Annie remake. Whyyyyyy?

[valetgirl]

Have you seen this? www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/annie-remake-trailer-debuts-quvenzhane-wallis-cameron-diaz-jamie-foxx-video-201463

Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan? No.

Updated versions of "Tomorrow" and "Hard Knock Life"? No, no, NO!



 

[mrssandro]

I saw the preview this weekend. Looks pretty cute. But yeah at the same time I find it annoying that they can't come up with new movies and just keep redoing stuff over and over again.

[BaliHai]

Quvenzhane Wallis is adorable, but ugh to all of this.

[mcsangel2]

I saw the trailer and actually thought it looks cute. Except.....QW can't sing. That's a problem.

[mariafromnj]

I love the original and I don't get why they have to redo it. Why can't there be a new story? why change this classic?

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[Jalapeñomel]

I feel like they remake this movie every 10 years or so.

Maybe they'll get the ending right instead of that strange ending from the version with Carol Burnett.

[cleo29]

Mar 10, 2014 11:47:56 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I feel like they remake this movie every 10 years or so.

Maybe they'll get the ending right instead of that strange ending from the version with Carol Burnett.

What ending was it supposed to have? How does the play end?

[cc]

Before I saw the preview, I was like, "oh, hell no! Annie is a classic and can't be outdone", BUT, I think this remake looks really cute.

[Jalapeñomel]

Mar 10, 2014 12:25:40 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Mar 10, 2014 11:47:56 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I feel like they remake this movie every 10 years or so.

Maybe they'll get the ending right instead of that strange ending from the version with Carol Burnett.

What ending was it supposed to have? How does the play end?

There is no chase; they all end up at Warbucks' mansion (all the orphans, FDR, etc) at Christmas time, and Warbucks was going to adopt Annie until the Mudge's came along.  But then they find out that the Mudge's were fakes and were arrested in time for Christmas and for Warbuck's to adopt Annie. And they sing, "A New Deal" which is one of my favorite Annie songs. 

Also the musical doesn't have Dumb Dog or Let's Go to the Movies.  It has Hooverville (another one of my favorites) and N.Y.C. 

[Jalapeñomel]

Oh and Aileen Quinn got a Razzie for worst actress for her portrayal of Annie!

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watching Cameron diaz tell them to clean up that room was painful. she's not a good actress

[Jalapeñomel]

Oh and here is a fun link to all the orphans grown up!

thefw.com/annie-orphans-then-and-now/


I used to sing Maybe at the top of lungs in the backyard on a regular basis.

[Jalapeñomel]

Mar 10, 2014 13:16:41 GMT -5 toledo said:

Hayley Mills sucked as an actress, too, but that didn't diminish my childhood love of the original Parent Trap. Screw their Razzie - the 1982 version is perfection. And I LOVE Dumb Dog.

Oh sorry, I wasn't negating the love people have for Annie, in fact, I loved Annie as a kid, I just thought it was interesting trivia.

I love Dumb Dog too...I sing it to my dog all the time. 

[Jalapeñomel]

And this dog woud've made the perfect Sandy...if only we had arrived in NYC a year ago when they did Sandy auditions!

[sarahswim]

This was my favorite movie from my childhood as well. When I was little I used to tell my friends that before I was adopted, I lived in an orphanage just like the one in Annie. It was a far more glamorous story than "my parents adopted me at birth through Catholic Charities".

[cleo29]

Mar 10, 2014 13:14:46 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Oh and here is a fun link to all the orphans grown up!

thefw.com/annie-orphans-then-and-now/


I used to sing Maybe at the top of lungs in the backyard on a regular basis.

I love it and i still love that song.

I used to do a nice job to All For The Best from Godspell on our coffee table.

I have such a soft spot for musicals, both theater and movies.

[Jalapeñomel]

Mar 10, 2014 14:01:41 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Mar 10, 2014 13:14:46 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Oh and here is a fun link to all the orphans grown up!

thefw.com/annie-orphans-then-and-now/


I used to sing Maybe at the top of lungs in the backyard on a regular basis.

I love it and i still love that song.

I used to do a nice job to All For The Best from Godspell on our coffee table.

I have such a soft spot for musicals, both theater and movies.

My poor son has already heard renditions of so many musicals, and will be subjected to seeing them whether he likes it or not!

[alare]

well, no matter what it should end up being less racist/anti-Semitic than the original. Hopefully.

[valetgirl]

Mar 10, 2014 12:32:32 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

Is Cameron Diaz singing in it?? Have they SEEN My Best Friend's Wedding?!

Ha! I know, right? But maybe having a terrible voice works to the character's advantage? It's the only justification I can think of. I'm encouraged that people think it at least looks like a cute trailer, but STILL! There's no need for yet another remake.

[amberlyrose]

I was all up in arms until I saw the trailer. I think it'll be cute.

[karmasabiotch]

I gave up on Hollywood after the remake of About Last Night.

[peachdragon]

Mar 10, 2014 12:31:30 GMT -5 cc said:

Before I saw the preview, I was like, "oh, hell no! Annie is a classic and can't be outdone", BUT, I think this remake looks really cute.

This is exactly what I was going to say.  I guess I didn't realize it was set in present day.  I think that makes the difference for me.

Did someone say QW can't sing? Is that not her singing?

[bonquiqui]

I freaking loved that movie growing up.  They can't ruin it!