Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
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simpsonfan2 said, 8 months ago
Anybody who does a reboot of Casablanca should be shot.
The J.A.M. said, 8 months ago
Hollywood ran out of ideas long ago….
Number Three said, 8 months ago
They should make an animated movie of The Buckets…
I know that I would watch it.
xxx
david_42 said, 8 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Yeah, “colorizing” was stupid enough.
OldestandWisest said, 8 months ago
@simpsonfan2
There hasn’t been another movie version, but there have been TWO TV series based on it.
Allan said, 8 months ago
@Number Three
I could play Frank … LOL
cbrsarah said, 8 months ago
For some movies, remaking them was pretty dumb, but for others it wasn’t too bad.
I have to agree that Hollywood isn’t as creative as it use to be. I really like the movies of the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Some 60’s. It would take a lot to get me to see a movie these days that isn’t animated. I’ve been preferring animated movies lately as they are more fun to watch. The exceptions have been the comic book hero ones. A little skewed from the actual beginnings of those heroes but good to watch.
Judy Cravens said, 8 months ago
Oh, so true. When I was watching Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels, I kept seeing David Niven in my head. Finally realized it was a remake of a movie I had seen back in the 60s starring — David Niven.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 8 months ago
The remake of “King Kong” a few years ago was well done. It is also rare that the remake is as good or better than the first one.
Comic Minister said, 8 months ago
I’m afraid not.
K M
said, 8 months ago
I know there are a lot of people who want to out JJ Abrams in front of a bank of phasers for rebooting Star Trek.
simpsonfan2 said, 8 months ago
@K M
Like me. Though Karl Urban did a very good job playing McCoy
Hunter7 said, 8 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
King Kong re-make was good. It seems its how the re-make is done as to whether we will like it.
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Though not a movie… Tin Man (TV series) was a good re-telling of Wizard of Oz.
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and I liked Abrams “Star Trek” It was a fun romp. He opened up so many possibilities. Spock would have been pleased with all the new probabilities. Oh, and loved Karl Urban’s McCoy.
Cuddleman said, 7 months ago
@Number Three
That would be great with CGI animation.