Most people complain that this is a scene-for scene replica. If they truly loved the original they would know that this version is different in virtually every respect.
I have seen the original so many times (I own the DVD)and know the dialogue almost word for word. From the appearance of the Universal logo, with Danny Elfman's adaption of Bernard Herrmann's classic score bubbling away I was completely captivated. And then those amazing opening titles! To see them play on a huge screen, in colour with full Dolby sound was thrilling. Yes, they look the same as the original, but not QUITE the same.
These are different actors, each giving their own individual interpretations of their roles. Although they SEEM to be saying the same things, they are given a different slant by their intonations. I can't understand the criticism levelled at Vince Vaughn - why must he ape Anthony Perkins? He's more "normal" in appearance, easier to like and therefore more deadly. If I were Janet Leigh, I'd have taken one look at Perkins and climbed right back into my car (remember this film is supposed to take you by surprise).
Likewise Anne Heche is fantastic as Marion. It's set in 1998 and Leigh's painful self-consciousness wouldn't play. Heche knows she's committed a crime , but thinks only of getting to her man while she packs her things, blocking out any feelings of shame.
I also enjoyed Julianne Moore's fiery Lila, in contrast to the anguished portrayal by Vera Miles. And to round it off, Viggo Mortensen is a personable drugstore cowboy - nothing like John Gavin's stoicism.
So what's not to like? It's basically the same tale as the original, and you all love that. Get a grip!
I have seen the original so many times (I own the DVD)and know the dialogue almost word for word. From the appearance of the Universal logo, with Danny Elfman's adaption of Bernard Herrmann's classic score bubbling away I was completely captivated. And then those amazing opening titles! To see them play on a huge screen, in colour with full Dolby sound was thrilling. Yes, they look the same as the original, but not QUITE the same.
These are different actors, each giving their own individual interpretations of their roles. Although they SEEM to be saying the same things, they are given a different slant by their intonations. I can't understand the criticism levelled at Vince Vaughn - why must he ape Anthony Perkins? He's more "normal" in appearance, easier to like and therefore more deadly. If I were Janet Leigh, I'd have taken one look at Perkins and climbed right back into my car (remember this film is supposed to take you by surprise).
Likewise Anne Heche is fantastic as Marion. It's set in 1998 and Leigh's painful self-consciousness wouldn't play. Heche knows she's committed a crime , but thinks only of getting to her man while she packs her things, blocking out any feelings of shame.
I also enjoyed Julianne Moore's fiery Lila, in contrast to the anguished portrayal by Vera Miles. And to round it off, Viggo Mortensen is a personable drugstore cowboy - nothing like John Gavin's stoicism.
So what's not to like? It's basically the same tale as the original, and you all love that. Get a grip!
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