We often complain about what is being remade but are there anything you would actually like to see redone? Format isn't necessarily important i.e. doesn't have to be a movie remake.
The old Tom Sellek movie Runaway came up in discussion and I can actually see that being a good movie for a remake. The first was fun but limited by the technology of the time to make really menacing robots.
Oooh, Good topic Ahtman, and a big +1 to Runaway as good remake fodder ( this coming from the guy who normally rants against remakes..)
...I'll have to mull this over a bit.
Hey, I think I have one...
Night of the Comet..1988, the original film had an interesting premise ..but as anyone who's seen it can tell you the film itself is absolute gak.
I wouldn't mind an updated version of The Running Man.
It seems like there was a little too much of an 80s sensibility ruining what could have been a much better movie. Don't get me wrong, though. I adore the original for that same awful 80s aesthetic.
Monster Rain wrote:I wouldn't mind an updated version of The Running Man.
It seems like there was a little too much of an 80s sensibility ruining what could have been a much better movie. Don't get me wrong, though. I adore the original for that same awful 80s aesthetic.
Agreed. the 80's sensibility of that movie is the worst and best part of it.
Who would make a good killian? and who would make a good running man?
I think the best films for remake are the ones that were almost great the first time around, but just missed out on being decent for whatever reason.
I think Waterworld, stripped of the infamy of its terrible production and the blandness of its plot, is left with a story of people cast adrift on floating settlements, doing whatever they can to survive the inhospitable seas around them. That could make for a pretty good movie.
Proof of Life is about a dude getting kidnapped, an a specialist extraction team getting called in to get him out. Get rid of the awkward cheating subplot, and really, really get rid of the entirely unlikeable Meg Ryan, and I think you could have a pretty good movie.
SWAT is about a subject that's really just plain cool, cops geared up in tactical gear, engaged in shootouts with crims. The movie got mired down in its stars, embraced action movie logic and lost the thing that actually made the subject matter appealling in the first place. If they kept this real, and showed people operating like they really do in urban combat (only with the amount of gunfire amped up considerably) we could get a really cool movie.
JubJubMarine wrote:2001: A Space Oddessy, Awesome book, rubbish film.
I don't know, I really admire Kubrik's discipline in stripping away every extraneous detail, and leaving only theme behind. The interesting thing is that looked at in isolation, I would have thought aliens dropping off the monolith, or the literal description of becoming the Star Child would have been necessary, but Kubrik's discipline reveals how none of that is needed, and is fact distracting from the much bigger themes that were being explored.
2001 is epic and should be left alone, it is a tour de force of style over everything, where else do you get hours of spaceships slowly moving in silence?
I'd like to remake the 1957 film Hell Drivers, not that it wasn't good the first time around, but I'd make it for the modern age, instead of ex-soldiers and those struggling for post-war work driving trucks, I'd make it more modern. With the current economic climate a group of ex-convicts and illegal immigrants end up driving articulated lorries at high speed around country lanes. The original was excellent though if you haven't seen it, an all star cast with the likes of Stanley Baker and Patrick McGoohan.
I would love Escape from LA/New York to be remade, but I doubt I will enjoy them as much as the old cheesy ones. I bet they'd even get rid of his eye patch. Damn hollywood.
Monster Rain wrote:I wouldn't mind an updated version of The Running Man.
It seems like there was a little too much of an 80s sensibility ruining what could have been a much better movie. Don't get me wrong, though. I adore the original for that same awful 80s aesthetic.
Agreed. the 80's sensibility of that movie is the worst and best part of it.
Who would make a good killian? and who would make a good running man?
Absolutely seconded; I love that movie! Have to be honest though, after a good long think I'd be happy with some good actors in the roles rather than big name stars... bring on the unknowns! Also some elements closer to the book would be nice and would probably to be expected with any remake. Not sure the books ending would make it in though.
Most will cry heresy for my other suggestion though... I'd love to see Willow remade.
Remaking Seven samurai and/or 2001 is just heresy. Leave classic cinema be.
Dambusters needs a remake because it will benefit from improved SFX, Seven Samurai however does not, in fact its black and whiteness is part of its charm, and there is no CGI fix needed for horses and bandits. 2001 is timeless, you simply cannot update it without running serious risk of failure.
The only films I would like to see remade are old action and war films that can benefit from new technology, Dambusters as mentioned above. However Dambusters is a rare film because it commemorates a rare type of battle, a true 'heroic' engagement of skill and ingenuity. Most war films lose out on the reduced number of extras compared to 30's and 50's epics where they would gain from CGI. I advocate very little science fiction retelling and would prefer fresh stuff instead because of the genre. Metropolis maybe needs to be redone because Metropolis needs to be properly finished. I consider that more a disjointed 1920's music video without the music than a film. Also most giant monster movies could benefit from a retelling, King Kong did, Godzilla and sequels deserves a re-attempt with full SFX, though it really ought to be set back in Tokyo where it belongs.
Instead I would be content for some olf films to be upgraded with CGI added in. Here I am looking at air combat films with Tora Tora Tora, Midway and Battle of Britain topping that list. Keep the film just consider it in 'post production' and add the CGI as if the orignal director had the technology to begin with.
whatwhat wrote:The great escape. Not because it needs to be, but because it deserves to be.
Who does justice to Steve McQueen?
Would be a dificult role to cast but would be based entirely on presence rather than acting ability, Mcqueen wasn't a great actor. You could certainly do ten times better than James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
Seven Samurai arguably has been remade several times, most famously as The Magnificent Seven which keeps the plot and characters intact and merely substitutes swords for guns.
I'd second the prequel Star Wars trilogy. It actually had a very good basic plot with Palpatine's scheme for creating his Empire deviously played across the three films.
I think there's a better adaptation of Potter to be done at some point, though it really needs to be left alone for twenty years or so. It would work better on TV anyway (provided it had decent production values).
I'm also staggered given Hollywood's fondness for snapping up good fiction, that no-one has made a Flashman film since Royal Flash. The first three books in chronological order (Flashman, Flashman's Lady and Flashman and the Mountain of Light) would make a great trilogy.
dogma wrote:The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury was an animated dvd release.
I thought it was a half hour long cartoon.
Which is why it needs to be redone as a proper movie.
Although to be honest, I actually liked The Chronicles of Riddick. So there.
sebster wrote:I think Waterworld, stripped of the infamy of its terrible production and the blandness of its plot, is left with a story of people cast adrift on floating settlements, doing whatever they can to survive the inhospitable seas around them. That could make for a pretty good movie.
Also, blasphemy. Waterworld is a great movie and most definitely does NOT need to be redone.
I'm just going to leave this here. Blade Runner needs to be redone simply to take advantage of new special effects technology.
How about Flashman: The Dakka Years, more interesting than the books i'm sure.
Curiously enough I'm going to second The Last Starfighter, which was suprisingly entertaining a couple od Sundays ago, but the visuals were very dated.
The problem with some of these remakes is that there are some aspects that were of the time and unrepeatable. For example Flash Gordon, what would be the point without a Queen soundtrack. And what is the point of Queen without Freddie.
Eragon. Pretty much the only things actually true to the books were names, and even they were only the bare minimum required to carry the slaughtered storyline through.
It was littered with inaccuracies, some of them slightly forgivable (insignia on the wrong palm), some less so (horn-less Urgals) and some that buggered up the storyline (the deaths of two of the main villains from the first, second and start of the third books).
A film of the seuqel, 'Eldest' is pretty much impossible now, since the cause of half of the second book died early on in the film, and since that can't happen now, nor can half of the third book.
I could rant on forever about it, but the film didn't do the book any justice at all, quite the opposite, it did it a huge injustice and murdered any chance of sequel films.
So, in conclusion, I offer Eragon to be redone so that it can actually do the book justice and pave the way for sequels. Oh, and get some better actors whilst you're at it; only Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich fit their respective roles, all the other casting was horrible.
How about Percy jackson and the Lightning Thief. That wasn't just bad, it was boring, made very little sense, and gave away 1 of the 2 big twists in the first 5 minutes. Not to mention it is nearly impossible for there to be any sequels (at least if they are anything like the other books). It was by the same guy who did the first two Harry Potter movies, and he is the mcdonalds of directors. Servicable, but nothing memorable.
ChaosGalvatron wrote:It was by the same guy who did the first two Harry Potter movies, and he is the mcdonalds of directors. Servicable, but nothing memorable.
I think that has to be one of the nicest things I've heard said about Chris Columbus in some time.
I'm in favour of a Sharpe remake, perhaps this time in chronological order. One of my favourites was the adventures in India (Sgt Hakeswill was in his element there).
I've nothing against the acting with the original series (apart from changing the actor of Nelson some 3 times?), and it's a damn shame I won't see Postelthwaite act Hakeswill out again. But I think that it could be so well done with a bigger budget and larger battlefields.
Monster Rain wrote:I wouldn't mind an updated version of The Running Man.
It seems like there was a little too much of an 80s sensibility ruining what could have been a much better movie. Don't get me wrong, though. I adore the original for that same awful 80s aesthetic.
Agreed. the 80's sensibility of that movie is the worst and best part of it.
Who would make a good killian? and who would make a good running man?
I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
If any old war movie needs to be remade, its The Longest Day...one of my very favorite movies, the thing is four hours long but I think its worth it. With all of Hollywood's new effects, they could make the best WWII movie since SPR.
They'd also have to get a pretty good cast together as the original had everyone from Sean Connery to John Wayne in it...
It'd be interesting to see what they'd do if they remade Jurassic Park.
And Avatar: The Last Airbender. That movie was absolute gak. I couldn't watch more than a half hour of it before I had to switch it off. Shyamalan should be ashamed for how he butchered that story.
WARORK93 wrote:If any old war movie needs to be remade, its The Longest Day...one of my very favorite movies, the thing is four hours long but I think its worth it. With all of Hollywood's new effects, they could make the best WWII movie since SPR.
They'd also have to get a pretty good cast together as the original had everyone from Sean Connery to John Wayne in it...
Oh that is true. The Longest Day is one of my favorite movies. Black Hawk Down comes close.
Zyllos wrote:WHAT!?! I am not the only person in the world who liked Waterworld? (I am going to include Postman also because I liked Kevin Costner's movies)
Freddy got remade, Jason got remade, now Ashley needs to be remade. Seriously, I just typed "Ashley Williams" into Google and got the Mass Effect Character all the way down.....
Amen. They let Vin go too crazy with his D&D obsession. Riddick was much cooler when he was more ambiguous on the 'good guy' 'bad guy' scale.
Actually, it's not Vin's fault. Hollywood typecasts him now, and he hates it.
Oh he's definitely typecast. But looking at his commentary on the Chronicles DVD, its obvious that Riddick evolved into his pet project (maybe his attempt to break free of being typecasted). It's no secret that Vin loves D&D like a fat child loves candy Unfortunately no one reigned him in on it (EDIT: Maybe his typecasting played a role but the D&D influence in Chronicles is too strong for anyone to ignore and I don't think that one is on Hollywood) and Chronicles just went too far into the 'weird' for a modern block buster. That move was very 40's and 50's style sci-fi with lots of D&D art design. It was off putting for anyone who liked Pitch Black, which Chronicles needed to get on board to succeed. I don't think Chronicles is as bad as its reputation says, but it just fails when one looks at what it did to Riddick's utterly awesome character.
MechWarrior 2. The entire MechWarrior 2 series should be remade, though IMO, if the gameplay, sound, music, storyline, missions, etc, were 100% identical to the original game and they just modernized the graphics... well, that'd be perfect for me.
You cannot seriously consider remaking The Evil Dead?! Honestly, with the trite that is coming out of Hollywood at the moment though, it really would not surprise me in the least.
I mean, can anyone tell me the last truly original movie to come out of Hollywood in the past 4 years?
OT, I'd like to see a remake of 'The Sweeny' and possibly 'Bravestarr'
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Azza007 wrote:I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
I don't think I'll ever forgive the general movie going public for ignoring Master and Commander. Hollywood gave us a genuine adventure yarn, with fantastic production values, it took the kinds of risks people constantly complain Hollywood avoids... and then... no-one went and saw it.
Azza007 wrote:I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
I don't think I'll ever forgive the general movie going public for ignoring Master and Commander. Hollywood gave us a genuine adventure yarn, with fantastic production values, it took the kinds of risks people constantly complain Hollywood avoids... and then... no-one went and saw it.
To be fair Sebs, I believe many of us who constantly complain about the swill Hollywood churns out did go see Master and Commander...
It's just that it didn't draw the " general movie going public"...as you noted.
I agree, a remake could be really cool. I like the running man because its just a cheesy cool movie. But adding in some more serious elements could make a remake awesome
Azza007 wrote:I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
I don't think I'll ever forgive the general movie going public for ignoring Master and Commander. Hollywood gave us a genuine adventure yarn, with fantastic production values, it took the kinds of risks people constantly complain Hollywood avoids... and then... no-one went and saw it.
I loved it when I saw it, and when I realized that it was based on a series of books I looked forward to the sequels... and then found out that nobody saw it.
Armageddon: there's a decent in movie in there somewhere, it's just buried under too much garbage. I'm not even sure you'd need to remake it, just re-edit it down to about 90 minutes.
Exo Squad - Great mid-90's cartoon that featured a WWII in space storyline and humans actually died (was a first for my GI JOE saturated brain). I'd love to see the animation updated or the show turned into a more serious "anime" series with more sophisticated writing and themes.
Battletech- Mediocre mid-90's cartoon based on the Battletech tabletop game. Remember the bad CGI fight scenes? How cool would they be now? The writing would need some updates (and following the Battletech canon would be a nice change from the original series) but I would love to see something done with the Battletech license.
Robotjox - Horrible `Mech B-movie from 1990 that would likely look awesome today with CGI effects. There really needs to be more big screen `Mech movies. It has been years since I have seen it but I vaguely recall the plot involved wars in the future being fought by single gladiator-esque `Mechs. Maybe they just were gladiators, it doesn't matter. The movie sucked but it definitely scratched my giant-robot itch as a kid.
FITZZ wrote: To be fair Sebs, I believe many of us who constantly complain about the swill Hollywood churns out did go see Master and Commander...
It's just that it didn't draw the " general movie going public"...as you noted.
True. But at what point should we stop complaining about people who are looking to make money by making films that people go and see, and start complaining about 'the general movie going public' that keeps ignoring the risky projects but lines up to watch each iteration of Transformers?
sebster wrote:True. But at what point should we stop complaining about people who are looking to make money by making films that people go and see, and start complaining about 'the general movie going public' that keeps ignoring the risky projects but lines up to watch each iteration of Transformers?
There's always going to be mass appeal entertainment.
Hell, Shakespeare was mass appeal back in his day. There's a lot of fart jokes in those plays.
FITZZ wrote: To be fair Sebs, I believe many of us who constantly complain about the swill Hollywood churns out did go see Master and Commander...
It's just that it didn't draw the " general movie going public"...as you noted.
True. But at what point should we stop complaining about people who are looking to make money by making films that people go and see, and start complaining about 'the general movie going public' that keeps ignoring the risky projects but lines up to watch each iteration of Transformers?
Your right man, it's all about supply and demand and unfortunately demand seems to be high for "BOOMBANGPOWCGIPLOTWHATPLOT!!??" type films and of course those who make films based on "profit potential" alone are all to happy to supply them.
I suppose really...it's the " General movie going public's" fault for continuing to fill the coffers of the swill peddlers ...but at times I believe they just don't know any better.
Monster Rain wrote:
Hell, Shakespeare was mass appeal back in his day. There's a lot of fart jokes in those plays.
The difference was in the balance. Shakespeare, usually, managed to be intelligent with his use of fart (sex, poop, etc.) jokes.
The best media manages to appeal to all, or at least multiple, audiences.
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GalacticDefender wrote:A true to the book starship troopers movie would be awesome too.
Oh please yes. We have the technology. We can rebuild the film. Better. Faster. Less stupid.
A faithful remake of Starship Troopers would be awful, the same as any Heinlein book. The pacing is all wrong for film.
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Blame Fast and the Furious and xXx for Chronicles of Riddick.
I actually thought XXX was a pretty good Americanized version of James Bond.
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LordofHats wrote:Amen. They let Vin go too crazy with his D&D obsession. Riddick was much cooler when he was more ambiguous on the 'good guy' 'bad guy' scale.
Eh, he has only been, at best, neutral. There was no secret in Pitch that he was the protagonist, and closer to good (because "good" generally means "not with overt, contradictory self-interest") than Johns (the only other viable driving character). The misstep, in my mind, was the odd change from relatively hard sci-fi to weird quasi-magical crap. It was too jarring.
Dungeons and Dragons (I'd make one based on the cartoon, darker with the now adult adventurers rediscovering the old abandoned funfair and that certain ride and returning to take on Venger).
I'm not sure if it's been said, but Seven Samurai was already remade... as a Western...
Dungeons & Dragons desperately needs remade... and maybe making a reference to the cheesy 80's cartoon would be fine (the kids in a crowd scene or something) but it could be made vastly better. There was so much good material that could have been used, but...
Hell, I'd have gone with Planescape. Get Del Toro on this, he'd go apeshit. The Modrons will march again...
... you know, it might seem really old school, but a steampunk remake of Conan Doyle's The Lost World might be good.
Monster Rain wrote:There's always going to be mass appeal entertainment.
Hell, Shakespeare was mass appeal back in his day. There's a lot of fart jokes in those plays.
Sure, and there's nothing saying entertainment has to be high brow, sophisticated or anything like that. I also think we get plenty of good quality, more mature stuff every year, made on a much small budget.
It's the middle ground, the big budget movie that isn't aggressively stupid and hopelessly derivative that seems to miss out time after time.
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FITZZ wrote:Your right man, it's all about supply and demand and unfortunately demand seems to be high for "BOOMBANGPOWCGIPLOTWHATPLOT!!??" type films and of course those who make films based on "profit potential" alone are all to happy to supply them. I suppose really...it's the " General movie going public's" fault for continuing to fill the coffers of the swill peddlers ...but at times I believe they just don't know any better.
Pretty much, yeah. I don't think anything can be done about it either...
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:DUNE. Truer to the book.
I'm not sure that keeping to the book is that good an idea. I mean, we already had the miniseries and that was insufferably dull because of the problems inherent in translating the book, so never mind trying to keep it faithful when you move to a three hour movie.
I think the original film is probably pretty close to how you could do it, though you'd probably want to mention 'kwisatz haderach' at some point before the triumphant last few second. Hey, with the tech these days they could even do justice to the combat scenes.
Dungeons and Dragons (I'd make one based on the cartoon, darker with the now adult adventurers rediscovering the old abandoned funfair and that certain ride and returning to take on Venger).
I'd settle for a bunch of adventurers going into a dungeon, with the climax involving a fight against a dragon. The party could be the standard four, warrior, thief, cleric and wizard. It's already got Campbell's Hero of a Thousand Faces stamped all over it, so Hollywood would love it.
Azza007 wrote:I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
I don't think I'll ever forgive the general movie going public for ignoring Master and Commander. Hollywood gave us a genuine adventure yarn, with fantastic production values, it took the kinds of risks people constantly complain Hollywood avoids... and then... no-one went and saw it.
Loved that film. I've got it on dvd and have watched it several times. I share the 'no-sequel' disappointment too, especially when one considers that everything was in place to make them, should they have decided to.
Regarding the Sharpe remake idea.... nah, not for me. Sharpe will always be Sean Bean in my eyes. How about some of Cornwell's other books, though? Azincourt would make a very good (if extremely gory) film.
Azza007 wrote:I agree with the Sharpe movies being redone there are so many things that annoyed me about the series. I would also like to see the Hornblower series redone to the standards of today. Something more akin to the level of Master and Commander.
I don't think I'll ever forgive the general movie going public for ignoring Master and Commander. Hollywood gave us a genuine adventure yarn, with fantastic production values, it took the kinds of risks people constantly complain Hollywood avoids... and then... no-one went and saw it.
Loved that film. I've got it on dvd and have watched it several times. I share the 'no-sequel' disappointment too, especially when one considers that everything was in place to make them, should they have decided to.
Regarding the Sharpe remake idea.... nah, not for me. Sharpe will always be Sean Bean in my eyes. How about some of Cornwell's other books, though? Azincourt would make a very good (if extremely gory) film.
I agree about his Thomas of Hookton and Azincourt books being done, they are great reads. I also share the sentiments following sequels to M&C. As for Sean Bean in Sharpe, he was good at first but when they started messing around chronologically it didn't feel right. Not sure who could have replaced him though in the role.
No classic should be remade. its just a sin and lazy. Generally the remakes are far far crappier than the originals.
Remake Tora Tora Tora? Remake 2001? Sinner! Blasphemer!!!
Lets remind ourselves of some of the joyous remakes.
*Pearl Harbor (dry heaves)
*Conan (wait, where's the Nietsche and cool drum sound track wussy!)
*Halloween (no, just no)
*Nightmare on Elm Street (ditto on the no, just no)
*Psycho (you think you're better than Hitchcock? Seriously?)
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:DUNE. Truer to the book.
I actually really enjoyed the Sci Fi miniseries. Lower budget, but I think it captured the essence of the novel's intent.
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rockerbikie wrote:I heard Blade Runner might be redone.
Frazzled wrote:No classic should be remade. its just a sin and lazy. Generally the remakes are far far crappier than the originals.
Remake Tora Tora Tora? Remake 2001? Sinner! Blasphemer!!!
Lets remind ourselves of some of the joyous remakes.
*Pearl Harbor (dry heaves)
*Conan (wait, where's the Nietsche and cool drum sound track wussy!)
*Halloween (no, just no)
*Nightmare on Elm Street (ditto on the no, just no)
*Psycho (you think you're better than Hitchcock? Seriously?)
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:DUNE. Truer to the book.
I actually really enjoyed the Sci Fi miniseries. Lower budget, but I think it captured the essence of the novel's intent.
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rockerbikie wrote:I heard Blade Runner might be redone.
And someone needs to die for that offense.
Agreed, classics movies shouldn't be remade go for movies that were promising but needed a few fix-ups here and there.
Alot of you guys are kinda idiotic, Running man as a concept has been remade countless of times. Here is an example
Spoiler:
In alot of ways this^ movie was alot better than running man* with many more interesting ideas. Plus if anything else a better finger on the pulse of the culture it satirised.
Must try harder guys, must try harder.........
My picks:
Miracle mile Threads Highlander (in pre-production, apparently) L'armée des ombres Ultramarine
*Unlike predator and Commando running man simply is not a very good film.
Perkustin wrote:Alot of you guys are kinda idiotic, Running man as a concept has been remade countless of times. Here is an example
Spoiler:
Irony.
Anyway, I'm not talking about a film inspired by the Running Man, I'm talking about an actual remake. There is a profound difference. Not to mention the fact that Gamer sucked in a big way. Even if it was a remake of The Running Man, which I don't think it is, it's not good enough.
dogma wrote:The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury was an animated dvd release.
I thought it was a half hour long cartoon.
Which is why it needs to be redone as a proper movie.
Although to be honest, I actually liked The Chronicles of Riddick. So there.
sebster wrote:I think Waterworld, stripped of the infamy of its terrible production and the blandness of its plot, is left with a story of people cast adrift on floating settlements, doing whatever they can to survive the inhospitable seas around them. That could make for a pretty good movie.
Also, blasphemy. Waterworld is a great movie and most definitely does NOT need to be redone.
I'm just going to leave this here. Blade Runner needs to be redone simply to take advantage of new special effects technology.
Dark crystal
labyrinth
+1 last starfighter
monstersquad
spaceballs sequel
they live
creature from the black lagoon
ultramarines
excalibur
big trouble in little china
Big Trouble in Little China..?
Absolutely not...that film is perfect just as is...
Same goes for The Evil Dead..
In many of these films it's there "schlock value" that makes them so great...
And a Remake of Blade Runner?..no..no a thousand times NO...might as well go remake A Clockwork Orange while your at it..some movies should just be hands off.
Dark crystal
***Do you really want Kermit the Frog to come for you in the middle of the night, with pliers?
l
Labyrinth
***They play that at the Alamo in similar fashion to Rocky Horror Picture Show
+1 last starfighter
***No way Jose, not without the Magic Man.
monstersquad
***Cool
spaceballs sequel
***Mel Brooks would beat you to death with a plate of matzah balls you Schmutz!
they live
***No way, classic. OK maybe, but you need Roddy Piper again in a cameo.
ultramarines
***Excellent
excalibur
***Ok, I think I am going to just go ahead and eat your soul for the good of humanity.
big trouble in little china
***You don’t by chance know a girl with jade eyes do you?
Creature from the Black Lagoon
***I’m torn. On the one hand that’s one of my favorite movies, an absolute classic and I now want to eat your eyes for juju beads, on the other hand CGI might be neat here.
What that i said the word Idiotic in the same post where an idiotic film is mentioned? Pretty tenuous Bro.
Must try harder.......
The problem is running man is a good concept and a rubbish film. Unlike Commando and Predator etc it does not have the killer script and excellent pacing. I would also say it is a pretty substandard Arnie performance (speaking as a connoiseur). Even that one with Jon Belushi is better, and no-one remembers that....
It's been an "A Clockwork Orange" sort of day here on Dakka, hasn't it?
As to the Shia Labeouf thing, I was trying to think of the actor I would be most offended by in that role. Also, I'm sure that the remake would take place in and around Alex's high school.
Monster Rain wrote:It's been an "A Clockwork Orange" sort of day here on Dakka, hasn't it?
As to the Shia Labeouf thing, I was trying to think of the actor I would be most offended by in that role. Also, I'm sure that the remake would take place in and around Alex's high school.
Yes...no doubt Alex would be break dancing and listening to "Gangsta rap" as well...just so " today's youth" could " identify" with him...
The problem with wanting the star wars prequels remade is that in essence they are extraneous and futile. Why bother having them in the first place?
IMO anyhting exploring the clone wars is lame. In the original star wars Obi wan mentions the clone wars once, it is just a throaway piece of dialogue, meant to be evocative and show the foreigness of the star wars universe. Yes 'clone wars' do sound cool but so do 'Starships on fire on the shores of Orion' and 'the tanhauser gate' doesnt mean a movie about them would be a good idea.
Saying that alot of people who propose them fall into the same traps as Lucas. Never ending ball numbing sabre fights and overly busy cgi dogfights being first among the sins proposed.
Oh and Ewan Mcgregor is TERRIBLE in those films, just as bad as Hayden Christensen (who like Ewan is also a Great actor 'Shattered glass' is a superb film, with a superb turn from Christensen as the main character).
Monster Rain wrote:It's been an "A Clockwork Orange" sort of day here on Dakka, hasn't it?
As to the Shia Labeouf thing, I was trying to think of the actor I would be most offended by in that role. Also, I'm sure that the remake would take place in and around Alex's high school.
Yes...no doubt Alex would be break dancing and listening to "Gangsta rap" as well...just so " today's youth" could " identify" with him...
Producer:
"We feel that our target audience would be turned off by all of the Beethoven. We've replaced the original classical music score with top 40 pop hits."
Bieber as Alex...."can you spare some cutter fer me bruther" "baby baby baby ohhh..smashes bums face with his cane. He drinks just milk from the milk bar. Instead of fighting there is dancing . Im gonna go cut my self for this.
Dungeons and Dragons (I'd make one based on the cartoon, darker with the now adult adventurers rediscovering the old abandoned funfair and that certain ride and returning to take on Venger).
Heard somewhere that a dune movie is in the works.
Frazzled wrote:*Psycho (you think you're better than Hitchcock? Seriously?)
Given the remake was done shot for shot, the problem was more that no-one could consider themselves better than Hitchcock, and didn't dare change anything, and therefore left the whole idea of remaking it completely pointless.
And someone needs to die for that offense.
Yeah, Ridley Scott should totally kill Ridley Scott for daring to remake his own damn movie.
Frazzled wrote:*Psycho (you think you're better than Hitchcock? Seriously?)
Given the remake was done shot for shot, the problem was more that no-one could consider themselves better than Hitchcock, and didn't dare change anything, and therefore left the whole idea of remaking it completely pointless.
And someone needs to die for that offense.
Yeah, Ridley Scott should totally kill Ridley Scott for daring to remake his own damn movie.
Ridley Scott = 2012 not equal to Ridley Scott 1970s.
Its interesting. Listen to the Director commentary for Alien, then Gladiator, then that Robin Hood film. His speech is literally degrading. He now reminds me of some the guys I knew in school who had enjoyed the reefer lifestyle a little too much.
Frazzled wrote:Ridley Scott = 2012 not equal to Ridley Scott 1970s.
Its interesting. Listen to the Director commentary for Alien, then Gladiator, then that Robin Hood film. His speech is literally degrading. He now reminds me of some the guys I knew in school who had enjoyed the reefer lifestyle a little too much.
Oh, absolutely. It's hard to figure out exactly what went wrong, but somethings changed. Looking at his most recent films, it's like he just needs to keep making his point, over and over again, more obvious each time. Kingdom of Heaven could have been pretty good if he didn't feel the need to keep hitting us in the face with 'religious tolerance is good' over and over again. Same thing for Robin Hood and the adventure of the Magna Carta.
I'm kind of interested in watching those director commentaries, but it would require sitting through Kingdom of Heaven and Robin Hood again...
KingCracker wrote:Wow so all movies so far. Ill toss in something different. StreetSharks! Loved those toys as a kid.
Even as a 10 year old kid watching that, all I could think was "Nothing they save the city from can possibly make up for all the damage they do to the roads. Everyone with a car would be hunting them down with extreme prejudice."
Here's one that needs to be remade. A cool idea, but the execution was lacking.
Plus, they should re make the Knights of Cydonia music video by Muse, into a full length motion picture.
KingCracker wrote:Wow so all movies so far. Ill toss in something different. StreetSharks! Loved those toys as a kid.
Even as a 10 year old kid watching that, all I could think was "Nothing they save the city from can possibly make up for all the damage they do to the roads. Everyone with a car would be hunting them down with extreme prejudice."
Here's one that needs to be remade. A cool idea, but the execution was lacking.
Plus, they should re make the Knights of Cydonia music video by Muse, into a full length motion picture.
You know Rollerball was originally a much better movie from 1975, right?
Frazzled wrote:No classic should be remade. its just a sin and lazy. Generally the remakes are far far crappier than the originals.
Remake Tora Tora Tora? Remake 2001? Sinner! Blasphemer!!!
Lets remind ourselves of some of the joyous remakes.
*Pearl Harbor (dry heaves)
*Conan (wait, where's the Nietsche and cool drum sound track wussy!)
*Halloween (no, just no)
*Nightmare on Elm Street (ditto on the no, just no)
*Psycho (you think you're better than Hitchcock? Seriously?)
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:DUNE. Truer to the book.
I actually really enjoyed the Sci Fi miniseries. Lower budget, but I think it captured the essence of the novel's intent.
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rockerbikie wrote:I heard Blade Runner might be redone.
And someone needs to die for that offense.
Oh dear. I am in complete agreement with Frazzie.
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Here's one that needs to be remade. A cool idea, but the execution was lacking.
I agree, the director just took his coin and did his job, the 'actors' also. It is the production team that needs to be executed for their vile milking of a 70's classic that was perfectly good as it was. However the fethers are still at large.
Rollerball had a decent plot with an underlying message, obvuious but not too preachy, and yet remained a decent 'sports', man vs system and action movie irregardless. The remake took all the brains out and replaced it with CGI and choreography.
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