Movie Cheddar

Johnny Huh? provides grist for my mill:

1. What was the last great movie you saw?
Only Angels Have Wings.
2. What made it great?
Because it's a Howard Hawks movie and when Hawks is on his game he's just about the best. See also: Rio Bravo and To Have and Have Not.
3. What was the last terrible movie you saw?
Hide and Seek - DeNiro's latest. It was appalling.
4. What movie are you most looking forward to in the next year?
That's really hard to say as I've been so spoiled movie-wise, what with The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Master and Commander, that anythng else seems anti-climatic. That said, there some films I'm looking forward to seeing this year: Gunner Palace, Kingdom of Heaven (because I like Ridley Scott's work), Serenity, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Now that I think of it, I'm looking forward to Serenity the most, because Firefly was such a brilliant show.
5. What classic would you like to see remade and who would you choose to star in it?
I'd love to see a well-done remake of Zulu. The story of the battle of Rourke's Drift screams for a Black Hawk Down style treatment. I'm not sure about casting though - maybe Jude Law in the Lt. Bromhead role originally played by Michael Caine?
6. What remake of a classic blasphemes the original?
That's easy - the 1994 remake of The Getaway. What on earth made Alec Baldwin think he could fill the shoes of Steve McQueen? After all, Steve McQueen was only the coolest actor ever, and Alec Baldwin is... Alec Baldwin.
7. Who's the classiest star in Hollywood?
Off the cuff I'd say Paul Newman.
8. Who's the trashiest star?
Oh lord that's tough - soooo many to choose from. Tara Reid?
9. Who's got the biggest ego?
I assume they've all got big egos.