Comments on: Death at a Funeral Trailer: Could Be Ok, But It’s Not the Same

By: Enrique

Enrique — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:39:20 +0000

HORRIBLE.. HORRIBLE.. TOTALLY AWFUL.. when will hollywood learn that taking a white movie and making it black is not a good formula for sucess..

By: darkside

darkside — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:22:11 +0000

to me its good to point out their is another remake of the same movie cause alot of people dont know that their is a Bollywood remake. i know its a discussion on the Americanization of the story but i personally feel give some of the people who read your site some extra knowledge about a Bollywood version of the same movie. maybe could of said this is a second remake, the first was Daddy Cool in Indian. im not hating im just saying Neil Miller

By: BlackManJew

BlackManJew — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:14:08 +0000

Looks like just another black-person-comedy to me…

By: Faye

Faye — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:42:46 +0000

I didn't like the original either, despite the hype. It really felt like they were trying to sell it on the American market – too many jokes based on bodily functions. For a film described as black comedy I expected something more dry and witty, but it was entertaining enough the one time. This, however, is an exercise in futility: do the studios truly believe that American audiences are unable to cope not only with cultures and languages different from their own, but the same language spoken with a different accent as well?

By: Neil Miller

Neil Miller — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:52:51 +0000

I saw that. Didn't think the Bollywood remake was relevant. I'd rather focus the discussion on the Americanization of the story. And the fact that this is almost a shot-for-shot remake with a different set of actors.

By: darkside

darkside — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:35:37 +0000

Neil Miller i guess you dont know that Death at a Funeral has been remade before in Indian its called Daddy Cool. check it out if you dont believe me it even says it on wikipedia. so this movie is a second remake of Death at a Funeral this time its a America version.

By: Really?!

Really?! — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:54:22 +0000

Ugh….if the original never came out…then I thought this is just another dumb comedy, another piece in the puzzle of destroying the careers of several decent entertainers. But no…this is just a travesty. Way to go hollywood, shame on you Peter Dinklage….it just doesn't seem as subtle anymore!

By: Zach Perkins

Zach Perkins — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:16:30 +0000

I think all of these people are funny, but I also don't think this movie needed to be remade for American audiences. *sigh*

By: mymhm

mymhm — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:49:43 +0000

I'm just glad they kept Dinklage. He's an awesome performer who deserves more exposure stateside. Other than that, I can't say I'm all that thrilled with the idea of remaking this film. The original was so recent (and charming) that it just feels odd to tackle it this quickly.
Neil LaBute tends to have a very even hand as a director, but it would be really easy to make this hijinky…