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Oh, exactly, Glam. I haven't fallen that hard for a show in a long, long time. Every characterization and portrayal was so dead on, and there were just so many characters I wanted to see more of. Not to mention the sheer poetry of the dialogue.
::crawls away to grieve::
I lurved Excalibur when I was 15. Two friends and I watched it so often I still know the spell to bring the dragon's breath. When I saw it on sale for $11 recently I snapped it up and ran home to watch it. What a rude awakening that was. See also: The Prince of Pennsylvania.
I don't think classics and perfect are the same
Sorry, that was horribly unclear of me. I probably should have put the last sentence first. I didn't mean classic = perfect, because then almost nothing would qualify.
From googling around today, apparently a lot of people do think it's great, so maybe I'm wrong about that.
Laga, I'm with you, I can't remember if I saw Excalibur first in junior high or high school, but I really loved it. Now, not so much. I don't think it needs to be redone though.
Question: is there a movie you'd really LIKE to see remade. What would it be?
I would really like the Star Wars prequels completely redone. That is probably my fondest hope.
I saw District 9 this afternoon.
Wow.
Marvelous CGI that was not jaw-dropping only because I didn't remember it was CGI until after the movie was over.
Several twists I didn't see coming.
And a grim, cynical, and sadly realistic portrayal of how awful humans can be.
Inglourious Basterds: pretty awesome. It's essentially a series of tense conversations, punctuated with bursts of violence. It actually reminded me of No Country For Old Men with the prolonged suspense. But this has more catharsis, thank goodness.
So I'm worn out now. At one point in the movie I jumped in my seat because someone suddenly knocked on a door. And it was in no way a suspenseful moment; I was just that keyed up.
Oh, and there is some gore. Mostly like the head-shot in Pulp Fiction, so suddenly you're peering through your fingers and giggling at the same time.
Question: is there a movie you'd really LIKE to see remade. What would it be?I know there are movies where afterward I thought, "Y'know, someone should redo this and fix [the ending, or the casting, or whatever]." Of course I can't think of any in particular right now. I'll have to ponder.
Y'know, someone should redo this and fix [the ending...
Joe vs. the Volcano.
Remake Four Weddings, with an actual actress in the Andie Macdowell role.
I can't say as there's movies that I'd want remade so much as tweaked, while still retaining the majority of the original elements such as casting, directing, cinematography, score. If I liked a movie enough to be bothered by it's flaws and want a do-over, then I don't want a complete makeover.
So I'm sure there's tons of movies that if remade, I'd love them, but they'd be based on movies that I hate to the core, and wouldn't even fathom wanting to watch any version of them, let alone wish for a remake.
But yes, the new SW trilogy I'd love to see done right/better. And on that note, I'll take a remake of LotR with a different director and producers and writers. And someone else playing Gimli.
I already want HP:HBP redone.