The Woman in Black: The Nerd Appropriate Review
A movie called “The Woman in Black” appeared in my Direct TV queue the other day and because of my unnatural obsession with all things paranormal, there was little I could do to combat its pull. Now, before you get all “OMG, I can’t believe you didn’t know about it” or “Ugh, isn’t that the one with Harry Potter not being Harry Potter” on me, hear me out. This film was quite good. Yes, it can be difficult to see Daniel Radcliffe as anything other than the brooding kid with glasses and an owl, but the way the movie progressed from first conflict to denouement was outstanding. I literally screamed at a couple key points in between, so the thrill factor was certainly present.
There is no way Total Recall needs a remake! I still watch the original, it’s still a really awesome movie. yeah some of the ‘tech’ might seem campy, but it’s… too good. I am always super wary of remakes.
I’d be happier if studies just tried to create something NEW that was good instead!
Yes! I still watch Total Recall too. In this particular instance, I think that a pseudo-sequel or “spiritual successor” might have been a better angle than just a straight up remake, which this appears to be.
With a little digging you can still find the clip. I just watched it and it looks fun… definitely something I would be interested in watching. But…why Total Recall. They could have just taken the plot, changed the names and a few little things and called it “Mind Expander: Time Flux Extension” and there would be no fuss.
This one time I stuck a coat hangar up my nose in order to do a reenactment of the scene where Arnold pulls out the freakishly large tracking device… I stretched my nose hole out so much that it bruised and turned black…. Total Recall