Tag: Remake

Death Race – The Prequel!?!? What the Hell!

Now here is a film that I didn’t need any more of, “Death Race”. Not the 1070’s original “Death Race 2000” by Paul Bartel (which is a camp Roger Corman cheapie, and kind fun when drunk!), but the Paul WS Anderson 2008 remake (sorry I think it was suppose to be a prequel to the …

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Question: Steven Spielberg Directing Harvey Remake, Who Should Star?

Okay, a couple of days ago /Film (click the link to read their story) reported that director Steven Spielberg is directing a remake of the classic Jimmy Stewart film “Harvey”. This is a union made in heaven as far as I am concerned, Spielberg was born to direct this film. Now I am not generally …

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Oh Crap! Stephen Norrington to Reinvent The Crow

Oh, for craps sake, what the hell is wrong with Hollywood?!?! A remake of the Brandon Lee film “The Crow” is now in the works. Stephen Norrington, who hasn’t made a film since “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, has signed on to write and direct the remake. “The Crow” is based on the comic created by James …

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U.S. Kath & Kim Survives Against All Odds

I don’t get it, The U.S. remake of the Australian series Kath & Kim just got picked up for a full season! This terrible remake that is probably one of the most unfunny sitcoms I have ever seen seems to have survived the axe for now. The show has already been taken off Australian TV …

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Have We Reached the Bottom of the Remakes Barrel?

The Last Dragon   I just found an article on comingsoon.net that says that Samuel L. Jackson is planning to star in a remake of Barry Gordy’s The Last Dragon!!! Crap, the original was total crap! It was a stupid Motown film trying to cash in on the 80s martial arts craze. It had some …

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US Kath & Kim Savaged by Critics

Well this was inevitable. The first reviews of the US version of Kath & Kim are starting and it is not looking good. The San Francisco Chronicle TV critic, Tim Goodman, was scathing in his review of the remake. “jaw-droppingly awful” he said and is asking if the American executive producer Michelle Nader had ever seen the …

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