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Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:


Originally posted by Flyingsod Flyingsod wrote:

For this reason I voted for WoTW.
but it was such a crappy movie
So inferior to the 50s one...

That's just silly talk. It's a great film, so much better than the original.




Snowie - you can't say that!!!

Everyone knows that if a film is in black & white, made at least 40/50 years ago & poorly acted, no modern re-telling can ever be as good! For Shame!
Jody said it all before me so I will just say: for its time, the old movie was close to a mini sci-fi masterpiece; for its time, the new one was a cgi brainless fest with little to owe to Wells' novel but turned instead into the worst kind of Tom Cruise movie you can find, one where he, not even his character, becomes the point. I actually like him a lot but that particular movie is not his best.

Many remakes are better than the originals (Fail Safe, yes, maybe even 12 Angry Men) but some are not. This is a case of that.

You can't handle the truth.

It's you that can't handle it. 
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

You can't handle the truth.

It's you that can't handle it. 


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Minority Report, but that's mostly down to the fact that I love all the Philip K. Dick adaptations.  
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

You can't handle the truth.

It's you that can't handle it. 


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Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Minority Report, but that's mostly down to the fact that I love all the Philip K. Dick adaptations.  


Even Paycheck? I found that one profoundly disappointing given the utter genius of the original story.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:


Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

You can't handle the truth.

It's you that can't handle it. 


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You two clearly need a code red.
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Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Minority Report, but that's mostly down to the fact that I love all the Philip K. Dick adaptations.  


Even Paycheck? I found that one profoundly disappointing given the utter genius of the original story.


I liked Paycheck.  Not quite as good as the original story, nor up there with what was done with Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall, but I still thought it was good.  Love may be too strong a word for Paycheck though. 
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I also though Adjustment Bureau was pretty good.
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I liked The Adjustment Bureau and thought it was an interesting idea for a movie.
I've seen Matt Damon in a variety of roles and have enjoyed them all.
That is not the case with Ben Afflect though.
 
In regard to Paycheck, the leading role was originally offered to Matt Damon but he had prior commitments and suggested Ben Affleck for the part.
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It would have been so much better with Damon in the lead.
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Yes, I think it would have been.
I don't know exactly why I can't be more of an Afflect fan.
I really liked him in Armageddon and I'm starting to come around to The Sum Of All Fears (it's still my least favorite Jack Ryan film though).
He was tolerable in Town but I still can't find a way to get him onto my Favorite Actors list.
 
I think it's because he always seems to come off as very arrogant no matter what role he is playing.
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Last Samurai was a wonderful film. Excellent historical background as well.
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I'm surprised at how well it's done in the poll.
It was my choice from the beginning but I didn't think it would be in first place because there are some really good movies on the list.
 
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Originally posted by Andy Webb Andy Webb wrote:

Last Samurai was a wonderful film. Excellent historical background as well.

I never knew Tom was Japanese. Tongue
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Andy Webb Andy Webb wrote:

Last Samurai was a wonderful film. Excellent historical background as well.

I never knew Tom was Japanese. Tongue
Actually, by the end of the movie he was almost "turning Japanese".
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Born on the Fourth of July
I would've voted that if I could. He was excellent in that one. I bet he woud've got an Academy Award for that one if it hadn't been for Daniel Day-Lewis' equally excellent performance in "My Left Foot".
 
Of the ones here I would have to go with Collateral, but Jerrry Maguire, Minority Report and The Last Samurai is also very good.
 
BTW, comedian Rich Hall is spot on about the plots in Tom Cruise's moviesBig smile
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Surprised to see that the Mission Impossible movies didn't do so well. Four movies, one vote.
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Originally posted by The Bearded Bard The Bearded Bard wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Born on the Fourth of July
I would've voted that if I could. He was excellent in that one.

Seconded. I really like that one. I'd probably vote for it if it was on the list; however, there are other ones I haven't seen and/or haven't given a proper ... err ... watch(ing).

Of the ones I have seen that are on the list, probably "Collateral". As for WotW, I've seen it in its entirety only once. I thought it was pretty good, even though I did feel a bit underwhelmed. Maybe I should see it again, as well as the original, just for a comparison.


Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 18 2012 at 19:21
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If you do decide to watch both versions of WotW, try to think of them as two different movies instead of an original and a remake.
There are a lot of differences between the two versions other than special effects.
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Neither version does an admirable job of telling Jeff Waynes Musical Version in film.  IMO, the old film is way to campy and sappy. At least the newer version is more like the original tale in tone.

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