tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post8221573189955039292..comments2024-03-27T05:16:14.288-04:00Comments on Flying Down To Hollywood: Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920287901509695920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-38732075427738547892010-02-05T19:41:31.642-05:002010-02-05T19:41:31.642-05:00I see The Shop Around The Corner and YGM as two ve...I see The Shop Around The Corner and YGM as two very different movies. <br /><br />I like The Shop Around The Corner, it's a very nice film -- although probably not one of my Jimmy Stewart favourites. <br /><br />I do love You've Got Mail though.The Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-49778272724719302342010-01-16T14:59:58.960-05:002010-01-16T14:59:58.960-05:00Sometimes it seems like there is not one new idea ...Sometimes it seems like there is not one new idea coming out of Hollywood. Using something as inspiration is one thing, but tribute too often crosses the line into imitation. Modernization can be done well, providing a fresh look at an old story.<br /><br />It's interesting that you chose You've Got Mail and Shop Around the Corner to compare. I love both films and think it's a great example of how updating can be done. In the Good Old Summertime, however, I find rather bland.<br /><br />I think it just comes down to quality and personal preference -- how well the remake is done and what actors/performances a person likes better.Wendymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682746267032008981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-90153522838972723032010-01-11T21:43:06.685-05:002010-01-11T21:43:06.685-05:00I tend to favor modernization over imitation, but ...I tend to favor modernization over imitation, but there are exceptions. For example I love both Love Affair (1939) and An Affair To Remember (1957) even though they have the same story, the same director, more or less the same dialogue and even some of the same shots/blocking because I enjoy the different inter plays between Irene Dunne/Charles Boyer and Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr. There is something to be said for just giving different actors a shot at a role.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156051197099180915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-10439584730061304212010-01-09T12:10:44.738-05:002010-01-09T12:10:44.738-05:00It is an interesting question you posed....imitati...It is an interesting question you posed....imitation or translation....in point of fact, we would be hard pressed if we NEVER did anything done before in art...no covers...how sad! But even when it is an imitation, as with your Usher comparison, we cannot help infusing it with our own personality and perspective…I say let’s have it all!!miriamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285273807620783009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-1863897452532948442010-01-07T16:03:09.291-05:002010-01-07T16:03:09.291-05:00I find sometimes that "tribute" is a pre...I find sometimes that "tribute" is a pretty word for not having an orignal thought. However, how many different ideas can one come up with? Have we not been re-doing storylines since the beginning of time? It's a slippery slope. I watched The Shop Around the Corner over the holiday knowing it was the original form of You've Got Mail and I agree that YGM was a lot more lighthearted and I thought the exact same things you did about Kralik and Klara.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935070386471677221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4558024187808401650.post-79071212479742270592010-01-07T01:15:57.002-05:002010-01-07T01:15:57.002-05:00First of all, I totally agree with you regarding &...First of all, I totally agree with you regarding "You've Got Mail" - I find it much more gently done and a bit lighter.<br /><br />In answer to your question, I think that drawing inspiration from a past film is a fine thing (though I'd argue that there may be too many films done as remakes in the first place. Original ideas, anyone?) but I completely oppose imitation. If the original is wonderful, then how can you improve? If the original is terrible, why even revisit it? <br />I even feel that way about musical covers - if you're doing a song the exact way it's always been done, what are you adding to the creative world?<br /><br /><a href="http://iamemmamusic.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> iamemmamusic.blogspot.com </a>emma wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521112479153552434noreply@blogger.com