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PaulDA · 01-29-2008, 09:36 AM

I guess I consider remakes, as a rule, as "re-imaginings" (otherwise they would serve no purpose at all--but now it's a matter of definitions and semantics). I respect that not everyone has my view on remakes (my field of research includes historical feature films and, in that genre, there are lots of "remakes/re-imaginings", so I guess I've gotten used to them).

As Paul Giamatti and his films, I actually like Shoot 'Em Up (a live action Looney Toons/Tarentino-like concoction that had me laughing almost all the way through--though, again, I can see where it is not for all tastes) and Lady in the Water (though that's probably more to do with "the lady" in question--I have a soft spot for redheads). I haven't seen Robots, though I believe Sideways and The Illusionist are much better examples of his work as well as films of much higher quality than the others we're talking about here.

01-29-2008, 09:36 AM	#8 of 55
PaulDA *Paul* Member Location: St. Hubert, Quebec Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 03:05 AM Local Date: 10-13-2008 Posts: 1,619	Re: I want Planet of the Apes(1968) Blu-Ray I guess I consider remakes, as a rule, as "re-imaginings" (otherwise they would serve no purpose at all--but now it's a matter of definitions and semantics). I respect that not everyone has my view on remakes (my field of research includes historical feature films and, in that genre, there are lots of "remakes/re-imaginings", so I guess I've gotten used to them). As Paul Giamatti and his films, I actually like Shoot 'Em Up (a live action Looney Toons/Tarentino-like concoction that had me laughing almost all the way through--though, again, I can see where it is not for all tastes) and Lady in the Water (though that's probably more to do with "the lady" in question--I have a soft spot for redheads). I haven't seen Robots, though I believe Sideways and The Illusionist are much better examples of his work as well as films of much higher quality than the others we're talking about here. Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time, and it annoys the pig.