Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-22 Thread Omari Confer
Old Boy Produced by Will Smith weird On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:15 PM, marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I am not optimistic. It's strange. I've watched several foriegn movies paired with their American counterparts. The American movies almost always fail with me. The only

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-21 Thread marian_changling
I don't know if they could up the violence in Oldboy. It's pretty dark. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a mystery to me why Americans have to remake everything, upping the violence, gore, sex, idiocy. -- Original message -- From:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-21 Thread Martin Baxter
What the Wise Bosco said. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized Date : Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:50:07 -0800 (PST) From : Bosco Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com City of Angels is an abomination

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-21 Thread B. Smith
The violence in Oldboy will probably remain about the same but the ending and the backstory will probably be neutered. It's the revelation of why Dae-su was imprisioned, what Woo-jin did to destroy him and the aftermath. I can't see a Will Smith movie with that dark of an ending. If they keep

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-21 Thread marian_changling
I wondered about Will Smith playing that part as the original movie ended. I thought maybe he was angling for an Oscar by playing a darker role. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The violence in Oldboy will probably remain about the same but the ending

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread marian_changling
I loved it. Some many American horror films have become blood fests. The old type of horror that made your flesh crawl is difficult to find now. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I kind of agreed with him. While it was okay, after reading rave

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
How do you think it will be changed when it's redone as an American film? -- Original message -- From: marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] I loved it. Some many American horror films have become blood fests. The old type of horror that made your flesh crawl is difficult

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread Omari Confer
The movie was excellent. It wasnt classic but it was a great contempo monster flick in a sea of no monster flicks..(cloverwho?) Unless your making an epic...this is the best your gonna get. On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you think it will be

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread Tracey de Morsella
On that front, I would I agree. I hate the gorefests. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of marian_changling Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:22 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread ravenadal
of days. Bosco --- On Thu, 11/20/08, marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 1:15 PM

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
It's a mystery to me why Americans have to remake everything, upping the violence, gore, sex, idiocy. -- Original message -- From: marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am not optimistic. It's strange. I've watched several foriegn movies paired with their American

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-20 Thread KeithBJohnson
with a pack of gassy dogs until the end of days. Bosco --- On Thu, 11/20/08, marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: marian_changling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 1:15 PM I

[scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-19 Thread B. Smith
de Morsella Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Korean Film the Host gets Americanized We were discussing stuff like this. Never get the American need to remake so many foreign films. Despite this guy's take, the original --which was released here last year--was received well by those who saw

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized

2008-11-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella
are discovered by accident -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Korean Film the Host gets Americanized Te first time I saw