[The Foolkiller]

Yeah, I saw the Mexican on home video. And I have NO desire to see Kong-it's still another unecessary remake. I have to admit Speilberg's (I usually don't care for his movies) remake of War Of The Worlds was fairly good. It stuck closer to the original story than the 50's version, but had some flaws. Worst part was putting it in modern times, IMO.

[theFIRMbss]

>I have NO desire to see Kong-it's still another unecessary remake. I have to admit Speilberg's (I usually don't care for his movies) remake of War Of The Worlds was fairly good. It stuck closer to the original story than the 50's version

Coming this summer,
Eisner's ("Sahara") "Creature
From The Black Lagoon."

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Breck Eisner Goes from "Sahara" to "Black Lagoon"

Scott Weinberg writes: "Breck Eisner made his debut with last April's "Sahara" for Paramount, and he'll soon be helming Universal's remake of "The Creature from the Black Lagoon." Gary Ross ("Pleasantville") will produce and contribute the first draft of the screenplay.

Breck Eisner is, of course, son of former Disney head Michael Eisner, but there's a lesser-known (and more interesting) trivia tidbit regarding this project. The original "Creature" was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Arthur A. Ross ... who is the father of Gary Ross. (How often does a son get to pen a remake of his own father's screenplay?)

From Variety: ""As a kid, I remember loving Jack Arnold's original version of this film," Eisner said. "What I really want to do is update an iconic image from the '50s and bring in more of the sci-fi sensibility of 'Alien' or John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' "

(The) original introduced Gill Man, who terrorized archaeologists exploring in the Amazon. Plans for the update call for shooting in the U.S. as well as a Central or South American location.""