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Earlier this year The Criterion Collection released an excellent blu-ray (and UHD blu-ray) with all the different versions of the film on it.
They also assaulted several people before being assaulted themselves. All very reprehensible obviously but the "victims" certainly weren't innocent.
Probably not reading into what the angle was of this particular fan edit. When you compare the three posters (the broadway one, the initial poster for the film and the fan edit) then it becomes immediately clear that there was no ill intention by the creator of the fan edit.
Definitely not. But he has created some amazing scores. I really, really love his score for The Thin Red Line. That is imho one of the best scores of the past 30 years.
If the title of this topic means that you were amused for the first 25 minutes then that is a lot longer than what I got out of it. I found it a very bland, unfunny and unremarkable movie. The creators did nothing to make it stand out.
It certainly is one of the flaws of this film. I agree that it would be a much better film if they had focused the story on the kids. Films like E.T. and The Goonies (which were obviously an inspiration) worked so well because of that more focused story.
I don't prefer it to the original but I do feel that it is much better than a lot of people give it credit for. I watched it again tonight after not having seen it for a long time and quite enjoyed it. It has its flaws (specifically the first 10 to 15 minutes + Jaden Smith's part) but as a whole it wasn't bad at all. One of the few remakes where the modernised plot worked really well for me. Not a masterpiece but not bad either.
I gave it a 6/10. But only just. I enjoyed the film but I shouldn't have. Some of the characters were interesting but the story didn't make much use of that. The plot was much less interesting than the original film even though the concept hadn't grown stale if you ask me. I loved the first film and they could have made much more of this one.
I love it. It is a bit of a forgotten gem. One of the few times where an American remake of a French film surpasses the original. Very well directed by Schumacher and perfect casting of the two leads. Actually: all of the cast is great.
I mostly agree with this and my rating was a 6/10 as well. The acting is a little weird. Can't put my finger on it but it is often very wooden. Could have to do with the poor dialog and the needlessly drawn out scenes. Also some scenes that clearly were meant to be scary or dramatic come across as funny to me. Not a good film.
I am sorry that you were disappointed. ;-)
The blu-ray (or 4k) release is taking an awful long time to appear. It is one of the few films that are still on my personal list of dvd's I want to replace with blu-ray. Not sure why it is taking so long: it is a fairly well known film and just about every other classic as received a blu-ray release a long time ago.
"very good" is a bit generous but it is a fun movie that works surprisingly well. I like the comedic bits and the story is interesting. Not a classic but still very much recommended to anyone who enjoys fantasy.
The 1939 is obviously the better film. I love My Fair Lady but it is a very flawed adaptation. It works despite those flaws but not well enough for me to rate it over Pygmalion (1939).
Surprised to hear that. They could have made that a little more clear on the poster. There is no indication of a "part 1" and "part 2" there. Or even a supplemental title indicating that there are two films.
Not sure why this is btw. It could have easily been one film instead of two.
I have great doubts. The original stage musical was nothing high brow but it was tightly produced, had a lot of humour and the right dose of heart. It also gave the performers a lot of space to add their own personality to it: obviously Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel did some fantastic work on that. The musical was flawed in some ways but it was a lot of fun and understandably very successful.
The trailers for the film however make it seem that the tone is much more dramatic and much more focused on the visuals. It certainly makes it feel much more like an average blockbuster in the style of recent Tim Burton movies. Also the two lead actresses seem a little light for the parts. Not sure if they have something to add to all the stuff that has already been done on the stage. Or that they can really carry the songs. I am not optimistic about this one.
Not necessarily. Just not so soft.
Without a doubt it would have to be either E.T., Close Encounters or Shindlers List for me. Those are absolute classics that I listen to a lot.
It is a surname and not a first name. Her parents were at least very confused when they named her.
Only 14 (!) years later there is an announcement: https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/announcement/cage-and-scorseses-bringing-out-the-dead-rescues-a-paramount-presents-4k-uhd-bluray-release-917/49488
It took a while but they made up for it with a very extensive release also in 4K.
This film certainly supports my theory that in this day and age films that fail to be coherent are seen as "smart" or "creative".