The Wickerman Remake

[Whickerman]

NO! Bad Cage! No!!!

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hahahaha!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450345/

[Pippa68]

Oh dear....

[littleoldme]

Yet ANOTHER bl00dy remake!! Is there nobody with an original idea in their heads left in Hollywood?

[Whickerman]

Why not remake Ben-Hur, Jaws, and Starwars too? Nothing's sacred anymore - proven when they killed Willie Wonka.

[spanner7853]

why is it when they re-make a British film they have to Americanise it. It will be crap!!!

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and this is why the americans are despised when it comes to films. The get our film sand virtually rape them. The latest is that 28 Days Laters has a sequel - 28 Weeks Later. Set in England, directed by a spaniard and involving the US army coming here!

For gods sake! dont ruin such a classic british horror!

See here - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/

[spanner7853]

because they cant think of any ideas of there own. True America do make fab movies but why remake British ones. There re-making everything. Soon nothing will be original anymore.

[vehelpfulguy]

Whickerman says why not remake Ben Hur.

Does he mean the 1907 version, or the 1925 version, or the 1959 version ?

See, remakes are not new.

[Whickerman]

Ouch- point taken. But still think this one's a really bad idea...

[Mattk]

maybe the american audience wasnt aware of this british movie ?

[Marguerite02]

I don't know about wickerman, but i can't help wondering:
Is there ever a good Cage?

[Pippa68]

He was good in 'Raising Arizona'..but that's about it!

[Cennet]

I saw the original as part of a double bill - well B and A films as they were then - yes I am that old - with Dont Look Now. Talk about being scared s***less!!!

I was fully expecting someone to come and rescue Edward Woodward so was really surprised when he died!!

[Agent-47]

Have the americans run out of ideas?

[Pippa68]

Cennet, I STILL wait for that to happen each time I watch the movie!

[littleoldme]

That's another point. Given Hollywood's track record of changing endings to make them cosy and happy (The Vanishing, anyone?), what's the betting that Cage's character does escape in this one?

[Cennet]

So do I Pippa68 - as I am an eternal optimist I sometimes think the ending might have changed since I last saw it.

I do this with many films that I have seen several times- why????