2008: The Year In Movies

[David]

Originally Posted by Zombie

But, then again, I don't think remakes in general are a good idea. If the original movie was good, why mess with a good thing? If the original movie was bad, why bother? Oy.

Why don't we start a thread -- Favorite Remakes?

A few that come to mind in my case:
THE MALTESE FALCON (Huston)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fleming)
THE LETTER (Wyler)
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Hawks)

I put the director name to specify which version I mean.

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by rubytuesday

I thought that film was ok but wsas just one joke repeated for two hours. The one I loved in it was Steve Coogan, he's always brilliant. I wasn't laughing much but the one scene in it where he meets his end, I was laughing so hysterically you know how when you're laughing about something 5 minutes later when it's innappropriate but makes it harder to keep in. I'm laughing about that scene now.

Haha - those are always the best moments. I always find those in the oddest places, and they always make my day. I will have to check the movie out.

Originally Posted by David

Why don't we start a thread -- Favorite Remakes?

A few that come to mind in my case:
THE MALTESE FALCON (Huston)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fleming)
THE LETTER (Wyler)
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Hawks)

I put the director name to specify which version I mean.

Mine will be a VERY short list. It would consist of THE THING (Carpenter) and...uh...uhm...yep.

If you do a "Not-Favorite Remakes," though, I can whine all over that til the cows come home. Sean flippin' Bean in The Hitcher, anyone? Rob Zombie's atrocious mangling of Halloween?

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by David

Why don't we start a thread -- Favorite Remakes?

A few that come to mind in my case:
THE MALTESE FALCON (Huston)
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fleming)
THE LETTER (Wyler)
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (Hawks)

I put the director name to specify which version I mean.

Hmmm.. this raises an interesting point. Is it a remake if it's a more recent adaptation of another book or play? Especially when the original or previous film adaptions did not impress themselves upon the audience's consciousness in a significant way (certainly not in the manner as those films above). MOre to the point, are the above adaptations that exist in relation to the source material or remakes that consciously bounce off of previous adaptations? In other words, Switching Channels is surely a remake of His Girl Friday but is His Girl Friday a remake of The Front Page MOVIE? hmmm.... Is Thieves Like Us a remake of They Live By Night or another adaptation of the same novel?

I'm not against remakes in theory. I'd have to think if there are any that particularly impress me.

For example, I DO think of The Manchurian Candidate (Demme) as a superior remake, rather than adaptation of the novel.

King Kong (1976) version.

Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton)

[David]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Hmmm.. this raises an interesting point. Is it a remake if it's a more recent adaptation of another book or play? Especially when the original or previous film adaptions did not impress themselves upon the audience's consciousness in a significant way (certainly not in the manner as those films above). MOre to the point, are the above adaptations that exist in relation to the source material or remakes that consciously bounce off of previous adaptations? In other words, Switching Channels is surely a remake of His Girl Friday but is His Girl Friday a remake of The Front Page MOVIE? hmmm.... Is Thieves Like Us a remake of They Live By Night or another adaptation of the same novel?

I'm not against remakes in theory. I'd have to think if there are any that particularly impress me.

For example, I DO think of The Manchurian Candidate (Demme) as a superior remake, rather than adaptation of the novel.

King Kong (1976) version.

Planet of the Apes (Tim Burton)

Are you questioning my knowledge, eloquence, & profound understanding of the human condition?

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by David

Are you questioning my knowledge, eloquence, & profound understanding of the human condition?

No. Your post made me realize: I don't know what constitutes a remake.

[rubytuesday]

My favourite remake is probably Sabrina.

[David]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

No. Your post made me realize: I don't know what constitutes a remake.

WHY DOES EVERYBODY TAKE ME SO SERIOUSLY. I'M KIDDING.

Happy New Year, TrueFaith.