Re: Mike & The Mad Dog

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:24:39 -0500, Thermos <cfbltw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>There was no reason to remake that film.

Is there really a reason to remake *any* film? Has there ever been a
remake that's been any good, much less an improvement on the original?
.

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