Ravenwood - 01/14/07 07:40 PM
I loved the 1986 version of The Hitcher, and wasn't too thrilled to see that they remade it. And on the subject of Hollywood remakes, I usually favor the original.
So I checked out the forums for the 2007 abbreviated version of the Hitcher and found this gem of a thread:
xxothnaleyxx: i love remakes because i havent seen the original ones and i cant stand the old special effects to even try watching it.I don't remember The Hitcher having special effects, and even if it did I don't buy the argument. Star Trek The Original Series (which was cancelled years before I was born) is much better than anything the franchise has put out since. Yeah, the computers were clunky, the effects were bad, but the shows were oh so much better. If for their political incorrectness and Kirk's bravado and overacting as much as anything. But what do I know, I still watch black and white episodes of the Twilight Zone.camachoborracho: that is another reason why your generation sucks.
Poor xxothnaleyxx... he's (she's??) missing the point not to mention a whole lot of good entertainment if the special effects are what's holding him (her??) back from old movies. Possibly the idea is to pay attention to the story and dialogue??
I still think "An Affair to Remember" has some of the best dialogue, ever in a romance-themed movie.
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at January 15, 2007 3:46 PMThe new Outer Limits more often than not is gag-worthy. Like TZ, the old OL is great, even with the cheesy special effects (g).
Posted by: Lornkanaga at January 16, 2007 7:38 AMThen again, I love the new Battlestar Galactica over the classic one. So call me hypocritical.
Posted by: Ravenwood at January 16, 2007 7:42 AMActually, I disliked the original "Hitcher" - but nobody is going to out-creep Rutger Hauer in that role. I have absolutely no desire to see a remake of the film to find out that the evil bastard is the product of some illicit drug testing done by some nefarious "Big Pharma" company only out to make obscene profits with a new psychotropic drug for mild-mannered manic-depressives.
And global warming.
Posted by: Kevin Baker at January 16, 2007 9:28 AMThe originals are generally better because they were fresh. Four Feathers may be the exception but only because the three prior remakes to the 1939 version were silent. The latest remake is a completely different story and should not have been named Four Feathers.
Posted by: Windy Wilson at January 18, 2007 7:43 PMI once dated a girl who disliked black and white movies. Contradictions in herself never bothered her. She liked old Cary Grant movies, but apparently not the black and white ones. When we saw the movie Ed Wood I turned to her and said "I'm sorry *****, it's in black and white."
Posted by: Windy Wilson at January 23, 2007 6:14 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
