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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 04/16/2007 : 09:49:50
Randall's posting about Walkabout got me thinking. I agree it's a wonderful film and I love Nick Roeg's work and I often play Fantasy Cinema Manager with some equally film-besotted pals ...
SO ...
If you were a Cinema or Movie Theater manager of a re-run house [ie it doesn't play anything brand new]... what would be your double-bill presentation? They should complement each other, but don't necessarily have to be related in theme.
Continuing from Randall's inspiration, I'll start with:
Walkabout
and
Rabbit Proof Fence
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| redPen |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 12:44:42
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
5. Are We Done Yet? with
Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House (I'm not sure the Cary Grant film would be better, honestly, it would just make a good comparison of how things have (not) changed in 60 years)
Nicely done! Hadn't occurred to me, but they are the same plot! Blandings is fairly decent, though not for Grant. He and Myrna Loy are basically straight "men," with the problems the house gives them as the comics. However, I was quite taken with Melvyn Douglas' character, who has a very dry sense of humor throughout the flick. He inspires laughs aloud. Highly recommended, if just for the Douglas factor. |
| MisterBadIdea |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 06:42:33
One thing I like to do is go down the box office top 10 and think about other, better films you could be watching instead:
1. Disturbia with
Rear Window (obviously)
2. Blades of Glory with
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (a much more successful satire of competitive sports)
3. Meet the Robinsons with
The Incredibles (a better defense of the gifted among us)
4. Perfect Stranger with
The Net (a minor technoparanoia genre classic)
5. Are We Done Yet? with
Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House (I'm not sure the Cary Grant film would be better, honestly, it would just make a good comparison of how things have (not) changed in 60 years)
6. Pathfinder with
The Last of the Mohicans (not a fan of either, but Michael Mann knows how to do this kind of thing right)
7. Wild Hogs with
Lost in America (get over it, you middle-aged whiners)
8. The Reaping with
The Rapture (let's really explore the Old Testament)
9. 300 with
The 300 Spartans (a comparison in which the newer version is by far superior, just to break up the pattern)
10. Grindhouse with
Final Destination 3 (just to prove that the grindhouse is alive and well) |
| Stalean |
Posted - 04/18/2007 : 16:29:07
The Conversation with Enemy of the State. Think about it.  |
| Sean |
Posted - 04/18/2007 : 00:22:22
March of the Penguins and Happy Feet -
Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflies - lift everyone up then destroy them
Lilja 4 Ever and Fucking �m�l - Moodysson's two mood extremes
The Hidden Fortress and Star Wars - wonder if anyone's tried this one
The Ox-Bow Incident and 12 Angry Men - bet this has been done |
| MisterBadIdea |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 18:46:54
I think I'd include Tom Loughlin's Billy Jack (a hippy movie for people who hate hippies) with Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects (the anti-hippy movie for hippies).
I think I'd also include the highly optimistic Back to the Future with its more cynical counterpart The Butterfly Effect. |
| Cheese_Ed |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 18:03:21
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire
Huh?
Tragically Barb Wire is the same plot as casablanca, with Pamela Anderson as the Rick character, all set in the future.
EEEWWWW!!!
You'd better believe it Baby!!
Anderson as titular character. |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 14:00:19
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire
Huh?
Tragically Barb Wire is the same plot as casablanca, with Pamela Anderson as the Rick character, all set in the future.
EEEWWWW!!!
You'd better believe it Baby!! |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 13:48:02
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire
Huh?
Tragically Barb Wire is the same plot as casablanca, with Pamela Anderson as the Rick character, all set in the future.
EEEWWWW!!! |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 12:44:07
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire
Huh?
Tragically Barb Wire is the same plot as casablanca, with Pamela Anderson as the Rick character, all set in the future. |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 12:01:30
quote:
Originally posted by Beanmimo
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire
Huh? |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 11:11:01
quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by redPen
I'd also love to watch "original story/clever remake" combos:
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions
Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You
In that vein, how about:
Othello (1995) with O
Twelfth Night (1996) with She's The Man
And don't forget:
Pride & Prejudice with Bridget Jones' Diary
Emma with Clueless
...and the cherry of these
Casablanca with Barb Wire |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 09:16:13
quote:
Originally posted by redPen
I'd also love to watch "original story/clever remake" combos:
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions
Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You
In that vein, how about:
Othello (1995) with O
Twelfth Night (1996) with She's The Man
And don't forget:
Pride & Prejudice with Bridget Jones' Diary
Emma with Clueless
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| redPen |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 07:55:26
Just because they're two of the most side-splitting comedies ever, even after your 1,000th viewing:
Porky's and Arthur
The Grown-Men-Cry-at-the-Sports-Flick Combo:
Brian's Song (original) and Field of Dreams
I'd also love to watch "original story/clever remake" combos:
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Dangerous Liaisons and Cruel Intentions
Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 06:42:35
You guys are really good. I could only think of:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with The Sting
Father of the Bride (1950) with Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Adam's Rib with Pat & Mike
Philadelphia Story with Ninotchka
or for the people who prefer the musical versions
High Society with Silk Stockings
Kiss Me Kate with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Key Largo with The Big Sleep
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| GHcool |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 03:01:37
Hitchock ripoff double feature:
Disturbia and Vacancy |
