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Anverdi-museum Inner circle 1195 Posts |
Had a chance to see the remake of the infamous Poltergeist flick, it was great. You will be amazed how the little girl resembles the original 'Carol Anne' from the first movie, just darker hair.
Of course the effects are much better, I guess it has been thirty three years since the original - things have improved. Chuck C. |
cbusch55 Regular user 195 Posts |
Each to their own. IMHO, the re-make is terrible and in no way comes close to the original. Effects are not better. Should be, but are less effective. Then again, the original was conceived and made by Speilberg. A hard act to follow.
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Anverdi-museum Inner circle 1195 Posts |
Whew! A little harsh there pal...like you said 'To each their own'... I am not enamored with Speilberg, I have seen some very average work from him. The remake of a flick is rarely as good as the original but it was worth watching.
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cbusch55 Regular user 195 Posts |
I am not attacking you . I am frustrated with the mediocrity of the filmmakers. Some movies should never be re-made. The original was scary, funny, and entertaining. The re-make is none of those. Badly acted, directed, and with script changes that are ineffective. Why re-make it is my question? Unfortunately, this is one of many re-makes that I find to be a dismal effort.
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Anverdi-museum Inner circle 1195 Posts |
I do not want to live in a world where nothing is re-made...what's the point? Something positive may come of it, give others a chance... This applies to our art of magic as well, I and others contstantly update 'classic' effects, I upgrade to using electronics in them, some come up with a different twist or in the handling. If everyone had your way of thinking, nothing would advance. I did like the modern twist to this movie with the use of current technology such as the flying drone w/camera the son used, etc.
I guess it boils down to a matter of opinion... |
gypsyfish Veteran user 383 Posts |
I just can't believe it's been 33 years.
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steven-gibson Special user Eastcoastspiritsessions.com 893 Posts |
Wow 33 years! Was the original a talkie?
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Wow, it has been a long time.
I read the book before I saw the movie when it came out. The book was better, but the movie did not disapoint. The clown scene in the original established a phobia that has lasted my daughter's life. I did see the clown scene in the "remake", a CGI animation that is silly in its cartoonishness, and comes no where near the original. (And the filmmakers actually thought it was a highlight...) After seeing that, I'm not sure I want to give up an hour and a half of my time to watch the movie. Tony |
Fire Starter Inner circle 4809 Posts |
I have the original in my collection and it was a superb film,i will watch the new one but it really has a lot to live up to in my book,i will give it a fair assessment, each to their own when it comes to films and music.
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gostone23 Loyal user 221 Posts |
The book you are referring to, is Poltergeist written by James Kahn (adapted form the screenplay)?
I never knew there was a book. If it is better(or at least as good as) the original movie it will be a fun read. Thanks. -robert |
Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
The book was better, much more detail and expanded scenes.
I remember reading it and wondering how they could recreate this for he screen. The special effects were close, but could not match what was written. The bathroom mirror scene is an example, it was fantastic in the film, but the book was much better. Although the counter scene was very close between the book and the movie (but the author's descrition added a lot to it in the book). I still remember a bit of it, 33 years and thousands of books later. |
DocBenWiz Special user Meridian, Idaho 992 Posts |
IMHO, you advancw the art of movie-making by proactively CREATING something NEW,...how does rehashing a theme, sfory, plot with a remaking,...."advance" the art? IMHO most remakes of "classic" films are dreck (.eg. how do you improve on the original Psycho by Hitchcock, the original Wizard of Oz, the original Dr Strangelove...!)
"Pay no attention to that strange man behind the curtain" (it's only "Doc Benjamin from the Amazing Wizardelia Wagon")
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
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On May 28, 2015, DocBenWiz wrote: Some "remakes" are that in name alone and can be as good or even better than the original. Dawn of the Dead, in my opinion is one. The "remake" shared the name and the concept, but the story was different (and arguably better), and I am a fan of the original. |
Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5150 Posts |
I think we also need to take into consideration original screenplays and scripts verses film adaptions from books. Adaptions are just that, and can be seen as interpretations by producers, directors, writers, etc. I'm not saying I approve of all of the remakes, and I do hold some adaptions near and dear to me (my namesake for one)...I just wanted to point out this difference for discussion, i.e. look at all of the many film adaptions of Shakespeare's works...
Ultimately, it will be up to us as viewers to decide which version of an adaption is the best. I'm Okay with that. And for the record, I like the newer film version of "True Grit" better than the original...just me and my opinion.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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