Oh wouldn't this be loverly

[lovetheeloquence]

I guess as far as musicals go it's important to remember that with the classics like My Fair Lady, the Sound of Music, Camelot, etc... they were performed on stage well before they were ever films. This also is true of many dramas, comedies and on and on. So they are the originals. We see movies as classics because they are the versions we remember the best. But many, many films that we think are originals were actually done on film in earlier versions. The Phantom of the Opera is probably one of the best examples. Though not all versions are musical, there are over 10 "remakes" of the original silent picture with Lon Chaney. If it hadn't been remade and reinterpreted, we would never have had Gerard Butler performing the part. And there actually is another musical version by a different song writer that was written before Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote the Phantom we love.

One last note on remakes...sometimes they are remade to make them relevant to changes in the world over time. "You've Got Mail" is a brilliant interpretation of the Shopgirl story, which has also been done several times very successfully. And "You've Got Mail" was a smash at the box office and in video and DVD sales.

Once again we are taught that there are no absolutes. My college advisor always told us when we asked what was right or the best or how we should do a piece ..."it depends."

Again, I personally love Gerry's original performances. But he's never disappointed me and I don't expect that he ever will!

Once again, here's to what he generously and most beautifully brings to us in the future no matter what it is!

[AngelofMusic]

if you knew anything about Dracula films, you would know that over 100 Dracula films have been made since the 1897 publishing of the novel, on both that big screen and the small screen....Gerry portraying the character is irrelevent, He isnt the first to portray the character and he won`t be the last. You could argue the same thing with Phantom.

Excuse me If I dont enjoy seeing perfectly good movies re-done because someone cannot be original. I know my films and I can open up my mind just fine, if the idea is good....

I am extremely opened minded to something that truly insprires me, that speaks to me....some re-hashed movie doesn`t inspire me. I am wise beyond my years, and just because I am 21, it doesnt mean I haven`t lived life....I have.

Edited October 28, 2009 by AngelofMusic

[andrea71]

Hate to say it, but if its ever a remake...I will pass...its just what I would do.

I would always support Gerry in whatever he does. It is not about the film; it is about his hard work and his performance.

[AngelofMusic]

Hate to say it, but if its ever a remake...I will pass...its just what I would do.

I would always support Gerry in whatever he does. It is not about the film; it is about his hard work and his performance.

All I said is its just what I would do, just me....just me. I will continue to support Gerry, if I didn`t then I wouldn`t be here. I don`t have to see something If I don`t want to. Does that make me a bad fan? I don`t think so.

Edited October 28, 2009 by AngelofMusic

[GBPhanatic]

if you knew anything about Dracula films, you would know that over 100 Dracula films have been made since the 1897 publishing of the novel, on both that big screen and the small screen....Gerry portraying the character is irrelevent, He isnt the first to portray the character and he won`t be the last.

Obviously, I don't know as much as you. I was, however, referring to the tale of Dracula and his quest for his beloved, which was portrayed in this movie my someone named Mary and was actually Wilamena Murray Harker in the original of Bram Stokers. Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder played the love interests in this version. I loved that movie. There was a 1922 version, Nosferatu, and then a comedy version, Love At First Bite, with George Hamilton and Susan St. James was the spoof on the same story line, Dracula seeking out his mate. These are my four so I guess I've come up about 96 movies short, so......

It's been done over and over and will be done again I'm sure. There are many movies about vampires, hence Twilight, etc., but there is only one Dracula. That is unless you "count" this guy:

Delene

[andrea71]

Hate to say it, but if its ever a remake...I will pass...its just what I would do.

I would always support Gerry in whatever he does. It is not about the film; it is about his hard work and his performance.

All I said is its just what I would do, just me....just me. I will continue to support Gerry, if I didn`t then I wouldn`t be here. I don`t have to see something If I don`t want to. Does that make me a bad fan? I don`t think so.

No, you don't have to see it if you don't want to. All I am saying is that I would see anything that Gerry is in regardless of the film. I see them because of Gerry's excellent performance. He can make any role unique and enjoyable. That is all I care about.

Is there a term "bad fan"? Seems like and oxymoron.

[GBPhanatic]

Hate to say it, but if its ever a remake...I will pass...its just what I would do.

I would always support Gerry in whatever he does. It is not about the film; it is about his hard work and his performance.

All I said is its just what I would do, just me....just me. I will continue to support Gerry, if I didn`t then I wouldn`t be here. I don`t have to see something If I don`t want to. Does that make me a bad fan? I don`t think so.

No, you don't have to see it if you don't want to. All I am saying is that I would see anything that Gerry is in regardless of the film. I see them because of Gerry's excellent performance. He can make any role unique and enjoyable. That is all I care about.

Is there a term "bad fan"? Seems like and oxymoron.

You know, I have to be honest here and say, there is but one movie of Gerry's I will never see. I've heard all about it and that's enough to know I don't want it to destroy that image I've built up of him (just kidding).

Delene

[Donnie]

I think Gerry would be great. He can play a wussy if he wanted to. He is that good. I mean he played a Spartan and then he got his arse whooped good and proper by Pierce Brosnan in Shattered. He is not good for just one kind of role. I think he is highly versatile. Rex Harrison doesn't strike me as a Wuss either.

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Actually, I think GB would be gorgeous as Mr. Higgins!!! I liked Rex Harrison, but there are so many adaptations (stage) of My Fair Lady, and so many perfect Prof. Higginses! I hope that they would not make just a "1964 film remake", the musical existed before and still is staged, so if people still go to see it, why wouldn't they come to cinema? Of course, in this case, everybody will compare with it with the existing film version (and there would definitely be a lot of criticism that R. Harrison was different as prof. Higgins, no matter who played the role in the new version), but why not a new version? As to the role of Lisa, I do not mind Ms. Knightley, of course, there might be other choices....

[Guest Kyriem]

To be honest, I can't see Gerry is this role at all. He is simply too manly and rugged. Higgins has to be a bit of a wuss. I could see Jude Law in the role, and Higgins does not have to be a good singer. He just has to have the ability to talk/sing very precisely in a perfect British dialect. I'm afraid Gerry's rougher Scots tongue would trip over the shotgun delivery of the song lyrics.

Swannie

I share your point of view. I don't see him in this role either... Rex Harrison was galaxies far away from Gerry's.... Jude Law?? Maybe...

BTW, Audrey Hepburn was dubbed at that time, so Keira Knightley could be too...

[DNice09]

I'm not big on musicals, and I haven't seen the POTO. It's just never really interested me at all.

I've heard Gerry sing, and he's got a decent voice. I just like him much better in non singing, and dancing roles! Of course his dance in RocknRolla with Thandie Newton was tops, and it made me giggle!

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