# What movies of 2006 do you fear? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151 "2006-01-02T23:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/21 "2006-01-03T16:06:30Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Disney’s releasing something called “Apocalypto”? Point the first: Touchstone, the “adult” subsidiary of Disney, is. Point the second: Rather than being the miserable Carribean themed B-horror movie it sounds like, it’s actually Mel Gibson’s huge action-adventure movie about the fall of the Mayan civilization. [http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/](http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/22 "2006-01-03T16:24:22Z")
And who else would I trust interpretting Mayan civilization? Lead on, Mel. Lead on. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/23 "2006-01-03T17:58:25Z")
I just can’t get past the idea that a stinker like “Underworld” could have a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/24 "2006-01-03T18:01:14Z")
> [@smiling bandit](#): > > Sexy vampire… Nazi killing. > > See? Doesn’t that just work for you? 😃 Yes, yes it does. And the sexy vampire is our favorite Terminator! Now if they could only a different director. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/25 "2006-01-03T18:09:32Z")
> [@smiling bandit](#): > > Man, an actual Bloodrayne movie wouldhave been great, though. Sexy vampire… Nazi killing. You don’t have to have much of a plot, or even great SFX. Just make the movie a little campy, very gory, and with more than a hint of humor to the whole grim proceedings, and it practically writes itself. It did. But they replaced the sexy vampire with a demon and called it **Hellboy**. I agree with your post though. Bloodrayne had the potential to be a great movie. Unfortunately, Uwe Boll looks at these things and says “Hmm, it’s a workable premise. How can I change it to make it worse, and also alienate the fans of the source material?” Then he goes from there. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/26 "2006-01-03T18:11:53Z")
> [@John Corrado](#): > > Point the first: Touchstone, the “adult” subsidiary of Disney, is. > > Point the second: Rather than being the miserable Carribean themed B-horror movie it sounds like, it’s actually Mel Gibson’s huge action-adventure movie about the fall of the Mayan civilization. > > [http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/](http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/) Sounds like it has potential – bu that title! **UGH!** What was Mel thinking? (I figured it must be the Spanish for “apocalypse” – which would still be inapt, as the Mayan civilization fell long before Columbus arrived, so why include any Spanish associations? – but I can’t find it in any online Spanish dictionary.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/27 "2006-01-03T18:16:57Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Sounds like it has potential – bu that title! **UGH!** What was Mel thinking? (I figured it must be the Spanish for “apocalypse” – which would still be inapt, as the Mayan civilization fell long before Columbus arrived, so why include any Spanish associations? – but I can’t find it in any online Spanish dictionary.) According to Wikipedia, the title meaning “unveiling” or “new beginning” in Greek. I had assumed it was some Mayan word pronounced “Apo-calypto” (akin to Acapulco, which is Aztec, admittedly), but that seems to be giving Gibson too much credit. Also according to Wikipedia, all dialogue will be in Yucatec. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/28 "2006-01-03T19:02:20Z")
**World Trade Center** has the potential to be a major clusterfuck, if it’s not handled properly. When I first saw the title, I prayed that **Young Hannibal** was going to be about a boy’s wacky hijinks with elephants in the Alps, but no dice. “Screenwriter: Thomas Harris”. More bastardization of **Silence of the Lambs**. The worst part is that I’ll probably be there opening night anyway. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/29 "2006-01-03T19:20:40Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > **Fast and Furious 3** …now with more fury-osity. Since neither Vin Deisel nor Paul Walker are in _3 Fast 3 Furious_, I would not be surprised if the only place you need fear this film is in the video store. \*Poseiden \* - Just in case you never saw the original or the made for TV remake with Steve Gutenberg. _The New World_ - Me Pochahantas love-em John Smith…not _Basic Instinct 2_ - Why bother? _Silent Hill_, _Bloodrayne_ - Obviously Hollywood has learned nothing from Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, or House of the Dead - Video game movies suck _V for Vendetta_ - Big Brother won’t be watching this one _Underworld: Evolution_ - I probably won’t know what’s going on since I always fell asleep mid way through the first one. I’d go on but it’s just getting depressing. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/30 "2006-01-03T19:26:40Z")
> [@John Corrado](#): > > Also according to Wikipedia, all dialogue will be in Yucatec. I was sure that was a whoosh until I checked it. Has Mel had a psychiatric evaluation? Ever? ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/31 "2006-01-03T19:32:56Z")
Is this the year of uninspired sequels or something? ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/32 "2006-01-03T19:36:55Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > I was sure that was a whoosh until I checked it. Has Mel had a psychiatric evaluation? Ever? Well, I’ll go see it. I may not understand a word, but why the heck not? At east it’s moderately original. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/33 "2006-01-03T19:43:17Z")
And they wonder why revenues are down. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/34 "2006-01-03T20:48:08Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > Nooo! If this does well, it’ll be followed up by Spiders On A Train, Skunks On A Bus, and Mike Tyson On The Subway. Ebola on an Ultralight! Ricketts on a Rickshaw! Ferrets in a Ferrari!\* Cheetas in a Chariot! Hoes on Horseback!\*\* Lions on a Locomotive! \*That’s actually really scary. I was once mauled by a ferret while nude. Bad news, that. \*\*Not actually a horror movie. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/35 "2006-01-03T20:56:34Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > And they wonder why revenues are down. :rolleyes: Revenues down? [Not according to this guy](http://www.slate.com/id/2123286/). It’s a good read, if you’re interested. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/36 "2006-01-03T20:59:52Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#): > > \*That’s actually really scary. I was once mauled by a ferret while nude. Bad news, that. How . . . Never mind. We’re better off not knowing. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/37 "2006-01-03T21:08:15Z")
Some of these sound so bad I think I really need to see them. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/38 "2006-01-03T21:32:20Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Underworld:Evolution, the search for plot. The first one was unwatchable and this one is a sequel. I didn’t like the trailer, either. I found Kate Beckinsale VERY watchable in that tight outfit. Very, very watchable. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/39 "2006-01-03T21:41:43Z")
> [@kelly5078](#): > > I just can’t get past the idea that a stinker like “Underworld” could have a sequel. [Kate Beckinsale](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2654/Events/2654/KateBeckin_Kambo_4055064_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Beckinsale,%20Kate). 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151/40 "2006-01-03T21:48:44Z")
I heard a rumor\* that there are going to be movie versions of My Mother the Car, Captain Kangaroo, The Flying Nun, and Little Miss Muffet (from Disney/Pixar), as well as a live-action version of Felix the Cat, all due to hit the screens at your local Googolplex in 2006. I guess we’ll see what sticks. \*I just made this rumor up for this post, but I read it out loud to myself before posting, so technically, it’s true that I heard the rumor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-of-2006-do-you-fear/338151.md?page=3)