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Author Topic: The Goodbye Girl Remake Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-09-2004 03:38 AM                        Why actually do they need to make a remake of a good movie like this? Its remakes like this that make a movie to have a bad name. It'll make critics reanalyze it, saying it was "bad" the first time around, when we really need to respect the movie as it is. The actors playing the roles now are totally not going to make it any better...maybe just maybe... Patricia Heaten can bring something to the table but the male role can absolutely not be replaced.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 01-09-2004 03:53 AM                        "Goodbye Girl" was a good movie but it was seriously flawed by the casting. A remake might be a second chance for the script. Today we have far more interesting actors, some names spring to mind for the male lead, Matthew McConaughey or maybe Vin Diesel.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-09-2004 01:36 PM                       The original was a cute picture and the little girl was the best of all. Although, I couldn't picture Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss together, which distanced me from the story. She looked too old for him. But, she was Neil Simon's squeeze... what are ya gonna do?  |  IP: Logged Jeff Taylor Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 601 From: Chatham, NJ/East Hampton, NY Registered: Apr 2000 posted 01-09-2004 01:55 PM                     All I know is I'm getting soooooooo sick of that Hootie and the Blowfish teaser for the film TNT is running constantly. It's not bad enough that they remake the film and then run it three nights in a row, c'mon guys stop pissing me off during Law and Order!  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-09-2004 02:47 PM                     Vin Diesel is an interesting actor? Are you drunk?  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-09-2004 09:41 PM                        Hey I like Vin Diesel (sometimes)....(Pitch Black) Remakes....  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 01-10-2004 08:45 PM                    As Roger Ebert has said, they shouldn't remake good movies; they should remake bad ones and make them good. It's been a long time since I saw TGG but I recall it was decent, light entertainment. One advantage of a remake would be we would not be forced to imagine Richard Dreyfuss naked. You said you were decent! I am decent; I also happen to be naked.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 01-10-2004 08:57 PM                        I am sure Ms Pan would disagree. Her website features nude pictures of Richard Dreyfuss... [ 01-10-2004, 10:37 PM: Message edited by: Michael Schaffer ]  |  IP: Logged Peter Kerchinsky Master Film Handler Posts: 326 From: Seattle, WA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-11-2004 04:38 AM                     I agree with Jeff on those damn, long "music video" plugs TNT runs on the Goodbye Girl. That alone tells me this remake is a dog and should be avoided. I thought the original was excellent for a Neil Simon film and worked for me.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 01-11-2004 11:55 PM                     Yeah, it wouldn't be a good idea to trash Richard Dreyfuss around JP. He's all she ever talks about. Vin Dieseel is about as good an actor as Freddy Prinze Jr.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-12-2004 12:41 AM                        Its pretty sad how you guys seem to be the ones who bring his name up...  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-12-2004 09:13 AM                        Wasn't me......!!! Remakes are ridiculous. I have no idea why they would try to remake movies like Psycho and some of the other classics which are definitive in their field. You'd think they'd want to take some real piece of like a John Revolta movie, and try to make that better. It reminds me of when I was a kid and we used to pretend that we were in TV shows, when we were playing. We liked the shows so much we wanted to be part of it. Maybe imagination and creativity are dead in Hollywood, with the occasional exception? Remakes  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 01-12-2004 05:46 PM                     They should remake Death Race 2000  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-12-2004 08:30 PM                     They should remake "Plan Nine From Outer Space" instead!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-12-2004 09:18 PM                        And how would a remake possibly make that movie better?  |  IP: Logged

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