Michael Douglas.  I have missed you.

I have had to endure your semi-retirement since marrying the lovely Zeta-Jones.

I have had to suffer through your buffonish ‘beneath-you’ roles in THE IN-LAWS and GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST and mourn the loss of one of my favorite actors.

If I wanted a Michael Douglas fix, I’ve only had HBO on my side.  They’ve been playing FATAL ATTRACTION and BASIC INSTINCT on repeat lately, and I’ve been tuning in to them each and every time.  HBO – where’s my BLACK RAIN repeats?  Why can’t you put on WONDER BOYS so I can re-visit that goodness?

And then… of course… if  WALL STREET comes on… I cancel my plans.  I stick with the Gekko.  And I get my fix of  ‘Michael Douglas the Badass.”

Then I heard… the Gekko was returning.  So was Oliver Stone.  A sequel.  It was called WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS.

And I thought… not a great title.  And then I thought even further back… I was also supremely excited about the return to greatness of one of my former matinee heroes… and that resulted in INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.

I really would hate the idea of Michael Douglas ‘nuking the fridge’ with a return to WALL STREET.  Then I saw this teaser:

I couldn’t help myself. I started to feel pumped. It felt like this old Michael Douglas was finally returning to the ‘old Michael Douglas.’

Then I remembered INDY 4. Shia LeBeouf was in that. INDY 4 sucked. Shia LeBeouf was in this. Yes, he looked cocky. But he also came across as a bit of an asshole. Which would be great for the movie if he was… but still… could Shia curse this one for me too?

Then… today… the international trailer came out over in the UK on Sun TV. This trailer embed comes from www.traileraddict.com

So now I’m in. Full-on in. Great use of the Stones song. I love how Gekko hasn’t reformed and still appears to be the master manipulator. I love that Gekko seems to be coaching Shia to compete with Josh Brolin, but that Gekko could be using him to get to Brolin’s money. And yes, he’s got Carey Mulligan as a daughter… but I feel that it’s not out of place here, as she’s trying to warn Shia about getting into business with her dad.

But goddamn… I missed this Michael Douglas. Welcome back.

So yes… I’m in. Opening day. If I had hair to slick back, I would do so. If I could go to the movie in a limo with a huge-ass cell phone, I would. I’m in.

Now… let’s just hope Oliver Stone doesn’t blow the whole thing… yes he directed both Michael Douglas and Josh Brolin to career-great performances… but ALEXANDER? F–k off. (Great elephant setpiece though…)

Oliver Stone. I have missed you…

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