checked out the remake of school for scoundrels today. don't bother
the original, made in 1960 and starring ian carmicheal, terry thomas and alistar sim was actually quite funny (and i think i've still got it on vhs somewhere)
the new version stars billy bob thornton and jon heder and was made by people who have no idea how comedy works.
the original was based on the lifemanship books by stephen potter. it seems that the new version had never heard of stephen potter.
after it was over, i thought that there should have been a way to remake it well. with the profusion of management and self-help books, there was an opportunity to make a clever satire on corporate culture. instaed they settled for an insipid love story with random bits thrown in.
file under "dimension films owes me 90 minutes of my life back"
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on other "good" news, a remake of back to the future starring zac efron is on its way