Movies you wish they'd remake, and why.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Thought I'd post this up.....

[Scer]

The Lost Boys.. the first one.

suck on suckas

[Mental]

I am surprised it hasn't been done, and they'd proabaly ruin it with CGI, but Bullit

[DevilsTonic]

Queen of the Damned. first one sucked ASS.

[Tipys]

The Lost Boys.. the first one.

suck on suckas

Ya its a TV show now.

[chad23]

Tron. with todays special FXs it should be a good movie

[Pandora-11]

I really loved Splendor in the Grass. They'd have to change the theme a bit.

[Matty]

Tron. with todays special FXs it should be a good movie
:imwithstupid: as long as they don't get too carried away.

[Mel]

does continuing a movie/series count? Serenity :-)

[Devaclis]

Red Dawn - Because war with Russia was a lot cooler than war with Iraq

Commando - I wanna see Alissa Milano in a movie

Predator - We have a lot cooler weapons now

Last Starfighter - Nostalga

Ice Pirates - It was a great flick with a bad cast. I am sure Hollywood can do that again /sarcasm

Damnation Alley - They can use CGI to bring George Peppard back

Firestarter

BrainStorm - personally one of my favorite movies of all time.

[rybo]

Top Gun?

[Snowman]

Knight Riders!

Because jousting with motorcycles is cool.

[salsashark]

Tron. with todays special FXs it should be a good movie

Except to be true to today's technology, The main character would spend two hours getting pwnd by foul mouthed twelve year olds, then spammed with web porn and penis enlargement ads... I don't think it would make for a good movie.


does continuing a movie/series count? Serenity :-)

YES YES YES!!! took me forever to see this, but it's one of my favorites!

[Canuck]

Top Gun?

I'd agree. Though the original one sucked, the general publics acceptability with homosexuals now a days should make this version much better. It doesn't have to be so ambiguous about it.

[chad23]

ET, he should come back for a visit.

[Snowman]

9 1/2 weeks, Because Jessica Alba is now old enough…

[konichd]

Terminal Man - my favorite book of all time, it was made into a movie in the late seventies but with advancements in computers and medicine a present day movie would be pretty sweet.

[Shea]

Agree with Mel, Serenity (the series). Show kicked ass and was killed long before it's time.

Movie remakes:

Forbidden Planet
The Longest Day
The Battle of Britain

[Sortarican]

More than remaking anything, which is all I think Hollywood can do anymore,
I'd like to see some classic books that have waited around forever get made into movies.
Especially the works of Peirs Anthony, Allen Dean Foster, and Bradbury/Asimov books that haven't been done.

Also,
The rest of the Hitchhiker series.
Remake of the Dirty Dozen set in Afganistan/Pakistan.
Whoever said Bullet, great idea. As long as it's not some pussy wanna-be playing Mac's role and they don't turn it into a car commercial.

Would love to see some 30'/40's genre remakes.
B&W Film Noir detective movies with those killer ensemble cast of Bogart/Greenstreet/Lorey.
And maybe some Frank Capra type movies since we're going into a depression.
Oh, and remake Fritz the Cat.


does continuing a movie/series count? Serenity :-)

+1
"Someone tries to kill you.....you kill 'em right back."


Ice Pirates

LOL,
The ship has herpes!

[salsashark]

Would love to see some 30'/40's genre remakes.
B&W Film Noir detective movies with those killer ensemble cast of Bogart/Greenstreet/Lorey.
And maybe some Frank Capra type movies since we're going into a depression.
Oh, and remake Fritz the Cat.


I would love to see some Film Noir type movies... something with a plot that is deeper than a teaspoon...

Above remakes, I would like to see Hollywood actually create some new and interesting movies instead of rehashing old ideas... Use the genres and styles, but find an original story!

Maybe something by Chris Moore?!

[200sr20]

Smokey and the Bandit- Because Burt is a badass

[Sortarican]

Smokey and the Bandit- Because Burt is a badass

....and Gumball Rally.
With Valentino Rossi playing the crazy Italian on the motorcycle.

[rapparee]

Logans Run, and I think the Tron movie is in the works already.

[Shea]

Logans Run, and I think the Tron movie is in the works already.

How could I forget that one?!...mmmmm Jenny Agutter...

[salsashark]

Logan's Run... you betcha!

http://www.boingboing.net/logan.jpg

[Pandora-11]

Soylent Green

[Vance]

Logans Run, and I think the Tron movie is in the works already.

Indeed they are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/
(a teaser trailer appeared at ComiCon this year - there was (and may still be) a pirated camcordered version available on YouTube)

and

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402344/

[Snowman]

....and Gumball Rally.
With Valentino Rossi playing the crazy Italian on the motorcycle.
First rule of Italian driving... what’sa behind me in not important... :)

[Ghost]

How about we get someone other than Lucas to redo Ep 1-3 and 6?
How about wookies in Ep6 (as it was supposed to be) instead of f*ing four-flushing furbag ewoks*?



*don't get me started on ewoks...or Lucas...

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I thought the whole point of TRON was that it was amazing for its day.

Now, it'll just be another CGI'd movie...there really was no plot, just effects, and I'm unsure it's worth redoing just for lightcycles, tanks, and the masher-things...though maybe... The lightcycles are probably 99% of why I ride today. :lol:

=-=

Indiana Jo...oh, right. Nevermind.

-=-

I can't really think of much I'd like to see re-hacked for the current business climate and CGI expectations.

I mean Great Escape with a CGI'd bike leaping over the fence like something from Biker BoyZ would just kill it...same with a 2F2F-style "Bullit"...

I love Akira Kurosawa films, but don't want them redone as Kill Bill 17.

I dunno, maybe I'm just tired of everything being redone, especially as it's usually worse than the original.

So, maybe the film industry could learn from Ford's "New Thunderbird" and quit remaking the past.

How about just some decent new/creative/original movies that don't suck?

Can Hollywood do that?

[Shea]

Can Hollywood do that?

Short answer: No. Long Answer: No.

[Ghost]

Short answer: No. Long Answer: No.

Lol, can Bollywood? ;)

[Frosty]

Clash of the Titans.
How freaking sweet would that be today!

... I just found out they are in 2010. So I change mine to Caligula.

[Ghost]

I suppose they could do a Conan the King before Ahnuld bites the dust...it'd probably suck, but so did all the Conan movies.

We just watched them despite their suckatude.

Conan was kinda like Beastmaster, but without the cute fuzzy animals and marginally less gay. Well, maybe...

Red Sonja with Megan Fox?

[Shea]

Lol, can Bollywood? ;)

Yeah if you like Superman and Spiderwomen flying around New Delhi and dancing to weird music. Cue Jeff's bollywood clips...

[konichd]

BoyZ N Da HOOD!

[Sortarican]

... Cue Jeff's bollywood clips...


Roll cameras.....aaaaaaaaand ACTION! Focus.....FOCUS!!!!!!
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[PsychoMike]

[quote=Sortarican;383008]More than remaking anything, which is all I think Hollywood can do anymore,
I'd like to see some classic books that have waited around forever get made into movies.
Especially the works of Peirs Anthony, Allen Dean Foster, and Bradbury/Asimov books that haven't been done. quote]

piers anthony is a great author

[dallas]

Blazing Sadles, except this time he becomes President.

[salsashark]

Blazing Sadles, except this time he becomes President.

Any attempt to remake this masterpiece today would be an epic failure... All of the whiny P.C. idiots would have a field day with this which would lead to an atrocity of a movie...

Some movies are best left alone and Blazing Saddles is one.

[Devaclis]

[quote=Sortarican;383008]More than remaking anything, which is all I think Hollywood can do anymore,
I'd like to see some classic books that have waited around forever get made into movies.
Especially the works of Peirs Anthony, Allen Dean Foster, and Bradbury/Asimov books that haven't been done. quote]

piers anthony is a great author

Reading Triple Detante right now before I hop back into the Aprentice Adept series. The Incarnations of Immortality are rock solid as well. Every read Firefly? Erotic thriller by Peirs. Pretty good one too.

[Ghost]

[quote=PsychoMike;383182]

Reading Triple Detante right now before I hop back into the Aprentice Adept series. The Incarnations of Immortality are rock solid as well. Every read Firefly? Erotic thriller by Peirs. Pretty good one too.

Who wants to read it to me?

Unless it has lots of fast-moving pictures, I get too bored to read...

Bring cookies and (soy) milk!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Blazing Sadles, except this time he becomes President.
Now THAT'S funny!:)

"Nobody moves, or the President-elect gets it!"

[~Barn~]

The Beastmaster.

Because I would like to see how they cast Rip Torn's and Tanya Robert's characters.

Dar would be played by Paul Walker.

[Scribbler]

Red Sonja with Megan Fox?
Already being done...except that they've cast Rose McGowan
http://www.redsonja.net/htmlfiles/

[Nick_Ninja]

Already being done...except that they've cast Rose McGowan
http://www.redsonja.net/htmlfiles/

Megan Fox --- yep! :up:

http://poderresponsabilidad.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/megan-fox-7.jpg

Rose McGowan

In a pinch :D

http://www.celebritywonder.com/picture/Rose_McGowan/RoseMcGowan_Mazur_12256907.jpg

[Ghost]

Let's re-cast ;)

[Snowman]

Wel, most would think they would leave some movies to die in peace, like the Star Trek films. However, some can't leave well enough alone (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809752801/trailer).

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Agree with Mel, Serenity (the series). Show kicked ass and was killed long before it's time.

Movie remakes:

Forbidden Planet

Great call! I was going to list that. Funny thing, is that one of the officers (captain?) of the ship was the guy from Naked Gun.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Ok, it was for RE-makes, not new movies. That's another thread!

Ok, I'd like to see:
Altered states (with today's effects, wow!)
The Jules Verne classics:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
From the Earth to the Moon
Journey to the Center of the Earth (already done, can't wait to rent it)

[Squisha]

What about Army of Darkness?? Or hasn't it been long enough for all the geeks to have seen it the requisite one hundred and eight times?

[puckstr]

What about Army of Darkness?? Or hasn't it been long enough for all the geeks to have seen it the requisite one hundred and eight times?

no to a remake...just Continue

Evil Dead 4 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://hrudu.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/988120768_87c5ce1538.jpg

[puckstr]

Remake Beetlejuice?

Ghostbusters? CGI Slimer

[ghostrider_9]

I vote they remake 'Wierd Science' . . .

[Sortarican]

The only good reasons I can think of to remake a movie are:

1) Technological advancements that would allow for a more realistic adaptation of the story.
(Creature From The Black Lagoon.)
2) Bigger budget than the original.
(El Mariachi, A Boy and His Dog.)
3) The original sucked, but the story is still great.
(Congo, Treasure Island, any Hemmingway book except Old Man and the Sea, Lost World.)

[Captain Obvious]

I vote NO REMAKE on
Army of Darkness
A boy and His dog

The originals were great. Remaking them would just mess it up.

What about remaking Fahrenheit 451?

[Sortarican]

I vote NO REMAKE on

To ninja Frank before he gets back:

http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27558

[Captain Obvious]

To ninja Frank before he gets back:

http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27558

Yeah, I am simply saying those should not be in the thread to begin with. Makes more sense to refute here once they are listed rather than go back an forth between the yes and no threads.

[Sortarican]

Don't get me wrong, A Boy and His Dog is one of my alltime favorites.
Just listed it as an example of a great story, previously done right, but that could benifit from a bigger budget.

[puckstr]

I want Matrix 4 (Resurrection)

[Captain Obvious]

Don't get me wrong, A Boy and His Dog is one of my alltime favorites.



Some people "get it" some people just think it is lame. First time I saw it I thought it was great.

[salsashark]

So I saw a few of these in this thread and had to share...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/11/hollywood-back.html

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/24/when_worlds_collide_2.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/24/when_worlds_collide_2.jpg) "When Worlds Collide" Steven Spielberg is one of the producers and Stephen Sommers (“The Mummy,” “Van Helsing”), infamous for his “give me more” attitude toward CGI effects, is directing. Like the original 1951 film produced by George Pal, this “Worlds,” due in theaters next year, is about the mad scramble to build a spaceship to save humanity before Earth is destroyed by a rogue planet entering its orbit. The problem comes when there aren’t enough seats for everybody on Earth.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/24/theterminatorposter_5.jpg"The Terminator" It’s not a remake, but filmmaker McG’s plan to revive the killer robot franchise with a new sequel next summer starring Christian Bale as John Connor has been circled by fans after a strong showing this past summer at Comic-Con International. “Terminator Salvation” is set in the future and shows the grim war between humans and Skynet with its murderous metallic armies. The plan is for a full trilogy — which means a certain California politician may well live up to that long-ago promise: “I’ll be back.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/24/robocop_poster.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/24/robocop_poster.jpg)"Robocop" If the Terminator can get tuned up for a revival, why not that other 1980s mechanical hero? After several fits and starts, MGM announced in March that a reboot of “Robocop” would be in theaters in 2010. Darren Aronofsky (“The Wrestler,” “Requiem for a Dream”) is directing the remake of Paul Verhoeven’s bloody movie about a Detroit cop who is gunned down but then put back on patrol as a cyborg with troubled soul.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/ghostbusters_poster_2.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/ghostbusters_poster_2.jpg)"Ghostbusters" There’s talk of making a third installment in the hugely successful sci-fi comedy franchise and bringing back the original crew -- Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson -- as well as some new-blood, second-generation busters. Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, writers for “The Office,” are at work on the script for Columbia Pictures and Murray, in the past the most reluctant to return to the franchise, has said publicly that he’s open to the idea. There was talk of Seth Rogen being a likely cast addition but don’t bother calling him: “It sounds,” he said in October, “like the worst idea ever."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/creature_from_the_black_lagoon_post.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/creature_from_the_black_lagoon_post.jpg)"The Creature from the Black Lagoon" Breck Eisner, the director of “Sahara” and son of former Disney chief Michael Eisner, is directing while screenwriter Gary Ross is on board to retell the story of an Amazon River expedition that crosses paths with a prehistoric amphibian humanoid. The presence of Ross gives the 2009 release a link to the original 1954 film — that Universal classic was written by his father, Arthur A. Ross. Bill Paxton's name has come up as one of the rumored cast members.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/flash_gordon_poster_3.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/flash_gordon_poster_3.jpg)"Flash Gordon" After the “Black Lagoon” remake, director Eisner is planning to revive Flash Gordon for Columbia, bringing back the brand that hit the silver screen in 1980 with the campy Dino DeLaurentiis production that so memorably featured the music of Queen, not to mention Topol with wings and Timothy Dalton in tights. Alex Raymond’s classic space hero, originally created as a comic strip rival to Buck Rogers, celebrates his 75th anniversary in pop culture next month but it's not clear that his retro appeal still holds. Earlier this year, Sci Fi canceled its “Flash Gordon” series, which had ratings that proved that Ming isn’t the one who is merciless.


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/westworldposter_2.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/westworldposter_2.jpg)"Westworld" The late Michael Crichton wrote and directed the 1973 sci-fi thriller about a theme park where rich visitors can live out fantasies like engaging in Old West gunfights, thanks to the park’s androids, such as the menacing robot cowboy memorably portrayed by Yul Brynner. Just like in his “Jurassic Park,” though, you know things are going to go badly for the smug and boozy tourists. Crichton had worked recently on a script for a remake (and, at one point, Quentin Tarantino was approached to direct) but the author’s death in November may mark the end of the reboot effort.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/logans_run_poster.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/logans_run_poster.jpg)"Logan's Run" This is a remake that can’t seem to find sanctuary even after a decade of attempts. A few years ago, Bryan Singer (“The X-Men,” “The Usual Suspects”) was all set to re-imagine the 1976 movie about a society where everyone submits to state-ordered execution parlors on their 21st birthday or gets hunted down by agents called Sandmen. Singer dropped out to make “Superman Returns,” though, and now producer Joel Silver (“The Matrix” films) appears intent to regenerate with a newcomer as director, namely Joseph Kosinski, who has made his name in television commercials.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/24/forbidden_planet_poster.jpg"Forbidden Planet" Producer Silver is also behind a planned revival of this 1956 classic that gave a sci-fi twist to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and starred Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen long before his career tilted toward comedy. It also introduced the world to Robbie the Robot, a machine man who would show in film and television shows for decades. At one point James Cameron (“Titanic,” “Aliens”) had flirted with a “Forbidden” remake but right now it’s not clear who will be directing. In October, it was announced that screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski (“The Changeling”) is on board.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/24/frankenstein_poster.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/24/frankenstein_poster.jpg)"Frankenstein" Mary Shelley’s classic horror tale of science gone awry has given Hollywood shambling visions of cemetery horror for decades, among them Boris Karloff’s iconic 1930s performances and Robert DeNiro’s very different take in the 1994 Kenneth Branagh remake. Next up? Guillermo Del Toro says that after he finishes the two-film version of “The Hobbit” he will turn his attention to the gothic morality tale and that actor Doug Jones (Abe Sapien in “Hellboy”) might play the patchwork man. This one is still a long way off; “The Hobbit” films are due in theaters in 2010 and 2011. Del Toro has also talked about making a “Slaughterhouse Five” remake.

[salsashark]

Continued...


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/fahrenheit451filmposter_2.jpg (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/25/fahrenheit451filmposter_2.jpg) "Fahrenheit 451" It’s been 55 years since the publication of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel about Guy Montag, a “fireman,” a term for state-employed book burners of the future. Francois Truffaut brought the story to the silver screen in 1966 and there have been numerous efforts over the past decade to cook up a remake, with Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt among the stars who have flirted with the Montag role at different points. Writer-director Frank Darabont (“The Green Mile,” “The Shawshank Redemption”) is on the job now with a planned 2010 release even though his announced star, Tom Hanks, dropped out of the project in March.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/images/2008/11/25/illsutrated_man_film_poster.jpg"The Illustrated Man" Another Bradbury work that is planned for a 2010 release (the year the author will celebrate his 90th birthday) is this project from the “Watchmen” duo of director Zack Snyder (who also directed “300”) and screenwriter Alex Tse. “The Illustrated Man” was a 1951 book of 18 short stories (including one, “Rocket Man,” that inspired the Elton John hit) that were linked by a bizarre framing device — a bum who is covered into tattoos from the future that move and represent the characters in the tales. It was made into a 1969 film starring Rod Steiger but it’s not clear what direction Snyder is taking the property.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Continued...
Wow! Great info! I'd forgotten about When Worlds Collide.

[Devaclis]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.
Ummmmm NOT!

[Sortarican]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.

It's no Ishtar....

[DavidofColorado]

They Live.

But when you remake a movie now-a-days you get movies that aren't that great anymore. To much over the top crap. e.g. Time Machine, Posiden (The one with the boat). Just my .02 worth.

[Mental]

Wel, most would think they would leave some movies to die in peace, like the Star Trek films. However, some can't leave well enough alone (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809752801/trailer).


You're crazy, Simon Peg as Scotty. Its gonna rock.

[DavidofColorado]

You're crazy, Simon Peg as Scotty. Its gonna rock.
+1 The big eyebrows guy from Heros as Spock is going to semi rock.

[Captain Obvious]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.

It was a great book though. Perhaps they could remake it and do it right.

[puckstr]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.
no it is
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[Snowman]

Battlefield Earth. Best movie of all time.
When did you become a Scientologist?

[puckstr]

When did you become a Scientologist?


it was a "Stress" Test

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