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Post by tania on Feb 4, 2010 19:31:56 GMT -5
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Feb 5, 2010 0:21:26 GMT -5
Interesting, but sad to the purists of the series.
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Post by amyk on Feb 5, 2010 6:05:44 GMT -5
Would you be talking about me? ;D Sadly, they are already talking about a sequel to the movie!
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 5, 2010 17:52:05 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that, Tania. I have to agree. When I want to see Daniel Craig or Jason Bourne, I'll go and see those guys. Face is...Face. Not James Bond.
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Post by amyk on Feb 6, 2010 14:31:02 GMT -5
I love my DB Face and I don't think any imposter, be it Tim Dunigan or Bradley Cooper, will do! ;D
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 7, 2010 16:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by mossy62 on Feb 7, 2010 16:57:03 GMT -5
...When I want to see Daniel Craig or Jason Bourne, I'll go and see those guys. Face is...Face. Not James Bond. Seconded whole-heartedly! I love my DB Face and I don't think any imposter, be it Tim Dunigan or Bradley Cooper, will do! ;D You're so right. TD isn't worth mentioning anyway And Cooper? Hm, I'm not much of a movie goer or tv watcher and don't know him. He's looking good, I'll give him that much. But what the heck do they mean with 'more battle-hardened'?? Face is a Green Beret and Vietnam Vet, it wasn't like Dirk's Face was a sissy boy. He was hard enough, when it was necessary. The thing in my opinion is that he doesn't need to be that hard most of the time, simply because he is such a charmer and con man. Which leads me to the conclusion that they want him harder to meet today's idea of an action guy. And that's exactly what I fear: that the film will be too hard, too brutal over all, because it's the way films are made these days. Someone seems to think that the audience wants blood and brutality, the more splatter the better. I hate that. The team wasn't brutal or ruthless, at least not in a serious way. The whole show was more like a comic. I just can't imagine that they will be able to keep the comedy, the old spirit of the Jazz in it. I don't think I will watch the A-Team movie, at least not before it is shown on tv. I certainly won't pay money to see it. And I can't wait to hear if anyone will get killed there. I wouldn't be surprised - but that wouldn't be 'our' A-Team anymore. In my opinion they should have left the team rest in peace, but I guess that is impossible, where such a successful and still loved show is involved. They just have to try to make money with it. I hate it! And I'm sorry, if I got too agitated here, but what do you expect of a Face fan who is dead sure that perfection doesn't need improvement?
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 7, 2010 17:29:34 GMT -5
They'd probably make an "edgy" remake of THE WALTONS or ANDY GRIFFITH or LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE if they thought there was money to be made. It's kind of a misnomer for a lot of those TV-shows-made-into-movies, because the name is the same, but nothing else is. Different cast, different time period, different plot emphasis...they just happen to have the same names as the originals. In fact, they're relying on the name recognition instead of (God forbid) actually coming up with original ideas and original characters and original plots. They *know* that die-hard fans of the TV show will go and see it, no matter what. And unfortunately, most of the young 'uns born after TAT was already off the air have come to expect movies full of senseless (as opposed to campy) violence, gratuitous sex, and often unnecessary profanity. They have ADD attention spans and that's how the studios get them to buy tickets. Again, God forbid the Gen Y'ers would actually like a movie because of its witty character interactions, funny scripts, or goofy camraderie. (Occasionally it happens, as in the case of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, but that is a rare exception.)
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Post by mossy62 on Feb 7, 2010 17:37:08 GMT -5
I agree to all you've said, miz. It's what angers me so much, that they take the old name and change all the rest. Just look what they did to Battlestar Galactica. I don't want to start THAT discussion here, and the youngsters might like it and find the original 'cheesy', but I will never forgive them that they turned Starbuck and Boomer into girls (and Boomer into a Cylon even)! They are using the old names to make money, that's all, and I refuse to jump that bandwagon. They won't get my money, not in this life.
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 7, 2010 17:45:29 GMT -5
What the studios fail to realize? We, the diehard fans, love the original TV shows precisely because they are "cheesy." Good Lord, if I want edgy, I'l watch 24 or THE SHIELD. TAT is a nice bit of escapism. (To be fair I have to say, since I watched D9, I am curious to see what SC does in the role of Murdock.)
I have not watched the classic BSG, Mossy, but I have read a bit on the classic vs. the remake. Don't really like that idea.
Starbuck (v): To re-cast an established male character as a woman for the sake of political correctness and/or to appease a female demographic.
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Post by mossy62 on Feb 7, 2010 17:49:52 GMT -5
They wanted to change something - and turning Starbuck into a woman certainly got them the attention they wanted
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 7, 2010 17:58:41 GMT -5
You've probably already read it, Mossy, but did you see DB's article on the Starbuck situation called "Lost in Castration?"
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Post by mossy62 on Feb 7, 2010 18:08:42 GMT -5
You've probably already read it, Mossy, but did you see DB's article on the Starbuck situation called "Lost in Castration?" Oh yes, and I know the discussions it caused. But that's Dirk - straightforward ;D I still think he was right with a lot of things there...
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Post by mizhowlinmad on Feb 7, 2010 18:09:46 GMT -5
Gotta love DB (and DS) for telling it like it is, don't you?
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Post by mosame on Feb 7, 2010 19:20:14 GMT -5
You've probably already read it, Mossy, but did you see DB's article on the Starbuck situation called "Lost in Castration?" I don't think I have. Could you give me a link?
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