Beaches Remake Thoughts?

[brdwybound04]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 3:11pm

Tune in tonight at 7 CST on Lifetime (3 for the TV premiere of the Beaches remake starring Idina Menzel, and then the one hour after party special immediately following. Post your thoughts on this IMHO unnecessary remake of the 1988 film... 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 4:59pm

do you mean 8PM?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 5:00pm

8pm EST

7pm CST

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 5:35pm

We Mid-Westerners and our cooky time zones.

Also, why are they remaking a 30 year old movie that has a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes?

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 5:42pm

No good reason. Considering the reviews this remake has, I can't think of a single reason to waste my time watching it.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/21/17 at 5:44pm

South Fl Marc said: "No good reason. Considering the reviews this remake has, I can't think of a single reason to waste my time watching it.

 

This is gonna be BAD! I'm with you on that...Watch the movie instead with Bette not a fan of Idina as an actress...singer yes!

 

[kjck89]

Posted: 1/22/17 at 12:47am

I am actually watching the film for the 2nd time tonight! I thought Idina Menzel and Nia Long gave outstanding performances with a fresh/new take on a beloved classic. The movie soundtrack is also superb!

I know since it is a remake people will want to compare Bette's CC and Barbara's Hillary but from the get-go I don't think it ever intended to replace the original. Without spoiling anything, there are some minor character/plot differences. 

But I definitely recommend at least giving it a chance and watching before passing judgment. Just like in theatre productions, different actors will portray the same role with a unique interpretation, and I really enjoyed Idina and Nia's.

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 1/22/17 at 8:20pm

I'm sure Nia Long's lips will be better than the original.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 1/22/17 at 9:21pm

Updated On: 1/23/17 at 09:21 PM

[gypsy101]

Posted: 1/23/17 at 7:44pm

watching it now... the song Idina sings about loving the love that loves alone was absolutely ridiculous.... but in like a wonderful way that was awful and terrific.

[mc1227]

Posted: 1/23/17 at 10:21pm

I was not a fan of it.  Couldn't make it through.  Most surprising of all is that a couple of songs that Idina sung had me wincing.  Her voice just sounded off and  no where near her usual caliber. Disappointed but not surprised that it wasn't good.  Classics should not always be remade, that's why they are classics..

[Luscious]

Posted: 1/24/17 at 4:54am

Beyond dreadful.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 1/24/17 at 8:44am

I always did wonder how the original BEACHES came to be a "classic" when most of its critical reviews were negative. Would that make it, by definition, a cult movie?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/24/17 at 10:41am

It falls in the same realm as people considering BARBARELLA and BEACH BLANKET BINGO classics.  For all the good and for all the bad, they ARE indeed classics now.