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The Remake

posted 7 years ago by Daisy (3022)
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While i was watching this, I said to my friend this would make a good remake. I checked and it was a TV movie in 1967 with George Segal playing Glen. Segal was 33 when he played the role and Bogart was around 55. I had read that they made the role older for Humphrey Bogart to play it and also that it was his last tough guy role. He died in 1957 though. I thought he did great and he aged well. He didn't for a second seem too old or out of place in the role.

If there was a remake today I think they should get Woody Harrelson maybe? Or Brad Pitt when he's crazy like in the old days in Kalifornia.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

They also did this movie in the 90's with Mickey Rourke and Anthony Hopkins.
IMO it was a disaster. If they did it today I would say don't.
The original was good enough.

[–] Daisy (3022) 7 years ago

I remember now that you say it that they did the movie again in the 90s. Again would surely be overkill, especially if you say it was a disaster!
So crazy though how many movies are remade and no one even realizes.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

I didn't like it. Doesn't mean it wasn't good. It's just my opinion. But it really wasn't

I keep finding movies every month that I didn't know were remakes.
This is sore subject with me. I may have made a post about it. I've never seen a remake that I like better.
This lead us to discuss maybe it matters which one you see first.
Some things are good enough the first time around I don't see the point in doing them again.
It also bothers me when directors remake their own movies. I have to stop now. My blood pressure just went up.

[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 6 years ago

I didn't mind the remake too much. It just wasn't nearly so good as this one in my opinion.