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12-18-2003, 10:25 PM
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was Can't Buy Me Love that good a movie
that it had to be remade as Love Don't Cost a Thing? i mean, besides having amanda peterson in it and all.
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12-19-2003, 12:00 AM
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I don't think it's the (arguable) quality of the first film. I think this is just a case of "Hey, this is a plotline that we'd really like to use again. We can either try to change it enough to avoid being called a straight ripoff, or we can acknowledge the earlier film and call this one a re-imagining or remake or whatever."
But let's be fair: the whole 'rent a popular girl to become popular' schpiel ain't exactly Shakespeare.
As far as Can't Buy Me Love goes, I like it quite a bit. It's wittier than many of its late-80's teen-flick peers and it's surprisingly well-acted. There are some solid laughs and a nice little moral that's plainly obvious yet not forcefully jammed down your throat.
It ain't high art, but it's one I've always enjoyed.
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12-19-2003, 12:24 AM
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And, besides, it has Amanda Peterson.  |
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12-19-2003, 01:55 AM
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I really like Can't Buy Me Love. Can't particularly see how a remake would do it better. Of course, if they're aiming for the teens, it'll be fine since none of them have seen the original anyway.
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12-19-2003, 03:12 AM
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One of my absolute favorite 80s movies. Wish I had the money to do that in high school.
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12-19-2003, 03:08 PM
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| And, besides, it has Amanda Peterson. |
Amen, brotha.
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12-19-2003, 03:48 PM
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I loved this movie!
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12-19-2003, 06:01 PM
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Good movie. Should not be remade.
Whats next, The Sure Thing?
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12-19-2003, 06:14 PM
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Dude, it had Amanda Peterson! (sorry it had to be said again).
I quite enjoyed it. Again, typical (if not a cut above average) 80's teen angst comedy, but hey, it was part of my adolescent experience...  |
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12-19-2003, 06:15 PM
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No it wasn't a good movie,nor any other Patrick Dempsey flick is.
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12-19-2003, 06:18 PM
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Maybe, at age 26, I'm too young--but who the hell is Amanda Peterson?
If she's not approaching Pheobe Cates, she's not worth mentioning.
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12-19-2003, 07:58 PM
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I think Amanda Peterson played the role of Cindy Mancini.
I used to daydream about her in the late 80s ...
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