DVD Smurf

Fanfan la Tulipe is a coming swashbuckling film that is written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Krawczyk's (Wasabi). Well, Wasabi was not what I expected, however this duo is now directing another film, a remake of Fanfan la Tulipe (original by Christian-Jaque in 1952) that is going to open in Cannes on May 15th this year. And for you who are interested in the cast you can see Penélope Cruz. Here is a pic from the film.



I just hope it does not turn out like Wasabi...what do you think about this?

Edited: I am not changing my mind here, I also enjoyed Wasabi, but I did not think it was the high quality film that I think I received in Big Blue or Leon. I thought Wasabi was a comic action trip that entertained, however, it did not give me the same retrospectice pondering as other films that Luc has done. Maybe I had too high expectations, which means I might have to see the film again.

harosa

I for one liked Wasabi, it really felt like a crazy japanese cartoon in terms of the exaggeration of the violence. Reno was cool and his daughter and partner were hilarious. Of course, a more fleshed out movie wouldve been better, but I think people were maybe expecting The Proffesional 2. Im a big fan of Besson's writing and producing efforts-Taxi 1,2,3, Wasabi, Yamakasi, Transporter and Kiss of the Dragon.

Cosmic Bus

I really enjoyed watching Wasabi, and, as always, look forward to pretty much anything Besson works on. The summary IMDB has for the original movie sounds good, and I can definitely see this being a very fun adventure movie.

Vincent Perez is playing Fanfan and Penelope Cruz is Adeline.

If the advance poster is any indication, it's going to be a gorgeous-looking film, to boot.



Besson is a madman. He's working on, like, 12 different movies over the next year... and I love it.

harosa

Click the following address for the trailer, right under the poster where it says Bande Annonce.
http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefil...ilm=44653.html

PolloDiablo

I'm always up for a good swashbuckler, and the fact that Luc Besson is involved makes it all that much better. Hopefully we'll see some kind of stateside release of this in the near future.

jarofclay73

I liked Wasabi for what it is, not for what I wanted it to be. Yes, Leon has much more depth and is more introspective. But, after all, Luc Besson did NOT direct Wasabi.

I'm not sure if I will be interested in Fanfan. I took a chance on Wasabi partially because I also like Jean Reno.

RocShemp

Luc Besson = Good
Jean Reno = Good

Luc Besson + Jean Reno = Great

Vincent Perez = Good

Vincent Perez + Luc Besson = Possibly Great (dunno as I've never seen Perez in anything written and/or directed by Besson)

Penelope Cruz = Bad

Luc Besson + Vincent Perez + Penelope Cruz = Maybe Good (I've never liked her in any film I've seen her in - not even Abre Los Ojos which was great)

But, who knows? She might surprise me.

isamu

I heard great about wasabi

Plus it costars one of the hottest japanese idols working today.

Not to mention you can't go wrong with any movie starring Vlade Divac