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Solaris is one well-known "art" film which could only benefit from being remade!

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In Reply to: Well.... thanks, clark... I think.. posted by Victor Khomenko on February 09, 2002 at 08:58:33:

As for knocking Erin Brockovich, shame upon you! That, my friend, was a superb movie; one of Soderbergh's best, IMHO, and insinuating that Julia Roberts is a "bimbo" is a bit ______ of you, don't you think? [I'm sure you can figure out the appropriate word to fill in the blank.]
Perhaps with Cameron's influence as producer, Solaris won't be such a gawd-awful bore; Hey, who knows? I might even be motivated to go see that remake!
BTW Victor, please be careful with those edged weapons! I wouldn't want you to fall on your sword on this momentous occasion! ;^)
Audiophilander

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julia was great as a sweet kid, not so great now... - late 07:46:09 02/10/02 (4)
Hey Auphy,
frankly, the remake will be bad (insert a 4 letter word for vacumn). It's a psychological story, one of suspense, it won't translate to the screen, so it will either stink, or more likely, they will 're-write' it until it's unrecognisable. Which is what happened to Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, btw.
But back to Jukia, used to love her. She is everywhere now, the niceness routine has frayed edges; just too much of a good thing.
My problem with Brokovich is I knew the real story going in to the theater. WOuldn't have gone, but the girls were hot to see it. A lot of those people were not only poisoned, but screwed by the legal system. California has also not accounted for conflicts of interest, so the company that got sued took everybody on a nice carribean vacation after the mess was over. Ce la guerre
- **I knew the real story going in to the theater** - Ears 13:43:47 02/11/02 (3)
  What is the real story?
  On one hand, there's the story told in "Erin Brockovich", and on the other hand, there's the criticism of Brockovich in articles such as the one at the link below.
  - Errin� Brockovich
  - Two grains of sodium chloride to the Fumento article. - AuPh 14:29:20 02/11/02 (0)
    The truth probably rests somewhere in the middle, but if you take the ability to sue over corporate negligence away from attornys and leave it to legislators the situation would go from bad to worse in a heartbeat. The Fumento story assumes a lot of negative things about Masry and Brockovich, but it ignores the obvious fact that a lot of people were getting sick from "something" connected to PG&E even if the Chromium 6 is only one contributing factor. BTW, I used to work in a lab where Chromium 6 was analyzed and by no means can the statistical evidence of risks be limited to simple EPA standards. MANY people where I worked got sick from unusual diseases like Crone's disease and various cancers, but pinpointing WHICH chemicals MIGHT be responsible is like looking for a needle in a veritable field of haystacks, and believe me, industry is in no hurry to find the causes or agree to any responsibility for the risks. So, I praise Errin Brockovich, the movie and the person who the dramatization was based on, for the rousing and heroic defense of the little guy.
    Audiophilander
  - Off - Topic, but - mvwine 14:25:40 02/11/02 (0)
    "PG&E generally operates as a licensed monopoly with guaranteed profits. Losses ultimately just get passed on to ratepayers."
    What an argument for de-regulation of utilities!
    Justice Department official to Bill Gates: "Sir, do you have a license for that monpoly?"
  - Two Swords Up! - Victor Khomenko 13:55:46 02/11/02 (0)
    As usual, thanks Ears for a great read. I nearly fainted as I read this paragraph:
    "Unfortunately, Erin Brockovich celebrates a real-life trend that presents a greater danger to American society than the movie�s villains could even think of: the use of the civil-law system to bypass the legislative process and replace the rule of law with rule by lawyers."
    Hear... hear...
Re: Solaris is one well-known "art" film which could only benefit from being remade! - Victor Khomenko 07:14:30 02/10/02 (1)
***As for knocking Erin Brockovich, shame upon you! That, my friend, was a superb movie; one of Soderbergh's best,
Glad you liked it. Kinda fugured you would.
- Re: Solaris is one well-known "art" film which could only benefit from being remade! - mikenyc 09:17:01 02/10/02 (0)
  This guy does too many remakes for my taste, I feel it stigmatizes him, and reflects on his lack of willingness to tackle original projects.
  If he did this years ago, he wouldn't break out of the B Movie ranks, but today, he's rewarded for what appears to be a lack of courage to do totally original projects.
  Go figure.

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