Monday, March 26, 2012

Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles

Open: A tiny ship blasts off from a planet in the deep recesses of space.  Aboard, are four dome-headed figures kept in shadow.  Unbeknownst to our crew, a second ship is in pursuit.

Cut to Earth, a small New York pizza shop in a poor neighborhood.  Running the shop is an aging Asian man (Chow Yun Fat), and his red-headed teenage grand-daughter April (Evan Rachel Wood).  She calls him Grandpa Splinter because he walks with a cane.

A few foot soldiers from the local branch of the Yakuza burst into the shop to give the family a hard time, and demand payment for protection.  They don't have it, but the Yakuza don't want to hear it and promise to return in a few days.

Cut to space, where the two ships are locked in combat.  The ship with our intrepid crew is critically damaged, forcing them to make an emergency landing on a back-water planet.  The ship crashes into the New York harbor under cover of night and make their way to shore, but instead enter into the sewer system.  From within the sewers of New York City, our aliens find discarded couches, tables, and even a television.  Heading to the surface for food, they emerge just behind the pizza shop seen earlier.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Where's Waldo? The Odlaw Ultimatum!


Strap yourself in for the adventure of a lifetime, as Mark Wahlberg dons the stripes in this espionage-filled action thrill ride!  Wahlberg stars as Greg Waldo, ex-CIA.

Waldo is adjusting to his his new civilian life, until his former student-turned-nemesis Victor Odlaw (as portrayed by Will Arnett) resurfaces and frames Waldo for crime he didn't commit.

Can Waldo keep himself out of the spotlight long enough to stop the Odlaw's plans? Will the CIA find him before he can clear his name?  Will he ever take off that ridiculous striped shirt?  The answers to all of these questions and more, in Where's Waldo? The Odlaw Ultimatum!

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