Hollywood doesn't consider "there's no need for this movie" to be a reason not to make it.
They're remaking The Monster Squad.
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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Polter-Cow - Jul 21, 2008 10:33:58 am PDT #7272 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Miracleman - Jul 21, 2008 10:35:37 am PDT #7273 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
They're remaking The Monster Squad.
There is no God.
SailAweigh - Jul 21, 2008 10:44:15 am PDT #7274 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
totally reliant on Audrey Hepburn's glowing radiant presence to fill in the extremely sketchy pencil lines of the character as written
And that's all I need from that movie. It will always be my favorite of her movies. Of course, you must understand that when I saw it for the first time that Harlequin romances were the height of literature for me at that stage of my life, too. The movie holds an innocence for me that I associate with that time of my life and I want to keep it that way. But, that's why they do make remakes, sometimes stories can be improved. I just chose not to watch that one for reasons of nostalgia.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 21, 2008 10:51:22 am PDT #7275 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I can imagine a cast that could do a credible remake of Bringing Up Baby.
Kate Mulgrew and George Clooney! They could film it in black & white and see if audiences could tell it from the original...
Since Audrey Hepburn has been mentioned, I really think her movies should be off limits for remakes because they depended so much on her personal charm for their magic. I do NOT want to be subjected to Jennifer Love Hewitt as Princess Ann or Holly Golightly.
erikaj - Jul 21, 2008 12:53:53 pm PDT #7276 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
Me either, and Kate's the Hepburn I really like. But however much I missed the Audrey H. memo, she's way better than JLH. I think I'd like a Mulgrew/ Clooney movie, though. I'd be sad if Clooney gets like Tom Hanks and forgets he's hilarious.
sj - Jul 21, 2008 1:00:52 pm PDT #7277 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Katharine Hepburn movies shouldn't be remade ever by anyone.
I actually like the remake of Sabrina better than the original despite liking Audrey Hepburn and Bogart quite a bit. I can't get past the fact that Hepburn and Bogart really couldn't stand each other when they are making the original. They have no chemistry on-screen.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 21, 2008 1:32:30 pm PDT #7278 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That's because Bogie used up all the chemistry there was with Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not ten years earlier!
sj - Jul 21, 2008 1:33:32 pm PDT #7279 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That's because Bogie used up all the chemistry there was with Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not ten years earlier!
And The Big Sleep!
JZ - Jul 21, 2008 1:44:19 pm PDT #7280 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Don't shortchange them... they were plenty sparky in Key Largo, too.
Glad I'm not the only one with a small soft spot for the Sabrina remake. The thing is, Audrey Hepburn wasn't just pretty and radiant, she was a fantastic actress; she could easily carry and flesh out an underwritten script like the original, but she could have knocked the remake out of the park too, if she'd gotten a chance to sink herself into all that lovely language.
sj - Jul 21, 2008 1:49:18 pm PDT #7281 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Don't shortchange them... they were plenty sparky in Key Largo, too.
Yes. It's sad that they only managed to be in four films together.