The Maltese Falcon was remade three times in a ten year period. I don't see it as a big deal.
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Tom Scola - Mar 31, 2010 12:41:40 pm PDT #7471 of 30000
hwæt
Daisy Jane - Mar 31, 2010 12:43:06 pm PDT #7472 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Nope, but I didn't know of/weren't invested in those movies.
Dana - Mar 31, 2010 12:45:36 pm PDT #7473 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm not offended by The Departed, exactly, but it irritates me that it's an inferior version of a much better movie.
le nubian - Mar 31, 2010 12:51:06 pm PDT #7474 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I would agree. I saw "The Departed" first and saw the original after and I'm like, "damn. they busted up the original movie big time."
Polter-Cow - Mar 31, 2010 1:03:57 pm PDT #7475 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The original is Infernal Affairs, right? Because I loved The Departed. Now I really want to see the original, if it's better.
Dana - Mar 31, 2010 1:08:28 pm PDT #7476 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Yes, Infernal Affairs. Tony Leung. Woof.
bon bon - Mar 31, 2010 1:19:48 pm PDT #7477 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
If you like the original, or are interested in just the characters/situations and therefore want to play around with it by adapting it -- if that's eclipsing or intentionally obliterating the original, then fanfiction is offensive, too.
Dana - Mar 31, 2010 1:21:45 pm PDT #7478 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I disagree that fan fiction, written by amateurs, is on the same level as a professional remake, but I don't think this is a conversation I'm interested in having.
§ ita § - Mar 31, 2010 2:21:01 pm PDT #7479 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought The Departed was pretty good, but Infernal Affairs was really good. If I hadn't known about the original, I'd have been fairly happy. But the existence of the latter movie doesn't make me like the former less, and it's possible that it will make more people see the former--I doubt it will make fewer see it.
And this whole discussion just made me add Infernal Affairs to my Netflix queue, and in fact, I should own it.
le nubian - Mar 31, 2010 3:37:21 pm PDT #7480 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I don't discount all remakes. But I am not a fan of poor remakes. I would prefer remakes occur with some distance in time from the original. As much as I liked "Insomnia" - I thought it was too soon to redo the original, and I really liked the original quite a bit.