Bill & Ted Face the Music Teaser Trailer, My Thoughts

In 1989, the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was released in theaters. The film was directed by Stephen Herek and written by the team of Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. The movie told the tale of two teenage Southern California wannabe rockers named Bill Preston, Esquire (Alex Winter) and Theodore "Ted" Logan (Keanu Reeves).

In the far future, the two boys' music helps usher in an era of world peace and utopia. However, in the late 1980s, they have a more pressing problem: Not flunking History class! Luckily, a man from the future named Rufus (George Carlin) with his time traveling phone-booth, is able to help the boys with their little problem, ensuring the timeline will go as intended.

The film was a box-office success, grossing $40 million on a $10 million budget. Critical reviews were rather mixed at the time, but the film has gone on to be regarded as a cult classic. It would also be a big breakout film for Keanu Reeves. The film would spawn a franchise, including a 1991 sequel: Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Bill and Ted's would have more adventures chronicled in comic books, an animated series, and even a short-lived live-action show.

In 2010, Alex Winter had announced that Matheson and Solomon were working on a script for a third Bill and Ted film. MGM would not greenlight the film for several years, but now...it has arrived. It's time for Bill Preston, Esquire and Ted Logan...to Face the Music. Let's look at the teaser!

Orion Pictures is still a thing? I thought it was defunct... *looks it up* Oh, MGM revived it in 2014. Neat.

You know, ever since I first head there was a third Bill and Ted movie in the works, I have hoped the film would go into a bit more detail as to how exactly the Wyld Stallyns help create the future utopia. I'm hoping we see that here.

WYLD STALLYNS RULE!

Oh, they fell hard, didn't they? Well, that was not surprising. Ever since that incident in Kazakhstan...

It's kind of weird seeing a 55-year-old Keanu Reeves clean-shaven. He looks...off to me.

Is that Glenn Close?

Yup, they're going to take the lazy way out.

Hey, William Sadler is back as Death! I like William Sadler. Watch him in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He's awesome. Nice to see Death and the boys are still buds.

...how many pushups did Future Prison!Bill and Ted do? How many sit-ups? WHAT JUICE DID THEY DRINK?!

Yeah, Keanu looks better with facial hair.

When it comes to me and this franchise, I have seen both of the previous films in the past, and I remembered enjoying them. I also remember enjoying the old cartoon back in the day. I'll give this new movie a shot. Hopefully our two favorite slackers managed to stay funny with time.

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