The Prisoner remake
jimbairn
to be?
JimB
Annie C
"jimbairn" <j...@jimbarker.net> wrote in message
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> So... any RAMmers seen it? Is it as bad as all the reviews make it out to
> be?
>
> JimB
We have it recorded but still need to find time to watch..
Will let you know..
Annie
Rose
I saw the second ep, first, then the first. Not too sure yet if it
is worth following.
Rose
Bud
I started to, but then I watched the original on PBS and was spoiled. It
was so well convolutedI didn't want to spoil my memory of it. Quit
watching.
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Bud
family
Joyleen E. Seymour
> Fantasy Island meets West World.
>
>
The new Fantasy Island or the old? I loved the newer Fantasy Island
with Malcolm McDowell. The old one was just silly.
K Barrett
I don't know, I fell asleep during the program. sigh. TV may not be the
proper venue for the story.
K Barrett
Lone Wolf
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> So... any RAMmers seen it? Is it as bad as all the reviews make it out
> to be?
>
> JimB
I watched the whole thing and I want my six hours back. ;-)
It wasn't quite as bad as that, but the explanation of what the Village
really is was a big let down. The story is told with a lot of cuts back
and forth between several stories, and a lot of things happen that it's
hard to tell what's real or not, and that's an important clue to the
answer.
In the end it really wasn't worth it to me. If you loved the original
like I did, you'll be disappointed too. Like most remakes, they changed
so much that they lost what made the original so great.
--
Lone Wolf
jimbairn
JimB
Stanley Moore
"Lone Wolf" <lone...@lonewolf.net> wrote in message
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In general that is true but I saw a remake last night that did justice to
the original while updating the concept. I refer to The Taking of Pelham 123
which had Walter Matthau in the original and Denzel Washington in the
remake. I liked the ending of the new one better than the original. Take
care
--
Stanley L. Moore
"The belief in a supernatural
source of evil is not necessary;
men alone are quite capable
of every wickedness."
Joseph Conrad
family
The Sepford Wives meet The English Patient.
*himself*
*FAMILY* as in 2 expiring minds @ psychedelic nirvana
Richard Ellis
jimbairn <j...@jimbarker.net> wrote:
I so wanted to enjoy it and waited and waited... So - the acting is fine
but I wonder if they (the actors) will be able to stay awake for the 3rd
episode? (heh!) And - no, it is NOT a remake of the original. Everything
has changed - #6, the Village, #2, automobiles, children...
Mainly, I miss Patrick!
I'll go back to the original and enjoy it again. Then maybe in a couple
years I'll find the new series for rent (no ads) and try it again. The
ads blocked my attention -- what litte attention I was giving it.
de
--
Everybody is right.
-Rochefoucault
Annie C
"Richard Ellis" <2de...@notthispartcox.net> wrote in message
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I tried watching some of it last night. We'd recorded it and were at least
able to >>fast forward>> over the barrage of inane commercials ..Yikes
(Probably more commercial time than actual show time! I hate that.)
Anyhoo, I have to try again when I've spare time. It didn't grab me, not at
all. And I kept wondering what Sir Ian McKellen-- who's a great actor -- was
doing with this company of, um, sorta professional actors.. Maybe it was the
script that was bad or maybe both? From what little I saw, the acting and
writing left much to be desired..
Annie
Bev Vincent
"Annie C" <anni...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Same boat here. I remember the original fondly. I wanted to like this one. I
watched it via OnDemand last night and gave up after about 45 minutes. It
was boring.
--
Bev Vincent
www.BevVincent.com
ell...@webtv.net
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<<So... any RAMmers seen it? Is it as bad as all the reviews make it out
to
be?
JimB>>
No! It was good. Except for the basic set-up, it is very different
from the original and that probably bothered some people.
The location and camera work at same were awesome. The atctng was
excellent, and I found this episodes just as mysterious and puzzling as
the originals.
Ellen
Jim Gysin
ell...@webtv.net sent the following on 11/21/2009 12:29 AM:
> jimbairn" <j...@jimbarker.net> wrote in message
> news:4dEMm.6177$Ym4....@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> <<So... any RAMmers seen it? Is it as bad as all the reviews make it out
> to
> be?
> JimB>>
>
> No! It was good.
I agree, but they did themselves no favors with the first hour. And I'm
pretty sure that the first ten minutes cost them every ADD viewer out
there. Talk about your S L O W starts...
> Except for the basic set-up, it is very different
> from the original and that probably bothered some people.
> The location and camera work at same were awesome. The atctng was
> excellent, and I found this episodes just as mysterious and puzzling as
> the originals.
I enjoyed it quite a bit once it got going, and it was fun to see Jesus
and Gandalf going at it.
--
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI
family
*OR*
The Stepford Wives meet The English Patient.