| Re: remakes, re-releases and director's cuts |
Thu, 08 May 2008 18:57   |
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I agree with all of it, Melmoth.
Yes, I thought King Kong - the 70s remake was hopeless and Jackson's recent attempt was more of the same. I have heard he has remade the Dambusters.... boohoo. Why bother!
The Italian Job the remake was not even half as good as the orignal. Where was the charm and why did Edward Norton sign up to this rubbish? I loved Benny Hill in the original. He was cheeky and funny.
The Vanishing I have never seen, remake or original.
Roxanne - alright, good giggle and worth it for Steve Martin's mugging.
Apocalypse Now - I have one copy of this and that's it. It was a difficult film to make and when it came out, a work of brilliance. Time has not dulled it and I particularly love the helicopter and Wagner bit - one of my favourite bits in the film, apart from the Harrison Ford 5 minutes (yes, he is actually in it). My only wish is that they would remake the helicopter scene with Apache gunships instead of the smaller helicopters they used in that film.
Blade Runner - haven't bothered buying the latest one. Owning one copy of it is enough.
Aliens - Haven't seen the re-release.
Alien - nor this one.
Dune - only have the one version and that's good enough. It is enough of a weird movie anyway.
I'll add some of my own.
Remakes
Why remake Hallowe'en? Wasn't John Carpenter good enough for some people?
And Psycho - utterly pointless and completely futile.
Vanilla Sky - Yawn.
The Ladykillers - I heard it was worse than the old film with loads of swearing in it. Tom Hanks should hang his head in shame.
And films I hope they NEVER remake.
Star Wars.
The Great Escape
Citizen Kane.
Jaws
Gone with the Wind.
The Wizard of Oz
Sound of Music
The Exorcist.
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