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ASUADPi · #**271** 12-21-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

You know -- I noticed the film on Netflix and was wondering why they were running commercials for it. I had no idea it was a remake.

Why remake it 2 years later? Hmm..

Because the original is a foreign language film. Enough said.

knight_shadow · #**272** 12-21-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Because the original is a foreign language film. Enough said.

Ahh, OK. I never looked that deep into it. Thanks.

DrPhil · #**273** 12-22-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Because the original is a foreign language film. Enough said.

That makes sense along the same lines as the horrible 2002 movie The Ring was a remake of the much better 1998 Japanese film Ring.

I stick with the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I enjoyed it and the English translation was clear. Plus, originals tend to be better and that is also the case with many foreign language films.

DrPhil · #**274** 12-22-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Ahh, OK. I never looked that deep into it. Thanks.

See the original first.

knight_shadow · #**275** 12-22-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

See the original first.

I will. I rarely go to theaters, so it'll likely be a while before I see the remake.

The original is in my Netflix queue now lol

AlphaFrog · #**276** 01-06-2012, 08:47 AM

Has anyone seen Courageous?

I'm so confused by a Christian movie having a PG-13 rating. My kids (5 and 7) want to see it, and I've definitely let them watch PG-13 before, but I'm not sure about this one. To me, PG-13 is such a broad category. I've seen PG-13s and wondered why the heck they were given that label - both because I either thought that it was much more innocent and more of a PG (Addams Family, for example) and because it was really raunchy for a young teen and probably should have been R (new Twilight movie - I read somewhere that they were literally one second of bedroom scene away from.getting an R rating - they cut a "thrust" to make the rating).

amanda6035 · #**277** 01-06-2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Has anyone seen Courageous?

I'm so confused by a Christian movie having a PG-13 rating. My kids (5 and 7) want to see it, and I've definitely let them watch PG-13 before, but I'm not sure about this one. To me, PG-13 is such a broad category. I've seen PG-13s and wondered why the heck they were given that label - both because I either thought that it was much more innocent and more of a PG (Addams Family, for example) and because it was really raunchy for a young teen and probably should have been R (new Twilight movie - I read somewhere that they were literally one second of bedroom scene away from.getting an R rating - they cut a "thrust" to make the rating).

I saw it and it is AMAZING. There's no foul language. I think the rating is because there is some "violence" because it's a story about cops. There are drug busts and gang members. If I had kids, I wouldn't have a problem with them seeing it, but it may make you feel better if yoiu watch it without them first.

LOVE the movie. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

SydneyK · #**278** 01-08-2012, 12:22 PM

I enjoyed John Grisham's The Firm. I was disappointed in the movie, but could live with it. Now they're making a TV series out of it? How is that gonna work? My plan is to avoid the series until I read a few reviews.

Xidelt · #**279** 01-08-2012, 04:46 PM

Blue Ivy Carter? Really? I guess having money and fame = stupid names for your kids.

IndianaSigKap · #**280** 01-08-2012, 05:43 PM

Absolutely Fabulous is back tonight for three episodes after an 8 year absence. I saw this on a list of things to watch tonight. It's airing on both BBC America and Logo. I also read there is an Ab Fab movie in the works.

LXA SE285 · #**281** 01-08-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

Absolutely Fabulous is back tonight for three episodes after an 8 year absence. I saw this on a list of things to watch tonight. It's airing on both BBC America and Logo. I also read there is an Ab Fab movie in the works.

I saw the first new ep online but plan to watch it again tonight. Very much a throwback to the first couple of seasons humor-wise. (I'm not a big fan of the episodes from 2001–03.)

AlphaFrog · #**282** 01-09-2012, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by amanda6035

I saw it and it is AMAZING. There's no foul language. I think the rating is because there is some "violence" because it's a story about cops. There are drug busts and gang members. If I had kids, I wouldn't have a problem with them seeing it, but it may make you feel better if yoiu watch it without them first.

LOVE the movie. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

You were SO right - I'm not usually a laugh-out-loud person or tear shedder (shiny eyes, sure, but not actual streaming down your face) at movies, but I did both several times. SnaKings...LOL

SydneyK · #**283** 01-12-2012, 09:47 AM

Harry's Law - good show. The whole Wonder Woman thing last night took away from the better story line, so I wish they had kept that to a minimum. Last night, Harry and Tommy were trying to establish personhood for a gorilla in order to grant someone guardianship (as opposed to zoo-ownership). Good stuff. Reminiscent of Planet of the Apes, of course, but still quite powerful for a law-based show.

Shellfish · #**284** 01-13-2012, 02:54 PM

Fans of Imitation of Life: The similar movie Lost Boundaries is on TCM Monday afternoon. I've never seen it but have seen most of the others in that genre, e.g., Pinky, Kings Go Forth, The Human Stain.

tinydancer · #**285** 01-13-2012, 05:00 PM

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Fans of Imitation of Life: The similar movie Lost Boundaries is on TCM Monday afternoon. I've never seen it but have seen most of the others in that genre, e.g., Pinky, Kings Go Forth, The Human Stain.

Imitation of Life is the first movie I remember crying through. When Mahalia Jackson sang at the funeral, I just lost it. I couldn't have been but about 12 and saw it on tv.