Remake of the Stepford Wives - Page 3

06-18-2004, 03:21 AM

I bought the new DVD release of the original today and I gotta say...there's no way to top it. I saw absolutly no flaws. At least with other recent re-makes you could argue that the originals were low budget and they're getting a chance with higher budgets (and their plots were pretty basic). But with Stepford Wives it's not a zombie or gore filled story so a larger budget isn't neccessary to improve effects and the story is suchy a story from the 70's (women's rights and equality) that you really can't bring it into the 21st century. Katherine Ross' Joanna was a photographer who put her aspirations aside to have her family but tries to keep herself active in photography whereas Kidman's Joanna is a TV exec who was fired? I think the main theme in the story was lost.

06-18-2004, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Deus Ex Machina

Katherine Ross' Joanna was a photographer who put her aspirations aside to have her family but tries to keep herself active in photography whereas Kidman's Joanna is a TV exec who was fired? I think the main theme in the story was lost.

I agree with that 100% and that's where they lost me within the 1st five minutes of the film.

06-18-2004, 03:38 AM

Well I have to ask why you even saw it if that was a huge disappointment for you. Almost all of the TV spots and trailers set up the movie by explaining who Joanna is and why she moves to Stepford.

06-18-2004, 03:44 AM

Because I thought the comedic aspects of the movie would make up for the lameness of the new plot, I was wrong. That wasn't the main thing that disappointed me anyway it's just what kept me shaking my head in disgust throughout the movie.

shift · 06-18-2004, 04:21 AM

Is it worth owning? I meant the original version (of course)?

06-18-2004, 04:24 AM

The original version, hell yes, it's one of my favorite films.

Katatonia · 06-18-2004, 04:31 AM

I was very disappointed in the remake, which I caught at the theater few nights ago. I'm a big fan of the original movie, which is infinitely superior.

06-18-2004, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by shift

Is it worth owning? I meant the original version (of course)?

It's certainly not for everyone (my dad and his girlfriend thought it was boring and one of the worst they've seen... grrr

) but even though the pace is slow I think it's one of the most interesting films out there and endlessly quoteable.

In fact, Shoes and I spent practically a whole chat quoting lines from the movie. See my sig for an example.

In fact -gasp- I think the original Stepford Wives just might be my new favorite movie of all time! (At least for the moment).

dwatts · 04-23-2005, 03:01 PM

Myself and two beers sat down last night to watch the remake.

Going in I kept one thing straight in my head: This is NOT a horror film, it's a comedy. So I was not expecting to be scared (and I wasn't disapointed).

There are many scenes from the original in this, but since the tone is much more light-hearted, they felt as different as they were the same.

I think much of the time we're unfair toward comedies, if they don't have us falling out of our chair in hysterics, we consider they weren't funny enough. This remake is a "Black-comedy", and I don't think it was ever meant to have us rolling in the aisles. As far as the humor went, it was exactly what I expected, a sideways glance at the stupidity of supressing women as a lifestyle. We get to laugh at ourselves, but that's about it.

The GOOD: Some nice humor, and unexpectd bashing of some American Businesses "He works for AOL", "Really? Is that why it's so slow?" Nicole Kidman looks gorgeous, I could watch her all day long. The main characters drive the same car as I do

The BAD: Without menace, treading a well worn path (the story is well known) is problematic. Why are we watching? A stupid CGI dog. Also, the tacked on ending (which goes beyond the original) is truly lame. The people that made this film just didn't have the balls to give us a downbeat ending, so we get this lame Avengers rip-off.

Worth owning? For most of you, probably not. Worth renting? For most of you, probably not. Forgive me, Kidman is just too cute for me to complain too much

As a film - 4.5 out of 10
As a HORROR film: 0 out of ten.

06-18-2004, 04:21 AM	#35
shift Ring who? Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: - TeXaS - Posts: 3,434	Is it worth owning? I meant the original version (of course)? __________________ “I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure”

06-18-2004, 04:31 AM	#37
Katatonia Hellbound Heart Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15,885	I was very disappointed in the remake, which I caught at the theater few nights ago. I'm a big fan of the original movie, which is infinitely superior. __________________ "The machines are faster and the bombs are worse, as we're all sucked into this unholy curse." - Saint Vitus - War Is Our Destiny DVD Profiler Collection

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06-18-2004, 03:21 AM	#31
Deus Ex Machina Guest Posts: n/a	I bought the new DVD release of the original today and I gotta say...there's no way to top it. I saw absolutly no flaws. At least with other recent re-makes you could argue that the originals were low budget and they're getting a chance with higher budgets (and their plots were pretty basic). But with Stepford Wives it's not a zombie or gore filled story so a larger budget isn't neccessary to improve effects and the story is suchy a story from the 70's (women's rights and equality) that you really can't bring it into the 21st century. Katherine Ross' Joanna was a photographer who put her aspirations aside to have her family but tries to keep herself active in photography whereas Kidman's Joanna is a TV exec who was fired? I think the main theme in the story was lost.

06-18-2004, 03:38 AM	#33
Mattster Guest Posts: n/a	Well I have to ask why you even saw it if that was a huge disappointment for you. Almost all of the TV spots and trailers set up the movie by explaining who Joanna is and why she moves to Stepford.

06-18-2004, 03:44 AM	#34
IGotsNewShoes Guest Posts: n/a	Because I thought the comedic aspects of the movie would make up for the lameness of the new plot, I was wrong. That wasn't the main thing that disappointed me anyway it's just what kept me shaking my head in disgust throughout the movie.

06-18-2004, 04:24 AM	#36
IGotsNewShoes Guest Posts: n/a	The original version, hell yes, it's one of my favorite films.

04-23-2005, 03:01 PM	#39
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	Myself and two beers sat down last night to watch the remake. Going in I kept one thing straight in my head: This is NOT a horror film, it's a comedy. So I was not expecting to be scared (and I wasn't disapointed). There are many scenes from the original in this, but since the tone is much more light-hearted, they felt as different as they were the same. I think much of the time we're unfair toward comedies, if they don't have us falling out of our chair in hysterics, we consider they weren't funny enough. This remake is a "Black-comedy", and I don't think it was ever meant to have us rolling in the aisles. As far as the humor went, it was exactly what I expected, a sideways glance at the stupidity of supressing women as a lifestyle. We get to laugh at ourselves, but that's about it. The GOOD: Some nice humor, and unexpectd bashing of some American Businesses "He works for AOL", "Really? Is that why it's so slow?" Nicole Kidman looks gorgeous, I could watch her all day long. The main characters drive the same car as I do The BAD: Without menace, treading a well worn path (the story is well known) is problematic. Why are we watching? A stupid CGI dog. Also, the tacked on ending (which goes beyond the original) is truly lame. The people that made this film just didn't have the balls to give us a downbeat ending, so we get this lame Avengers rip-off. Worth owning? For most of you, probably not. Worth renting? For most of you, probably not. Forgive me, Kidman is just too cute for me to complain too much As a film - 4.5 out of 10 As a HORROR film: 0 out of ten.