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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I think Daniel Craig could pull it off.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.....
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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.
Blame Fast and the Furious and xXx for Chronicles of Riddick.
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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.
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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'
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, I thought V For Vendatta was a criminally underrated movie.
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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.
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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.
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.
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