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mik3cap ([personal profile] mik3cap) wrote2007-02-26 10:49 am
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Disappointed in The Academy

After having such a high-minded trend of Oscar winner picks in the last couple of years, I am extremely disappointed to see a remake getting two top honors for 2006. Yes, Scorsese was certainly due for one, and it's great to see him claim one - but what the fuck, why'd he have to get it for a remake of an HK action film??? It's just pathetic, and it's symptomatic of the current hollywood remake mindset. BE ORIGINAL. Movie studios take note: television is kicking your sorry asses all over the place, and that's why all the real acting talent is starting to migrate there.
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[identity profile] etherial.livejournal.com 2007-02-26 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I realise it was a remake, but The Departed was a fan-fucking-tastic film.

[identity profile] mikecap.livejournal.com 2007-02-26 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
And have you seen the original...?

[identity profile] mikecap.livejournal.com 2007-02-26 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
And what I mean by that is, I too would be able to make a fan-fucking-tastic film if I just cut out the asian characters and pasted in anglo ones.

The whole point of being a director is to bring your vision to something... I'm pretty sure he just cribbed the vision from Infernal Affairs.
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