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Let's Go To The Video!, Reviews of Movies We Haven't Seen Yet, Trailer Trashing
I Liked Post-Grad Better When It Was Called Reality BitesAww, why am I picking on little Post-Grad? This modest movie starring Rory Gilmore and Matt Saracen is completely minding its own business and is totally harmless, but still -- I keep seeing the commercials for it, and I can't helped but be irked by all the things whoever made Post-Grad (the person who directed Shark Tale? And the person who wrote a thing Demi Moore directed?) lifted from Reality Bites.
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I wound up at Post-Grad this weekend, mostly because I was with a girly friend and Julie & Julia was sold out and I couldn't even imagine seeing The Time Traveler's Wife. And you know what? It was worse than just a Reality Bites redo that Mindy speculated about (which it certainly bears a strong resemblance to). I thought the adorable charm of Zach Gilford and my warm feelings about Gilmore Girls would make it a tolerable experience, but alas, that was not the case. Here are the reasons that I would rather sit through The Ugly Truth every time I take a plane than to have to watch this ever again. Fair warning, there may be things that could be considered spoilers, if you actually care.
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A lot can happen in two years. By summer 2010, the U.S. will be about eighteen months into a new presidential term. Sixty generations of overcrowded laboratory fruit flies will have come and gone. An elephant who gets knocked up today will be taking her baby on its first migration. Two years is a long time, in other words, but Sony Pictures is planning way ahead by revealing its Green Hornet website, complete with a brand new, shiny green logo. (Hilariously, the new website reminds us that "This film is not yet rated." No! Really? "This film is not yet in existence," is more like it.) Why now? Why so early? Maybe Sony doesn't realize it could shoot itself in the foot with two solid years of pre-release hype. Maybe Sony is trying to get the movie-going public used to the idea of its unconventional action movie star. Or maybe an intern just had some free time on his hands and wanted to play around with Photoshop.
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