Obviously, sometimes remakes are just as good as the original that inspired them. Sometimes, they're better. And sometimes... well, sometimes, they're a cheap cash grab, and we all know it. And the same goes for sequels! Sometimes, a movie is well-suited to creating a franchise, and sometimes it should have been left to stand on its own.
There are soooooo many ways you can join this blogathon! You can review a movie a remake. You can compare a movie and its remake. You can review one or more movies in a series. Is it a remake or sequel that improves on the original film? Is it a remake or sequel that no one should ever have even considered making? Is it one great film in an otherwise lackluster franchise, or the one dud in a stellar series? The possibilities are very wide open.
Here are a few guidelines that Jim and I have set up:
1. One person per movie... but that only means we don't want two reviews of Rocky III -- someone else can review Rocky II, and a third blogger could do a post comparing all the Rocky movies or rating them from best to worst, etc.
2. Please limit yourself to two entries for this blogathon. We love enthusiasm, but we'd rather not have one or two bloggers take over the whole show.
3. Once you settle on what you want to contribute, leave it in a comment either on this post or Jim's announcement post so we can add you and your choice to the roster.
4. Try to use one of the blogathon banners in this post on your own blog to promote the event so others can join the fun.
Any questions? Ask in the comments!
The Roster
+ The Midnite Drive-in: reviews of The Thing (1982) [remake] and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) [sequel]
+ Hamlette's Soliloquy: review of You've Got Mail (1998) [remake]
+ Nitrate Glow: review of You Can't Run Away from It (1956) [remake]
+ Cinematic Scribblings: review of Carmen's Innocent Love (1952) [sequel]
+ Angelman's Place: review of A Star is Born (1976) comparing to other versions [remake]
+ Classic Film and TV Corner: comparison of Love Affair (1939) with An Affair to Remember (1957) [remake]
+ Realweegiemidget Reviews: Three Men and a Baby (1987) [remake]
+ YOU!
What a cool idea for a blogathon! I want to write about You Can't Run From It, a musical remake of It Happened One Night I only just learned exists!
ReplyDeleteI never heard of it either, but then musicals aren't on my radar much...
DeleteNitrateGlow -- you've got it! That sounds really fun. I mean, I love High Society, which is a remake of The Philadelphia Story, so I know that musical remakes of screwball comedies work really well.
DeleteGreat topic! I've been meaning to write a post about the rather bizarre 1952 movie Carmen's Innocent Love (the sequel to 1951's Carmen Comes Home) for a while, so I'd like to do that. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteErin, sounds great! Adding you to the roster now. Thanks for joining!
DeleteHi Rachel.
ReplyDeleteHope you're well. Great idea. I would love to write an article comparing Love Affair(1939) with the remake An Affair To Remember.
Maddy at Classic Film And TV Corner
Maddy, I'm glad to have you along for the ride! Adding you to the roster now :-)
DeleteHi Rachel - hope all is going well your way, can you please add me with Three Men and a Baby (1987), it's the remake of a French movie...? Thanks, Gill xxx
ReplyDeleteGill, you got it! I believe it's also inspired by the same short story ("The Three Godfathers" by Peter B. Kyne) as the John Wayne movie 3 Godfathers (1948), and several earlier western versions as well (a couple of silent versions with Harry Carey, for sure, and I think there were at least three others).
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