If you are one of those that fell in love with Office Space you are probably interested in hearing that Mike Judge has made another movie called "Extract" that is in the same mold. This time it appears that the focus is on a small business owner/manager played by Jason Bateman as the "everyman".
It looks like Judge has been able to ditch the discount moving boxes for his actors and has gotten himself some decent names for this one as well. Bateman already mentioned , along with Mila Kunis, Ben Afflack, and even an appearance by Gene Simmons of KISS.
Extract seems to follow the same formula of Office Space in that it is a workplace comedy that likely deals with the stereotypes associated with working in as a mangaer, and as an employee. Most reviewers say that it isn't as funny as Office Space, but I consider Office Space one of my top 5 favorite comedies ever having wokred in a cube before. So I guess it is worth a shot to see since he has always made me laugh all the way back to Beavis and Butthead.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wow...Crap Weekend at the Movies
I'm a pretty big horror fan, and like to watch terrible horror movies, but I consider that home viewing, DVD-rental fare. I wouldn't exactly hit the cinema to catch most of this tripe. I'd rather stya at home and save my cash and watch some show about motorhome towing or some crap on TLC.
Anyways, the top 2 grossing movies this week at the box office are THE Final Desitination (I seem to remember about 60 sequels of just "Final Destination", but I may be wrong) and the remake of Halloween 2.
"The Final Destination," from Warner Bros.' New Line label, was No. 1 with an estimated $28.3 million worth of tickets sold in the U.S. and Canada, boosted by sales at pricier 3-D screens.
Weinstein Co.'s "Halloween II," meanwhile, landed at No. 3 with a solid $17.4 million. Each movie had been expected to take in close to $20 million based on pre-release audience polling.
"Inglourious Basterds" declined a relatively modest 47% on its second weekend to $20 million, good enough for second place. Combined with the $19 million it grossed overseas, the Quentin Tarantino-directed drama has garnered $132.9 million worldwide in just 10 days, a strong showing given its production budget of about $70 million and good news for the two studios behind it, Universal and financially strapped Weinstein Co.
Anyways, the top 2 grossing movies this week at the box office are THE Final Desitination (I seem to remember about 60 sequels of just "Final Destination", but I may be wrong) and the remake of Halloween 2.
"The Final Destination," from Warner Bros.' New Line label, was No. 1 with an estimated $28.3 million worth of tickets sold in the U.S. and Canada, boosted by sales at pricier 3-D screens.
Weinstein Co.'s "Halloween II," meanwhile, landed at No. 3 with a solid $17.4 million. Each movie had been expected to take in close to $20 million based on pre-release audience polling.
"Inglourious Basterds" declined a relatively modest 47% on its second weekend to $20 million, good enough for second place. Combined with the $19 million it grossed overseas, the Quentin Tarantino-directed drama has garnered $132.9 million worldwide in just 10 days, a strong showing given its production budget of about $70 million and good news for the two studios behind it, Universal and financially strapped Weinstein Co.
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