Interesting... a Spielberg fairy tale, anyone?
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
What a terrible, terrible idea.
The rule for remakes is remake a movie that sucked--like Ocean's Eleven. Don't remake a classic that's still watched and loved.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
They remade Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And War of the Worlds. And Pride & Prejudice. And The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And King Kong. And The Producers.
Edit: And Peter Pan. And Treasure Island. And A Christmas Carol. And Frankenstein. And Dracula. And Godzilla. And any number of other exceptions.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
That doesn't mean they were good remakes.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
- The remake of King Kong has gotten very good reviews.
- So did the live action remake of Peter Pan. Closest to this thread, Orson Scott Card gave it a good review.
- The remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory got good reviews.
- The remake of Dracula got nominated for an Academy Award or two.
- The remake of Godzilla provoked such memorable commercials as the Taco Bell Dog saying, "I think I need a bigger box!"
- The remake of The Producers has gotten good reviews.
- The remake of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy got fairly good reviews.
- The remake of War of the Worlds is touted as one of the best movies of the year. And it was indeed quite a film.
Edit: Don't take this the wrong way and assume that I would like to see a remake of Mary Poppins. I'm just saying that it has been done, and it could be done again.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
So long and thanks for all the fish... Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
That was kind of random...
Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :
The remake of Ocean's Eleven is one of my favorite movies.
I read the whole little article and it compared this remake to Hook and Peter Pan. Hook was an interesting update to the story and I liked it. I would be interested to see how this plays out before I dismiss it.
It still sounds better than the horrible rendition of the Stuart Little novel that was popular a few years ago.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I recently found out that after the terrible first movie and its sequel that someone made an animated "Stuart Little 3," movie. I wasn't very happy. I loved that book when I was in second grade and hated the movie when I was in...whatever grade I was in.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Ugh, Mary Poppins is one of those movies that I really don't like, with the exception of a few songs.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I don't really like it either. But I still don't think that it needs to have a remake. The only reason I feel this way is because I don't think anyone else could play the role Dick Van Dyke perfected correctly.
Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :
I refused to watch the movie (Stuart Little). The commercials made me angry. Stuart was a dignified little mouse, not the skateboarding, sneaker-wearing wisecracker in the movie. Ugh!
Evidently those who had not read the book as children were charmed by it. Ugh again!
I like Mary Poppins but then again, I love those old kid's movies. And I agree that Dick Van Dyke is irreplaceable, as is Julie Andrews.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Getting good reviews in no way indicates that the movie was good.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
But, in most cases, it does indicate that it would be.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
No. No, it doesn't.
This, of course, depends entirely on your definition of a good movie, but in my opinion, neither good reviews nor awards indicate that a movie is good.
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Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I guess I should say that good reviews and awards do not necessarily indicate that a movie is good. It means that some folks in the entertainment industry liked it. That doesn't mean I will like it. That doesn't mean it necessarily has intrinsic filmic value.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
But just because you don't like it doesn't mean its not a good movie. See, it can go both ways.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Doesn't it, though? What measure is there of whether a movie is good or bad except pure personal opinion?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
See, the problem with personal opinion is that everyone will have a different one. And the reviews, good or bad, are someone's personal opinion. So why doesn't what they say matter?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I would only see it if it's Kristen Chenowith, of course I won't read the website to see who they say it'll be. The trailers before harry potter were all remakes, it was gross.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Were they really? I didn't notice. I'm betting it was King Kong and...what else?
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