Maggers Wrote:Earlier on this thread I swore that I would boycott the Repairman Jack movie if Adam Sandler were to play Jack.
Well, I'm going to eat my words.
I saw the trailer for the remake of "The Longest Yard," which stars Adam Sandler. The trailer looked good, the movie looks interesting, and includes Burt Reynolds whose role Adam Sandler is reprising. I liked what I saw of Sandler in the trailer.
If Sandler can get in the kind of physical shape that Jack needs to be in, he could just be a good Jack.
Never thought I'd write that!
WHY DO WE NEED A REMAKE OF THE LONGEST YARD??? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE FIRST ONE??? ARE TODAY'S SCRIPTWRITERS SO VOID OF IDEAS THAT THEY MUST FEAST UPON THEIR FATHERS' BONES? (Pardon me, but I must howl) YAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:WHY DO WE NEED A REMAKE OF THE LONGEST YARD???We don't!!
(Alternate response: for the same reason we need a remake of the Dukes of Hazzard and Starsky and Hutch)
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE FIRST ONE???Nothing!!!
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:ARE TODAY'S SCRIPTWRITERS SO VOID OF IDEAS THAT THEY MUST FEAST UPON THEIR FATHERS' BONES?Yes!!!! (see alternate response above)
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:(Pardon me, but I must howl) YAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!Ditto, agreed.
Jimbo (simpatico to the Bluesman)
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:WHY DO WE NEED A REMAKE OF THE LONGEST YARD??? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE FIRST ONE??? ARE TODAY'S SCRIPTWRITERS SO VOID OF IDEAS THAT THEY MUST FEAST UPON THEIR FATHERS' BONES? (Pardon me, but I must howl) YAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
Lets see....The Amatyville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, The longest Yard, Starsky and Hutch, Charlies Angles, Dawn of the Dead, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, (ok this one with Tim Burton directing and Johnny Depp starring seems ok...)
What do they all show us? That Hollywood is mostly devoid of any talent or anything new to bring us....even the movies that aren't remakes are usually rehashes of used ideas.....sigh....think I will go right a Blues song now
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:ARE TODAY'S SCRIPTWRITERS SO VOID OF IDEAS THAT THEY MUST FEAST UPON THEIR FATHERS' BONES? (Pardon me, but I must howl) YAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
Today's screenwriters are full of fresh ideas, more spec scripts are being sent to LaLa Land than ever before, and the numbers keep increasing every year. The problem is with the studios who want a head start in the marketing department before they dedicate 8 figures to the thing. Hey, it worked before, so why not do it again!
Gotta agree with you about remakes in general, but don't blame the writers.
Dave
Dave Wrote:Today's screenwriters are full of fresh ideas, more spec scripts are being sent to LaLa Land than ever before, and the numbers keep increasing every year. The problem is with the studios who want a head start in the marketing department before they dedicate 8 figures to the thing. Hey, it worked before, so why not do it again!
Gotta agree with you about remakes in general, but don't blame the writers.
Dave
Here, here, Dave, I agree 100%.
I know several screenwriters who have struggled for decades trying to get their wholly original and terrific ideas (at least in my opinion) reviewed and accepted by the Hollywood machine. They've been rebuffed for precisely the reason you said; the big business of Hollywood wants to go with what has succeeded before and the public be damned. They (Hollywood businessmen) seem to think we don't want new and exciting and interesting ideas on the screen.
So, yes, don't blame the writers. They are out there in spades with their trusty little pens flying over the paper at warp speed, or, I guess I should say, with their dextrous digits flying over the keyboard at warp speed.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd
Dave Wrote:Today's screenwriters are full of fresh ideas, more spec scripts are being sent to LaLa Land than ever before, and the numbers keep increasing every year. The problem is with the studios who want a head start in the marketing department before they dedicate 8 figures to the thing. Hey, it worked before, so why not do it again!
Gotta agree with you about remakes in general, but don't blame the writers.
Dave
Point well mad Dave. Guess I could have been more specific when I stated that Hollywood is devoid of talent...should have said the people in Hollywood who are making the decisions for the most part are devoid of talent and vision.
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home." D.O. McKay
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
~ Red Buttons
Too literal? I'm sorry you feel I have a Literal Agenda!
Forgive me if this guy has been mentioned already but I just saw Blade: Trinity the other night and the guy that played King made a lot of bells and whistles go off. I believe his name is Ryan Reynolds. I sat there watching this guy's intensity and sense of humor and thought..wow..it's Jack! Can be ordinary looking, well built, and the personality seems to match. Anyone else see this? He's also in the new Amityville movie as well. Thanks!
This post was last modified: 04-22-2005, 05:18 AM by JackSavior.
JackSavior Wrote:Forgive me if this guy has been mentioned already but I just saw Blade: Trinity the other night and the guy that played King made a lot of bells and whistles go off. I believe his name is Ryan Reynolds. I sat there watching this guy's intensity and sense of humor and thought..wow..it's Jack! Can be ordinary looking, well built, and the personality seems to match. Anyone else see this? He's also in the new Amityville movie as well. Thanks!
Hi, welcome to the board, JackSavior.
Blade;Trinity is not released in Japan yet. So I can't say anything yet. Release is May 7. I'll check him in my own eyes.
BTW, how about Cole Hauser? I think he is perfect for Jack. What do you think?
Enjoy your reading, and visit in here anytime.
JackSavior Wrote:Forgive me if this guy has been mentioned already but I just saw Blade: Trinity the other night and the guy that played King made a lot of bells and whistles go off. I believe his name is Ryan Reynolds. I sat there watching this guy's intensity and sense of humor and thought..wow..it's Jack! Can be ordinary looking, well built, and the personality seems to match. Anyone else see this? He's also in the new Amityville movie as well. Thanks!
Welcome, JackSavior.
You know, you're on to something here. I absolutely adore Ryan Reynolds, who came into his own on the silly TV show "A Guy, A Girl and a Pizza Shop." At least I think that was the name.
I think he's a terrific actor, and he is also VERY funny. One of my favorite comedies of the '90's is "Dick," a crazed version of the Nixon presidency, seen from the vantage point of 2 teen aged girls. I began to notice Reynolds after seeing "Dick." He has a very small role, but I laugh out loud at his subtle portrayal of a clueless college kid every time I see the movie. The wonderful Sam Hedaya plays Nixon, and he's brilliant.
I think Ryan Reynolds could be a fine RJ.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd
Maggers Wrote:Welcome, JackSavior.I've always liked Reynolds since his role as Berg on Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place (later became Two Guys and a Girl). I also liked Traylor Howard who was in Anthony Clark's (Yes, Dear) first series Boston Common. I think Reynolds could make a good Jack, though I haven't seen Blade: Trinity yet.
You know, you're on to something here. I absolutely adore Ryan Reynolds, who came into his own on the silly TV show "A Guy, A Girl and a Pizza Shop." At least I think that was the name.
I think he's a terrific actor, and he is also VERY funny. One of my favorite comedies of the '90's is "Dick," a crazed version of the Nixon presidency, seen from the vantage point of 2 teen aged girls. I began to notice Reynolds after seeing "Dick." He has a very small role, but I laugh out loud at his subtle portrayal of a clueless college kid every time I see the movie. The wonderful Sam Hedaya plays Nixon, and he's brilliant.
I think Ryan Reynolds could be a fine RJ.
BTW, it's DAN Hedaya (played Carla's husband Nick on Cheers), Maggers. I think you must need more coffee.
....and Dick is a quite funny movie.
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft