A double dose of WTF
You often go years between two pieces of news this strange, but since they both happened within the last 24-36 hours, I'm going to group their odd asses together.
Weirdo news part one
Keanu Reeves mentioned that there may be a Bill and Ted sequel and reiterated he wasn't kidding. Of course, this was to MTV, but still, it was captured on camera and I believe him. Why? Well, because he said it semi-convincingly and he's not that good of an actor. Nobody's under the delusion that this will happen soon or, you know, ever, but the prospect is enough to leave me both scratching my head and somewhat excited. The second movie was actually funnier to me, yeah I said it. Watch and see for yourself. The reactions of Death during this scene are just awesome.
It's really Keanu's best work. If I'm being serious...which it is INCREDIBLY hard to do about a potential Bill and Ted sequel...I think the odds of this are actually fairly good. Why? Well, we've seen a spate of long-dormant movie sequels lately (Tron, Wall Street, Midnight Run) and people have been clamoring for this for awhile. Also, Reeves needs a hit and the guy whose name I forget who played Ted has that whole problem about people forgetting his name.
Weirdo news part two
I can't help getting political from time to time, because everything is political, really. I don't think it's at all unclear what side of my political toast is buttered on, but allow me to just mention that this really sucks. Basically, Florida's state legislature wants to change it so that only "family friendly" films are eligible for tax credits. This from the only state in the nation that doesn't let gay couples adopt. So, you see, it becomes a case of having the state more or less promoting the "values" in certain films. What's funny is that for all Glenn Beck's tin-foil hat wearing lunacy about secret communists, he doesn't pay attention to something like this. What do I mean? Oh, I don't know, but you'd think the state controlling and giving their stamp of approval to things in the media would fall under blatant propaganda. If it didn't fall under that, it may fall under obvious discrimination. If it didn't fall under that, it may fall under "the Florida Legislature can suck it." We're already treating art and moviemaking like it's some kind of filthy sex act that shouldn't be supported with our "good, clean money," why not further restrict things? These sorts of state cases are like bad idea Gremlins: Other states see them and slobber over them, and the water spills on the Gremlins and they multiply, becoming terrible and deadly. Specifically, I worry about a state like ours. A state like Nebraska. Our state legislators thought it a better idea this year to advance issues like making it easier for douches who want concealed weapons to get their guns quicker rather than create a tax break that would encourage movies to be filmed here. So that means next year, when smart people inevitably propose this good legislation again, some chode with a moral agenda will contemplate doing something stupid like Florida is considering. I PROMISE you that someone will try to insert language making it so that the only types of movies that could get a Nebraska tax credit are thoroughly vetted by a church. It's things like this that really get my blood boiling.
Weirdo news part one
Keanu Reeves mentioned that there may be a Bill and Ted sequel and reiterated he wasn't kidding. Of course, this was to MTV, but still, it was captured on camera and I believe him. Why? Well, because he said it semi-convincingly and he's not that good of an actor. Nobody's under the delusion that this will happen soon or, you know, ever, but the prospect is enough to leave me both scratching my head and somewhat excited. The second movie was actually funnier to me, yeah I said it. Watch and see for yourself. The reactions of Death during this scene are just awesome.
It's really Keanu's best work. If I'm being serious...which it is INCREDIBLY hard to do about a potential Bill and Ted sequel...I think the odds of this are actually fairly good. Why? Well, we've seen a spate of long-dormant movie sequels lately (Tron, Wall Street, Midnight Run) and people have been clamoring for this for awhile. Also, Reeves needs a hit and the guy whose name I forget who played Ted has that whole problem about people forgetting his name.
Weirdo news part two
I can't help getting political from time to time, because everything is political, really. I don't think it's at all unclear what side of my political toast is buttered on, but allow me to just mention that this really sucks. Basically, Florida's state legislature wants to change it so that only "family friendly" films are eligible for tax credits. This from the only state in the nation that doesn't let gay couples adopt. So, you see, it becomes a case of having the state more or less promoting the "values" in certain films. What's funny is that for all Glenn Beck's tin-foil hat wearing lunacy about secret communists, he doesn't pay attention to something like this. What do I mean? Oh, I don't know, but you'd think the state controlling and giving their stamp of approval to things in the media would fall under blatant propaganda. If it didn't fall under that, it may fall under obvious discrimination. If it didn't fall under that, it may fall under "the Florida Legislature can suck it." We're already treating art and moviemaking like it's some kind of filthy sex act that shouldn't be supported with our "good, clean money," why not further restrict things? These sorts of state cases are like bad idea Gremlins: Other states see them and slobber over them, and the water spills on the Gremlins and they multiply, becoming terrible and deadly. Specifically, I worry about a state like ours. A state like Nebraska. Our state legislators thought it a better idea this year to advance issues like making it easier for douches who want concealed weapons to get their guns quicker rather than create a tax break that would encourage movies to be filmed here. So that means next year, when smart people inevitably propose this good legislation again, some chode with a moral agenda will contemplate doing something stupid like Florida is considering. I PROMISE you that someone will try to insert language making it so that the only types of movies that could get a Nebraska tax credit are thoroughly vetted by a church. It's things like this that really get my blood boiling.
Labels: bill and ted, bill and ted's bogus journey, bill and ted's excellent adventure, family friendly films, florida legislature, keanu reeves
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