I’ve already theorized that Lorne Michaels keeps making bad SNL movies as a publicity stunt to get exposure for SNL. But the Ladies Man just doesn’t make a lot of sense. Leon Phelps was a moderately popular Tim Meadows character on SNL. He had a TV show where callers would ask him questions and he
Mike Myers didn’t waste any time making a second Austin Powers movie, after the success of the first one. And this one did even better at the box office, grossing more in its first weekend than the first one did in entirety. Will Ferrell also benefited from this success. In the second movie, Austin
Anyone with enough money can produce a movie. That doesn’t mean you should just go making movies that are terrible. But it seems that Lorne Michaels found an interesting formula: Take a hit sketch from Saturday Night Live (SNL), make a feature film on the cheap, and hopefully get enough attention to break
When Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan did the Roxbury nightclub sketch on SNL, I thought it was great. These guys are the ultimate club guys. They don’t say much and they just want to dance and maybe hookup with someone. They are not very good at it and are probably crossing several lines
2 – Men Seeking Women (1997) The year is 1997. Will Ferrell has been on SNL for 2 years and is gaining popularity. Not enough to carry a film, but apparently enough to be a co-star. Though he is one of the “three friends” in this movie, he actually doesn’t even get top billing. Maureen
1 – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Mike Myers is one of few successful SNL alumni from the early 90s. He was able to take his Wayne’s World sketch from SNL and make it into two successful movies. This was good news for Will Ferrell as Myers decided to make a wacky film
Special Guest Review by Andrew Helmer There are few moments quite like the dizzying anticipation that comes in the few brief seconds between “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” and the cacophony of joy that comes with the eruption of a new Star Wars title card. In these quiet moments, a galaxy
Arnold = Terminator So when he didn’t play a role in Terminator Salvation, it felt like a different kind of movie to me. I liked it, but not in the same way I liked T2. Terminator Genisys brought back all the T2 stuff I enjoyed and then some. Arnold is back again and they made
Last stand The final movie of the Hunger Games series. Peeta has been “hijacked” which makes things a bit more complicated. Katniss is convinced that President Snow must die. Is it really him that is doing all of this? The leader is important, yes, but if the whole Capitol was against him, I’m sure they
The Beginning of the End I’ll allow “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” as the title of the 2nd movie, but to include “Hunger Games” in this movie’s title is no longer applicable. Suzanne Collins’ novel is called Mockingjay because the Hunger Games are done. I’m pretty sure the 75th Hunger Games were the last ones ever.