Why anyone would want to remake ‘Blood Simple’ by the Coen Brothers is anyone’s guess. But here it is, Zhang Yimou’s ‘A Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop’ based on the motion picture ‘Blood Simple’ by Joel and Ethan Coen.
I need to stop here for a second and say that ‘Blood Simple’ is one of my favourite films of all time and is on that secret list in my head of films that should not be remade, so this news is distressing. I can see what Zhang Yimou (director of ‘Hero’ and ‘House of Flying Daggers’) is doing in the remake but I just think it is unnecessary. ‘Blood Simple’ just didn’t need to be remade.
Anyway, watch the trailer below and let me know what you think in the comments. I have also included here a trailer for the original ‘Blood Simple’ for comparison.
The original ‘Blood Simple’ Trailer from 1984
