tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post897722754205001731..comments2024-03-15T16:47:37.882+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Breaking Films Up For ScrapAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67366872100355131812009-08-19T01:38:34.685+01:002009-08-19T01:38:34.685+01:00yeah, with you on the remake...great pic you have ...yeah, with you on the remake...great pic you have there though.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42352111407447731382009-08-18T16:07:02.368+01:002009-08-18T16:07:02.368+01:00The Oceana's nothing like that, Alan.
I have ...The Oceana's nothing like that, Alan. <br />I have stopped watching films altogether for reasons other than not liking them; when I did watch I always thought remakes were a waste of time. The original can never be recaptured... but I suppose that's not what the film makers are trying to do.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49816591040536873902009-08-18T15:44:14.173+01:002009-08-18T15:44:14.173+01:00You can add Clint Eastwood's "The Changel...You can add Clint Eastwood's "The Changeling" to that scrap heap.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-14840671732168979212009-08-18T15:11:08.763+01:002009-08-18T15:11:08.763+01:00JeffScape : Good question - and there are enough b...JeffScape : Good question - and there are enough bad ones to choose from.<br />Kabbalah : When it was salvaged it was brought to the surface upside down. It was then towed (slowly) to Rosyth which was a good few hundred miles away. The "house" was used by the salvage workers.<br />Thanks everyone for calling by.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18639510156669945582009-08-18T13:59:27.515+01:002009-08-18T13:59:27.515+01:00Wow, I didn't even know they had done a re-mak...Wow, I didn't even know they had done a re-make. Great photo!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52260021239276550362009-08-18T12:57:31.261+01:002009-08-18T12:57:31.261+01:00Alan, two things I abhor: pathetic remakes and Hol...Alan, two things I abhor: pathetic remakes and Hollywood moguls that think the remakes are better( which most of us know is 99.99% bogus ). I've yet to actually enjoy a remake( save a few of the classics ). The calibre just isn't there anymore, wot? The stories are diluted in a CGI filled malestrom...<br /><br />And your ship snap got me to thinking; if they ever tried to salvage the North Atlantic!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78727411729567171732009-08-18T11:45:26.086+01:002009-08-18T11:45:26.086+01:00I'm not sure I understand the photo of the Pri...I'm not sure I understand the photo of the Prinz-Regent Luitpold. Is she upside down? And if so, who built the house on her bottom?<br />I tend to steer clear of remakes. Except for King Kong which I thought benefited from modern special effects (but even then, they strung it out for too long, just to show off I think!)Kabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26429079593000903582009-08-18T11:28:37.510+01:002009-08-18T11:28:37.510+01:00I never watched the remake because I suspected tha...I never watched the remake because I suspected that what you say here was true. <br />The casting was so great in the earlier one, what could top that?Harnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57740983114544902662009-08-18T09:39:58.883+01:002009-08-18T09:39:58.883+01:00Hah! Yeah, I'd have to agree... Poseidon lacke...Hah! Yeah, I'd have to agree... <i>Poseidon</i> lacked the heart of the original, even though Kurt Russell pulled as much weight as he could have possibly pulled.<br /><br />I often ask the question: why doesn't Hollywood remake its <i>bad</i> movies?JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.com