I realize bad movies have been with us at least ever since that Edison short of the two guys dancing together (it's supposed to be funny, because they're guys...and they're dancing together!), but there are projects so pronounced in their awfulness, it can still bring you up short.
Like this: A live action/CGI Alvin And The Chipmunks.
Really? Was Garfield not awful enough? Has the upcoming Underdog movie not exhausted the tombs of pop culture ephemera left to be exhumed by boomer studio execs? Is there anybody, anywhere, who thinks this could be a good idea?
Starring as Dave Seville--I typed those words, yet I can't believe I did--will be Jason Lee. Tim Hill, auteur of Garfield: A Tale Of Two Kitties, will direct. And the script, sadly, is by Jon Vitti.
If you're not a credit geek, Vitti used to write for The Simpsons back when that really meant something (he wrote Mr. Plow, for God's sake), and was a producer for The Larry Sanders Show. These are two of the best things TV has ever given us, and now...now he's writing what will no doubt be another loud, annoying kiddie pic with plenty of ironic, snarky asides for the adults who are forced to sit through it, but which actually only reveal the cynicism of the creative team who can't be bothered to produce something that's actually good.
Sorry, maybe I shouldn't make assumptions. You can't judge something you haven't seen, after all. Maybe it will be good.
Wait--Chipmunks, CGI, Jason Lee--nah, it'll suck.
