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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

American werewolf in London!!! Are you fucking serious? Why don't you remake jaws while you at it.....bastards

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By *horecruxCouple
over a year ago

SE4

Mary poppins .... why ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They’re obviously running out of ideas.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mary poppins .... why ?"

Why indeed,also indecent proposal,the crow,splash and more are in the pipeline

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Wicker Man.

Awful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plenty others this year too (in development) - Pet Cemetery, Dirty Dancing, Drop dead Fred, neverending story, WarGames, the birds, commando, Death Wish, escape from NY, little shop of horrors, short circuit, scarface

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

But on the other hand the new, a star is born looks fantastic

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Logan's run,highlander,the great outdoors

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By *rsSBWoman
over a year ago

toy town

Don't get mad ,silver fox

Booby cuddle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Italian Job, noooooooooooo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!"

You made the right decision, it's awful

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

What's worse than the remakes is the new trend for let's remake it, but be really cool and 'right on' by switching the lead character from guy to a woman.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its the same with TV they have just done a pilot remake for Magnum PI.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Don't get mad ,silver fox

Booby cuddle

Baby oil booby cuddle?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Its the same with TV they have just done a pilot remake for Magnum PI."

WTF

wrong wrong wrong

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Easy answer - don’t go and watch them, don’t buy them on Netflix/sky etc, don’t buy any product with a tie in to them...they’ll have to stop shovelling shite once the cash stop flowing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!"

I am with you on this...

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By *astings SocialWoman
over a year ago

Hastings

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!"

Put it on for two seconds, said the name Utah and it wasn't Keanu .. just couldn't do it

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"The Wicker Man.

Awful."

Agree, that was terrible..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gone in 60 Seconds. Fuck you Nicholas Cage.

The original Toby Halicki version is great, such a slick film, especially considering it was made on a really low budget.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

It’s all very disappointing

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"Its the same with TV they have just done a pilot remake for Magnum PI."

What, no Tom Selleck?

Shocking!!

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By *ix-foot-two-stuMan
over a year ago

Coventry

"Plenty others this year too (in development) - Pet Cemetery, Dirty Dancing, Drop dead Fred, neverending story, WarGames, the birds, commando, Death Wish, escape from NY, little shop of horrors, short circuit, scarface"

Holy shit!

Most pointless remake? Flight of the Phoenix. Replacing Jimmy Stewart and Dickie Attenborough with Dennis Quaid and Tyrese Gibson. Utter waste of time, money (it lost £10m) and effort.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Easy answer - don’t go and watch them, don’t buy them on Netflix/sky etc, don’t buy any product with a tie in to them...they’ll have to stop shovelling shite once the cash stop flowing "

Netflix are making some really good stuff

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

Holy shit!

Most pointless remake? Flight of the Phoenix. Replacing Jimmy Stewart and Dickie Attenborough with Dennis Quaid and Tyrese Gibson. Utter waste of time, money (it lost £10m) and effort."

I thought the most pointless ever was the Psycho remake ???

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

I've noticed a new Halloween advertising at the mo too tut tut tut.....

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

For me, the most pointless remake was the remake of one of my all-time fave movies, "Get Carter". Loved the Michael Caine original, but couldn't understand why it was Americanised, with Sylvester Stallone in the lead role.

Refused to watch it then, and still do to this day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"But on the other hand the new, a star is born looks fantastic"

That will be the second remake of it.

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"For me, the most pointless remake was the remake of one of my all-time fave movies, "Get Carter". Loved the Michael Caine original, but couldn't understand why it was Americanised, with Sylvester Stallone in the lead role.

Refused to watch it then, and still do to this day."

It's APPALLING

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was there a remake of the Italian Job?

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

Arthur with Russell Brand, Alfie with Jude Law both completely devoid of any redeeming qualities

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mary poppins .... why ?"

Technically that’s a sequel not a remake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!

You made the right decision, it's awful "

Just plain wrong!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've noticed a new Halloween advertising at the mo too tut tut tut....."

That's not a remake though. It's carrying on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!

I am with you on this...

If they'd just re-released the original remastered again, I'd have paid to watch it over that dross!

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Was there a remake of the Italian Job?"

Yeah. Jason Statham. And Charlize Theron I think. Remember it just being an advert for BMW minis.

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By *ookingforfun9970Man
over a year ago

sp9

They’re re making escape from NY!!??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Was there a remake of the Italian Job?"

No. Different film - used some of the same names though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I still refuse to watch the Point Break remake. Blasphemy!!

Put it on for two seconds, said the name Utah and it wasn't Keanu .. just couldn't do it "

It should be boycotted and used as an example to all these film studios that are lacking original thoughts!

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By *rsSBWoman
over a year ago

toy town

"Don't get mad ,silver fox

Booby cuddle

Baby oil booby cuddle?"

How can i say no?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can’t stand any remakes to be fair, they never stand up to the original. It’s like they’re run out of ideas for new films. I’m the same with prequels, just can’t be arsed with them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok ok sooooo what remake is actually better Thant the original? I'd say "heat" definitely,any more

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

The proposed remake of, An American Werewolf in London is set to be helmed by Max Landis, son of the great John Landis who directed the classic original.

This time though, in an epic, pc friendly twist, the hero will reportedly be a woman.

Ok.....

At this rate and in this present climate of wholly needless character gender changes, I for one can’t wait for another remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street, this time starring Melissa McCarthy as Felicity Kruger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The remake of The Thomas Crown Affair is very good. Supremely stylish and just different enough to the original

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The proposed remake of, An American Werewolf in London is set to be helmed by Max Landis, son of the great John Landis who directed the classic original.

This time though, in an epic, pc friendly twist, the hero will reportedly be a woman.

Ok.....

That might work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come on guys! They've got to remake these films. It's a chance to fill them with state of the art computer effects whilst draining them of any of their political content.

Planet of the apes.

Was about the stupidity and bickering prejudice of humans

Now about a bunch of monkeys that take over the world

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"The Wicker Man.

Awful."

A total crock

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"The Italian Job, noooooooooooo "

I hate the BMW remake.

There is only one film that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the original. That's a film starring David Niven: A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square. Download it if you can, as it isn't easy to get hold of it on DVD.

The scene in the toilets is pure class. I won't give the ending away, just watch it now!

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"I can’t stand any remakes to be fair, they never stand up to the original. It’s like they’re run out of ideas for new films. I’m the same with prequels, just can’t be arsed with them."

Well, the only exception that I can think of is the B&W version of Oliver Twist vs the colour one.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"The Wicker Man.

Awful.

A total crock"

The same goes to the remake of his role as Rob McCall in The Equalizer.

Denzil Washington, was never an Englishman in New York.

Sting wrote that song about Quentin Crisp, but it could still apply to Edward and Stewart Copeland did that wonderful soundtrack.

Eastenders was a big mistake for him. Common As Muck, were he was a bin man, still-clearing-the-trash-off-the-streets, now that were good.

Edward Woodward RIP.

He even appeared on BBC's Countryfile, talking about the coppice that he owned; yes it's true. Edward Woodward's wood.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Come on guys! They've got to remake these films. It's a chance to fill them with state of the art computer effects whilst draining them of any of their political content.

Planet of the apes.

Was about the stupidity and bickering prejudice of humans

Now about a bunch of monkeys that take over the world

and it starts with an orang-utan in the Whitehouse.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

I cannot stand remakes, just because they think they can CGI everything these days it doesn’t make it better, classics are called classics for a reason, the great acting, the innovative ideas, just leave them be and get your own ideas Hollywood

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"I cannot stand remakes, just because they think they can CGI everything these days it doesn’t make it better, classics are called classics for a reason, the great acting, the innovative ideas, just leave them be and get your own ideas Hollywood

Hollywood should be banned from cutting and pasting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"American werewolf in London!!! Are you fucking serious? Why don't you remake jaws while you at it.....bastards"
they just did its called Meg starring the English guy whose name I've forgotten. Statham???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A Star is Born looks really good, I'll have to find someone to watch it with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

CGI has ruined films for me.

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

Dumbo

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I’m completely against remakes of classics.

Having said this, there is actually one remake that springs to mind, which actually improved upon the original in my mind (even though the original was actually a classic in itself) and that is John Carpenter’s remake of The Thing (remade from The Thing From Another World).

Mind you, the differences are great enough as to question if it is indeed a true remake, rather more, ‘Inspired from’ if truth be told.

Talking of Carpenter though.....there have been worrying plans for some years now to remake his classic, Escape From New York.

Can you honestly imagine anyone other than Kurt Russell in the iconic role of Snake Plissken?!

Fuck that say I!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sensual you've got me thinking of good remakes now. You're right about The Thing

I'd add The Fly to that. Any others?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iv not watched the remake of the Italian job

How the hell can you remake a classic like that

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Sensual you've got me thinking of good remakes now. You're right about The Thing

I'd add The Fly to that. Any others? "

Great call sir

Thinking about it and another one which at least equals the original classic (for me at least) would be Sergio Leone’s, A Fistful Of Dollars which was a remake of Akiro Kurosawa’s earlier, equally brilliant, ‘Yojimbo’.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Oh and one more; The 1970’s remake of Invasion Of The Bodysnatures starring Donald Sutherland which at least matched the brilliant original but sans the Mccarthy’esq anti-communist tones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually really like the Total Recall remake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sensual you've got me thinking of good remakes now. You're right about The Thing

I'd add The Fly to that. Any others?

Great call sir

Another good call dude. I tell you another fascinating remake. When Michael Mann was starting out he made a cheesy film called LA Takedown. Later, with a bigger budget at his disposal, he remade it almost scene for scene, sometimes word for word and same camera angle as Heat.

It's fascinating to watch them in that order, LA Takedown followed by Heat. Because LA Takedown is so shit and Heat is so great. It's a real testimony to what those two great actors, De Niro and Puccino, brought to it

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Refused to watch it then, and still do to this day."

Never watched the remake and have no intention to. Part of what makes the original, is the gritty northern backdrop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one thing that bugs me is Hollywood remaking foreign language films just because it seems people can’t be bothered to read subtitles! Modern classics such as Oldboy, Let the Right one in & now Train to Busan is getting the Hollywood treatment!

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

The new mad max looked good, it wasn't.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"American werewolf in London!!! Are you fucking serious? it.....bastards"

It'll never be as good as it won't have a naked Jenny Agutter in it- possibly one of the sexiest women ever

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"American werewolf in London!!! Are you fucking serious? Why don't you remake jaws while you at it.....bastardsthey just did its called Meg starring the English guy whose name I've forgotten. Statham???"

I thought you meant Meg from FAMILY GUY.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes CGI has ruined films,a new film called the void(Netflix) uses prosthetics instead of CGI,going back to the good old days like carpenters the thing and Brian yuzna films

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Sensual you've got me thinking of good remakes now. You're right about The Thing

I'd add The Fly to that. Any others?

Great call sir

I already said this film earlier in thread

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Ok ok sooooo what remake is actually better Thant the original? I'd say "heat" definitely,any more"

Dawn of the dead.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ok ok sooooo what remake is actually better Thant the original? I'd say "heat" definitely,any more

Dawn of the dead. "

No fucking way,70s version was miles better

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By *inky kissersCouple
over a year ago

South East

Some of the remakes with gender role reversals made me raise my eyebrows. However, hearing my daughter comment on some regarding this I now look at it in a different light.

Diversity is important, but not just for the sake of it. I loved the remade battlestar galactica and the ladies who took the original male roles were fantastic.

I have made the decision to not watch some remakes, get Carter and the magnificent seven being two stand out ones for me. But when I had to accompany my daughter to ghost busters I found it to be rather enjoyable. Not a patch on the original but I just see them as completely different films.

And yes, there can only be one snake plissken

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some remakes I seen I admit are better, maybe cos technology to discover the original idea is now available and style fits.

However (and it’s a big one) I hate how loads films are being remade just to be pc and add a female lead in hope that female movie goers will flock to see a kick ass female lead, sorry but a lot of these films are flopping as male lots of women will go to enjoy hot guys in films or the film actually demands a male lead.

Loads of money is been spent cos Hollywood hopes a female lead will draw young girls to wow an admire them but people want story and originality.

Plenty of films come with amazing vision that fail like John carter of mars wow amazing film nearly bankrupted Disney but now a cult film and valerian wow what a film

Remakes I know heading are: escape from New York, dune, it, xmen films, poltergeist, lethal weapon, gone in 60 seconds reportedly gettin remake. And Disney remaking classic cartoon film as real action Aladdin, lion king etc

Wow rant over haha

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Some remakes I seen I admit are better, maybe cos technology to discover the original idea is now available and style fits.

Loads of money is been spent cos Hollywood hopes a female lead will draw young girls to wow an admire them but people want story and originality.

Plenty of films come with amazing vision that fail like John carter of mars wow amazing film nearly bankrupted Disney but now a cult film and valerian wow what a film

Wow rant over haha"

The villainess has a kickass female lead,awesome film

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By *rafty98Man
over a year ago

herts

Electric blue 14 or Debbie does Dallas they need a remake

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