Last Film You Saw

Going watching The Girl On The Train this Friday.

Can't wait.

Also watched two fairly average horror's/thrillers over the weekend.

Don't Breathe - 6/10

It follows - 5/10
 
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stony said:
True Grit remake was ok but unnecessary and not a patch on the original.
I know TM7 is a remake of Seven Samuri but it's still a classic in it's own right. How do you improve on Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen?
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I, once again, find myself in complete agreement with @stony

The original Magnificent Seven was an absolute belter of a film. Still watchable to this day. Very watchable. A classic. Why re-do it? Laziness. A load of brilliant older films have been re-done recently and not made a dent in the originals. Ghostbusters? Fuck off. True Grit? Whilst I agree that the acting was better you can't replace John Wayne. The Thing. I know the 80's one was a re-make of an earlier version but there was no need for the one in 2011. No need.

They are now re-doing The Birds, IT, Commando, Mary Poppins and An American Werewolf in London amongst others. Pointless.
 
Couldnt agree more guys,in fact i'm struggling to think of any re-make that betters the original.

True Grit was shite and who the fuck is going to out do Arnie in Commando? its all bollocks.
 
BimboBob said:
I, once again, find myself in complete agreement with @stony

The original Magnificent Seven was an absolute belter of a film. Still watchable to this day. Very watchable. A classic. Why re-do it? Laziness. A load of brilliant older films have been re-done recently and not made a dent in the originals. Ghostbusters? Fuck off. True Grit? Whilst I agree that the acting was better you can't replace John Wayne. The Thing. I know the 80's one was a re-make of an earlier version but there was no need for the one in 2011. No need.

They are now re-doing The Birds, IT, Commando, Mary Poppins and An American Werewolf in London amongst others. Pointless.
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Another one who doesnt seen the point in remaking the magnificent seven. Brynner, McQueen, Coburn, Bronson, Vaughan and of course Eli Wallach as Calvera is a brilliant cast. The first scene with Brynner and McQueen riding the body up to the cemetery is funny, watching McQueen pull a load of moves to try and get the attention of the viewer. If you want to remake the film in essence it could have been done in a different setting to a western, like the magnificent seven was a different setting to the seven samurai.

The other films you list are nowhere near the magnificent seven in the classic stake for me, but I agree there is no need to do them either. Lazy Hollywood has run out of ideas.
 
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