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Re:Scarred for Life - Most trau ...
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"I just thought of 4 more- they would not qualify as "scary films" -i'm sure it says more about me than it does about the films- but the following were films I could not watch as a kid because they made me sad: 1) Benji 2) Milo and Otis- animal stories where the animals are lost and alone, tired and hungry always got to me as a kid. For some reason the idea of these animals not having anyplace to go really bothered me as a kid. I just remember Benji running from block to block , looking mangey and hungry - and sometimes eating a bad guy's pudding cup. Milo and Otis had a similar theme of farm animals who are seperated from each other and have " adventures" and meet again as adults. the "adventure" never seemed like happy adventure at all. 3) Enchanted Journey (1984) - i had this on VHS and only watched it once or twice beacuse of the idea of the chipmunk that sails away on a breeze inside a hat and finds itself in the cold cruel world did not appeal to me. damn anime (the hard ... " [More]
Re:Scarred for Life - Most trau ...
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"Okay, this might sound weird but one of my traumatic film experiences was with Peter Pan starring Mary Martin. I don't know if you remember that version but it was the one where Tinkerbell (Tink) drank poison to save Peter's life and you had to clap in order to save her. The whole idea of 1) bringing the inevitable demise that will come to us all into a children's film was a little much 2) that you were then held personally "responsible" for bringing her back to life was a little too much pressure. I mean, here was beautiful Tink ,in all of shining flying glory, who drank poison in order to spare the Peter, the unassuming love of her life from harm. Then, in his desperation to save the person he took for granted, he asks for help from YOU- a kid who just wanted to watch him fly around and do battle with the evil Hook. I've always thought this version took this fairy story into a dark realm that was not really child- friendly. p.s. Someone mentioned E.T. being traumatic- i totally a ... " [More]
Re:Recasting THE BREAKFAST CLUB ...
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"The Breakfast Club- The 90s Grunge Edition (the perfect compliment to the Brat Pack personalities of the overindulgent 80s era) Andy Clark (Emilio Estevez) – bridget fonda ( the jock) Brain Ralph Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall) – janeane garofalo ( the nerd) John Bender (Judd Nelson) – matt dillon ( the criminal) Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald)- river phoenix ( the prince) Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) – ethan hawke ( the basket case) Principal Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) – Sam L. Jackson ( because sam could be anything- and early Sam L. is FULL of rage that is just perfect for a disgruntled principal) Carl the Janitor (John Kapelos) – Stephen Dorff " [More]
Re:Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE ...
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"Okay, I believe that if the infamous powers that be (a.k.a "they") were ever going to re-cast a film like the The Princess Bride, it should be done with a completely Latin cast. The film's narrative lends itself to having an almost magical realism quality and Latin actors would be phenomenal in bringing to fruition this larger than life tale of love, betrayal, friendship and destiny. That said, here are my picks:Javier Bardem ... WestleyPenelope Cruz ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideDeigo Luna ... Inigo MontoyaAntonio Banderas ... Prince HumperdinckJohn Leguizamo ... Count Tyrone Rugen Gael Garcia Bernal ... VizziniAlfred Molina ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Mark Indelicato ... The GrandsonHector Elizondo ... The Grandfather / NarratorBenicio del Toro ... The Impressive ClergymanFreddy Rodriguez ... The AlbinoGeorge Lopez ... Miracle MaxRosie Perez ... ValerieEliza ... " [More]