Last movies you saw

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

Basically the only thing they have in common is a guy who can't leave his house and a guy next door who they think is a murderer.

Ah, so the only thing they have in common is the plot. Thanks for clearing that up...

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

Except for that soundtrack. It was like being forcefully spoon-fed emo music against my will. Then again, that Juno girl is kind of emo so I guess it was only fitting...

How dare you insult Mott the Hoople!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Ah, so the only thing they have in common is the plot. Thanks for clearing that up...

No, just 2 bits in the plot. And people call it a remake?? That's my point, what's yours?

Bube, I'm glad you liked Im Juli. I wrote down Dead Poets Society, will watch it later.

I saw Sling Blade yesterday. About a mentally challenged (is that the correct term?) who comes out of jail and has to adjust to real life. When he was a kid, he killed his mother and the boy that was lying on top of her. With a sling blade.
Great acting, nice characters, good story. 8/10

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

No, just 2 bits in the plot. And people call it a remake?? That's my point, what's yours?

So two bits...

Let me ask you this: Without at least one of those two bits, would you bother watching either movie? No, of course not. Without the murder and the inability of the witness to escape, there is no tension, there is NO STORY.

Those two bits are the entire movie. The rest is just character development and an update for modern technology and communications. They also turned the age down to market to the youth audience, and they did make sure to get that all important PG-13 rating.

Its Rear Window for teenagers.

[Professor S]

I'm sorry, I just realized I came off like a complete dick in this thread. My apologies. Its something I'm working on...

With that said, Disturbia is still an obvious remake of Rear Window.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Without the murder and the inability of the witness to escape, there is no tension, there is NO STORY.

On a side note, did you even see the movies? It's not about the inability to escape, it's about the inability to do something about it. And not being believed of course.

Although you make some good points, it still doesn't make Disturbia a remake of Rear Window. If you'd argue that it's heavily based on it, then I would instantly agree. But a remake? What is your definition of a remake?

Resident Evil for the GameCube was a remake. Ocean's Eleven was a remake. The Italian Job was a remake. 1998's Rear Window with Christopher Reeve was a remake. Disturbia was not.


Aaaaanyway, I'm going to watch Paris, je t'aime.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

On a side note, did you even see the movies? It's not about the inability to escape, it's about the inability to do something about it. And not being believed of course.

So you agree that their plots are pretty much identical yet you don;t think its a remake??? A remake doesn't need to share the same name to be the same movie. They just need to be the same movie, and Disturbia and Rear Window are essentially the same movie.

And yes, I saw the movies. I went to school for film, so I've seen Rear Window multiple times, and the first extended shot probably dozens of times. Enjoy your French film. I find their sensibilities to be overwrought and self indulgent.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Enjoy your French film. I find their sensibilities to be overwrought and self indulgent.

I loved it, thank you. 8.5/10

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Ah, so the only thing they have in common is the plot. Thanks for clearing that up...

That's not a plot, that's a setting.

[Professor S]

Ok, then the inability to escape and also not being believed when the murder is witnessed is the plot. And yes, identical.

[Angrist]

So I Am Legend was a remake of 28 Days Later (just a few survivors after the rest of the country has turned into zombies).
Minority Report was a remake of The Fugitive (man on the run because he is wrongly accused of murder).
Spider-Man a remake of Superman (super-human fighting crime in a city).
Sunshine a remake of Event Horizon (crew finding a ship in space with some supernatural scary stuff aboard; traitor among the crew).

Enough?

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Angrist

So I Am Legend was a remake of 28 Days Later (just a few survivors after the rest of the country has turned into zombies).
Minority Report was a remake of The Fugitive (man on the run because he is wrongly accused of murder).
Spider-Man a remake of Superman (super-human fighting crime in a city).
Sunshine a remake of Event Horizon (crew finding a ship in space with some supernatural scary stuff aboard; traitor among the crew).

Enough?

How depressing... regardless of the discussion you're having, it's depressing to see just how derivative most of the movies we watch are.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

So I Am Legend was a remake of 28 Days Later (just a few survivors after the rest of the country has turned into zombies).

Actually I Am Legend is a remake of the Omega Man which was a remake of The Last Man on Earth (great movie) which was a filmed version of the novel I Am Legend. Your were close, though, and by close I mean miles away.

Minority Report was a remake of The Fugitive (man on the run because he is wrongly accused of murder).

Except for the whole precog sci-fi plotline, child murder vendetta and social criticism, I guess so. Once again, so close.

Spider-Man a remake of Superman (super-human fighting crime in a city).

Except for the fact that they are completely different in almost every way besides the fact they they both have superpowers that are nothing like one anothers. Not even close.

Sunshine a remake of Event Horizon (crew finding a ship in space with some supernatural scary stuff aboard; traitor among the crew).

Haven't seen Sunshine yet, so I couldn't tell you.

Enough?

Not yet, please keep them coming, this is fun.

[Swan]

There was no traitor among the crew in Sunshine. And the ship they found really wasn't full of supernaturals.


As well that isn't the plot of the movie

[Typhoid]

For once I completely agree with Strangie.

Angrist, you're way off on all of those.