George Clooney in Seven Samurai

[Qazworld]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060529...m_060529094035

[warrenP]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060529...m_060529094035

This is the worst thing I've heard in a long time.

I was angry at The Manchurian Candidate, and now I'm angry at this one. Why? Just f'in pathetic.

I'm starting my official countdown to the major studio remake of Citizen Kane starring Jim Carrey.

[Fortean]

Banzai!

I'm starting my official countdown to the major studio remake of Citizen Kane starring Jim Carrey.

What's wrong with Canuck stars, eh? CITIZEN KANE could use a few fart jokes, and I just wonder what Carrey would do in the breakfast scene, (probably a trite re-make of THE PUBLIC ENEMY's grapefruit scene).

[wcmartell]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Donnie Yen already remade SEVEN SAMURAI....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429078/

So why is he remaking it again... with Clooney?

- Bill (waiting for Fellini's 8 1/2 Samurai)

[Biohazard]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

- Bill (waiting for Fellini's 8 1/2 Samurai)

I'm waiting for Snow White and the Seven Samurai.

I think fake trailers should be created for supposed remakes, get everyone in the theater...and just show the original. It'll save A LOT of time and money, and perhaps educate some dumbasses in the process.

[Thomas H]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

So I can surmise that this will turn Kurosawa's classic into a political commentary on Bush and the war in Iraq? UGH! NO MORE POLITICS EVERRRR!!!!

[DMNY]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Zhang Zhiyi is also attached to the project.
LEAVE THE SEVEN SAMURAI ALONE for CRISSAKE!

[Salazkin]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Unfvckinbelievable.

I see remakes of Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard, and Rear Window on the horizon. Hollywood truly is run by the biggest financial pus$ies on the planet.

[dclary]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Whatever happened to "clever" rewrites of the classics? You know, the ones where stupid people don't know it's a rewrite, and smart people don't care, because it's well done?

The Seven Samurai was remade as

The Magnificent Seven (I wonder if film students everywhere were writing longhand to their friends "I can't believe that f'ing Yul Brynner!")

Battle Beyond the Stars (Screenwriters everywhere bitching to their friends on them newfangled "cordless" phones "I can't believe that f'ing George Peppard!")

A Bug's Life (Screenwriters exploiting a new thing called email, bitch incessantly to their peers "That f'ing Dave Foley!!!!")

...

You raise hackles at none of these, and yet complain if the same thing is done without the pretense of it being a different movie (i.e. changing the title and a few key elements?)

[vmf]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Whatever happened to "clever" rewrites of the classics?

But then you don't get that huge "built-in audience" of fans who just have to see the remake. Uh-huuuuuh

After all, if the entire world doesn't know it's a remake, then studio heads may roll if it tanks at the BO.

[DMNY]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

You raise hackles at none of these, and yet complain if the same thing is done without the pretense of it being a different movie (i.e. changing the title and a few key elements?)

Where does it say I had no beef with these?

[dclary]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Cause all your beef is in the NP meatlocker.

[DMNY]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Cause all your beef is in the NP meatlocker.

You're such a $@%@#%#$%#
leave her out of this and -1pt for you

[dclary]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

That's such a big nerve, it's no wonder I keep striking it.

[DMNY]

Re: George Clooney in Seven Samurai

Deek, behind that mustache of yours...you're just plain evil.