It's All Greek To Us

Despite having one in my body and plenty in my closet, I'm terrified of skeletons. There was one in my grammar school, and I had to sit next to it during science class. I still have nightmares about it chasing me down those long school hallways, throwing metatarsals at me while singing "Dem Bones." (I went to public school; that skeleton was probably a former student.) So when Ray Harryhausen crafted that brilliant skeleton battle in Jason and the Argonauts, I watched it with a mixture of awe and unwarranted terror. Now, Dreamworks wants me to experience something even more horrifying: They're remaking Jason and the Argonauts and setting it in the present day. Oh goody! Skeletons shopping for guns at Wal-Mart!

In addition to the Dreamworks remake, LatinoReview.com reports on a Zak Penn-scripted cover of the 1963 classic for Fox. Penn's version stays close to the Greek story of Jason, before he put on that hockey mask and starting killing horny teens. Assisted by the Argonauts, Jason searched for the Golden Fleece -- sounds like your typical Hollywood agent to me. In any case, filming of both features could lead to one of those Armageddon-Deep Impact style tag-teams at your local cinema. Which movie will rule the box office, the reboot or the remake? And will either have (shudder!) those dueling skeletons?!! Place your bets now!

Speaking of Greek mythology, a lot of it's coming soon to a theater near you. There's a Louis Lattimer remake of Harryhausen's last film, Clash of the Titans, a sequel to 300, and three movies about Hercules, none of which feature Kevin Sorbo, songs about "going the distance," nor Sherman Klump's Mom. ("Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!!!") Here are some ideas for the Hollywood movers and shakers in the audience: They should call the Clash remake Remember the Titans, and have Denzel Washington as that robotic owl that aggravated the crap out of Harry Hamlin. And Ah-nuld the Governator should, in at least one of the three movies, returning to the role he played in Hercules in New York. And, oh yeah, the print for 300 Two should be tossed into the nearest fire.

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