| mardigras |
06-18-2013 10:20 AM |
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Originally Posted by Some Guy
(Post 19674182)
I typically can't stand a movie that's been recast.
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Me too, and that includes most "reboots"/remakes. A perfect example was Hairspray. John Travolta trying to speak through the "fat suit" prosthetics was just too much of a distraction for me. Had they gone with Harvey Fierstein or Bruce Vilanch who had successfully played the role on Broadway it would have been a much better film. The rest of the casting was great, especially their Tracy and Moms, but Travolta's performance turned it into a "once was enough" for me, unlike the original I still pull out every few years. Of course without their "bankable star" they would have attracted a much smaller new audience beyond fans of the original.
An exception for me is Star Trek. I was aghast when I first heard they would be using the iconic characters from TOS, but the cast won me over. :upsidedow |
