Because You Demanded It!

[yendi]

There's a sequel to Escape To Witch Mountain. Starring The Rock.

Of course, there already was a sequel (included in the same pack as the original), so I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a remake of the sequel, a different sequel branching into an alternate timeline, a third movie, or what.

I suspect I just spent more time worrying about it than the producers did, anyway.

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[tablesaw]

Oh, yendi. I expect more of you.

Doublecheck the title. Compare to the Amazon page if necessary.

[yendi]

?

I'm not seeing what I'm missing?

[butterflymama3.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. I remember seeing Escape To Witch Mountain on TV during one of those Sunday night movie specials as a kid. A sequel could be good. Thanks for the heads up.

[tablesaw]

A standard bit of trivia. It's Escape to Witch Mountain, not Escape from Witch Mountain.

[yendi]

Ack! Yeah, I knew that (we own the DVD). Fixed it. I'd thought my mistake was in the sequel news, and didn't look at the title I'd posted.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

It's Escape To/Return From, not Escape From. *kiss*

[ckd]

It's worse than that, if you read the whole article (and, being Variety, it's not like it's a particularly long article).

"Johnson [...]stars next summer alongside Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in “Get Smart” for Warner Bros."

Aaaaagh!

[yendi]

I'd already known about that one, but The Rock in a the right supporting role isn't necessarily a bad thing, and I think that Carell and Hathaway are just fine, casting-wise.

Which isn't to say it won't blow. Just that it doesn't have to blow.

[yendi]

*nod* Fixed. I blame the Sword Behind Inappropriate Prepositions.

[ckd]

How many Hollywood remakes (since, say, 2000) can you think of that don't blow?

[yendi]

The few that don't are often TV-to-movie adaptations (Josie and the Pussycats, the first MI and Charlie's Angels, The Fugitive, Addams Family, Naked Gun). And yeah, few of those are post-2000, but the one TV-to-Film translation that everyone but me likes is Serenity.

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

Wait... there are people who like Serenity?

[aiela.livejournal.com]

I loved those movies, and have sat Brittany down to watch them, who loved them. She ran around playing Tia and Tony for weeks afterwards.

I really wish Hollywood would leave my childhood alone, although I was surprisingly pleased by Transformers and TMNT. But the would would have survived just fine without them, you know?

I wondered about that when I read the press release

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

Is the Rock going to be the little girl or the little boy in the movie?

Great. I'll need more brain bleach. Thank you.

[kenakari.livejournal.com]

No. Just...no. I've been happy not seeing The Rock in movies since Doom.

[unwilly.livejournal.com]

Kol is now bleeding into your LJ more often.

I blame the Sword and Martini guy.

[grandmofhelsing.livejournal.com]

We aim to misbehave.

[felisdemens.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Yendi. My mornings really need more tears, recriminations, and violent emesis.

[yendi]

Other than you, me, and robyn_ma, I'm not familiar with many folks who don't like it (amongst those who have seen it, that is).

[yendi]

I aim to please.

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

Curse your sudden yet inevitable betrayal!

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

But... but... Wash... :(

[yendi]

And Book. :-(

And plot. :-(

[demetria23.livejournal.com]

What's with The Rock and Vin Diesel starring in movies where they are overwhelmed by the concept of taking care of children (see The Pacifier, The Game Plan, etc.