ARG!

[sethrenn.livejournal.com]

A made-for-tv remake of "Sybil" is being planned:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/television/13664957.htm

I utterly hate that movie. Isn't it bad enough that three decades of psychology students have been trained on this crap, believing it's an accurate depiction of multiplicity? It wasn't even accurate to the book (even though the book was also trussed-up to make everything more dramatic) and yet people buy into the Sybil image so completely that they come away convinced they can always 'spot the real ones,' because we obviously must be publically falling to pieces all the time just like Sally Field did; and therefore, anyone who doesn't act just like her is a fake.

Why on earth would anyone think it was necessary to remake it? It sounds to me like it's probably going to end up being just a vehicle for some actress (probably to make Tammy Blanchard more famous). Then again, so was the original movie-- it was practically created just to win an Emmy for Sally Field.

-Lilac

Comments

[kasiawhisper.livejournal.com]

nice....... man, does that mean a whole bunch of new/old crap is going to start up again?

[fadingtogrey.livejournal.com]

It's likely.

[maryanni.livejournal.com]

I personally didn't like the first movie anyway. Not because it was about disordered multiplicity but because I felt like it was really poorly made and boring.

I personally found the book interesting. The movie? Awkward. I, of course, will more than likely watch the remake but be annoyed throughout.

[littlebus.livejournal.com]

Isn't it bad enough that three decades of psychology students have been trained on this crap, believing it's an accurate depiction of multiplicity?

I was forced to watch to watch it in one of my psychology classes. I was more from a "This is how child abuse can really mess somebody up" standpoint, but still.... yeesh.

[robyn-knight.livejournal.com]

you have no chance to survive make your time

[catskillmarina.livejournal.com]

Saw it when i was a kid. On tv, alone somewhere.
Scared me.

-- Miri

[sethrenn.livejournal.com]

They deliberately played it up to make it resemble a horror movie. This was during the 1970s when The Exorcist was hugely popular, so I assume they were trying to cash in on that.

[catskillmarina.livejournal.com]

Guesso.... Really for us before we started working
together the worst things that happened were doors
left open and finding ourselves in unexpected places
and forgetting where we put things.

It was more amusing in some ways than horrifying ;-)

-- Miri

Exorcist, the book

[spookshow-girl.livejournal.com]

While on the topic, apparently, in the book, one of the theories that is dismissed is Multiple Personalities.

I haven't read it though.

--Me

[spookshow-girl.livejournal.com]

We've seen parts of it, but haven't watched it from beginning to end. I don't think we've even seen enough snips to make up 40% of the film.

We've also read the book, but mostly peicemeal. I think we've got about 70% of that one read, if not more.

--Me

[fadingtogrey.livejournal.com]

I am in love with this idea at the moment.

*laughs*

[spookshow-girl.livejournal.com]

You know, this sounds like a really good idea.

3 shots every time she is put under hypnosis. You know, to simulate the experience.

--Me

[exiled-redeemer.livejournal.com]

Any one mind that has enough brass between their fucking legs to make some shit movie over some shit theories that are totally unaccurate, deserves to have Hydrochloric acid painted on their skin.

I'll have a field day debating and arguing over this movie. Makes me wonder if I'll even go see it.

To many triggers.

Motherfuckers.

Azieal & Kira


=Sistema di Raziel

Groans

[rhymer-713.livejournal.com]

Oh God not again. Sorry but we're reading the book now just to see what all the hype is about and 9it makes us puke. Slams palm on forehead. Does anyone know if there's a way we can actually find Cornelia's files so we can compare them to the book?
Rhymer

Re: Groans

[sethrenn.livejournal.com]

Her personal papers were supposed to be opened to the public in 2005. I have no idea what the status on those is. In Astraea's FAQ they have this about it:

""I understand that the personal papers of Dr. Wilbur will be opened in 2005. Has this been done yet? Will they be open to the public?"

Not to our knowledge. However, there is no reason to believe that the general public will be allowed access to her personal papers. There is still no word on when or if her professional records will be opened, and it is likely that this will not happen anytime soon due to issues of client confidentiality. Additionally, it is our understanding that Dr. Wilbur kept very incomplete records, and sometimes did not keep charts or records on her clients at all. Any information we gather on Shirley Mason and Dr. Wilbur will be posted to http://www.astraeasweb.net/plural/controversy.html#sybil."

A historian named Peter Swales was planning on doing a book about Shirley Mason's real life, at one point, but he seems to have gotten caught up in a project about Marilyn Monroe and hasn't said anything about the Shirley Mason book recently.

Re: Groans

[rhymer-713.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. We're gonna go post our feelings on the whole remake now.
Rhymer