tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post114747047672037743..comments2024-01-15T03:34:12.235-05:00Comments on Popped Culture: Seeing Doublepoppedculturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-7251529166931826772006-10-25T19:35:00.000-04:002006-10-25T19:35:00.000-04:00I almost agree with both of your lists except that...I almost agree with both of your lists except that I would also remove King Kong from mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-22648313681244921072006-10-25T14:33:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:33:00.000-04:00Not rape the classics? Isn't that the first order ...Not rape the classics? Isn't that the first order of business of any studio? And I must admit there wasn't really any need for Peter Jackson to remake King Kong, other than he was the hottest director at the time and could get anything approved.poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-34606250355715021062006-10-25T02:18:00.000-04:002006-10-25T02:18:00.000-04:00You forgot the horrid remake of Dial M for Murder ...You forgot the horrid remake of <b>Dial M for Murder</b> starrring Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow, <i>A Perfect Murder</i>.<br /><br />The original is one of Hitchcock's best movies along with Rear Window which was also made into a bad bad bad TV movie starring Daryl Hannah and Christopher Reeve. Dude, you should not rape the classics!<br /><br />Great lists and I agree with you on most accounts, except King Kong. The original was terrible and the remake was also aside from really great visuals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1148662970689280312006-05-26T13:02:00.000-04:002006-05-26T13:02:00.000-04:00I think that is the most common response and I bel...I think that is the most common response and I believe it's because of the difficulty in replicating an original vision, even if that vision wasn't perfect in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1148623888170603002006-05-26T02:11:00.000-04:002006-05-26T02:11:00.000-04:00I liked the Carpenter version of the Thing better ...I liked the Carpenter version of the Thing better than the original, and aside from a few things on your "good" list, I haven't liked the remakes too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1147755548954460932006-05-16T00:59:00.000-04:002006-05-16T00:59:00.000-04:00Well, they're remaking The Omen---how could they r...Well, they're remaking The Omen---how could they resist? With the 06 06 06 date and all. blech.<BR/><BR/>It just seems like there is not one original idea left in Hollywood. <BR/><BR/>It must be close to the end of days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1147670492596605802006-05-15T01:21:00.000-04:002006-05-15T01:21:00.000-04:00I wonder if movies like Casablanca and Gone With t...I wonder if movies like <I>Casablanca</I> and <I>Gone With the Wind</I> have managed to survive without being remade beacuse of how well they are known, or is there someone pitching that to a studio right now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1147608563188514472006-05-14T08:09:00.000-04:002006-05-14T08:09:00.000-04:00I agree with every one of your pics.They made a "F...I agree with every one of your pics.<BR/><BR/>They made a "For TV" remake of the Poseidan adventure about 4-5 months ago. Then the movie trailers came out.<BR/><BR/>What again????? Blech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1147491165732338232006-05-12T23:32:00.000-04:002006-05-12T23:32:00.000-04:00Well, it could have had an hour sliced out of it, ...Well, it could have had an hour sliced out of it, but I thought it looked fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1147487144457473532006-05-12T22:25:00.000-04:002006-05-12T22:25:00.000-04:00Really, you liked the remake of King Kong?Wow, I t...Really, you liked the remake of <I>King Kong</I>?<BR/><BR/>Wow, I thought that movie sucked, but maybe it's just because I haven't seen the original.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com