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Not savage enough, needs a remake


The violence had to adhere to the censors at the time. Surely, the film is due for a remake with an all-star british cast.

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It was never meant to be savage. It's based on a stage play, for crying out loud.

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The violence had to adhere to the censors at the time.
Not true. The films stands up extremely well and represents the vision Freddie Francis wanted. By his own admission, it was one of, if not his favourite film out of the many many projects he worked in various capacities.

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly is a gothic thriller full of grotesque black humour. It's a time capsule and certainly doesn't need a remake.


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I agree...
As much as I enjoy violent horror movies this one called for a 'genteel' approach that let the bloodshed remain as suggested... much like some Victorian-era ghost story that only hints at the diabolical.
I was pleased that they didn't feel the need to show the contents of the cooking pot... it went right along with the characters' seeming denial of what was really going on when someone 'went to the angels'.

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This film needs a remake like Vanessa Howard needs billiard lessons...

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I would love to put on this play. I have been trying to track down whoever published it etc...so far, nothing.

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It's a time capsule and certainly doesn't need a remake.

Agreed - there are some films (well, many imo) that do NOT need to be remade & this is one of them. There's no way they could pull off a remake with this one.






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Upping the violence/gore would kill the deliciously playful humour of the film.

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Re the cooking pot - was there ever a version where the contents WERE shown? I remember seeing that scene in a trailer on Michael Parkinson's "Cinema" (the ITV forerunner of Film 2011 or whatever) - I'm convinced it was there. Then I saw it at the cinema (aged 13!) shortly after and I could swear the scene was included. Maybe it's false memory syndrome and, if so, with a vivid "memory" like that my parents had better beware!





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I've seen what I know to be every version of the film, and none of them feature a shot of Nanny's head.

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I also felt it could have had more savagery and less slapstick, but I'd hate to see a remake because this is really a product of its time. 7/10 stars from me.

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Eh ... My good sir ... You are aware that you could get away with far more in the 70s than now, right?

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William Friedkin's Killer Joe is in some ways a modern take on this (also based on a play)

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