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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pulp Fiction, leave that one alone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fast and Furious |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Dambusters"
Yeah I dont think they would get away with the dogs name |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A Clockwork Orange |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
seven brides for seven brothers................ of course helicopters have ruined it anyways......... oh and morals    |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Godfather |
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"A Clockwork Orange "
Struggles to get airtime now. But a classic all the same. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Goonies "
Agreed great film.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cool Hand Luke |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A Clockwork Orange
Struggles to get airtime now. But a classic all the same. "
Its a shame Kubric didn't include the last chapter of the book. But still a cult classic  |
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Might not be a classic but I loved. They remade Point Break and it was rubbish! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"A Clockwork Orange
Struggles to get airtime now. But a classic all the same. Its a shame Kubric didn't include the last chapter of the book. But still a cult classic "
What happens in last chapter of the book? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Remakes can surprise at times
Enjoyed the remake of true grit but not remake of the magnificent seven
Should never have remade Ben Hur |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A Clockwork Orange
Struggles to get airtime now. But a classic all the same. Its a shame Kubric didn't include the last chapter of the book. But still a cult classic
What happens in last chapter of the book?"
Alex is cured and returns back to his normal friendly self pmsl. A great read even though it only took 3 weeks to write and so much more content than the film... |
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
Scare face IS a remake. It's a remake of a 1932 film.
Unless that is the film you are talking about?
As I don't agree then. The remake was much better |
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"Dambusters"
If they were to re-do that one, I hope they rename the dog! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Deer Hunter. The film is perfect in every way. From actress's/actors and to how it was filmed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Labyrinth that should be left alone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Forest Gump if they try to make that it would be a travesty |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Labyrinth that should be left alone"
Without a doubt
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Great Expectations should never have been remade, the original is by far the best.
Also, 2001 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Finding Nemo |
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The sting
Butch Cassidy & the sun dance kid |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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This is the face I pull when someone else does a thread the same, and it's busier |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Wickerman. Classic british horror movie starring Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Eckland. They remade it with Nicolas Cage and it was shit. Ive not even seen the remake but just know it could never be anywhere close to the original. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Italian job.. Sadly they did and it wasn't in italy
I suppose "the job" was an apt name for a film with the wrobgly remade cars as well... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Dambusters
Yeah I dont think they would get away with the dogs name"
Hahaha!  Unless they cast Samuel L. Jackson as his owner, he’s allowed to say anything.
Most remakes are absolute bags of toss. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Shawshank redemption |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Shawshank redemption "
Part two: Andy goes back to get his keys, that he forgot. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No film needs remaking. Come up with new stories |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The last of the mohican
Brilliant film and brilliant sound track |
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"Might not be a classic but I loved. They remade Point Break and it was rubbish! "
I agree with you. It was very bad. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Dambusters
Yeah I dont think they would get away with the dogs name
Hahaha! Unless they cast Samuel L. Jackson as his owner, he’s allowed to say anything.
Most remakes are absolute bags of toss."
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Most of those classic war films like a bridge too far.
But definitely not back to the future. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
Remakes being done now .
Starring Queenie , POF , and Me |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The last of the mohican
Brilliant film and brilliant sound track "
I agree although it's a remake itself.... The original was dire  |
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"The Wickerman. Classic british horror movie starring Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Eckland. They remade it with Nicolas Cage and it was shit. Ive not even seen the remake but just know it could never be anywhere close to the original. "
Agree and I’d add any of the British comedy / thrillers that came out of Ealing studios (The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Mob), Hitchcock movies and alike, 12 Angry Men, I could go on
What makes these movies is the actors, the suspense, the music and using your imagination unlike modern movies with their CGI |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The last of the mohican
Brilliant film and brilliant sound track I agree although it's a remake itself.... The original was dire
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I didn't know that fella
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Shawshank |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Right turn clyde haha |
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12 angry men...to kill a mockingbird...Harvey.. flight of the pheonix...all but Harvey have been remade and instantly forgettable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Lost Boys
The Crow
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They've tried the crow several times...it hardly gets off the production table. Although I'm a massive fan, thank god the Jason mamoa iteration never really took off. |
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Cinema Paradiso there was talk after its Oscar an American remake with Macaulay Culkin from home alone film playing the young boy.
To be honest any subtitled film e.g Funny Games or The Vanishing (ruined the ending)
It’s not that difficult to read subtitles |
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So many...off the top of my head :
Papillon
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Terminator
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Any of the Indiana Jones films
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So many...off the top of my head :
Papillon
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Terminator
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Any of the Indiana Jones films
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest "
I can imagine they are going to ruin a few of those in the future 
Although I did see one flew over the cuckoos nest as the play with Christian slater it was amazing |
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By *lovisMan
over a year ago
Twickenham |
"The last of the mohican
Brilliant film and brilliant sound track "
Probably my all time favourite film. When it was released i saw it three weeks in a row. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Pulp Fiction, leave that one alone "
It's untouchable!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There’s so many that should be left alone.
The Breakfast Club
Lost Boys
Hocus Pocus
L x
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In general, most classics which do not depend on visual effects should be left untouched as there is nothing to add.
Most Kubrick movies should be left alone. But if someone wants to remake the Space Odyssey, I would be fine with that as it could be made more beautiful with modern technology and it would be a great way to increase reach of such deep movies to the next generation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Street Fighter |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fight club |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A lot of films that get remade just have the same name but a slightly different take on the original and I think that can be ok.
Total Recall
Jumanji
The A Team
That's just a few films that I actually enjoyed and thought were good remakes.
Apt of older films end up with sequels or prequels 20/30 years later....that's just a remake to me! |
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By *ndrew CareyMan
over a year ago
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire & Lincolnshire |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
North by Northwest
The Godfather |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
It will have Leo in it. It will likely be good. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Street Fighter"
Sadly it has been made once. Poor |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
North by Northwest
The Godfather "
North by northwest is probably my favourite film |
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All of them. Just come up with some new classics. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Dambusters
If they were to re-do that one, I hope they rename the dog! "
It's a genuinely interesting conundrum. Essentially Dambusters is not fiction, leads to the question should you rewrite history in order to make the film more palatable to modern day audiences?
In my opinion it's probably best to leave the dog out completely or at the very least not refer to the dogs by name, in audio or in credits.
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Point Break is a classic. Interestingly, The fast and the furious is effectively a remake of point break but with cars instead of surfing. Identical plot. |
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"All of them. Just come up with some new classics."
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"Remakes can surprise at times
Enjoyed the remake of true grit but not remake of the magnificent seven
Should never have remade Ben Hur"
Couldn't agree more |
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No Sergio Leone films should be remade |
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Old ones now, really old ones but who in the hell thought it would be a good idea to remake the pink panther movies.
Not once... But TWICE...
Now I'm all for steve martin, the man is a comic genuis but to even dare suggest that he is in the same league as the comedy legend that was Peter sellers is an insult.
The man had unbelievable comedy ability and to make a walk on a treadmill in the dark funny will never be beaten.
Steve Martin destroyed every element of the remakes and not only should he have ever been cast, the whole thing should NEVER have been considered, let alone remade!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"No Sergio Leone films should be remade"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ghostbusters |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anything by the legend Martin Scorccese (hope I spelt his name right) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Casablanca... |
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By *urflrCouple
over a year ago
wirral |
Agree Goonies, Lost Boys and Breakfast Club, also Stand By Me! Am I showing my age |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The Wickerman. Classic british horror movie starring Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Eckland. They remade it with Nicolas Cage and it was shit. Ive not even seen the remake but just know it could never be anywhere close to the original.
Agree and I’d add any of the British comedy / thrillers that came out of Ealing studios (The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Mob), Hitchcock movies and alike, 12 Angry Men, I could go on
What makes these movies is the actors, the suspense, the music and using your imagination unlike modern movies with their CGI"
Totally agree there bud. Like the remake of The Italian Job and Get Carter. Fuck off yank innit! |
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Jaws; Can you imagine the woke, CGI shit fest that Hollywood would make of it now?
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While I'm now on my rant over remakes ...
Lets get started on "The producers" mel brookes mentalness with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, lunacy at its finest remade and reduced to ridiculous attempts at humour with Matthew Broderick.
Shambles at pitiful best.
*I'm on one now*
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Old ones now, really old ones but who in the hell thought it would be a good idea to remake the pink panther movies.
Not once... But TWICE...
Now I'm all for steve martin, the man is a comic genuis but to even dare suggest that he is in the same league as the comedy legend that was Peter sellers is an insult.
The man had unbelievable comedy ability and to make a walk on a treadmill in the dark funny will never be beaten.
Steve Martin destroyed every element of the remakes and not only should he have ever been cast, the whole thing should NEVER have been considered, let alone remade!! "
If we're on a Steve Martin destroying a character rant...can I say just two words....Sgt Bilko!!
Totally and utterly destroyed a character that Phil Silvers made his own!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Jaws; Can you imagine the woke, CGI shit fest that Hollywood would make of it now?
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Do not go there, it would be awful |
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The Wizard of Oz ...that takes me back |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Actually not remakes but possibly worse....sequels that follow some years later as an attempt to cash in on the memory of the original are possibly worse than remakes...
Psycho 2 - just awful
Blues Brothers 2000 - awful
Jaws 3 - rubbish
Am sure there are more |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Point Break is a classic. Interestingly, The fast and the furious is effectively a remake of point break but with cars instead of surfing. Identical plot. "
The fast and the furious was a remake of a Roger corman 50s film
https://youtu.be/ig57TqbOH0s |
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"Old ones now, really old ones but who in the hell thought it would be a good idea to remake the pink panther movies.
Not once... But TWICE...
Now I'm all for steve martin, the man is a comic genuis but to even dare suggest that he is in the same league as the comedy legend that was Peter sellers is an insult.
The man had unbelievable comedy ability and to make a walk on a treadmill in the dark funny will never be beaten.
Steve Martin destroyed every element of the remakes and not only should he have ever been cast, the whole thing should NEVER have been considered, let alone remade!!
If we're on a Steve Martin destroying a character rant...can I say just two words....Sgt Bilko!!
Totally and utterly destroyed a character that Phil Silvers made his own!!"
Oh god I'd completely forgotten about that one... Urghhh. Sometimes people need to just leave things alone!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dambusters
Yeah I dont think they would get away with the dogs name"
I was rewritten by Stephen Fry but because he wouldn't change the dogs name, they canned it due to the american market  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The carry on films lol  |
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"The carry on films lol "
Not a remake.. But Carry on Columbus..... Lets say nothing more on the subject........ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Deer Hunter, Top Gun, Get Carter, It's A Wonderful Life, The Magnificent Seven... I could go all day, Scarface shouldn't be touched either.... |
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By *Wman15Man
over a year ago
Stevenage |
The Yanks totally f*cked up the remake of Get Carter
Outrageous |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Italian job.. Sadly they did and it wasn't in italy
I suppose "the job" was an apt name for a film with the wrobgly remade cars as well... "
Yep, it was a travesty, Mark Whahlburg sucked the life out of that poor remake
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Italian job.. Sadly they did and it wasn't in italy
I suppose "the job" was an apt name for a film with the wrobgly remade cars as well...
Yep, it was a travesty, Mark Whahlburg sucked the life out of that poor remake
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The script sucked the life out of it.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The carry on films lol
Not a remake.. But Carry on Columbus..... Lets say nothing more on the subject........ "
Even worse than than emmanuelle and that was bad lol  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Yanks totally f*cked up the remake of Get Carter
Outrageous "
But there was an earlier Blacksploitation remake that's worth viewing.
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"Jaws; Can you imagine the woke, CGI shit fest that Hollywood would make of it now?
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A PC shark? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Apocalypse Now should also be left alone... |
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I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Close encounters of the third kind. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members "
That's very true as is Gone in Sixty Seconds lol |
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members "
Be listening later |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Carnival of Souls
And
The Gods Must Be Crazy.
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members
Be listening later "
Watching 10pm..? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Chitty chitty bang bang... don't judge |
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members
Be listening later
Watching 10pm..? "
Nah working later so always listen to the podcast. |
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly. I agree with you about scar face , can only Be one scar face  . Back to the future films "
Actually.. There are 2 scarface.. The original was made in 1932.. The Pacino one is a remake.. Oh the irony..  |
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Remake all the crap ones that should be decent given the storyline.
Leave the good ones well alone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ice Cold in Alex
Brief Encounter
Papillon
The sound of music
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By *ltrMan
over a year ago
sheffield |
African queen
Bridge over the river kwai
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members
Be listening later
Watching 10pm..?
Nah working later so always listen to the podcast."
I'm not sure about it, I live the pod as background when I'm doing stuff, nut sure how that will translate to TV..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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safety last. |
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"I really don't understand the hate.. Its not like they're painting over the DePalma, it will still exist, you can still watch it!
Have an open mind, it might well be shite, but it might well be a modern classic. I think it's simple elitism and film snobberry to see an original as some sort of untouchable holy grail, remember, Scarface is itself a remake..
HTJI to any Church members
Be listening later
Watching 10pm..?
Nah working later so always listen to the podcast.
I'm not sure about it, I live the pod as background when I'm doing stuff, nut sure how that will translate to TV.. "
I think they are running out of stuff to talk about |
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Sergio Leone originally intended to cast Charles Bronson as the Eastwood character but he was signed up for death wish, he did later cast him in once upon a time in the west, funny how things sometimes work better than originally intended |
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Back to the Future. Although I believe the current ownership of film rights dictates it cannot be remade. |
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forest gump |
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
Scarface is a remake already of a Howard Hawks film of the same name. Way better than the original though
Alien for me. They’ve tried to recapture the magic so many times and each attempt fails harder |
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"Sergio Leone originally intended to cast Charles Bronson as the Eastwood character but he was signed up for death wish, he did later cast him in once upon a time in the west, funny how things sometimes work better than originally intended"
The first of the Dollars trilogy was made 10 years before Death Wish, the last 8 years before.
Bronson turned down Leone for all three, the first because he hated the script, the second he turned down Lee van Cleef's role and the third because he was in the UK filming the Dirty Dozen
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"Sergio Leone originally intended to cast Charles Bronson as the Eastwood character but he was signed up for death wish, he did later cast him in once upon a time in the west, funny how things sometimes work better than originally intended
The first of the Dollars trilogy was made 10 years before Death Wish, the last 8 years before.
Bronson turned down Leone for all three, the first because he hated the script, the second he turned down Lee van Cleef's role and the third because he was in the UK filming the Dirty Dozen
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We live and learn, wasn't aware of that so thanks |
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly.
Scarface is a remake already of a Howard Hawks film of the same name. Way better than the original though
Alien for me. They’ve tried to recapture the magic so many times and each attempt fails harder"
Aliens was boss |
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Hi was it would be all sorry CGI |
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By *ackdd72Man
over a year ago
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Considering Hollywood hardly has any originality left in it I would expect a load of remakes over the next decade or so prepare to have some of your favourite films from the last 40 to 50 years brought kicking and screaming in to 2020's.
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"Sergio Leone originally intended to cast Charles Bronson as the Eastwood character but he was signed up for death wish, he did later cast him in once upon a time in the west, funny how things sometimes work better than originally intended
The first of the Dollars trilogy was made 10 years before Death Wish, the last 8 years before.
Bronson turned down Leone for all three, the first because he hated the script, the second he turned down Lee van Cleef's role and the third because he was in the UK filming the Dirty Dozen
We live and learn, wasn't aware of that so thanks"
In Once Upon a Time in the West, Leone initially offered the part of Harmonica to Clint Eastwood, but he was no longer interested in working with him. James Coburn was next offered it, but wanted too much money. |
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The only remake that worked (in my opinion) was king kong, the 1933 edition was a visual masterpiece for its day, categorised as "Horror" it became an instant cult classic.... Then came 1975 and faye dunaway and jeff bridges..... And kong became a ridiculous laughing stock, awful acting, ridiculous directing and horrendous effects, cue 2005 and peter Jackson salvaged what remained of the disaster 30 years earlier to bring a reasonable attempt at giving a classic a degree of credibility |
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"I've just heard on the radio that there remaking Scare face. This is a film in my mind that shouldn't be remade as it's a classic. So let's make a list of films fabsters that shouldn't be remade. I will kick off with:-
The good the bad and the ugly."
Scarface was a remake of a 1930's movie |
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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago
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"Fast and Furious "
Didn’t they make that 20 times already? |
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Ghostbusters |
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"Fast and Furious
Didn’t they make that 20 times already?"
That was the joke |
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By *ocbigMan
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"Fast and Furious
Didn’t they make that 20 times already?
That was the joke "
double joke...the word classic was used.
Hence showgirls... |
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"Fast and Furious
Didn’t they make that 20 times already?
That was the joke double joke...the word classic was used.
Hence showgirls..."
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By *emini ManMan
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"The only remake that worked (in my opinion) was king kong, the 1933 edition was a visual masterpiece for its day, categorised as "Horror" it became an instant cult classic.... Then came 1975 and faye dunaway and jeff bridges..... And kong became a ridiculous laughing stock, awful acting, ridiculous directing and horrendous effects, cue 2005 and peter Jackson salvaged what remained of the disaster 30 years earlier to bring a reasonable attempt at giving a classic a degree of credibility"
I think remakes can work, in a similar way to cover versions can work in music, but as with music it's when the remake is sufficiently "different" whilst remaining respectful of the original that they work best...
The Magnificent Seven is a good example - it took the Seven Samurai original and put it in a Western setting and put it's own stamp on it.
The recent Dad's Army film was another example - much as I gnashed my teeth when it was announced I was actually pleasantly surprised by it - it put it's own spin on the original, added respectful touches and stands its ground as a result.
Cape Fear is another that stands up to scrutiny as a remake
The Rob Lowe starring remake of Charade wasn't bad either |
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Old boy ! The Korean version was way better |
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The Exorcist
Godfather
Apocalypse now |
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Goodfellas |
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AliG i mean never remake that film just don't |
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papillon |
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Basically..get some imagination film writers and leave the oldies alone because you ll never better them...oh and when using that imagination..try to remember to have a storyline..oh and less explosions, fancy stunts..keep it real. I mean the remakes of true grit and the omen films..it was pretty much new actors same original script.  |
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"papillon "
Been done. Absolutely fucking awful. It was THAT bad it didn't go mainstream in cinemas, bypassed dvd release, was completely ignored by sky box office and if your really unfortunate you may be able to find an active stream on a movie build on firestick. |
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"So many...off the top of my head :
Papillon
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Terminator
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Any of the Indiana Jones films
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest "
You have great taste in films |
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Been done. Absolutely fucking awful. It was THAT bad it didn't go mainstream in cinemas, bypassed dvd release, was completely ignored by sky box office and if your really unfortunate you may be able to find an active stream on a movie build on firestick. "
Really? Hadn't heard of it till a few weeks back when someone was telling me about it and said it wasn't that bad - and being as Rami Malek (who's been great in most things) is in it as Degas I was going to give it a go - but maybe not now |
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The Godfather movies
Goodfellas |
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"papillon
Been done. Absolutely fucking awful. It was THAT bad it didn't go mainstream in cinemas, bypassed dvd release, was completely ignored by sky box office and if your really unfortunate you may be able to find an active stream on a movie build on firestick.
Really? Hadn't heard of it till a few weeks back when someone was telling me about it and said it wasn't that bad - and being as Rami Malek (who's been great in most things) is in it as Degas I was going to give it a go - but maybe not now "
Honestly i thought the same thing, how bad could it be... Its about a 13 on a 1-10 scale of bad.... It just absolutely doesn't do Steve Mcqueen any justice at all, its one of those that should have been left well alone, just like Ben-Hur cos that was god awful an'all. |
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"Pulp Fiction, leave that one alone "
What a classic |
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Bullitt. Absolutely fantastic movie |
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I read the book after papillon called Banco. He drifted around the Caribbean finding odd jobs. Nearly got caught but escaped. He got settled with a woman. Not long after, all the prisoners were given amnesty/released by the French govt. He visited Paris again. Then took to writing the books. |
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"Bullitt. Absolutely fantastic movie "
Agree as Steve McQueen added to a fairly decent but not brilliant story. It’s his cool that made that film for me...and the car chase, no music or dialogue just the sounds of the engines |
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Sooo many, unfortunately so many that have already been bastardised |
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World war 1 and World War 2 on film. |
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point break with Patrick swayze |
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A Wonderful Life. I don't mind watching the original black and white movie every Christmas. |
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"Airplane "
Surely you can't be serious! |
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Top Gun
Labyrinth
Dirty dancing
Pretty woman
Goonies
Shawshank redemption
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"World war 1 and World War 2 on film. "
I dunno, it might help with overpopulation |
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By *arkbaneMan
over a year ago
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"Goonies "
Totallly agree a classic |
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"Top Gun
Labyrinth
Dirty dancing
Pretty woman
Goonies
Shawshank redemption
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Luckily it's a top gun sequel not a remake we're getting. |
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By *arkbaneMan
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Absolutely atrocious remake |
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"Top Gun
Labyrinth
Dirty dancing
Pretty woman
Goonies
Shawshank redemption
Luckily it's a top gun sequel not a remake we're getting. "
Oh yes leave the original alone |
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By *arkbaneMan
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Shawshank
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Never Shawshank !!!! |
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I disagree with the Dambusters, for me, tales of real life bravery can always be retold.
I think it was Stephen Fry who said the ideal trailer for a new film, would start with a black screen and you gradually hear an engine spluttering into life, the screen would gradually, as the engine starts to make more noise, start to show the propeller and underneath ‘ The Dambusters’ maybe some of the music from the original film would then be played. Less is more perhaps |
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Where eagles dare |
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By *emini ManMan
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"I disagree with the Dambusters, for me, tales of real life bravery can always be retold.
I think it was Stephen Fry who said the ideal trailer for a new film, would start with a black screen and you gradually hear an engine spluttering into life, the screen would gradually, as the engine starts to make more noise, start to show the propeller and underneath ‘ The Dambusters’ maybe some of the music from the original film would then be played. Less is more perhaps "
Peter Jackson (LOTR and King Kong amongst other things) has been trying to do a Dambusters re-make for years and is still working on the ideas for it apparently - I personally wouldn't have a problem with it for similar reasons to you.
Similarly anything that is re-telling real life events....the original film is in effect a remake of those events after all and often blurs fact with fiction anyway |
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"I disagree with the Dambusters, for me, tales of real life bravery can always be retold.
I think it was Stephen Fry who said the ideal trailer for a new film, would start with a black screen and you gradually hear an engine spluttering into life, the screen would gradually, as the engine starts to make more noise, start to show the propeller and underneath ‘ The Dambusters’ maybe some of the music from the original film would then be played. Less is more perhaps
Peter Jackson (LOTR and King Kong amongst other things) has been trying to do a Dambusters re-make for years and is still working on the ideas for it apparently - I personally wouldn't have a problem with it for similar reasons to you.
Similarly anything that is re-telling real life events....the original film is in effect a remake of those events after all and often blurs fact with fiction anyway"
I listen to a lot of film podcasts and I think it was Peter Jackson they we’re talking about doing the remake. Stephen Fry was being interviewed as I think he was to be involved in some way. I know CGI would have to be involved but hopefully not too much. If it ever happens. |
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