Latest Lassie film wows critics, fails to find viewers
The only reason can be that audiences were too caught up in the stresses of their own lives to have time for nostalgia. How else can you explain the failure of the 2006 film Lassie? Despite great reviews and a leading role by Peter O’Toole, viewers just didn’t turn out for the 11th film in the franchise. At the time, I was just about to graduate high school, and though I don’t even remember seeing trailers for it, I’m sure it wouldn’t have appealed to my teenage sense of cool at the timewhich is a shame.One could also wonder whether the franchise had just worn itself out. However, this film was a direct updating of both the original movie and novel, meaning it was bringing to life a story that few people were familiar with in detail. (more…)