Andrew,
I agree that Gus VAn Sant's new Psycho is worth a look. What fascinates
me about this is the extent to which Van Sant's choices could illuminate
Hitchcock's. This is really an opportunity to see the master's hand at
work. Hopefully, it will not simply be annoying that Van Sant cuts too
late here or too early there: it will bring into sharp relief the reasons
why the master cut when he did or lingered when de did. Only two versions
this closely aligned could give us this opportunity; i.e., the same
shooting script, the same music [apparently, Bernard Hermann's original
score, "updated" by _________].
Cheers,
MArty.
On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Andrew Albert J. Ty wrote:
> I must admit that I'm waiting to watch Psycho. Like most--if not
> all--Hitchcock fans, I didn't think it was a good idea for them to remake the
> film (my favorite Hitchcock film, incidentally) or to "update" it or whatever
> it is they claim they're doing. Nevertheless, Van Sant has proven to be an
> "interesting" filmmaker. The Psycho sequels were pretty bad but not bad enough
> to detract from the original, so I'm willing to give the new Psycho a chance.
> On the other hand, I'm thinking of the horrible experiences I've had watching
> The Birds 2: Land's End (a "sequel" that seems to be more "remake" at some
> points) and Diabolique (not Hitchcock, but something that I think may have a
> similar appeal). Still, to make explicit what I've been implying, if the
> remake is bad, it's not going to detract from the original. Who knows? If
> there are no availability problems, it might just happen that people will
> start seeking out the original on video.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> Tammy Stone wrote:
>
> > Why not hold out for the ultimate spectacle? Because Psycho is about to
> > be released, and it will be a hoot to see what kind of film Gus Van Sant
> > thinks he is making by changing nothing but the colour of the film (and
> > presumably the amount of money Marion steals!) Who's not going to see
> > this "film"?
>
>
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