Well, I'll start out by saying that I really enjoyed the movie.
I've never seen the original, and don't know what that has to do with anything anyway. I've never seen the original "Hunchback of Notre Dame" either, but that didn't keep me from enjoying the later Charles Laughton version.
For those of you who don't care for how the Coen brothers put together a movie, I would suggest you pass this one by. For their fans, by all means!
There always seems to be something worthwhile in one of the bros. films, even if the script is lacking. "Barton Fink" was far from great, but still the scene of John Goodman charging down the hallway while flames burst out from each doorway, made the movie.
With "Ladykillers", while the overall quality doesn't really measure up to "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou", or "The Big Labowski", the camera angles (from inside the football helmet, or from the bridge as the barge goes by) and the quirky characters and dialogue, and the unexpected unraveling of the whole plot make it well worth the time.
But as I've already mentioned, if you're not a real fan of the Coens, or prefer movie fare like "Titanic" or "Cold Mountain", then I'd recommend you sit this one out...
I've never seen the original, and don't know what that has to do with anything anyway. I've never seen the original "Hunchback of Notre Dame" either, but that didn't keep me from enjoying the later Charles Laughton version.
For those of you who don't care for how the Coen brothers put together a movie, I would suggest you pass this one by. For their fans, by all means!
There always seems to be something worthwhile in one of the bros. films, even if the script is lacking. "Barton Fink" was far from great, but still the scene of John Goodman charging down the hallway while flames burst out from each doorway, made the movie.
With "Ladykillers", while the overall quality doesn't really measure up to "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou", or "The Big Labowski", the camera angles (from inside the football helmet, or from the bridge as the barge goes by) and the quirky characters and dialogue, and the unexpected unraveling of the whole plot make it well worth the time.
But as I've already mentioned, if you're not a real fan of the Coens, or prefer movie fare like "Titanic" or "Cold Mountain", then I'd recommend you sit this one out...