FD2 on WB + trailers
During a night of horrible television, hope comes from a place least expected: the WB. Sure, I could watch women's figure skating, but personally I'd rather be watching some skeleton or curling or really anything other than women's figure skating (barring ice dancing...I did watch some of that, and dear god was that terrible). I could also be watching American Idol, but I'd rather stab myself in the throat. So, much to my joy, I found out that the WB was playing FD2, or Final Destination 2 for those not into abbreviations.
Now, I thought I had seen this. I'm pretty damn sure I've seen the first one. But, after watching the awesome opening death sequence (chock full of explosions, bad acting, and I'm sure, had it not been on a primetime "network," loads of violence), I'm thinking: "I don't think I've seen this before." So, I sit and watch and laugh my ass off. I imagine it was a rather difficult movie to adapt for television. It was much like my experience of watching The Big Lebowski on TV...almost as hilarious as the original, but in a much different way. The TV version of FD2 did lack, however, the most important part of a film in this genre...the violence. The only benefit was the one time they translated "Jesus Christ" into "Judas Priest." And to all the metal fans out there, Isn't that just as blasphemous? I will say, however, that the ending scene in the movie really makes it worth watching the whole thing. Out of typical thriller/horror melodrama comes an absurd, slapstick, abrupt end to the movie...and it made me laugh the hardest.
In other news: There's a new trailer up for Richard Linklater's upcoming A Scanner Darkly. Although I'm skeptical about Keanu Reeves, I think rotoscoping can mask his horrible acting abilities...
And this is more for the Eddie Izzard fanclub, but he's a voice in an upcoming animated movie called The Wild, and sure it looks like Madagascar 2, but this time its got a transvestite comedian playing a koala. I'm totally seeing it.
PS: Now that FD2 and Boston Legal are over I'm watching women's figure skating as I write this. Don't judge. It's either this or Geraldo at large.

