I thought this was kind of relevant here, so I decided to post this on both filmbacon.com as well as halfassedproductions.com… So, I’m a huge fan of Seinfeld. I can annoy people with the several quotes and references I make to the show throughout conversations. To me, it just seems something happens in life that […]
Author: Greg
It’s the year, 2154. The earth has become over-populated, full of disease and pollution. The wealthy people didn’t want to change their way of life, so Elysium was built. Elysium is a huge space station with it’s own environment, lakes, trees, etc. They live in huge mansions with Med Beds that will cure any disease, […]
We’re the Millers is the latest summer comedy in theaters now. It stars Jason Sudeikis as David Clark. He’s a small time pot dealer. He makes good money just selling small amounts of marijuana to people around the neighborhood. Unfortunately, his dimwitted teenage neighbor, Kenny, decides to help a runaway in trouble with some thugs. […]
Bobby and Stig seem to be partners in crime. When we first meet them, they’re checking out a bank, that a drug lord deposits 3 million into every week. They plan to rob the bank. But, unfortunately, there’s a diner across the street that cops frequent because of their donuts. So, they decide to set […]
Trying to live a more “normal” life, Frank and Sarah start acting like more middle class Americans. We join them at Costco eating large bags of snacks & enjoying the huge bulk items. Marvin finds Frank, and tells him he feels there’s something going down. He has no proof or anything. But, out in the […]
Rio 2 Blu, Jewel and their three kids living the perfect domesticated life in the magical city that is Rio de Janeiro. When Jewel decides the kids need to learn to live like real birds, she insists the family venture into the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in with his new neighbors, he worries […]
Here’s my take on how this movie got made: Somewhere in an office in Hollywood: Writer #1: We need a summer blockbuster, but can’t get the rights for Voltron, Godzilla, or Transformers. Writer #2: Well, we don’t exactly need licensing for those products. We can just rip out the parts that we like. And change […]
The Lifeguard Leigh (Kristen Bell) is almost 30, and living a seemingly perfect life in New York. But when her career and love life both come crashing down, she flees to her suburban hometown and regresses right back into teenage life and behavior. She moves into her old room with her parents, hangs around with […]
So, Hollywood is known for recycling old franchises and putting them out as big budget movies. Today, they bring new life to “The Lone Ranger”. The only previous knowledge I had of the Lone Ranger was from the black & white tv show, that was playing in re-runs in the 80s when I was a […]
If you’ve seen the trailers for this movie, then you’ve seen about the first 5-10 minutes. Basically Gerry, his wife and kids are stuck in traffic on their way to work / school, when something strange happens. Cops on motorcycles start zooming by his car. Then a huge explosion happens about a half mile behind […]