tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post6150832914751404307..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Remake blogfestArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14765009009698536372013-05-25T07:49:52.901-07:002013-05-25T07:49:52.901-07:00I love Steve Martin but Out-of-Towners was pretty ...I love Steve Martin but Out-of-Towners was pretty bad! I didn't see the original of I am Legend but thought the Will Smith one was ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-83014640727548221602013-05-21T15:08:53.449-07:002013-05-21T15:08:53.449-07:00I know a lot of people who liked the I AM Legend r...I know a lot of people who liked the I AM Legend remake, but I'm not one of them. The CGI monsters were awful and embarrassing! DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-86715374062428056122013-05-20T09:40:59.941-07:002013-05-20T09:40:59.941-07:00True Grit was awesome! John Wayne could never have...True Grit was awesome! John Wayne could never have done that role. On the other end, you are so right about the Out of Towners. I was never a big fan of Steve Martin anyway. Except for SNL and maybe The Jerk.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79896329835953482092013-05-20T04:28:05.173-07:002013-05-20T04:28:05.173-07:00I have seen the remake of I Am Legend, but not the...I have seen the remake of I Am Legend, but not the original. And I haven't seen any of the others you mentioned :)<br /><br />I haven't heard any of those remade songs either.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-33322819013361575612013-05-20T01:57:19.833-07:002013-05-20T01:57:19.833-07:00Love your choices Dude. Nobody tops The Beetles. O...Love your choices Dude. Nobody tops The Beetles. Or Vincent Price. Bella Lagosi either. Remakes aren't always better.<br /><br />I saw Omega Man with Charleton Heston when I was a kid. Scared me; and I think it must have been one of the original zombie movies. I think I Am Legend is based off that, I think. I did like that one. But Omega Man was also a remake of a prior movie that starred Vincent Price? I think I remember seeing that on some Creature Feature type show. Gads, I miss Saturday Night movies.<br /><br />I feel nearly as old as you Lee :)<br /><br />Stop the world, I wanna get off.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-16832782071562000422013-05-19T17:25:19.819-07:002013-05-19T17:25:19.819-07:00Jackie -- Remakes are fun except when they totally...Jackie -- Remakes are fun except when they totally botch them.<br /><br />Stephen Tremp -- If you like Price, then you will probably enjoy his <i>Last Man on Earth</i>. <br /><br />Chippy -- I need to read the Matheson story "I Am Legend". <br /><br />Melanie -- More movies than I'll probably see, but I guess I've seen many of them already.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-26150345325622642512013-05-19T10:45:37.942-07:002013-05-19T10:45:37.942-07:00I didn't realize how many movies I haven't...I didn't realize how many movies I haven't seen until this bloghop, and yours are no exception. I need to stay inside more, I guess. LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-84191082260178665452013-05-19T08:06:08.272-07:002013-05-19T08:06:08.272-07:00I didn't realise that there was a previous ver...I didn't realise that there was a previous version of I Am Legend. And I like Vincent Price so I'll have to check it out.<br /><br />The Will Smith version is very different to the original story. <br /><br /><a href="http://therandomthoughtsofchippy.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Chippy</a>Chippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598272265567334451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-13662146158067317672013-05-18T17:10:13.563-07:002013-05-18T17:10:13.563-07:00Loved True Grit! And I'm going to rent the ori...Loved True Grit! And I'm going to rent the original I Am Legend s I've never seen it. <br /><br />The Out Of Towners was a bomb. So bad I could not watch more than five minutes at a time. Ugh!<br /><br />Big Vincent Price fan back in the day. Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63254867809201619232013-05-18T08:22:23.515-07:002013-05-18T08:22:23.515-07:00There are so many remakes floating around as of la...There are so many remakes floating around as of late that it's not even funny.<br />But for the most part, I try to avoid them... unless of course I'd seen the original first and I don't have a major attachment to it.<br />on principle, I refuse to see the "Karate Kid" remake because the original is too close to my heart and I can't legitamize that... with "True Grit," I saw the original first and loved it, so I really did not like the remake. Granted, I'd never seen John Wayne in any capacity before and it's a tough act to follow.<br />I'm sure some people would brink up "The Amazing Spider-Man" as a bad remake (as in not necessary, I have yet to see it) and "Total Recall" as a good remake (haven't seen it either but it got a lot of praise).<br /><br />with songs, nothing comes to mind for me at the moment, sorry :-P but pretty much everything that has been covered by a Disney affiliated artist qualifies as badJackie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00710967201214369828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48929199352675075542013-05-18T06:33:13.778-07:002013-05-18T06:33:13.778-07:00Julie -- Martin and Lemmon are both funny, but the...Julie -- Martin and Lemmon are both funny, but they come from very different humor camps.<br /><br />Rhonda -- Yeah, right, huh? I didn't realize the song wasn't a Manfred Mann original for many years. It just didn't seem like the Springsteen I knew.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48883660183681399872013-05-18T01:40:13.063-07:002013-05-18T01:40:13.063-07:00When I got to Blinded by the Light I thought, &quo...When I got to Blinded by the Light I thought, "I didn't know someone remade the Manfred Mann classic" <br /><br />Rhonda @<a href="http://www.laugh-quotes.com" rel="nofollow">Laugh-Quotes.com</a>Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-45346592173788430332013-05-18T00:37:12.143-07:002013-05-18T00:37:12.143-07:00Though Steve Martin is very funny, it would be tou...Though Steve Martin is very funny, it would be tough to beat any of Jack Lemon's roles. I also didn't realize that I Am Legend was a remake.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-47063023310715180402013-05-17T22:27:51.327-07:002013-05-17T22:27:51.327-07:00True Grit is a good choice. I don't quite reme...True Grit is a good choice. I don't quite remember the original, but loved the remake. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-82213171284138117542013-05-17T20:43:16.247-07:002013-05-17T20:43:16.247-07:00Al -- Thanks for hosting the event.
Laura -- Don&...Al -- Thanks for hosting the event.<br /><br />Laura -- Don't recall ever seeing any versions of <i>Little Women</i>.<br /><br />Jo -- It's a pretty good western in a different vein.<br /><br />Mike - Yes, these song covers are all fairly old.<br /><br />Milo -- <i>Omega Man</i> had some strange stuff in it, but I did like it.<br /><br />Chuck-- Thanks for dropping in.<br /><br />Rocky - The Beatles did a few good covers.<br /><br />Donna -- Yeah, but Depp was so weird in the Wonka film.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58535029780322676342013-05-17T20:04:29.227-07:002013-05-17T20:04:29.227-07:00They should have left Willie Wonka alone. The fir...They should have left Willie Wonka alone. The first was much better with Gene Wilder than the second one with Johnny Depp. <br />I don't know about rest of the movies and music mentioned. Have only seen or heard one of each pair.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-90430443401976711122013-05-17T18:48:41.904-07:002013-05-17T18:48:41.904-07:00I'll have to agree with you. True Grit was th...I'll have to agree with you. True Grit was the best movie remake. I had a crush on Kim Darby, but would prefer Hailee Steinfeld watching my back. I confess I did enjoy the remake of "The Parent Trap" as it paid a great homage to the original, including bringing back Joanna Barnes as "Aunt Vicky." Best song remake I'd have to say was the Beatles version of the Isley Brother's hit "Twist and Shout."Rockyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433553777714637069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3531136317029459122013-05-17T17:58:57.612-07:002013-05-17T17:58:57.612-07:00Totally with you on True Grit...it made my list. I...Totally with you on True Grit...it made my list. I Am Legend almost made it and I really loved The Omega Man with Anthony Zerbe and Heston.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4137030874858614142013-05-17T17:32:23.017-07:002013-05-17T17:32:23.017-07:00I AM LEGEND was a remake of a remake, the second i...I AM LEGEND was a remake of a remake, the second incarnation being OMEGA MAN. I like Price's original, too -- it's closer to the novella it was based on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-89282691128659606592013-05-17T13:29:04.609-07:002013-05-17T13:29:04.609-07:00Great list, you pulled out some jems for the songs...Great list, you pulled out some jems for the songsMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-6086209838526632042013-05-17T13:06:37.661-07:002013-05-17T13:06:37.661-07:00I didn't know there was a remake of True Grit....I didn't know there was a remake of True Grit. Will have to look out for it.<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78381589355006242722013-05-17T10:43:45.760-07:002013-05-17T10:43:45.760-07:00Little Women (1994) is one of my favorite remakes....Little Women (1994) is one of my favorite remakes. I was not impressed with The Karate Kid remake. I'll stick with Noriyuki Morita and Ralph Macchio in 1984!<br /><br />Happy reading and writing! from <a href="http://lauramarcella.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines</a>Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54943756849170662522013-05-17T10:42:59.526-07:002013-05-17T10:42:59.526-07:00I have not seen any of the movies you mentioned bu...I have not seen any of the movies you mentioned but so far I had heard good things about I am legend. Not my kind of movie so I guess I'll never know. Thanks for participating! :)Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8811471564634237922013-05-17T10:20:48.883-07:002013-05-17T10:20:48.883-07:00Tyrean -- I don't recall if "...Legend&qu...Tyrean -- I don't recall if "...Legend" was bad. I need to watch it again.<br /><br />DG -- I like Will Smith, but for a while there it seemed like he was all I was seeing and I started getting burnt out. I think they could have found a better pick for Smith in <i>...Legend</i>.<br /><br />Sheena-- I'll have to see it again and come to a decision. I find a remake tough when I put it up against the earlier version that I liked a lot.<br /><br />Leopard-- I think <i>The Out-of-Townners</i> worked best with subtlety. Martin and Hawn can be so over-the-top.<br /><br />Larry -- I think sometimes the first take is our sentimental favorite if we liked it a lot. I need to watch both "Grit" movies again side by side to reevaluate.<br /><br />Nutschell-- Actually the Smith version was the 3rd variation on the original story by Matheson. The 2nd version was <i>The Omega Man</i> with Charlton Heston.<br /><br />Yeamie -- The first <i>Grit</i> was a big film for Wayne as well as a big hit for Glen Campbell who sang the theme for the movie.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-48113613894264083522013-05-17T09:58:40.512-07:002013-05-17T09:58:40.512-07:00I have to admit Lee that before this blog challeng...I have to admit Lee that before this blog challenge I'd never actually even known that True Grit was a remake, such a good film, interesting list here mate, I've never seen I Am Legend so really can't comment.Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.com