Sereenie

14th Aug 2010

Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Trivia: This is a remake of a very famous French comedy, now a classic, Le dîner de cons (available in English as The Dinner Game), itself based on a play which was subsequently altered to conform to the minor changes made when the original movie was filmed.

Sereenie

6th Jun 2005

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

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Trivia: When Christine removes the Phantom's mask, he pushes her down on the floor. Right after he says 'Curse you,' the camera goes back to her: she is half laughing. (00:45:30)

Sereenie

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Suggested correction: She's not laughing, it's shock and fear, she doesn't know how to react.

31st May 2005

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Trivia: Christine's attire during her performance of 'Think of Me' for Hannibal is copied from the most famous painting of Emperess Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sissi.

Sereenie

12th Nov 2004

Taxi (2004)

Trivia: This is a remake of a very successful series of French movies, also called "Taxi". Queen Latifah's character was originally a man, and her Ford was a Peugeot.

Sereenie

2nd Aug 2004

The Village (2004)

Trivia: The newspaper read by the park guy towards the end is dated Friday July 30th, 2004, the day the movie came out.

Sereenie

6th Jan 2004

Edtv (1999)

Trivia: This is a remake of a Quebec movie (in French), "Louis 19", available in a dubbed version as "Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves".

Sereenie

6th Jan 2004

Just Visiting (2001)

Trivia: This is a remake of a French movie, "Les visiteurs", which even has a sequel.

Sereenie

6th Jan 2004

Three Men and a Baby (1987)

Trivia: This is a remake of a French movie, "Trois hommes et un couffin". The sequel, though, was original.

Sereenie

6th Jan 2004

True Lies (1994)

6th Jan 2004

The Man With One Red Shoe (1985)

Trivia: This is a remake of a French movie, "Le grand blond à la chaussure noire".

Sereenie

5th Jan 2004

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Trivia: Though often referred to as "he," the young hacker Edward is actually a girl.

Sereenie

14th Sep 2003

8 Women (2002)

Trivia: The subtitled lyrics to Augustine's song (the part where she is standing up) have not much to do with the original French lyrics. Could it be there already are two versions of the song, one in French and one in English?

Sereenie

25th Jul 2003

Amelie (2001)

Trivia: Just before Bretodeau enters the phone booth while the phone rings, he's the only one moving in real time; all other characters in the background are in slow motion.

Sereenie

30th Dec 2002

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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