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kdraut
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 06/14/2006 : 08:27:20 AM
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[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060613/en_movies_eo/19254[/url]
Can't this guy step in front of a bus or something?
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Semi-retired from rapping, Eminem is targeting a return to acting.
The hip-hop star, whose film debut in 2002's 8 Mile was a critical and box-office smash, is attached to star in Paramount's contemporary update of CBS' classic TV series Have Gun Will Travel, Daily Variety reports.
Someone at Paramount needs a swift kick.
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Ken HPoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
1530 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2006 : 08:51:17 AM
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You know things are going well with your burgeoning screen career when you find yourself ripping off '80s Rutger Hauer action movies.
PEGGY: I don't see how having a girl on the team would ruin it. Did a woman judge ruin the Supreme Court?
HANK: Yes, and that woman's name was Earl Warren.
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Ambrose Bierce
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
53 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2006 : 09:49:28 AM
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Does this mean that in thirty years we can look forward to seeing Eminem starring as Masten Thrust in a remake of The Last Dinosaur?
Nature makes mistakes. It's proven every day. |
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 06/14/2006 : 3:14:22 PM
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| Or maybe he can star in Brokeback Mountain II: Broke! Back! and DANGEROUS! |
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2006 : 4:22:02 PM
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What horrifys me? His version of the Paladin theme song.....i could live with the Dwane Eddy version, but come ON!....
"Cole, stop handing Dr. Doom the Keys to the Baxter building." Brent Sienna/PvP.
"I speak 34 different languages. But gibberish is not one of them."- Danger Mouse.
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 06/14/2006 : 7:43:20 PM
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It seems to be a pattern that they will take a serious (Or semi-serious) TV show and turn it into a mocking movie that is so stupid that the audience will hate everyone involved with the re-make.
We can only hope this will not be the exception.
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2006 : 1:55:44 PM
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Somewhere Gene Roddenberry is rolling
over in his grave. (ISTR that his first
professional gig was as a producer and
writer for HGWT).
Wait: his ashes were scattered in space,
weren't they?
I sense a BIG meteorshower over Hollywood
any day now....
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Bobby-G
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 06/19/2006 : 12:13:14 AM
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I'd guess that the target audience for this flick have never even heard of Richard Boone or the original HGWT (I know about the show, but aside from promos, I've actually not watched it myself).
Except for the title, and the character's name, the movie probably will be have little recognizable from the original series -- so why even bother to use the name? Maybe the producers either think it will give it some sort of credibility with the audience "see -- it's based on a classic tv show..." or they're so afraid of putting out something that might be thought of as original that they've got to slap the name of a previously successful product on it.
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2006 : 08:06:30 AM
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| Hey, if black rappers can appear in all sorts of crappy movies, so can Eminem. BTW, I just saw the Poseidon mini and the presence of a rapper among the actors was sorely missed, although we still had Steve Guttemberg, Rutger Hauer, Adam Baldwin and Peter Weller. |
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CobraCmdr
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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Posted - 06/19/2006 : 3:35:16 PM
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Originally posted by Bobby-G
I'd guess that the target audience for this flick have never even heard of Richard Boone or the original HGWT (I know about the show, but aside from promos, I've actually not watched it myself).
Except for the title, and the character's name, the movie probably will be have little recognizable from the original series -- so why even bother to use the name? Maybe the producers either think it will give it some sort of credibility with the audience "see -- it's based on a classic tv show..." or they're so afraid of putting out something that might be thought of as original that they've got to slap the name of a previously successful product on it.
Rob
I'm 26 and I'm only vague aware of the show HGWT. In fact, I always thought it was a movie and I have no idea what it was about.
I think the idea of Emenim staring as anything other than himself sounds ridiculous, but I don't hate his music like some people might.
I think part of the problem with all of these movies based on old TV shows is that most younger audiences have never seen them, even in syndication. I have never watched a single episode of Chalie's Angels, Starsky and Hutch or Miami Vice, though I have seen countless parodies of these shows.
I dread the day 15 or so years from now when they make semi-parody movies of shows that I actually watch like Lost or the Sopranos. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 06/19/2006 : 8:55:09 PM
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I'm 42 and I'm only vaguely aware of the original HGWT.
Coming soon-
Eraserhead: The Musical!! |
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John Doe
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2006 : 9:01:55 PM
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I'm 46 and I vaguely remember watching reruns when I was a youngin, that and F Troop, Wagon Train, Branded, and The Rifleman.
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2006 : 9:51:07 PM
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I watched Branded and F-Troop too. I was never a big western fan though. Maverick was great- I really liked that one.
Coming soon-
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Kit Rex
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
294 Posts |
Posted - 06/20/2006 : 8:49:45 PM
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As I see it, casting Eminem as Paladin is no stupider than casting Will Smith as Jim West.
I can't wait for the Green Acres movie starring LL Cool J and Paris Hilton.
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. - Samuel Johnson
History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. - Abba Eban |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 9:04:36 PM
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Originally posted by Kit Rex
As I see it, casting Eminem as Paladin is no stupider than casting Will Smith as Jim West.
Well yeah, in much the same way that slamming the end of your wiener repeatedly in a car door is no more painful than pounding it with a meat tenderizer... *g*
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Eraserhead: The Musical!! |
Edited by - Sardu on 06/20/2006 9:05:32 PM |
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Kit Rex
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
294 Posts |
Posted - 06/20/2006 : 9:10:16 PM
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Exactly. Which is why I seldom go to the movies any more.
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. - Samuel Johnson
History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. - Abba Eban |
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