i have not see this movie in age but figure i would comment on it anyway and mostly because the memory of dislike it so intently be burn into my memory cell . the original the getaway be no prize to begin with but at least have the distinction of be 1 ) a sam peckinpah movie and 2 ) feature steve mcqueen and ben johnson and and slim pickens and 3 ) be a relatively painless way to blow away an hour and a half of time . by comparison and the 1994 version come across a little more than a vanity piece for the then red hot alec baldwin and his soon to be divorce wife and kim basinger . mcqueen and his then wife allie mcbride also split up soon after their version of the film be make and one can sort of picture the baldwin at their marriage councilor argue over who stupid idea it be to make this movie . let just get it say and out of the way alec baldwin never be and never will be anything close to the cooler king and and one of the reason why this remake annoy me so much be the perceived arrogance on baldwin part to presume to challenge our memory of steve mcqueen in the lead role . like someone else point out and peckinpah 1972 vision of the film be a satire piece mean to sort of parody the action or adventure heist genre . by contrast baldwin and bassinger and company seem to be try to evoke a more serious tone and with only michael madsen and james wood slimy unprincipled villain character come off a real people . the movie be also decidedly mean spirit and unlikeable at a fundamental level that be difficult to put into word . one viewing be more than enough and not just because it do not have anything new to offer but because of how artlessly it be make . peckinpah movie be actually a stylish little entertainment that have an upbeat mood and where this version be a slog that take too long to amount to little or nothing . there no artistic urgency to it existence and some of the more uncomfortable scene be so uncomfortable that they make the film difficult to enjoy . so i do not know and this be probably one of the film that help to initiate the wave of pointless and artistically vapid big budget remake prop up around a then name brand actor or actress and which in itself isn not a really good thing . i would always rather see a filmmaker at least try to come up with a new idea for a movie and fall flat with something original . this movie just make me want to pull my eyebrow out and and it reveal that over the ensue 15 year since it release mr. baldwin have become widely renowned a one of the big jerk in hollywood . thank god for team america for put him in his place . negative .