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FUNNY PEOPLE RED BAND TRAILER

by Tom on July 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm
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I get sent news releases, trailers and photos from studios all the time and I generally do a very poor job of passing them on to you.

Part of the reason behind this is because there are a million and one movie blogs and they all tend to post the same stuff at the same time. So there's no reason Theater Hopper will ever become your exclusive outlet for this kind of thing.

The other piece of the puzzle is, frankly... a lot of the stuff I'm sent is crap. Or at least *I* think it's crap. If you'd like to see more photos, trailers and press releases from the studios here on the site, let me know. Maybe it will lead to something.

Anyway, I was just sent a trailer for a movie I am legitimately excited to see - Judd Apatow's Funny People coming out on July 31.

Be forewarned that this is the red band trailer, so the language is a little salty. But if you've seen The 40 Year-Old Virgin or Knocked Up, you're probably already on board with it.

Anyway, enjoy!

For a little extra fun, check out some of the web sites created in support of the film - several of them featuring work from different characters in the film!

So what do you guys think? Are you interested in seeing Funny People? I think it's going to be interesting to watch Adam Sandler interact with other talented comedians. His films tend to isolate him, put the focus on him. I'm curious to see how he handles himself in an ensemble.

For me, Funny People kind of feels like the last hurrah of the blockbuster season. Yeah, yeah - I know G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra comes out after that. But does anyone think that counts?

Leave your comments below!

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PRELUDE TO ICE CREAM

by Tom on June 12, 2009 at 12:00 am
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Imagine That, Eddie Murphy, Bedtime Stories, Adam Sandler, similarities, ice cream
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In today's incentive image, Tom and Cami enjoy a refreshing summertime treat. Vote for Theater Hopper at Top Web Comics to see for yourself!

I don't know how fair it is to compare Eddie Murphy's Imagine That to Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories. The children's imaginary world translated into a fantasy/reality situation. They weren't the source of out-and-out business predictions like they are in Imagine That .

Still, it's noticeable that there are two movies with such similar thematic elements coming out so close to each other.

Maybe it's not so weird when you consider how different studios have outright stolen from each other and put competing films back to back over the years.

A Bug's Life and Antz. Volcano and Dante's Peak. Mission to Mars and Red Planet. It happens a lot. I'm sure there's more if I actually sat down to think about it. Maybe you guys have some similarly-themed movies you can share in the comments section below?

I don't have much more to share except we're still trying to get to the problem of this malware error people are getting when they are trying to access the site.

From what we've learned, it seems to be only affecting Safari and Google Chrome users. I've been doing some searches online and have discovered we're not the only one suffering this problem, but I'm not finding much in terms of solutions.

I've been bombed with e-mails and Tweets from people telling me that they can't access the site. I feel personally responsible to everyone who notifies me of the error and is trying to help. But I can't respond to all of you. I'm sorry. Please don't take it as a snub. I'm just trying to focus my efforts on solving the problem.

I'm doing everything to update security on my own machine, we've combed through the code of the site, we're trying to isolate ads from our network that could be causing the problem. We're even looking through the THorum to see if it could be originating there. It's a lot of trial and error, but it's all part of the regular maintenance that goes into the site.

If it's any consolation, please know that I am not DELIBERATELY trying to infect your machines with malware. Frankly, I'm not that smart (which is probably how the site ended up in this position to begin with.)

Please trust that we're doing everything we can.

In the meantime, let me know your thoughts about Imagine That. Are you planning on seeing it, maybe taking your kids or a younger sibling? Or have you grown tired of Eddie Murphy's family movie shtick and are secretly hoping he makes a sequel to Eddie Murphy: Raw instead?

Thanks again for everyone's patience and have a great weekend!

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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY I READ EW?

by Tom on March 26, 2007 at 12:00 am
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I was reading this short profile on Mike Binder, writer and director of Reign Over Me on EW.com this morning and I wanted to gouge my eyes out.

In the introductory paragraph, the article's author Neil Drumming misidentifies Don Cheadle's character as Alex Johnson (it's Alan) and says Adam Sandler's character loses his wife and two children in the 9/11 attack (he had three children). Do these writers even see the movies they're profiling? Do they have editors? Hell, a quick search over at IMDB would have at least gotten the name of Cheadle's character right! I thumbed around the site for a little while to see if I could send an e-mail to Drumming to point out his mistakes. I don't know if that's anal, obnoxious or both.

I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't complain. After all, I can barely spell. But on the other hand, I don't have the resources of the mighty Time Warner empire behind me, either.

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DORMANT POWER

by Tom on February 13, 2004 at 12:00 am
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Cult of Sandler, Adam Sandler, robes, 50 First Dates, Valentines Day, flying, fireballs, ancient evil

If you vote for Theater Hopper at BuzzComix, prepare to go to infinity... and beyond!

So today is the culmination of The Cult of Sandler storyline. I've been getting some really positive feedback on it, so I guess you enjoyed it! Who knows, maybe our favorite cloaked fanboys will reappear sometime! They seemed to have gone over pretty well.

I feel a little guilty that I'm not doing a Valentine's Day related strip. You might remember this time last year when I wrapped up my Ben Affleck/Daredevil storyline with some loving sentiment. I like doing that kind of stuff, y'know? Proclaiming my love in public. It's fun!

The web comic landscape certainly seems to be shifting recently. First Movie Punks and Movie Comics called it quits. Now Mall Monkeys is closing up shop, too. Damn shame. Those guys really left an impression on the community - good or bad, they left an impression.

Of course, I can't complain too much when co-conspirator Mitch Clem is bringing back Nothing Nice to Say! Start pounding the drums of war now, kiddies. Mitch is coming back to show us how it's done!

Beyond that, I hope everyone has a good Hallmark holiday. It's funny. In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, I'm super cynical. I don't want to give gifts and remind everyone that the holiday was invented by marketing people to help the diamond industry sell more engagement rings.

But then I sit down and think about how much I love Cami and everything I want to do for her and things aren't so curmudgeonly after all. I mean, if you were going to celebrate anything, love is a good place to start!.

Take care, everyone.

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ROAD TRIP!

by Tom on February 11, 2004 at 12:00 am
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Cult of Sandler, Adam Sandler, driving, game, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Billy Madison, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Mr. Deeds, Anger Management

Today's BuzzComix incentive sketch attacks swiftly in the night and leaves no trace! Vote to uncover its identity!

So The Cult of Sandler is taking a road trip in continuation of this week's storyline. Be sure to check Monday's comic if you missed it. Don't worry. I'll tie up all the loose ends on Friday. (My attention span isn't that long, either!)

I'm not totally sure where I'm manifesting these strips this week. I know today's is certainly off-beat. All I know is that the thought of some quasi-mystical Adam Sandler worshipers playing guessing games in a soccer mom van made me giggle uncontrollably. Maybe it's Seasonal Affectional Disorder. I must not be getting enough sunlight.

By the way, if you're wondering why I'm committing a week to spoofing Adam Sandler, it's because his new movie 50 First Dates comes out on Friday. Cami is making me go, there's no two ways about it. Not that I'm not looking forward to it. On the contrary, there are great psychological benefits to watching Drew Barrymore smack Rob Schneider over the head with a baseball bat. Get those endorphins pumping!

Not much else going on in my life at the moment. I guess one of the houses on my street caught fire tonight. We live in kind of a new area and there a few finished homes without families in them, so I don't know if anyone was hurt. There was maybe 5 large fire trucks blocking off the street. Their red and blue lights were flashing for hours. It kept freaking out our beagle Truman. He didn't know what they hell they were.

Truman's birthday is the 22nd. He'll be two years old. Cami thinks I should do a comic about it.

I'd better stop here before this tangent goes flying off into space. It's late.

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS

by Tom on February 9, 2004 at 12:00 am
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Cult of Sandler, Adam Sandler, robes, Mapquest, directions

*THE BLOG POST FOR THIS COMIC WAS LOST WHEN THEATER HOPPER MOVED TO WORDPRESS IN JANUARY 2009*

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD

by Tom on April 14, 2003 at 12:00 am
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CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Major kudos to Cami for giving me the idea for today's strip. This, of course came after viewing Anger Management. So utterly dissapointed were we by Adam Sandler's latest offering, he may have completely lost us as fans.

It's almost shameful that we helped contribute to it's near $45 million dollar take this weekend. To put the accomplishment in perspective, that's more than the gross of the remaining top 12 pictures COMBINED.

To go into specifics of why the movie failed us so would spoil too much of the "plot" (snicker, tee hee). But I can say that the movie totally falls apart in the end. The filmmakers try to tie up lose ends in a pretty, little package. The film is also littered with cameos dropped in for no other reason that to illicit cheap audience response. Former New York City mayor Rudolph Gulianni almost derails the picture when he shows up during it's climax.

Even the regularly great Jack Nicholson couldn't save the movie. Although I love movies that let "Jack be Jack", I couldn't shake the feeling that he was just the hired help. One couldn't decide if we were supposed to interpret his character as insane or inspired. The script never lets him chose.

Of course, a positive view of the film was pretty much dashed to bits when the theater we were seeing it in suddenly cut the picture as strobe lights started flashing and an flat, automated voice stated "There is an emergency. Please locate the nearest exit." Apparently, there was a malfunction in the theater's security system.

Thanks again, Wynnsong 16. Rendered anally just like I'm used to. I would have asked for a refund due to the inconvenience, but I didn't feel like being on the receiving end of a blank stare for 15 minutes. How ironic that I am there to see a movie about keeping one's temper in check, and then be tempted to throttle the nearest movie employee when inconvenienced.

Maybe I should look into anger management classes of my own...

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RIDING IN TANKS WITH ANGRY ANGELS

by Jared on April 14, 2003 at 12:00 am
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I just finished watching Charlie's Angels. It was fun, but not too far from the usual movie plot. It was weird to see Crispin Glover looking like Willard.

This weekend I watched Riding in Cars with Boys. It was Patti's choice, but I think I ended up liking it as much or more than she did. I let her pick the rental because she said "you'll probably want to watch some movie about drugs." Which of course... was true. But I decided to be nice and behold, the plot that unfolded included Steve Zahn as a drug addict. Woo!

We also saw Anger Management. My initial reaction was that it was okay. The cameos, although destructive to the overall plot, added to the enjoyment of the flick. It was a Kevin Bacon Game dream. I still think Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison are Sandler's funniest films. Looking back on this recent escapade, I think they tried to cram too much stuff into one movie. The ending was rushed as well, although it seemed to take frickin' forever.

I am ready to watch part four of Band of Brothers. It is awesome. Get your hands on this mini series (not my copy) and watch it, NOW!

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BUTTON PUSHER

by Tom on April 11, 2003 at 12:00 am
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BUTTON PUSHER

I decided to take another swing at Anger Management today because it's quickly become the only movie this season I'm excited to see. A lot of industry analysts are saying the same thing - it looks to be the first sure-fire hit of the year.

And it only took you four months to get around to it. Way to go, Hollywood. -yawn!-

That said, it doesn't look like we'll get a chance to see it this weekend unless we catch a matinee. Tonight I'm going out with friends to get drunk in an English-themed pub. Tomorrow I'm going out with a different set of friends to get drunk at a Japanese restaurant. Yes, I'm quite the continental fellow.

I should say that today's comic is about as far as you can get from a fair representation of Cami - and for me, that's what makes it hilarious. Plus, isn't a girl picking a guy up by his throat, by default, funny?

Truth be told, Cami is far and away the more mellow between the two of us. I'm more likely to fly off the handle 10 times more often than she will. What can I say? I just live my life passionately!

I heard today that the guy who made Daredevil is signed on to direct Ghost Rider. Nicholas Cage is set to play the demon biker Johnny Blaze. I don't know how to feel about that. Ghost Rider is one of my favorite comic book anti-heroes. He's just a bad-ass character. I'm glad to see an adaptation come to the screen, I just hope they don't muck it up. Isn't Nicholas Cage getting a little old for comic book movies?

Speaking of comic book movies, you need to visit this site RIGHT NOW to download the new Matrix trailer. It looks so good, I can practically smell the leather overcoats.

When I asked interested parties to send me e-mails in regard to the poster I am working up, the response was strong and positive. You guys all sound on board for it, so I'm forging ahead!

I need to clarify something, however. I still plan to sell the posters for $5, but to this point, I've made no mention of shipping and handling. If you want a poster, I'm going to have to charge for that as well. I plan on shipping out the posters in cardboard tubes so they don't crease, and shipping will cost a little more since it's an irregular package. Expect to tack on another $2 to $3 to your purchase.

This is not meant to dissuade you, but I wanted to mention it in the interest of being forthright.

Truthfully, the whole set up is still a good value for your money. Especially when you consider that there will only be 100 of these posters made and I intend on signing and numbering each one. Just because I'm feeling generous, I'll toss in a short personal note to boot!

Thanks again for all your enthusiasm. You guys really make this worthwhile. Have a great weekend.

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IN THE SHADOWS

by Tom on April 9, 2003 at 12:00 am
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Anger Management, Adam Sandler, Cult of Sandler, shrine, fart

This blog post was lost when Theater Hopper moved to WordPress in January 2009.

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