Group of obnoxious rich preppies pull an April Fool joke that backfires, resulting in a death. One year later, they begin to get picked off one by one.
Taylor Cole And Her Knee Boots..
was the only reason to watch this POS, although she needs to gain about 25 pounds quick. God, I hate that new hollywood anorexic look! 88 minutes I'll never get back. They tried for two twists at the end, but neither worked for me. Both were Totally ridiculous, please don't waste your time, no character in this movie is worth caring about. Never saw the original, so can't compare, but it must be head and shoulders above this.
As memorable as a bus ride home.
Review/opinion: APRIL FOOL'S DAY (2008 "reimagining")
updated by Darkseid on Jul 24, 2008 at 06:59:24 am Comments: 9
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Man I gave you the benefit of the doubt on your other reviews. But come on! You just had to know this movie was going to suck. Even not seeing the original, you just had to know. Please tell me you won't be reviewing all 5 of the Pumpkinhead movies. I am all for gore movies but please try to pick something that will at least make it into the top 100 of b flicks.
When I used to work in a video store I always wanted to stop people and say “Seriously? You are taking that home and you think it may be good?” But, a lot of people like crap movies like that. I am no snob, but come on.
Get serious,The only good Pumpkinhead movie was the first one. And, yes, I had a bad feeling going in just because it was a 'remake'-since today, that means a 'reimaging'-about the only similarity to the original is the title./ BTW, I don't care if you 'give me thew benefit of the doubt' or not. NOTICE TO ALL:IF YOU DON'T CARE FOR MY MOVIE THREADS/DISCUSSIONS, SIMPLY STAY OUT OF THE THREADS. Viola!!Problem solved!! The only way I'll stop them is if JR asks me too. After all, it's his blog, not yours.
I do NOT like "gore" movies,. btw, crap like the SAW and HOSTEL franchises are gut-turning-torture, suffering, then death. Just one step back from a snuff film. They've pretty much forgotten how to do horror these days, but I keep hoping I'll someday find a good one.
Hey Dark: here's your big chance--
My favorite B Movie
"It has a silly juvenile appeal in its unrelenting and subversive camp satire of the pop culture scene."
Reviewed by Dennis SchwartzMars Attacks! is a bad B-film that has become recognized over time as a cult delight. It has some bright spots in its lighthearted comical spoof, but it bombed at the box office yet surprisingly did okay with many of the critics. It's Tim Burton's ("Batman"/"Ed Wood"/"Edward Scissorhands") goofy tongue-in-cheek parody on the B-film sci-fi genre, especially films from the 1950s like Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Day the Earth Stood Still; it also skewers the pop culture scene, the army, religion, fashion, the media, politics and almost everything else about contemporary society. It's a $100 million budgeted film inspired by a set of Topps bubble gum cards and is scripted by Brit playwright Jonathan Gems.
Aluminum flying saucers from Mars circle the Earth and arrangements are made for the rubbery plastic pint-sized biped Martians to be honored when they land in the Nevada desert, as a naive President Dale (Jack Nicholson), more worried about what suit to wear to functions than being good at figuring out strategy, is advised to nuke- 'em-now by right-wing warmongering Gen. Decker (Rod Steiger)--think of him as being like Dr. Strangelove's general played by George C. Scott. But, will in the end, listen to smug pipe-smoking liberal science professor Donald Kessler's (Pierce Brosnan) reasoning that because they are superior beings it means they must have come here in peace. After the Prez opts to go for the peace reception the Martians issue broadcasts saying "Don't run -- we are your friends!" but then vaporize by ray gun the envoys there to greet them, including army chief general (Paul Winfield) who is a detente type of general modeled after Colin Powell. Trailer park resident and now gung-ho recruit Billy Glenn Norris (Jack Black) dies as a hero. When the Martians issue a public apology and ask to have their ambassador address Congress, the President approves but the green man incinerates the entire Congress.
It covers many subplots and in three major places--Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, and Kansas--as America reacts to the attacks in different ways. Sleazy Las Vegas casino promoter Jack Land (Nicholson in a double role) sees the Martian attack as a business opportunity while his New Age alcoholic wife Barbara (Annette Bening) is only concerned with her own trendy spiritual ego trip. Mild-mannered Kansas doughnut clerk and trailer park resident Richie Norris (Lukas Haas) finds it neat and along with his daffy grandma (Sylvia Sidney, she was 86 at the time and this was her last film in a part specially made for her by Burton) save the world by accidently finding out the Martian weakness, but Richie's redneck mom (O-Lan Jones) reacts negatively to the alien invaders and snarls while wielding a rifle: "I'll tell you one thing, they're not getting the TV." Jim Brown is the ex-heavyweight champ who works in a Las Vegas casino as a greeter and is interested in getting to Washington, D.C. to save his divorced bus driver wife Pam Grier and two young boys. Danny Devito is gambling lawyer who is oblivious of the Martians. The Washington contigent include Martin Short's sex crazed White House press secretary, the Presidents's grumpy wife Glenn Close and rebellious pouty daughter Natalie Portman. Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael J. Fox are a married couple and rival television journalists; she hosts a fashion show and he hosts a news show, but it's Jessica who helps break the invasion story. She will later be kidnapped aboard the flying saucer along with Pierce Brosnan, and both will be decapitated but still be able to converse only her head will be attached to a Chihuahua. During the invasion the Martians converse by making a yak-yak-yak sound, which is funny in itself.
It has a silly juvenile appeal in its unrelenting and subversive camp satire of the pop culture scene, but is too Ed Wood-like to be taken seriously and not light enough to be totally dismissed. What it does best is entertain and though certainly tacky, self-indulgent, and not as funny as it could have been, it was still far better than most action blockbusters that are merely aimed to be a pleasant passing of time viewing experience and not too taxing on the brain. And that's exactly what this film manages to accomplish, which it makes it a passable film experience.
Different stokes, Kraz-Yuk, I HATED that movie. Burton finally bit off more than he could chew with that one. I did have the gum cards when I was a kid, though. LOL Boy, parents hated 'em, they were really gross and violent. To best of my knowledge, the only movie ever based on a gum card set.
As I said-IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY THREADS-JUST STAY OUT OF THEM. It solves everything.
hey, how about you start your own movie review site? that would be awesome. im sure a ton of people would visit it.
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