and it will take more than shrapnel to the torso
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Another Hitchcock title is getting a remake. From the writers of "Boogeyman" comes what I'm sure will be a riveting bit of celluloid that will be enjoyed decades.
Oh, and Jpeg, a "Strangers on a Train" retread is already in the works over at Universal.
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I've mellowed on the topic of remakes. You have Hitchcock in the past, and then you have all remaining time left in western culture. Toss in mentally lazy execs, and clearly remakes are going to win that battle. I'm indifferent to both titles; the Birds is odd (mostly camp value) and SoaT is technically interesting (for the camera work).
If they remade Rear Window however, um, nevermind. (They have... 2X)
jpeg 17 Oct 2007
Remakes still make me vomit with rage even though Hollywood has been rehashing titles since the beginning.
I'm not a Hitchcock fanatic but we'll never get a contemporary equivalent (or better) by going back to the same well.
I've come to terms with the fact that mainstream movies are just that, mainstream. Average = Dumb . . . your typical cineplex patron generally doesn't want to be challenged with anything really fresh.
Familiar themes/characters are comfortable and allow the viewer to turn their brain down a couple notches . . . but I thought that was TV's job.
Carl 17 Oct 2007
"...covered in birds, ...aaahh!"
eddie izzard 17 Oct 2007