(Pestering) Hollywood part 6: A Farewell to Arms and Legs
Writing by alphabete on Friday, 30 of October , 2009 at 2251
We have at last reached the last day of my six-part series “Six Days of (Pestering) Hollywood” and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my reviews as much as I’ve liked writing them. Many thanks to Sean Bonner and Allen Morgenstern for putting together this entertaining bit of work and if you haven’t read “Hi Hollywood” yet, go do it! Today’s review is “Da Sonic Bomb”, which is certainly what I would call bombiguous. Yes that’s a real word. I made it up.
Da Sonic Bomb
When a powerful weapon falls into the wrong hands, it’s up to the Executive Branch of the United States government to find the culprits and set things right. Full of surprises, this plot will have you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
Suggested Cast
There wasn’t a suggested cast so I made one up:
Christopher Walken as the President
Charlize Theron as the power-hungry hottie Presidential Aide
Karl Urban as the Vice President
Don Cheadle as the MIB guy
With an appearance by Scarlett Johanssen
Plot
A ruthless terrorist organization gets their hands on the sonic bomb, a weapon which can destroy life while leaving structures intact. When they use it on a major American city, it’s up to the President and his right-hand man to find and stop them before they spread their seeds of destruction.
Best Dialogue
PRESIDENT: What are you doing here?
VICE PRESIDENT: Taking care of business, sir. Making sure this all goes down the way we want.
PRESIDENT: First of all, it will go down the way I want, since I’m the president. Secondly, you’re the VP
and you pretty much are supposed to sit around and do nothing unless I die. Third, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE!?”
VICE PRESIDENT: This entire operation has been flawed from the start. There’s something going on here.
PRESIDENT: [all sinister] Of course there is.
VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, you are seriously starting to annoy the crap out of me.
Crowning Moment
The Vice President’s arrival at the secret base.
Final Analysis
This taut political thriller could be a smash. The combined talents of the suggested cast would be a huge draw to moviegoers of all generations and the surprising plot could totally get it an Oscar nod. With some good direction and quality production (no shitty green screen plz) this could sweep the Oscars the way “Crash” did that one year when it swept the Oscars. I’m no huge fan of political thrillers but I would not only watch this (especially with Karl Urban) I would buy the DVD so I could inflict it upon my loved ones. That’s how much faith I have in this political thriller.
The plot could use some fleshing out but that’s natural for a treatment. Overall, it’s got a lot of potential and each of the starring roles has plenty of time to act and to shine, which is a rarity these days. There’s a good balance of action and suspense and trust me, you won’t see what’s coming, coming.
I give “Da Sonic Bomb” five momspiders for having pretty awesome potential.
It's okay for this VP to shoot
That is it! Thank you for reading this series. It’s been a great exercise in writing daily and in writing something different than what I am usually scribbling about. I’ve had a lot of fun with this. Before I end it all (just the reviews!) I would like to rate the entire book. From start to finish this was a fun and entertaining read and it really pokes fun at Hollywood conventions, from formulaic plot twists to a hot chick in everything to Hollywood itself. It definitely does not take the movie industry seriously, and thank heaven because the industry takes itself way too seriously these days while turning out crap. I’d much rather watch any of these films because they’re fun, and that’s what the movies ought to be.
I give “Hi Hollywood” five momspiders, for carrying the fun torch.
Don't let her try to kiss you goodnight!
<3 With Stars,
Constella
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