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Steven J Kirk
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posted March 17, 2016 05:45 AM

They said it could never happen:

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Paul Barker
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posted March 17, 2016 06:18 AM

just watched trailer. kept expecting MAD MAX to appear.

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Steve Klare
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posted March 17, 2016 09:16 AM

Gilligan's Island came uncomfortably close to becoming a feature film.

-in a universe where that could happen...anything is possible!

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Lee Mannering
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posted March 17, 2016 09:41 AM

A remake of cinematic perfection? They could have at least set it in Grimsby

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John Armer
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posted March 17, 2016 03:22 PM

I presume you were referring to the 1925 BEN HUR Lee, which is the infinitely better film!

(To be fair, I saw a 35mm print projected and the score was provided by a live orchestra conducted by Carl Davis who composed a superb modern orchestral score for it).

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Joe Caruso
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posted March 17, 2016 03:48 PM

I knew about this near two years ago, asked my agent to send me in - Naturally, nothing came of it

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Steven J Kirk
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posted March 17, 2016 06:15 PM

There are 5 versions of the story on film and TV. The Heston one itself is of course a re-make, BUT... is the best and most famous. That's Hollywood.

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Larry Arpin
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posted March 18, 2016 12:45 AM

Saw Heston's when first released. It was shot exactly the way Hateful Eight was shot. This looks like a TV movie.

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Osi Osgood
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posted March 18, 2016 11:52 AM

Heston is rolling in his grace ...

"Get You're Filthy hands Off Of My Film You G*ddamn Dirty Apes!!"

[Big Grin]

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Mark Todd
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posted March 18, 2016 05:15 PM

Hi Had to stop watching the trailer. Oh Gawd.

I`m putting the 59 Blu Ray on tomorrow night to put me back right.

Best Mark.

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Graham Ritchie
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posted March 18, 2016 07:19 PM

https://youtu.be/N983kHgvjQQ

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Evan Samaras
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posted March 19, 2016 08:59 AM

I dislike the use of so much CGI when it feels completely unnecessary. What ever happened to designing beautiful sets, or choosing the best locations to film.... I guess like the switch to digital it's about cutting cost and time

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Osi Osgood
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posted March 19, 2016 11:19 AM

I don't mind, as long as it works well in the storyline and the CGI doesn't look obvious. I know that there are those that disagree, but I think that one of the best uses of CGI was in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, especially in the Gollum character.

Peter Jacksons "Kong" was also a good use. I mean, puppetry and animatics can only display so much real emotion, where a CGI character can show so much more. I felt that Jackson's Kong was a very real character in the film, and you actually felt for the big lug, where in the original Kong, though a classic, I was always distracted from any emotions Kong was showing because, well, I KNEW he was a stop motion puppet.

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Bill Brandenstein
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posted March 23, 2016 04:43 PM

Ben Hur: The Shakycam Edition.

Just another comic book adrenaline movie, or just the trailer?

The older version is one of the exceptional "biblical epics" that refuses to show the face of Christ. Not so here.

Not used to rock music in biblical epics. No, I don't care for "Jesus Christ Superstar," either.

August? Couldn't make it for Easter weekend? Batman vs. Superman needed some competition.

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