There! I Fixed the Movie!

  Even nearly fourteen years after its release, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender  has made its mark in cinematic infamy. Not for its box office results or its critical reception, but rather the impact it made on Avatar: The Last Airbender fans, many calling it one of the worst cinematic adaptations of all time. And…yeah. It’s actually really fascinating how much of the show’s lore, tone and overall feel they get completely wrong. But the sad thing is, this is a movie that could've been, and should've been, great. What do I mean? Well, let's get started. Before we get started, I gotta make one thing clear: no, I will not be comparing this to the live-action series on Netflix. That’s got its own slew of issues, so I’m gonna put that in the “story for another time” category. Another thing I’ll point out is, as crazy as it sounds, none of this is specifically Shyamalan’s fault. He’s clearly a big fan of the show and the fact he wanted to make the film after seeing his d...

Fred: The Movie is a 2010 comedy film by Clay Weiner (yes, that’s his real name) based on the popular internet icon as created by Lucas Cruikshank. It is also the worst movie I’ve seen in my life. It’s fascinating to see a movie that failed spectacularly in every last conceivable way, from the acting, the comedy, the directing, the editing, everything  about the movie completely fell apart. Does that mean the film’s without saving? Well…no. My motto here at “There! I Fixed the Movie!” is that no film is without fixing. So, with that in mind, how would I fix Fred: The Movie ? Let’s start at the beginning. Throughout the movie, we see our intrepid...hero? Fred has a massive crush on this girl Judy, and by that I mean he goes full blown stalker mode, constantly saying stuff like “oh she’s my girlfriend, she just doesn’t know it yet” or “she just likes to pretend she doesn’t know who I am”. But what if we tweaked that a little? Fred could still be madly in love with her, but they...