Sunday, February 7, 2010

Valentines Day: Now A Celebration of Universal Stupidity Onscreen As Well!

With this image as proof,
There is a god.
Just today I heard the news that New Line Cinemas has announced a sequel to the upcoming comedy Valentines Day, set to focus around New Years Eve? I can only ask, is it too soon? The answer is a resounding yes. Forget the fact that the film hasn't even released yet, and the fact that no actors, nor director have signed on to the sequel, or even the fact that they don't really have much of a concept to work off of yet. How about maybe the quality of the film, which looks like a gooey cheese fest that tries to be funny but ultimately isn't.

What's the only reason I'm even slightly interested in this film? Because they have a likely 3 minute scene featuring Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner (Twilight: New Moon) as a couple. That's it. That's the only reason I want to see this movie. It doesn't matter if the scene is cheesy, poorly written, and poorly acted. The fact that it's the two Taylors is enough for me to be continually laughing. This 40 second clip I found online alone is worth the price of admission: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlwv7YnggU&feature=PlayList&p=27389349CD0F6242&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=68. But seeing as a bootleg copy of said scene will likely appear online following opening weekend, I'd just say watch that.

I really don't care that it stars an all star cast of actors I trust, and a few I don't. This isn't the type of film that is going to illicit an Oscar nominated role from Jamie Foxx or Julia Roberts. It is quite honestly, a film made for one day and one day only. So this sunday don't spend your day watching a movie about the day you are spending, and actually do something useful with your time. Like perhaps take a girl you like out to see a movie. Just as long as it isn't Valentines Day. Or Percy Jackson and the Sorceror's Secret Golden Compass. In other words, go see The Wolfman. Or watch Fringe on Hulu.

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