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Old 06-29-13 | 04:44 AM
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Old 06-29-13 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Wasn't it already remade...as SIXTH SENSE?
Indeed it was.

That particular conceit, or cinematic hook if you will, is alive and kicking and has become an overworked cross genre cliche nowadays.
Old 06-29-13 | 06:19 AM
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Meh. Passed on the original in the theater, will pass on this too.
Old 06-29-13 | 11:40 AM
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I need to re-watch the original because I remember being not so hot on it after my only viewing.
Old 06-29-13 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JumpCutz
Indeed it was.

That particular conceit, or cinematic hook if you will, is alive and kicking and has become an overworked cross genre cliche nowadays.
Let's not pretend that Jacob's Ladder invented that twist. In fact, the movie is basically a modernization of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890).
Old 06-29-13 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Wasn't it already remade...as SIXTH SENSE?
If you thought Jacob's Ladder was anything like the Sixth Sense, you entirely missed the point of the story.
Old 06-29-13 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by islandclaws
I need to re-watch the original because I remember being not so hot on it after my only viewing.
Same here. It's been on my to-do list for a while, but haven't made it back yet.
Old 06-29-13 | 05:13 PM
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Why don't we just make a remake sub forum?
Old 06-29-13 | 05:23 PM
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Incidentally, what happened to Adrian Lyne's career? Did Lolita kill it completely?
Old 06-29-13 | 06:50 PM
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Original was a great, unique movie. Can't see anything good coming from this.
Old 06-29-13 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by van der graaf
If you thought Jacob's Ladder was anything like the Sixth Sense, you entirely missed the point of the story.
You're overreacting. I exaggerated a bit for the sake of being clever. The fact is that after the opening sequence in THE SIXTH SENSE there was a fade-out followed by a fade-in with a title saying it was next fall or something, but without any explanation of what happened to Bruce after he was shot. My immediate reaction at that point in the film was, "Uh-oh, we're in JACOB'S LADDER territory." That's all.

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Old 06-30-13 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by dugan
Incidentally, what happened to Adrian Lyne's career? Did Lolita kill it completely?
Unfaithful was solid. He just got old and stopped making movies.

Jacob's Ladder is close to perfect in my book.
Old 06-30-13 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Let's not pretend that Jacob's Ladder invented that twist. In fact, the movie is basically a modernization of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890).
Yeah. I didn't mean to suggest that JL invented that twist. Rereading my post, I can certainly understand the confusion. I should have clarified that it wasn't the first time this device has been used.
Old 06-30-13 | 04:51 PM
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I think I'm going to out twist this movie and say that I'm going to see it up until opening day and then automatically decide not to see it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has taken U.S. rights to LD Entertainment’s Jacob’s Ladder, a re-imagination of the 1990 thriller about a Vietnam vet who suffers from a severe case of dissociation.

DISH will premiere Jacob’s Ladder in an exclusive July window, followed by a theatrical release in August. David M. Rosenthal directed the film which stars Michael Ealy (The Intruder, Think Like a Man), Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy, The Cabin in the Woods), Nicole Beharie (Shame, 42), and Karla Souza (How to Get Away with Murder, Instructions Not Included).

The Exchange is currently selling international rights at the 2019 Cannes Film Market.

In Rosenthal’s Jacob’s Ladder, Jacob Singer is getting his life back together after his brother is killed in Afghanistan. Jacob has a beautiful wife, a newborn child and a successful career as surgeon in a VA hospital. When a stranger approaches Jacob and reveals that his brother is actually alive and living in an underground shelter with other homeless vets, Jacob’s life starts to unravel. He begins hallucinating, believes he is being followed by violent attackers and becomes paranoid about the truth of what really happened to his brother. When he discovers that his brother is alive and addicted to an experimental drug, he uncovers a secret he never could have been prepared for.

The deal for Jacob’s Ladder was negotiated by Peter Jarowey and Josh Spector at Vertical with Michael Glassman at LD Entertainment.

Will Packer, Mickey Liddell, Michael J. Gaeta, Alison R. Rosenzweig, Pete Shilaimon, and Jennifer Monroe are producers. Cinematography is by Pedro Luque, editing is by Richard Mettler, production design by David Brisbin, costume design by David Tabbert, and the score was composed by Atli Orvarsson.

The original Jacob’s Ladder was directed by Adrian Lyne, starred Tim Robbins and was written by Ghost Oscar-winning screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin. The pic grossed over $26M, unadjusted for inflation, at the domestic box office.
https://deadline.com/2019/05/jacobs-...er-1202617120/
Old 07-01-19 | 03:56 PM
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Old 07-01-19 | 04:03 PM
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The original film trailer made the demons more disturbing, but this doesn’t look bad. They switched up enough but...
Old 07-01-19 | 04:19 PM
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nah.
Old 07-01-19 | 06:35 PM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

This should be named "Michael's Ladder" or "Tyrone's Ladder".

Trailer doesn't look awful by any means but I feel underwhelmed.
Old 07-01-19 | 10:55 PM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

I don't understand why they would remake this movie. How could they possibly improve upon the original?

Makes no sense.
Old 08-25-19 | 09:27 PM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

Apparently this came out on VOD on Friday

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/...Ladder/1144598

$7 rental at Vudu.
Old 08-25-19 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

Originally Posted by greensmoke
I don't understand why they would remake this movie. How could they possibly improve upon the original?

Makes no sense.
They don’t seek to improve. These are made to squeeze a cent more than production budget at a sometimes gullible movie going public. Usually they suck balls. Sometimes, rarely, they make more than a cent...
Old 08-27-19 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Finisher
Jacob's Ladder is close to perfect in my book.
The first half is quite unnerving.
Old 08-29-19 | 08:36 AM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

This looks pretty bad. This is an unnecessary remake as well. I didn't think the first was the greatest of all time or anything but i felt original and was just a damn good movie.
Old 08-29-19 | 08:38 AM
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Re: Jacob's Ladder -- remake (2019) S: Michael Ealy

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This looks pretty bad.
Yup. 6% on RT: https://rottentomatoes.com/m/jacobs_ladder_2019


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