Tales from the Crypt Tagged Articles at Cinematical

In these days of recycled plots and endless remakes, it's always refreshing to see news about studios willing to go in original directions. Take Universal, for example -- they recently picked up the rights to Agony, a horror pitch from Tales from the Crypt and The Outer Limits vet Scott Nimerfro. What's it about, you ask? Well, because the story is just that new and shocking, the studio is keeping details tightly under wraps. We can, however, report that the movie will be "set in the world of urban legends on college campuses, with one horrifying legend in particular turning out to be true." Wait -- an urban legend that comes true? And college kids? Brilliant! Why hasn't anyone thought of that before?

Nimerfro is currently work on the secret script; the film will be produced by Scott Stuber and Mary Parent via their Universal-based company.

   • Big Momma's House 2 - In Martin Lawrence's desperate minstrel show, the comedian reprises his role as undercover FBI agent Malcolm Turner, again donning a fat suit to become the sassy, black Southern matron Big Momma. He has to stop a potentially destructive computer hacker, and the movie is broad, shameless and pandering in most every respect. Lawrence appears to assume that we automatically like him and Big Momma, and does little to endear them to us any further. Incessant mugging, weak slapstick and Teflon catchphrases fill in the many cracks of its already shaky foundation, leaving a hammy house of horrors that should have been condemned when it was still a half-baked pitch.
    • Grandma's Boy - Adam Sandler's longtime second-banana, Allen Covert, gets his shot at a lead in this stoner comedy, but despite his appealing, aw-shucks demeanor, the movie, about a 36-year-old video game tester who moves in with his grandmother and her two roommates, is just irredeemably stupid. It is sad to see three lovely ladies like Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones and Shirley Knight stooping for laughs like this, though based on the fact that practically no one saw it in theaters (or will go out of their way to rent the DVD), it is a very minor tragedy.