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The Howling, for those who may or may not know, is one of my favorite werewolf films of all time.  The SFX, the cast, the feel of the movie is brilliant.  Now there have been many a sequel to follow it that have not lived up to the original (even Christopher Lee in the 2nd movie can’t stop it from being one of the worst.)  One of the better ones took place in a freakshow and had a vampire going up against one of the wolves.  But still…not a great film and nowhere near the level of the first.

Some months ago the news came out about a new Howling film looking to reboot the series.  And as is the want of Hollywood they decided to jump onto the Twilight train of teen romance mixed with the supernatural instead of going back to the dark, adult focusing world of the original.  Even the logo they were using at the time looked as though it came from a Stephanie Meyer cover.

Instead of a theatrical release, The Howling: Reborn is going direct to video.  And we now have a trailer to see just what route for certain they’ve gone with the story.  And what I’m taking from this is a film that has no idea what the hell its doing.  The trailer is more confusing than anything I’ve seen in a while.  I get a Lost Boys: The Tribe vibe for sure but is this guy Peter Parker?  What the hell is going on?  Someone has been watching MTV’s Teen Wolf…

For bad or worse, here is The Howling Reborn hitting DVD shelves on October 18th.

And for comparisons sake, here is the trailer for The Howling 2…which looks nearly as random (and is) as the trailer for the new pup on the block.

you played Jerry Lee Lewis…

Yes, this is the Footloose remake. Why yes, it does appear to be the bastard offspring of Step Up and a Lifetime Movie of the Week.

BACON FOREVER!!! (pardon me while I go slam my head in a door)

( I’m not sure I should be thanking Andrew for this )

And yet…I-man was cancelled.

Thanks Filmdrunk for the heads up

Twitchfilm.com is reporting on a reboot of one of the greatest werewolf movies of all time, The Howling.  And guess what they are doing?  I bet you can’t guess!  Turning it into a wannabe Twilight?  You win the prize!

Honest to god, this is the plot:

On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive Eliana Wynter. But he also discovers a dark secret from his past… that he is about to become a werewolf. Now, in an effort to fight destiny and save their love as well as their lives, they must battle not only Will’s growing blood lust but an army of fearsome beasts bent on killing them… and then, us all.

This needs to stop people.  Really…remember the amazing that was the original Howling?  The crazy, sleazy that was Robert Picardo?  The awesome that was Dee Wallace Stone?  Remember the fact thay were bloodthirsty monsters?

They’ve even got the whole near Twilight font and color scheme…

Please please stop…it burns.

Picking up the mantle and body parts from the Saw franchise, Paranormal Activity is the new “Halloween” flick.  Yay.  I’m so thrilled.

According to MTV Paranormal Activity 3 will be hitting theaters on 10/21/11.  Prepare yourselves.  What new sort of camera angle will be used this time?  Perhaps it will be a crossover with Clerks and Katie will stagger around a 7-11 and look like most of the customers there at around 2am on a Friday night.  You could even have Slurpee cups that change pictures and morph her face into a really fake looking demon head. 

The possibilties are endless, much like it would seem are the sequels to one of the most overhyped flicks of the last few years.

Uhm…this happened.  And I think someone needs to check Downey’s meds.  Why he would do this is beyond me, other than the fact that his wife wants babies and thinks planting him around more kids will ensure it happening?  I dunno….this is just…ugh. 

The fact that RDJ just gave up on a sci-fi film by the man who did Children of Men to do a movie based on a book by a 9 year old (giving advice on how to talk to girls) just makes me want to heave and then cry…then barf some more.

I feel so ashamed…

Thanks to http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/ and Deadline we now have word on a new possible pilot for NBC.  And get this!  It’s combining Zombies and Vampires.

This has hit written all over it right?

Zombies vs. Vampires is described as a “fun buddy cop procedural.” It is set in a world where zombies are a part of society, controllable with medication. The show’s two leads (one secretly a vampire) are cops assigned to a squad specifically formed to deal with “zombie crime”

Buddy Cop Procedural (which we already have a glut of,) vampires (that’s not everywhere,) and zombies (because that isn’t already on AMC and every other horror film out right now.)

Is this their hopeful replacement for Law and Order Criminal Intent which is on the downward spiral?  They screwed up Fear Itself and let it wither on the vine.  Ugh.  If this gets a greenlight and something funny and different like “Rex is not your lawyer” doesn’t then letters need to be written.

Tonight Fox will be showing the Teen Choice Awards.  Choice gives the false hope that you actually have a say in this tripe.

Sadly you don’t.   And much like the MTV Movie Awards went from something actually entertaining to one big Twilight jack off fest, the Teen Choice Awards are going that same wonderous route.

The show is tonight but the winners have already been announced.  I would like to think that kids have a brain, but this as I stated on my Facebook page makes me wish for the ability to remove the time of my life when I was considered a Teen.  And yet, I’m so much better off than the kids today are.  Because I actually had VARIETY in my entertainment. 

Maybe I’m old.  Yes, I am…but really?  Channing Tatum is your choice for best actor in an action movie?  And don’t even get me started about voting Sam “My Lips are Sort of Moving”  Worthington as best actor for a sci-fi film over Sharlto Copley in District 9.  My head might explode. 

I’m at a loss with this.  I really am.  I swear when I was a “teen” we had more stuff to choose from. 

Anyway, take a read and then cry.