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War Of The Worlds
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Motokid
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The only problem I have with stuff like this is...it's a remake. It's been done before. You know the story, and the ending...not that you didn't know that about TLOR, but at least there was not an almost exact copy of the movie done 30 years ago.
So the only thing different is the glitz and the flash that 2005 technology can add over what Orsen Wells did 50 years ago (or whatever time frame that was...)
Same thing with Willy Wonka. Just can't get excited over a "tech'ed" up version.
I suppose in 20 years there will be a re-make of Jaws, and maybe The Terminator?
Yeah the special effects will be cooler than hell...but is that worth the price of admission?
I don't know. I kinda have some difficulty with re-makes. Same with a recording artist getting so much fame and press over doing a cover of somebody elses song.
So the only thing different is the glitz and the flash that 2005 technology can add over what Orsen Wells did 50 years ago (or whatever time frame that was...)
Same thing with Willy Wonka. Just can't get excited over a "tech'ed" up version.
I suppose in 20 years there will be a re-make of Jaws, and maybe The Terminator?
Yeah the special effects will be cooler than hell...but is that worth the price of admission?
I don't know. I kinda have some difficulty with re-makes. Same with a recording artist getting so much fame and press over doing a cover of somebody elses song.
mehastings
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Moto, you've got a good point, but I still think I'm looking forward to this one. I often like remakes and cover songs even more than the original. It's like the "New & Improved" version...
God help us, I hope not.
Motokid said:
God help us, I hope not.
Motokid
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I don't mind people remaking songs...or movies...and often the remakes are very good...but what I hate is when the artist doing the remake (this is aimed at recording artists not the film industry) ends up with a huge hit, and then basically forms their entire career around that one hit, that was somebody elses song to begin with.....I'll try think of a few examples...but at the moment I'm a bit at a loss to provide an example...Kylie Minogue's (sp?) version of "Locomotion" is the best I can do at the moment (that was before she turned into a soft porn singing sensation....).
Motokid
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Ice said:I saw the trailer for this a little while ago and agree it does look fairly good. The main thing that annoys me is the fact that the place has been changed so as to be set in America
Well duhhh, that's because America rocks. Rocks harder than anywhere in the world...don't you know that?
We are the best....the best....
(please don't go read the last post in the "Only in America" thread right after reading this...)
mehastings
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Motokid said:
Whitney Houston singing that Dolly Parton song from the Bodyguard soundtrack would probably be a good one. She'd have been quickly forgotten if it wasn't for that song.
Wolhay
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'War of the World' is based on a book. Not all new movie versions are based on previous versions. Sometimes new versions manage to change the content in ways the previous versions didn't.
I plan to read the book and skip this movie until it's shown on the TV.
P.S. 'Lord of the Rings' had an animated movie that covered the first two books and theatrical radio versions before Peter Jackson's versions.
I plan to read the book and skip this movie until it's shown on the TV.
P.S. 'Lord of the Rings' had an animated movie that covered the first two books and theatrical radio versions before Peter Jackson's versions.
Sar
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Motokid said:
Allegedly, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was so named because Roald Dahl did not like it & didn't want it to be too closely associated with the book, whereas Tim Burton claims he is trying to make a film which follows the book much more closely & captures the book's "atmosphere"
With regards to War of the Worlds, I try to steer clear of anything with Tom Cruise in
Sar
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Maybe it's from becoming a teenager in the late 80's when all my friends fancied him, or the fact that for over a decade he kept playing roughly the same character all the time: top of his profession, crisis of confidence, girl comes along & make everything better. More then anything I think it's because he's one of those names directors assume will just put bums on seats regardless, so he tends to be in wishy washy stuff.
Saying all that, I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of films he was in, but only a couple.
Saying all that, I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of films he was in, but only a couple.
Sar
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I haven't watched it, guess I got caught up in all the press when it was released that implied it was a load of drive & as I didn't much rate him as an actor I was more than happy to believe that. Since then, I've heard from a few people who seem to hve very valid opinions that it is worth checking out. After all, could be worse, could have John Revolting in
Sar
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I particularly liked the special edition one where they have Spielberg talking about how he wanted Teddy to sound like Eeyore & his own perspective on how we need to be careful when making artificial intelligence. I really liked AI, thought it was quite an intelligent film & I enjoy films which make you question your views or perspective on things.