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Remake looked too lame to even stream on Netfilx.
Posted on: September 5, 2016 at 13:54:43 CT
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The original was funny.
Ebert on the remake:
"What the movie finally lacks, I think, is modesty. The original "Ladykillers" was one of a group of small, inspired comedies made at the low-rent Ealing Studios near London, where Guinness was the resident genius; his other titles from the period include "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1950) and "The Man in the White Suit" (1951). These were self-effacing films; much of their humor grew out of the contrast between nefarious schemes and low-key, almost apologetic behavior.
The Coens' "Ladykillers," on the other hand, is always wildly signaling for us to notice it. Not content to be funny, it wants to be FUNNY! Have you ever noticed that the more a comedian wears funny hats, the less funny he is? The old and new "Ladykillers" play like a contest between Buster Keaton and Soupy Sales."
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Kind Hearts and Coronets is excellent & funny (please, no remakes). The Man In The White Suit is a nice, slower film --- never saw The Lavender Hill Mob.
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As far as leftist actors. I see them as under a tyranny. If you don't follow the party line then you don't work.
If Trump becomes president then it'll be easier to differentiate between true Leftists & those who are just mainly "unionized".
Edited by BigTime at 13:55:59 on 09/05/16
Ebert on the remake:
"What the movie finally lacks, I think, is modesty. The original "Ladykillers" was one of a group of small, inspired comedies made at the low-rent Ealing Studios near London, where Guinness was the resident genius; his other titles from the period include "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1950) and "The Man in the White Suit" (1951). These were self-effacing films; much of their humor grew out of the contrast between nefarious schemes and low-key, almost apologetic behavior.
The Coens' "Ladykillers," on the other hand, is always wildly signaling for us to notice it. Not content to be funny, it wants to be FUNNY! Have you ever noticed that the more a comedian wears funny hats, the less funny he is? The old and new "Ladykillers" play like a contest between Buster Keaton and Soupy Sales."
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Kind Hearts and Coronets is excellent & funny (please, no remakes). The Man In The White Suit is a nice, slower film --- never saw The Lavender Hill Mob.
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As far as leftist actors. I see them as under a tyranny. If you don't follow the party line then you don't work.
If Trump becomes president then it'll be easier to differentiate between true Leftists & those who are just mainly "unionized".
Edited by BigTime at 13:55:59 on 09/05/16
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Remake looked too lame to even stream on Netfilx. - BigTime SEMO - 9/5 13:54:43
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