After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Being a constant viewer of the original MP from 1992-1996 (Daphne Zuniga left, so I zoned out), I can say as much that this one was a dud in comparison. That's not to say it didn't have merits, but it was a far cry from the original. In the case of attempted innovation, that's just fine, but the show needed to step it up a notch, as soon as the pilot was over. It is common practice to build slowly in a shows freshman season in order to pull the viewers in, and gain their loyalty and devotion. The problem, however, is that with a serial like "Melrose Place", one cannot afford to build so slowly. What made the original so popular was it's high octane energy, and fast paced story lines. YES, even the original started out slow and then sped up with time, but with a reboot like this could have been, they needed to hit the ground running, and they hit the ground jogging instead. We only got a glimpse of it's real potential starting at the 13th episode, or so. After that, we finally had some good stories, but by then it was too late. The show had been canceled before it was canceled. Another mistake, ultimately, was the designation of the viewers. On the CW, the demographic was indefinitely bound to be consisting of mostly teenagers, and that cuts any possible chance of real adult interest out of the picture. The original MP had a lot of sex, violence, and twisted capers, but there was also a lot of business sense and adult interest, such as mortgages, jobs security, and business ethics in general. It had adults behaving, outside the bedroom, like adults. (most of the time) Here, we have barely touched on anything of the like, and, in turn, have kiddies in Abercrombie and Fitch running around saying "pity poor me". There is no credibility to this because it's too far for the suspension of disbelief that most adults nowadays watch with. Furthermore, it's dull. These younger stars like Ashley Simpson and Katie Cassidy are not talented, and the boys of the show like Shawn Sipos and Michael Rady are not credible either. Jessica Lewis almost had the same maturity going for her that Jo Reynolds had in the original. (Fancy the storyline that Jo had with Riley). Alas, the only credible actor and character was Lauren played by Stephanie Jacobson. She displayed an urgent need for morale and justice despite her torn predicament as a med student/call girl.Other than that, cast members and story lines were pretty boring. Heather Locklear's return was very welcomed indeed, and served it's purpose very well. The same went for fellow MP originals Thomas Calabro, Josie Bissett, Laura Leighton, and of course, my personal favorite, Daphne Zuniga.The problem with these fine relics, was the writing. It wasn't easy blending these seasoned characters/actors, with newer characters and talent. It all matched up great by seasons, or shows end, but never quite took off the way it could have and should have. My only real compliment to the show, at long last, is that Jo Reynolds got some real treatment the way she should have been treated the first time: Real happiness, despite being a workaholic of course. Sad to say this show almost became a good continuation. It would have too, if it were renewed at least one more season. Oh well, almost a good show there.

I love the new version of Melrose Place!!! It's fun, hip, sexy, & exciting throughout!!! The new characters are very solid with my favorite is Ella Simms played deliciously by the beautiful & sexy Katie Cassidy. Ella's a tough publicist who gets what she wants at anytime. Katie's a great actress who was awesome in Supernatural & Harper's Island & has great things coming to her. Keep it up Katie!!!!! Recently they let go of 2 regulars: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz & Colin Egglesfield. Ashlee played Violet Foster & Colin played Auggie Kirkpatrick. They're also changing the shift of the show's tone as well. It was dark at first but now they want it to be more lighter. The show got some serious buzz in promoting the show but the ratings have been low throughout which to me is disappointing because it should be seen by a lot more people. So Melrose made several changes hoping the ratings would go up including bringing back Heather Locklear as Amanda Woodward. Heather's return has shaken things up @ Melrose including turning Ella's world upside down. Ella wants to be like Amanda but Amanda wants to show Ella who's boss. It'll be fun between the two & I'm hoping that Ella will hold her ground & stand up to Amanda. I think the changes are gonna help Melrose in the long run for the best. There's talk of Melrose being canceled due to low ratings but I hope it doesn't get canceled because it's getting really good now & this Tuesday's episode should be really good!!! I also like how the new Melrose are bringing back the original characters from the original Melrose. Thomas Calabro, Laura Leighton, Josie Bissett, & Daphne Zuniga returned for stints on the new Melrose along with Heather Locklear. I hope many people can tune in to the show because it awesome & a lot of fun!!! I hope it can get renewed for season 2 & also can get a full order of episodes for season 1(it has 18 episodes on tap for season 1). The show rocks & it needs to be given a chance!!!!! Thanks, Gerald P. Garrow

In all honesty the only reason I started tuning into the CW was because they took a chance and brought Melrose Place back and they brought it back more awesome than ever.I never missed an episode of the original Melrose Place and feel the way the ended the show left their devoted fans in utter disapproval. The new Melrose from day one it air has the original in it's dust it is way better and more entertaining. I hate the fact you fired Ashlee and Colin cause they were my favorite characters on the show. The plot is so well played out. Like I said in all honesty no disrespect to the Cw but if Melrose gets canceled this viewer will no longer watch the station. Please don't cancel the show it's the best thing airing on that station.

After watching the first 10 minutes of this stink fest all I could think of was the insult to the memory of the true Melrose Place.The original Melrose Place had mid to late twenty somethings that lived in a realistic-to-their- income complex and had real-life issues carried out in the dramatic fashion of talents such as Heather Locklear. This new show is just another Gossip Girl/The Hills/ The City imitation that is some kind of fantasy world where everyone is 20 years old, an Abercrombie model, rich, and oh-by-the-way wildly successful as an agent/photographer/etc.The acting is terrible, none of these newbies can barely utter a line with believable deliverance and the sets are over the top decorated and adorned. The script writers also aren't on their way to an Emmy anytime soon, either. I wish Laura Leighton and Thomas Calabro hadn't sullied their acting reputation by getting into bed this bomb.