Remakes discussion Thread

[Matt]

Yep, apparently it is being done. Todd Lincoln (first time director) is directing it. Nikki Griffin and Neil James are starring...

[Caliber]

Why are they remaking it? The Fly was good.

[Morg]

crap, I hope it bombs. Nothing wrong with the Jeff Goldblum one

[TheFalcon]

Wasn't the one with Jeff Goldblum a remake of a even earlier Fly film?

[Guyverjay]

Yeah but it was changed quite a bit.

[blind_fury]

First Predator, now this. WTF?

[Morg]

If they remake Ghostbuster I am going be pissed

[OobeDoobBenubi]

ROFL they BETTER stay away from

Spaceballs
Flight Of The Navigator
The Monster Squad

[War Lord]

The cycle between remakes is shrinking. It shouldn't be too long before they remake Thelma and Louise.

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Buy your favorite Classics on DVD now guys before they are ruined & forgotten :down

[War Lord]

The best way to ensure half-assed remakes aren't made is to not support the bad ones in anyway.

If a really good job is done, than it should be rewarded. If a bad job is done, let it burn, burn, burn.

[jaguarr]

I'm getting really tired of remakes. How long before they remake Spider-Man? Or Alien? Or the entire Friday The 13th series? Hollywood needs to get some ORIGINAL ideas, which is what made the films they keep rehashing so successful to begin with: they were ORIGINAL!

jag

[Dr.Fear]

i actually would like a remake of spiderman 1. the first sucked ass.

[War Lord]

I'm getting really tired of remakes. How long before they remake Spider-Man? Or Alien? Or the entire Friday The 13th series? Hollywood needs to get some ORIGINAL ideas, which is what made the films they keep rehashing so successful to begin with: they were ORIGINAL!

jag

They won't remake Friday the 13th, they'll just keep making new movies of it and recycling all the old storylines.

[Dr. Fate]

I'm still waiting for the politically correct remake of Gone With The Wind along with a remake of King Kong VS Godzilla.

Another Fly remake would suck. The one with Jeff Goldblum was as good as it could get.

I hear that they've retitled the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake as "The Visiting". Starring Nicole Kidman, currently shooting here in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Plot or lack there of: As a Washington psychiatrist (Kidman) unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

[hippie_hunter]

Kidman's movies suck :o

[Isildur´s Heir]

I have nothing about remakes, there are movies that need one, or are opened enough to have a re-imagine.
Sure, it might suck, but we still have the original...or the remake of the original (in this case).

But, enough is enough, this remake craziness is getting out of hand and becoming ridiculous by the minute.
The Fly....Predator...WTF??

[Jochimus]

Everything gets remade eventually. If they can open fire on Hitchcock, they'll remake the Fly yet again.

At this point, I'm kind of getting used to the fact that Hollywood's sense of creativity has been flatlined so long it's beyond defibrillation. I just wish if they were gonna continue to bleed this stuff dry, whoever's writing the remakes should try to put more of the unexpected into the old mix without totally mangling the hell out of it.

Case in point: the original Fly had the poor shlub being turned into a half-fly-thing right out of the teleporter. In the Goldblum version, the process is slow and more harrowing. Maybe this time they could make him a werewolf or Hulk type of gag and have him shift into insectoid mode when he gets angry or when the moon rises or something of that nature, then back after he's liquified a couple of hapless shmucks.

Another thing I'd try: what do flies do? They hang around dead things and pick up all sorts of tasty diseases. Now imagine what a human-sized fly could do. I bet that'd make things interesting having a walking biohazard infecting everyone around him just by touching them.

Oh, and just to be sick, I'd take the birth sequence in the Goldblum movie and make that the end of my version of The Fly. Of course, this time it wouldn't be a dream.

[Lord Blackbolt]

Who are those stars? Never even heard of them before...

[Jolie_Desastre]

the fly looked creepy :(

[Obsidian]

Has it ever occurred to Hollywood, that if they do make a remake, they remake something bad, that way they can improve upon it?

[Dr. Fate]

Has it ever occurred to Hollywood, that if they do make a remake, they remake something bad, that way they can improve upon it?
Hollywood probably figures they can get more money out of a remake of a film that was considered good or great back in its heyday. Still, it would be preferable to see a bad film remade good.

[dpm07]

Jeff Goldblum's Fly was sweet.

[Holly Goodhead]

The Monster Squad

Dracula to little girl: "Give me the amulet you ******!!"

[zanos]

So now Hollywood is remaking remakes? What's next, the Thing (John Carpenter)?

[Octoberist]

Oh please.....................

[Dr. Fate]

Do you think they'll remake Gorgo or the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms?

[elvislennon2005]

I just read all of these post. I knew about there remaking The Fly for about a year now. It had the green light for about 7 months now. But get this there is rumors of other remakes.

Smokey and the Bandit
Cannonball Run
Halloween (The Original 1978 movie, but this time it will be combine with Halloween II) (This has the green light but it won't be making this one for about 5 years do to the fact that Halloween 9 is coming out next year).

MvTrlrMsc they are remaking Flight of the Navigator. No stars has been picked yet, but it does have a green light. Which is stupid I like the original. I grew up on that movie, I got it about two weeks ago on DVD.

There is others but it is to many to list.

[Two-Face]

Why?? they going to ruin the movie and the original movie much better with Jeff Goldblum.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

what, are they gonna have a more expressive CGI face for the slasher from Halloween?
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[0neDisturbedSOB]

ROFL they BETTER stay away from

Spaceballs
Flight Of The Navigator
The Monster Squad

Oh man, The Monster Squad was THE S**T! I was telling my girlfriend about that movie the other day. I remember the wolfman attacking some kids and them saying "kick him in the nards!"

Add Goonies to that list as well.

[Lord Valumart]

movies that shouldn't be remade:

Ghostbusterrs
Monty Python stuff
Die Hard

movies that should be remade:

Santa Clause conquers the Martians:up:

[matrix_ghost]

This talk about the ghostbusters movie.

Are you sure it's a remake or a mere sequel with different actors for the roles.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I hope they don't rely so much on CGI for the fly, it's more realistic using animatronics.

Just remembering the scene at the end when the fly is pulling Geena Davis to the chamber and his skin is dropping off like KFC chickens......YUMMY!

[jaguarr]

I read somewhere yesterday (moviehole.net I think) that were were greenlit on a remake of Robocop. Idiots.

jag

[Movies205]

I think most people who talk about remakes are retarded and have no real basis for what there saying. For instance a Fly remake is a ****ty idea because the story is finish and there's nothing left to add, perhaps I'm wrong and they'll prove that to me but I'm wrong. While movies like Robocop and Ghostbusters have plenty stories left to tell and probably should be remade, hell MIB is just a repackaged Ghostbusters as is Evolution. If a name means that much to you then that's just sad :(

[Erundur]

I just read all of these post. I knew about there remaking The Fly for about a year now. It had the green light for about 7 months now. But get this there is rumors of other remakes.

Smokey and the Bandit
Cannonball Run
Halloween (The Original 1978 movie, but this time it will be combine with Halloween II) (This has the green light but it won't be making this one for about 5 years do to the fact that Halloween 9 is coming out next year).

MvTrlrMsc they are remaking Flight of the Navigator. No stars has been picked yet, but it does have a green light. Which is stupid I like the original. I grew up on that movie, I got it about two weeks ago on DVD.

There is others but it is to many to list.

But Moustapha Akkad died :( :down: why make halloween without moustapha Akkad?

[Muze]

no they did'N!

[cryptic name]

Dracula to little girl: "Give me the amulet you ******!!"

Frankenstein's monster- BOGUS!

[The Phantom]

If the Fly remake doesn't try to emulate the tone of the Jeff Goldblum version and try to add slasher elements to it at the same time, then I'm okay with it. If they just make it into an action horror film with completely different characters, then I might go see it.

The Fly is just one of those perfect 80's movies. Like Terminator and Scarface.

[elvislennon2005]

This talk about the ghostbusters movie.

Are you sure it's a remake or a mere sequel with different actors for the roles.

It is a really s sequel...starring Dan and Harold but no word yet on Peter and Winston. Ben Stiller is going to be in it.

[Galactus]

Can't wait for the Harry Potter and LOTR-trilogy remakes ;)

[Lord Valumart]

Can't wait for the Harry Potter and LOTR-trilogy remakes ;)
potter could be improved, maybe make pottera half cyborg/half cod type thing?

[Swamp Thing]

The cycle between remakes is shrinking. It shouldn't be too long before they remake Thelma and Louise.

I know what you mean. I'm totally amazed at how recent the original versions are of some of the current/impending remakes. Examples; The Longest Yard, The Fog, The Amityville Horror, Halloween & now The Fly. Ok, that last one was a remake already, but you know what I mean. All those movies just seem too new for remakes. What's next.. Star Wars or Jurassic Park?

[Kritish]

Remaking Predator was the last straw, some movies are simply too cool to be messed with, the last good remake was the 04 version of Dawn of the Dead. :cmad:

What's next? A remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...oh wait...:down:

[Katsuro]

Remaking Predator?!?! Whatchoo talkin' bout Kritish?

[L0ngsh0t]

meh, I don't mind it, its something to measure the good movies against half the time, and every now and then you get a few gems

[Agentsands77]

Yeah... when was PREDATOR remade?

[Kritish]

Remaking Predator?!?! Whatchoo talkin' bout Kritish?

Yep, they talked about it in the thread about the fly remake, it's on this page...

Hollywood whores butchard the TCM!!:cmad:

[Abaddon]

you're sick of alot of things, Kritish.

[Kritish]

you're sick of alot of things, Kritish.

You have no ****ing idea.:csad:

[Katsuro]

Yep, they talked about it in the thread about the fly remake, it's on this page...

Hollywood whores butchard the TCM!!:cmad:

Yeah, I dont believe it. Not that it's beyond them, but simply that I cant seem to find anything on it and one guy mentioning it briefly on the Hype isn't enough.

[Joker]

I liked the TCM remake, in fact, more than I like the original...the original has horrible pacing problems, and really wasnt all that gory or disturbing...the only thing I miss from the old ones is Chop Top, but no one but Mosely could do him justice...totally agreed on the Dawn Of The Dead remake though, zombies shouldnt f**kin run,and that movie was so full of holes it's rediculous :o

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Yep, they talked about it in the thread about the fly remake, it's on this page...

Hollywood whores butchard the TCM!!:cmad:

It was mentioned in one post. And there is nothing confirmed about this. There is the possibility of a Predator 3, but there is NO MENTION of a Predator remake.

So until then, I consider the matter closed. As should this thread be.

[Kritish]

I liked the TCM remake, in fact, more than I like the original...the original has horrible pacing problems, and really wasnt all that gory or disturbing...the only thing I miss from the old ones is Chop Top, but no one but Mosely could do him justice...totally agreed on the Dawn Of The Dead remake though, zombies shouldnt f**kin run,and that movie was so full of holes it's rediculous :o

They gave him Jason like strength and showed his face.:cmad:

[zer00]

They're doing what....I'm killing myself

[Joker]

They gave him Jason like strength and showed his face.:cmad:

he was nowhere near Jason as far as strength goes, and his face was all f**ked up...I dont think showing it was neseccary, but it wasnt done poorly either

[Kritish]

he was nowhere near Jason as far as strength goes, and his face was all f**ked up...I dont think showing it was neseccary, but it wasnt done poorly either

You're not the man I married! I'm takin' the china and leavin'!:cmad:

[Joker]

You're not the man I married! I'm takin' the china and leavin'!:cmad:

that's my mothers china you bastard!:cmad:!

[Kritish]

that's my mothers china you bastard!:cmad:!

Well you never appreciated it!:cmad:

You never once took it out when we made fruit tarts with the gals.:o

[Joker]

Well you never appreciated it!:cmad:

You never once took it out when we made fruit tarts with the gals.:o

they would have ruined it though :(

[Kritish]

they would have ruined it though :(

I'm moving in with Armando!:cmad:

At least he will use the China!:cmad:

Distrubed yet?

[dark_b]

so when is this movie coming out? it will be so rated that it will not be even creepy.

[DorkyFresh]

Predator was remade? huh? *scratches head*

[Kritish]

Predator was remade? huh? *scratches head*

It's going to be!:cmad:

[DorkyFresh]

i know there were rumors about it but i thought Fox debunked that a few months ago. did they confirm it?

[Joker]

ROFL they BETTER stay away from

Spaceballs
Flight Of The Navigator
The Monster Squad

just so you know, if I ever actually make it in movies, I'm totally remaking Monster Squad with them in high school and a hard R rating :o

[Ice-man]

see this is what i cant stand, there are some movies that are great as is, it does not need a remake, if the older movie blew b/c of bad effects and direction, than it deserves a remake, but if its good. than leave it alone.

heres a movie remake list, its also go sequills and games to movies projects.


http://www.sequelogue.com/?tab=remakes

[Dangerous]

THE FLY (1986) was'nt really a remake, more a reinvisioning.
They should just leave well alone, but you know how it is these days.
Hollywood love remaking classic horror films and making them s-hit.

[Dangerous]

I hate the remakes bulls-hit too, TCM and Dawn were woeful.

[Hunter Rider]

I take remakes on a case by case basis

[Katsuro]

It's going to be!:cmad:

No it's not. Stop spreading lies.

[black_dust]

Im re-making spider-man3 :p

[Kevin Roegele]

I'm getting really tired of remakes. How long before they remake Spider-Man? Or Alien? Or the entire Friday The 13th series? Hollywood needs to get some ORIGINAL ideas

Spider-Man, an original idea?

[Flexo]

Remaking Predator was the last straw, some movies are simply too cool to be messed with, the last good remake was the 04 version of Dawn of the Dead. :cmad:

What's next? A remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...oh wait...:down:

I would like to mention that DofD 04 was garbage.

[swifty]

I've heard that JC's The Thing is being remade as well.

[Arcturus]

Their remaking "The Fly", why exactly?

Ah hell, knowing me, i'll go see it anyways.

[Arcturus]

I don't mind remakes every now and then, but it's really getting out of Hand. I do like some remakes such as Dawn of the Dead 04, Texas Chainaw Massacre IMO. But regardless, they're really going overboard.

[Warhammer]

Damn, I am the only one that liked running zombies in Dawn of The Dead (remake)?

It's 10x better than lame, slow zombies that mean no threat to you unless you are close to them. ...and judging by what the main characters did in DOTD (remake), none of them would've been killed.

[Warhammer]

Jeff's The Fly was good.
It doesn't need a damn remake.

Original ideas, Hollywood! :cmad:

[the_ultimate_evil]

one thing that annoys me is everyone acts like running zombies is a new thing, running smart zombies have been around from the early days of zombie films with return of the living dead and that is one of the best of the zombie collection

[chamber-music]

ROFL they BETTER stay away from

Spaceballs
Flight Of The Navigator
The Monster Squad

I love the fact that in The Monster Squad the little kid sends a note to the army written in crayon to come to their town because monsters are attacking and that they turn up!

"My Name Is Horace!"

[Dangerous]

The Dawn of the Dead renmake was crap.

You just don't remake classics, remaking Dawn was like remaking Star Wars.
Idiotic. The only good horror remakes are-

NOTLD (1990) -Director Tom Savini (because he was Romeros make up man)
and it stays true to the original.
THE FLY -Director David Cronenberg, because he is great and it was more of a reinvisioning than a remake.

[SolidSnakeMGS]

No it's not. Stop spreading lies.

Exactly. Jeezuz H Krist!

[Wilhelm-Scream]

All a remake of that would do is make me sit there thinking, "Man that guy isn't even close to as cool as Jeff Goldblum."..."Man that guy isn't even close to as cool as Jeff Goldblum."..."Man that guy isn't even close to as cool as Jeff Goldblum.", etc.
:huh:

[Mr. Credible]

Buy your favorite Classics on DVD now guys before they are ruined & forgotten :down

yes, because, as we all know, everytime a remake is made, the originals just... dissapear. :rolleyes:

i love the cronenburg version of the fly. it is nearly a flawless film, in my opinion, but i am anxious to see what kind of creature designs/gore they can come up with for a new one, and, if this new version does suck the root, then i can always go back and watch the other one... no harm done.

[Mr. Credible]

huh... i apparently just quoted a post from halloween 2005. i need to get some sleep, and start checking the dates on posts. i thought this was a new thread for some reason.

[Mr. Credible]

I take remakes on a case by case basis

exactly... some are bad, and some are good. just like every other genre of movie.

why do people care when a movie is remade? if the remake sucks, does that honestly take anything away from your precious original? the answer is no, it does not. the original is still there no matter what. so say what you will about the new remake sucking (without seeing the film), but if i have to read some whiny fanboy ****** say "they're ruining a classic!!!" one more time, i'm going to.... well.... be annoyed, i guess.

[Mr. Credible]

Damn, I am the only one that liked running zombies in Dawn of The Dead (remake)?

It's 10x better than lame, slow zombies that mean no threat to you unless you are close to them. ...and judging by what the main characters did in DOTD (remake), none of them would've been killed.

yeah, they should be able to run until rigor mortis sets in... makes perfect sense to me.

[L0ngsh0t]

I take remakes on a case by case basis

I agree

Tho, like there are some decent ones

Dawn of the Dead, Omen, and Hills Have Eyes in my opinion where all quite good movies, I could possibley even consider HHE better than the original.

I also thought the Amittyville Horror was nice, and we can't go so far to forget that Batman Begins is basically a remake too, and we all know how that turned out

like someone said earlier the Thing was a remake, to be really nit picky I guess the Departed could be one too, and many japanese version fans think the same way about the departed, as most of us do like TCM

I am not against remakes, because especially in horror movies you can only do the same idea (Supernatural, Slasher, gore etc) so many times, and being original is hard to come by, this is why Saw has been such a cash cow, because they where original at the time. So I think instead of making a crappier version of a movie thats already made (Urban Legends to Scream for example) or the 19th sequel in the series that is going nowhere (F13, Halloween) I have no problem with trying a remake out, because at the very least, it will reiterate how good the original was

[CAH]

Remakes are ok IMO..to a very certain extent.

But remaking PREDATOR is just stupid...it's such a classic.

CAH

[Rez]

As much as people want to credit The Fly to Goldblum, it really belongs to Cronenberg. A remake with a new star could hope to fair just as well- but the fact remains that no director could ever hope to craft a film better than Cronenberg's.

The man's films age EXCEPTIONALLY well, perhaps the best out of any filmmaker I've ever encountered. His films get better and more poignant over time, not the opposite. In fact they are oft critisized upon first release, and slowly build into the most critically acclaimed cult films ever. If and when The Fly is remade, it will only be that much worse- every day it doesn't come out is another the Cronenberg/Goldblum version is that much better.

[DorkyFresh]

does anyone have a link to where it says the Predator will officially be remade? i'm still calling BS. why would they be remaking a Predator movie when AvP2 is in production right now?

[Hunter Rider]

does anyone have a link to where it says the Predator will officially be remade? i'm still calling BS. why would they be remaking a Predator movie when AvP2 is in production right now?

There was a rumour ages ago that it would star Cena or that he would play Dutch's son but after his last movie i don't think there will be any rush

[Fenrir]

Not all remakes are bad. Ocean's 11, Casino Royale, Insomnia, The Departed are all examples of remakes that are arguably as good as, if not better than the originals.

[deathshead2]

You forgot the thing. Possibly the best remake ever made.

[DorkyFresh]

There was a rumour ages ago that it would star Cena or that he would play Dutch's son but after his last movie i don't think there will be any rush

yeah i heard those rumors, but they were debunked as just that...rumors...

...Kritish insists they're, for sure, remaking Predator though.

[Hunter Rider]

yeah i heard those rumors, but they were debunked as just that...rumors...

...Kritish insists they're, for sure, remaking Predator though.

I think he was just in a bad mood and wanted more things to hate

[theShape]

My question is this: How do remakes affect any of you? I mean, everyone takes it so personally, as if the filmmakers are touching the original.

For instance, Halloween is currently being remade. But who cares? If you wanna see it, fine. You have something to look forward to. But if you don't, there's no need to whine or ***** about it. The original is a classic, obviously. But it's not like Rob Zombie is going into a vault somewhere, taking the last known copy of the original Halloween, and destroying it so that it will never be viewed in the same way again. He's making his own film, his own version (however horrible it may sound). John Carpenter's Halloween will always be here, the same as it was in 1978. It's just a matter of whether you want to see a different vision of Michael Myers or not.

While many remakes are far less superior to the originals, there are those gems that everyone has mentioned. But if you're upset about a remake....DON'T SEE IT. Simple as that. Because the thing that pisses me off is everyone going..."OMG PREDATOR REMAKE!!!! KILL EVERYONE!!!" But if/when it's released, most of you will be sitting in that theater watching it. Then you'll come back here and ***** about it some more and explain why it's Satan in film-form.

If you think a remake will suck, leave it alone. Don't worry about it.

[MaskedManJRK]

Not all remakes are bad. Ocean's 11, Casino Royale, Insomnia, The Departed are all examples of remakes that are arguably as good as, if not better than the originals.

I'd also like to add Flight of the Phoenix and Assault on Princinct 13 to that list. :up:

[Palpadious]

Oh joy, I hope the closing credits include Lindsay Lohan singing a pop version of "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me." :dry:

[<(o_o)>]

Motel Hell is being remade. I hope they at least keep the guy who wears a pig head & carries a chainsaw. http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=3518

http://www.fangoria.com/graphics/articles/3518_article.jpg
January 12: Now it’s MOTEL HELL being remade?!; new dates

Variety’s weekly listing of theatrical release dates and changes brought a real eye-opener this morning: Apparently, MGM has a new version of MOTEL HELL penciled in for December 7 of this year. This was the first we’d heard of such a project, but since MGM is partnered with Dimension to distribute the latter’s films—including BLACK CHRISTMAS, Rob Zombie’s upcoming HALLOWEEN and a new HELLRAISER—it wouldn’t surprise us if the Weinsteins have a hand in the new HELL as well. In any case, we’ll let you know whatever we can dig up. For those unfamiliar with the 1980 original, it stars Rory Calhoun as rural “Farmer Vincent,” whose smoked meats contain everyone’s favorite secret ingredient.

[Sugarculted]

On the subject of DoTD...the zombie baby was funky, the rest of the movie sucked.

I actually didn't mind Hills Have Eyes remake, or the TCM movie.

[Dr. Fate]

Oh joy, I hope the closing credits include Lindsay Lohan singing a pop version of "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me." :dry:
Do you think watching Lindsay Lohan become a giant fly would be worth admission?:cwink:

[Warhammer]

Oh joy, I hope the closing credits include Lindsay Lohan singing a pop version of "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me." :dry:

That made me chuckle.

[Backdrifter]

Rest assured, you can still watch the original.

[Muze]

Oh joy, I hope the closing credits include Lindsay Lohan singing a pop version of "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me." :dry:

if she does, her suffering will be legendary...even in Hell!!

[rogue trooper]

I've heard that they're remaking Clash of The Titans!! That it would have a darker and more realistic tone but with all the mythological stuff fans loved from the original. I'm actually looking foreward to it, although, Mr. Ray Harryhousen is not too thrilled about it. What do you all think?

[Mr. Socko]

The Dawn Of the Dead remake was crap!

The best remake last year was The Departed, and that was more like an alternate English version than a remake.

I just fear they might try and remake Back to The Future or Ghostbusters!

DAMN THEM IF THEY EVER TRIED THAT!!!

[Mr. Socko]

Rest assured, you can still watch the original.


But when you bring up the movie, everyone will think of the new one.

It's like kids now, if you say Willy Wonka they're gonna think of Johnny Depp acting like Michael Jackson instead of the original Wonka, Gene Wilder, who pwned Depp all the way to hell as Wonka.

[Flexo]

Damn, I am the only one that liked running zombies in Dawn of The Dead (remake)?

It's 10x better than lame, slow zombies that mean no threat to you unless you are close to them. ...and judging by what the main characters did in DOTD (remake), none of them would've been killed.

I hate how people assume that the Dawn remake is only hated for the zombies.

I don't mind running zombies. I don't really care, I guess. The remake just sucked.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I just saw The Fly on AMC this Saturday, the effects still hold up pretty well.

This new remake will suck because it will rely on CGI.

[Backdrifter]

But when you bring up the movie, everyone will think of the new one.

It's like kids now, if you say Willy Wonka they're gonna think of Johnny Depp acting like Michael Jackson instead of the original Wonka, Gene Wilder, who pwned Depp all the way to hell as Wonka.
Nah, Depps interpretation was more true to the book. Wilder was good too. BUt, I personally think both performances are so radically different that it's hard to even compare them.

[Sam Fisher]

Hey, where's the Darkman remake?:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:

[theShape]

But when you bring up the movie, everyone will think of the new one.

It's like kids now, if you say Willy Wonka they're gonna think of Johnny Depp acting like Michael Jackson instead of the original Wonka, Gene Wilder, who pwned Depp all the way to hell as Wonka.

Well, they're kids. Who cares? If they haven't already, someday they will all discover the originals and will see the brilliance of most of them.

For example, for the teens of today, the recent TCM movies are their TCM films, where as older people have the originals. Remakes can be made for different generations, and are often times better suited for today's generation.

[Arcturus]

My question is this: How do remakes affect any of you? I mean, everyone takes it so personally, as if the filmmakers are touching the original.

For instance, Halloween is currently being remade. But who cares? If you wanna see it, fine. You have something to look forward to. But if you don't, there's no need to whine or ***** about it. The original is a classic, obviously. But it's not like Rob Zombie is going into a vault somewhere, taking the last known copy of the original Halloween, and destroying it so that it will never be viewed in the same way again. He's making his own film, his own version (however horrible it may sound). John Carpenter's Halloween will always be here, the same as it was in 1978. It's just a matter of whether you want to see a different vision of Michael Myers or not.

While many remakes are far less superior to the originals, there are those gems that everyone has mentioned. But if you're upset about a remake....DON'T SEE IT. Simple as that. Because the thing that pisses me off is everyone going..."OMG PREDATOR REMAKE!!!! KILL EVERYONE!!!" But if/when it's released, most of you will be sitting in that theater watching it. Then you'll come back here and ***** about it some more and explain why it's Satan in film-form.

If you think a remake will suck, leave it alone. Don't worry about it.

Well said, theShape. I couldn't agree more, this is exactly what I think as well. I would've posted something similar to this, but I was too lazy.

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[theShape]

Well said, theShape. I couldn't agree more, this is exactly what I think as well. I would've posted something similar to this, but I was too lazy.

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Thanks. :yay:

[ShaneHelms]

Motel Hell is being remade. I hope they at least keep the guy who wears a pig head & carries a chainsaw.

My thoughts exactly.

[Kritish]

I think he was just in a bad mood and wanted more things to hate

With the way the world is going at the moment I don't need to make **** up to make.:o

I liked the intro to Dawn of Dead with the Johnny Cash song...:o

[The_Raven]

I liked the intro to Dawn of Dead with the Johnny Cash song...:o

"When The Man Comes Around".

That was ****ing awesome and really creepy at the same time. I loved it.

[RedIsNotBlue]

You guys keep asking why do they keep remaking movies. Here are 2 illustrations that will help you.

http://youngestofone.typepad.com/main/images/no_ideas_1.jpg

http://russianbridesworld.com/img/single-travel-08-money-for-trips.jpg

[L0ngsh0t]

Well, they're kids. Who cares? If they haven't already, someday they will all discover the originals and will see the brilliance of most of them.

For example, for the teens of today, the recent TCM movies are their TCM films, where as older people have the originals. Remakes can be made for different generations, and are often times better suited for today's generation.

This is a fine point, I am post teen, early twenties, but I was 16-17 I think when TCM came out, I know I could drive at least, and I was a huge horror buff, and big fan of the original, and I went with my friends, and we all dug it, I dug it, and I was like "Just wait till you see the original" and then we watched it, and they liked it, but they where so less extatic about it, as they where the new one, and it really is the next gen's TCM

And I have no problem with TCM remake, I realize they where like, I have this idea for a slasher flick, and I know I can make it faced paced, really gorey etc. and only for like 2 million dollars, and the producers where like, we'll why don't we just change a few things, make it 9 million dollars, and call it the texas chainsaw massacre remake! And just completley cash in, thus being more of a reimaging then a remake, but still, its new concepts that could work with original movies, but they would cash in alot better with familiar names

And like I said I don't mind most of them, TCM, HHE, and DOAD are all fine with me, I like the originals of TCM, and DOAD alot better, but I honestly think HHE is one of the few remakes that possibley, and I say possibley be better than the orignal, my opinion

[Assassin]

Disturbia is a Rear Window rip off :(

[Apocalypso]

I've heard that JC's The Thing is being remade as well.

And more's the pity when Carpenter himself has been trying to get a sequel off the ground for years. :cmad:

[JackBauer]

am I the only one looking at those names in the cast and thinking "direct to video"?

[Arkady Rossovich]

Sometimes remakes are just plain bad,and they are done only for the money.

[Nebins]

I don't mind remakes when they are remaking a movie that could be updated by current special effects and makeup and such. Now when they want to remake a movie like Revenge of the Nerds that's when I have a problem with it. There is no reason what-so-ever that Revenge of the Nerds needs to be remade.

[hitmanyr2k]

I don't mind remakes when they are remaking a movie that could be updated by current special effects and makeup and such. Now when they want to remake a movie like Revenge of the Nerds that's when I have a problem with it. There is no reason what-so-ever that Revenge of the Nerds needs to be remade.

Agreed. While a movie like Clash of the Titans is a classic (to me anyway) the special effects stick out like a sore thumb and I actually wouldn't mind seeing it re-made with today's technology provided they bring in capable performers. Movies that don't really rely on effects (like The Omen) and still stand the test of time today don't really need to be re-made.

[MaskedManJRK]

I liked the intro to Dawn of Dead with the Johnny Cash song...:o

The montage with the louge version of "Down with the Sickness" was great, too. The bit with sniping zombified celebrities was hilarious as well.

Really, the Dawn of the Dead remake was okay in it's own right--an above-average action movie with hints of horror that honors the tone of the original, if not the exact nature of the zombies.

[Warhammer]

The remake that needs to be made is Clash of the Titans! :up: :up:

[L0ngsh0t]

The remake that needs to be made is Clash of the Titans! :up: :up:


That would be interesting

[Warhammer]

With today's SFX, it'd be awesome.

[L0ngsh0t]

With today's SFX, it'd be awesome.

It should be a James Cameron movie!

[Rac]

Couple of more announced:

I Walked with a Zombie (1943) (http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0036027/) (Twisted Pictures; Adam Marcus; Jason Goes to Hell)
Anguish (1987) (http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0090644/) (Ghost House; no director yet)
Room 205 (2007) (http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt1003005/) (Ghost House; Martin Barnewitz; the original movie & Messengers 2)

I've only seen the first one. I remember liking it. Updated take on it could be interesting, but the director is not a good choice at the moment.

Anguish seems like a good cult classic. Criterion has released it too. Fans will be pissed I guess.

Room 205 seems to be the only one "needing" a remake, with only 4.7/10 on IMDb.

[Nivek]

It should be a James Cameron movie!


Instead, you get the director of the first two Transporter Films, The Incredible Hulk, and My Bloody Valentine.

[DarkKnight88]

List of Upcoming Remakes Finished or Currently Being Filmed

Remake
Original

The Karate Kid (http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thekaratekid/) - June 11, 2010
The Karate Kid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qiRxSmjaBQ) - June 22, 1984

Piranha 3D (http://piranha-3d.com/) - August 27, 2010
Piranha (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyG2IEB2we0) - August 3, 1978

Red Dawn - November 24, 2010
Red Dawn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_I4WgBfETc) - August 10, 1984

Straw Dogs - September 16, 2011
Straw Dogs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPS-YFhhgx8) - December 29, 1971

Arthur - 2011
Arthur (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3tG5t9cN0) - July 17, 1981

[Infinity9999x]

The remake that needs to be made is Clash of the Titans! :up: :up:

Haha, now I want to know what Warhammer thought of the remake:woot: