so they're remaking "A Tale of Two Sisters", one of my favorite movies of all time. the original was a beautiful, disturbing masterpiece that is, to this day, one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. so that means it's going to be remade or something.
I guess because American audiences should never have to, you know, think about things. it took two viewings for things to click for me with that movie, and the experience was so much richer because the movie didn't spell things out for you, it got under your skin and stayed with you. and I can very much already tell that this is not going to be the case with the American version. despite starring the very lovely Emily Browning (who I would sell away all my possessions to **** the **** out of), I just get a very bad feeling. the same bad feeling I get every time I think about the (thankfully) canceled "Oldboy" remake, or the "Battle Royale" remake currently in production.
someone has to stop this, but who's a bad enough dude?
"Part of our job in trying to translate movies like this to an American audience is to clarify the narrative substantially so that it's understandable to the Western audience, but not lose that certain edge of ambiguity that makes Asian cinema really fascinating," says Parkes.
For anyone who has seen the original, you know that there is an unexpected twist at the end of the film that makes it especially chilling. The isolation of Bowen Island (it is a heavily forested area, a boat ride from Vancouver, and the mansion itself is completely locked away from other residences) adds to the suspense and loneliness of the story. "Well, I love the setting. I think it really, to film a place like this, you can, you can't really go wrong," smiles Menzies.
For anyone who has seen the original, you know that there is an unexpected twist at the end of the film that makes it especially chilling. The isolation of Bowen Island (it is a heavily forested area, a boat ride from Vancouver, and the mansion itself is completely locked away from other residences) adds to the suspense and loneliness of the story. "Well, I love the setting. I think it really, to film a place like this, you can, you can't really go wrong," smiles Menzies.
someone has to stop this, but who's a bad enough dude?
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