It's incredibly easy to hate Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, given their proclivity toward crafting "parody" films that are less "parody" and more "abortive tragedies." This is the part where most writers would then say, "However..." followed by some statement meant to adjust your perception on the subject at hand. However, I'm not going to do that. I just wanted to mention how incredibly easy it is to hate these guys. It's practically effortless.
Though the gruesome twosome's last film, Vampires Suck, marked a low-point in the pair's penchant for making shit-tons of money off of terrible, terrible movies, the two are moving on to more just-barely-still-relevant material undeterred. Today, they announced The Biggest Movie Ever Made 3D, a 3D parody of James Cameron's 2009 blockbuster, Avatar.
As one might expect, these two chuckleheads are planning to rely heavily on the 3D as a source of "comedy." Said the press release:
And just like "Avatar" our movie will be in eye popping 3-D – making it the very first spoof movie ever in this format. It's a perfect showcase for our outrageous sight gags, physical comedy and audacious stunts that will make for a hilarious film and uproarious audience experience.
I'm not sure that they know what the words "hilarious," "uproarious," and "film" mean, but sure, okay.
The only positive takeaway from any of this is that this might the the movie to finally do it. This could be the project that actually kills 3D. How great would it be if James Cameron's vision of a Brave New World was undone by Friedberg and fucking Seltzer? It'd be like Mike Tyson being knocked out by Glass Joe. Here's to hoping.
When I get bummed out about shitty parody movies I remember I live in a world that made Black Dynamite.
Man. this article was hilarious. Not many sites can say "abortive tragedy" and have it be funny. Excellent work, Alex!