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The next major film franchise to get a reboot? Die Hard
I remember a time when Disney, along with other major film studios, were institutions of art and not recycling centers.
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08-18-2019, 12:07 PM | #31 | |
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08-18-2019, 12:15 PM | #32 | |
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Coen's usually do well because they put a compelling signature stamp on everything they do. At worst, I'd call their True Grit superfluous, or unnecessary. But it's well made and not some wild reimagining, so it's not a debacle.
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08-18-2019, 12:54 PM | #33 | |
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The original True Grit isn't a bad movie, but I can think of a lot of John Wayne movies that I like better. The Oscar he won was more of a lifetime achievement award than anything else. It's one of those classic movies that just didn't live up to the hype. I feel the same way about African Queen; yeah, it's okay, but what's the big deal? |
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08-18-2019, 01:20 PM | #34 |
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08-18-2019, 02:31 PM | #35 |
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He’d be a good choice.
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08-18-2019, 02:45 PM | #36 |
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Speaking of horrible remakes, did anyone actually watch the female remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? From the reviews it was apparently as awful as it seemed it would be.
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08-18-2019, 02:48 PM | #37 |
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I'm not sure how to solve this problem. We can blame the studios, but as long as people are willing to shell out ridiculous amounts of dollars to see mediocre remakes (see: all the live-action Disney remakes...) and won't go into theaters for anything new, challenging or unfamiliar, the only shit that's ever going to get bankrolled is bullshit like this. Because they have a pretty good idea that all the people who saw and loved movies in the 80s and 90s are now grownups and likely to see a remake out of nostalgia, and if they won't, their kids probably will, because they've heard about how awesome it is all of their lives.
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08-18-2019, 03:13 PM | #38 |
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Who’s up for a remake of Charlie’s Angels with 3 buffed up gay dudes in the title roles? Can I get a show of hands? Maybe Jaclyn Smith can play the Bosley role.
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If someone had a lot of affection for the original, I can see them thinking that the Coen remake was superfluous, even if it was well made. If someone was less than enamored of the original, I can see them applauding the Coen's doing a superior job. And I . . . sort of . . . fall in the middle. I think both were good, and when I saw the remake I had long had lived with the experience of the original. But the Coen version was so well made, if I had seen it first, I probably wouldn't think as highly of the original.
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Most 40 and unders have little to no attachment to Dumbo.
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It's finally wending its way to reality, only with Jon Hamm, not Sudekis, or McCarthy or Reynolds. . .
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If, and only if, there was a terrific script and a few great actors with a talented director/producer combo that all lined up to do a movie about Rick and Capt. Renault having ridiculous adventures together through Europe during WW2. I would give that a shot. That's the only interesting story left to tell and it's not worth it unless it's done in spectacular fashion. |
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08-26-2022, 07:12 AM | #44 |
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boycott all reboots
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