great movie for a remake


Can you imagine it! Maybe the millionaire is now a billionaire and is the CEO of a large home improvement store chain or a Wal-Mart type store chain

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Please No! Too many modern remakes of classic comedies turn out to be awful or just don't stand up to the original.

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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) should not be remade. Instead, a clean, sharp copy should be released in the DVD format... with English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.

This is truly one of the most agreeable films ever made. I'm not ashamed to say my eyes welled up during the final encounter of "Higgins" and his new-found department store pals.

The funniest line in the movie, and maybe in the entire history of films, comes when "Higgins," now unmasked as The Richest Man in the World, turns to his new love, Elizabeth (who is startled out of her wits) and says:

"Money isn't everything. You could LEARN to love me!"

What's funny about that is that it's the same line many a down-on-his-luck swain has said to the girl he's wooing. But in this case, Higgins is decidedly NOT "down on his luck," he's the richest man on the planet. Yet he must convince Elizabeth that she should overlook his millions and marry him anyway.

Somebody in the story department had a wicked sense of humor, and we are eternally indebted to him/her/them.

Cheers,
Dan





English subtitles are a MUST on all DVD releases!

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"The Devil And Miss Jones (1941) should not be remade. Instead, a clean, sharp copy should be released in the DVD format..."

I was just about to say that, but you beat me to it.

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Twenty minutes in this movie and I found myself so pleasantly surprised by the quality of the screenplay and acting that I thought if they had made this movie recently it would be so dumb, used extravagant sets and cue music and made it become one of those insipid movies where the only good thing is the idea of the movie.
There is absolutely no need for this movie to be remade. That's how good it is.

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I could see this movie set in Wal-Mart, as I used to work for that hell hole. *g*

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Well...There is some new show coming up where CEO's do labor jobs at their companies & pretty much suck. Not quite tantamount, but perhaps a bit of an idea from this?



Peace In, Chill Out, Carry On...

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