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Zoran009
PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:20 pm 
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The irreverent Peter Sellers comedy, The Party, banned in India in the late 1960s, is being remade by Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks and directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers In Goldmember, Meet The Parents).

But if any desi is gearing to protest against the film's 'anti-Indian' attitude, relax.

For, as the trade publication Variety reports, the remake will not have the klutzy, accident-prone character of Hrundi V Bakshi, who is brought from New Delhi to Hollywood to play the title role in the movie Son Of Gunga Din. Bakshi, played by Sellers, creates havoc at a party.

DreamWorks has not announced the cast for the movie reportedly being budgeted at $70 million. Early reports say the plot revolve around a misfit who wrecks a huge Hollywood party. Hollywood buzz says Roach may also be interested in casting Mike Myers, whose performance in Austin Powers in Goldmember earned the film over $300 million worldwide
http://rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/25steve.htm
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DragunR2
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Mike Myers may not be too bad in the role, but he's no Peter Sellers.
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DragunR2 wrote:
Mike Myers may not be too bad in the role, but he's no Peter Sellers.

Peter Sellers and Mike Meyers are poles apart... classy and crass would be an apt differentiation between them !

But just the mere mention of Peter Sellers gives me a Laugh... His horrendous accent in all the Pink Panther movies.... an englishman speaking french !
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Have you heard Peter Sellers reading the lyrics to some famous songs? Its pretty funny to hear him reading "A Hard Day's Night" in a rather high toned, bored voice.

I hope this film will be better than Jay Roach's other non-Austin Powers film, Meet the Parents. Very few laughs in that one.
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Meet the Parents was quite funny. One of the few English flicks my parents really enjoyed.

-Bh
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Bludhound wrote:
Meet the Parents was quite funny. One of the few English flicks my parents really enjoyed.

-Bh

I just felt sorry for Ben Stiller's character the whole time. He's such a nice guy and all this bad stuff is happening to him. At least when that happened in There's Something About Mary, it was in such a ridiculous way that it was really funny. Most of the funny moments of MTP were in the trailer, IMO.
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I thought Meet The Parents was excellent...
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Meet the Parents was really funny without resorting to excessive toilet or sex humor.

If anything, AP3 Goldmember was really disappointing.



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