What are the odds of this being better than the original? I think I'll skip this and rewatch the Bale version.
not sure at all, yeah.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 9:28 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Guadagnino is a talentless hack and this will 100% suck
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 9:34 pm
by tommy
I just don't understand the impulse behind remaking a movie that's already great. There are tons of movies with great premises that were poorly executed - they should remake some of those.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 9:38 pm
by LoathedVermin72
tommy wrote:I just don't understand the impulse behind remaking a movie that's already great. There are tons of movies with great premises that were poorly executed - they should remake some of those.
Guadagnino just likes to spray his boring overlong bullshit over bulletproof classics because he's a douche. He already did it (criminally) with Suspiria, which is far more immortal than American Psycho will ever be.
That said, I kind of get the impulse with American Psycho since the book is waaaaaaaay better than the movie, IMO. There's a lot more someone could do with the material.
But not Guadagnino.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 10:10 pm
by bart
Terrifier 3 took some inspiration from the novel in one scene, albeit from a different angle.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 10:16 pm
by Farmer John
tommy wrote:I just don't understand the impulse behind remaking a movie that's already great. There are tons of movies with great premises that were poorly executed - they should remake some of those.
like Trap
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Fri October 18, 2024 10:19 pm
by bart
Plenty of great movies have been remade into worthwhile one - The Thing and Scarface come to mind
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 12:19 pm
by VinylGuy
Im a huge fan of the book, and I think the movie is alright. But I’m curious about this new version for sure yeah. I just hope it’s gory enough.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 12:37 pm
by The Argonaut
The American Psycho remake is a bad idea, and I don't think it will come to fruition, honestly
Who will play Patrick Bateman?
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 1:29 pm
by VinylGuy
Timothee
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 1:30 pm
by VinylGuy
It will be a hot dude so Luca can do different close ups to his body over and over again
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 2:19 pm
by The Argonaut
I am a Luca fan, fwiw. I just don't believe in this idea
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 3:10 pm
by epilogue
The Argonaut wrote:The American Psycho remake is a bad idea, and I don't think it will come to fruition, honestly
Who will play Patrick Bateman?
Armie Hammer
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 3:16 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
epilogue wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:The American Psycho remake is a bad idea, and I don't think it will come to fruition, honestly
Who will play Patrick Bateman?
Armie Hammer
Cannibal or None
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 3:42 pm
by Jorge
tommy wrote:I just don't understand the impulse behind remaking a movie that's already great. There are tons of movies with great premises that were poorly executed - they should remake some of those.
They describe it as not a remake of the movie but a new adaptation of the book.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 3:45 pm
by epilogue
I mean, on the one hand, I totally get it. The movie is pretty different from the book. So, if you're thinking you want to do a more faithful adaptation or if you have a different vision or whatever. I get it. I still have zero faith that it'll be interesting. I'm not sure what anyone could say that would be more interesting than the first movie.
But maybe I'll see a trailer and I'll change my mind. We'll just have to see. But if I was a betting man, I'd bet this will go over about as well as the "new adaptation" of The Crow.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 7:22 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 7:30 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:the book is horrific schlock and trying to do something more faithful is a waste of humanity's resources. The original movie improved on the book in every meaningful way possible.
Oh, I completely agree. But "more faithful" is still a valid reason to contemplate a remake. Even if it means it'll automatically be worse.
Re: The Cinematic Motion Picture News Thread
Posted: Sat October 19, 2024 8:33 pm
by LoathedVermin72
tragabigzanda wrote:the book is horrific schlock and trying to do something more faithful is a waste of humanity's resources. The original movie improved on the book in every meaningful way possible.
It’s extremely good horrific schlock. Also I like horrific schlock.