03-16-2010, 05:17 PM
Casino was absolutely amazing. If GoodFellas were never made (or if Casino were made first), I'm convinced that people would be taking about Casino the way they talk about GoodFellas.
Hell...Sam Raimi basically remade Evil Dead when he made Evil Dead 2. And both movies are awesome.
I do think the fact that it's a miniseries makes it seem more derivative. All the movies we've listed in this thread are between 1.5 and 2.5 hours long. It's easy to sit through a movie that is similar to a previous director's work without being too critical. Band of Brothers was 10 hours long (right?) and presumably The Pacific will be a similar length. I can sort of understand the "10 more hours of the same shit?" feeling...
Hell...Sam Raimi basically remade Evil Dead when he made Evil Dead 2. And both movies are awesome.
I do think the fact that it's a miniseries makes it seem more derivative. All the movies we've listed in this thread are between 1.5 and 2.5 hours long. It's easy to sit through a movie that is similar to a previous director's work without being too critical. Band of Brothers was 10 hours long (right?) and presumably The Pacific will be a similar length. I can sort of understand the "10 more hours of the same shit?" feeling...