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Knightoforder42 t1_j9x1fdz wrote

Reply to Which films could use a shot for shot remake? by howarthe

Let the Right One in, was done pretty much shot for shot remake, originally done in Sweden. The American remake was awkward and lacking, whereas the original was a masterpiece.

Remakes are pointless and often strip the original charm that made the film interesting in the first place.

There's also The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. Those remakes lacked so much of the emotion the original films conveyed.

The Animes... let's not go there.

How many times are they going to re-do A Star is Born, or another Disney property?

How about this... What original story have you read that you'd like to see brought to the screen??!

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adamircz t1_j9wyfhp wrote

Reply to Which movies definitely require more than one viewing? by Delta_Geminorum

I find this to be the case with most spy movies, simply because, unless you read a book they are adapted from, you get lost if you as much as blink

Lets have the most extreme example:

Now, I love that movie so much that I'd be willing to use its DVD as a sex toy, but the spy-plot of Where Eagles Dare is straight up impossible to keep up with on the first viewing... or second... or fifth

  • The whole introductory briefing for the mission turns out to be 100% a lie

  • They keep saying that there must be a jerry infiltrator in the British secret service. Important: infiltrator - singular. But it actually turns out that the german spies were almost outnumbering the legitimate allied agents. Lmao

  • Richard Burton is trying to keep Mary's presence on the mission a secret. Except he actually aint trying that hard, he just casually talks about her with Eastwood

  • Burton evetually claims that the plan is to have a fake general pass fake info, then break him out, and that leads us to:

  • The whole table scene. Masterclass in tension, editing, acting, cinematography, and last but not least, making the viewer feel like they had a whole fleet of maglev trains take a detour through their brain. So within five minutes, Burton and Eastwood hold everyone at a gunpoint, then Burton holds Eastwood at gunpoint, then introduces himself as a kraut who has been working for the nazis all along and delivers a reasonable proof, then gets held at gunpoint himself along with everyone else, then wants to prove himself by having three german agents, whom he claims are british, to write a name into a notebook, then nonverbally coordinates with Eastwood to get a gun back even though he just disarmed him, then shoots half the room and orders the three german agents whom he claimed to be brits, to go with him, but at a gun point

table scene took about five minutes and now that all of this has happened, the movie still has half its timerun to go and is about to transition from the spy-thriller act into the 80s action movie (made in 60s) part.

I believe you do understand, why it might not be easy to keep up with, even though everything I listed is explained by the film at some point

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WeDriftEternal t1_j9wy834 wrote

Reply to A question about movies on streaming services by Griezz

If you want to negotiate for the new film cut you can. It takes a lot of effort to deal with this type of stuff, so most distributors on both sides don't wanna re-tread over it as the extended editions and other cuts usually come out much later than the theatrical cuts, plus its gonna be expensive. You can include them in the original deal, but like again, its gonna be expensive.

The value of alternate cuts to streaming services is likely minimal. You might see it more likely as a PPV (aka TVOD), since thats a rev share instead of a purchase

Theres also a lot of contractual issues and MFNs to deal with

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