And since you mention Kubrick: I do not want to imagine a remake of Dr Strangelove.
I think what makes almost all Kubrick films safe from being remade is that studio execs today would come to the conclusion that they would not have enough mainstream appeal to be commercially successful.
In addition to that, I think the Kubrick estate and Warner Brothers have some kind of unwritten agreement that none of Kubrick's films will ever be remade.
They'd be impossible to surpass, too. They are as close to perfect as you can get in film. He was dedicated to his craft.
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#4519354 - 05/04/2004:26 AMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
Just watched True Lies.
This movie is perfect!
As long as you watch it as a parody of 80’s action films then you are good to go.
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#4519384 - 05/04/2011:22 AMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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As long as you watch it as a parody of 80’s action films then you are good to go.
I love that movie, but "perfect" is a bit much.
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#4519400 - 05/04/2001:12 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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I'm not sure it was a perfect movie but Jamie Lee Curtis was near enough perfect in it
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#4519416 - 05/04/2002:20 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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Originally Posted by Chucky
I'm not sure it was a perfect movie but Jamie Lee Curtis was near enough perfect in it
Yup, she surely was. Too bad she looks quite different today though....
Hard to believe that movie came out 26 years ago. Ugh.
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#4519431 - 05/04/2003:37 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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I've never understood the attraction for her. Her face and voice never did anything for me. Great actress though.
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#4519438 - 05/04/2004:17 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
I've never understood the attraction for her. Her face and voice never did anything for me. Great actress though.
Her face was average but that body.....
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#4519500 - 05/04/2007:19 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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I've never understood the attraction for her. Her face and voice never did anything for me. Great actress though.
Her face was average but that body.....
IMO, she looks mighty fine topless (shape and proportion) in "Trading Places" (1983), don't remember what she shows in "Perfect" (1985) or any others in my collection, including "True Lies" (1994). Very nice 80's butt too.
Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Too bad she looks quite different today though....
Quick check...she's 61 and still married to her first husband since 1984 (dude is 10 years her senior and had something to do with Spinal Tap). Her best is burned into his memory, which probably works better than his vision. And if he's still in love, he sees her through love goggles (not as strong as beer goggles but more consistent). So assuming he still cares in his 70's, I bet he ain't complaining.
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#4519502 - 05/04/2007:29 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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True Lies is one of my favorite movies, and I think it the best thing Arny ever did.
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Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
Nothing from his best film, Hercules in New York?
That's his best film? Even better than Predator, Terminator and Conan?
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Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy
Nothing from his best film, Hercules in New York?
Sarcasm.
Doh! My sarcasm detector usually works well but you fooled me here.
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#4519624 - 05/05/2012:08 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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The Hitchcock thrillers are just of another level, from times when the movie pacing was allowed to take its time, and motives and themes hadn't had to be 'in your face'. Granted, the same can be said about the Kubrick movies, but in the modern era, Hitchcock plots would have far less mainstream appeal than Kubricks. (I would love to see the look on the face of a modern Hollywood agent, that got Birds or Rear Window on his desk)
#4519631 - 05/05/2012:50 PMRe: Movies you are confident will never be exceeded
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Wife and I have been watching old movies lately like "Casablanca", also going through our "Twilight Zone" boxset. Next we're going to open our Hitchcock boxset. I want to start with "Strangers on a Train" which is referenced in "Throw Momma from the Train".
A couple of shared favorites:
"A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) - Jamie Lee Curtis has a cute innocent sexiness thing going throughout the movie.
"Kindergarten Cop" (1990 - Schwarzenegger) - Been saying for years that after my parents are gone we're going to retire to Astoria, Oregon (also location of another favorite, "The Goonies" [1985]).
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