I only managed to see the first episode of this wonderful 1950s novel, and I must say I was so dissapointed with what I eventually saw.. Glossy, crisp and totally devoid of menace, this BBC big budget drama reminded me of the awful recent remake of the tv series "survivors" which was such a hit in the 1970s.
Hollywood (and the BBC) seem to be resorting to the tried and tested when it comes to new projects, and so many of these remakes have been such let downs,and I am sorry to say that the younger movie going public will totally overlook the original productions that on reflection, are classics in their own rights.
The awful remake of SHERLOCK HOLMES is a case in point., I know it will be a real turkey of a movie...but how many people, after watching Robert Downey Jnr grapple with his Englash accent and CGI effects will not bother watching the satisfying Basil Rathbone in the pacy "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror" (1942) when it gets a rerun on TCM
Where is originality in movies nowadays?
Why do we have to suffer these big budget, low tension,re hashes ?
Cannot we be treated to some more risk taking new enterprises? after all,, with the exception of recent "Star Trek" and "Aliens I cannot really think of a original and enjoyable remake in recent years....
answers on a postcard if any of you can"
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All I can say is AMEN. I don't even go to movies that much, I rent older ones, as they seem to be... Um... Better.
ReplyDeleteI think that the powers-that-be figure a movie that did well, will do well, as opposed to one that has no 'background', (the bird in the hand theory?), so we get x flick redone to death, reincarnated, then done to death yet again...
I think I am going to go read a book...
Cat
I watched both parts, and only recently watched the original TV adaptation. Frankly - and as with their politics - I think the UK public are getting what they want, and perhaps deserve. Instant gratification, with little thought, care and reflection. Perhaps, like in the 70s and 80s, the economic crisis will promote some solid, low-budget and politically-inclined writing - on the small-screen, at least.
ReplyDeleteAs for 'Star Trek'. Well, you know I don't agree with you at all on this one. Methinks a severe case of the "Emperor's new clothes" has afflicted most of those who have seen it. Well-cast, but truly awful in nearly every other respect. The more I think about it, the more annoyed I get! Hey ho. It's only a film, and I guess Paramount won't miss one lost future customer.
Happy new year. Nx
Survivors - that is the name of that show that started me thinking I should be self sufficient - off to look it up on the web - peace
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