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- Dested, on 10/12/2007, -0/+53lol How the hell are you going to create a sequel to a movie that ends in a house overflowing with popcorn?
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36little known fact:
the guy that played laslo in real genius, played uncle rico in napoleon dynamite. - MrBabyMan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+33Nachos?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25BEST. MOVIE. EVER.
- jflint, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Holywood must be out of ideas.
Maybe Kilmer lives in the closet now, rather than Laslo.
/Great Movie - twooranges, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19The original is often over looked as a great tech/geek movie. i hope they do a good job on the sequel
- PhillyMJS, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Evil Hollywood bastards!
Clearly this is their final plot to stop piracy.... no new original movies, just crappy movie versions of beloved TV shows, lame and unnecessary remakes, and equally pointless and bad sequels that will sully the good movies that preceeded them.
I was happy to hear that the Revenge of the Nerds remake was axed so the original's legacy (well, what's left of it after the parade of less-than-stellar sequels) will remain intact, but that happiness has been washed away now that I have learned sequels to WarGames and Real Genius, two of my most favorite movies, are being produced. IMHO, the fact that Hollywood is now mining successful movies from 20 years ago for material does not portend well for the future.
~Philly - diggik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Just because it is a sequel, or do you have some inside information about the continued story?
- fugeelama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13"Always some white boy gotta invoke the holy trilogy!"
- francphysic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12I think the way that makes the most sense is if the Val Kilmer character is a professor at that school teaching the next generation how to party.
- yourmomsbox, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Val Looks like he ate all that popcorn.
- josegutz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Uncle Rico will be appearing in part Deux I hope.
- fanclerks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Allow me to say this for everyone... blasphemy!
- LutherMac, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I've got a bad feeling about this. The original was definately one of the best geek movies of the 80s... I just can't imagine a good sequel coming out of this...
- pfunked, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7huh. Had to look it up before I believed it: http://imdb.com/name/nm0340973/
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Dr. Meredith: A bit of advice...
Mitch: Oh, uh, thank you...
Dr. Meredith: Always... no, no... never... forget to check your references.
Mitch: Uh... ok... thank you. I'd better be going.
[leaves]
Dr. Meredith: [to his wife] I think the young people enjoy it when I "get down" verbally. - brbubba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Nooooo way! Real Genius is easily in my top 5 greatest movies of all time. Just hope that they don't royally screw up the sequel.
- BillDoE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6So, is he going to be the old dude hiding in the basement?
Real Genius is one of those movies I see on cable, and even though I've seen it a hundred times. I still sit and watch it again. - catmistake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7If you'd just glance at Val Kilmer's career, you'll see that he never takes a roll because he's after the money. In fact, even though he is a famous actor and can demand more, just by the very roles he takes in independent films with small budgets, its obvious that his payment must be miniscule. He seems to take roles that he finds interesting or important, and not because the film is a guaranteed hit. I'd say, he's not even doing the sequel because its a sequel... there must be something about the role or the movie itself that is motivating him. And not all sequals suck (ahem, Aliens)
- coit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I prefer "Top Secret" when it comes to Val Kilmer funny... But I loved Real Genius as well!
- OverThere, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7They will. It is in their nature to do so.
- royalwcheese, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang proves Val Kilmer still has it in him.
- kevxross, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Ok since the "holy trilogy" is off limits, I submit T2.
- wilf_brim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Funny, I didn't realize that she was older than me. According to IMDB, she hasn't done anything since 1988. Wonder what she is up to today?
- halfamazing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Kent: You're all a bunch of degenerates.
Chris Knight: We are? What about that time I found you naked with that bowl of Jello?
Kent: You did not.
Chris Knight: This is true.
Kent: Look, it was hot and I was hungry, okay? - cybermort, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5awesome and now that Val has excess fat around the belly area he will be able to play the role of geek even better !
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"This is a penis stretcher. Would you like to try?"
- acff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4this movie will bomb if kent is not in it!
- snurfle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Sneakers.
- adikt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Is Michelle Meyrink going to be in it? Who would you pick to replace her as the awkward computer geek that made your socks sticky with protein during the scene in her wet suit testing her rebreather?
- Roger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"sticky with protein"
lol. I think you're the only one. - lumbergh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@rocjoe71
Do you realize how many scientists and engineers were inspired by sci-fi works in the past (asimov, bradbury, star trek, etc. ad infinitum)?
"Fictitious science" has ALWAYS been an inspiration to teh geeks! - blacklilyninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3you lose
quick go rent it
make sure its on VHS - Alphateam, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5You can order the Real Genius shirts here.
http://www.founditemclothing.com/
I'm in for a "I - ascheinberg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Why is everyone so negative about this news? Real Genius was a great movie, one I watched countless times as a kid. Why does everyone ASSUME that RG2 would suck -- just because it's a sequel? Give it a chance.
Maybe it will be good. Sometimes, sequels are as good or even better than the original. Believe it or not, it has happened (cough cough... Empire Strikes Back). - portwojc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3No Mentos and diet coke taken to a whole new level! Like a party by the pool and a swimming pool boiling over.
Either that or something new with dry ice. Wasn't that used to make quarters? - rschaefer8011, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Okay, take a step forward...
now take a step back...
step forward
step back
and we **cha cha** - saigumi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3god: Hollywood, this is god talking.
Hollywood: Hello, god?
god: If you plan on making this movie, Hollywood, make sure it doesn't suck.
Hollywood: Ok, god. - gmerin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6a buck is a buck; when you have a mortgage to pay and you're no longer the fair-haired stud on the studio, intangibles like integrity can be suspended.
- Alphateam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"I Love Toxic Waste" shirt that is.
- timxpx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2it used to float around file sharing and i don't know if it still does, but theres a movie called 'takedown' that was incorrectly labeled as 'hackers 2 - operation takedown' -- that might be the closest you'd get
- Hush, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Thanks for all the info. You know, sources, etc.
- Hush, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2shut up! that's some good trivia.
how much you wanna bet I can throw a laser over that mountain? - jdillingham, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I just hope Tears for Fears does the theme song again.
- Roger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4BEST. 80s MOVIE. EVER
(Along with Weird Science, Fletch and a few others) - tmcdigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Umm, I have little faith that script writers could come up with a compelling story some 21+ years later.. Sorry, I think they took much to long to take a look at this.. Hollywood dragging out the cult classics for a sequel is another lame attempt to make money. The world changed much too much in the past 20 years to make a reliable leap into a sequel. But it will be amusing to see them try...
Rumors of a "Wargames" movie are also rumbling... I guess geek culture will be back (in Hollywood) for 2007/2008? - zugzug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Susan: Can you hammer a 6 inch spike through a board with your penis?
Chris Knight: Not right now
Susan: A girl's gotta have her standards - ScornForSega, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'll give ya T2.... provided James Cameron directs Real Genius 2.
Ridley Scott would be ok too. - paku, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3How can you be called a genius and not know the laser was going to be used as a weapon?
j/k. Real Genius rocks! ..although Val Kilmer is a bit old isn't he? Will he be living in the boiler room? - aconaway, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?
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