Comments on: Pearl Harbor 2 Director to Make Armageddagain: The Day Before Tomorrow http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/ Blogging the Reel World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: LA SHORTS FEST http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-29419 LA SHORTS FEST Thu, 10 May 2007 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-29419 LA SHORTS FEST CALL FOR ENTRIES Final Deadline MAY 26, 2007 Submit Online: www.lashortsfest.com (323) 461-4400 11th Annual LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world, screening 700 films of every category. We are accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. In past years, 25 participants have earned Academy Award nominations, this years Oscar winner for best animated short film “The Danish Poet” made it’s Los Angeles premiere at LA Shorts Fest in 2006 continuing our streak of the last 8 Oscar winning short films having screened at LA Shorts Fest the previous year. Last year’s award winners received prizes totaling over $100,000. The festival annually attracts more than 10,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment executives looking for the hottest new talent We have honored some of Hollywood’s legends of the past: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Robert Wise; along with actors Martin Landau, James Woods, Gary Oldman and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont and Paul Haggis. www.lashortsfest.com 323.461.4400 LA SHORTS FEST

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Final Deadline MAY 26, 2007
Submit Online: http://www.lashortsfest.com
(323) 461-4400

11th Annual LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world, screening 700 films of every category. We are accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. In past years, 25 participants have earned Academy Award nominations, this years Oscar winner for best animated short film “The Danish Poet” made it’s Los Angeles premiere at LA Shorts Fest in 2006 continuing our streak of the last 8 Oscar winning short films having screened at LA Shorts Fest the previous year. Last year’s award winners received prizes totaling over $100,000. The festival annually attracts more than 10,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment executives looking for the hottest new talent We have honored some of Hollywood’s legends of the past: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Robert Wise; along with actors Martin Landau, James Woods, Gary Oldman and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont and Paul Haggis. http://www.lashortsfest.com 323.461.4400

]]> By: jer http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28907 jer Thu, 10 May 2007 02:47:22 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28907 Oh, I'm a huge Parker/Stone nerd too, and I've heard them say the same thing you just posted. However, I ALSO heard Trey talking about it well before they even began work on TA, and he specifically referenced "this script that's been floating around the studios called <i>The Day After Tomorrow</i>. It's going to make millions of dollars, and is funny as hell as-is, but we thought it would be better with puppets." I specifically remember it being The Day After Tomorrow, because a year or so later when the trailer for that turd came out I was like "ohhhh, that'swhat Trey was talking about... it IS going to make millions of dollars." Anyway, I don't want to have a "nerd off" because I too love Team America and everything else Trey has done. But I assure you: before they even began work on Team America they were talking about wanting to make a puppet version of The Day After Tomorrow. Oh, I’m a huge Parker/Stone nerd too, and I’ve heard them say the same thing you just posted. However, I ALSO heard Trey talking about it well before they even began work on TA, and he specifically referenced “this script that’s been floating around the studios called The Day After Tomorrow. It’s going to make millions of dollars, and is funny as hell as-is, but we thought it would be better with puppets.”

I specifically remember it being The Day After Tomorrow, because a year or so later when the trailer for that turd came out I was like “ohhhh, that’swhat Trey was talking about… it IS going to make millions of dollars.”

Anyway, I don’t want to have a “nerd off” because I too love Team America and everything else Trey has done. But I assure you: before they even began work on Team America they were talking about wanting to make a puppet version of The Day After Tomorrow.

]]> By: WalterPonce http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28818 WalterPonce Thu, 10 May 2007 00:03:18 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28818 Actually Jer, Parker and Stone have said in NUMEROUS interviews and even on the DVD that they wanted to make a puppet remake of Armageddon. Down to the very last shot. Please get your facts straight. I am a huge fan of Parker and Stone and think they are a couple of the most creative comic voices of our time. Bigger, Longer, Uncut is genius the way it pokes fun at Broadway in a very classy, funny, brilliant way. Team America did that for Armageddon. Watch the interviews with Parker and Stone on the DVD and see them mention Armageddon by name. That's why there's so many allusions to Ben Affleck in Team America. He was in Pearl harbor and Armageddon and the boys (Parker and Stone) really think he's an ass. Ben Affleck was NOT in The Day After Tomorrow. I am just stating facts and feel that all the hype over a movie that has been done before is a little ridiculous. Actually Jer,

Parker and Stone have said in NUMEROUS interviews and even on the DVD that they wanted to make a puppet remake of Armageddon. Down to the very last shot. Please get your facts straight. I am a huge fan of Parker and Stone and think they are a couple of the most creative comic voices of our time.

Bigger, Longer, Uncut is genius the way it pokes fun at Broadway in a very classy, funny, brilliant way. Team America did that for Armageddon.

Watch the interviews with Parker and Stone on the DVD and see them mention Armageddon by name. That’s why there’s so many allusions to Ben Affleck in Team America. He was in Pearl harbor and Armageddon and the boys (Parker and Stone) really think he’s an ass. Ben Affleck was NOT in The Day After Tomorrow.

I am just stating facts and feel that all the hype over a movie that has been done before is a little ridiculous.

]]> By: jer http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28764 jer Wed, 09 May 2007 22:10:54 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28764 just to clarify: Team America was originally invisioned as a puppet version of The Day After Tomorrow well before that movie was even made. They were originally hoping to be able to have their puppet version in theaters concurrently with the real Day After Tomorrow film, which is obviously not within the bounds of the law. Anyway, Armageddagain has been floating around for quite some time, but I can't say for sure whether it predated Team America. ALso, one of the great things about Armageddagain that the article fails to mentiion is that it was originally pitched by Toby Emmerich, son of Armageddon director Roland Emmerich. I like the idea of poking fun at dad. In any case, I don't think the article really puts down Team America at all. That's a great film, but not quite the same thing. just to clarify: Team America was originally invisioned as a puppet version of The Day After Tomorrow well before that movie was even made. They were originally hoping to be able to have their puppet version in theaters concurrently with the
real Day After Tomorrow film, which is obviously not within the bounds of the law.

Anyway, Armageddagain has been floating around for quite some time, but I can’t say for sure whether it predated Team America.

ALso, one of the great things about Armageddagain that the article fails to mentiion is that it was originally pitched by Toby Emmerich, son of Armageddon director Roland Emmerich.

I like the idea of poking fun at dad.

In any case, I don’t think the article really puts down Team America at all. That’s a great film, but not quite the same thing.

]]> By: WalterPonce http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28698 WalterPonce Wed, 09 May 2007 20:33:18 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28698 Just watched the movie: completely unoriginal and uninspired! Just watched the movie: completely unoriginal and uninspired!

]]> By: WalterPonce http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28694 WalterPonce Wed, 09 May 2007 20:27:27 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28694 Yeah, except it has been done before. Does anyone remember a little film called TEAM AMERICA: World Police? Did you know Trey Parker and Matt Stone originally wanted to film Armageddon with puppets but wasn't allowed the rights? Their entire aim was to spoof that genre of film, the major budget, action-packed summer blockbuster! Explosions, terrorism, sex, characters jetting around the world...they achieved their goal. To say this is an original idea and long-waited for is to cheapen the brilliance of Parker and Stone's work. What, just because they used puppets it shouldn't be recognized as a film that already tread the ground this film is trying to tread? I do agree with your disappointment of Epic Movie. What a piece of shit! They had epic films like Harry Potter and Pirates... in there, but no real meat (were we surprised?) Yeah, except it has been done before. Does anyone remember a little film called TEAM AMERICA: World Police? Did you know Trey Parker and Matt Stone originally wanted to film Armageddon with puppets but wasn’t allowed the rights? Their entire aim was to spoof that genre of film, the major budget, action-packed summer blockbuster! Explosions, terrorism, sex, characters jetting around the world…they achieved their goal.

To say this is an original idea and long-waited for is to cheapen the brilliance of Parker and Stone’s work. What, just because they used puppets it shouldn’t be recognized as a film that already tread the ground this film is trying to tread?

I do agree with your disappointment of Epic Movie. What a piece of shit! They had epic films like Harry Potter and Pirates… in there, but no real meat (were we surprised?)

]]> By: jer http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28618 jer Wed, 09 May 2007 16:15:28 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/pearl-harbor-2-director-to-make-armageddagain-the-day-before-tomorrow/#comment-28618 I've been following Armageddagain for several years now, and am glad to see it getting more traction. Last I heard of it was some time ago when Bruce Willis said that he's in to play the president. It's a funny idea overall, but having Bruce involved in making fun of his own movie is icing on the cake I’ve been following Armageddagain for several years now, and am glad to see it getting more traction. Last I heard of it was some time ago when Bruce Willis said that he’s in to play the president.

It’s a funny idea overall, but having Bruce involved in making fun of his own movie is icing on the cake

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