We're going the way of Rome...Only the fall will be harder. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the curse of Hollywood and ethnocentricity. I often lament at remakes of classic films from other shores. There's often a loss of the very essence of the original book, screenplay, movie, when all the local culture and mores are erased in favor of American stuff. Not that they all suck: I hear "The Ring" remake was good. But still, the feeling that Americans must always get American fare is irritating. It's like The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie, which added Tom Sawyer as a character in order for American men to relate to it more. (The movie would have sucked even without that but still). Sometimes I think Americans are getting more dumbed down each year with our refusal to embrace the uniqueness of other cultures even on the big screen.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "being_marian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, they've gone and remade my favorite pagan movie, "the Wicker man". http://thewickermanmovie.warnerbros.com/wickerman.html We just don't know when to leave a good movie alone. And in the present religious environment, I don't expect the same ending. Thank goodness, I have the original on dvd. Further reading shows that the original movie stars and writers are furious also. http://news.scotsman.com/movies.cfm?id=1921042005 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] "La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to." - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
