The not so good idea of the day

OMG ! WTF ?!?

I'm totally shocked ! Why ? Why ? Why ?

Why do people are in need to do a remake of Dirty Dancing ????

Seriously ... of course the original movie wasn't perfect but who cares ? It was good enough to speak to an entire generation (or more) of girls/women and to become iconic for them.

So what's the point to a remake ? Money ? I'm not so sure ... you can never know how much you'll earn from a movie. Does Hollywood suffer from such a lack of inspiration that they can't produce any new story ? Is remaking classics their only solution ?

I think about it and I can't find any example where the remake of a classic movie (I'm not talking about remakes of movies that weren't very successful - different situation) is better than the original one.

Plus, in this case, when they try to make a sequel/spin off of the movie ... it gave us "Dirty Dancing : Havana Night" ... and well, it wasn't that good ... it didn't really compare to the original Dirty Dancing. Of course, it was decent summer entertainment but I didn't see the point to relate it to the original Dirty Dancing movie. I guess it was only some marketing trick.

Anyway, I don't like the idea. That's it.

And I just can't imagine that someone else than Patrick Swayze could be Johnny Castle.

Could you imagine someone else than Humphrey Bogart to be Rick Blaine in Casablanca ? No.

Could you imagine someone else than Vivien Leigh to be Scarlet O'Hara in Gone with the Wind ? No

Could you imagine someone else than Leonardo DiCaprio to be Jack Dawson in Titanic ? No.

Of course, Dirty Dancing didn't get as much awards than those examples and professional critics will probably tell you Dirty Dancing wasn't as good but still ...

That's just what it is. Some characters just can't be taken by someone else than the original actor/actress.

Please stop with those stupid remakes ideas.

Closing the Ring

On the other day, while looking for something to watch on tv, I saw the movie "Closing the Ring", starring Shirley McLaine, Christopher Plummer and Mischa Barton.

I had never heard about this movie before and, actually, I suspect it had a very limited distribution on big screen before it was released on DVD.

The Story

Right after the funeral of her husband, Ethel Ann remembers her past, a past unknown to her daughter who doesn't seem to understand her mother.

In the meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, a young guy discovers a wedding ring and wants to bring it back to its owner.

The movie will make us travel between Ireland and United States, but also between 2 periods : 1941 and 1991 to tell us the story of a lost love.

The Actors

Beside Shirley McLaine, Christopher Plummer and Mischa Barton, we'll also see Neve Campbell. Beside them, I didn't know any other actors and, after looking on IMDB, I do no really see names that I could have seen in something major (even if a lot of them did make a lot of other stuff).

What did I think ?

I think it would perfectly fit in a category called "chick flick for old ladies", if such film category ever exists. It has a lots of ingredients for a nice chick flick but the historical context gives it a flavor that would surely bring back lots of memories to a generation of woman who also lost a lover during World War II.

It's not a unforgettable movie but I found the story very moving. Even if, as far as I know, they didn't lived this kind of story, the movie made me think about my late grand parents who were young adults during World War II. It makes me think to my dear granny who loved her late husband (who wasn't old when he died, even if the war was over since several years) until her very last day. This probably was an important factor that made me enjoy the movie. For the rest, I looked for the old lady in me.

Beside the love story itself, the movie includes questions about the promises we make, about the secrets we keep, and all their consequences.

So, even if it isn't the best movie I've ever seen, I enjoyed it a lot. And I think anyone who like love stories or anyone who have an old lady inside would enjoy it.

And another trailer for House MD ...

Another promo video has been released for the sixth season of House MD. A little different from the previous one but a large part is the same.