Miskatonic & Gin' Wrote:Now they're thinking about remaking The Thing. Leave JCs films alone!Hey, wait. John Carpenter's "The Thing" already was a remake of 1951's "The Thing from Another World".
dejo Wrote:Hey, wait. John Carpenter's "The Thing" already was a remake of 1951's "The Thing from Another World".
NickelobLight Wrote:They could remake Daredevil, but make it...you know...good.
jimbow8 Wrote:[SIZE="6"]AMEN!!![/SIZE]
What's next? ...Big Trouble in Little China ? (they could scrap that title song, though)
Belasco Wrote:Since "I Am Legend" did so well at the box office (though, I still find it a very poor adaptation), I'm hoping more Matheson properties get on the fast-track.
Wapitikev Wrote:Having read the novella back in '79, I too was disappointed...particularly with the creature effects...the facial features of the DarkSeekers looked way too fake for me to suspend disbelief.
...or was it just me?
-Wapitikev
Wapitikev Wrote:They did. It was the Director's Cut...it watches like a completely different, much better, movie. A lot happens in that extra 30 minutes...the story makes a lot more sense.
It completely changed my opinion of the film and angered me that they would have released such an eviscerated piece of crap...then I saw X-3 and vomited due to continuity shock.
-Wapitikev
NickelobLight Wrote:Yeah?
I don't know if I can sit through a couple hours of Ben Affleck again, though.
Basically, Maddox nailed it with his review of the movie. (beware...link contains {ahem} 'adult' language! :eek: )
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/...dare_devil
Wapitikev Wrote:LMAO.
While Maddox's main objection (connections between young and old matt) is not resolved by the movie, the additional scenes give it something resembling a real storyline and character development (of which the original had virtually none), particularly in the second half of the movie. In comparison to the Theatrical release, the DC is actually watchable, seeming much less like a long series of disjointed, ridiculous fight scenes tied together by a love scene (which is absent in the Directors cut BTW) and a lot more like a real movie.
The key word may still be "like" a real movie, however.
I see your point: another two hours of Affleck is two hours of your life that you'll never get back. However, should you have the time to invest (read as "kill"), I'm confident you'll enjoy it more than the theatrical version.
What did you think of Gone, Baby Gone (Affleck directed Affleck)?
-Wapitikev
NickelobLight Wrote:Yeah?
I don't know if I can sit through a couple hours of Ben Affleck again, though.
Basically, Maddox nailed it with his review of the movie. (beware...link contains {ahem} 'adult' language! :eek: )
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/...dare_devil