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The remake of The Producers
2005-12-09, 10:15 PM #1
I just saw the trailer for the movie on TV today.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_producers/

It seems the movie is faithful (too faithful?) to the classic. Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder made a great pair in the old version, but, I guess, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick can be a good combination. The trailer didn't seem so funny. Meh. But I assume I have to see the whole film to see if it's alright.

Am I the only one who thinks Will Farrell isn't the best actor for the Nazi guy?
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2005-12-09, 10:27 PM #2
Will Ferral? That's horrible casting.

I don't think I'm going to see this movie. I've heard too many things I don't like. For example, the secretary being a significant love interest for both main male characters. She was a sexual object. SEXUAL. OBJECT. Not a love interest! Fug.

And now this.

Guh. If you want to see The Producers, go see the original movie, or go watch the play. Don't see this new movie.
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2005-12-09, 10:34 PM #3
I hate Will Farrell. I don't find him funny. At all.

I'll stick with the original.
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2005-12-09, 10:37 PM #4
Broderick is the man but I agree, I dont find Farrel funny at all.
2005-12-09, 11:00 PM #5
Broderick and Lane played the parts in the last run on Broadway, so they should be just fine.
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2005-12-09, 11:17 PM #6
Will Ferrell's character (Franz Liebkind) can be interpreted differently, though. The Australian cast show that I saw last year used two very Broderick and Lane-esque actors for the leads, but the Liebkind character (as I understand) was only connected to the broadway one by nuttiness.
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2005-12-10, 2:09 AM #7
Uma Thurman looks exceptionally hot in as Ula (Oola?). She either looks bad or good and this time she looks damn good.

I don't like how it is pretty much the same as the original... Even the delivery of the lines is the exact same. Why waste money doing the *exact* same thing?
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2005-12-10, 2:15 AM #8
Don't plan on seeing it.
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2005-12-10, 2:18 AM #9
I think it looks great. And Will Ferrell has his moments.
2005-12-10, 7:09 AM #10
Originally posted by happydud:
Will Ferral? That's horrible casting.

I don't think I'm going to see this movie. I've heard too many things I don't like. For example, the secretary being a significant love interest for both main male characters. She was a sexual object. SEXUAL. OBJECT. Not a love interest! Fug.

And now this.

Guh. If you want to see The Producers, go see the original movie, or go watch the play. Don't see this new movie.


I heard it was really faithful adaptation to the play. Almost as if someone just filmed the play and sold it as a movie.
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2005-12-10, 7:18 AM #11
Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
I hate Will F[e]rrell. I don't find him funny. At all.


Indeed.
2005-12-10, 7:45 AM #12
Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
I hate Will Ferrell. I don't find him funny. At all.


Agreed.
2005-12-10, 4:42 PM #13
I'm going to see it. it may not be as good as the original, but why not. It's only a couple hours of my life.
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