2020: Year of 80s

I don't think it will be like this for next year, but to see some of these 80s movies getting sequels is astounding.

The one I am eager to see is the new Bill and Ted that comes out around this time next year. You got the same two actors, same screenwriters who did the other films and a decently sized group of cast members. How it will work for the new generation will be its true test. It's an 80s product along with Wayne's World. Could it handle the 2010s/2020s?

Lots of anticipation has been seen for Top Gun: Maverick. It was supposed to come out back in July but was pushed back to 2020 last year for a ton of technical reasons. Can't say I blame them. Sure, it would be nice to see quotable moments from Tom Cruise's Maverick, but you got a bit of action. I'm willing to bet tons of plane shots with firing their weapons and missiles, barrel rolls and stunts. Not on my list of movies I'm dying to see, but depending on how it does, it's a maybe.

This one was just talked about recently, but this strikes me as unnecessary in a way. I don't know how big of a demand a new Beverly Hills Cop would be, but I'm not sure how high it is now for a new Coming to America. At the very least, they are getting everybody that is still alive to work on it. A lot of the major characters. I'm curious because the original from 1988 was a funny film with tons of great moments throughout. Stuff like "Your rent's due, motherfucker" or the barbershop scenes are what made it entertaining. I don't think if this does get made that it will live up to the original. But, it will be something to see in the sea of comic book movies clogging the summer. Either it's coming out next August or next December. Hard to know what is true.

There are films from the 80s that could benefit in today's world. But will audiences bite? Can't say for sure. But we'll see next year with the nostalgia overload.

Face the Music: A New Bill and Ted?

Way back in the 90s, slacker music type guys seemed to be a big thing. There was Wayne's World and Bill and Ted. The latter was one of the surprise hits of 1989 and held a decent reception. Maybe it was the goofy premise of two teenage idiots who travel through time to get Socrates, Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, and some other historical figures for their class project. The sequel two years later was a drastic departure and not held in high regard.

Over the years, there has been this request to have a third movie. Back then, it seemed like most movie franchises would have a trilogy, which seemed common unless you were Rocky or some horror movie franchise. There has been confirmation that there will be a new Bill and Ted and the fact that they have both Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter involved says a lot about this project. Whether companies bite on this is another story.

There has been this surge in getting 10 plus year old comedy sequels. You think about it, there's Anchorman 2, Dumb and Dumber To, Super Troopers 2. Beloved originals getting new ones. As far a new plot to Bill and Ted, it's the two trying to be musicians but not making one decent song. At least that's what some of these websites are talking about. With a script helmed by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, both of whom wrote the first two films, this could be back to being what the first one was. Who knows. I'd like to see this actually get to production before the rumors start of whether or not it will be made.

If there is an audience for this, that will be a huge surprise. Wayne's World still has a huge following after almost 30 years. I'm sure some still have that with Bill and Ted. If it fully comes to fruition, nothing to do than party on and totally rule the world.