ProfessorChaos
14-Apr-2010, 06:06 AM
okay, so the original film was on tv the other day, and having not seen it in a few years, i decided to sit back and watch it again....which got me wanting to read the book again, which is probably one of king's finest works. then again, most of his early stuff was brilliant.
then i was doing some random searching and saw a thread on here about a remake, but it was a few years old, so instead of dragging that one out of the dust, i just started a new one...anywho, they are apparently going ahead with the project and have now found a writer for the screenplay:
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19359
not too sure how i feel about this. the original film was great, imo, and if i recall, was fairly faithful to the novel. however, i haven't began re-reading it yet, currently have about 3 other books to finish first. i do remember the "oz the gweat and tewwible" bit being left out, along with the omission of jud's wife, and the beast louis encounters on his trip to the burial ground...so maybe the remake will include that stuff, who knows. the acting in the original (aside from jud) wasn't all that great, but i don't really wanna see george clooney (rumored at one time to be starring) as dr. creed.
btw, anyone checked out the "collector's edition" dvd that came out a few years back? i've decided to add the original film to my library, but am unsure which dvd to get.
then i was doing some random searching and saw a thread on here about a remake, but it was a few years old, so instead of dragging that one out of the dust, i just started a new one...anywho, they are apparently going ahead with the project and have now found a writer for the screenplay:
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19359
not too sure how i feel about this. the original film was great, imo, and if i recall, was fairly faithful to the novel. however, i haven't began re-reading it yet, currently have about 3 other books to finish first. i do remember the "oz the gweat and tewwible" bit being left out, along with the omission of jud's wife, and the beast louis encounters on his trip to the burial ground...so maybe the remake will include that stuff, who knows. the acting in the original (aside from jud) wasn't all that great, but i don't really wanna see george clooney (rumored at one time to be starring) as dr. creed.
btw, anyone checked out the "collector's edition" dvd that came out a few years back? i've decided to add the original film to my library, but am unsure which dvd to get.