tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post5071052041380293562..comments2023-12-13T11:23:27.848-05:00Comments on Ponderings over the pond: The dangers of movie remakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-61161315980554236652008-05-18T14:53:00.000-04:002008-05-18T14:53:00.000-04:00The second one was not as good as the firstThe second one was not as good as the firstLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732729390770309932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-71352483879463810422008-05-11T17:22:00.000-04:002008-05-11T17:22:00.000-04:00OK, I admit, the new movie is not great, it is bea...OK, I admit, the new movie is not great, it is bearable but only if you have seen the old movie. Why did they have to make a new version? <BR/><BR/>Here are some other great movies I hope they never make remakes of:<BR/>How to Kill a Mockiingbird<BR/>12 angry men<BR/>Casablanca<BR/>Breakfast at Tiffany's<BR/>Baghdad Cafe<BR/>The TrainLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135583903768049008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-51304789204438351192008-05-11T16:14:00.000-04:002008-05-11T16:14:00.000-04:00There is no tension in the new one...the tension o...There is no tension in the new one...the tension of the ol one is replaced by gunslinging action, Hollywood style. The original has a VERY long sequence where the outlaw is being guarded in the hotel, it keeps building and building the closer it gets to 3:10. Funny the new one I don't think even features a clock or watch in it.PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-66669813156304235782008-05-11T14:42:00.000-04:002008-05-11T14:42:00.000-04:00Ok, I'll have to see the old one then. I saw the n...Ok, I'll have to see the old one then. I saw the new one a few months ago, and I thought already then that it lacked in the storytelling.O.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00813493027866797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1622772963037648430.post-67725014377424564782008-05-11T12:46:00.000-04:002008-05-11T12:46:00.000-04:00The new one is by no means "great", in fact I woul...The new one is by no means "great", in fact I would say it is plain awful. The original one is great.PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142532968938103536noreply@blogger.com