Some movie sequels should never be made
March 31, 2008
“Mrs. Doubtfire II: Doubtfire in the Dorms”
Robin Williams reprises his role as the cross-dressing nanny, but he faces a new challenge. His oldest daughter, Lydia, is heading to an all-girls college and Robin’s character can’t help but feel leery about the all-boys college across town. Solution? Robin disguises himself as a college coed to attend school with his daughter. But that’s not the only challenge he’ll face. Along with classes, Mrs. Doubtfire still has a highly successful show on public access television. Can he/she balance classes and a full-time TV career? What about the curious newspaper adviser played by Will Smith? He’s curious about a peculiar student on campus. Something about her just doesn’t seem right, and he’s determined to find out what it is. With love interest!
“Back to the Future IV: The Land Before Time”
Dr. Emmett Brown and Marty McFly are back in all new exciting adventure — B.C.! After Doc Brown took off with his new wife and family in a flying train time machine, McFly thought he was done with time travel. Doc Brown returns to prove him wrong in 2008. On a vacation to see the dinosaurs with his family, Juels (one of Doc’s sons) accidentally steps on an amoeba and ends human life. Now the chase is on to stop the Brown family from ending human existence in this family comedy about life lessons and the consequences of our actions. Hover-boards with Biff-osaurus!
“Sixteen Candles II: Seventeen Candles”
What happens one year after an awkward 16-year-old girl finds true love? Explosions. Director Michael Bay takes on the project of Molly Ringwald playing an ordinary suburban woman retelling the day when her 17th birthday led to 17 candles exploding into an event complete with prison escapees, giant robots and Shia LaBeouf as the rebellious love interest. Christopher Walken plays the sympathetic father trying to keep his daughter happy as her life falls into chaos. Estimated runtime: 150 minutes of pure awesomeness.
“Titanic 2099”
The first space cruise ship takes flight from Earth on a voyage to Pluto. Halfway through the journey, the ship hits a meteor, tearing a hole in the hull. The entire crew and passengers face imminent death as their air flows into space. Can Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) keep love alive when all their friends are dying? In space, only the heart can hear you cry. Cameo appearance by Leslie Nielsen as the befuddled ship captain.
“Alien vs. Predator vs. Wolverine vs. Zeus vs. Godzilla vs. Scott Baio”
Wolverine is forced by the gods to scour the world for the whereabouts of Scott Baio. Wolverine soon learns that Baio, while on the set of his hit VH1 show, has entangled himself with a conspiracy to resurrect Godzilla. Meanwhile, a Predator ship carrying Alien eggs crashes on Earth at the base of Mount Olympus. Can Wolverine save Baio, stop the alien infestation at the home of the gods and prevent Godzilla’s awakening — all while being hunted by a team of Predators? Maybe.
“Hook II: Smee’s Revenge”
A year has passed since Hook was swallowed by the crocodile clock and the heartache Smee feels for his past captain has grown. But soon, that heartache will end. Thanks to the help of a mystical sage (Snoop Dogg), Smee embarks on a dangerous journey to find the mysterious Jade Monkey, which will allow him to travel to hell to find his beloved captain. The only problem: The Jade Monkey is in the possession of Peter Pan’s daughter, Maggie. Smee must travel into the realm of the real world. Will he be able to handle the confusion? Or all the children?
“You’ve got Male Pattern Baldness”
While the love between Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly has grown, so has Joe’s receding hairline. Realizing he is not as young as he used to be, Fox writes a list of everything he wants to do and sets out to do it. Kelly follows, writing on his adventures. After Fox dies in a boating accident, Kelly uses the profits from the book to buy out the big bookstore chain and reopens her store. Will she find love again? Or is it the spinster life for her?
Dave Thomas, Kate Trusk and John Ranallo contributed.