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Subject: what a terrible remake.
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Date: 2004-06-25 13:56:44

i saw this movie about a week ago in theatres, not knowing anything about the movie, but expecting some sort of sci-fi thriller. what i got instead was a ridiculous, incomprehensible story that while fairly well-acted, was just badly written. yes, i admit i did laugh at some of the jokes - this movie did have its funny moments. but i walked out of the theatre asking myself "what the hell did i just watch???" i couldnt figure it out. was it supposed to be a spoof? was it made simply to confuse the audience? i was so curious that i decided to rent the old stepford wives, and to my surprise, it was an entirely different movie! the main characters had the same names, and the grocery store scene with all of the wives greeting eachother with mechanical "hello's" was present, but otherwise the movie held a completely different tone. seeing both, i have come to this conclusion. the 1975 version of the stepford wives was a chilling, 1984-esque story about the supression of female rights. very enjoyable although at times melodramatic. the 2004 version, however, is just ludicrous. why did they do it? what was the point? i could not picture anybody watching the old movie and thinking "wow! this would make a GREAT comedy!" it just does not make sense. i find the remake pointless, and have been looking everywhere for a review to see what others think. i entirely agree with this review, and think it is entirely necessary to contrast the two movies. i cant imagine what fans of the first thought of this new piece of shit. it is a shame too, because the acting was superb. it just...was not a cohesive movie.

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