Opening this weekend
Funny People
No, it’s not as funny as Knocked Up, it’s 20 minutes too long, and I realize you probably won’t like it as much as I did. Nonetheless, it’s a real movie, which is rare, and it’s the best thing Adam Sandler’s done in ten years. And on the other hand, so’s your face.
The Collector
I can’t believe someone had the balls to put “From the writers of Saw IV, V, and VI” in the trailer. Gee, guys, that’s quite the plug. This summer… from the makers of speed bumps, techno, and stubbing your toe on the f*cking coffee table… The only way the bad guy could have a more stupid looking mask is if he made it out of Colin Hanks’ face.
Not Quite Hollywood
This documentary about the obscure-yet-awesome genre of Ozploitation films only opens in New York and LA, but the filmmakers sent me a cool playlist of Ozploitation flicks to attach after the jump. They did my work for me. And I like that.
This is the red-band trailer for The Collector, though I don’t know what’s red-band about it, it doesn’t have any boobs or swearing. It was directed by Marcus Dunstan, writer of Saw IV, V, and VI (easily the sequeliest of all the Saw movies) and features… uh… a guy in a gimp mask… made of cow turds… and some bear traps. This looks exceptionally boring. I don’t get it, am I supposed to care if this guy murders these people? Because I don’t. I just don’t want anyone in the audience to breed. I liked this better when it had a completely different plot, Morgan Freeman, and was called The Bone Collector, which was also Morgan Freeman’s nickname in high school.
