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Avatar List added by Elfflame on 27 June 2008 02:43

Retell me a tale

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Sherlock Holmes if Dr Watson were the true brains behind all their famous crime solving. Kingsley and Cane are brilliant in this.

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3. Shakespeare in Love
Not entirely a retelling here, but a suggestion that Romeo and Juliet was based on actual happenings. (Unlikely, but still amusing.)

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5. 10 Things I Hate About You
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The rediculousness of the Christ tale, as told by Monty Python.

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What if the Ogre were the hero of the fairy tales we all know and love?

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Comments

Posted : 1 month ago at Jul 19 8:12
How about <a href="http://www.listal.com/movie/the-banquetThe Banquet and <a href="http://www.listal.com/movie/tristram-shandy-cock-bull-storyA Cock and Bull Story?

I really like the list, nice idea!
Posted : 1 month ago at Jul 19 8:13
Sorry, for some reason my links aren't working.
Description

A list of movies where the story is well-known and shown from a new point of view, or in a new setting, or otherwise provides new details to the story that existed before.

Fairy tales with a new twist.
Shakespeare's tale told in a new way.
A remake that adds a new twist to the original story.

Any ideas welcome.

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