Tag Archives: Remake

The Film Pigs Podcast Ep. 5: Remakes, Reboots & Re-Imaginings

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Film Pigs

Please keep your hands inside the ride at all times as we launch into a new Film Pigs Podcast! This episode, the Pigs take on Remakes, Reboots & Re-Imaginings, dissecting why Hollywood has come to rely on the constant stream … Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Mechanic (2011)

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Film Pigs

The Film Pigs launch their 2011 year of vlogging with…a winner! The cranky old guys in the car actually liked something! Everything is looking up! (We’re sick of this.) – IMDb Featured Film Pigs Listicle: Favorite Hitman Movie

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DVD COMMENTARY: The Wolfman (2010)

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Film Pigs

Good Lord, where to start on this one? The Wolfman is a big-budget remake of a classic horror film that incorporates all of the slow, clunky nonsense of the original and adds a tired Anthony Hopkins, a strangely non-compelling Benicio Del Toro, that … Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Film Pigs

The Film Pigs trudge to the cineplex with a vain hope that they will be treated to the Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino but get Death Proof Quentin instead. Nazi-nazi-nazi. Talk-talk-talk. Bore-bore-bore. Explosion. Scalping. Sigh… (IMDb) Featured Film Pigs Listicle: … Continue reading →

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“Cloverfield” Director Set For Pointless “Let The Right One In” Remake

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Skelton

Matt Reeves, of Cloverfield fame, is still plugging away at his American adaptation of Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. I shudder to think of what’s being changed, because the original was basically flawless. (via io9) REALLY? Do … Continue reading →

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