Hollywood Hates Us, part 125,466
No, no, NO!
Tony Scott is, according to the good people at ew.com, remaking The Taking Of Pelham 123.
Here’s an idea, Tony. WHY DON’T YOU THINK OF YOUR OWN SODDING IDEAS? It’s an innovative approach admittedly, risky even, but nobody else is doing it right now. The brand new, original story market is an untapped goldmine.
I’m planning a remake of the remake. It’s only loosely based on its predecessors and features two hours of fat men in suits pelting people queuing for a movie with fresh cow turds.
Posted on September 24th, 2007 at 9:09 am
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I hate to break it to you, Justin, but there’s already a remake of it out there.
I saw this magnificent film in the TV listings on a rainy Sunday afternoon a couple of years back, and sat down to watch it at the appointed time with a cup of tea and some biccies. Instead of Walter Matthau and the great Robert Shaw, I found myself watching a TV movie with Vincent D’Onofrio and Donnie Wahlberg (!). I felt like crying.
Nothing is sacred.
the most egregious example of this was when Hollywood persuaded George Sluizer to remake his terrifying 1988 film The Vanishing for the American market. I couldn’t believe that they gave it a happy ending which made the film completely pointless. Sigh.