Just noticed they are making the old tv show into a movie. LINK
When I first saw this I was hoping for a tv remake and a new weekly series. Basically turning it into a horror movie.
Yep, they’re giving it the Banana Splits treatment.
De pain! De pain!
I’m not buying Michael Pena as Mr. Rourke, whether the friendly but omnipotent original version, or this twisted one.
Hey, it worked for the Banana Splits.
The original wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows 24/7.
(that scene scared the shit out of me as a kid, which is why I remebered it existed 40 years later)There were also the two episodes in which Roddy McDowall played the Devil.
Well, there goes years of therapy…damn.
I’m looking forward to the movie -
I remember watching the original Fantasy Island movie. Mr. Rourke was *not *a nice guy- the entire premise had a dark undertone of The Monkey’s Paw, almost as if he were a djinn.
Didn’t it get sanitized and mellower over the course of the show?
Oh.
No Tattoo replacement.
Considering whoever that is playing Mr. Rourke, they might as well have gotten Brian Windhorst. or Arash Madani
(Would’ve been way cheaper, too.)
Also - not too curious in finding out how the resort’s damage control team spin their way out of the poor optics of constantly killing the guests.
If the elevator button you’re asked to press has what looks like a snake symbol on it, you might want to think twice about actually pressing it. I mean, unless you’re really into snakes or something.
I recall enjoying the first few episodes of the remake staring from 1998-99 with Malcom McDowell. I liked the tone and preferred it to the re-boot of the Love Boat.
I would have like to have seen more of that version and need to sit down and give it a re-watch. As for the movie, I’ll probably catch it at some point. The tailer did get my interest.
The Manimal reboot, though…When that happens - lights out!
I guess they couldn’t afford Tom Cruise
Too bad. He wouldn’t have needed heel lifts for the role. Could even go barefoot. Hey, how’s the weather down there?
Ok, I’ll say it… that was damn funny.
It’s currently in 4th place for the weekend. Surprising given it’s 9% at RT and has a C- CinemaScore.
(Could be worse, could be the Fey-Ferrell flick Downhill, which got a D CinemaScore. Such a score for a regular film is very uncommon. It may finish in the top ten which is actually above some predictions!)
It was apparently made on a $7m budget, which I figure means that things could be a lot worse for it; it doesn’t need to do all that great to, uh, do all that great.
It’s Blumhouse, right?
That’s their secret. Horror movies, done fairly cheaply - but professionally - lead to a modest but satisfying profit. Make one or two per year and roll to glory. If one becomes a hit by surprise, hey! Bonus!
I can’t argue with their approach. They’re subverting the ‘blockbuster’ trope. Hell, it’s what Woody Allen, Kevin Smith and so forth have been doing for years. Make a movie, don’t spend to much and cash checks.