Sarkissian Remaking Mad Detective and Mission

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April 17, 2009

"Rush Hour" producer Arthur Sarkissian has acquired rights to remake The Mad Detective and The Mission, two crime thrillers directed by Hong Kong helmer Johnnie To.

Variety says Sarkissian described To's 2007 film as a psychological thriller about a police detective who uses his ability to see the inner personalities of suspects to solve crimes.

To's 1999 film The Mission is the story of a mob boss who survives an assassination attempt and hires five bodyguards to protect him. The bonds of the guards are tested when the boss orders them to kill one of their own after he's suspected of bedding the boss's wife.

To is preparing to direct The Red Circle, a remake of the Jean-Pierre Melville-directed 1970 film Le Cercle Rouge.

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jrrrz

April 17, 2009

when is Hollywood gonna stop remaking other peoples creative ideas ?????

Posted by:

annoyed Roddy

April 17, 2009

When will annoying bloggers on here stop complaining about remakes and sequels when they have plenty of original films to watch right now like Adventureland, Observe and Report, State of Play, 17 Again, Fighting, Obsessed, The Soloist, Duplicity, I Love You Man, Knowing, Miss March, 12 Rounds, Haunting in Connecticut, and Monsters Vs. Aliens.

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annoyed Roddy

April 17, 2009

That's compared to Fast & Furious, Dragonball, Crank 2, Last House on the Left and Race to Witch Mountain. That is a 14 to 5 ratio of remakes and sequels to original scripts all released in a two month period.

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darkrealm2k3

April 17, 2009

I know it can be annoying but come on, why should we have to pay 10-15 bucks on a crappy remake? I think this is why so few foreign directors come over to the States to remake their films b/c everything has to be americanized (humor, morality). Just watch Mad Detective and The Mission (great films) when the remakes come to the theaters; Chances are they won't be nearly as good.

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jrrrz

April 17, 2009

to annoying roddy: i have seen all of these titles you are recommending and most of them are CRAP !!!!! the only notable exceptions were Monsters vs Aliens , The Soloist, and Adventureland was halfway decent. plus a lot of us fans are getting tired of seeing Seth Rogen's fat face in almost every movie out there.
most of the other " original " titles you mention are not original at all, they have been done before and done better.

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