Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Toy movie mania hits Hollywood. What toy movies do you want to see?

OK, I got my Barbie tickets for a showing this upcoming Sunday. The whole family is going as an early birthday present for my daughter's 10th. And it's now being announced that there are a ton of other toy-based movies in the works.

I'm not a big car-chase movie person, but a J.J. Abrams-produced Hot Wheels flick sounds promising.

If I'm going to a Barbie movie, I may as well sign up early for the inevitable American Girl one.

I really can't wait to see what MGM has in the works for a View-Master film! Sounds like it could be tiring on the eyes, as too many hours with that toy always was.

Lena Dunham, the Girls mastermind, is working on a Polly Pocket movie. I think it has something to do with a girl who has another girl stashed in her pocket, but correct me if I'm spreading fake news there. :-)

I don't know how the planned Magic 8 Ball movie could possibly be any good.

Jason Bateman's film based on the dolls Chatty Cathy and Betsy Wetsy sounds like something I won't dare miss. Oscar contender anyone?

Masters of the Universe sounds cool. 

I don't know what Major Matt Mason is but there's a flick planned for it.

Ryan Reynolds is going to be in a new Clue movie. That is still one of my favorite board games.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots is a pretty cool idea. It's got Vin Diesel onboard.

I can think of a few more movies that should be made. Tops on my list is Stretch Monster. I'm always partial to him over Stretch Armstrong. But lots more people seem to remember Armstrong, a blonde muscleman. The two stretchy gel playthings that would inevitably break and ooze jelly fluid could be great in a movie together, but if the producers insist on breaking it into two different movies, I wouldn't object.

Something football themed could be great. I collected those little plastic helmets of all the teams, and I also had the big electric football game. I don't know how either of those could make a movie, but Hollywood apparently has greenlit that View-Master movie, so anything's possible at this point. There's always paper football and the Mattel handheld football games if more ideas are needed.

The great possibilities really never end. All the figures (the Six-Million Dollar Man and Star Wars come to mind). Wuppets (which is what we called them while collecting every color imaginable, but the Internet seems to call them Weepuls). Atari. The Fisher Price castle and other toys. Simple Simon.


Those are my ideas for today. What ideas do you have? Post them in the comments.

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