tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post115722694027421236..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Book Gone WildBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157314931616983802006-09-03T16:22:00.000-04:002006-09-03T16:22:00.000-04:00I fear a remake of Infernal Affairs.What? The Depa...I fear a remake of <I>Infernal Affairs</I>.<BR/><BR/>What? <I>The Departed?</I> Ooohh, shit.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157267333891502402006-09-03T03:08:00.000-04:002006-09-03T03:08:00.000-04:00Just to clarify, Joan, it's not a straightforward ...Just to clarify, Joan, it's not a straightforward remake of <I>Leave Her to Heaven</I> by any means, just an homage in places. (You'll know 'em when you see 'em.) I suspect the pic will be most often compared to <I>All About Eve</I>, but even that's not exactly right.<BR/><BR/>I love <I>Leave Her to Heaven</I>, too, by the by. First serious film debate I ever had was over that one--my teacher Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157258856868384222006-09-03T00:47:00.000-04:002006-09-03T00:47:00.000-04:00Whoa, reading your "Wicker Man" review... you are ...Whoa, reading your "Wicker Man" review... you are giving that movie much too much credit, Walter. If, say, Iain Softley directed that movie (and he could have), I'm betting you would have just written that it's a shitty movie and left it that, which is about all it deserves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157254238639943512006-09-02T23:30:00.000-04:002006-09-02T23:30:00.000-04:00Dude, I can't believe they've remade Leave Her to ...Dude, I can't believe they've remade <EM>Leave Her to Heaven</EM>, which I adore because it's one of the few times Gene Tierney got to be <A HREF="http://www.farscapeweekly.com/weblog/2005/08/evil-gene" REL="nofollow">evil</A>! There was some room for improvement, though, so I'll keep a lookout for the new one.<BR/><BR/>They never should've remade <EM>Planet of the Apes</EM>, the original, Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157248727069567272006-09-02T21:58:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:58:00.000-04:00That is true, Bill; Wayans doesn't seem to make mo...That is true, Bill; Wayans doesn't seem to make movies anymore unless he's got a race/minority/age group/body type/disability to mock. Perhaps <I>Incredible Shrinking Man</I> will be put on the backburner for <I>Fat Motherfuckers</I>, or, maybe a Carlos Mencia concert film. Like two peas in a pod, they are. <BR/><BR/>Funny thing about <I>Little Man</I>: knowing everything that you do about KeenenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157246751897477972006-09-02T21:25:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:25:00.000-04:00Agreed, Patrick, but I do wonder: hasn't Pulp Fict...Agreed, Patrick, but I do wonder: hasn't <I>Pulp Fiction</I> sort of been honorarily remade a dozen times by now?<BR/><BR/>I'm still fearing the long-threatened <I>Seconds</I> remake, which I imagine will end not unlike the Bruce Willis/Julia Roberts movie within <I>The Player</I>. Let's hope Keenan got that <I>Incredible Shrinking Man</I> remake out of his system, Ian, with <I>Little Man</I>.<BRBill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157245572603073522006-09-02T21:06:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:06:00.000-04:00They'll remake everything, I fear. But I think tha...They'll remake everything, I fear. But I think that's still better than "updating" classics (Star Wars as offender #1), because with remakes, the original doesn't go away.<BR/><BR/>My biggest gripe with remakes is that they seem to be made purely to tap into an existing audience, not because someone thought he or she had something to add or improve upon (one exception being Peter Jackson's "King Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1157234441713531002006-09-02T18:00:00.000-04:002006-09-02T18:00:00.000-04:00We've both had our shudders on the potential Straw...We've both had our shudders on the potential <I>Straw Dogs</I> remake in blogs past, Bill, but here's a few other titles:<BR/><BR/>Although I'm sure that the producers have other ideas, I just hope that the new Bond reboot <I>Casino Royale</I> will result in a new slew of scripts, instead of all-new remakes of Flemings past. I'm just glad that the necessary Cold War setting has rendered a new <I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com