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By *ildbillkid OP Man 25 weeks ago
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Should movies be re-made? Casablanca,gone with the wind, I guess there's some that could be improved, currently watching " stagecoach" with Willie nelson ,and Waylon Jennings, not as good as the John Wayne version |
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I’m generally, vehemently against remakes as I feel them to invariably be lazy cash grabs (Platinum Dunes catalogue for instance)
There are however some exceptions to the rule such as the recent Nosferatu (itself technically a second remake) which at the very least was a very high quality production.
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By *ildbillkid OP Man 25 weeks ago
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"I’m generally, vehemently against remakes as I feel them to invariably be lazy cash grabs (Platinum Dunes catalogue for instance)
There are however some exceptions to the rule such as the recent Nosferatu (itself technically a second remake) which at the very least was a very high quality production.
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yeah, cash grabs, promoting a "star" of the moment to cash in, |
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Remakes are nothing new. Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they aren’t. People forget how many classics are remakes.
Wizard Of Oz
Scarface
Ben-Hur
The Departed
The Magnificent Seven
The Thing & The Fly - Two of my favourites, that are actually remakes. |
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I generally don’t like a remake as you become so accustomed to the original BUT I was watching highlander the other day and whist the script and the music are excellent… it is sooooooo dated and wonder what a remake would be like
(Just don’t change the music or the script)  |
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"They should remake Back To The Future, and try again. See if they can get the future about more accurate this time "
I think you need to go and sit in a quiet room and think about what you just said then report back for detention later writing a thousand lines.
I will not come up with silly suggestions.
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"Remakes are nothing new. Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they aren’t. People forget how many classics are remakes.
Wizard Of Oz
Scarface
Ben-Hur
The Departed
The Magnificent Seven
The Thing & The Fly - Two of my favourites, that are actually remakes."
The Thing (1982) is possibly my favourite film, certainly the one I've watched the most. Mainly thanks to my teen years. The SFX were amazing at the time but clearly tired now. The prequel (2011) I thought was a pretty damn good film and really enjoyed it rather than a remake. |
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"They should remake Back To The Future, and try again. See if they can get the future about more accurate this time "
If they remade Back To The Future, Marty would be travelling back to the year…..1995 😂 |
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"I generally don’t like a remake as you become so accustomed to the original BUT I was watching highlander the other day and whist the script and the music are excellent… it is sooooooo dated and wonder what a remake would be like
(Just don’t change the music or the script) "
...it's on the cards apparently! (but has been for years so let's see!!)
I'm all for reimagining an old film, either to reflect current world status, or an actor or director would like to put their spin on it, or simply because special effects could enhance a story, but the cash in style 'keep the franchise alive for the sake of it' type (Alien anyone?! Peaked at the second, now there's a hundred and six of them!). I have enjoyed a few of the more recent 'nostalgic' takes that have had a go; Top Gun and Axel F especially.
We have to accept the fact the clock ticks on and it is inevitable remakes will happen. Films you may hold dear from your youth may well be remakes of something older again and the generation before you cursing the fact their favourites have been desecrated (King Kong, Batman to name but two).
...I've read Die Hard may well be given the treatment too! Can you imagine... who in their right mind would dare jump on the back of such a classic for their own gain?! 🫣 |
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"They should remake Back To The Future, and try again. See if they can get the future about more accurate this time
I think you need to go and sit in a quiet room and think about what you just said then report back for detention later writing a thousand lines.
I will not come up with silly suggestions.
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My apologies, I obviously meant Back To The Future II  |
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"I’m generally, vehemently against remakes as I feel them to invariably be lazy cash grabs (Platinum Dunes catalogue for instance)
There are however some exceptions to the rule such as the recent Nosferatu (itself technically a second remake) which at the very least was a very high quality production.
yeah, cash grabs, promoting a "star" of the moment to cash in, "
I can just imagine a typically avaricious Hollywood executive’s vision for a remake of Jaws….
Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Chief Brody, Ariana Grande as Quint, Will Ferrell as Hooper and of course, Bill Skarsgard as the shark 😩 |
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"I can just imagine a typically avaricious Hollywood executive’s vision for a remake of Jaws….
Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Chief Brody, Ariana Grande as Quint, Will Ferrell as Hooper and of course, Bill Skarsgard as the shark 😩"
...is that 'Jaws19', like they predicted in Back to the Future 2 ?! |
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"I can just imagine a typically avaricious Hollywood executive’s vision for a remake of Jaws….
Starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Chief Brody, Ariana Grande as Quint, Will Ferrell as Hooper and of course, Bill Skarsgard as the shark 😩
...is that 'Jaws19', like they predicted in Back to the Future 2 ?!"
In glorious 4D/5G/ultra-awesome high definition no less 😜
You can even smell the characters panic whenever the shark makes an appearance… |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS 25 weeks ago
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It depends on each case. Updated special effects in place of stop motion animation and so on, can look great.
There are loads of things I'd like to see adapted that have never been done, like Blackham's Wimpy.  |
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"Should movies be re-made? Casablanca,gone with the wind, I guess there's some that could be improved, currently watching " stagecoach" with Willie nelson ,and Waylon Jennings, not as good as the John Wayne version "
Didn't know Waylon had acted, can't imagine anyone improving on the original Stagecoach. Apparently Welles watched it 30 times before making Citizen Kane !
Casablanca was remade as 'Havana' with Robert Redford - it stank.🤥 |
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By *idssissyTV/TS 25 weeks ago
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"I thought the remake of True Grit was way better than the original "
I was worried when it was being remade but knew the Cohen bros would do a good job and told it from a different angle
The same can't be said for the magnificent seven remake |
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Both Dune and Lord of the Rings were in my opinion good remakes.
Only concern is the Hollywood setup of dragging things out into too many movies/too long. I think they got it just about right with LOTR as it was three separate books, however stretching out The Hobbit which was a much shorter book aimed more at younger readers into 2-3 movies is too much.
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By *hiversMan 25 weeks ago
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It depends, if it was a good idea but poorly executed, or was a waste of good source material then I'm okay with it. In some instances it does feel like a cash grab.
To use 2 recent examples;
The Crow - it was always going to do badly at the box office. The original is much loved and no-one asked for a remake. At most they should have looked at another sequel rather than using Eric Draven again.
On the other hand is The Running Man - the book is excellent, and the 80s film has next to nothing to do with it. The remake that is in production at the moment is supposedly much closer to the original story, so I'm all for that as it will be totally different. |
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By (user no longer on site) 25 weeks ago
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If there's a long enough time frame, they can work. The remake of 'cape fear' that scorsese did with robert de niro & nick nolte i think is a good example. I like the way the original actors robert mitchum & gregory peck were given minor cameo roles in it too.
What i think sucks big-time are the almost immediate remakes of foreign language films into english, as if people are incapable of reading subtitles.
- The american / hollywood remake of 'oldboy' is truly atrocious in comparison to the original korean film. |
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"If there's a long enough time frame, they can work. The remake of 'cape fear' that scorsese did with robert de niro & nick nolte i think is a good example. I like the way the original actors robert mitchum & gregory peck were given minor cameo roles in it too.
What i think sucks big-time are the almost immediate remakes of foreign language films into english, as if people are incapable of reading subtitles.
- The american / hollywood remake of 'oldboy' is truly atrocious in comparison to the original korean film."
Completely agree. Netflix's "the Guilty" is another example. Not a bad film (as one review on imdb puts it, "Jake Gyllenhaal could turn Peppa Pig into a drama!"), but the Danish original is the one to watch. |
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By (user no longer on site) 23 weeks ago
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Tarantino was toying with the idea at one point of remaking, First Blood. Although the film is a classic, Tarantino's films are on another level. Hope it goes ahead. |
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