Recently I re-watched one of my most favorite movies ever, My Fair Lady. It is the first musical that I absolutely, truly loved. I fell in love with Audrey Hepburn's character. I wanted to BE Audrey Hepburn. Over the years I've watched the film again and again and I still love it. It's a classic.
Then I stumbled upon a months old story and I wondered why I hadn't read about it sooner. Why the heck is Keira Knightley acting in a remake of it?!?
I usually look at remakes with a wary eye. OK, I look at remakes with a disdainful eye, especially if the film is a classic. Look what they did to another Audrey Hepburn classic, Charade. They got Mark Wahlberg to play Cary Grant's role (what were they thinking?!) and Thandie Newton as Audrey. That was a box-office and critical disaster. Psycho redux didn't do all that well either. Honestly, no matter what film directors of today are thinking--homage, attempting to redo a classic for modern times--whatever! DON'T DO IT. They're classics for a reason. If you want to 'show' these old movies in a new way so kids can get into them...don't. I was 12 when I first watched My Fair Lady and Roman Holiday. My parents got me to watch them and in the end, I became a bigger classic film nut than my parents ever were. No one needs an update on these films--they're good as they are. Hell, My Fair Lady is better than good. It's a beautifully made film with a top-notch cast. It's funny, heart-warming and romantic--more than many movies of today contain, if you ask me.
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And honestly, Keira Knightley? WHY? No one can match Audrey's Eliza Doolittle in class, beauty and charm. No one. No one can match Audrey, really. Honestly, I feel like no one can match any of the actors from the 1964 version in any remake of the film. God, I don't even want to image who Henry Higgins is going to be.
Knowing me, I will go watch the remake so I can make all sorts of comparisons and spiteful remarks after watching it. It'll be even worse if it's a modern take on the film. It just can't be remade!
UPDATE: Just read that apparently, Brad Pitt and George Clooney aren't friends anymore because both wanted to be Henry Higgins. AND Brad wanted Angelina as Eliza Doolittle. ICK. And possibly, Daniel Day-Lewis might be Higgins. As amazing an actor Lewis is, him as Henry Higgins? Oh Hollywood, you kill me. Literally.
Are there any remakes of classic films that have irritated you? Any classic films you'd like to see remade? Leave us a comment!
Then I stumbled upon a months old story and I wondered why I hadn't read about it sooner. Why the heck is Keira Knightley acting in a remake of it?!?
I usually look at remakes with a wary eye. OK, I look at remakes with a disdainful eye, especially if the film is a classic. Look what they did to another Audrey Hepburn classic, Charade. They got Mark Wahlberg to play Cary Grant's role (what were they thinking?!) and Thandie Newton as Audrey. That was a box-office and critical disaster. Psycho redux didn't do all that well either. Honestly, no matter what film directors of today are thinking--homage, attempting to redo a classic for modern times--whatever! DON'T DO IT. They're classics for a reason. If you want to 'show' these old movies in a new way so kids can get into them...don't. I was 12 when I first watched My Fair Lady and Roman Holiday. My parents got me to watch them and in the end, I became a bigger classic film nut than my parents ever were. No one needs an update on these films--they're good as they are. Hell, My Fair Lady is better than good. It's a beautifully made film with a top-notch cast. It's funny, heart-warming and romantic--more than many movies of today contain, if you ask me.
movies.yahoo.com
And honestly, Keira Knightley? WHY? No one can match Audrey's Eliza Doolittle in class, beauty and charm. No one. No one can match Audrey, really. Honestly, I feel like no one can match any of the actors from the 1964 version in any remake of the film. God, I don't even want to image who Henry Higgins is going to be.
Knowing me, I will go watch the remake so I can make all sorts of comparisons and spiteful remarks after watching it. It'll be even worse if it's a modern take on the film. It just can't be remade!
UPDATE: Just read that apparently, Brad Pitt and George Clooney aren't friends anymore because both wanted to be Henry Higgins. AND Brad wanted Angelina as Eliza Doolittle. ICK. And possibly, Daniel Day-Lewis might be Higgins. As amazing an actor Lewis is, him as Henry Higgins? Oh Hollywood, you kill me. Literally.
Are there any remakes of classic films that have irritated you? Any classic films you'd like to see remade? Leave us a comment!
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