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A new MR. LIMPET? Hrmm...
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Again, the news is dominated by remakes and reboots. This time it's Disney remaking THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET. They've been trying for a while, but this time it's serious as a movie poster would say. They've locked in ENCHANTED's Kevin Lima to direct the movie guaranteed to have 100% less Don Knotts.
I'm not necessarily down on this project specifically, but we're reaching a point now where fucking everything is just repeating itself. I like Lima as a director and thought ENCHANTED was a ton of fun. It was a smart, cute and fun take on the Disney Princess legacy... and... an original movie.
The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik says this project will continue the tradition of the first in that it will be an animation and live-action hybrid. If Lima really wanted to sway me personally (and I'm sure that's high up on his priority list) then instead of going the CGI route for when his hapless lead becomes a fish we get to see a 2-D classic style animation transformation, like ENCHANTED, but in reverse.
He'd also keep it period and not have this new fish sniffing out underwater Al Qaeda or whatever the modern day threat would be. Nazis in kids movies ALWAYS work. I cite BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS and rest my case.
Lima's got a few projects on his plate at the minute, so who knows how things will end up. If he's directing, I have some degree of interest in this project, but I'd rather see him developing his original material. You?
-Quint
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With Jim Carrey.
I also don't like the original movie. It's a shamless Army Propaganda Movie, disguised as fun for the whole family. -
is all I gotta say for now
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For the time, Limpit had good effects, and a pretty good story. I'm interested to see what Lima, et. al, may do with this.
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At least they're going back further in time for their remakes. How many people (non movie geeks) will even realize that this is a remake?
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If you're worried about everything repeating itself, then why would you want it to be hand-drawn animation? We already have a hand-drawn Mr. Limpet. At least CGI would be something new for the property.
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I'm sure they'll hire Johnny Depp to play Mister L. (because, he's so, like, HOT!), even though they should REALLY get Steve Buscemi. But who would believe Buscemi as a nebbish and nerd women would dismiss? Depp is SO much more believable...BLEH!!! :P
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Unless, of course, you're a bitter paranoid who thinks the military should only be shown in a BAD light. Many of us APPRECIATE films showing how great the soldiers who fight and die for your freedom are.
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True, CGI would be something new from a technology standpoint. I just don't want a photo-realistic talking fish.
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Because you asked for it.
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Jun 12, 2009 6:40:49 AM CDT
No, it's not that they should have shown the Army in a bad light
by derlanghaarige
But toning down the patriotism and the message that "You are not someone until you have served in the Army, even if you are a fish" would have helped. It's a nice story and it made me really sympathize for Mr. Limpet! I just think it would work better, if it would just be about a man who loves the sea and turns into a fish and not a about a man who loves the sea, turns into a fish and wins the war on his own.
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Jun 12, 2009 6:48:24 AM CDT
P.S. The main reason why the news is dominated by remakes...
by derlanghaarige
...and reboots, is because YOU LET THEM DOMINATE THE NEWS! There are way more original movies than remakes being made right now, but nobody ever mentions them. This is why remakes are made: Because they get all the publicity! So stop bitching abot remakes and start looking for all these movies with names that you don't recognize! And you will realize that the world of films is a much better place than the internet wants to make us believe.
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I will smite thee with my media hammer
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He just seems like he'd fit the character Knotts portrayed.
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Sounds like my ex.
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I can't believe this is even real..... dear lord.
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The best remake would be to make all the human parts of the story animated (cel or cgi) and make all the underwater stuff live action, with real sea critters.
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Link: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/1098
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Is there NO originality in Hollywood anymore?? First they destroy Peter Sellers' legacy in the Pink Panther movies, then the Nutty Professor tragedies, now this?! Don Knotts was one of our greatest comedic actors and made the role his. I'm sorry, but I can't see that being recreated in any positive way no matter who is directing it. And there is no way that Jim Carey can pull off what Knotts did without going over the top and ruining it. Unbelievable...
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Maybe they'll get Will Farell so they'll be able to turn a G-Rated classic into an obscenity spewn
F-bomb fest as we watch Disney incorporate more and more foul language into their family features every year.
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I'm not buying into the idea that Hollywood has run out of ideas, but instead hold firm to the opinion that it's just sheer laziness.
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..that Mr. Limpet has Matrix style 'arms free' glasses! I watched this constantly as a kid. Holy cow, when you think about it, a man falls into a completly different world, dodges procetiles that slowly come at him leaving a wake of turbulence, has powers no other has!
The Matrix was the first Mr. Limpet remake! -
Disney's in a bit of a pickle here...if you go CG, you draw inevitable comparisons to the biggest fish movie ever, NEMO. Problem is, Lasseter might poke his nose into production but this will NOT be a Pixar film. On the other hand, if you go 2-D, costs can go through the roof and even if it's not a "pure" 2-D movie (accounting for the live action) if it bombs, the 2-D renaissance evaporates before it even has a chance to get started again.
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Cast Jason Biggs in the Don Knotts role. Get Tim Story to direct. Get Timbaland to produce the soundtrack, and you got a hit.
"that a boy Arthur!" -
... too close in theme to Finding Nemo, isn't it? I dunno. Too bad Don Knotts is no longer around to do a cameo or something... he was awesome in Pleasantville.
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...what was the name of the film reviewer alter ego he did?
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Poppins, This one, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (which now sounds like some S&M flick).
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...but I hadn't seen it in 40 years. So I bought a copy from the $5 bin at Best Buy and watched it with the kids.Incredible is the word -- incredibly boring. Holey shirts, what a weird, insipid movie. NOT worth a re-make, by any stretch of the imagination.
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THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN is infinitely better... saw it at a drive-in first-run back in the Stone Age. I still watch it every couple of months, and it still kills. I can only hope to god they don't try to remake that too...
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Only think it will have in common with the original is a guy turning into a fish. No Nazis, probably no military connection. Probably an eccentric fish collector becomes obsessed with collecting the rare Mr. Limpet, and Mr. Limpet ends up freeing all the rare fish who--sad in their aquarium prison--have been caught by the eccentric fish collector over the years. Also, he'll have to deal with some nasty sharks.
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Please cast Eddie Murphy!
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I don't WANNA go limp with laughter!
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It's "Atta boy, Luther." Just so you know. I take my "Ghost and Mr. Chicken" seriously.
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Thanks. I have been hitting the Jim Bean and Sundrop early today, my bad. Just think, CGI flowing out of the painting, what an improvement this version will be!
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My Dad was a huge fan of this movie and he played it for me like six years ago, I absolutely loved it. Very cute and heart warming. Don Knotts was awesome in the role. With that said, I have no interest in seeing the new one.
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Why is Disney remaking a Warner Brothers animated film?? Don't they have their own stuff they could rehash, like, perhaps, Roger Rabbit? Pete's Dragon? Isn't Warners still selling the original on DVD?
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"This time, we're going for a darker, edgier INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET." You know it to be true.
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... during the movie, when Limpet (of course) discovers that the enemy isn't really the "bad guy," but rather it's the very people who are putting him up to his military duties that are responsible. "Don't you SEE? IT'S ALL AMERICA'S FAULT - EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME!" Can't wait. To be written by the author of REDACTED, STOP LOSS and LIONS FOR LAMBS.
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Not because of Limpit but because it seems like we will never see anything new ever again. Or maybe 1 or 2 new things a year at best and none of it in the genre arena.
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Vin Diesel behind the wheel. Danny Devito dons his Penguin costume yet again to play the childcatcher.
Holy shit, now I know why the Penguin scared the fuck outta me in Batman Returns. He reminded me of the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. -
Have him attacking and devouring Nazis in glorious R rated gore. You can thank me for the heads up later, Hollywood.
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Steve Buscemmi. Yep, Mr. Pink.
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That's about all we can do...
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It will leave your dick limp with laughter -- and saltpeter!
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman confirmed for the Cat.
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Hollywood is about as original as a carbon copy. Grow a nutsack and develop something ENTIRELY NEW.
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The article Quint linked to doesn't mention Disney- it's a Warner Bros. update of the film. But the article does say that it was corrected, so maybe it used to say Disney. Just FYI!
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