Hardy Men

[Olivia]

Well...was it you who voted? Or are you defending an anonymous source.

[SDLagent]

My number one problem with this movie is the first feature film ever to be based on The Hardy Boys should NOT be a spoof. Maybe if there was already a movie but I repeat, I do not like the idea of having the first Hardy movie ever be a spoof.

[tomswift2002]

Where did everyone get the idea that the movie was going to be a spoof?  I realize that it is set about 2 decades after the books, but other than that, I don't see a possibility of a spoof as any more likely than it is going to be a movie that is based on the books, and has a good story line.

Look at the 1995 Hardy Boys TV series.  Frank was 22 and Joe was 20 in the series.  Nobody called that series a spoof, even though we've never seen Frank or Joe in their 20's in the books.

[Q]

Where's the NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! option?

[SDLagent]

Where did everyone get the idea that the movie was going to be a spoof?  I realize that it is set about 2 decades after the books, but other than that, I don't see a possibility of a spoof as any more likely than it is going to be a movie that is based on the books, and has a good story line.

Look at the 1995 Hardy Boys TV series.  Frank was 22 and Joe was 20 in the series.  Nobody called that series a spoof, even though we've never seen Frank or Joe in their 20's in the books.

Ah, Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, and Victoria Beckham? That doesn't sound like faithful adaptation to me.

[Olivia]

The first time I heard and read about the movie it said it was going to be a parody, and I saw that in more than one place. I know it could be outdated or unreliable, but I remember it was actual articles.

Things might've been changed or maybe it was rumours. Still, I'm pretty sure it's suppose to be a comedy at least, and that just doesn't ring right with me.

[NZone]

Ah, Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise, and Victoria Beckham? That doesn't sound like faithful adaptation to me.

So who would you have play them?

[SDLagent]

Go to HDA, and check out there "Who would you cast in a Hardy Men/Boys movie?'' thread, it's pretty good.

[NZone]

I dont want to have to create an account, can you just summarize?

[Olivia]

Where did everyone get the idea that the movie was going to be a spoof?  I realize that it is set about 2 decades after the books, but other than that, I don't see a possibility of a spoof as any more likely than it is going to be a movie that is based on the books, and has a good story line.

Look at the 1995 Hardy Boys TV series.  Frank was 22 and Joe was 20 in the series.  Nobody called that series a spoof, even though we've never seen Frank or Joe in their 20's in the books.

Come on, obviously they weren't going to put a comedic twist on it because it was a series (sure, there was humour but that's different). Can you imagine a series where all they would do is make fun of the Hardys every single time? Yes, anything is possible, but that's just ridiculous.

And Frank and Joe were still young in the '95 series, not middle-aged. They also still got along, still solved mysteries together, and so on. It has a more feasible concept than The Hardy Men and respected the series more too.

Of course, this is just an opinion.

[JoeHardyRocks]

#74 This is the first HB movie and they will turn it into a joke.

[Olivia]

Wow, JHR, you're always angry every time you list a reason

[Sam Spade]

Go to HDA, and check out there "Who would you cast in a Hardy Men/Boys movie?'' thread, it's pretty good.

Yeah, I was just on HDA, and I saw this guy named SpencerDL...huh, what's everybody think of him? I'm glad he's not on this forum! (joking )

[tomswift2002]

Here's a new trailer from the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AdFA6WWJ7E

[Olivia]

For those who haven't seen the trailer, and not to spoil it:

I knew it couldn't be a trailer, maybe some news footage or something else that would make fun of the movie. But good one, Tom