"The Invasion" * (out of four): People keep complaining that there's no originality left in Hollywood, and here comes "The Invasion" to back up their argument.

People keep complaining that there's no originality left in Hollywood, and here comes "The Invasion" to back up their argument. This marks the third remake of the 1956 sci-fi thriller "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers," based on Jack Finney's beloved novel The Body Snatchers. And it's not a case of "the more the merrier" - the 2007 version is easily the worst one yet. Hello, rock bottom.

Read more on BigPictureBigSound...

Just when you thought you couldn’t take another 300 parody, comes this from the Latino Comedy Project. You can catch them live at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin through August 25th.

(Thanks, Jan!)

Today on the Veg - it's 30 years ago today that we lost The king.

"Superbad" ***1/2 (out of four): A spirited, raunchy romp that plays like "American Pie" spiked with Kevin Smith's fixation on body part humor.

Fourteen years ago, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg began writing "Superbad" for one reason: to see if they could churn out a decent movie. And while it's impossible to gage what the script looked like when they first started scribbling ("Good Will Hunting" originally included evil FBI agents who threatened world peace … no, really) the final product in 2007 proves that yes, they sure can.

Read more on BigPictureBigSound...

- What would happen if 2007 Dick met 1994 Dick in a dark alley. Nothing, probably...dickless.
- Now that John's returned to his spaceship to leave planet HBO, will Deadwood finally return?
- Patton Oswalt on Conan talking about his chapped penis syndrome and the KFC Famous Bowl.
- That one small nip for man, one giant tuck for mankind. (Yeh, it's not his quote...so sue me)
- And have you ever seen a player leave the stadium in handcuffs? Another life goal accomplished.