Everyone who knows me from school knows that I worshipped Mel Brooks.
Ever since I saw his History of the World, part I, I was entralled by his sense of humor. I spent YEARS (no exaggeration here) looking for History of the Worlds, parts II and III. I know it sounds stupid but hope is a tough thing to kill.
Moving on - The Producers. Does it need a remake? The 1968 version still seems good enough to me. I have yet to see the new version but the reviews seem like a mix bag. Ebert who loves the original has give the new version 3 stars so maybe I’ll see it.
Once done, I’ll probably need to see my 1968 version DVD again so it could be a good thing. The question of poor remakes of good originals remains though. I could understand Peter Jackson’s pitch in King Kong’s case - the 1933’s claymation was outdated by any standard and the 1976 version had a man in a monkey suit play Kong. The characters in The Producers though didn’t need any CGI improvements… unless there’s a hysteria plugin for Maya.
Note: I hope no one is considering remaking This is Spinal Tap - this will kill me!
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