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Prime Remake Material Starring...

posted 19 years ago by bricat-1
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William Shatner in the lead. He is by all definitions one giant ham. I also read he is a trained Shakespearean actor. He actually goes there on his insane 1960`s album "The Transformed Man". You haven`t lived til you heard Shatner destroy "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". That is a priceless over the top mile high ham sandwich performance. I agree with someone elses post to kill Ebert in some grisly way. Also Michael Medvid(sp?), Rex Reed and that fat guy with the big black mustache. What`s his name? Anyway someone write a script. Shatner will do ANYTHING for a buck.

[–] glemay25 19 years ago

I never saw the orginial ( I just bought the DVD and will the first chance I get) but that might not be a bad idea for a not-so-serious black comedy.
I think another choice for a psychotic, wash-up, over-the-top ham actor
would be Robin Williams. I mean he has exerience playing psychos and I remember
some of his stand-up material makes fun of Shakespear plays. I think he should
be considered for the remake.

[–] lord_loss 19 years ago

There isnt going to be remake is there?:| If there is I think the result will have the oposite effect in that the critics will kill the actors, director and anyone else involved.

[–] Dan-136 19 years ago

Get the Original Dark Shadows Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) a Shakespearean actor himseld to come out of Simi Retierment to play Lionheart he would be great at it.

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[–] Master_X_3_1_1 18 years ago

In the remake, it could be a film actor who thinks that he's like vincent price, and then decides to kill the film critics in scenes from vincent price movies.

[–] Incredible_Brightness 18 years ago

Especially the part about killing Michael Medvid. Stupid, whiny, conservative idiot. Whining about how movies about... I don't know what... are corrupting America's children. Yeah sure, movies about teenage boys humping pies are turning America's moviegoing kids into Satanists. That's right, Michael, keep dreaming! You have no one to blame but yourself.

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[–] DrTrannySurprise 18 years ago

When I saw the title of this post I immediately thought of Michael Medved. If we wants to be a movie reviewer that's fine, and it's fine if he's a staunch conservative. But he's just a biased, crybaby moron for always trying to compulsively combine the two, never taking off his political blinders.
Plus I don't trust anyone who puts "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" on their "Bottom 50"

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[–] slim_sanders 18 years ago

Remake it starring Sir Ian McKellan as Edward Lionheart!!!!!!!!!!

[–] Jester-of-the-macabre 18 years ago

"Remake it starring Sir Ian McKellan as Edward Lionheart!!!!!!!!!!"

I totaly back that, there is no one else.

[–] Dr_Miklos_Rozsa 18 years ago

Who else but...Kenneth Branagh?

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[–] youngian67 15 years ago

Stephen Berkoff gets my vote, a vintage Shakespearean actor who is not known for subtlety or underplaying, especially hamming his way through 80s movies playing very shouty baddies. Check out his snarling Russian generals in Rambo III and Octopussy and his has-seen-to-be-believed George Cornell in the Krays.

[–] pensivepoetbabblingbard 17 years ago

No. Not Shatner. (Nor Branaugh, either.) The difference between Price and Shatner is, Price could do campy stuff and still be cool. Shatner just looked stupid.

[–] efs2 17 years ago

Yes, Vincent Price was extraordinarily talented. He was in so many entertaining movies that would have been just God-awful without him. And several were actually made very good by his presence.

Off the top of my head, the only other actor I can think of who compares to Price in that way is Peter Cushing.

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[–] darles_chickens 15 years ago

I can definitely see McKellen doing this, and having a whale of a time at that. But if he's not available - after all, he's got a few more years of Hobbit-ing to do - then may I suggest the following:

Christopher Plummer
Geoffrey Rush
Michael Caine (can't believe he's not been suggested before!)
Rickman (of course)
Ralph Fiennes (surprisingly good at comedy - see his voice turn in the Wallace & Gromit movie for proof)

Robert Downey Jr (He pulled off Sherlock Holmes - as it were - and he'd make a splendidly hammy Lionheart)

Tim Curry (Oh come on - Frank N. Furter as a murderous ham actor? I'm first in the queue!)

As for possible directors, there's only one name on the list for me.
Step forward, Edgar Wright - a man raised on Hammer horrors, who knows when to make you laugh and when to make you scream, and who will have a genuine respect for the original.

Agree? Disagree? I look forward to your opinions..!

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