Because laughing at other s misfortune never goes out of style.
Posted: Apr 10, 2021 9:39 AM
Updated: Apr 10, 2021 9:54 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
The more things stay the same, the more they change. I can’t think of a better way to describe this edition of KIMT’s Weekend Remake Throwdown. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) and Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) are as about a similar as original and remake can get without crossing over into the shot-for-shot madness of Gus Van Sant and his replication of Psycho. Not only is the basic plot the same but specific moments and scenarios are recreated and put to the exact same purpose. Where these films differ, however, speaks volumes about how America and Hollywood changed over 28 years. Some of the changes are superficial and for the better. It’s the deeper and more subtle differences that are more concerning.