Room 101
Sep 16th 2017, 7:35 am
#586
Concierge
Joined: May 2006
Location: ex ex-pat, in Taunton
Posts: 27,216
Sep 16th 2017, 7:56 am
#587
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2015
Location: Abu Dhabi via Barcelona
Posts: 1,478
Re: Room 101
This is when:
Godzilla (most iterations)
Batman (all iterations)
True Grit (not that the original was bad)
Heat
War of the Worlds
Casino Royale
The Ladykillers (IMHO, although it's a close-run thing)
Young Frankenstein
I'm in two minds about Get Carter and The Italian Job.
Godzilla (most iterations)
Batman (all iterations)
True Grit (not that the original was bad)
Heat
War of the Worlds
Casino Royale
The Ladykillers (IMHO, although it's a close-run thing)
Young Frankenstein
I'm in two minds about Get Carter and The Italian Job.
Batman - see above
Never knew Heat was a remake
True Grit, can't agree
WotW no way, original trumps the shitty remake every time
Casino Royale, OK, will give you that one
Ladykillers - both are brilliant, watched them back to back dead heat I'm afraid
YF? No idea
As for get Carter and the Italian Job - the fact that you're in two minds is a surprise, the follow ups were rubbish compared to the originals.
Surprised no-one's mentioned Godfather 2 (not a remake but in the same vein as Italian Job 2).
Sep 16th 2017, 10:48 am
#588
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: Room 101
Godzilla - never seen any of them. I like a good monster movie. And the original Japanese one(s) were awful.
Batman - see above The modern ones are slick.
Never knew Heat was a remake. LA Takedown. Awful. Heat's in my top 100.
True Grit, can't agree. I was impressed by the new one, despite Jeff Bridges' incomprehensibility. Hailee Steinfeld's performance was outstanding.
WotW no way, original trumps the shitty remake every time. SFX.
Casino Royale, OK, will give you that one
Ladykillers - both are brilliant, watched them back to back dead heat I'm afraid
YF? No idea. Remake hilarious, original dull.
As for get Carter and the Italian Job - the fact that you're in two minds is a surprise, the follow ups were rubbish compared to the originals. Caine was powerful in the original Get Carter, and the film's very watchable -- typical British gangster menacing grit; but Sly's take was more rounded. The original Italian Job is a classic, no doubt, but I have a fairly low threshold for suspension of disbelief -- and although watching nearly any film requires it, in context the original pushes it too far.
Surprised no-one's mentioned Godfather 2 (not a remake but in the same vein as Italian Job 2). Not really relevant -- the Godfather series is just that: a series. The discussion's about remakes.
Batman - see above The modern ones are slick.
Never knew Heat was a remake. LA Takedown. Awful. Heat's in my top 100.
True Grit, can't agree. I was impressed by the new one, despite Jeff Bridges' incomprehensibility. Hailee Steinfeld's performance was outstanding.
WotW no way, original trumps the shitty remake every time. SFX.
Casino Royale, OK, will give you that one
Ladykillers - both are brilliant, watched them back to back dead heat I'm afraid
YF? No idea. Remake hilarious, original dull.
As for get Carter and the Italian Job - the fact that you're in two minds is a surprise, the follow ups were rubbish compared to the originals. Caine was powerful in the original Get Carter, and the film's very watchable -- typical British gangster menacing grit; but Sly's take was more rounded. The original Italian Job is a classic, no doubt, but I have a fairly low threshold for suspension of disbelief -- and although watching nearly any film requires it, in context the original pushes it too far.
Surprised no-one's mentioned Godfather 2 (not a remake but in the same vein as Italian Job 2). Not really relevant -- the Godfather series is just that: a series. The discussion's about remakes.
Sep 16th 2017, 2:52 pm
#589
Excess Baggage
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 5,479
Re: Room 101
Both WotW films have their own good points and are very different in reality. The 1950s version has a great 50s vibe, obviously. The Speilberg/Cruise version is superb visually and it's good to see something like this from one character/family's viewpoint. I would still love to see a proper adaptation of the original HG Wells novel set in Victorian England.
Sep 17th 2017, 5:12 am
#590
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Dubai
Posts: 3,467
Re: Room 101
Good effects but poor plot and had some many stereotypes in it. Was like a scarier missmash of the Goonies and Stand by Me.
Annoyed I spent the cash on the Reel Platinum tickets now. Although the food brought to the seats was top draw.
Sep 17th 2017, 10:04 am
#591
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: Room 101
Adding 'sh' in front of the title would be a sufficient adjective....
Good effects but poor plot and had some many stereotypes in it. Was like a scarier missmash of the Goonies and Stand by Me.
Annoyed I spent the cash on the Reel Platinum tickets now. Although the food brought to the seats was top draw.
Good effects but poor plot and had some many stereotypes in it. Was like a scarier missmash of the Goonies and Stand by Me.
Annoyed I spent the cash on the Reel Platinum tickets now. Although the food brought to the seats was top draw.
Sep 17th 2017, 10:38 am
#593
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2015
Location: Abu Dhabi via Barcelona
Posts: 1,478
Sep 17th 2017, 8:28 pm
#598
Excess Baggage
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 5,479
Re: Room 101
He forgot the "er". Draw is as in drawing with a pencil. You keep things in a drawer in a sideboard. In fact this should go in Room 101. Along with using must of instead of must have...
No offence...
No offence...
Sep 18th 2017, 4:06 am
#599
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Oct 2015
Location: Abu Dhabi via Barcelona
Posts: 1,478
Re: Room 101
Grammar/Spelling police..... Actually no, they should go into 010 :-)
Sep 19th 2017, 9:21 am
#600
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Dubai
Posts: 3,467
Re: Room 101
Not my style....
Calm down...
I did, I admit it. Apologies.
Minor offence taken..!
Nah, they shouldn't be in 010.... they should be in 101. That place is perfect for spelling / grammer nazis. Its a forum FFS. Not all of us have time / inclination to re-read everything 2-3 times to ensure everything is tickety boo!
Minor offence taken..!
Nah, they shouldn't be in 010.... they should be in 101. That place is perfect for spelling / grammer nazis. Its a forum FFS. Not all of us have time / inclination to re-read everything 2-3 times to ensure everything is tickety boo!