tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post5669701072705367355..comments2024-03-16T05:27:55.183-04:00Comments on Java's Journey: Top 10 Unnecessary RemakesJavaBeanRushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-11581628545412631242011-10-30T23:00:59.957-04:002011-10-30T23:00:59.957-04:00Jessica, I'd heard that the new WOMEN was a st...Jessica, I'd heard that the new WOMEN was a stinker. The trailer was horrible, so I didn't even bother.<br /><br /><br />Dorian! I thought I was the only one who enjoyed the newer Ocean's Eleven over the original! I tire of the frat boy mentality of the Rat Pack films, in spite of the amazing talent. <br /><br />Individually, though, these performers are great. My favorite Dean MArtin film is Bells Are Ringing; Judy Holliday makes you like everybody. I wonder if there was ever a remake of that film...<br /><br />Thanks, everyone.<br /><br />-- JavaJavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-82836167398556371832011-10-17T16:26:58.736-04:002011-10-17T16:26:58.736-04:00Java, for me, only two remakes of classic movies a...Java, for me, only two remakes of classic movies are as good as the originals:<br /><br />1.) The 2001 remake of OCEAN'S ELEVEN (and its sequels, especially the third one), because frankly, I've always felt that the 2001 version is actually better than The Rat Pack's 1960 original. There, I said it, and I'm not sorry! :-) Seriously, Java, the original with Sinatra and Company has always struck me as an overlong home movie, and I wasn't crazy about the way they treated every woman like a cheap hooker except Angie Dickinson.<br /><br />2.) John Carpenter's version of THE THING -- as opposed to the 1951 Hawks/Nyby version of John Campbell's story WHO GOES THERE? I actually love both movie versions (indeed, I discussed it on TALES OF THE EASILY DISTRACTED during Nate Hood's 1950s Monster Mash Blogathon). Each one has its own viewpoint and its own strengths. If you like your THING with more wit and camaraderie, go for the 1961 version. If you like your THING darker and bleaker, with more violence and jaw-dropping F/X, go for Carpenter's 1982 version. There's someTHING for everyone! :-)<br /><br />Nice post, Java, and I love your bit of animation with Gene Kelly, too!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-75049515499853068032011-10-17T11:56:01.523-04:002011-10-17T11:56:01.523-04:00I love this, I'm so glad MSN did it. I haven&#...I love this, I'm so glad MSN did it. I haven't seen overly many of these either but agree with the one's I've seen. <br />For 'Psycho' Anne Heche and Julianne Moore aren't as sexy to me as Vera Miles and Janet Leigh. <br />And don't even get me started on the new "Women"....Jessica P.http://www.cometoverhollywood.comnoreply@blogger.com