From the director's perspective, he wanted the characters in the remakes to be more dramatic and theatrical than just poetic and ancient.
Perhaps he wanted to make $$$$ out of the original too.
I never heard of Liv Nyug from my parents. They never told me about this demon. My mother once told me and my siblings some bedtime stories about Nuj Nphlaib thiab Nkauj Ntxawm, the father came back from the dead and ate one of his children, and the tiger came to haunt Hmong people.
Yes I love those classic TV shows. Even nowadays there are classic movies and TV shows available in certain platforms such as Tubi TV, Pluto TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Netflix.
He-Man and She-Ra are on YouTube for free, but some missing videos. On Amazon Prime you gotta purchase whole series/volumes for such a limited price.
Last several weeks ago I just finished watching all 8 seasons on Different Strokes. Man, that show is one long @$$ series. When I was little, I had a crush on the actress, Dana Plato, who cast as "Kimberly Drummond". Throughout the entire series, she went through different stages of beauty. Until 1984 she got married and got pregnant. Her life was a mess. It's sad that she had to go through the troubles get into overdose drug addictions and numerous shoplifting. I couldn't believe she died young at the age of 34 from suicide. She's pretty similar to James Dean when he's careless about his drug addiction and reckless driving. He died from car accident.
Ah well, every actor and actress has his/her own problem dealing with fame and finance.
Then my attention went to another actress on Different Strokes, Kim Richard, a major babe who cast as Ruthie Alder.
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https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71R2VD038SL._AC_SY445_.gifTeenage year, she cast in Tuff Turf since 1985 right after Different Strokes. The gal in the red tank top. I watched this movie back in 2014.
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