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    Complainin’ about the movie business…again

    It was a very interesting day. Long, but interesting.

    Why did I say that? I hate the word ‘interesting.’ To me, 90 per cent of the time when people use the word ‘interesting’ it’s because their vocabulary isn’t diverse enough to describe what they want. Look at the word. Interesting can mean so many different things. It’s a word without a set definition. For example, if you described someone’s haircut as interesting you didn’t describe it at all. Is it a good haircut or a bad haircut? Is it something odd or unusual? ‘Interesting’ says nothing about the haircut because the word is so indescript.

    I’ll get off my high horse now.

    I just read that Hollywood is planning on remaking “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” This is on a day, when I discovered a remake of “Fahrenheit 451” is also in the works. I find this to be so appalling. This is just the state of the movie business nowadays–because it is a business and quality films aren’t the slightest concern of Hollywood executives. It just irks me–there isn’t a single fresh idea out there. Why would they? Why would Hollywood gamble $50 million on unique idea that . . . . .

     

    Adventures in video rentals–the unrated version!

    I’ve got a great idea for a new game show–it’s called “English…or Gay?” The game consists of two people: a subject and a contestant. The subject is asked a series of questions by the contestant (heritage and sexuality questions not allowed) who then must determine if the subject is English…or gay. You’d hafta use some sorta voice-altering equipment otherwise that would be a dead give away–but the video can remain the same. That’s what makes it a challenge–’cause English guys look so gay. I should call Mark Burnett. Or is this more of a Merv Griffin game?

    While at Blockbuster video today, I noticed something. The movie industry really can’t be that hard to break into because it appears the studios will make anything. I was shocked at the colossal amount of garbage I saw–goofy straight to video flicks that I’ve never heard of–usually starring Tom Arnold (now that James Brown is dead, I think it’s safe to call Tom Arnold ‘The Hardest Working Man in Show Business’–he’s in freakin’ everything). And apparently slapping the words “UNRATED” across a DVD increases sales–’cause it seems like all these whacky comedies are unrated.

    I was walking up and down the aisle, . . . . .