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What a shame. From Zacharek's review, the film of "Rent" sounds like it'll be very much like the stage show. I had great hopes they'd take the opportunity to correct the mistakes in the stage show for the purposes of the film.
(And I'm usually a true-blue viewer; I *like* my stage shows, and generally get put out when the screenplays deviate too far!)
-C.E. Murphy
Like someone who posted earlier, the first trailer I saw for The Pink Panther told me it was going to be awful, and I *like* Steve Martin. All it did, in fact, was make me want to go and rent the original immediately--which, when you get right down to it, can't be a bad thing.
I do wish the studios would catch on to the idea of doing re-releases for old films instead of remaking them. Think of it: whole generations introduced to film noir, to movie musicals, to great classics, all for a fraction of the price of remaking movies. A modest advertising budget and who knows, studios might find they've got an old hit on their hands.
-C.E. Murphy
