Personally, if the day ever dawns where I decide to remake an original that has a cult following, I would do my utmost to at least keep the flavor purely out of respect. I think when the round table meetings for this remake started someone said - "hey the old series was awesome but - let's set out to ruin it". To list a few things WRONG with the new one: 1) James Caviezel 2) The desert 3) The premise change 4) The tone 5) The love interest 6) The lack of surreal.
In a nutshell - it was awful. Even had it stood on it's own as an original it would be classed as awful and forgettable. I know every comment ahead of mine has done the comparisons to the original BUT if you set out to remake something that obviously becomes your benchmark. James Caviezel was SO out of place in this it was painful. He looked as confused as the viewers. His personality is too weak and the lack of presence contributed to my lack of interest. The original show had guts and relied solely on its content to bring you back week after week. It wasn't crammed into 3 nights hoping you'd stick with it purely out of nothing better to do for 3 evenings. McGoohan was strong and you just knew he'd never crack under ANY circumstance. He was smart, daring and always in control no matter what. We trusted him, became attached, concerned ourselves with him. We even shared his air of arrogance and distrust. Caviezel ? Who cares ? This train wreck missed the mark and I want my time refunded !! "Be seeing you"
In a nutshell - it was awful. Even had it stood on it's own as an original it would be classed as awful and forgettable. I know every comment ahead of mine has done the comparisons to the original BUT if you set out to remake something that obviously becomes your benchmark. James Caviezel was SO out of place in this it was painful. He looked as confused as the viewers. His personality is too weak and the lack of presence contributed to my lack of interest. The original show had guts and relied solely on its content to bring you back week after week. It wasn't crammed into 3 nights hoping you'd stick with it purely out of nothing better to do for 3 evenings. McGoohan was strong and you just knew he'd never crack under ANY circumstance. He was smart, daring and always in control no matter what. We trusted him, became attached, concerned ourselves with him. We even shared his air of arrogance and distrust. Caviezel ? Who cares ? This train wreck missed the mark and I want my time refunded !! "Be seeing you"