I agree completely with the importance of looking at films with an open
minded, even if only as a cultural phenomenon , and once it's out on video,
I'll probably end up seeing "The Waterboy" if only because one of my kids will
be watching it three times a day.
As for the "Psycho" remake, I agree that having a new director remake an
earlier script may allow for a genuine comparison of directorial styles, but
that;s not what we have here. By completely duplicating Hitchcock's film scene
for scene, shot for shot and even note for note (the differences and/or
additions are minimal), we have a film without a director. Van Sant eliminates
himself from the film altogether.
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