http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/29/department-of-unnecessary-remakes Comments On: Department of Unnecessary Remakes by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
It was SO much more than that.
Posted by paulus]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:44 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Badger]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:35:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:26:27 -0700 The Stranger Posted by The Amazing Jim]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:02:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by UNPAID COMMENTER]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:13:25 -0700 The Stranger
Statement made just to evoke controversy: "The movie sucked" "All movies are purely commercial" Hey, why did you comment here if it's a subject you don't care about?

Ad hominem attacks, assholery: "Elitist! Elitist! Idiot!"

And if I wasn't quoting or paraphrasing you, thanks for being cool. But your civilized discourse didn't register because I was distracted by dumbfucks, as usual.
Posted by William T. Fuckweiler]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:14:23 -0700 The Stranger Posted by fendel]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:14:24 -0700 The Stranger Posted by datajunkie]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:50:08 -0700 The Stranger
p.s. it wasn't a horror film.


Posted by VAOAWG]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:26 -0700 The Stranger
And this particular remake idea is terrible because the original is totally accessible, and because Cloverfield is one of the worst movies ever.
Posted by Patti]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:37:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Rotten666]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:41:21 -0700 The Stranger
However, I will challenge you in saying that you should generally read the book first. There are a lot of movies that improve on the books which they were based on. But, these are little known books that weren't very good to begin with (or, Stephen King novels).
Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:51 -0700 The Stranger
This has to be one of the best children's movies ever made...fascinating and highly recommended for all ages!

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:27:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by awfranks]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:40:59 -0700 The Stranger Posted by josh]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:34:57 -0700 The Stranger
At least a remake might encourage people who missed the original first time around to check it out. I know the arthouse cinema over here tries to show original foreign films that have been remade a little before their release, to try and capitalise on the studio's promotion.
Posted by duckgirlie]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:22:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:02:48 -0700 The Stranger Posted by datajunkie]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:54:08 -0700 The Stranger
Nah, Paulus, this one was a decently conceived spook show with a couple of novel ideas floating in the periphery (the most resonant of which was the contrictively angular production design, which could actually translate well to '80s Colorado). It also had embarassing, shitty CGI cats. Neither of these things, alone or in tandem, suggest greatness.
Posted by levide]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:44:05 -0700 The Stranger Posted by paulus]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:37:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Max Solomon]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:32:30 -0700 The Stranger
At some point, don't you have to have respect for the fact that the thing itself is an artistic creation (the acting, the direction, the cinematography), it's not just the story? It does seem disrespectful to me -- like someone saying, hey, that was good, but I can do much better.
Posted by Julie in Eugene]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:27:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by levide]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:14:53 -0700 The Stranger Posted by n/a]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:03:59 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Paul Constant]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:55:17 -0700 The Stranger