Dirty Rotten Bedtime Story...
How about that...
I never knew that Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake.
I enjoyed the remake but was always, ALWAYS disappointed that Steve Martin was supposed to be the 'younger' guy...what a joke.
Now, seeing the original i realize my instinct was right on.
Casting Michael Caine for David Niven was a good choice...
Casting Steve Martin for Marlon Brando??!?
While Steve Martin did a good enough job, i can only imagine how much more interesting/funny it would be with someone else doing Freddy. When Steve Martin says towards the middle of the film that he's younger than Michael Caine, all i could think was...by 2 years?!
Something that i almost NEVER do, is like the remake as much as the original. In this case, i almost like both equally. The original is still slightly better, mostly because of the quality of actors. The original ending is slightly better as well. While i like the ending of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the ending for Freddy in the original is much more satisfying... :D
Now, if only i could own both on a high quality DVD/BluRay in Widescreen...