Asteroids is officially getting Oscar buzz from me, because the movies that it's going to be competing against will be the likes of the View-Master movie.

You remember those things right? From back in the day when one frame could keep you entertained for at least 15 seconds, and then you would wretch down on that epic handle and move along to the next image. You were lucky if you got a reel with a story and speech bubbles; a Looney Tune, or a Scooby Doo caper perhaps.

But the story revolved around the reels you put in it, the device itself had NOTHING to do with it. Now correct me if I'm wrong here, but aren't movies the evolved version of the viewmaster? From 1 frame whenever you want to change it, upgraded to 24 frames per second. So why make a movie about this thing? What the fuck.

So how are they going to build a story around it you ask? Comingsoon.net has this:

Kane says Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ("Fringe,"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek) are behind the film and that it will be "like the old 80's Amblin movies: Goonies, Young Sherlock... In that vein."

With Orci and Kurtzman behind it, the story will probably take place in near future LA and the viewmaster will be played by Shia Labeouf who will transform and terrorize the city. 

Personally, I think there should be a cursed reel that if kids look at it they go crazy and start murdering people. Should be way more interesting than anything those guys come up with.