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Post by kolchak92 on Mar 30, 2021 13:45:42 GMT
What do you think of this?
Bruce Davison does a decent job, and so does Ernest Borgnine, but I feel like the movie never really lives up to its potential given how strange the storyline is. It just has kind of this low-key television movie vibe to it that I think sort of undermines it. The 2003 remake with Crispin Glover was actually better in my opinion.
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 30, 2021 14:19:22 GMT
I found it ok. I like the remake a bit more.
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 30, 2021 20:24:24 GMT
Fun horror movie, with a very good performance from Bruce Davison. I dislike the remake quite a bit. It has none of the charm of the original and as usual, Crispin Glover displays his lack of talent. The main issue is that the original works because I sympathize with the main character, in the remake I don't. I actually saw the remake before the original, so my dislike of it has nothing to do with it being a remake. It is a completely unpleasant movie from start to finish imo. It isn't funny, it isn't scary and it lacks humanity. It is more interested in just being weird and stylish than it is with anything else. Crispin Glover is in another remake that has this same problem. www.imdb.com/title/tt0230025/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_39www.imdb.com/title/tt0065452/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 30, 2021 20:43:18 GMT
Don't most people just remember it for that Michael Jackson song?
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 30, 2021 20:45:54 GMT
Don't most people just remember it for that Michael Jackson song? That is from the sequel.
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 31, 2021 1:27:40 GMT
Don't most people just remember it for that Michael Jackson song? That is from the sequel. Yes, but it was also used in the remake.
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 31, 2021 1:29:27 GMT
Yes, but it was also used in the remake. The main post is about the original though.
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 31, 2021 1:32:24 GMT
Yes, but it was also used in the remake. The main post is about the original though. True. Just putting it out there though 😉
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 31, 2021 1:32:58 GMT
Fun horror movie, with a very good performance from Bruce Davison. I dislike the remake quite a bit. It has none of the charm of the original and as usual, Crispin Glover displays his lack of talent. The main issue is that the original works because I sympathize with the main character, in the remake I don't. I actually saw the remake before the original, so my dislike of it has nothing to do with it being a remake. It is a completely unpleasant movie from start to finish imo. It isn't funny, it isn't scary and it lacks humanity. It is more interested in just being weird and stylish than it is with anything else. Crispin Glover is in another remake that has this same problem. www.imdb.com/title/tt0230025/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_39www.imdb.com/title/tt0065452/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2 He was also in The Wizard of Gore remake.
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 31, 2021 1:33:40 GMT
The main post is about the original though. True. Just putting it out there though 😉 You certainly did that. I didn't know that Jackson 5 made a song for the movie Ben. It was even nominated for an Oscar.
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 31, 2021 1:35:28 GMT
True. Just putting it out there though 😉 You certainly did that. I didn't know that Jackson 5 made a song for the movie Ben. It was even nominated for an Oscar. Is the sequel worth checking out if I didn’t care for original?
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Post by kolchak92 on Mar 31, 2021 1:37:29 GMT
You certainly did that. I didn't know that Jackson 5 made a song for the movie Ben. It was even nominated for an Oscar. Is the sequel worth checking out if I didn’t care for original? I think it's a safe bet that you wouldn't like Ben if you didn't care for Willard.
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Post by moviemouth on Mar 31, 2021 1:38:08 GMT
You certainly did that. I didn't know that Jackson 5 made a song for the movie Ben. It was even nominated for an Oscar. Is the sequel worth checking out if I didn’t care for original? I haven't seen the sequel.
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 31, 2021 1:40:48 GMT
Is the sequel worth checking out if I didn’t care for original? I think it's a safe bet that you wouldn't like Ben if you didn't care for Willard. Thanks for the heads up.
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