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Bay Thinks Remakes Are for the "Birds"

by Scott Weinberg | April 26, 2005

Summary

After remaking "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Amityville Horror," as well as staking out "The Hitcher" for the same treatment, Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners have yet another classic they want to revisit: "The Birds." Back to Article

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steeminwbeamen writes:
on Apr 26 2005 11:15 AM

oh god no. i hate you michael bay.

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Mr Plow writes:
on Apr 26 2005 11:58 AM

you've got to be kidding me

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ICP writes:
on Apr 26 2005 12:11 PM

We need film Gods who strike these kind of people down with lightning.

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skletonkee writes:
on Apr 26 2005 12:20 PM

[b]im over.....[/b]
im over condemning michael bay......judgement day will come soon enough for him.

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Aoiboy writes:
on Apr 26 2005 12:47 PM

Somebody stop him... please... he's messing up with film royalty material here... it's not the same as remaking "amityville"... he has to realise of that AND STOP !!

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VML writes:
on Apr 26 2005 01:04 PM

I KNEW IT I KNEW IT!!!!!!! I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A REMAKE OF "THE BIRDS" BEFORE I READ THIS ARTICLE!!!!!!!!! GOD, WHY ARE THEY REMAKING EVERYTHING?!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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denkyu writes:
on Apr 26 2005 01:57 PM

hehe... its kinda funny. In a "Oh why God why?!?!" kind of way. hitchcock must be turning in his grave

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Stankton writes:
on Apr 26 2005 03:12 PM

The true sign of the anti-christ.

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StupidSmurf writes:
on Apr 26 2005 03:59 PM

[b]NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!![/b]
No! NO! NOOOO!!!! Please no!!!!!! Bay must be stopped!!!!! ARRRGHGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

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Now it's dark writes:
on Apr 26 2005 07:57 PM

People will still flock to it.

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Jerry Bruckheimer writes:
on Apr 26 2005 09:07 PM

I kiieeel you!

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shruti_11 writes:
on Apr 27 2005 02:59 AM

OH NO! say it Aint so! Dont you dare do it Michael Bay! you will be doomed!

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Misato writes:
on Apr 27 2005 05:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#821621)
...Lmao ;P

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Sadistik writes:
on Apr 27 2005 05:47 AM

Michael Bay is a horrible director, but now he's also surely a horrible human being.

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renodc writes:
on Apr 27 2005 06:11 AM

The new philosophy in American Cinema:
"If you Remake it, They will come."

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elziard writes:
on Apr 27 2005 08:03 AM

to be honest, hitchcock's was masterful in suspense and the lack of a soundtrack a nice compliment to that. but it is far from a great movie. "only bad movies should be remade" is semi-applicable here. but bay�please, you are no hitchcock. what could [B]you[/B] do to make this better?

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knight_of_ni writes:
on Apr 27 2005 10:21 AM

The birds will be CGI and the hero will kill them with a super-lazer-machine gun saving the day...

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Prosper761 writes:
on Apr 27 2005 11:23 AM

This idea is, all puns intended, for the birds! What's that spinning noise I hear? Oh - just Sir Alfred in his grave...

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Now it's dark writes:
on Apr 27 2005 03:51 PM

Won't it be cute to see the obligatory cameo from a star of the original version. Awww....... I can see Tippi Hedren on CNN already.

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Durendal writes:
on Apr 27 2005 11:20 PM

[b]Michael Bay will burn for eternity.[/b]
This man needs to be stopped before he strikes again. Bay has no heart, no soul, no talent, and no brain. He's a walking bag of festering rat mucous.

The only way it could be worse is if Uwe Boll is hired on to direct it.

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topher4 writes:
on Apr 28 2005 06:41 AM

Remakes, Remakes, Remakes, that and sequels are all anybody is doing anymore. However, I will still go and see this one. I don't know why everyone is giving Michael Bay so much flack. Lets just face it most of the time a remake is never going to be better then the original. In my opinion the remakes he has done haven't been terrible. I really liked both his remakes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the Amityville Horror. But like I said before they will never stack up next to the original. So I will give a little word of advice, get over it people, and watch the remakes as their own film. Its kind of like how when they turn a book into a movie, and its never as good as the book. If you look at them as their own separate pieces of work it makes things a lot easer.

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killthemall4444 writes:
on Apr 28 2005 07:32 AM

[b]The pain[/b]
MIcheal Bay is one of the worst directors ever he has failed miserably everytime why does he have to keep remaking old classics and turning them crap!?
The remake of the birds will sureley suck ass!

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245_trioxin writes:
on Apr 29 2005 10:44 AM

In reply to this comment (#821631)
you have truley made my day! thank you! i will now spread your words around the video store i work in trying to get more people to join the ever-growing army of people who hate michael bay. oh and uwe boll. but they might not get him to direct seeing that this wasn't based on a video game!!!!!!!

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ninja_iceberg writes:
on May 03 2005 10:30 AM

honestly, is hollywood just running out of ideas? isn't film supposed to be a creative industry? i have nothing against bay but i think he needs to stop with the remakes.

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