The 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon was the third version of Hammett's 1929 novel. That's not a bad movie.
Alan Bayersdorfer --- Doug Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some would say Godfather 2 was superior to 1, but > it's splitting hairs as > both are great. > > I'm going with Terminator 2 being better than 1. > Both were good, IMHO. > > DBT > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: MoPo List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Phil > |Edwards Cinema Arts > |Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:12 PM > |To: [email protected] > |Subject: Re: [MOPO] CHALLENGE: a better remake ? > | > |Not sure about the time frame there, but I'd have > to say David > |Cronenberg's THE FLY remake was a far superior film > than the original. > | > |Of course Cronenberg's film was - as is often the > case with his films - > |a serious film presented in the guise > |of a "horror" film. > | > |The original, while a more faithful adaptation of > it's original short > |story source, has become something of a high camp B > movie, particularly > |it's closing, "Help me! Help me!" scene. To fully > appreciate the 1950 > |THE FLY, it really must be seen on the big screen > to enjoy its various > |visual merits (flyvision, for example). > | > |Cronenberg's film carries just as much dramatic > punch in black and white > |on a 10" TV. > | > |I can't imagine what a remake of THE OMEN can add, > apart from more > |graphic special effects. > | > |Hollywood, of course, eats itself every 20 or so > years. > | > |Phil > | > | > |Michael B wrote: > | > |> one of my favorite films is DIAL M FOR MURDER, 54 > hitchcock. i refuse > |> to watch remakes of brilliant films. I remember > being on a plane, and > |> the remake was shown. as being a member of this > captive audience, i > |> started watching it. it was so stupid, and so > violent and so > |> different, i took off my headset................. > |> > |> was there any remake in the past 20 years better > than the original? > |> > |> > |> > |> michael > |> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > |> > |> > |___________________________________________________________________ > |> > |> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > |> > |> Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |> > |> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > |> > |> The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > |> > | > | Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > | > |___________________________________________________________________ > | How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > | > | Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > | > | The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
