I always try to see the movies as different and not compare the original with the new one. But when is crap, is crap, old or new!
On Oct 27, 1:24 am, The Haggard 何麥可 <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I see them as crap mostly. > As to message... some of them try to change the message and "update" > it, Hence, ruining the message. > If they have a new message they should make a new story. let the old > message stay with the old story because it was WRITTEN for it. But, > on occasion, I like a remake. I, for one, did not "mind" the King > Kong remake. No, it was not the classic and it is not going to BE a > classic.... but I enjoyed the art and SFX. I thought the American > Godzilla stank as a story and as far as any acting is concerned... but > I never watched Godzilla for the acting. It was the monster... and I > can compartmentalize this movie as something different than the "real" > Godzilla. It was a fun flick for a waste of time. > > But over all... most of the remakes today lose the soul of the > originals because it is all about MONEY and bean-counting. The > studios was tried and true movies rather then innovation and > experimentation because they want the built in fan base to bring money > even if the flick is a stinker. But when a remake comes along that > was all about love and creation rather than money, well, I'll give it > a shot. > > -M > > On Oct 27, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Paul McCool wrote: > > > > > I will accept that. What I should have said in my previous post > > was, that > > the '50's originals generally had an underlying theme behind them, > > usually > > dealing with the dangers of a specific social concern, such as nuclear > > warfare or Communism. The remakes of these films usually cast aside > > any > > social relevance in favor of more action and effects. > > > You are right, I shouldn't say that remakes shouldn't be made, but I > > will > > reserve the right to call them crap when they deserve it. > > > Paul M. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "The Haggard 何麥可" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:02 PM > > Subject: [Papermodels II 40578] Re: OT: THEM > > > Not sure how either of those points speaks to Cat's statement. :) > > Though I can see where it applies to earlier statements. > > I just don't agree with a blanket dismissal. Most remakes are crap. > > Some, occasionally, surprise. > > I am a nearly chaotic libertarian in most things. The remakes do not > > detract from the originals... the originals still exist... so let > > people TRY and do their best. perhaps out of 100s of wastes we will > > find one treasure. > > > -M > > > On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Paul McCool wrote: > > >> That's different, 1) that's TV, and 2) Battlestar Galactica was > >> hardly an > >> allegorical commentary on modern social issues. > > >> Paul M. > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "The Haggard 何麥可" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:31 PM > >> Subject: [Papermodels II 40576] Re: OT: THEM > > >>> Oh... I donno know.... > >>> I like the new Battlestar Galactica... sure, it's reimagined... > >>> But I hated the original even as a junior high kid when it came out > >>> at > >>> the peak of Star Wars fever. > > >>> -The Haggard > > >>> On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:26 AM, cat wrote: > > >>>> Chris Spitler wrote: > >>>>> I'm with ya there. Remember the remake of...urk...Godzilla? > > >>>> Oh, yes. Once again demonstrating the adage, "Never let Americans > >>>> remake or adapt ANYTHING!!!". Everyone else seems to make fine > >>>> remakes, > >>>> some even beat the original but I have never seen a US made remake > >>>> that > >>>> was even a fraction as good as the original and most often had so > >>>> little > >>>> in common with the original as to be a wholly different picture > >>>> with a > >>>> familiar title. > > >>>> cat --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
