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.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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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.
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.
Jon B. - Apr 01, 2010 1:24:17 am PDT #7481 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ferris Bueller's Ferrari is for sale: [link]
flea - Apr 01, 2010 2:20:51 am PDT #7482 of 30000
information libertarian
I think you mean Cameron's father's Ferrari!
Aims - Apr 01, 2010 4:05:14 am PDT #7483 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Who do you love? You love the car!
Tom Scola - Apr 02, 2010 11:11:47 am PDT #7484 of 30000
hwæt
Kal Penn is resigning his post in the Obama Administration to make Harold and Kumar 3: [link]
Aims - Apr 02, 2010 11:28:55 am PDT #7485 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Idiot.
le nubian - Apr 02, 2010 11:42:57 am PDT #7486 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
damn. oh well.
I thought he was only supposed to be in the role for 1 year anyway.