Movies I thought I'd hate.
Mood: Hungry, Sleepy, Grumpy
Listening to: Someone walking around up stairs
I thought I would hate the following movies but I watched them and like them a lot or I love them.
The Pacifier- I thought "Oh, lord. Vin Diesel has lost his mind." But then I heard Carol Kane was in it and I said "well, at least I know Carol Kane will be good." (Because she is always good, even when she has one line!) I watched it and loved it. And of course Carol Kane was in the best scene in the movie.
A Perfect Murder- I rarely like remakes so when a movie is a remake I wont go out of my way to watch it. A Perfect Murder came on tv one day and It was very good almost as good as DMFM. It's one of the only remakes that I like.
Zoolander- I saw the previews and said "Who the f is going to watch that stupid s. I watched one day when it came on tv and thought it was amusing, not funny, but amusing.
You've Got Mail- I heard the title and thought the movie would be stupid. I didn't know it was a remake until I watched it. It is in fact the best remake ever made. (Aside from Gaslight and Imatation of Life.) I love the fact that they had elements of TSATC but it was updated for our time. It's really good.
Rush Hour 2- I don't care for sequals either. So I thought RH2 would be bad and not as funny as RH 1. It was in fact funnier than part 1 and the story was better.
The Chronicles of Riddick- I loved Pitch Black so much that I thought that there was no way that a continuation of the story could ever work. But much to my surprise it did and I love it almost as much as I love PB. Now I am anticpating the rest of films. (This is a perfect example of why you should watch movies for yourself and not listen to critics. If I was a person who listened to what critics had to say I would have never watched what is now one of my favorite movies.)
13 Ghost- A rare remake in the fact that it is better than the original. It took the original idea and just ran with it. Made an entirely different movie. Well done!
Gone in 60 Seconds- It's an okay remake. Giovanni Ribisi does a great job as usual. The story was okay and the chase scenes were okay. A fun movie to watch. But it nor any other car movie that has come out, is or will be better than the original. The Original is the best car movie of all time and there is no amount of money that's gonna change that. The Original was made for crumbs!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the past couple of years 95% of every horror film that has come out has been a remake. And the ones that I watched were stupid. I've never been afraid of horror movies but at least the old ones are entertaining. The Grudge was the worst! I'm supposed to be scared of a kid running around with white and black make up on, sounding like Flipper? I was pissed off for wasting my $3.00 to rent the crap. I will never, ever watch The House Of Wax! Certain Films should not ever be touched ie; Gone With The Wind, The Godfather, Dr. Strangelove and The House Of Wax. I know Vincent Price is rolling over in his grave! (I heard that the VP version was a remake, but I haven't seen the original if there is one. And if there is one VP did a great job and it should have been left at that.) In the mind of movie studios, Classic Movie + Remake = Money, Money, Money. God forbid someone has an original Idea.
I heard some critic say that Pitch Black was a cheap imitation of Alien. I love Alien, (well I love Aliens) and They are two different movies that are both set in space. I have watched both of these movies a million times and they are completeley different. I would say PB was a copy if it was and you know I would! I personally think the Idea for PB came from an episode of The Twlight Zone. I would love to ask The --------- Brothers. {can't remember their name}
