A Despicable Waste of Talent

A good animated film can be enjoyed by a person of any age. It can talk to the young, and the young at heart. I’ve seen every film Pixar has done with Disney and I can say they are better than most of the live action films I see today. Meanwhile Dreamwork’s Shrek franchise is full of adult themes and references that are no suitable for kids. I walked into Despicable Me hoping to find another animated film for the whole family, but I realized I had already seen all this film before I got my ticket.

Steve Carell is the voice of Gru, who has plans to become the greatest villain of all time; he’s going to steal the moon. But up-and-coming villain, Vector, is out to take the moon as well. Before Gru can start his heist he must get his shrink ray back from Vector, voiced by Jason Segel. To help pull of his plan Gru has adopted three young girls, but they bring him more trouble than assistance. A tough guy finds his heart of gold in a bunch of rambunctious kids. I’ve seen this film at least ten times, and skipped the last twenty films just like it.

Carell pulls off his accent quite nice, but I have trouble believing Segel’s voice was coming out of the small, nerdy, Vector. Will Arnett added his voice to this cast of characters, as well as iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove. What surprised me the most was when I found out that Gru’s assistant, Dr. Nefario was voiced by Get Him to the Greek's Russell Brand. Obviously they did some audio work to make him sound old, but I couldn’t even recognize him.

Before you put this in your Netflix’s que just hop on over and find the trailer. Have you watched it yet? Ok, then you’ve just seen the best parts of the film. The kids were cute, and I’ll admit, for some reason I can’t help but laugh every time I see Agnes hold up her giant unicorn and in a deep voice say, “it’s so fluffy.” However Gru lives in a common neighborhood, but his house and car look creepy, and nobody calls the cops when he freezes every person in a coffe shop? This film had all the usual predicaments you would expect from a quirky villain trying to raise three kids. There were no surprises, and no real giant laughs like when I saw Toy Story 3 last month.

Despicable Me tries to have heart, but I can’t see it past this factory-made kids movie. Although I’ll give Carell and Brand kudos on their voices, the rest of the cast just didn’t seem to fit their character. Gru’s minions may make you laugh a little, but only if your under twelve-years-old.

Rating:  C-

Comic To Read This Week: New Avengers #2

The Heroic Age is in full swing in the Marvel U. and I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say, “what’s with all these Avengers teams?” There are the regular Avengers, featuring Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and other classic heroes. There is the Avengers Academy, featuring Quicksilver training some rookies. Meanwhile Steve Rogers is leading the Secret Avengers into space, including War Machine, Nova, and Beast from the X-Men. Last month though, I felt compelled to take sides as to my favorite Avengers team, and that would be Brian Michael Bendis’s current New Avengers.

Tony Stark has sold the old Avengers mansion to Luke Cage for a buck, and Cage is out to run his own team. He brought along with him his wife, child, and best friend, Iron Fist. But no sooner do they move in does the craziness ensue. Something bad is going on in the mystical world and Doctor Vodoo has sent Cage the all-powerful Eye of Agamotto for safe keeping. Unfortunately the Eye has worked it’s mojo over on Cage and has made him big and mad; and cue issue number two.

Doctor Strange and Damien Hellstrom are possessed by something that wants the Eye of Agamotto, but Wolverine knows the best way to get out of a demon possession is to stab the host body, or does he just like to stab things? The team plays catch with the Eye for most of issue, while Spider-Man and Wolverine try to bring Strange and Hellstrom back to a conscious state. In the end Iron Fist ends up with the Eye and then vanishes, with everyone wondering that the hell is going on.

I love the jokes that Bendis puts into this issue; especially the rapport between Spider-Man and Wolverine. However I’m not sure if I’m delighted or annoyed by the idea of Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Hawkeye all being on two Avengers teams. Spider-Man also has his own comics, as well does Wolverine; plus Wolverine is still an X-Men. I know Marvel is trying to put their most popular characters in everything to try and sell books, but I think it may be overkill for faithful collectors. Even the Thing is now on this team and the Fantastic Four. Before you know it everyone will be on two teams. I can just see Colossus being an X-Man and subbing in for Thing on FF.

Anyway, getting back to the issue, I’m not one for mystical adventures, but it’s really this team of mainly B-squaders that make the book enjoyable for me. I recently started loving Iron Fist, and am thrilled to see him being Cage’s right-hand man. I hope Bendis keeps this book’s focus on Cage leading his own team. I think the balance of being team leader and still being a family man could add some great layers to the series.

Stuart Immoen has a gritty drawing style that I think works perfectly for this group. I’m sure Bendis will interchange characters from his two Avengers books in time, but for now I’m enjoying them separately; even though they share about a quarter of the same members.

Inception: The Anti-Summer Blockbuster

I remember back when I saw The Matrix Revolutions, the end of the film had just come and I looked around the theater to see everyone’s reaction. Almost every person on the room had a look of confusion on their face, and I couldn’t help but laugh. A few days ago I found myself with the same feelings as I walked out of seeing Christopher Nolan’s newest film. I saw boyfriends and husbands where trying to explain the final scene to their companions; while the end of the film has sparked a debate with people who have seen the it. But me, I was just enjoying the Mr. Nolan’s dream.

Leonardo DiCaprio takes a time out from being in Scorsese films to star in this film from the man who brought us The Dark Knight. DiCaprio plays Cobb, a man who wants nothing more than to get back to his children in America, where he is wanted for murder. A rich and powerful man named Saito will fix Cobb’s problem if he does something for him. Cobb must plant an idea in the head of a competitor; one that will divide his father’s company so Saito may profit. The rareness of this scenario is that Cobb will be must inside the man’s dream in order to do so, but not just one dream. He must go in a dream, within a dream, within a dream; And no I did mistype that last sentence.

Like Danny Ocean, Cobb must recruit a dream team to help him pull off this feat of wonder. Included in the mix is Joseph- Gordon Levitt as Cobb’s right-hand man, and Ellen Page as the young rookie who can design the world of dreams. Cobb and his crew hit a few snags along the way, but the biggest hurdle for Cobb may be getting past himself.

Nolan has created a rare story that allows his audience to escape any kind of reality they may have already seen or thought about. I would compare the experience of this film to the first time you saw The Matrix, or even Clockwork Orange. This film is so out there you may not get the full aspect of it all until hours, maybe days, later.

DiCaprio does a good job of holding down his leading man status. Cobb is a man with a chip on his shoulder, and Dicaprio can’t help but show the audience the complexity of his character. I wouldn’t quite compare it his performances in The Aviator or The Departed, but he is a great actor who I think deserves an Oscar win soon.

Levitt and Page step out from their normal indie film roles to add their talents to this roster of imagination. Both perform well, but I was a little more impressed with Levitt’s ability to play the strong, and somewhat brooding, character of the group. Meanwhile a relative unknown actor to the general public, Tom Hardy, provided a few good chuckles to break up the tension of the film.

The film is a mixture of adventure, suspense, and a little science fiction. If you’re looking for a cure for the summer blockbuster then this is your antidote. The film has a serious feel to it that may keep away popcorn crowds, but Nolan’s and Dicaprio’s names on the film is enough to make them wonder what Inception is all about. I do not recommend doing drugs or drinking heavily before you see this film; your head may explode if you do.

Rating: B+

Comic To Read This Week: X-Men: Second Coming #2

It's been a few weeks since I posted a "Comic To Read This Week." Several that I recommend would be Marvel's Shadowland #1, Batman Beyond #1, and even Hulk #23. All of these have some great stories and look to set-up some great things ahead, and that's what I want to tell you about; what's ahead. X-Men #1 came out last week, but the two issues fans should read before hand came out this week. Luckily I was able to fight the urge to take a peak into how Second Coming ended, but after reading the final chapter in this saga I realized it had already ended last week. X-Men: Second Coming #2 is not about what happened to the mutants, but what is ahead for them.

Chapter 13 saw Cable torn to pieces by keeping a gate from the future open and allowing X-Force to come home. After watching the man who raised her die before he eyes Hope turned on her mutant abilities for the first time, or rather everyone else's abilities. Hope showed the powers of several mutants and used them to destroy Bastion.

X-Men Second Coming #2 is broken into four parts, with five different writers, and four artists. The first part deals with the aftermath of the battle. We see the casualties, the broken limbs, and Magneto giving Hope word of encouragement. In part two we attend Cable's funeral, which to me wasn't nearly as touching as Nightcrawler's.

But what would an X-Men comic be without highlighting Wolverine? The third act explores Logan's emotions and issues with those closest to him. Storm looks down on Logan for his involvement in X-Force, and when Cyclops disbands the team Logan agrees it is what's best for his surrogate daughter and clone, Laura. What these three don't know is that Logan plans on continuing X-Force’s work, and you'll never guess who is on his roster. If you want to know you got to pick up the issue.

The last installment of this issue may just be the juiciest of all as the X-Men gather by a bonfire to reflect the events of the last few days. Emma see's a twinkle in Hope's eyes, but that twinkle comes with some fire in the form of a phoenix in Hope's hand. Hope looks at Emma and says two sentences in a different voice, "Well then, little spirit. Prepare."

Emma runs to tell Scott what she has just seen, but Scott is too busy looking at something else; five new mutant signature lights that Cerebro has located. Looks like mutants may not be done for after all.

The first two parts were kind of snore fests but the last two parts more than made up for it. Wolverine making his own secret team, Hope may be able to be possessed by the Phoenix force, and five new mutants have just been born. As an X-Men fan this issue gave me goose bumps.

Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age also came out this week and is really the next issue to read after Second Coming #2. Steve Rogers finds Cyclops in The Savage Land and ask him to bring the X-Men back into the spotlight as world heroes. He even gets the president to award Scott a medal for all he has done for humanity. Meanwhile Hope decides to begin her journey to find out who her biological parents were.

These issues are peaks into what is to come for the X-Men, and I hope what is to come next helps bring the X-Men not only back into the spotlight as heroes, but as major contenders in the Marvel Universe. With new mutants finally being born, but also what seems like new troubles ahead, the future for the X-Men seems bright; time to go searching for those five lights.

My Top 12 X-Men Storylines

I have always been an X-Men fan. I was there when the Fox Saturday morning cartoon brought out the best in the X-Men, and when The WB's cartoon put Marvel's mighty mutants in one giant episode of 90210. Bryan Singer's X-Men films were close to perfection, while after watching Brett Ratner's film I wanted to vomit more than when I drank an entire bottle of vodka.

I've been with the X-Men through all their struggles and my own. They are a group of superheroes that is sworn to protect a world that fears and hates them. On July 8 the first X-Men #1 in almost 20 years is being published, while other Marvel heroes like Iron Man or the Fantastic Four have had about eight #1's in that time. The X-Men have endured a lot in their 47 years of publishing, and with Second Coming about to end (the last part will go on sale a week after X-Men #1 comes out, damn publishing delays) I look back at some of my favorite X-Men storylines that keep me loving the students from Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

12) The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix (The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4)

Writer: Scott Lobdell

Artist: Gene Ha

In the storyline Inferno Cyclop's baby son, Nathan, had been infected with the techno virus with no hope of a cure. Then a woman from the future offers to take Nathan into the future to save his life. In doing so she later brought Scott and Jean to the future in order to raise Nathan and help him suppress the virus that was slowly killing him. During their years in the future Scott and Jean went under the alias's Slym and Red Dayspring and tried to raise Nathan while leading the resistance against Apocalypse.

Sometime after Scott and Jean returned to the present a man named Cable came from the future to stop Apocalypse from ruling his future. This man was using his telekinetic abilities to stop the techno virus from killing him. His real name is Nathan Summers.

11) Angels and Demons (X-Force #1-6)

Writers: Craig Kyle & Chris Yost

Artist: Clayton Crain

At long last Wolverine is leading his own team! Cyclops has put together the X-Men’s best hunters and trackers to take down their enemies before they strike first. While on their first mission to take out a Purifier base Wolfbane is captured and brainwashed. Once returning to base she attacks Warren and brings back Archangel, which is good because the Purifers just found a way to make their own army of archangels.  This series is unlike any X-Men series before it. It’s hard hitting, gritty, and has lot of violence. Bring on the bad guys!

10) The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (Uncanny X-Men #475-486)

Writer: Ed Brubaker

Artists: Billy Tan and Clayton Henry

Finally, after years of rumors, the third Summers brother had been found in Deadly Genesis, and he was pissed. Vulcan had been a slave to the Shi'ar Empire his entire childhood, and when he returned to Earth to find Charles Xavier and his brother Cyclops his happiness was short lived with the supposed death of himself and his team mates. Vulcan was hidden for years, plotting his revenge on Xavier and the X-Men and he finally got it, revealing that Xavier blocked Vulcan from Scott's mind to save him the pain of losing his brother.

Now that Vulcan had gotten justice with Xavier he journeyed to space take down the beings who tore him from his mother’s womb, killed her, and then enslaved him for years; the Shi'ar. When Xavier, Nightcrawler, Marvel Girl, Havok, and Polaris find the Shi'ar Empire Vulcan had already established himself ruler, and by trying to kill Xavier in the M'kraan crystal Vulcan accidentally brought back Charles powers that had been missing since M-Day. Vulcan also ended up killing his own father, Corsair, and spent the next few years in space trying to rule it all. Havok stayed in space to try and defeat his younger brother by leading the resistance. Star Wars indeed.

9) Messiah Complex (January 2007-March 2008)

Only 198 mutants survived after the events of M-day. And the ones that still had their abilities could only wait for their own extinction. But in Alaska the first mutant birth in two years had arrived and everybody was after it. Mr. Sinister wanted to study it, Purifiers wanted to sacrifice it, the X-Men wanted to protect it, while Bishop feared this child would be the true end to mutant kind and wished to kill it. This event saw the formation of a new X-Force team, and saw Cyclops for the first time step up to lead his dying species. It's the first story in an epic trilogy that is followed by Messiah War and Second Coming.

8) Unstoppable (Astonishing X-Men #19-24, Giant Size Astonishing X-Men #1)

Writer: Joss Whedon

Artist: John Cassaday

Throughout Whedon’s take on X-Men he gave the fans the gifts of Colossus and Kitty doing it for the first time, Cyclops wiping out a sentinel on the front lawn, and even Wolverine drinking lots of beer. In his final storyline Whedon took the characters off world to see if the prophecy about Colossus being the destroyer of Breakworld is true. But the bad guys didn’t want to take the chance by building a giant bullet and sent it straight for Earth. In an act of heroism Kitty ends up sacrificing herself to save the planet. This is classic Whedon writing and I loved how each part of his X-Men tale kept getting bigger and bigger.

7) The Age of Apocalypse (1995-96)

What would the world be like if Charles Xavier never formed the X-Men? That simple question sparked a summer of excitement for every X-Men fan. Charles's son went to the past to kill Magneto so that his father's dream would prevail, but in doing so killed his own father. The present was re-written to a world where Apocalypse ruled and Magneto led the X-Men against the evil oppressor, and in honor of his old friend.

This alternate reality had some great joy treats, such as Wolverine and Jean as a couple, Nathan Summers without the techno virus and fulfilling his destiny of destroying Apocalypse, and Rogue married to Magneto; and they have a son named Charles. Some characters like Blink and Holocaust were so great the even carried them over to the regular Marvel U. This is a must read for any X-Men fan.

6) End of the Greys (Uncanny X-Men #466-471)

Writer: Chris Claremont

Artist: Chris Bachalo

Rachel Summers came from the future to stop her world from ever existing, and when she arrived she found something she never had; a family. But unfortunately for her she is her mother's daughter and in her DNA, along with all of Jean Grey's relatives, is the ability for the Phoenix to come alive in them. So during a Grey family get together to welcome Rachel the Shi'ar sent their death squad to kill everyone who shared a chromosome with Jean.

The Grey family deaths were narrated with Rachel telling a little about each family member as we see them die; one of the most tragic and well done scenes in comics I've ever read. The end of the storyline is the X-Men trying to save Rachel from herself as she tried to lure every Shi'ar assassin to her that killed the only family she ever had.

5) Operation: Zero Tolerance (Summer 1997)

After Onslaught Bastion had enough evidence he needed to start his mission to kill every mutant on Earth. He captured Cyclops, Jean, Storm and Wolverine, tortured them, and then put a bomb in Cyclop's stomach. Meanwhile Iceman has the distinct pleasure or putting together team of X-Men newbie’s to try and take down Bastion and his whole operation.

He is accompanied by a reluctant doctor, a bitter Morlock, and an Israel spy. Bobby Drake has always been the funny guy of the X-Men, but in this storyline he has to step up and be the leader because the fate of mutants everywhere is resting on his shoulders. "Maybe you should go back to school Bobby."

4) E for Extinction (New X-Men #114-116)

Writer: Grant Morrison

Artist: Frank Quitely

Grant Morrison is known for his complex and sometimes over saturated writing style; at least he is to me. But after X-Men hit it big at the box office Marvel trusted him to take the X-Men comic series and make it his own. The result was the death of Jean Grey, again, but at the start of his run we were introduced to Xavier's evil twin sister who is looking to kill a lot of mutants. And she succeeds with the death of millions of mutants on Genosha, and the White Queen being the only survivor.

Morrison also simplified his team with core characters; put the X-Men in cool outfits, and showed Scott and Jean's marriage on the rocks. I'm not a huge fan of Quitely's art, but Morrison's plot more than held my attention. To this day I still want one of those black and yellow leather jackets.

3) House of M (House of M #1-8)

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Olivier Coipel

This story involves more than just the X-Men, but at the end of this mini-series the X-Men have never been the same. Magneto's daughter, the Scarlet Witch, is going crazy, and has killed several members of the Avengers. Now Charles Xavier has lost hope for salvation and brings the two teams together to contemplate Wanda's possible death.

Before they can reach an agreement though the Scarlet Witch changes reality to give every hero the perfect happiness they desire. But Wolverine is on to this and has to find the rest of the Marvel heroes to put the world back the way it was. But when they accomplish their goal Wanda disappears, and so do the abilities of almost every mutant on the planet. Only 198 mutants retain their powers, and mutants go from the next stage in human evolution to an endangered species.

2) Gifted (Astonishing X-Men #1-6)

Writer: Joss Whedon

Artist: John Cassaday

For years Grant Morrison turned the X-Men on its side with lots of drama and depressing moments. But who better to bring the fun back in X-Men than Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator, Joss Whedon's. Whedon brought Kitty Pryde back into the mix and had Scott and Logan duking out on the front lawn in front of the students. The team held meetings in a nursery and the Hawaiian Islands. The dialogue alone was classic Whedon making these characters quirky and fun, despite the events around them.

An alien from another world has helped develop a cure for mutant kind, and he did it by bringing Colossus back from the dead. Now the Russian mutant has come back to his first love, Kitty, and the X-Men. This is a great starts to a great run. I swear, anything Joss Whedon does is just awesome. Except, Dollhouse; I mean what was that?

1) The Dark Phoniex Saga (X-Men #129-138)

Writer: Chris Claremont

Artist: John Bryne

Obviously the most famous X-Men storyline, and by far the best in almost everyone's eyes. Jean Grey first came to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in the very first issue of X-Men and over the years she grew not only as a hero and young woman, but in her relationship with Scott Summers as well.

After saving the M'Kraan crystal and the Shi'ar Empire the Phoenix still resides within Jean. The Hellfire Club tried manipulating her into being their puppet, and in doing so unleashed The Dark Phoenix; who travels to a far off galaxy and destroys and entire solar system. The Shi'ar have no choice but to fight the X-Men for the life of Jean Grey. After the loss Jean sacrifices herself in hopes of never harming another being ever again. Scott and Jean's relationship make Romeo and Juliet look like a Disney fairy tale.

My Top 12 80's Movies That Need Remade

With The A-Team and The Karate Kid blowing up at the box office this summer you can believe that Hollywood is looking at revamping 1980's films. I know a sequel toTron will come out this year, and some 80's cartoons are in development to make the jump to the big screen as well.  There are some films, however, I feel should not be updated, but Hollywood will eventually do it anyway. But with special effects being a whole lot better than that they were almost thirty years ago here are 12 films I wouldn't mind seeing an updated version of.

12) Wargames (1983)

Matthew Broderick plays David Lightman in this film about a computer hacker who accidentally played a game of thermal nuclear war with government software. David thought it was all just for fun till U.S. government came knocking at his door.  Now he has to keep playing the game to prevent world destruction.

POSSIBLE DAVID CASTING: Elijah Wood

11) Mr. Mom (1983)

It's amazing to think that after making to comedy about Jack, a stay-at-home dad, Michael Keaton went on to do Tim Burton's Batman. Keaton was the fish-out-of-water as he takes care of the kids and the house while his wife was out bringing home the bacon. This idea was very odd back in the day, but with women starting to earn more in the work force than their spouses I’d say it’d be a relevant film.

POSSIBLE JACK CASTING: Dane Cook

10) Escape from New York (1981)

Nobody was a better anti-hero in the 80's than Snake Plissken. Kurt Russell's iconic character was a bad boy of the future who had to save the president from New York City. In 1997 the city was turned into a maximum security prison, and Air Force One had crashed in the middle of Manhattan. The 1996 sequel, Escape from L.A. almost was a carbon copy of it's predecessor, and was a flop. I say let's bring this apocalyptic franchise back to life and see if Snake can bring back the old trend that it's good to be bad.

POSSIBLE SNAKE CASTING: Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, 'nuff said

9) American Ninja (1985)

Joe Armstrong is an army private with no memory except one, he knows how to kick-ass. Joe has ninja skills and it’s a good thing too because the USA is going to need him. The Black Star Ninja army is stealing military weapons and selling them to the highest bidder. Unfortunately for them they have to cross Joe first. It used to be, for some good martial arts movies you had to look to another country, but American Ninja brought whoop ass to America and I say lets bring it back!

POSSIBLE JOE CASTING: Jason Statham

8) The Monster Squad (1987)

With the entire world in the middle of monster mania with the help of Twilight I say we need to strike when the iron is hot. The Monster Squad was a club where a group of kids came to talk about their love for monster movies, but when they find out that there are real monsters in their town it's up to them to try and take down Dracula & Co. The preview alone would be enough to pack teenagers into theater seats.

POSSIBLE SQUAD: Jay Baruchel, Kellan Lutz, Jonah Hill, and Ellen Page

7) The NeverEnding Story (1984)

They say kids never read any more, well maybe it's because this film freaked them out too much. Bastian is a young kid who stumbles into an old book store while trying to hide from a group of bullies. Bastian steals a book that looks interesting even though the shop keeper says it’s dangerous. After reading about the land of Fantasia Bastian finds out he is the only one who can save it, because the characters have been waiting for him too. Imagine a kid who loves Lord of the Rings being able to be a part of the story. Plus I would love to see updated version of Rock Biter and Falkor.

POSSIBLE CHILDLIKE EMPRESS CASTING: Taylor Swift

6) Iron Eagle (1986)

After his dad is captured in a dogfight on enemy territory young Doug Masters enlist the help of air force veteran Col. Charles “Chappy” Sinclair, played by Louis Gossett Jr, to help save his father. Doug likes to play trendy music while flying his jet, and if we add today's hip hop or alternative rock to the soundtrack you've got a movie that looks and sounds cool.

POSSIBLE CHAPPY CASTING: Do you even have to ask? Who else but Samuel L. Jackson can play a badass mother f*cking colonel.

5) Flash Gordon (1980)

While on a plane ride back to New York quarterback Flash Gordon is caught in a horrible storm brought on by Mango ruler, Ming the Merciless. Ming plans to destroy Earth through a series of natural disasters, and Flash is the only one who can stop him. This film has a giant story with lots of fantasy elements that would be great with today’s special effects.

POSSIBLE FLASH CASTING: Paul Walker

4) Ghostbusters (1984)

Who ya gonna call? Bill Murray and co. made this film a smash comedy that spawned everything from comic books to lunch boxes. So who could play the four ghost hunters? Why the four leads from The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Seth Rogen as Venkman, Paul Rudd as Ray, Steve Carrell as Egon, and Romany Malco as Winston. My mouth is just watering thinking about how awesome that movie would be. Just make sure Slimer gets some screen time.

POSSIBLE DANA BARRETT CASTING: Natalie Portman

3) Weird Science (1985)

Two dorks are at home on a Friday night and get silly the idea to make a woman Frankenstein style. Thanks to a bolt of lightning and some computer effects they succeed in making their own personal genie who has the body of a supermodel. Lisa helps get the boys their dream girls and throws a party that will help make them popular. Eat your heart out Robin Williams!

POSSIBLE LISA CASTING: Jennifer Lopez

2) The Last Starfighter (1984)

Alex Rogen is a kid from a trailer park who is looking to get as far away as possible. Little does Alex know that he will end up light years away from home in the middle of an intergalactic feud. Alex owns the top score on the arcade game Starfighter, but the game was actually a test to see who in the universe has the skill to be a real starfighter and help defend the Frontier from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada. This film would be for all of us who spend hours playing video games and hoping one day it'll pay off.

POSSIBLE ALEX CASTING: Zac Eforn

1) Teen Wolf (1985)

Michael J. Fox played Scott Howard, the most average guy you can find, which bugs the crap out of him. All Scott wants is to be special and he gets his wish when he finds out his family tree is full of werewolves. Scott uses his wolf abilities to get his basketball team all the way to the state championship, but along the way Scott gets quite a few people mad at him and has to figure out if being a werewolf is really worth it. This one of my guilty pleasure movies, and nothing would please me more than to see this franchise make a comeback.

POSSIBLE SCOTT CASTING: Logan Lerman