disappointed. no, i haven't seen the original. but yeh, the ending left me with more questions than answers...
Why did they remake this movie. Furthermore, why does it seem that every blockbuster that comes out is a remake of a movie, TV show or comic book?
Because you're not looking hard enough. The Village, Napoleon Dynamite, Before Sunset, iRobot, The Bourne Supremacy, Maria Full of Grace, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, The Clearing, The Terminal, The Door in the Floor, Collateral (this weekend), Control Room, Fahrenheit 9/11, and De-Lovely...just off the top of my head.
I had to watch the original for my Classical Mythology class and compare it to the story of Agamemnon. I was going to see this one depending on the reviews, but since I heard that Denzel purposely did NOT watch the original because he didn't want to mold or base his character to the original, I decided I wasn't going to watch it.
There are a lot of sh*tty remakes, I can't believe this one in particular seems to be drawing criticism from some of you guys. I mean, it's more of an update than a remake from what I've heard. The original was about communism, communism doesn't scare us today unless we are in a militia or something. It's not "breathing down our necks." This seems like an appropriate update. What if our paranoia of huge companies is valid. On top of that, this movie has been well reviewed by critics, I see 82% at rottentomatoes.
The movie Network addresses this one. I'm surprised it hasn't been remade yet. It's a great movie. -- droxford
Well I just watched Network. Damn, that was a good movie. We have it on VHS at the Media and Education services library. I think my favorite scene was when they are at the house of that radical leftist group with the tv execs and that communist black women arguing over their share on the profits. Damn, that was hilarious.
Glad you liked it! My favorite scene was the speech in the dark room, about how there were no countries any more. .. it's just chilling how much of that movie (which is almost 30 years old) was accurate and has come to pass! -- droxford
The quality of this movie was a little mixed. For a Denzel movie some of it looked a little cheap, like the halos around people who are hypnotized. And as intriqueing as having Wycliff Jean do the music sounds, the music in this film sucks. But it is definitly worth seeing if only to watch Glen Close. She kicks butt as the power hungry demegogue convinced she knows what is best for America without understanding what America really is (D&D?). I would think it would garner her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination unless it just dies at the box office and is forgotton. There are touches on other political themes that provoke some thought and a couple of above average plot twists so I'd give it a B+.
I love Ned Beatty's range. The other day, I was watching Superman uncut on one of the classic movie channels and I still can't believe he's Otis. Then I saw Network recently, that boardroom scene was tops. Howard Beale: I have seen the face of God. Arthur Jensen: You just might be right, Mr. Beale.
Yup, Meryl Streep. It can be a sign of good acting when you viscerally hate the charcater. Like Denzel in Training Day. I found it helpful to think of her as the female Tom DeLay.
Streep did an excellent job because I really hated her character. I wish Shaw could have said something like "goodbye mother" right before the end came. What was up with that scene near the end where she's kneeling next to him and prepping him. I think they took that too far.
