I love the Burt Reynolds version. I also love De Palma movies.
But enough-is-a-fucking-enough!
But I wish they'd just stop remaking classics and sticking Jason-Fucking-Statham in them. He rarely convinces as a genuine tough-guy...but it doesn't stop hollywood hiring him to rape the memory of Carradine, Bronson...and now Burt Reynolds.
I actually like Statham (in a sort of Danny Dyer kinda' way) but 'muscles' don't make you a tough-guy, Jason mate.
I'm sure he enjoys the paychecks (and all) but even he must be pissed off at always landing second-hand scripts and concepts at the moment (and YES, i know HEAT is based on a William Goldman novel) But Statham is pissing all over what possible potential, he once had.
And thinking back to the (putrid) MECHANIC remake (which was cat-shit from a dog's arse) I'm guessing the HEAT update will be more of the same?
Although I'm sure it's target audience (i.e, 13 year old boys with wavey hair, 'jeggins' and mobile-phone-life-support-systems) will find it 'kick ass' enough to clog up the multiplexes (groan!)
For the record, HEAT (1986) is a masterpiece, that I've forced upon many a disinterested friend, over the years. Reynolds plays a world-weary tough guy, Nick Escalante, living out his later years as a bodyguard-for-hire in Las Vegas. All Nick wants to do is retire in Venice, but being a gambling addict doesn't help his financial problems. So things look up, when a wealthy young broker offers Escalante big bucks to teach him about courage. However, Nicks past catches up with him, in the form of a brattish mob boss...eager for Escalante's blood.
The remake (I'm 99% sure) will have a gayballs nu-metal soundtrack, a truck explosion, and another silly anglo-American-cockney accent from Statham.....Truly fucking sad times we live in!
Oh, and I can't wait for Tarantino to suddenly proclaim the 1986 version as his 'new' favourite movie of all time (leading to his fan-boys adding extrta revenue to this unwarranted remake)
But enough-is-a-fucking-enough!
But I wish they'd just stop remaking classics and sticking Jason-Fucking-Statham in them. He rarely convinces as a genuine tough-guy...but it doesn't stop hollywood hiring him to rape the memory of Carradine, Bronson...and now Burt Reynolds.
I actually like Statham (in a sort of Danny Dyer kinda' way) but 'muscles' don't make you a tough-guy, Jason mate.
I'm sure he enjoys the paychecks (and all) but even he must be pissed off at always landing second-hand scripts and concepts at the moment (and YES, i know HEAT is based on a William Goldman novel) But Statham is pissing all over what possible potential, he once had.
And thinking back to the (putrid) MECHANIC remake (which was cat-shit from a dog's arse) I'm guessing the HEAT update will be more of the same?
Although I'm sure it's target audience (i.e, 13 year old boys with wavey hair, 'jeggins' and mobile-phone-life-support-systems) will find it 'kick ass' enough to clog up the multiplexes (groan!)
For the record, HEAT (1986) is a masterpiece, that I've forced upon many a disinterested friend, over the years. Reynolds plays a world-weary tough guy, Nick Escalante, living out his later years as a bodyguard-for-hire in Las Vegas. All Nick wants to do is retire in Venice, but being a gambling addict doesn't help his financial problems. So things look up, when a wealthy young broker offers Escalante big bucks to teach him about courage. However, Nicks past catches up with him, in the form of a brattish mob boss...eager for Escalante's blood.
The remake (I'm 99% sure) will have a gayballs nu-metal soundtrack, a truck explosion, and another silly anglo-American-cockney accent from Statham.....Truly fucking sad times we live in!
Oh, and I can't wait for Tarantino to suddenly proclaim the 1986 version as his 'new' favourite movie of all time (leading to his fan-boys adding extrta revenue to this unwarranted remake)
Yup, I was right...it was shit
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