Reasons Why One Miracle on 34th Street is Far Superior
Generally, I am critical of remakes. They try too hard, they never have the magic of the first iteration, and I have to listen to my husband whine about how nothing is like it used to be, as though he were 86 and not 37. There are, of course, exceptions. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a notable one, because who in their right mind would pick Gene Wilder over Johnny Depp? Yeah, yeah, Milwaukee's favorite son, whatever. Say "hold on" again, Johnny. The other biggie is Miracle on 34th Street from 1994, which is so much better than the 1947 version that they're basically different stories. So I poured myself a martini and made a list of allllll the reasons it is so much better while we watched it the other night. (Bonus game- see if you can see when I poured myself a second martini in this list!) 1.) Better music. 2.) Better parade. 3.) Warm Fuzzy 90s feelings. (This might be more just me. Quarantine has been hard y'all.) 4.) Bad ass women boss Elizabeth P