I 'missed' that. Is he Michael Rennie or Klaatu? Or (more likely) Keane Reeves...?The Day the Earth Stood Still. Just no, Keanu. No.
I 'missed' that. Is he Michael Rennie or Klaatu? Or (more likely) Keane Reeves...?The Day the Earth Stood Still. Just no, Keanu. No.
I haven't seen the originals of any of these., apart from WSS, let alone the remakes. I was told (at the time) that I looked like someone in the original TG, so I suppose I should feel affection for it. But I still haven't bothered to watch it, even to see if it's true. I'm older now anyway.There are many remakes which, by any disinterested standard, should be hailed as improvements on originals. Many of us will prefer the original essentially because we grew up with it. That's all. The following are all better, recent, remakes. I prefer some of the originals, but only because of a familiarity which has ailed to breed contempt.
True Grit
Thomas Crown Affair
The Thing
West Side Story
Dracula
Casino Royale
His Girl Friday (okay, thats not so recent).
There are many remakes which, by any disinterested standard, should be hailed as improvements on originals. Many of us will prefer the original essentially because we grew up with it. That's all. The following are all better, recent, remakes. I prefer some of the originals, but only because of a familiarity which has ailed to breed contempt.
True Grit
Thomas Crown Affair
The Thing
West Side Story
Dracula
Casino Royale
His Girl Friday (okay, thats not so recent).
I haven’t seen it. Because I don’t want to! But I believe he’s Klaatu.I 'missed' that. Is he Michael Rennie or Klaatu? Or (more likely) Keane Reeves...?
Do you sport an eyepatch by any chance...?I haven't seen the originals of any of these., apart from WSS, let alone the remakes. I was told (at the time) that I looked like someone in the original TG, so I suppose I should feel affection for it. But I still haven't bothered to watch it, even to see if it's true. I'm older now anyway.
okay 99% of themTish and tosh to you, sir!
The Wizard of Oz was first filmed in 1925. There's a 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon. There are probably more recent ones too.
woooaah no way dude!The Day the Earth Stood Still. Just no, Keanu. No.
Makes sense. More suited to his acting skills.I haven’t seen it. Because I don’t want to! But I believe he’s Klaatu.
I haven't seen it tbh. Or their Whisky Galore.I'm also in a very small minority of people (who already knew the original) who think the Coens' Ladykillers is really good and worth having.
Are you confusing Klaatu and Gort?Makes sense. More suited to his acting skills.
I'm not a great Herzog fan but the Abel Ferrara one was terrible.Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant
Yes. I was thinking Reeves was a good fit for a big metal man. (It's been a long while since I saw it.)Are you confusing Klaatu and Gort?
ripoffs are not remakesThere's many, many versions of Hound of the Baskervilles and other Sherlock Holmes tales.
Remakes, sequels and spin-offs are as old as the genre.
A Fistful of Dollars is a remake.
Star Wars is Dune/Hidden Fortress/Flash Gordon etc.
There's only a limited amount of stories to tell.
can you give the full backgrounds pleaseThe first Die Hard is a sequel.
Wild at Heart has a sequel/spin-off, as does The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as does The Big Lebowski.
No. Just. No. And also. Why? That's such a perfect film.The Wild Bunch - a great looking cast, Michael Fassbender, Peter Dinklage, Jamie Foxx, no director. Seems a bit pointless to me. It could work, but I'd suspect it veered in a more reactionary direction than Peckinpah's. So, no.
ripoffs are not remakes
can you give the full backgrounds please
I dread to tell you this. I've just seen there is a director attached.No. Just. No. And also. Why? That's such a perfect film.
(Pop trivia: Lee Marvin passed up The Wild Bunch (as Pike) to make Paint Your Wagon. That's a whole new thread - films whose stars were not the first choice then made the roles their own.)
Was going to post thst.Thomas crown affair
nah, those are different things. Spin offs are spin offs and there are shit loads of absolutely brilliant ones, as we all know. They're not remakes though. Homages and inspirations are not remakes.Everything in film is a remake. Or homage , or inspired by (to be kind). Some are just more honest/obvious about it.
Full backgrounds? Without recourse to Google, from memory? Will give it a go...
Die Hard is a follow up to a Sinatra film. Same main cop character.
Perdita Durango, assassin in Wild at Heart, has her own film.
Janet and Brad return in Richard O'Brien's Shock Treatment.
Jesus (John Turturo) from Lebowski has his own film.
Hadn't heard of any of those. Eek.Just looking up some upcoming remakes. None of them inspire me, tho some might just surprise me. Have a few examples:
American Psycho - actually this was released in 2020 apparently, can't see any other evidence for it though. Thats a big big fat, why?
An American Werewolf in London - directed by Max 'son of John' Landis. I could see that this could work, and Brandon has updated some of David Cronenberg's films, so it could work with John's kid. But it would very probably be utter shit: no. To be thankful, Max is unlikely to kill someone.
The Wild Bunch - a great looking cast, Michael Fassbender, Peter Dinklage, Jamie Foxx, no director. Seems a bit pointless to me. It could work, but I'd suspect it veered in a more reactionary direction than Peckinpah's. So, no.
Taika Waititi is supposed to be doing Akira - as live action, presumably. Could be interesting, could be bollocks.
All Upcoming Movie Remakes/ Reboots (2018 - 2022)
Latest Reboots / Remakes announced: Ben-Hur - 2016www.imdb.com
Everything is a remake or homage. This very discussion has been played out countless times, across countless realities.nah, those are different things. Spin offs are spin offs and there are shit loads of absolutely brilliant ones, as we all know. They're not remakes though. Homages and inspirations are not remakes.
Return of the Forbidden Planet is not a remake of Percy Snow's The Tempest.