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The truly, truly, truly outrageous rock star is making a big comeback at Hasbro that will include a new toy line and the possibility of a live-action movie. Why now? Well first, Hasbro is flush with cash after the successes of both TRANSFORMERS and GI JOE. Second, it turns out the rights to the property were tied up in legal red tape until 2008 and now that they belong solely to Hasbro, they’re moving forward with a revival.

And that’s all the world needs is a scantilly clad pop singer with too much makeup!

And without the sarcasm, I can seriously see Hasbro rebuilding this franchise. Even the boys used to like Jem back in the day. We wouldnt admit it, but she was made of hawt.

Granted in todays market this will solely be a girly toy, and if the feature film gets off the ground they will likely get some cute popstar to take on the mantle of Jem and churn out some albums until that artist decides she wants to be taken seriously.

It wont be a toy that my wife will have to stop me from collecting, but for loosely nostalgic reasons (the show was on right before Bigfoot and Robotix! honest!!!) I will be interested in finding out what they do with it.

They had a hot Keytar player man!!!

Wait.. what was I talking about? Sorry… got lost there. Here’s the new trailer for Sherlock Holmes:

Maybe its just me, but I get the feeling that Watson and Holmes are a little closer than a Bromance. Even with Rachel McAdams there, it seems that those two are … very close. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I like the dirtier grittier Holmes instead of this direct spoken calm stress free Holmes that is often depicted. This one is not so “together” and is a step futher eccentric than his reputation suggests.

I think this trailer won me over completely and I really want to see this now. Oh, and McAdams NOT in a corset was distracting too.

Today’s review is Zapped!

THE GENERAL IDEA

Barney is a student/science lab nerd who obtains telekinetic powers after a lab accident. Along with his best friend Peyton Nichols (Willie Aames), a wealthy playboy with a dirty mind, Barney uses his new powers for no better reasons than beating up bullies, cheating at sports and stripping girls, particularly co-star Heather Thomas.

THE GOOD

This is 80s sexploitation at its most modest. For the most part we seen teens in lingerie (because all girls had fashionable matching undergarments in the 80s) and a few quick boob shots, but the whole movie is basically just a “what would you do” exploration and there really is no point to it. But its a fun ride, and you get to see the nerdy science geek get some revenge, and the inner teased school kid in you cheers (unless you were that bully – you jerks)

This film is also what started the relationship that got Baio and Willie Aames to work together again in TV’s Charles in Charge.

THE BAD

When Baio gets these superpowers the first thing he obviously thinks to do is strip women publicly. That’s pretty much the plot of the movie. Shirts popping open, dresses flying off in the air, skirts hiking up. Oh, he also uses his powers to freak out some priests and make the bully kick his own ass. So its basically just a free for all of “what would you do with telekenisis”

OVERALL

This is a brain off fun film that is more nostalgia than quality. I remember watching the crap out of this on VHS as a kid but then I was 11, so of course it was cinema gold for me. Boobies! It gets all its ratings for the cheap thrills it inspires, but worth the laugh to see just how pointless the story is.

I am going to introduce a new rating system for my Forgotten Fridays picks.

TV – If you are at least a little curious, catch it if it comes on TV.
Rent – If it is something you have heard of and forgotten, or just remember enjoying this as much as I did once upon a time, go rent it.
Buy – But if you are like me, and you agree with my review you should go buy it. If its featured here, I already have.

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While on the red carpet for his new flick, Emmerich told Entertainment Weekly, “The plan is that it is 2013 and it’s about what happens after the disaster; it is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating.”

“We said to Mark, ‘Why don’t you do a TV show that picks up where the movie leaves off and call it 2013?’ I think it will focus on a group of people who survived but not on the boats … maybe they were on a piece of land that was spared or one that became an island in the process of the crust moving. There are so many possibilities of what they could do and I’d be excited to watch it.”

With Lost trying to go out while the fire is still hot, there will be a void in the schedule for a good survival setting drama.

It seems so far that there is nothing supernatural about 2012 and I would be willing to give an episodic drama series about people surviving in the left over world.

I found it interesting that they credit him for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th films in the poster. Unless they are trying to show that he is good with remakes (Chainsaw was ok, Friday the 13th was weak) but for a physical action flick like this, you think they might have mentioned Pathfinder. Maybe that sucked too.

Dread Central also has the plot (not synopsis – the plot) that illustrates the whole of the film, so if you do not want to be spoiled, you may want to skip that part.

Dread does give away that fanboys will be pissed. But aren’t they always crying over remakes?

And the poster used to promote the June 2010 release has made its way to the intarweb and it looks pretty cool. Its just the letterset, but I like it.

Eclipse has a lot more action and a lot more conflict. For such an emo love story it seems to tease me a fair bit with the promise of Vampire vs Werewolf action. I like the variations of the vamp and werewolf mythos so its not some tired Underworld ripoff.

But I secretly hope that they end the series with Eclipse. I am over half way through Breaking Dawn and so far its the longest Epilogue to Eclipse spelling out in enduring detail what happens next. Nothing momentous at all and no action yet. Don’t spoil it for me, just sayin that right now I don’t need a Breaking Dawn movie.

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Gru will be attempting to steal the moon to prove he is the greatest of all villians. Somehow I missed the first trailer, so I am posting it here now:

And now the new Trailer that makes it look like a totally different movie:

The best part of Mad Magazines (aside from that foldy image thing they put in the inside back cover) was the Spy vs Spy cartoons. This second trailer reminds me so much of that constant battle of one-uppance that I am just in love with this film now.

I can’t wait to see more!

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Considering this role was originally up for Tom Cruise, and the script was altered ever so slightly to replace the main character with a female, Jolie was one of the few who I think could keep up with the role. Check out the teaser Trailer to see why.

Seeing this kind of action in a “rogue agent” storyline makes me happy Tom Cruise isn’t attached as Salt. (aside from the fact that I like looking at Jolie more) The comparisons to this and Mission Impossible are close enough with the borderline over the top action scenes and well choreographed spy hunter themes.

I like how they don’t spell it out for you. We get the plot, but is she being set up? Is she a brainwashed superspy? You will have to see the film to find out.

I hope the full trailer doesn’t spoil that for us.

Geek Tyrant says it better than I could:

Girls looking to drive geeks bonkers know, that the best outfit to wear in order to sneak into our hearts is: the Leia slave outfit Carrie Fisher wore in Return of The Jedi. It’s a classic, and homemade variations are just as effective as the real thing(it’s the thought that counts).

So that being said, if I dare creep into the dirty side of your minds…

What is your “Fantasy Girl” (or guy) from films that would make for a sexy costume to get your inner geek all hot and bothered?

Six from BSG ranks pretty high for me. That red dress is killer and Helfer is amazing. But there will always be a special spot in my …er .. heart for Slave Leia.

The last scream movie was in 2000, so there will be a decade between this and the last chapter. So the tagline makes sense. I still say that bringing Sidney back has to mean she will be the killer. That girl is damaged goods and I want to see her break down and become Ghostface for her own twisted view of justice.

Other than that, its a teaser. So there wouldnt be much to it.

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