'Fame' The Movie 2009

Caught this preview on the DVD of 'Marley And Me' last night.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en&q=fame%20the%20movie%202009&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#

Updated On: 4/9/09 at 11:09 AM

It looks crap!
Opening Sep 25th in the U.S and Christmas or earlier in the U.K.

Updated On: 4/9/09 at 11:17 AM

Uptil the remember's started i thought "Man I was wrong bout this film, this is actually gonna be good!" But then it just got worse and worse and worse, I suppose there's only ONE good thing about this film No ZAC BL*ODY EFRON!

Why remake this film in the first place?

are you kidding me????

How should a film about a run down school where students are living well below the poverty line and made by a filmmaker who had the brains to make the whole thing feel almost documentary be a bit more glam and glitz?

The original is not dreary, its a drama, a real focused drama on the harsh realities of working your arse off for something that may never happen, or dealing with the world when your home life is so poor.
Its not supposed to be glitz or glam, it was made to be exactly the opposite, it was made to warn people about the dangers of Instant Fame and how brutal it can be

Im sorry but that comment has really angered me and i dont mean to be nasty but has to be one of the most stupid comment i have ever heard on here.

People hated the TV show and musical because it missed the point completely, it shows everything to be fun and colorful when its not.

The new version of the title song also manages to miss the point, its a song about celebration of your dream, a chance to throw your hands in the air and rejoice, the new one falls flat, its slow, its typical of today and it has no heart.

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Almost Famous couldnt get the balance right either. This was a cringeworthy and hysterically bad show which made the acting in Britannia High almost oscar worthy. Even its production company couldnt bury it quick enough. you should have seen how much didnt make the screen

Another load of crap like the High School Musical rubbish thats been around recently. Film companies are just cashing in the teen movie craze thats now. Sadly they are now about to ruin a true classic of the cinema. 'Fame' should be left alone.

hey Songanddance

Sorry my last comment was far too dismissive. But really you took what i said far too much to heart.

You've got to remember that this is a different interpretation of the property and the owners of the rights have no responsibility to stick to the tone of the original in anyway. They are going to make it in a way they think is gonna sell now and that means cleaner and more escapist.

I'd hardly use the word documentary to describe the original, i personally think it was filled with social problems with faces rather than real characters, not particualrly any less cliched than the myriad of dance/showbiz movies about kids trying to escape their problems, that have been made since. it was just a bit earlier, and in many ways probably cemented some of the cliches.

The cover of the song doesn't miss the point it's actually probably just trying to make a different point to the original.

This is of course only my opinion, which i'm very much entitled to have, as are you. You clearly take the film a lot more seriously than i do, and it obviously means a lot to you. I know you work in the industry, was Fame an inspiration in some way?

I know how it can get when it feels like someone is attacking any piece of Art that means a lot to you, it's hard not to take it personally, been there done that myself a lot of times. I'm sorry if I offended you, it certainly wasn't my intention. I have a lot of respect for the opinions you write on here, and you're one of the people i look out for comments from.

However on this occasion we clearly differ

p.s. just for the record i found the musical drab too.