Hollywood, why do you keep DOING this crap?!
HAW! I bet you thought this would be a rant about the recent Star Blazers live action movie (not) news. WRONG!
I speak of this. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6673612/?ref_=nv_sr_7
The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. Starring Robert Downey Jr.
OK, I'm going out on a limb and assuming this is going to be more in the vein of the children's books from long ago (and a rather touching musical made in 1967 which was one of my 'important movie experiences' in my youth http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061584/?ref_=nv_sr_2 ) and not the regretful comedy films that came later.
I really hate to tell Hollywood its business but guys, gals, NOBODY GIVES A RAT'S FART ABOUT DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
I mean, if you're an old timer like me, maybe. Nobody makes movies targeted at my demographic. TV, maybe. Not a big budget film. And with RDj it has to be fairly big budget unless a. he's taking a salary cut because he's doing it for the love or b. He's got production perks.
So, what kind of movie is this? No idea. It's mostly just vapor at the moment but I can easily speculate.
1. Straight up telling from one or more of the Doctor Dolittle books, full-on retro 19th century everything. I rate this low.
2. An attempt to create a prequel to the 1967 movie which would require RDj to 'channel' the spirit of Rex Harrison. Rating: Possible, at least might be the 'elevator pitch' before development.
3. Dark Re-imaging ala Tim Burton. Might have a few songs and lots of CGI talking animals with celebrity voices. Rating: I think this is in line with Hollywood thinking and would create a pure stinker of a movie so most likely.
Can I say it again? Nobody gives a crap about Doctor Dolittle.There is no pent-up demand for a reboot or re-vision or remake or anything regarding Doctor Dolittle. Heck, what I recall of the books there's some super regretful 'old world' thinking expressed amid all the "animals are people too" stuff.
Mind, I've come to REALLY LIKE Robert Downey Jr. He completely sold me on Tony Stark and his Sherlock Holmes is great and I can't wait for the third Holmes film, I bought Tropic Thunder just because he was in it and he CARRIED that otherwise yawnfest and yes I do think he could pull off playing Rex Harrison but it's just plain not a good idea.
OK, maybe. Maybe. Get Baz Luhrmann to direct and avoid the urge to go all Tim Burton with the design. Maybe.
No, this is doomed. Nobody. Cares. About. Doctor. Dolittle. Today.
argh.
I speak of this. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6673612/?ref_=nv_sr_7
The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. Starring Robert Downey Jr.
OK, I'm going out on a limb and assuming this is going to be more in the vein of the children's books from long ago (and a rather touching musical made in 1967 which was one of my 'important movie experiences' in my youth http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061584/?ref_=nv_sr_2 ) and not the regretful comedy films that came later.
I really hate to tell Hollywood its business but guys, gals, NOBODY GIVES A RAT'S FART ABOUT DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
I mean, if you're an old timer like me, maybe. Nobody makes movies targeted at my demographic. TV, maybe. Not a big budget film. And with RDj it has to be fairly big budget unless a. he's taking a salary cut because he's doing it for the love or b. He's got production perks.
So, what kind of movie is this? No idea. It's mostly just vapor at the moment but I can easily speculate.
1. Straight up telling from one or more of the Doctor Dolittle books, full-on retro 19th century everything. I rate this low.
2. An attempt to create a prequel to the 1967 movie which would require RDj to 'channel' the spirit of Rex Harrison. Rating: Possible, at least might be the 'elevator pitch' before development.
3. Dark Re-imaging ala Tim Burton. Might have a few songs and lots of CGI talking animals with celebrity voices. Rating: I think this is in line with Hollywood thinking and would create a pure stinker of a movie so most likely.
Can I say it again? Nobody gives a crap about Doctor Dolittle.There is no pent-up demand for a reboot or re-vision or remake or anything regarding Doctor Dolittle. Heck, what I recall of the books there's some super regretful 'old world' thinking expressed amid all the "animals are people too" stuff.
Mind, I've come to REALLY LIKE Robert Downey Jr. He completely sold me on Tony Stark and his Sherlock Holmes is great and I can't wait for the third Holmes film, I bought Tropic Thunder just because he was in it and he CARRIED that otherwise yawnfest and yes I do think he could pull off playing Rex Harrison but it's just plain not a good idea.
OK, maybe. Maybe. Get Baz Luhrmann to direct and avoid the urge to go all Tim Burton with the design. Maybe.
No, this is doomed. Nobody. Cares. About. Doctor. Dolittle. Today.
argh.