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Oh, the horror...
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:14 pm
by CovenantJr
Is nothing sacred?!
www.imdb.com/title/tt0450345/
The original was one of only three or so films that have made a significant impression on me. It was, quite simply, a work of art. And now...this. *outrage*
While we're on the topic of potential travesties (I may be a little late mentioning this, but meh) we have this:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0384537/
Video game adaptations never work. Ever.
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:06 pm
by drew
No NOTHing is sacred in holly wood.
Even crappy movies: Did we really NEED a reamke of the Shaggy Dog?
I saw that there's a Charlottes web movie in the works--I guess Hollywood doesn't want kids to read anymore!
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:39 pm
by duchess of malfi
How many remakes are better than the original?
My gut feeling says not very many...
I cannot think of any off the top of my head, but there must be some, or why would the studios keep making so many of them?
Or is it just something they do hoping to capture a built-in audience?
Well, perhaps remakes of science fiction movies reflecting better special effects every few decades?
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:24 am
by Avatar
They're running out of ideas Duchess.
--A
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:36 pm
by ___
Maybe. Or, maybe their polling indicates a large amount of moviegoers like remakes.....
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:01 pm
by Cail
There have been some excellent remakes. I'm thinking of John Carpenter's The Thing, and the '70s remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
But yeah, the gem/crap ratio is way off.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:15 pm
by lucimay
i polled my husband cause i couldn't think of any good remakes and the only one he could come up with was Cape Fear...
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:30 pm
by dANdeLION
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory was a good one.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:32 pm
by Cail
Yeah, Cape Fear's another good one. I'd say the Eastwood westerns which are basically Samurai movie remakes are quite good too.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:36 pm
by lucimay
Cail wrote:Yeah, Cape Fear's another good one. I'd say the Eastwood westerns which are basically Samurai movie remakes are quite good too.
OH! yeah!!!! The Magnificent Seven!!! remake of Kurasawa's Seven Samuri. it's been too long since i've seen it...can't remember if it was good or not.
ps...dAN...i've never seen either Chocolate Factory movies.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:03 pm
by sgt.null
the Eastwood westerns are excellent Luci.
i'm guessing its cheap to make remakes because the script is already there, and name recognition is already there.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:25 am
by Avatar
No doubt that is part of it as well.
--A
Remakes
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:17 pm
by taraswizard
Remake that many consider better than the original (or cetainly just as good) Farewell, my lovely, 1975 starring Robert Mitchum, and based on Raymond Chandler's novel of the same name. The novel was originally brought to the cinema as Murder, my sweet, 1944, starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:47 pm
by Cail
I think Body Heat was a great remake of Double Indemnity.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:17 pm
by CovenantJr
BUT THE WICKER MAN!!
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:34 pm
by wayfriend
Isn't Christopher Lee himself in the new version?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:57 pm
by dANdeLION
The Remake of LOTR was pretty good.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:09 pm
by Phantasm
dANdeLION wrote:The Remake of LOTR was pretty good.
Only because the first one was an animation which finished half way through the book
Although LOTR is fantastic.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:39 pm
by CovenantJr
Wayfriend wrote:Isn't Christopher Lee himself in the new version?
Not according to IMDB. And I read that pretty much everyone involved with the original is dubious about this.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:44 pm
by Loredoctor
CovenantJr wrote:BUT THE WICKER MAN!!
The Mr Wickham man.