tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post3283435219280132637..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Exhibit A on the General Suckitude of RemakesJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-64468152769433921302012-01-07T20:45:43.753-05:002012-01-07T20:45:43.753-05:00There will be riots if the Escape from NY remake e...There will be riots if the Escape from NY remake ever becomes a reality. It will be as bad as Uwe Boll directing a Metal Gear Solid movie. I'm serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-44108176679393026042008-09-24T15:14:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:14:00.000-04:00*sigh* I hate these kind of guys. They don't think...*sigh* I hate these kind of guys. They don't think about the original, but they're sure they could do it better. I just heard something about a film version of Moby Dick they're making that reminded me of this. Hang on, I'll go find it.<BR/><BR/>"Ahab will be depicted more as a charismatic leader than a brooding obsessive. "<BR/><BR/>"Our vision isn’t your grandfather’s ‘Moby Dick,’ " Cooper said. "This is an opportunity to take a timeless classic and capitalize on the advances in visual effects to tell what at its core is an action-adventure revenge story." <BR/><BR/>Just... ugh. It sounds like it might be so-bad-it's-good, but it's horrible to see a classic piece of literature made into this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-44177568000185708162007-08-24T13:49:00.000-04:002007-08-24T13:49:00.000-04:00A-hem..."Suckitude" and "Sucktastic" are trademark...A-hem...<BR/><BR/>"Suckitude" and "Sucktastic" are trademarked phrases and copyright protected by Lee Hansen and The Hansen Foundation, in the year of our Lee, 1993.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-36881515653703038252007-08-23T22:26:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:26:00.000-04:00Until I hear otherwise, I claim to have coined the...Until I hear otherwise, I claim to have coined the word suckitude. It's a good word.John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-10958711452280679462007-08-23T21:36:00.000-04:002007-08-23T21:36:00.000-04:00Is "suckitude" even a word? Come on John, I'm you...Is "suckitude" even a word? Come on John, I'm younger than you and I don't even believe it...Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027317042801637354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-76075193923979979262007-08-23T13:40:00.000-04:002007-08-23T13:40:00.000-04:00The 1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" was exce...The 1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" was excellent! It's a must-own DVD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-24455794395018806152007-08-22T14:11:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:11:00.000-04:00Yes, it certainly IS a sacrilege - to OUR generati...Yes, it certainly IS a sacrilege - to OUR generation. We were just talking about this over dinner last night, because I had seen a story on Slashdot about a guy who was given a fiberglass replica from the original mold of Han Solo in carbonite, then proceeded to have some special effects guys remove Han's face and replace it with his own.<BR/><BR/>You and I blanch at this, but to the generation coming up (and the youth dollar is the only one anybody gives a damn about) it's just another extension of reality tv, Photoshopping, and YouTube. Damn Andy Warhol to hell, everyone's gotten their 15 minutes whether they deserve them or not. Talent isn't discovered (or valued) anymore, it's produced and force-fed. People want to make their own 'art' without regard for meaning past ego gratification and benjamins.<BR/><BR/>Makes me want to puke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-46906445692567619412007-08-22T09:22:00.000-04:002007-08-22T09:22:00.000-04:00Then, you have David Ayer's upcoming "modernizatio...Then, you have David Ayer's upcoming "modernization" of "The Wild Bunch". What's next? A remake of "Psycho"? Oh, wait...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-62175088139592019302007-08-22T02:25:00.000-04:002007-08-22T02:25:00.000-04:00Hear, hear!I agree with pretty much all of this. O...Hear, hear!<BR/><BR/>I agree with pretty much all of this. One truly horrifying remake I heard of is The Warriors. They want to use real gangs (I'd love to be on set that first day)...meaning no Baseball Furies! Were they not teh signature image of that film? Also, look at the remake of Assault on Precinct 13. The whole fabric of that story was changed into just another standard action film...none of the suspense or paranoia of the original was the least bit evident!<BR/><BR/>However, as a Zombie apologist, I admit that the Halloween remake is intriguing. At the very least, it can't be argued that Rob loves the genre, and I think he'll have some interesting takes on the material. <BR/><BR/>Some remakes get it right, tho- anybody want to debate Carpenter's The Thing, or the 70's Invasion of the Body Snatchers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com