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Is he Michael Rennie or Klaatu? Or (more likely) Keane Reeves...?
Remakes no one wanted.
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Is he Michael Rennie or Klaatu? Or (more likely) Keane Reeves...?
ouirdeaux
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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.
scifisam
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His Girl Friday is a totally bizarre fucking movie. I can see why it's considered great, but nobody ever seems to talk about just how fucking weird it is - and it's not just because it's a screwball comedy.
Most of those (apart from The Thing, maybe?) are new-at-the-time adaptations of other works, though. That's not quite the same as a remake.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
Do you sport an eyepatch by any chance...?
ska invita
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okay 99% of them
ska invita
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woooaah no way dude!
i missed that one too
trailer doesnt look that bad...not great, but theres a lot worse
Makes sense. More suited to his acting skills.
I haven't seen it tbh. Or their Whisky Galore.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
krtek a houby
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There'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.
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.
I'm not a great Herzog fan but the Abel Ferrara one was terrible.
Yes. I was thinking Reeves was a good fit for a big metal man. (It's been a long while since I saw it.)
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The 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.
Were they wanted? Probably not, but no harm done.
Wild at Heart has a sequel/spin-off, as does The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as does The Big Lebowski.
Were they wanted? Probably not, but no harm done.
ska invita
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ripoffs are not remakes
can you give the full backgrounds please
belboid
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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.
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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 - 2016
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
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.)
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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.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I dread to tell you this. I've just seen there is a director attached.
(Mel Gibson)
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Was going to post thst.
Also the 1939 Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland was a remake; in fact the sixth or seventh version, some of the earlier ones even made by Frank Baum. And for all it's faults the MGM feature is one of the 'great' films.
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That Soderbergh's Traffic. Really enjoyed it, but hadn't seen the original miniseries then.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Oh yeah, he'll handle the complexities of the Mexican Revolution juuuuuuust fiiiiiine.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
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.
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 - 2016
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
There's a sequel to Donnie Darko that was apparently rubbish. Kelly said he's nothing to do with it. Some fans said it ruined the original.
Never understand that kind of hyperbole. How can one film be ruined by another? Especially if nobody has seen it, or knows about it.
Never understand that kind of hyperbole. How can one film be ruined by another? Especially if nobody has seen it, or knows about it.
krtek a houby
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Everything is a remake or homage. This very discussion has been played out countless times, across countless realities.
Speaking of The Tempest, how many screen an stage versions of that, wonder?
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