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by **MouthForWar** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:26 am

Josh Brolin rumored for the lead. And although it would be a good bit of casting, I don't think there's any way for them to get me on board with this remake unless they deliver an absolutely STELLAR film (which I don't think Spike Lee has been capable of doing since the early 90s).

http://www.badassdigest.com/2011/07/12/ ... emake-lead

by **metal_bryan** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:54 pm

by **mr.negativity** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:06 pm

From Deadline:

by **Dagarah72** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:14 am

by **MouthForWar** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:22 am

I like some of Spike Lee's films, but he doesn't have the subtly to pull off a story like this (the guy is probably one of the most UNsubtle filmmakers out there and almost all of his films end with cartoonishly over the top violent climaxes). He's ballsier than a lot of film makers out there, so he's a better fit than Spielberg, but, as I said, he just doesn't have the subtle hand that someone like Chan Wook Park does.

I like the casting of Josh Brolin, but the fact is this story just isn't Hollywood material and doesn't jive as well with Hollywood film making... Its like when they wanted to make a big budget Hollywood blockbuster of Evangelion. Its just not something that lends itself to mainstream Western sensibilities.

The ending alone is something I can't see any studio willing to run with... they just don't make em like that here, especially these days. The only "recent" exception I can think of is Se7en (not really recent anymore, I know), which looking back, I'm shocked got away with what it did.

Not to mention, of course, the simple fact that this movie doesn't need to be remade to begin with and everyone that is interested in the story has already seen it.

by **king_ghidorah** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:54 am

by **Mysterio** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:11 pm

by **metal_bryan** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:45 pm

Just don't bother making it at all.

by **MouthForWar** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:47 pm

by **metal_bryan** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:07 am

by **jellydonut25** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:23 am

by **GhostMachine** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:46 am

Spike Lee = one of the most overrated directors of all time.

by **jellydonut25** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:55 pm

by **MouthForWar** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:35 am

Not only have I not heard a single positive word about this movie, but it only opened at $1 million... at #17. That's... REALLY bad.

by **klen7** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:59 am

by **jellydonut25** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:56 pm

I refuse to pay money to see it. Spike Lee might be the only director in Hollywood whose films I actively boycott.

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