comes outs next year.

I Know What Boys Like Preview

One of the movies that I’m most excited about next year is I Know What Boys Like. It has a very promising storyline with a lineup of good actresses. I Know What Boys Like stars Anna Faris in the role of Shelley Darlington. Other cast members include singer Katherine McPhee and Rumer Willis, Bruce Willis’ daughter. The movie is being produced by Adam Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison Productions.

Shelley has lived in the Playboy mansion for the past nine years. She is one of Hef’s favorite playmates and acts like a mother to all of the other playmates. The day of her birthday, Shelley gets thrown out of the mansion for being too old in the eyes of all the other girls. Wandering around Los Angeles without a job and without the skills she needs to get a job, she eventually lands in the sorority house of Zeta Tau Zeta, the least popular sorority house on campus. The seven sisters of the sorority are probably the most socially clueless girls on the planet and they are about to lose their house. Shelley is able to get back her job as a motherly figure to a group of girls, and help them figure out who they actually are rather than who everyone wants them to be. With Shelley at their side, they are set to become one of the most popular sororities on campus.

This sound like the laughs is going to plentiful in this movie. Anna Faris has always been entertaining as an actress in comedies, such as the Scary Movie series and Waiting. The storyline sounds like it’s a good set up into a funny movie. I really can’t wait to see this movie next year even though it sounds like one of the those girly movies, but it’ll be funny as hell throughout the movie…. Hopefully.