Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman...they were pretty good as I recall...
who they gonna get - Ben Stiller and Steve Carrel?
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September 10, 2017, 03:14 PM
parabellum
Blasphemy
Tommy Flanagan? He's married to Morgan Fairchild, isn't he?
September 10, 2017, 06:17 PM
Captain Morgan
Sad. I recognize one actor. Hollywierd just cant be.original. There are a lot of movies that should be remade and this isn't one of them.
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September 10, 2017, 07:09 PM
amals
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: wasn't the original good enough?
Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman...they were pretty good as I recall...
who they gonna get - Ben Stiller and Steve Carrel?
It was much more than good enough. It was a very good movie. And Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman were superb. What a joke. Or, as Para said, blasphemy.
September 10, 2017, 07:54 PM
mr kablammo
The book is worth reading.
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September 10, 2017, 10:21 PM
LS1 GTO
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: Blasphemy
^^^^This!
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September 10, 2017, 10:28 PM
Ripley
THIS Tommy Flanagan?!
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September 11, 2017, 02:17 AM
medic451
I guess it all depends on how its done. I remember when the True Grit remake came out I about lost it. Turns out is was very well done, and a pleasure to watch. Didnt diminish the first one at all for me. Ill keep an open mind about it, but yes Hollyweird has nothing original left to offer.
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September 11, 2017, 08:01 AM
Audioholic
The studio's "plan" emanates from the same place as the prisoners in the story.
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September 11, 2017, 01:42 PM
mod29
The movie was good, the book was better.
September 11, 2017, 02:38 PM
bendable
great car crashes and laser , just what that movie needs
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September 11, 2017, 04:49 PM
rusbro
quote:
Originally posted by Captain Morgan: Sad. I recognize one actor.
I instantly recognize some of 'em, and I don't watch a ton of TV & movies. That doesn't mean it will be any good, of course, but they're not a bunch of no-names.
Tommy Flanagan was in Gladiator, Braveheart, Sons of Anarchy.
Charlie Hunnam was the star of SoA and has a few movies to his credit, including two in the last year, I think. Hopefully he'll be good in this role. I think he's got a lot of potential.
Rami Malek has a lot of credits to his name. Many here will recall his memorable role in The Pacific as PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton.
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September 11, 2017, 06:31 PM
Stray Round
With all of the good books and stories out there that would make a great movie why spend money on a remake of a classic that can only fall far short of the original?
On top of that who are they going to find as an equal to McQueen and Hoffman?
Oh, wait, this is the same Hollywood that thinks making a cartoons into a movie is the definition of originality.
September 11, 2017, 08:08 PM
mrmn50
KaKa Just plain KaKa. A waste of celluloid.
September 12, 2017, 01:10 AM
eTripper
"I really can't remember; why their making a remake of this? I had-it, but lost it!"
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September 12, 2017, 03:34 AM
SIGmondtheseamonster
quote:
Originally posted by Ripley: THIS Tommy Flanagan?!
YEA.. that's the ticket
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November 04, 2018, 08:33 PM
marksman41
I re-watched the original McQueen/Hoffman "Papillon" on Friday night, then tried to watch the remake on Saturday. Made it 20 minutes before quitting.
None of the actors in the remake had anything approaching the presence or ability of any of the main or secondary actors in the original. Watching McQueen and Hoffman I didn't feel as if I was watching actors playing a role. Same with Zerbe and other supporting cast members. In the remake it felt as if there was too much acting by everyone involved, but especially the two mains. It was as if the director and producer felt that subtlety was something to be avoided at all costs.
The filming in the remake is typical of today's movies - quick shots when longer would have made more of the story and some shaky cam. Maybe it got better later but, for me, the movie had already lost too much ground against the original in that short span to be able to make it up in the remaining time.
November 05, 2018, 08:46 AM
urbanwarrior238
How can one "remake" a great movie? No, i'll pass. I just don't care for the 'remake's'
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November 05, 2018, 08:56 AM
Floyd D. Barber
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: Blasphemy
Tommy Flanagan? He's married to Morgan Fairchild, isn't he?
Whom he's seen naked!!
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