Saturday, December 5, 2009

2012: IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT...

Well, my Cinefolks, I finally saw a new flick. you can probably guess, what it was: ROLAND EMMERICH'S 2012. As it turns out, at the same time I have been reading the hilarious book called FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: BEHIND THE MYLAR CURTAIN by GERALD ALESSANDRINI and MICHAEL PORTANTIERE, based on the legendary show that pokes fun at the great white way. Yours truly, is no stranger to the art of parody and so I thought I would do one this week in honour of the film, I saw and because its fun. So, with apologies to my favourite broadway composer, STEPHEN SONDHEIM, may I present for your amusement...


DISASTER TONIGHT

(SUNG TO THE TUNE OF ''COMEDY TONIGHT'')

SOMETHING FAMILIAR ,
SOMETHING THAT'S SIMILAR,
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE -
DISASTER FILM TONIGHT!

CITIES EXPLODING
OTHERS IMPLODING
SO MUCH FOREBODING -
DISASTER FILM TONIGHT


NOTHING THAT'S SUBTLE
SOMETHING ABOUT FATE
AS FOR THE SCRIPT -
IT'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT

BIG BUDGET EPIC
THE REST IS JUST TEPID
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY -
DISASTER FILM TONIGHT

WOODY H. RANTS
AS PRES. GLOVER TRIES
CHEW ON YOUR POPCORN
AS MILLIONS DIE

A LITTLE ''TITANIC''
ASTOUNDING FX GIGANTIC
EVERY DISASTER FLICK ROLLED INTO ONE
BANALITY'S IN ORDER -
BOMBASTIC MUSIC
DID I MENTION JOHN CUSAK
COMEDY TOMORROW -
DISASTER FILM TONIGHT!



-FIN-
(THAT'S FRANCAIS FOR T.T.F.N.)



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