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By *ildbillkid OP   Man
24 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever

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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By *ensuallover1000Man
24 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

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
24 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever


"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,

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By (user no longer on site)
24 weeks ago

I don’t like them, they’re almost always really poor. But the problem currently, is that it appears Hollywood has run out of original ideas.

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By *hief_Of_AlwaysMan
24 weeks ago

1313 Mockingbird Lane…

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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By *ools and the brainCouple
24 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

True grit

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
24 weeks ago

Durham

They should remake Back To The Future, and try again. See if they can get the future about more accurate this time

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By *ceKweenWoman
24 weeks ago

Bolton

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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By *ools and the brainCouple
24 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.


"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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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
24 weeks ago

A den in the Glen


"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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By *hief_Of_AlwaysMan
24 weeks ago

1313 Mockingbird Lane…


"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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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
24 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff


"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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By *ools and the brainCouple
24 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

They think we are stupid.

Calling things a reboot rather than a remake.

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
24 weeks ago

Durham


"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.

"

My apologies, I obviously meant Back To The Future II

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By *ensuallover1000Man
24 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"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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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
24 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff


"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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By *ensuallover1000Man
24 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"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 *a LunaWoman
24 weeks ago

o o OO o o

No, I think they should concentrate on coming up with forgotten styles of movies.

We need more Country & Western films

More musicals

More Sci Fi

And not just rehashed stories but originals.

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By (user no longer on site)
24 weeks ago

If they remade Casablanca I’d rewatch excitedly.

They remade Gatsby and it’s one of my favourite films.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
24 weeks ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

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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By *eoBloomsMan
24 weeks ago

Springfield


"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 *ildbillkid OP   Man
24 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever

There was another re-make of stagecoach in 1966 with ann Margret, Bing Crosby, and Alex cord still not as good as the original

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
24 weeks ago

Torquay

I thought the remake of True Grit was way better than the original

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By *idssissyTV/TS
24 weeks ago

Nr cricket ground birm


"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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By *my-blackTV/TS
24 weeks ago

Poole

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
24 weeks ago

Dinas Powys

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 *ildbillkid OP   Man
24 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever

And it's not just movies ,tv series also Hawaii five o, wild wild west, buffy is being talked about,

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By *hief_Of_AlwaysMan
24 weeks ago

1313 Mockingbird Lane…


"And it's not just movies ,tv series also Hawaii five o, wild wild west, buffy is being talked about, "

But Buffy was a remake of a movie 😁

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
24 weeks ago

The bottom of the River Ankh


"And it's not just movies ,tv series also Hawaii five o, wild wild west, buffy is being talked about,

But Buffy was a remake of a movie 😁"

It was indeed.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
24 weeks ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

I really enjoyed the remake of Roadhouse, it was good because they put their own spin on the new version

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By *ildbillkid OP   Man
24 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever

I read on my news feed, they might use AI tech to de-age the vampires ( angel, spike) since vamps don't age

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
24 weeks ago

Hastings

But there are good remakes.

The new Jungle Book, and Robin Hood.

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By (user no longer on site)
24 weeks ago

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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By *imon_hydeMan
24 weeks ago

Stockport

Remakes of classics, no thanks. Remakes of films that fucked the source material up first time around, yes please.

Remakes are a lesser evil to unwanted sequels...

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By *andadbodMan
24 weeks ago

Liverpool

Ideas have run very thin these days hence all the remakes and spin offs we’re currently getting

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
24 weeks ago

Manchester / Cardiff


"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)
22 weeks ago

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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