Riley ,'Lessons'
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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.
The musical doesn't count as a remake?
I've never seen it, and I refuse to believe it exists. Rosalind Russel is the only possible Auntie Mame. (I may be a touch irrational about this, I admit it.)
On the other hand, I want as many remakes and versions of Dracula as possible, because then someday SOMEONE may get it right.
TV is SO MUCH better than most movies right now.
I would concur. Hell, Justified pretty much gives us what I would've called movie-quality show every week.
what I would've called movie-quality show every week
Do people just ignore Plan 9 from Outer Space when they say movie-quality? And its ilk, I mean. I guess I remain unconvinced movies are worse than they ever were.