>In our household "re-imagining" a movie means: "Screw up the plot to add
>wire-fu stunts" (cf the "re-imagining" of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes,
>and The Musketeer, which came out within a month or so of PotA.)
Or I, Robot.
>We had lots
>of fun "re-imaginging" classic movies: Casablanca, Rick and Major Strasse
>have a Wire-fu battle in the hanger. Gone with the Wind, where the entire
>Civil War is refought with Wire-fu. Wuthering Heights, re-cast in the 21st
>century, with Heathcliff as a street-tough punk (with Wire-fu skills). The
>list just goes on and on... (They've alrady done "Romeo Must Die" with Jet
>Li, so that takes care of Romeo and Juliet)
2001. David Bowman does deepspace wire-fu against armed repair modules
controlled by Hal.
Gandhi. Gandhi becomes a martial artist to force the British out of India.
Famous for the Armistar miracle in which Gandhi personally punches
or kicks away every bullet from its target.
Passion of the Christ. Jesus expels the Romans from Judea using his
mastery of the Nailed Palm technique. Also famous for the
returning crown of thorns weapon.
--Peter Metcalfe
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>C'est par mon ordre et pour le bien de l'Etat que le porteur du présent a
>fait ce qu'il a fait.
>- Richelieu
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