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Five Reasons This Planned 'Slap Shot' Remake Makes Us Cringe [The End Of Ideas]
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[image] Every now and then we see or hear about a remake concept we can live with, even endorse. An updating of the 1977 hockey classic Slap Shot is not one of those ideas. Here's why: 1. Try finding another leading man as charismatic as Paul Newman who can ice skate . And, in the spirit of the original, he's got to pull off a crusty, ex-pro player/coach pushing 50 who can credibly oversee a rogue Charlestown Chiefs squad of misfits, hacks and ne'er-do-wells. And charm the ladies. And do his own skating. Never. Happen. 2. Weren't the sequels punishment enough? It took 25 years for some dark-hearted cynic at Universal to realize the ...
'Slap Shot' remake: Ugh, this can't be good
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'Slap Shot' remake: Ugh, this can't be good This isn't exactly Cool Hand Luke , but it still feels awfully soon after the death of a legend like Paul Newman to be remaking anything he starred in. It's also terrible folly to think that redoing this particular Newman movie is okay because it was just a zany comedy and fans won't hold you accountable for any injustice levied at his character, Reggie Dunlop, the washed-up player coach of a minor league hockey team back in the game's helmet-optional days (check him out in the clip below from the 1977 original). Today's news ...
