No you can't say Hollywood is dead until the Wicked Witch is gone.
/Sarcasm OFF
Posted on 01/07/2005 9:11:29 AM PST by pabianice
As I predicted, the "remake" of the classic "Flight of the Phoenix" is yet another case of the doofuses running Hollywood thinking they can better their betters.
"THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX" (2004)
Production Cost: $ 25 million
Marketing Cost: $ 20 million (est.)
Total since release: $17,537,973 (three weeks)
Viewer drop-off since release: 85%
Daily revenue per screen week of 3 January: $ 97
Who but the liberal morons running Hollywood would think that they could replace Jimmy Stewart, Hardy Kreuger, Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch, and Ronald Fraser with yucking-it-up Dennis Quaid, "rapper" Tyrese Gobson, and Miranda Otto?
The reason there are so many remakes is because Hollywood has run out of ideas. On top of that, any film that earns a few dollars profit is fair game for a sequel for the same reason.
It WAS remade, with Marlo Thomas in the Jimmy Stewart role (I am not making this up). It was so hideous and PC that I laughed until I had to go to the bathroom. After I came back I switched the channel.
It WAS remade, with Marlo Thomas in the Jimmy Stewart role (I am not making this up). It was so hideous and PC that I laughed until I had to go to the bathroom. After I came back I switched the channel.
For you trivia buffs, the reason they don't show the airplane landing in the original, is because it crashed upon landing and someone was killed.
A couple of years ago there were rumors floating around of Casablanca being remade with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in the Bogart and Bergman roles. Either it was a hoax or whoever was thinking about doing it came to their senses. Thank goodness.
No you can't say Hollywood is dead until the Wicked Witch is gone.
/Sarcasm OFF
Is that the one where an alien planet is recruiting kids via video games to join their space force?
-PJ
Paul Mantz (of Talmantz Aviation) was killed during the filming.
DON'T look here to find out. The reviewer is clueless about the multiple aeronautical mistakes in the remake and he laughs at some of the crudest jokes.
Reason #77 not to watch it then (as if I needed any more).
Isn't Spielberg directing a remake of "War of the Worlds?"
Casablanca was remade.
Family is probably the largest customer segment. But presumably, when they put out violent vulgar stuff, they're targeting a different segment, no? I don't know. Just speculating. I think there's a market for violence and vulgarity. At least big enough to make back 20-40 mil. But it's a hit or miss business.
"Paul Mantz (of Talmantz Aviation) was killed during the filming."
Thanks! Was he the pilot? I'm a little fuzzy on the details.
NOBODY could replace Bogie.
No, Tim Burton is too wierd for Harry Potter. I like Tim but in a certain way all of his movies are identical, that might have something to do with him always using Danny Elfman for the soundtrack and always finding a roll for Peewee Herman. But if Tim did a Harry Potter movie it would turn out to be a live action version of Nightmare Before Christmas, which would probaby be a good movie, but not a good Harry Potter movie. The preview I've seen of his Wonka remake is frankly disturbing.
Strange that you would focus on that, given your screen name!
I think it's pretty funny, though. ;^)
How'd they accomplish this without Kevin Costner?
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