The Moofie Thread

[Retro Jet]

May the 4th be with you...

ABCFM is playing space themed music all day.
Also, get in and vote for 'Your favourite instrument' - Classic 100 theme for this year.

[Jeterpool]

I just saw there is a re-make of The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson taking the lead role as Frank Drebin Jr.

I predict an absolute stinker.

[Bon]

I just don't see how anyone could possibly think it would be a good idea.. Or a good film..
Look how most of the remakes/re-imaginations have gone.

But that's the business of a lot of modern movies, they know it will be a pile of sh!t but pump it out cause they will still make money from the hype..

[Buddha]

I just saw there is a re-make of The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson taking the lead role as Frank Drebin Jr.

I predict an absolute stinker.

I am willing to to give it the benefit of the doubt. Neeson is incredibly funny, the improv scene he does on Life's too Short is top tier stuff.

[Jeterpool]

I am willing to to give it the benefit of the doubt. Neeson is incredibly funny, the improv scene he does on Life's too Short is top tier stuff.

I haven't seen that. I'll have to check it out.

He was terrific in A Million Ways to Die In The West.

I just loved the originals so much. Watched them over and over. The subtly of the humour and dead pan delivery... and the trailer was less than inspiring.

I hope you're right Buddha

[plague]

They have just followed the same formula as the originals, get a traditional straight actor to deadpan the lead role and let the nonsense happen around him.

It works of the writing is good. Sadly, I can't see how anyone is going to be as original and stupid as the Zuckers were back in the day.


Add in the stuff we 'can't joke about' anymore and comedy is a pretty narrow lane at the moment.

I mean, it only took about 5 years for The Hangover to get finger wagged. People have no chill.

All the best though, but Nu Metal can't come back fast enough.

[Premy]

Why is it not called Naked Gun 44 1/4.

[plague]

I just saw there is a re-make of The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson taking the lead role as Frank Drebin Jr.

I predict an absolute stinker.

Finally watched the trailer.

I'm not a MacFarlane fan boy but he's probably the closest we have to the stupidity of the original.


Personally it's gonna hinge on one thing. If it's 90 mins of OJ jokes then I'm in. If the one we got in the trailer is the only time they go there then I'm out.

It was a funny bit.

[furns]

I haven't seen that. I'll have to check it out.

He was terrific in A Million Ways to Die In The West.

I just loved the originals so much. Watched them over and over. The subtly of the humour and dead pan delivery... and the trailer was less than inspiring.

I hope you're right Buddha

Nielsen was a serious actor before Flying High and Naked Gun, so no reason it couldnt work for Neeson. It will hinge on the execution.
Seeing that short snippet of Neeson in Ted leads me to think it could work.