A few reasons why MTV's upcoming remake of
Skins sounds like a really really bad idea;
1. It's a remake
2. Judging from the
previews the first episode is a scene-by-scene remake. Gus Van Sant's Psycho, anyone?
3. The original premiered in the UK less than 4 years ago. It's not like watching it makes you feel like you're staring into a time capsule. OK, so Twitter was a non-entity back then, but this show isn't one to name-drop tech trends anyway (why do I feel like the US version will be different...)
4. The MTV-casting looks severely underwhelming. No
Hannah Murray in that group, for sure.
5. At no point so far has there been confirmation in previews that the fantastic theme song by Fat Segal will be re-used. Granted, the garage and DnB musical elements on the UK version might go over the heads of most viewers on this side of the pond, but one would hope they still manage to re-use the opening song, which by the way is one of the all-time greatest ways to start your day when you wake up feeling exhausted.
6. There's no way MTV will allow the same level of cussing as on the British version, creating yet another sanitized offshoot while supposedly going for maximum edginess.
7. Because I said so
Astounding work all around, from the acting to the directing and the editing (especially during the virtuoso dance sequences). Natalie Portman gives her all in a career performance, and Aronofsky makes an inspired decision to alternate between different genres without really committing to one.
Like a much more stupid version of Cloverfield, but still managed to keep things entertaining thanks to a deft blend of arresting visuals and well-constructed action scenes. This is where it helps to have (very) low expectations when going into a movie.
Tough to see this one and not compare it to last year's comedy smash The Hangover, seeing as they share a star and a director. But Due Date is a much more minor effort, saved in large part by some great scenes sold by both Downey Jr's awesome deadpan and Galifianakis' weirdo routine (although he is much more grating than appealing in this one compared to The Hangover). If nothing else it confirms what I wrote in my previous review: we need more of Juliette Lewis in movies.