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Tag Archives: adaptation
New Rose Hotel
Vague This is based on a relatively well-known William Gibson story that appeared in an early issue of Omni magazine. I don’t think I read it when it was published, but I’m going to have to track it down and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel Ferrara, adaptation, Asia Argento, assassin, Christopher Walken, future, gadgetry, Movie, Review, sci-fi, Willem DeFoe, William Gibson
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George of the Jungle
What Tooki-tooki So Long? I dreaded seeing this one. Of course like most folks my age, I adored the Jay Ward television cartoons from which this film is adapted – but most folks only remember the crowd-pleasing theme song, and … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Brendan Fraser, comedy, Jay Ward, John Cleese, Leslie Mann, Mickey Mouse, Movie, Review, talking animal
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Hercules
The Legendary Drawings The movie musical is alive and well – but only in animated form. Over the past decade, the Disney animation department has been carefully honing their entertainment formula – a well-balanced story, likable characters, some Broadway style … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, animation, comedy, demons, Disney, dragon, fantasy, giant monster, God, Hell, Hercules, James Woods, magic, Matt Frewer, monster, Movie, mythical creatures, peplum, Review, Rip Torn, superhero, supervillain
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Batman and Robin
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah. It’s really a shame that Evita did not bring about the predicted resurgence of interest in big budget Hollywood musicals. Joel Schumacher should really be directing elaborate song and dance numbers, because … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Arnold Schwarzenegger, explosions, gadgetry, George Clooney, kung fu, Michael Gough, monster, Movie, Review, sequel, superhero, supervillain, Uma Thurman, weird gadgets
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Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World
The T Rex that ate San Diego The first film bearing the title The Lost World was made in 1925, and it represented the cutting edge in cinematic special effects for that year. 1997’s The Lost World, both a quasi-remake … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, dinosaur, explosions, giant monster, gore, horror, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Michael Crichton, monster, Movie, Peter Stormare, Review, sci-fi, sequel, Spielberg, Stan Winston, Vince Vaughn
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Mars Attacks!
Playing with a Full Deck? In 1964, two films were released with essentially the same plot: the United States accidentally sends the order to use atomic weapons against the Soviet Union and is unable to correct the mistake. While Sidney … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Christina Applegate, comedy, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, destruction of city, disaster, explosions, gadgetry, giant monster, Glenn Close, gore, gun fu, horror, Jack Black, Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Joe Don Baker, Las Vegas, Lisa Marie, Lucas Haas, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, monster, Movie, mutants, Natalie Portman, New York, Pam Grier, Pierce Brosnan, Review, robot, Rod Steiger, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Sylvia Sydney, Tim Burton, Tom Jones, zap guns
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Last Man Standing
Last Remake You Can Stand Walter Hill tries his hand at Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (itself based on Hammett’s Red Harvest), with Bruce Willis playing a prohibition era American samurai.
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Tagged action, adaptation, blood, Bruce Dern, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, gangster, gun fu, Movie, murder, psycho killer, remake, Review, Walter Hill, William Sanderson
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Killer: A Journal of Murder
Public Enemy Number 1 In the ‘20s, Leavenworth guard Henry Lesser (Robert Sean Leonard) befriended prisoner Carl Panzram (James Woods), who’d broken “every law known to God and man”. Lesser risked his job to allow Panzram to write down his … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, hanging, James Woods, Lily Taylor, Movie, murder, psycho killer, Review, Robert Sean Leonard, true crime
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
Theater of Pain Why remake Island of Lost Souls, one of the most chilling horror classics of the ‘30s, which has already been remade at least twice? Two possibilities: public domain source material and modern creature f/x.
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Tagged action, adaptation, Fairuza Balk, island, John Frankenheimer, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Marlon Brando, Movie, murder, mutants, remake, Review, sci-fi, talking animal, Val Kilmer
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
Got Wood? This version of Collodi’s story from director Steve Barron has a peculiarly European flavor. It sticks closer to the book than Disney, while throwing in odd ideas. None of the characters are surprised that the puppet’s come to … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, boys turned into donkeys, donkey, fairy, fairy tale, Frankenstein, kids, Martin Landeau, monster, Movie, puppet, Review, whale
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