Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) March 5, 2013
Posted by badblokebob in : Drama, Thriller, 5 stars, adaptations, British films, Mystery, remakes, Film Noir: Pre/Post/Neo/etc., 2010s, 2012 , add a comment
Gary Oldman pulls off the impossible in this John le Carré re-adaptation from the director of Let the Right One In…
#41: Conan the Barbarian (2011) December 21, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Fantasy, adaptations, 2 stars, Adventure, remakes, 2010s, 2012 , add a commentMission: Impossible 4 is on TV today. I’d review it, but I’ve not seen it.
So instead, today’s 100 Films Advent Calendar review is the Conan the Barbarian remake:
#77: Fantastic Four (2005) December 14, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, 2000s, 2 stars, Adventure, superhero films, remakes, 2012 , add a commentToday’s 100 Films Advent Calendar review is of a not-so-fantastic film…
#31: The Last Airbender (2010) December 4, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Fantasy, adaptations, 1 star, Adventure, remakes, 2010s, 2012 , add a commentAfter a four-star review on Day 1, a three-star review on Day 2, and a two-star review on Day 3, where can thinks go for Day 4 of the 100 Films Advent Calendar 2012…
#3: Outland (1981) September 24, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Crime, Western, 4 stars, 1980s, remakes, 2012 , add a commentSean Connery stars in this ’80s space Western. But can you even have a “space Western”?
Make/Remake: The Spiral Staircases August 30, 2012
Posted by badblokebob in : Film Noir: Classic, 2000s, adaptations, 1940s, Mystery, remakes, Specials, Make/Remake, 2012 , add a comment
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The Spiral Staircase (2000)
The good version is on BBC Two tomorrow at 12:50pm. If you’re interested in how I think the 2000 remake compares, click through:
#49: The Spiral Staircase (2000)
Posted by badblokebob in : Thriller, Romance, 2000s, adaptations, 1 star, Mystery, remakes, 2012 , add a commentThe 1945 version of The Spiral Staircase is on BBC Two tomorrow at 12:50pm. It’s excellent.
It was remade in 2000. That was awful.
Here’s what happens when you turn a great ’40s Gothic noir into a turn-of-the-millennium US TV movie…
