“We’re going to need a pinker boat.”
“Cut! ‘Bigger’, ‘a bigger boat’; ‘bigger’! OK, back to your places. Let’s try this again.”
Jennifer didn’t move. “What’s up with the pink boat anyway? The Orca looks more like the Dorka.”
“It fits the rewrite.”
“And the new ending? I mean, come on, ‘Bruce’ is the monster.”
“The original was idiotic. Who would ever believe it? I didn’t.”
“As long as we are talking rewrites,” Kim said, “I want more swearing, damn it. Quint is a nasty woman…”
Cheryl shook her head. “Why did I ever take on this all-female version of Jaws?”
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I did not watch the all female version of Ghost Busters…. As a FYI – ‘Bruce’ was the name they gave to the mechanical shark while filming Jaws.
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Word count = 100
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Loved the dialogue, Trent, and enjoyed the humor. I’m with most everyone else. Re-writes are generally dreadful no matter what direction they take.
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Thanks. There have been one or two rewrites in movie history that came out pretty good, but for the most part, they are awful.
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I reckon “we’re going to need a pinker boat” is a much better line :-)
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“a” – yes, missed that word, but that puts me up to 101 words! Thanks for pointing out the typo, I’ll correct it and ignore my going over the limit ;)
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Though I did spot the typo, I actually meant “a better line than the Jaws original”, but, hey :-)
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lol, thanks
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Hilarious, my thoughts went to so many movie moments. Jaws is hilarious, a true classic. I want the pink boat. Thanks for the great read. Have a great day & weekend ahead.
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Jaws is a great movie, one of the few from the 70s that I have watched several times over the years up to the present. Glad you enjoyed my little joke with it :)
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Having never seen the “Jaws” movie, I’ve seem to have lost something in translation. Now, I’ll need to go find it to watch it. I’m still jittery from the Vincent Price research from last week’s Weekend Coffee share though… LOL! Scared myself spitless last night.
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You should Google “We’re going to need a bigger boat”. It is the most famous line in the movie. The person who says it is afraid of water. The guy he says it to, Quint, is a salty shark hunter. He swears and if a “respectable lady” gets too close to his boat, the Orca, he sings dirty little ditties. I love Vincent, but some of the clips of those movies were pretty gory!
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Watching Jaws is on this weekend’s agenda. Hubby says i need the experience to truly appreciate it. :)
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He is right – it is classic.
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Now that is a real horror movie!
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Yes, and the shark is the least scary part about it!
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It’s not even the obvious pandering of all-female remakes isn’t even the worst part. It’s the constant need for remakes, re-imaginings, reboots… while original stories get rejected. Fun story though.
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Sometimes remakes are ok (A Star is Born was made four times, and each time had pluses), but I tend to agree. if the movie was good, why ruin it by redoing it? And, yes, we all of the stupid remakes, reboots and awful sequels when there is new material to be had?
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Ha ha! Fun one. No…I didn’t see the female Ghostbusters, either. I did see Ocean’s Eight but didja see the cast? How to resist?
I don’t think I’d see an all-female Jaws either…
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Thanks! I did not see Ocean’s Eight, but I just looked it up – you are right, a great cast. A female cats Jaws could be good if done right, but I know for sure they would do an awful, cliche job with it…
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It was a fun romp!
And no… I just can’t with the all-female, all-black remakes of any sort…
At least Ocean’s Eight was like a next part, with Danny Ocean’s sister…
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Yes, I agree, unless there is a way or a reason or whatever, but a straight up remake? No.
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Really enjoyed the humor in this one.
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
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I’m not a fan of pink….. oh my goodness. It’s that why the shark is named Bruce in “Finding Nemo?”
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You don’t want a pink working vessel? lol, yeah, I think it is a bit much even for people who like pink. I’m not sure about Finding Nemo, but that would be my guess. One funny thing is that back in the 1970s, “Bruce” was a slang term people sometimes used for gay men, so were they calling the shark a gay man? (The term came from the older Batman comics were Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson slept in the same bed…)
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The ocean thickens….
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lol, yep. It is funny how the names and terms bounce around until all original reference is gone (doing my “research” (1 quick Google search), I saw that there is a gay character on Family Guy named “Bruce” because of that old 70s term)
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Fun piece, Trent.
And I think the real lady owner of this boat would definitely go for the more swearing option!
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Thanks. The boat looks more like a working vessel than a pleasure boat, so I’m not surprised that the real owner would opt for the more swearing option.
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This really made me laugh! Thank you!!
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Thanks – Glad you got a laugh!
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Pink power… These remakes tend to be awful. The story gave me a chuckle.
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Remakes are usually awful, particularly if they are trying something “clever”… Thanks, glad you got a chuckle out of it.
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Dear Trent,
I wish movie makers would leave well enough alone. Loved your behind the scenes female version of Jaws. LOL.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I agree, I think classics are classics and are not to be messed with. Well, for the most part… Thanks!
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Hahaha, I love this as I laughed out loud envisioning where this was going. That is one very pink boat! 🤣🤣🤣
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Glad you got a chuckle! The female version of Quint would -not- have a pink boat! 😂
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That was interesting 🙂👍
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Thanks :)
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