Monday, August 10, 2009

Took some ibuprofin; head feels a bit better already. Finished reading Watchmen. 1 disc left to burn. Might watch the extended cut of Watchmen this morning. I know some aspects of the ending are changed in the movie, but I'm curious how that change translates on the screen; very interested in seeing how it all ends on film. Very dark story.

Underworld 4 will be filmed in 3D.
Scream 4 is on the way.
Resident Evil 4 coming soon (also in 3D).
Spider-Man 4 is in the works.

I'll probably see all of those at one point or another. Underworld 3 was my least favorite in that series and has some bits that annoyed me; there's no word yet on what the story for 4 will be; perhaps it will be better. Scream 4 could be good; just the fun of seeing old characters return could be nice...but if it sucks it could taint the original 3 which ended when they needed to. Resident Evil 3 was kind of pointless, but the ending set something cool up, and Part IV is said to have the biggest budget of the first 4 films which is promising...and Mila's back so I'll watch it - she's just yummy. I think Spider-Man is annoying to some degree; I don't like him as a character and wouldn't rate any of the first 3 films as winners, but the last one was such a mess (parts of it were really good, but the parts that sucked were worse than anything in the other films). Perhaps Part IV will get it right?

How many part 4's are actually good?

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was horrible. Halloween 4 (The Return of Michael Myers) is my favorite in that series. Bride of Chucky (Child's Play 4) was the best in that series. I enjoy A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (The Dream Master), though I wouldn't call it the best. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Part IV) is kind of the best of those movies up to that point. Alien: Resurrection was good (though with the upcoming Alien prequel and Aliens vs. Predator movies, the orginal Alien will be the 4th Alien installment, which is even better. The 4th Predator movie (AVP2) was horrible, but the upcoming Predators movie might change where that movie falls in line. The 4th Omen movie was a tv movie and was pretty good. With the 4th Exorcist movie being a prequel (no matter which version you've seen) #3 becomes the 4th film, in which case it's an ok outing; almost an epilogue to that series. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is well liked, but not even in the top 5 of that series if you ask me. The 4th Star Wars movie could be 'Phantom Menace' or "A New Hope" depending on how you're looking at it, and I don't love either one. Harry Potter 4 was the best in the movie series until the 5th one arrived. Hellraiser IV was the worst in the series (until further sequels arrived). Saw IV took a continuity rich series and screwed it, making further sequels (that never fixed this mistake) almost pointless. The new Hobbit film will be the 4th Middle Earth movie, though when the 2 are finished The Two Towers will stand as Part IV; the extended cut of which is pretty damned good. If you count the original theatrical version of Casino Royale then Goldfinger is the 4th James Bond movie - which is excellent, but if not then you have Thunderball as number 4 which is merely ok. Or perhaps you split those films up by actor in which case Thunderball is Sean's 4th, Moonraker is Moore's, & Die Another Day is Brosnan's - all ok movies; none of them fantastic, but none of them terrible, IMO. I don't remember enough of Critters IV to really comment on it, but I remember not loving it. The Howling Part IV (The Original Nightmare) was perhaps the worst movie sequel I've ever seen. Even 'Batman and Robin' had stuff happen in it, though the stuff that happend was incredibly stupid. I have vague memories of 'The Next Karate Kid' being lame, but it might have been better than Part III. The 2 Scorpion King movies make The Mummy Returns the 4th movie in that series (which I think is actually the best only rewatchable film in that series). Rocky IV was ok though I never need to see it again. With the new Wolverine movie X-Men 3 is the 4th in that series and though many loathe it I actually liked that one. This argument seems pointless though, as there will be another Wolverine movie and probably a Magneto prequel as well (and possibly other prequels and sequels) making it hard to classify which is the 4th film in the series. Jaws: The Revenge (Jaws 4) was the worst in that series; one of the worst sequels ever made. I never saw Rambo (First Blood Part IV) or Phantasm IV (Oblivion) or Beyond Re-Animator so I can't comment on those. House IV was crap. I never saw anything in the Amityville Horror series beyond the original film. Never made it past 2 or 3 of the Texis Chainsaws. That's all the Part IV's I can think of at the moment.

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