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A mesmerising and stylish look at mid-life awakenings in suburban America...



American Beauty (1999)
Director - Sam Mendes




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The terrifying sci-fi remake which is a nightmarish experience in itself...



The Fly (1986)
Director - David Cronenberg
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death to remakes
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The Fly, I REALLY didn't like American Beauty and repeated viewings did nothing to change my mind in the slightest. As far as remakes go, some actually make the existing material better. If people weren't constantly trying to improve things we'd be quite behind by now.
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death to remakes
Haha...Come on...The Fly was GOOD

And so was Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland version)...And The Blob...And...well...You know
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Haha...Come on...The Fly was GOOD

And so was Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland version)...And The Blob...And...well...You know
The Fly remake was a mess, Body Snatchers remake screwed up the story- particularly the crappy ending...

and The Blob? Bleck.


I will not praise crap just because it's popular. :cool:
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Old 04-28-2008, 07:03 PM
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The Fly remake was a mess, Body Snatchers remake screwed up the story- particularly the crappy ending...

and The Blob? Bleck.


I will not praise crap just because it's popular. :cool:
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Well...I don't like them because they're 'popular'...I just really thought they were great movies...


Umm...Compare them to...The Village :p
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Well...I don't like them because they're 'popular'...I just really thought they were great movies...


Umm...Compare them to...The Village :p
Comparing crap to turds doesn't turn the crap into gold.

Our tastes in film is pretty much diametrically opposed- you're going to have to agree to disagree here.
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The Fly remake was a mess, Body Snatchers remake screwed up the story- particularly the crappy ending...

and The Blob? Bleck.


I will not praise crap just because it's popular. :cool:
I bet you didn't like The Thing either.
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