Jun 5 2007Repackaging Meatballs
Plagued with the burden of conceiving actual ideas, Hollywood has once again turned towards its rich past for inspiration. This time, they've set their sights towards remaking the 1979 classic Meatballs, which is only called a classic because it starred a young Bill Murray and is now too old for most to recall exactly how stupid it was. An entirely new generation may finally experience the joy of camp-related hi-jinks and PG-13 sexuality, but can it survive in a climate less friendly to ringer tees and short shorts?
Reader Comments
1. Conor S - June 5, 2007 2:38 PM
Yup, that sounds about right. No more good ideas so lets crap up our past!
2. Willravel - June 5, 2007 3:05 PM
I'll pitch you a movie right now that's original and will be popular:
2 lifelong best friends join the military in the wake of 9/11, following in their fathers' footsteps of military service. These two women find sexism, but manage to stick together and perservere. They fall in love posted in Fallujah. One of them dies. The other one returns to the US to be an anti-war representative and works to stop the war in the memory of her best friend.
Cast Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in the lead roles, and let Ang Lee or Ridley Scott direct. It could even win an Oscar.
Just get your hands off my meatballs, please.
3. Bobby - June 5, 2007 8:51 PM
Meatballs is a classic. I guess remakes of the Blues Brothers and Blazing Saddles are on their way.
4. Kman - June 5, 2007 11:23 PM
One of the most successful Canadian made films ever - sadly...
5. Praz - June 6, 2007 3:53 PM
Is this like Revenge of the Nerds, or that Porky's movie? Anyways I was just thinking that if Hollywood is running out of ideas, why don't they make Reliquary (the sequel to Relic) into a movie? Just a suggestion, you can throw it right back if you don't want it.