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So very bad

posted 10 years ago by aafleming
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Another totally awful remake of a great movie. I would urge anybody who is interested to watch the original, and read the book. What was the purpose in this remake? All they did was move the setting to Paris, hire a bunch of inferior and mostly unknown actors, and add a bunch of unnecessary blood and gore. I guess they think that today's audience won't watch a movie without a lot of gratuitous violent. The original movie was a riveting psychological thriller with great acting and an escalating sense of horror and suspense which had nothing to do with "blood and guts." Everyone involved in this clunker deserves to be cursed by Stephen Marcato.

[–] Morgan_Moreno 10 years ago

LMFAO, another troll alert. First of all, I've seen the original and hold it in very high regard - it's a masterpiece. But to act as if this reboot was just sooooo dreadful is nothing more than comedy and satire of the utmost form.

Yes, there was some cringeworthy lines. Yes, some of the blood and gore was unnecessary. BUT, this is a new adaptation and no longer 1968 but 2014 and no film/miniseries/whatever is perfect. Nothing is going to remain the same, otherwise a fresh take on the film would be pointless.

But if you truly think Zoe Saldana, Patrick Adams, Carole Bouquet and Jason Isaacs are "inferior" and "unknown" actors, you're even more idiotic than this ridiculous post already makes you appear.

The great thing about being human is that free will is not a myth. If you were so disinterested in the notion of a RB remake, you did not have to watch as no one was holding a gun to your head. And, if you watched by chance out of curiosity, you certainly did not have to get to the very end and come rant to a bunch of strangers on the web about how offended you were.

LOL, for the life of me I will never understand why you people get so up in arms about something that has no affect on your personal lives.

[–] SWLinPHX-2 10 years ago

I think a disappointing remake to a classic movie or reboot of a beloved TV series can leave a stain on the whole franchise in some people's minds.

[–] amybeth222-792-296033 10 years ago

Chill dude...

[–] Piperson 10 years ago

All kinds of elements were in place for this to be good; great settings, talented cast. But I didn't like it either. There was too much gore and no suspense. The original is plenty good enough for me.

[–] dedoc1967 10 years ago

But if you truly think Zoe Saldana, Patrick Adams, Carole Bouquet and Jason Isaacs are "inferior" and "unknown" actors, you're even more idiotic than this ridiculous post already makes you appear.

I've only seen Zoe Saldana in Avatar and the Patrick Adams has one of those "I've seen him in something..." type faces. The other two I've never heard of at all. Saldana is a B+ list name, and the rest of the cast is definitely NOT famous or well known.

[–] Siriry 10 years ago

It could have been so much better then it was, now no one will ever dare to take it on again because of the stigma this bad version left.

Siri

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[–] serenity_lopez 10 years ago

I agree completely. Nothing was added by adding extra scenes or storylines. It was over explanatory and flimsy with some very bad acting and dialogue. It was a waste of my time, so glad I only watched half of the first episode.

[–] edgar959 10 years ago

yup much worse than Omen remake, which i thought was horrendous

[–] C.S.Wood 10 years ago

Another totally awful remake of a great movie.

Here's my problem. I like the original (don't love it), but my problems with it can be excused by the fact it was set in the 60s.

The remake is worse because it doesn't update the material for a modern audience. Rosemary looks like a total idiot here because she has these people she doesn't even know deciding what she should eat (which by everyone's admission smells and tastes awful) and she never questions it or Googles the ingredients or even checks WebMD for the symptoms she has and ignores her best friend's advice and doesn't seek out another doctor on her own when her husband starts acting strange. And she even continues to wear the necklace even though it stinks too.

As I mentioned on another post, what they really should have done was changed up the story completely. The first movie seems to have stuck to the book pretty closely from what I understand, what they needed to do was set this one apart enough so that it doesn't seem like just a redo (which is does). Making the devil worshipers rich was the only thing I liked and thought made sense, everything else was terrible.

And why have Guy be confronted by that guy who was in his position if Guy isn't going to suddenly wise up and decide to put Rosemary before his successes? Even if they had killed him for it that would've been a nice touch. If in this version Rosemary had actually killed the baby or set a fire that killed all the devil worshipers and killed herself along with the baby THAT would have been something different.

It sucks because it didn't do anything new with the material.

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