I think we're way past that point already.
Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm all right.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2009 1:30:21 pm PDT #3810 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Amy - Aug 21, 2009 1:36:55 pm PDT #3811 of 30000
Because books.
I think we're way past that point already.
I agree. I thought Land of the Lost would be as low as we could go, but I somehow doubt that.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2009 1:43:43 pm PDT #3812 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, Singer's also got a Battlestar Galactica film in the hopper. There is apparently nothing new left.
beekaytee - Aug 21, 2009 4:08:40 pm PDT #3813 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I just listened to this interesting book involving Autistic savants, Chernobyl, a Masons-lite organization, special ops and a Chimpanzee with a metal plate in her head. There were kidnappings, secret vaults and lots of daring-do. Not to mention a few Eliot-awesome fight scenes.
Why can't somebody make a movie out of that?
Frankenbuddha - Aug 21, 2009 7:49:00 pm PDT #3814 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Bryan Singer to remake Excalibur.
OK, this strikes me as dumb as remaking Suspiria. Why remake movies so intrinsically tied to their directors? And honestly, I'd have more respect if he tried to remake Zardoz instead.
At least Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot remake of Psycho I understood on a theoretical level - it was an art project, not a movie, whatever he said publicity-wise to the contrary. It was a BAD, completely wrong-headed art project, but I respect that kind of craziness.
Strega - Aug 21, 2009 9:11:07 pm PDT #3815 of 30000
Well. Excalibur is not a good movie. I support the idea of remaking terrible or kinda-okay movies, and fixing the problems. As a concept, anyway. Much better than redoing movies that were perfectly good the first time.
Van Sant's Psycho was basically a joke on the studio, wasn't it? I know I have an magazine interview where he explained how it came about in an amusing way. But I'd have to move to look it up, and if I do that I might as well go to bed. I'll try to remember to find it after I've slept.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2009 9:17:41 pm PDT #3816 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Excalibur is not a good movie. I support the idea of remaking terrible or kinda-okay movies
Yeah, but it's a classic movie. I can see making another, better King Arthur story, but why you gotta make Excalibur again?
erikaj - Aug 21, 2009 9:22:04 pm PDT #3817 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I know...I think remakes are getting out of hand.
Strega - Aug 21, 2009 9:31:45 pm PDT #3818 of 30000
Excalibur is considered a classic? I mean... as camp, I could see it. But really?
I should say: I'm fully prepared to believe that there are people somewhere who think it's perfect as is. I also believe that there are also people who think Twilight is perfect as is. But... in general? It's been a while since I sat through it, but I didn't think it was highly regarded.
§ ita § - Aug 22, 2009 4:06:33 am PDT #3819 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think classics and perfect are the same--I think Princess Bride is a classic, and it's hardly perfect.