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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 06:09 AM
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so they're re-making Arthur.

helen mirren is play gielgud's role -- that could be terrific.

but really -- has it been that long?

and i LOVED dudley in that role -- sigh -- i don't know...

i guess i'm getting old.

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hobbit709

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Sun Aug-29-10 06:55 AM
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1. Why? Can't Hollywood come up with a new idea anymore instead of remakes?

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Orrex

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:49 AM
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8. Yeah, dammit! And I hear that The Globe Theatre is doing "Hamlet" again this season

Why can't these hacks get some new material?

Like it or not, remakes have been a huge part of the entertainment industry for centuries.

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hobbit709

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:59 AM
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10. There's a little difference between a live theatrical production and a movie.

Edited on Sun Aug-29-10 08:02 AM by hobbit709

And name me ONE remake that Hollywood has done in the last 20 years or so that's better than the original.
Or in most cases even as good as the original

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Orrex

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:21 AM
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12. The difference is that live remakes are accepted but filmed remakes are not

I'll allow that successive performances in the same run of a play are different from an original film versus its remake, but there is no difference between a revival of a play and a remake of a film. Why, in your view, is a live theatrical production of a revival so different from a studio remake of a film?

Regardless, high-quality remakes abound. Ocean's 11 is much better than the original, as is Casino Royale. Cronenberg's The Fly is far superior to the original, as is Donald Sutherland's version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Here are a few other suggestions:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=9312247

Sure, the list isn't confined to the last 20 years, but that's an arbitrary criterion in any case.

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hobbit709

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:28 AM
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14. personally, I don't think any of those are better.

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Orrex

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Sun Aug-29-10 09:19 AM
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17. I'm sure.

Edited on Sun Aug-29-10 09:22 AM by Orrex

And you neglected to indicate why, in your view, live theatrical revivals are different from filmed remakes.

I await your answer with great eagerness.

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alphafemale

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:05 AM
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2. Dare i ask? Who is ...Arthur?

:scared:

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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:14 AM
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3. 1981 m0vie -- a real charmer -- with dudley moore, liza minelli,

john gieulgud, and a terrific cast.

very funny.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082031/

there's a clip on there to watch as well.

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alphafemale

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:26 AM
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4. Da-aah!

I meant who who'd be Arthur in the remake.

Adam Sandler I'd guess

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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:34 AM
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6. An actor - British I think - that I don't know.

Brandt I think is his name.

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MorningGlow

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:46 AM
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7. Russell Brand

Strange dude.

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Sun Aug-29-10 10:00 AM
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20. !

:rofl:

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CBGLuthier

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Sun Aug-29-10 10:04 AM
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21. no talent asswipe

One of the two assholes that pranked a seventy plus year old man, telling him they fucked his granddaughter. I will never pay to see his work on anything. I hope this movie tanks. The only way it could be any good if is Helen Mirren rips his head off in the first scene and spends the rest of the movie spending his money.

Any chance of that?

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MorningGlow

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Sun Aug-29-10 10:43 AM
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22. I read about that

It was the actor who played Manuel on Fawlty Towers. But nobody should have to be subjected to that--respected actor or not.

I would pay to see Ms. Mirren rip his head off. Maybe we can start a Web campaign--?

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Lyric

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:28 AM
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5. Just as long as it doesn't involve Christopher Cross "singing". Ugh.

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Orrex

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Sun Aug-29-10 07:51 AM
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9. With Russell Brand as Arthur?

:wtf:

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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:12 AM
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11. i can't get dudley out of my mind.

helen mirren in gielgud's role is kinda exciting.

but really i love the movie just as it is -- not remade.

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MorningGlow

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:53 AM
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16. WTF indeed

I'm not too sure about this...

Production photos:

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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 09:25 AM
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19. i'm not opposed to remakes -- but i can't get dudley out of my mind.

casting dudley moore in that role was so perfect.

and the original cast was unforgettable.

i'll probably see it -- but the original was lovely.

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MorningGlow

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Sun Aug-29-10 10:44 AM
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23. I think I'll avoid it and just rewatch the original instead

It's a "watch instantly" movie on Netflix.

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Tom_Foolery

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:22 AM
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13. I can see Ricky Gervais in the Arthur role. n/t

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xchrom

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Sun Aug-29-10 08:47 AM
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15. it's filming now in new york. nt

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peekaloo

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Sun Aug-29-10 09:23 AM
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18. too bad you weren't the casting director!

inspired choice :toast:

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david13

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Sun Aug-29-10 10:47 AM
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24. I am not a 'remake' fan. Besides, Dud defined Arthur. Arthur was

Dud. Imitation ain't no good.
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Paladin

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Sun Aug-29-10 12:00 PM
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25. Thanks, I'll Pass. (n/t)

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