tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post1413786760474542507..comments2024-03-27T11:44:02.235-07:00Comments on Ink hard: ArabesqueJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-51395889340711610302010-09-28T21:07:45.511-07:002010-09-28T21:07:45.511-07:00I agree but unfortunately that's rarely the ca...I agree but unfortunately that's rarely the case. Usually they take the great stuff and make it worse. Like Billy Wilder's "Sabrina." Or Gus Van Zant's "Psycho"!<br /><br />And yet, it perplexes me when they take an old "brand" like "Taking of the Pelham" or "Manchurian Candidate" or TV characters like "The Honeymooners or "The Coneheads" or "Rocky and Bullwinkle" or "Josie and the Pussycats" and they pitch it to the youth market, which has no clue what this is based on. They can't pull in the teens, who have no frame of reference, and, in the process, they piss off the older viewers who remember the source material fondly.Greenblatt the Great!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05833132744552978594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-58160102405941992292010-09-25T01:12:36.455-07:002010-09-25T01:12:36.455-07:00The paradox is that they keep remaking classic fil...The paradox is that they keep remaking classic films, where the remake is bound to be less interesting. It's okay if they take a half good film, like Ocean's 11, the remake actually being pretty good.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-42180352236450636022010-09-24T14:36:43.669-07:002010-09-24T14:36:43.669-07:00By the way, let's not forget that Tarantino al...By the way, let's not forget that Tarantino also ripped off the original "Taking" with his color-coded hitmen in "Reservoir Dogs."<br /><br />As for Matthau, it's worth noting that he also played in one of the few decent Elvis movies, "King Creole." When it came to picking scripts, Walter had the Midas touch, eh?Greenblatt the Great!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05833132744552978594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-1281928030853107832010-09-24T14:34:40.470-07:002010-09-24T14:34:40.470-07:00"Taking of the Pelham" is so good, I ref..."Taking of the Pelham" is so good, I refused to see the Denzel Washington/John Travolta remake...even for free. As with most remakes, was the point of that one?Greenblatt the Great!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05833132744552978594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-63455332103305822222010-09-21T01:25:47.006-07:002010-09-21T01:25:47.006-07:00I saw again the original Pelham a few months ago. ...I saw again the original Pelham a few months ago. An airtight script, not a gram of fat in it. Yet one more pointless remake...Nadie nadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631487071378583598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-71900516295552198362010-09-21T00:09:07.024-07:002010-09-21T00:09:07.024-07:00Walter Matthau almost steals the film! Hmmm... sho...Walter Matthau almost steals the film! Hmmm... should maybe watch some more of his films. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (the original!) is also a good one.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541863702465505291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789524189763910172.post-72953787562730071242010-09-20T14:55:34.303-07:002010-09-20T14:55:34.303-07:00You're right. "Charade" was way bett...You're right. "Charade" was way better. Plus Walter Matthau!Greenblatt the Great!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05833132744552978594noreply@blogger.com