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1976)
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1975)
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1959)
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1983)
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1972)
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1973)
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1969)
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1968)
In The Cool of the Day (Stevens,
1963)
That Cold Day in the Park (Altman,
1969)
Thumb Trippin' (Masters,
1972)
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1969)
At Long Last Love (Bogdanovich,
1973)
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1972)
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1951)
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1951)
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1955)
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1956)
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1956)
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1957)
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1958)
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1959)
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1988)
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1991)
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1991)
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1991)
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1997)
comment #1
Rich S.
says ...
I haven't seen it yet, so obviously I can't be sure. But it certainly seems like they've completely missed the point, doesn't it?
Why doesn't anyone remake bad films with decent premises? Worked for Battlestar Galactica.
Posted by Rich S.
at November 14, 2008 8:02 AM
comment #2
Alan Cerny
says ...
Bleh. It's all about the new WATCHMEN trailer.
Posted by Alan Cerny
at November 14, 2008 8:03 AM
comment #3
MDOC
says ...
It will be interesting to see what kind of audience this finds. I'm a popcorn movie guy and I think it looks painful.
Posted by MDOC
at November 14, 2008 8:04 AM
comment #4
Nick Rogers
says ...
You mean the ads aren't touting: "From the director of 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' and the co-writer of 'The Last Castle' "?
Posted by Nick Rogers
at November 14, 2008 8:34 AM
comment #5
actionman
says ...
Wow, that trailer is selling a COMPLETELY different film than what they were previously selling.
This tells me that the film blows and they are showing ALL of their money shots in this new action-oriented trailer.
Shame...I wanted this to be enjoyable. I never imagined it would come close to the original but I thought that maybe it'd be some change-of-pace fun this holiday movie season. Still, I'll see it because Don Draper is in it.
Posted by actionman
at November 14, 2008 8:50 AM
comment #6
rgmax99
says ...
Who wants to put some $$$ on the table that this is another Fox dud?
Posted by rgmax99
at November 14, 2008 8:57 AM
comment #7
longrunner
says ...
Rich S., I think you're right.
This looks as wrong-headed as last year's I Am Legend, which also completely missed the point of the source story.
Posted by longrunner
at November 14, 2008 9:19 AM
comment #8
theultimatebiu
says ...
I am Legend did completely miss the point but at least Will Smith was pretty good in it and the first half (until the dog dies) was good.
I am very sure this is another FOX dud. Why the heck would they rip off the poster for ID4???
Posted by theultimatebiu
at November 14, 2008 9:41 AM
comment #9
MDOC
says ...
I am Legend may have missed the point but it did gross 200 million domestic. Fox I'm sure would love that number, no chance. Anybody know how it's tracking?
Posted by MDOC
at November 14, 2008 9:45 AM
comment #10
D.Z.
says ...
Jeff: Actually, they swiped the footage from Akira this time, not ID4. [Not the first time, either, as that bridge scene in X Men 3 was also borrowed from the Otomo flick.] And the robot's been updated to look like the ones from Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa.
Posted by D.Z.
at November 14, 2008 10:41 AM
comment #11
D.Z.
says ...
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2008/NOPQR/Revolutionary-Road/trailer.php
Posted by D.Z.
at November 14, 2008 10:42 AM
comment #12
Nick Rogers
says ...
Something tells me that a scarcity of Jon Hamm in the trailer means he buys it early.
Posted by Nick Rogers
at November 14, 2008 10:54 AM
comment #13
frankbooth
says ...
I'm mildly surprised that Gort still looks recognizably Gorth-ish. Figured they'd give it twelve arms or make it a DayGlo blob or something more showoffy. Kinda cool in a retro way, though it seems at odds with the organic spaceship.
Let's face it, this is the kind of thing people see to watch a bunch of stuff get trashed real good. The imagery is too similar to ID4/War of the Worlds for me to bother with it. Life's too short.
Posted by frankbooth
at November 14, 2008 11:32 AM
comment #14
corey3rd
says ...
what are fighter jets going to do against that planet about to smack Manhattan? They blow up the planet, it's going to still wipe out the island.
Stupid poster makes no sense
Posted by corey3rd
at November 14, 2008 12:04 PM
comment #15
bmcintire
says ...
Wake up. This thing will make a SHITLOAD of money, crap or not. And there is only a small, slavish group of film afficianados who are either aware or respectful of the original, outside of it's title and the stills and clips that have been floating around for the last 50+ years.
Posted by bmcintire
at November 14, 2008 1:37 PM
comment #16
Chase Kahn
says ...
Kill me.
Posted by Chase Kahn
at November 14, 2008 1:49 PM
comment #17
D.Z.
says ...
bmc: Whether or not it makes money, the real question is if it'll be enough to be profitable-assuming FOX didn't go over-budget.
Posted by D.Z.
at November 14, 2008 4:08 PM
comment #18
lipranzer
says ...
"Wake up. This thing will make a SHITLOAD of money, crap or not. And there is only a small, slavish group of film afficianados who are either aware or respectful of the original, outside of it's title and the stills and clips that have been floating around for the last 50+ years."
Yeah, us film afficianados are a just a group of assholes howling at the wind, aren't we?
Posted by lipranzer
at November 14, 2008 4:28 PM
comment #19
bmcintire
says ...
Hilariously, the "dud" references above are using titles that have made a SHITLOAD of money (INDEPENDENCE DAY, I AM LEGEND, WAR OF THE WORLDS), regardless of their quality.
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL used to be a staple on television back when local staions still ran movies - a thousand years ago. If not for the re-make tie-in release on DVD and Blu-Ray, it would still be a relatively unknown quantity for the prime under-25 ticket-buying public, like them or not. Clearly not being a part of that demographic, I just got around to watching it (via Netflix) a few months ago. Verdict: achingly boring and preachy, but not exactly clamoring to be remade.
And whether you love watching shit get blowed up real good or hate it, you have to acknowledge that an overwhelming majority gives it two big thumbs up. And this trailer (short of the continuing trend to allow Keanu to speak aloud) is exactly the sizzle to sell this kind of thing.
And Lip - yes, we pretty much are.
Posted by bmcintire
at November 14, 2008 5:00 PM
comment #20
lipranzer
says ...
Actually, it shows up on AMC about once every three months or so. I may be an asshole afficionado, but at least I get my facts straight.
Posted by lipranzer
at November 14, 2008 10:17 PM
comment #21
Anonymous
says ...
FWIW, Richard Matheson likes the Will Smith version of I AM LEGEND. He spoke a couple of months ago at a WGA screening of Spielberg's DUEL (still thrilling, btw), and while I think he'd agree that Smith's take isn't very faithful to his novel, he did apparently enjoy it greatly.
Posted by Anonymous
at November 15, 2008 12:03 AM
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