Working the Weekend with Luke-Peanuts, Pitch Perfect 2, Jurassic World
Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of Working the Weekend with Luke. Actually, I’m completely kidding. I really don’t like Thanksgiving that much, but I won’t get into that here. I do know that it is too close to Thanksgiving to be a jive turkey, so just be aware of that if nothing else. If you’d like to see a few more of my thoughts on this pointless holiday, check out what I wrote last year on my own personal blog, The Luke Norris Experience, specifically “Why I Don’t Need Thanksgiving”, which you can read by clicking HERE.
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
I remember watching the first teaser a few months back and being very excited, and this only amped it up. The bad thing about this trailer, as so many of us will experience soon with the new Star Wars trailer, is that we have to wait another year for the actual movie. I’ve always been a fan of Charlie Brown and company, and it’s been exciting to pass that on to my daughters. It’s not been as much lately, but there was a time when I couldn’t get either one of them to put down their Charlie Brown toys. I’ve bought so many of the specials for us to enjoy together, and it will certainly be a joy to take them to the theater for this one.
It’s nice that a whole new generation of kids will get to experience the Peanuts gang. Hopefully, they’ll tone down the bullying that we got with the past specials. Poor Charlie Brown. He doesn’t get anything on Valentine’s Day. He gets rocks at Easter. He’s constantly made fun of in school and I swear to God, if Lucy pulls that football one more time, I’m going to call Seth Macfarlane to direct a script I’m going to write called It’s A School Shooting, Charlie Brown! Okay, maybe that’s a little harsh, but I hope the kid gets a win in this movie.
PITCH PERFECT 2
I’m going to be honest with you. When I first sat down today to write, this was going to be my only top, mainly due to all of the backlash I saw this week online about it. Seriously, the things I happened upon were just brutal. But instead of a big long rant, I’ll just give you a short one.
I like Pitch Perfect and at some point, I will see this movie. Is a sequel absolutely necessary? Of course not. But why hate on something that you’re not going to see? I don’t sit here and badmouth something like Game of Thrones or some b-flick horror movie. It’s just not my thing. Let people like what they like. And while some of may be reading this and saying to your computer screen that I’m gay or calling me a fag (which is seriously a word you should never say unless you’re talking about a cigarette), then grow the fuck up. Yes, I like watching these types of movies. Guess what? I’ll watch Step Up when it’s on too. And for some reason, I have an affinity for teen dramas as well. Does that really make me less of a man? Or does it make me someone who’s actually honest when Titanic comes up in a conversation? If you have to hide what you like to impress ANYBODY, maybe you’re the one with the problem, not me. So yes, give me a little more Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, and Rebel Wilson giving me a little more of this:
Actually, give me more Anna Kendrick doing just about anything. Rant over.
JURASSIC WORLD
Okay, so the full trailer doesn’t come out until Thursday, but I wanted to throw it in today just in case I didn’t decide to talk about it next weekend. I can’t say I’m a big fan of the sequels, but I freaking love the original Jurassic Park, and I’m a lot more excited for this than I thought I would be. I’m certainly not the biggest dinosaur guy in the world, but I think this could be fun.
First of all, you’ve got Chris Pratt in the lead. This guy is becoming a bona fide STAR! As much as I enjoy Parks and Recreation, it may be best that this is the final season. For one, you don’t want to hang on too long, but I think if it continued that they would lose him anyway. After the crazy success of The Lego Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy, he’s on everyone’s go-to list, and I think this movie can’t hurt. SPOILER ALERT! I’m not the biggest fan of Bryce Dallas Howard, so I’m overjoyed at something I read earlier this year where she will be a casualty of the park. SPOILER ALERT OVER! Jake Johnson should be good for some laughs, and I’m extremely excited when I hear Judy Greer is going to be in anything, well, minus those awful phone commercials. I’m sure I’ll be looking for the trailer on Thursday night after spending Thanksgiving doing absolutely nothing.
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And as for those aforementioned teen dramas, here’s your Beverly Hills, 90210 clip of the week.