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I'm looking forward to it. Russell and Helen seemed to have an excellent chemistry whilst presenting at the Oscars.
I was never a Dudley fan, so I'm looking forward to it.
Sure. sure. Chemistry is great. I didn't like Dudley either but STILL.
Make a new movie that takes advantage of that chemistry and eclipses Dudley in our hearts forever. There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.
Arthur's a fun movie, but it's not like they're remaking Citizen Kane
Yeah, but some things are just sacrosanct for no real Great Intellectual/(Pop) Cultural reason; they just are. Dudley Moore is my Platonic ideal of Arthur, and that's cool.
There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.
I liked the new Star Trek movie.
And prefer the Daniel Craig Bond to almost any of his predecessors.
There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.
I know I'm touchy about stuff like the Crow reboot, but I don't actually have a principle I stand on when I get defensive about remakes. Just because someone's told a particular story once doesn't mean that another telling of it can't be enjoyable or worthy. I'm not sure where all the vilification comes from, unless you're being emotional like I am.
What's wrong with doing it again? Why shouldn't each story be judged on its own merits?
I'm actually surprised I'm interested in Arthur because the original was sacrosanct to me and a friend. But the remake looks like they've updated the story, and I'm fascinated by the idea of Helen Mirren spending that much time with Russell Brand.
But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis. I still believe Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of them.
I think what's distressing about making Time Bandits "kid friendly" is that the original is kid friendly. It's just not a happy everything turns out ok, and you can always rely on someone/an adult to help you in and out of a jam. Oh, and sometimes evil wins.
Removing that stuff makes it a worse story.
Aaaand Daisy Jane just said what my objections to a Time Bandits reboot are.
But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis.
If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.
Time Bandits may be remade as a more kid-friendly action franchise
I can sum up my reaction to this news with "Don't touch it, it's evil!"
If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.
The musical doesn't count as a remake?
The occasional remake doesn't bother me that much(and much as I liked the original Arthur, I think I'd be amused by the latest one,) but I do sometimes think it's getting to be too much of a crutch and/or I'm worried that people old enough to be my kids will only see my old childhood crap in a new package. Which really strikes me as wrong, somehow, in a way I'm having trouble describing. TV is SO MUCH better than most movies right now.