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• They are two of my favorites including.... AudioHead 12:08:34 9/17/99 (2)
  In Reply to: 2 manditory video library choices posted by Mart on September 17, 1999 at 08:15:14:

  "The Island of Lost Souls".

  "Mutiny On The Bounty": Laughton vividly portrays the tyrannical Captain
  Bligh in this epic adventure. Remade in 1962 which falls pitifully short
  of the 1935 classic. Howard not convincing as Bligh; Brando miscast -
  as director Lewis Milestone aptly quipped, "This picture should have been
  called, "The Mutiny of Marlon Brando".

  "The Hunchback of Notre Dame": Arguably Laughton's greatest role in this
  best adaptation of the Hugo novel; no Oscars as this magnificent film was
  overshadowed by "Gone With The Wind"; "Wuthering Heights", "The Wizard of
  Oz" and others that year. Inferior remake in 1957 with Tony Quinn as
  Quasimodo doing a passable job.

  "Island of Lost Souls": Laughton is campily devilish in his role as Dr.
  Moreau, the mad scientist, in this 1933 film classic. 'What Is The Law?'.
  Inferior remake in 1977 with Burt Lancaster as the Doc. Remade again (why?) in 1997 with Brando hammily playing Moreau; great make-up effects
  and panther girl only outstanding features of this atrocity.

  - AudioHead
  
  

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  • Re: They are two of my favorites including.... Ears 13:39:27 9/17/99 (1)
    In Reply to: They are two of my favorites including.... posted by AudioHead on September 17, 1999 at 12:08:34:

    Mutiny on the Bounty gets my vote for best Laughton performance though his performance in Hunchback of Notre Dame was also great. Have you seen the remake of Les Miserables with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush? Rush was an excellent Javert in it. That's one remake that I can recommend.
    
    
    

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    • Re: They are two of my favorites including.... AudioHead 07:29:57 9/18/99 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: They are two of my favorites including.... posted by Ears on September 17, 1999 at 13:39:27:

      Haven't seen it, but might give it a watch. In general, remakes of
      classics fall far short and are rather pointless; e.g., "King Kong",
      Invasions of the Body Snatchers", "The Thing", etc.; sometimes there
      are exceptions, especially going from silent to talkie. I'm a big fan of
      B&W so color as a determining criterion doesn't cut it with me; it sure
      didn't help on the remakes of "Island of Lost Souls". - AH
      
      

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