Cinema Ping
Posted on 10/16/2010 7:40:02 AM PDT by big black dog
I only ask because I can't think of one.
They SHOULD do remakes, but only of movies that were badly done versions of decent source material.
1 example I can think of off hand are 8 Million Ways to Die with Jeff Bridge, who he himself said there was a good movie somewhere on the cutting room floor..but it wasn’t on screen in the final version...and the books it was based on would have made for some good movies or even a TV show on HBO or FX.
They aren’t likely to do a remake or reboot of a flop though, and those are actually the remakes that SHOULD be done. There are a lot of poorly made movie versions of books or kernels of ideas out there. There may be an example of a remake of a movie like this but I don’t know of one. Also, many people might not RECOGNIZE it as a remake. I didn’t even realize until I looked at the wikipedia list that No Way Out with Costner in 1987 was a remake.
I guess Batman Begins isn’t a remake as much as a reboot, but I enjoyed it MUCH better than any of the other Batmans.
I did that with a smile. It’s 5:30 AM here on Maui and I’m sipping my coffee and having fun playing on the “machine”. LOL
agree!
I forget in which version did Gore play Alice?
Thank you!
:-) Enjoy your weekend, sounds beautiful!
The original (1954) Sabrina film with Audrey Hepburn, William Holden and Bogie was far, far better than the remake (despite the latter’s fine acting of Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford).
Some of the Jane Austen flicks have greatly improved in later versions. The 1995 miniseries (Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle) and the 2005 film (Matthew Macfadyan, Keira Knightley) were far better than the 1940 film (Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier) or the 1980 miniseries (though I like David Rintoul).
More remakes than you ever thought.
Check the lists and see what you think
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_remakes
The Karate Kid
Magnificent Seven was better than the Seven Samauri.
The movie was quite good, and the deviations from the actual book were for the purposes of clarity, brevity, and cinematic flow. As a movie adaptation it was excellent.
Do movie adaptations from non-cinematic sources count as a “remake”? I saw someone refer to “The Lord of the Rings” movies as a ‘remake’ of the animated movies from the 70’s.
If so, in desperate need of a ‘remake’ would be the OTHER work of Alexandre Dumas “The Three Musketeers” and the sequels “Twenty Years After”, and “The Man in the Iron Mask” (aka “The Viscount of Bragleone”). Despite their popularity, they have YET to have a decent cinematic telling.
Ah, we think alike! Magnificent Seven.
Obama, of course, plays the part of the hooded-eyed Caterpillar who sits atop a giant mushroom, smoking a hookah. He treats his listeners with contempt and disdain. He controls the magic mushroom which, when nibbled, allows the economy of the land to shrink or grow.
Moochelle Antoinette is the red Queen of Hearts. She is the actual ruler of Obama's Wonderland. She is severe, domineering and is continually scurrying around screaming for her country to be beheaded.
The Cheshire Cat is Joe Biden, a perpetually-grinning hair-ball who appears and disappears from tree-branches at the Caterpillar's will. He is accustomed to the fact that nothing makes sense in Obama's Wonderland which is why he's always grinning. He frequently joins the table at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party where he and the equally-insignificant Dormouse take turns dozing off in tea cups.
The Mock Turtle is the press secretary for Obama's Wonderland is played by Baghdad Bob Gibbs. He has the body of a turtle and the head of a calf. He is impolite and fashions crude prevarications. He enjoys frustrating the press and, true to his name, mocking the public. His future is foretold in the Wonderland ditty, "Soup, Soup, Beautiful Soup, Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup".
Then there is Tweedledeedee (played by Chris Matthews) and Tweedledeedum (also played by Chris Matthews).......well, I could go on but you get the picture.
See ya at the movies!
Leni
the 1990 Hamlet with Mel Gibson and Glen Close ... done perfectly and almost 100% whole..
I can’t wait for the movie portraying the characters you described to hit the theaters. I’m sure there will be sell out audiences. Of course, barf bags and tranquilizers will have to be handed out beforehand.
“Cape Fear”
Good one.
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