And although Hurwitz and Schlossberg have admittedly peppered the proceedings with a handful of hilarious gags (eg Stifler finally gets his revenge on Finch for sleeping with his mother), American Reunion, saddled with a hopelessly sentimental third act, ultimately establishes itself as an overlong and underdeveloped sequel that could only be loved by hardcore
fans of the original film.
As
a fan of the original film I wasn't sure I would enjoy it but I was willing to try.
Fans of the original film will find Anchorman 2 to be exactly what they would expect: plenty of references to the original, head scratching plot twists, a cameo party to win all cameo parties, and pure goofiness.
By the way, for
fans of the original film who want to know who plays whom, Derek Jacoby has the Sir John Gielgud role; Penelope Cruz is the missionary played by Ingrid Bergman; Josh Gad is the shady secretary originally played by Anthony Perkins (totally different vibe, but equally good); and Judi Dench is the Princess Dragomiroff, originally played by Wendy Hiller.
Director J.J. Abrams is clearly
a fan of the original films; this shines through in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
If the plan comes off,
fans of the original films and J. R. R Tolkien will be very pleased with the news.
Running at just 30 seconds long, the Scarlett Johansson led Ghost in the Shell continues to visually amaze for
fans of the original films with it's near frame for frame replication until we remember that Johansson is white and the Ghost in the Shell live - action remake is an inherent example of Hollywood's worst habits of whitewashing.
Definitely worth the watch if you're
a fan of the original film and the other Netflix series.
MG: Where
you a fan of the original film?
I'm not too big of
a fan of the original film, and I wasn't too big a fan of director Jim Mickle's previous film Stake Land, but with this remake he brought some American gothic to the idea of a family isolating themselves because of their religious beliefs.
As
fans of the original film now, that time is the setting of the original film and audiences here will recognize some of the elements from that James Cameron film.
The company said it is utilizing «extensive social media» targeting doc fans as well as fans of Cuban music and
fans of the original film as Buena Vista Social Club: Adios gets ready for its theatrical run.
GOLDSTEIN: Obviously, we were huge
fans of the original film.
Jon and Hayden are really big
fans of the original film and the franchise.
The comments section will be lit up with the inevitable questions about how I feel about the first «Blade Runner» so let's kick it off with saying, I am not
a fan of the original film by Ridley Scott.
Cars 2 - Pixar's first mediocre movie stings most of all for
fans of the original film, whose nearly every charm is lost in this wildly incongruous international espionage tale.
Fans of the original film and the books will get a kick out of this and anyone who likes this film will more than likely want to see it again.
As
a fan of the original film trilogy I was so excited to hear that a television series was being developed that picks up 30 years later from where the story left off.
Children that were
fans of the original films are grown now and sharing them with their children and even their grandchildren.
When: July 29th Why: That sound you hear is
fans of the original film groaning, because although the new «Vacation» isn't a reboot in the traditional sense, there's really no need for this movie to exist.
Arthur star Dame Helen Mirren has revealed she wasn't
a fan of the original film.
«For
fans of the original film, it was an opportunity to walk through the scenes of a revered horror film and be pursued by horror icon Michael Myers.
Dark Universe feel a little disappointed about this, we are huge
fans of the original film and hope this will turn out be a respectful remake.
Still, only completists and the most passionate of
fans of the original film and its characters will probably wish to add this to their Disney DVD collections.
Fans of the original film may not feel the remake is better, but those who enjoyed the fun that was 2001's Ocean's Eleven, The Italian Job steals the formula like the best of pros.
Of course the main concern for most
fans of the original film is whether direct Timur Bekmambetov will be able to deliver a quality film despite his lackluster track record.
It's not even based on any of L. Frank Baum's novels, despite the fact that Disney owns the rights to nearly every book in the Oz series, and though it's supposedly inspired by his works, the risk of upsetting
fans of the original film doesn't seem worth it.
This means there will be plenty of content to enjoy for those who are
fans of the original film and for those who will be introduced to it for the first time with The Incredibles 2.
Not exact matches
As viewers who went to see the
film this weekend noticed, one scene looked extremely familiar to
fans of Krasinski's
original breakout role
of Jim Halpert on The Office.
A Good Woman - the
original title
of Lady Windermere's
Fan - adapted by Howard Himelstein and directed by Mike Barker, is a much straighter attempt at
filming Wilde.
Harvey and his staff also programmed
original and uncut versions
of films which had only played American theaters in altered form (including Heaven's Gate, Once Upon a Time in America, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Leopard) long before the concept
of the «director's cut» had currency beyond the most hardcore
of film fans.
The
film was entertaining, but as a die - hard
fan of the
original, I really think they should stop milking the franchise.
With the
fan expectations, the iconic nature
of the
original material, and the development hell that lasted more than a decade, the
film just had too much going against it.
This $ 40 million
fan film lacks the (relatively) elaborate set - up
of the
original.
I'm an
original Star Trek series (you know, Kirk, Spock)
fan myself, but I can honestly say that this is not only one
of the best Star Trek
films ever, but this may be one
of the best Sci - fi movies ever.
Being a
fan of the
original AVP game franchise, and the
films was looking foreward to this game.
The fifth and last
of the
original series
of motion pictures based upon author Pierre Boulle's imaginative novel Monkey Planet, this science fiction
film was the least - liked by the series» legion
of fans.
If the
original film didn't do much for you then parts two and three really won't (and no, I wasn't a big
fan of the
original either).
The trailer
of this
film looked as though it would make the
original look bad as the trailer was full
of cheesy one liners and would have no action excitement compared to the first
film, and worried ghostbusters
fans all over the world.
Like the
original film, the «Pink Panther» is a large and invaluable diamond, here owned by soccer megastar Yves Gluant (Statham, Transporter 2), who is killed by a poison dart in front
of thousands
of screaming
fans at his final game.
Anyway, the entire purpose
of Zoolander 2 — and any comedy sequel made more than 10 years after the
original, and comedy sequels in general — is to facilitate the repetition
of jokes from the
original film among
fans who prefer to communicate their thoughts and feelings in movie - quote form, so reference away, referencers.
Said Focus World touting the feature:» Focus World acquired writer / director Julia Ducournau's Raw out
of Cannes where we fell in love with her bold and
original voice and the genre - bending style; Raw is a
film that both hard - core genre
fans and art - house audiences will absolutely love.»
At the same time, he reminds us, the
film also features plenty
of familiar elements for
fans of the
original trilogy.
Were you a
fan of the
original series or
film franchise?
When it works, it works well enough, but it's doubtful that the many hardcore
fans of the
original Mike Nichols
film will out this quasi-sequel next the their copy
of The Graduate in their video libraries.
It's a sit down event
film that the family gathers for so now our
original fans are all grown up and have kids
of their own.
Audiences have come to expect a fair share
of massive brass for important themes in Star Wars, but these subtle chords, combined with a sequence
of Rey's day - to - day activities, marked the first moment in the
film that showed
fans that this
film would give us incredible new characters that would get as close to our hearts as characters from the
original films.
Suffice to say that many
of the
original film's themes are echoed, and it's to the credit
of screenwriters Hampton Fancher and Michael Green that they delve deeper into this world without giving concrete answers to mysteries that
fans have argued about for decades.
And for that, the
film succeeds, flaws an all, and
fans of the
original should not be disappointed.
«I'm a personal
fan of Bong Joon Ho's epic
film, and jumped at the chance to honor his
original vision, yet expand upon the world and characters with a diverse, award - winning cast,» said Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president
of original programming for TNT.