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Author Topic: FAME (2009) Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-03-2009 07:26 PM                     So has anyone see this one? I know the original really captured the mood and feel of 1980 and the music from it lives on to this day. This is another film I don't understand why they are remaking so soon (if at all)...yes, it has been 30-years but the original did not need remaking. So...any reviews? Steve  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-04-2009 03:07 AM                        And to add insult to injury, they won't let the art houses play the Alan Parker 1980 original. It would be nice of they let us play the original; my market hook would be, "Hey, wanna see the real thing?"  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-04-2009 04:09 AM                        I always thought FAME was just a TV show.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-04-2009 05:39 PM                     The movie isn't doing well at Rotten Tomatoes, scoring only 29%. Some critics say the movie seems more directed at cashing in on the High School Musical craze instead of being a worth remake of the 1980 film -which has an RT score of 95%.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-04-2009 06:04 PM                        I've never really looked up old movies on RT, but is it possible that most people who rate an old movie are the ones who love it? I remember when the original FAME came out -- I inquired about booking it, and our booker said "Sure, you can have it....if you want to have an empty theatre for a week." It just wasn't a small-town picture. I get the feeling this one wouldn't be much better for us, but we might wind up playing it anyway since product is so slim right now.  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 10-04-2009 06:37 PM                     The sound mixer for the 1980 Fame went on to develop SDDS for Sony. I was blown away by the 70mm 6-track mix for it! The 80s showed a lot of promise with pop rock mixes on 70mm with Alan Parker directing both Fame and The Wall. Seems most movies since then with pop or rock have not used the 6 channel potential as effectively. The new Fame is barely worth mentioning.  |  IP: Logged Robert Crabtree Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Largo, FL Registered: May 2008 posted 10-05-2009 02:46 PM                     It's okay as far as I'm concerned, but I'm far more generous than most people will be. See Freshman sing and dance! See Sophomores sing and dance! See Juniors...and so on, with individual problems thrown in to create something of a plot. Never seen the original, but I think this is probably meant to a family flick.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-05-2009 04:10 PM                     quote: Robert Crabtree but I think this is probably meant to a family flick. And therein lies the difference. The original was in no way a family flick. It is a fantastic 126 minutes though. See it if you haven't. This one's been wrung through the sanitiser so many times I keep expecting to see Bambi and the little blue birds on people's shoulders.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-05-2009 05:06 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley I've never really looked up old movies on RT, but is it possible that most people who rate an old movie are the ones who love it? From how the RT page looked on the 1980 version of Fame, it appeared they were rating the movie based at least in part on old reviews of the movie published at the time of its release.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-14-2009 12:07 PM                        Well, we wound up playing this over the last week. It didn't do much business, but women from age 7 to 77 (literally -- my Mom was in the audience last night) seemed to enjoy it. The men, not so much. It gave the subwoofers a good workout, I'll say that for it.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-14-2010 01:23 PM                        I watched the remake of FAME on Blu-Ray last night and enjoyed it very much. Yes, I agree that this new version is not in the same league as the original Alan Parker film but it was still very entertaining. I am not too much into pop music but I really enjoyed the selections I heard in this film. The picture and sound was excellent on BD. 3 out of five -Claude  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-14-2010 03:51 PM                     Wow, so was that something like 90 days from first run to home video?  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-15-2010 01:36 AM                     Just a bit over...it was released September 23. Around 113 days.  |  IP: Logged

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