I though Soderbergh was not making films for a while.

growinthings: Good god can't they think up any new ideas that a remak of dreck from decades ago????????

Only two ways this can play out. They stay faithful to the original material, which they then discover wasn't nearly as good as they fondly remembered it from their adolescence (see: Charlie's Angels; A-Team).

Or they ditch everything from the original except the name, discover that nothing of value was lost... and nothing of value was left, either (see: Mission Impossible; The Saint).

And when I say "see" I mean "don't see". Seriously.

But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

Kyle Butler: But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

There is an NCIS episode where Abby asks Gibbs how Duckie looked when he was younger. "Illya Kurakin" was the answer. I laughed heartily, but had to explain it to some younger friends.

czetie: And when I say "see" I mean "don't see". Seriously.

I dunno. All four of the movies you listed, while they aren't classics, are decent. I actually really enjoyed A-Team, and felt that M:I captured the spirit of the original pretty well. The Saint, well, I have a soft spot for Val Kilmer action flicks. And Charlie's Angels was just fun.

My mother liked David McCallum more, so she wants to know who will play his character.

I thought the remake of Get Smart they did a few years ago was pretty good.

Uncle Wiggly: So, who is Illya Kuryakin? James McAvoy or Paul Bettany or Alan Tudyk or . Or will they turn it into a woman, which could be very cool, too. Either Christina Hendricks or Abbie Cornish. And THRUSH? John Stattery? Greg Kinnear? David Tennant? I love the casting game ...

Regardless: it's Steven Soderberg, so I'm in.

I would love to see Alan Tudyk in that role. Cooper is ripe for a good fonging.

Unobtanium: Kyle Butler: But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

There is an NCIS episode where Abby asks Gibbs how Duckie looked when he was younger. "Illya Kurakin" was the answer. I laughed heartily, but had to explain it to some younger friends.

He got an interesting shout-out on Mad Men; he inspired Don Draper's daughter's first "special feeling down there."

I think the only thing that makes it work is to play it straight in the 60's setting, everybody loves that look and style.

Illya Kuryakin is a cool spy name. Say it: Illya Kuryakin

/Illya Kuryakin

Any Pie Left: I think the only thing that makes it work is to play it straight in the 60's setting, everybody loves that look and style.

If Soderbergh directs he, he may be able to make it work even in a contemporary setting. Check out "The Limey", which is his take on the 60s British gangster film.

Oh Christ, another classic gets plundered by the TV dulled mental midgets of todays entertainment industry. Probably make Napoleon Solo gay to be more "edgy".

/eye roll

Yippy. More Bradley Cooper -.-

As a kid, I looked like Kuryakin, and had the toy U.N.C.L.E. multi-function gun that was like 20 different weapons in one. And a batarang. Hey, I was a kid.

mark12A: Oh Christ, another classic gets plundered by the TV dulled mental midgets of todays entertainment industry. Probably make Napoleon Solo gay to be more "edgy".

Considering it's Soderbergh who made one of the best remakes in recent years, I'm going to wait and see.

Also, he's not remaking a masterpiece. The Man From Uncle was always kinda cheesy. It's not like it was Robocop.

Kyle Butler: But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

Cameos.

Worst remake of a 60's TV show evar!

Unobtanium: Kyle Butler: But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

There is an NCIS episode where Abby asks Gibbs how Duckie looked when he was younger. "Illya Kurakin" was the answer. I laughed heartily, but had to explain it to some younger friends.

I remember that episode.

_{I had to open Channel D, though}

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Heh...watch the extras on the dvd. It's HILARIOUS just how much the director didn't get along with the art director. (I may be misremembering...it may have been the costume lady.)

Uncle Wiggly: So, who is Illya Kuryakin? James McAvoy or Paul Bettany or Alan Tudyk or . Or will they turn it into a woman, which could be very cool, too. Either Christina Hendricks or Abbie Cornish. And THRUSH? John Stattery? Greg Kinnear? David Tennant? I love the casting game ...

Regardless: it's Steven Soderberg, so I'm in.



Perhaps?

PizzaJedi81: Dr. Speed: [sofloox.com image 344x520]

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Heh...watch the extras on the dvd. It's HILARIOUS just how much the director didn't get along with the art director. (I may be misremembering...it may have been the costume lady.)

Yeah . . . no . . . . that's asking the guy that raped my childhood to come back for seconds . . . I'll have to politely take a pass on that. It looked to me like that director didn't get along with the actors, scriptwriter, or anyone involved in the production.

Oh no, I just IMDB-ed the director. Worse than I thought, she was the "hot" chick from Hill Street Blues. Her knees are waaaaaaaaaaaaay too sharp.

Second worst remake of a 60's TV show EVAR!



Somewhat saved by this -



But pretty much destroyed by this -



Bah.

DKinMN: I though Soderbergh was not making films for a while.

I think he's got one or two more movies to do before he retires. And this is now a TV series, though it looks like it would have been a feature if Clooney had remained attached.

Any Pie Left: As a kid, I looked like Kuryakin, and had the toy U.N.C.L.E. multi-function gun that was like 20 different weapons in one. And a batarang. Hey, I was a kid.



My cousin had that as well. But I remember it as being a 2 gun set. He had them hanging on the wall 20 years ago.

Any Pie Left: As a kid, I looked like Kuryakin, and had the toy U.N.C.L.E. multi-function gun that was like 20 different weapons in one. And a batarang. Hey, I was a kid.

My brother and I had the U.N.C.L.E. guns too. Loved running around the neighborhood with those, looking for THRUSH agents and opening Channel D and whatnot.

Dwight_Yeast: Unobtanium: Kyle Butler: But, but .. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are still available.

There is an NCIS episode where Abby asks Gibbs how Duckie looked when he was younger. "Illya Kurakin" was the answer. I laughed heartily, but had to explain it to some younger friends.

He got an interesting shout-out on Mad Men; he inspired Don Draper's daughter's first "special feeling down there."

Ugh, did not need to know that happened on Mad Men. My mom has told me before how Illya was her first crush.

*shudder*

Kuryakin will end up being played by that dude who played Kyle Reece in the Terminator film...no not that one, the other one...

*goes off to bookmakers*

PizzaJedi81: czetie: And when I say "see" I mean "don't see". Seriously.

I dunno. All four of the movies you listed, while they aren't classics, are decent. I actually really enjoyed A-Team, and felt that M:I captured the spirit of the original pretty well. The Saint, well, I have a soft spot for Val Kilmer action flicks. And Charlie's Angels was just fun.

Yeah, but no. All of them are cheesy summer action flicks in their own right, decent enough by the standards of that genre, i.e. somewhere between Bond and Bourne. The point is, none of them gained anything other than name recognition from being based on an existing "property".

I do have to disagree with you about M:I, though. To me the spirit of the original was a team of uniquely skilled individuals exploiting deception and misdirection as much as anything else to manipulate their targets, not a lone superagent sticking exploding gum to the windshield of a helicopter chasing a Eurostar train through the Channel Tunnel. It could have been any generic action hero.

My favorite guilty pleasure is Burn Notice, which personally I think is much more true to the spirit of M:I

czetie: PizzaJedi81: czetie: And when I say "see" I mean "don't see". Seriously.

I dunno. All four of the movies you listed, while they aren't classics, are decent. I actually really enjoyed A-Team, and felt that M:I captured the spirit of the original pretty well. The Saint, well, I have a soft spot for Val Kilmer action flicks. And Charlie's Angels was just fun.

I do have to disagree with you about M:I, though. To me the spirit of the original was a team of uniquely skilled individuals exploiting deception and misdirection as much as anything else to manipulate their targets

See: Leverage

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Burn Notice and Leverage - a couple of awesome shows. They definitely do carry on the vibe of the original Mission: Impossible which was one of my favorite shows back in the day.

/along with The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Wild Wild West

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Ah, I never saw that.

My I-don't-give-a-shiat-meter redzoned when I first heard that Will Feral ( REALLY! ) was gonna be Darren.
Also the perky part of Nicole Kidman that I want to see isn't her nose.

Dr. Speed: EdVenture: Dr. Speed: [sofloox.com image 344x520]

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Ah, I never saw that.

My I-don't-give-a-shiat-meter redzoned when I first heard that Will Feral ( REALLY! ) was gonna be Darren.
Also the perky part of Nicole Kidman that I want to see isn't her nose.

You are indeed a wise man.

Congratulations, Bradley Cooper. (He was so good on The West Wing ...)