Which Films Would You Completely "Reimagine"?

[3dman27]

captain america tv movie
somewhat like the original but replace the adreas oil villians with roxxon oil

 

[Secret_Riddle]

I would redo x3.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Somewhere the intent of this thread - 'completely re-imagine' - has turned into the typical, 'cool things I want to see in superhero movies' discussion.

Anyway, Jaws 2; two sharks. That simple.

 

[C.F. Kane]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

 

[Furious Styles]

Excalibur.

But the beauty of the film may lie in the fact that it is somewhat aged, and it doesn't hurt that Liam Neeson and Patrick Stewart are in it.

 

[Mr. Walters]

I'd have to say Superman Returns. The concept of this movie was amazing, yet I felt the greatness ended there. The concept of Superman Returning to a world that desperatley needs a hero would totally resonate with the post 9/11 world we live in. But the reason I would have for his "absence" was that prior to the world needing him, they didn't need him. Clark/Kal-el would be struggling to find, for the first time, his own identity that was seperate from tights and capes.

With Superman no longer needed in the world he made safe (similar to the opening of Ghostbusters II) Clark would be able to finally build his life. He could concentrate on his relationship with Lois and his work at the Planet. Of course at the time that he has accepted that he no longer needs or wants to be Superman Lex Luthor returns. Superman thus has to make the ultimate choice. Regardless of what he wants for himself, he must return as Superman to save metropolis, because that is, in fact, who he is.

I feel a film in that direction would have been more powerful and also better suited for some good characterization. I also would have revamped the cast from top to bottom. Originally I agreed with Spacey, but after seeing his performance as Luthor I was peeved. Maybe I'd keep Spacey and just work with him better than Singer did. Routh? eh. Looks more like Superboy to me...he'd have to go too. Parker Posey would be gone, as would Kitty. I'd replace them with Lexa Doig as Mercy Graves (I know, I know, she's only from the cartoon, but she's an awesome character) I'd loose the Richard/Lois/Jason story line and recast Lois with anyone but Kate Bosworth. Jennifer Love-Hewitt really looks the part, but for some reason fanboys hate her. That might affect casting. I'd say adios to Frank Langella and replace him with someone more over the top like Alan Arkin or even Richard Dreyfuss. Sam Huntington as Jimmy was the only casting choice I'd keep. Eve Marie Saint was okay as Martha Kent, but her screen time was so small it almost seemed pointless to have her int he story. I'd either make her a more important character or cut her entirely. In the version that lives in my head and on paper currently, she is not a factor.

There...

 

[Agentsands77]

Here are some more suggestions:

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - I imagine this as a team-based series with a gritty edge (close to what Joe Carnahan wanted to do with M:I:III), rather than just shameless Tom Cruise vehicle.

SILENT HILL - This film should have been so much better than it was. What I would do is adapt the story of the second game and really focus on developing the characters that it presents.

 

[Mr. Walters]

Oh also, way back when Marvel tried to get a She-Hulk movie off the ground with Brigette Neilsen (sp?) and it failed before it began. This was back when superheroes as poular media were not taken seriously. Give me a meeting with Stan, Avi, and the head of production of some studio, and a great She-Hulk movie would be in the works. Now, if I could only get these people to sit down with me...

 

[Agentsands77]

I'd say adios to Frank Langella and replace him with someone more over the top like Alan Arkin or even Richard Dreyfuss.

*Why*? The single biggest problem with comic book movies are the over-the-top performances.

 

[Mr. Walters]

Because Perry White is an over the top character. Not a bore like Langella. See Jackie Cooper.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Because Perry White is an over the top character. Not a bore like Langella. See Jackie Cooper.

Frank Langella gave the film dignity.

 

[Mr. Walters]

Frank Langella gave the film dignity.

He should have given a performance.

 

[crazy monkey]

Definitely Star Trek. I know there's talk of this happening, but I doubt the changes will be drastic enough to satisfy me.

First, lets reject the "Roddenberry vision." A Utopian Earth is clearly more than two centuries away. A war ravaged, polluted planet filled with imperfect people is less likely to be the hub of a galactic community, so lets toss out that feel-good "Federation" business as well.

Have I pissed off the Trekkers yet? Good. Let's continue. (Hey, this is re-imagining, people. Be cool.)

Now, paranoid humanity developing a militant Starfleet to protect their 'interests' in this new frontier, under the pretense of exploring "strange new worlds" -- that's a more believable idea given our species' history. It also offers itself to some great conflict between the inquisitive crew and the corporations and beaurocrats that hold the leash on their vessel.

Speaking of the vessel, Trek's star-ships always reminded me more of submarines. The crew flies blind, relying on instrument readings and sensors to 'see.' They travel through sub-space, only surfacing in real space to dock or investigate. The even use torpedoes. That said, I'd love to see a darker, cramped submarine feel to the Enterprise. Watch The Hunt for Red October (because everyone should) and picture Kirk and crew on the Red October's metallic, dimly lit bridge. No comfy leather chairs, no plush carpeting, no roomy corridors and no giant view screen.

No view screen? Sacrilige! Even Enterprise got that right! Yeah, well, it's 2007 people, and a lot of us have a similar screen on our living room wall. It's just not impressive enough for three-hundred years in the future. That leads us to Trek's techonolgy template, which also needs to be seriously overhauled. They have tricorders, we have PDA's. They have tiny communicators on their chests, we have tiny phones that hook in our ears. They have touch-screen interfaces -- you get the point.

We need to push Trek-tech beyond our reach again, or at least beyond the shelves of the local Best Buy. For that, I'd pick the brains of tech-gurus, Wired magazine editors, and the like. First find out what's on the bleeding edge, then what's coming up next. Forget all that. In the 24th century, it's ancient history. So, what do these guys wish for? What do the R&D gods of the electronic industry dream about accomplishing? That's where our movies pre-production begins.

Finally, there's the very touchy subject of aliens. I used to be a Trekker, never hard-core, but I've tried to rationalize the physical sameness of the creatures in Star Trek with fans of other SF. My own arguments sounded hollow to me. The actual reason for sticking some wrinkles or eartips on an actor and calling them an extraterrestrial is not any aspect of storytelling -- it was the constraints of budget and technology.

Well, this is a franchise relaunch for the big screen from a huge studio. Budget is not an object. And in the age of Gollum, Davey Jones, and Transformers, movie tech is letting loose the imaginations of SF and fantasy writers like never before. So who says that Vulcans, Klingons and Cardassians have to be humanoid and bipedal? Quality of the script and story aside, the Star Wars prequels had some incredibly cool alien characters, thanks to masterful CGI and a group of artists encouraged to think outside the box. Lets apply that freedom and creativity to the iconic races of Star Trek and see what magic happens.

More human, more believable, more intimate, more futuristic and more creative. Now just warm up the brass section and cue the theme music!

-- END!

 

[Agentsands77]

Frank Langella gave the film dignity.

Quite. He was a great (and believable) Perry White.

 

[Agentsands77]

Crazy Monkey, I adore your TREK revamp.

 

[The Phantom]

I'd reimagine my own biopic.

Billy Zane did a decent job of playing me, but was a bit too stiff in some scenes. Instead I would've cast Brandon Lee in the role. Why? Because Brandon Lee looked a lot like me and was almost as skilled as I was in the martial arts. Plus he had a pet wolf which is a must if you want to play me properly.

 

[3dman27]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

how would you do that
me i'd reimagine the MARINE with BOTH the hero and villian being FEMALE

 

[cryptic name]

Definitely Star Trek. I know there's talk of this happening, but I doubt the changes will be drastic enough to satisfy me.

First, lets reject the "Roddenberry vision." A Utopian Earth is clearly more than two centuries away. A war ravaged, polluted planet filled with imperfect people is less likely to be the hub of a galactic community, so lets toss out that feel-good "Federation" business as well.

Have I pissed off the Trekkers yet? Good. Let's continue. (Hey, this is re-imagining, people. Be cool.)

Now, paranoid humanity developing a militant Starfleet to protect their 'interests' in this new frontier, under the pretense of exploring "strange new worlds" -- that's a more believable idea given our species' history. It also offers itself to some great conflict between the inquisitive crew and the corporations and beaurocrats that hold the leash on their vessel.

Speaking of the vessel, Trek's star-ships always reminded me more of submarines. The crew flies blind, relying on instrument readings and sensors to 'see.' They travel through sub-space, only surfacing in real space to dock or investigate. The even use torpedoes. That said, I'd love to see a darker, cramped submarine feel to the Enterprise. Watch The Hunt for Red October (because everyone should) and picture Kirk and crew on the Red October's metallic, dimly lit bridge. No comfy leather chairs, no plush carpeting, no roomy corridors and no giant view screen.

No view screen? Sacrilige! Even Enterprise got that right! Yeah, well, it's 2007 people, and a lot of us have a similar screen on our living room wall. It's just not impressive enough for three-hundred years in the future. That leads us to Trek's techonolgy template, which also needs to be seriously overhauled. They have tricorders, we have PDA's. They have tiny communicators on their chests, we have tiny phones that hook in our ears. They have touch-screen interfaces -- you get the point.

We need to push Trek-tech beyond our reach again, or at least beyond the shelves of the local Best Buy. For that, I'd pick the brains of tech-gurus, Wired magazine editors, and the like. First find out what's on the bleeding edge, then what's coming up next. Forget all that. In the 24th century, it's ancient history. So, what do these guys wish for? What do the R&D gods of the electronic industry dream about accomplishing? That's where our movies pre-production begins.

Finally, there's the very touchy subject of aliens. I used to be a Trekker, never hard-core, but I've tried to rationalize the physical sameness of the creatures in Star Trek with fans of other SF. My own arguments sounded hollow to me. The actual reason for sticking some wrinkles or eartips on an actor and calling them an extraterrestrial is not any aspect of storytelling -- it was the constraints of budget and technology.

Well, this is a franchise relaunch for the big screen from a huge studio. Budget is not an object. And in the age of Gollum, Davey Jones, and Transformers, movie tech is letting loose the imaginations of SF and fantasy writers like never before. So who says that Vulcans, Klingons and Cardassians have to be humanoid and bipedal? Quality of the script and story aside, the Star Wars prequels had some incredibly cool alien characters, thanks to masterful CGI and a group of artists encouraged to think outside the box. Lets apply that freedom and creativity to the iconic races of Star Trek and see what magic happens.

More human, more believable, more intimate, more futuristic and more creative. Now just warm up the brass section and cue the theme music!

-- END!

that sounds like a Trek movie i'd actually go see.

 

[Noir]

Fritz Lang's Metropolis, I'd even use the old FX just update it use colour and add sound. Maybe us a touch of FX.

Brave New World, Actually make it close to the book instead of 1984 with Spock.

An Indiana Jones Prequel with Cillian Murphy as Jones.

1984, simply because it is very close to the way the US government is becoming and its message is frightingly still echoing to this day.

A Clockwork Orange, Mix the book with the old movie..


Back to the Future, keep it pretty much the same but update the times.
Marty in the 60s.


The Phantom and make it alittle less 90s.

The Big Sleep keep it set in the 1930s and clear up some plot holes.

Billy and Teds Excellent Adventure - Doctor Who meets Jay and Silent Bob XDDD.

Johnny Mnemonic: I NEED A COMPUTER!

and Nueromancer.. Not a real movie yet but still it'd be a good one.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Definitely Star Trek. I know there's talk of this happening, but I doubt the changes will be drastic enough to satisfy me.

First, lets reject the "Roddenberry vision." A Utopian Earth is clearly more than two centuries away. A war ravaged, polluted planet filled with imperfect people is less likely to be the hub of a galactic community, so lets toss out that feel-good "Federation" business as well.

Have I pissed off the Trekkers yet? Good. Let's continue. (Hey, this is re-imagining, people. Be cool.)

Now, paranoid humanity developing a militant Starfleet to protect their 'interests' in this new frontier, under the pretense of exploring "strange new worlds" -- that's a more believable idea given our species' history. It also offers itself to some great conflict between the inquisitive crew and the corporations and beaurocrats that hold the leash on their vessel.

Speaking of the vessel, Trek's star-ships always reminded me more of submarines. The crew flies blind, relying on instrument readings and sensors to 'see.' They travel through sub-space, only surfacing in real space to dock or investigate. The even use torpedoes. That said, I'd love to see a darker, cramped submarine feel to the Enterprise. Watch The Hunt for Red October (because everyone should) and picture Kirk and crew on the Red October's metallic, dimly lit bridge. No comfy leather chairs, no plush carpeting, no roomy corridors and no giant view screen.

No view screen? Sacrilige! Even Enterprise got that right! Yeah, well, it's 2007 people, and a lot of us have a similar screen on our living room wall. It's just not impressive enough for three-hundred years in the future. That leads us to Trek's techonolgy template, which also needs to be seriously overhauled. They have tricorders, we have PDA's. They have tiny communicators on their chests, we have tiny phones that hook in our ears. They have touch-screen interfaces -- you get the point.

We need to push Trek-tech beyond our reach again, or at least beyond the shelves of the local Best Buy. For that, I'd pick the brains of tech-gurus, Wired magazine editors, and the like. First find out what's on the bleeding edge, then what's coming up next. Forget all that. In the 24th century, it's ancient history. So, what do these guys wish for? What do the R&D gods of the electronic industry dream about accomplishing? That's where our movies pre-production begins.

Finally, there's the very touchy subject of aliens. I used to be a Trekker, never hard-core, but I've tried to rationalize the physical sameness of the creatures in Star Trek with fans of other SF. My own arguments sounded hollow to me. The actual reason for sticking some wrinkles or eartips on an actor and calling them an extraterrestrial is not any aspect of storytelling -- it was the constraints of budget and technology.

Well, this is a franchise relaunch for the big screen from a huge studio. Budget is not an object. And in the age of Gollum, Davey Jones, and Transformers, movie tech is letting loose the imaginations of SF and fantasy writers like never before. So who says that Vulcans, Klingons and Cardassians have to be humanoid and bipedal? Quality of the script and story aside, the Star Wars prequels had some incredibly cool alien characters, thanks to masterful CGI and a group of artists encouraged to think outside the box. Lets apply that freedom and creativity to the iconic races of Star Trek and see what magic happens.

More human, more believable, more intimate, more futuristic and more creative. Now just warm up the brass section and cue the theme music!

-- END!

That truly is a Star Trek for 2007.

 

[Chaos Bringer]

I would redo x3.

Not only that but every Marvel Film+TV efforts(except animation) except Spidey 1&2

Every DC Film but BB
The Last 2 TMNTs
HellBoy
Sky Captain
Indiana Jones 3
Final Fantasy
Die Hard 3(i still smell it's stink what a craptacular film)
Matrix 3

there's more but that looking at this list I'm already in pain so I'll stop.

 

[Furious Styles]

I'm somewhat curious, would anyone reimagine Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Thematically, I'm sure there would be a great number of variations to Francis Ford Coppola's rendition. Would any fans of the novel omit the subsequent link between Vlad Tepes and Dracula found in the film? I still find the atmosphere tense and brooding, the cinematography brilliant and Kilar's musical score to be absolutely superb. It has a great ensemble cast, although Keanue Reeves stands out like a sore thumb. Any thoughts?

 

[Agentsands77]

I'm somewhat curious, would anyone reimagine Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Thematically, I'm sure there would be a great number of variations to Francis Ford Coppola's rendition. Would any fans of the novel omit the subsequent link between Vlad Tepes and Dracula found in the film? I still find the atmosphere tense and brooding, the cinematography brilliant and Kilar's musical score to be absolutely superb. It has a great ensemble cast, although Keanue Reeves stands out like a sore thumb. Any thoughts?

I thought about it (I'm a huge Dracula fan).

I would love to see another take on Dracula, even though it would be Dracula movie #3425 or something like that. I liked Coppola's version okay (though he sexualized it *far* too much), and I would probably leave behind the connections to Vlad Tepes.

There are a lot of possibilities, a lot of directions. I'd really have to think about where I would take the Dracula story were I to reimagine it.

 

[Noir]

I'd love to see a Dracula with Richard E. Grant.

 

[Silvermoth]

X-men 3. For obvious reasons.

(Greater focus on Phoenix, more subtle and emotional story tellying. Not as dissapointing and crap as what we were given)

Oh and the Phantom of the Opera