PSYCHO (1998 Remake)

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  1. The Shape

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    Why??? A shot-for-shot remake of one of the best thrillers of all time. Who greenlit this film? More importantly, did any of you like it?

    I think of it as a failed experiment, that never should have happened.
     
    #1 The Shape, Feb 25, 2008
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    A normal re-make would have been a mistake, but a shot by shot re-make was an abomination.

    There is not a moment in that film that offers anything of value.
     
    #2 matthooper, Feb 25, 2008
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    I don't think I've found a soul on earth who liked this film.
     
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  4. The Shape

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    I know, it's pretty much forgotten now, anyway. Nobody even acknowledges that it exists.

    My question is this...who ever though a shot-for-shot remake was a good idea? Why make a remake is you're not going to bring anything new to the table?
     
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    Executives. That's who.

    And I'm sure the reason would be to make the film more known to today's audiences. I could ask a fifteen year old (who watches films often, lets say) on the street today, and he would have absolutely no clue about Pyscho.
     
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    I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it. It was just there.
     
    #6 Majik1387, Feb 25, 2008
  7. The Shape

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    Yeah, I feel you. The funny thing is that even after the remake was released, I'm sure today's audiences are more aware of the original than the remake.
     
    #7 The Shape, Feb 25, 2008
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    Certainly. I am angered by today's mainstream audiences. :cmad:
     
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  9. The Shape

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    That's a good point. I really didn't feel anything while watching it. You can't hate it, because it's pretty much exactly the same as the original with some very minor updates.
     
    #9 The Shape, Feb 25, 2008
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    The original holds up fairly well but I can understand someone thinking a standard remake could be a good idea, (not me but someone). But if you told someone who didn't know this film existed that they made a shot for shot remake, they would certainly think you were joking. I did when I first heard about it.

    It's not only a bad idea, it's rediculous. I suppose the reasoning is that someone thought it was a perfectly shot film and would be easy to make since it didn't need a screenplay or original direction and also had a built in audience. The problem is it isn't a perfect film in todays age. It's wonderfully shot and is great for what it is, not for what someone else can make it. It's still a product of the 60's and the story doesn't hold up when it the same exact story from the 60's supposedly takes place in the present. It's bordering on insane.
     
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    This movie was horribly mis-cast. Anne Hech, really? Vince Vaughn was alright, but I though Jim Carrey would have been better.
     
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    Yeah, maybe a standard remake could have been interesting if it was done in a different way, but as you said, shot-for-shot is insane.

    They tried to add little things for modern audiences -- a little nudity here and there, more violence in the shower scene, Norman Bates *********ing when peeping -- but those things don't really change anything.
     
    #12 The Shape, Feb 25, 2008
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    It's not that bad a movie because it was a shot for shot of a good movie to begin with, why the complaining?
     
    #13 Lazlo Panaflex, Feb 26, 2008
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    Because it took no creativity at all. I have no plans of ever seeing this movie because the original was exactly the same, except that it was better since it was made by Hitchcock.
     
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  15. The Shape

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    Because it doesn't make any sesne to make the same movie again, shot for shot?
     
    #15 The Shape, Feb 26, 2008
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    :wow: That is UNTRUE!

    It brought.

    A. An inferior cast
    B. An inferior director
    c. Colour

    What's not to love there?
     
    #16 odiin, Feb 26, 2008
  17. The Shape

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    Ah, good point there. :funny:

    I'm surprised Vince Vaughn even wanted to try to live up to Anthony Perkins' performance.
     
    #17 The Shape, Feb 26, 2008
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