June 27, 2003

Do NOT see "Charlie's Angels 2"

I beg of you, please don't see the new Charlie's Angels movie. Not that I've seen it, and not that I ever will. But, for starters, let's look at some of the reviews:

"It's this summer's Cannonball Run."

"Watching Full Throttle is like being pummeled for two hours with a feather duster. It leaves no scars, but you do feel the pain."

"Full Throttle is a movie that could be a preview for itself: a sad reminder of what was, a hint of what might be, and with any luck, the foretelling of what will never be again."

Why the hostility about what is after just a crappy movie? For a hint, see this post from 10/10/2002:

...for the past few days they've been filming a big budget sequel of a certain movie at the Griffith Park Observatory. I know what movie it is, and I'll let you know if you want, but I don't want to give them any publicity so I won't put the name here in this extremely popular space.

What pisses me off is they're taking over the whole friggin' Obs. parking lot. The security guys, backed up by a real off-duty cop, won't let you stand where you can view what's going on...

It's not really the parking lot issue I'm angry about. It's the fact that since they're using public facilities to shoot their movie, and they want the public to go see their movie, the least they could do is let the public get a teensy bit closer. It'd still have been about 200' away, but they wouldn't even begrudge me that. So, I say fuck 'em, and I encourage you to do the same. Let Drew et al pay for their lifestyles some way other than with your money.

Posted to Celebrities at June 27, 2003 12:37 AM

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