tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823538.post110878083400904036..comments2023-10-23T15:19:19.921-05:00Comments on Unicorns Are in the World Again: Drunken Angel remakeBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807907890205963102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823538.post-1108917016563692482005-02-20T10:30:00.000-06:002005-02-20T10:30:00.000-06:00Well, it's been going for fifty years, with a stea...Well, it's been going for fifty years, with a steady flow of mini rises and falls, but this is the first time that we see a sharp increase. Off my head, there are 26 American remakes of Korean/Japanese/ Chinese films in the pipeline. <br />I don't have any problems with remakes [or film adaptations of novels, for that matter] because it's all about interpretations, isn't it? :)losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442753250306506463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823538.post-1108819655406674172005-02-19T07:27:00.000-06:002005-02-19T07:27:00.000-06:00I'm not familiar with Infernal Affairs. I will ha...I'm not familiar with Infernal Affairs. I will have to find out if I can get it from the library. I wonder what is behind the sudden rise in interest in foreign, particularly Asian, films. I like that some of these wonderful films will be seen by wider audiences, but will they even know where they come from originally? And will they stick to the original spirit of the films. I do have my doubts as well.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807907890205963102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823538.post-1108813768589158512005-02-19T05:49:00.000-06:002005-02-19T05:49:00.000-06:00Whoa! This is news to me. I loved DRUNKEN ANGEL, b...Whoa! This is news to me. I loved DRUNKEN ANGEL, but there is no way I could imagine Leonardo DiCaprio in the role. Then again, who could imagine anyone in Mifune's role? <br />Actually, Scorsese and DiCaprio are also involved with a similar project: the remake of a Hong Kong film INFERNAL AFFAIRS. According to the IMDB, it's retitled as THE DEPARTED and Matt Damon is in the cast as well. If I were to guess, Damon gets the Good-Bad guy role and DiCaprio gets the Bad-Good guy role [if you don't know what I mean by all that, watch the film! :) It's worth seeing]. <br />I have mixed feelings about all this, to be honest.losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442753250306506463noreply@blogger.com