Top 10 Movies
Based on TV Shows
The last few years we've had to sit through crap like THE DUKES
OF HAZZARD and STARSKY & HUTCH as they poop all over some of our most cherished
childhood memories. I never thought seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle in a major
motion picture would make me want to throw myself into the heart of a live
volcano. It did though, and so did a lot of these other useless adaptations.
Still, with all these recent announcements, I can't help but get excited. The
new TRANFORMERS pictures look cool enough, finally seeing Homer Simpson in a
film trailer gave me goosebumps, and the thought of Jack Bauer taking his
ass-kicking antics to the big screen makes me want to dance around my living
room wearing nothing but work boots and a belt to tuck my gun into. Until then,
let's take a look at some of the best ideas to go from our boob-tube to our
local theatres.
10. SERENITY
(2005)
It was a dream come true for thousands of fans of the cult
television hit, 'Firefly'. It's not too often that a failed TV show gets another
chance on the big screen. Even less often does that movie make almost $40
million worldwide at the box office and satisfy the majority of fanboys across
the internet. It's just proof that if you bitch loud enough, sometimes it pays
off. Now about that "Arrested Development" movie....
9. TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE
(1983)
With a concept that so easily translates into film, I can't
figure out why someone hasn't tried to make another one of these. For years, the
collaboration of three amazing directors (Joe Dante, John Landis, and Steven
Spielberg all direct separate segments) was overshadowed by the death of actor
Vic Morrow and two children during an on-set helicopter accident. The demand for
the film on DVD grows every day as does the demand for a revival of this series
that doesn't suck.
8. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH
OF KHAN (1982)
Every geek has his own favourite STAR TREK adventure, this just
happens to be mine. To be honest though I kind of lost track of these movies
after Spock was f*cking around with those whales in part 4. Or was that part 5?
Whatever, seeing Ricardo Montalban oil up and strut around with his shirt open
while sporting a grey mullet is fantastic.
7. WAYNE'S WORLD
(1992)
Turning a three minute skit into a full length movie isn't an
easy task. Most of the movies spawned by 'Saturday Night Live' aren't even half
as funny as their spots on the show. Wayne and Garth pulled it off though,
mostly because this was Mike Myers at his absolute prime and Dana Carvey didn't
really say much. It's hard to watch SNL recently and imagine any of their
characters getting their own film.
6. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER,
LONGER, & UNCUT (1999)
Easily one of the top five funniest films I've ever seen in a
theatre. Just when you thought the television show had broken every rule and
offended every asshole in the world, the movie comes along and almost makes you
feel like you're doing something morally wrong by watching. I never thought I'd
see a musical number in a cartoon start with the line "Shut your f*cking face
uncle f*cka", continue with a chorus that consisted of just farts, and then end
with such a meaningful statement as "Suck my balls."
See you in a bit with 5-1
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9:27PM on 08/28/2006
Note the sarcasm.
Note the sarcasm.