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This blogfest comes to us courtesy of the Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh, with co-hosts Al Diaz, Livia Peterson, and Stephen Tremp.
My first movie remake qualifies as a Best and a Worst.
The Best goes to the 1954 version of A Star is Born staring Judy Garland.
This was a remake of the 1937 version which starred Janet Gaynor.
But a Worst goes to the 1976 version starring Barbra Streisand.
My second Best remake goes to Ocean's 11.
I'm awarding this one not because the 1960 original was bad - it wasn't. In fact, I really like the Rat Pack version.
But it's a lot harder for a remake to top a good original than a stinker and I think the 2001version did just that.
My second Worst remake award goes to Sabrina.
The 1954 original was a delightful romantic comedy starring
Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden
It was nominated for several Academy Awards and remains a favorite classic.
The 1995 version starred Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, and Greg Kinnear.
I really expected to like this movie. I love romantic comedy and...well, it was Harrison Ford. But the movie was flat, there was no chemistry between Ford and Ormond, and the whole thing was just a waste of two hours.
This last one isn't exactly a movie remake but I'm including it anyway. .
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a wonderful animated Christmas show based on the book by Dr. Seuss and perfectly narrated by the great Boris Karloff.
It happens to be my favorite Christmas special and I watch it every year.
It DID NOT need to be made into a feature film vehicle for Jim Carrey.
Okay, those are my picks. What do you think? Agree? Disagree? What would be yours?
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Joke of the Day:
My
neighbor was working in his yard when a late model car came crashing through his hedge and ended up in his front
lawn.
He rushed to help an elderly lady driver out of the car and sat her down on a lawn chair.
"Ma'am, forgive me, but you appear quite elderly to be driving."
"Well, yes, I am," she replied proudly. "I'll be 97 next month, and I am now old enough that I don't even need a driver's license anymore."
He rushed to help an elderly lady driver out of the car and sat her down on a lawn chair.
"Ma'am, forgive me, but you appear quite elderly to be driving."
"Well, yes, I am," she replied proudly. "I'll be 97 next month, and I am now old enough that I don't even need a driver's license anymore."
"You don't need one?"
"Nope. The last time I went to my doctor, he examined me and asked if I had a driver's license. I told him yes and handed it to him. He took scissors out of the drawer, cut the license into pieces, and threw them in the waste basket. Then he told me, 'You won't need this anymore.' So I thanked him and I left!"
"Nope. The last time I went to my doctor, he examined me and asked if I had a driver's license. I told him yes and handed it to him. He took scissors out of the drawer, cut the license into pieces, and threw them in the waste basket. Then he told me, 'You won't need this anymore.' So I thanked him and I left!"
