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Gonzo
02-20-2010, 11:52 PM
Saw Demonpenz's thread about Iron Eagle and thought this might be fun, (if it hasn't been done already). If it's been done, fricken humor me while I wait for the Ambien to start working.

What older or poorly executed movies would you like to see remade?

I'll start:

I heard this was going to be remade but it fell through:

http://babbleon5.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/logans_run3.jpg

BillSelfsTrophycase
02-21-2010, 12:12 AM
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/photos/levelup/images/original/Poster-for-the-1978-porn-film-_2200_Debbie-Does-Dallas_2C002200_-courtesy-idave.com.aspx

Far overdue

Gonzo
02-21-2010, 12:15 AM
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/photos/levelup/images/original/Poster-for-the-1978-porn-film-_2200_Debbie-Does-Dallas_2C002200_-courtesy-idave.com.aspx

Far overdue

ROFL

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/deep-throat.jpg

MoreLemonPledge
02-21-2010, 12:32 AM
http://www.impawards.com/2003/posters/from_justin_to_kelly.jpg

BillSelfsTrophycase
02-21-2010, 12:41 AM
Maybe

http://www.montbleau.ca/Movies/images/Gigli.jpg


Or not


http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2008/6/8/633485591540824622-napalm.jpg

RealSNR
02-21-2010, 01:06 AM
I'd like to see some of the Hitchcock movies that don't suck get remade. This one would be a good choice

http://www.leninimports.com/hitchcock_north_by_northwest.jpg

KCUnited
02-21-2010, 08:12 AM
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2889/survivingthegame.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/survivingthegame.jpg/)

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:32 AM
one that doesn't suck and is not some werid homoerotic film staring sting.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:35 AM
one that doesn't suck and is not some werid homoerotic film staring sting.

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I cant belive any one like this peice of shit movie.

notorious
02-21-2010, 08:36 AM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only fuck it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally fucked it up.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:39 AM
one of my fav 70's Sci fi movies

Deberg_1990
02-21-2010, 08:40 AM
one that doesn't suck and is not some werid homoerotic film staring Brandon Routh

Same for this film: Superman Returns

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:40 AM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only **** it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally ****ed it up.

Yeah, we hate it when Hollywood remakes films that were perfectly good the first time around. Horror films like The Fog and House on Haunted Hill, TV series like The Fugitive, The Beverly Hillbillies and I Spy, comedies like Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, and sci-fi movies like Planet of the Apes. But, you know what? Some remakes are actually better than the original. Below is my list. What's yours?


1.Ocean's 11: Sure, the original has Sinatra and Martin and Sammy and has a certain 60s Rat Pack cool about it (love the furniture!), but the remake with George Clooney and Brad Pitt is approximately 19,000 times better. It handles the plot much more effectively (the original is pretty damn boring in many parts), it's perfectly cast, and Soderbergh's direction is inventive and fun. A crowd-pleasing popcorn flick that also happens to be smart and artistic.
2.The Bourne Identity: Yeah, there was an earlier version, a TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith. I have it on tape and it's actually a good version of the story, but the Doug Liman-directed version with Matt Damon is better, more propulsive, more exciting, more believable.
3.Titanic: There have been several versions of the Titanic story, most notably the 1953 version with Clifton Webb and the British A Night To Remember. Both films are good (especially A Night..."), but for pure historical accuracy and epic grandeur and emotional pull, you have to give it to James Cameron's blockbuster. And if that makes me "uncool," well, then I'm very uncool.
4.The Thomas Crown Affair: Steve McQueen was a great American actor, and the original version of this movie, with Faye Dunaway, has a pace and style all it's own, but they really did something special with the Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo remake. It's a lot like the Ocean's Eleven remake: a clever, crowd pleasing popcorn flick, but it's also witty and stylish, with lots of fun twists. I consider it Brosnan's fifth Bond flick. His best one.
5.Alien: As many have reported, this is a remake of a 50s sci-fi flick called It! The Terror From Beyond Space. And that film is fun in a campy 50s sort of way, but Alien was completely terrifying when it came out. I actually think the sequel, Aliens, is an even better flick, but Alien really freaked people out and had lots of tension, especially that scene at the dinner table...eeek.
6.Evil Dead II: I know, I know, you're saying this is a sequel, not a remake, but watch both movies again. This has basically the same exact plot as the original, and the same leading man (Bruce Campbell) and is much more a remake than a sequel, even if it does have "II" in it. This one is so incredibly energetic and gross and funny, right from the start. The first one was a little bit more low budget in it's look and execution. Evil Dead II isn't exactly a big budget flick, of course, but it's much better than the original in every way, a movie that succeeds in being really funny but also scary in some spots.
7.The Maltese Falcon: Yup, this movie was a remake too, of a couple of minor flicks in the 30s, and I don't even have to explain why this isn't just a better film but also one of the great mystery movies of all-time, do I? Of course I do

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:42 AM
Same for this film: Superman Returns

The only good Superman movie ever made is Superman II

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:45 AM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only **** it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally ****ed it up.

You can pretty much remake any 70's sci fi movie and it should be pretty good they had great stories but poor special effects/acting


WestWorld
Thx
Black Hole
Fantastic voyage
logans run
slient running
soylent green
Mad Max

they all rdy remade 2 if you think about it

I am legend is a remake of the omega Man
Book of eli is a remake of Zardoz

notorious
02-21-2010, 08:47 AM
Yeah, we hate it when Hollywood remakes films that were perfectly good the first time around. Horror films like The Fog and House on Haunted Hill, TV series like The Fugitive, The Beverly Hillbillies and I Spy, comedies like Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, and sci-fi movies like Planet of the Apes. But, you know what? Some remakes are actually better than the original. Below is my list. What's yours?


1.Ocean's 11: Sure, the original has Sinatra and Martin and Sammy and has a certain 60s Rat Pack cool about it (love the furniture!), but the remake with George Clooney and Brad Pitt is approximately 19,000 times better. It handles the plot much more effectively (the original is pretty damn boring in many parts), it's perfectly cast, and Soderbergh's direction is inventive and fun. A crowd-pleasing popcorn flick that also happens to be smart and artistic.
2.The Bourne Identity: Yeah, there was an earlier version, a TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith. I have it on tape and it's actually a good version of the story, but the Doug Liman-directed version with Matt Damon is better, more propulsive, more exciting, more believable.
3.Titanic: There have been several versions of the Titanic story, most notably the 1953 version with Clifton Webb and the British A Night To Remember. Both films are good (especially A Night..."), but for pure historical accuracy and epic grandeur and emotional pull, you have to give it to James Cameron's blockbuster. And if that makes me "uncool," well, then I'm very uncool.
4.The Thomas Crown Affair: Steve McQueen was a great American actor, and the original version of this movie, with Faye Dunaway, has a pace and style all it's own, but they really did something special with the Pierce Brosnan/Rene Russo remake. It's a lot like the Ocean's Eleven remake: a clever, crowd pleasing popcorn flick, but it's also witty and stylish, with lots of fun twists. I consider it Brosnan's fifth Bond flick. His best one.
5.Alien: As many have reported, this is a remake of a 50s sci-fi flick called It! The Terror From Beyond Space. And that film is fun in a campy 50s sort of way, but Alien was completely terrifying when it came out. I actually think the sequel, Aliens, is an even better flick, but Alien really freaked people out and had lots of tension, especially that scene at the dinner table...eeek.
6.Evil Dead II: I know, I know, you're saying this is a sequel, not a remake, but watch both movies again. This has basically the same exact plot as the original, and the same leading man (Bruce Campbell) and is much more a remake than a sequel, even if it does have "II" in it. This one is so incredibly energetic and gross and funny, right from the start. The first one was a little bit more low budget in it's look and execution. Evil Dead II isn't exactly a big budget flick, of course, but it's much better than the original in every way, a movie that succeeds in being really funny but also scary in some spots.
7.The Maltese Falcon: Yup, this movie was a remake too, of a couple of minor flicks in the 30s, and I don't even have to explain why this isn't just a better film but also one of the great mystery movies of all-time, do I? Of course I do


Ok I will give it to you on those particular flicks.

I ask for one and you give me 7 (5 which I have seen). :)


I must be thinking of music remakes.........


BTW Titanic is one of the biggest pieces of trash ever made. I am obviously in the minority with my opinion.

notorious
02-21-2010, 08:50 AM
You can pretty much remake any 70's sci fi movie and it should be pretty good they had great stories but poor special effects/acting


WestWorld
Thx
Black Hole
Fantastic voyage
logans run
slient running
soylent green
Mad Max

they all rdy remade 2 if you think about it

I am legend is a remake of the omega strain
Book of eli is a remake of Zardoz


I am getting into the spirit of things:

Ice Pirates

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:53 AM
I am getting into the spirit of things:

Ice Pirates

Might as well just remake Flash Gordon

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 08:55 AM
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Hell YES

notorious
02-21-2010, 08:55 AM
Might as well just remake Flash Gordon

Exactly.

It would be hard to make it worse :)

Nzoner
02-21-2010, 09:00 AM
Although it's already been remade once(I thought both sucked in comparison to the novel) I'd really like to see Stephen King's Salem's Lot tried again.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:00 AM
Exactly.

It would be hard to make it worse :)

Rep for truth

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:02 AM
Although it's already been remade once(I thought both sucked in comparison to the novel) I'd really like to see Stephen King's Salem's Lot tried again.

If your going to remake a King movie it should be a True adaptation to The Stand.

It still makes me SAD HBO turn Down the STAND.

notorious
02-21-2010, 09:04 AM
If your going to remake a King movie it should be a True adaptation to The Stand.

It still makes me SAD HBO turn Down the STAND.

THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!


That book made into a movie the way it is supposed be made SHOULD be great.



Rep

Nzoner
02-21-2010, 09:08 AM
If your going to remake a King movie it should be a True adaptation to The Stand.

It still makes me SAD HBO turn Down the STAND.

Don't disagree with that one bit,in fact I was one of the few that was very impressed with the ABC mini-series of The Shining compared to Kubrick's.It was good to finally see King's real story told the way he wrote it.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:08 AM
I wouldn't mind if they remade some of the old 80's Adult Cartoon movies



secret of nimh
Watership Down I had to watch in highschool loved it
The Plague Dogs another Movie I watch in Highschool
Heavy metal
Fire and Ice

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:11 AM
Don't disagree with that one bit,in fact I was one of the few that was very impressed with the ABC mini-series of The Shining compared to Kubrick's.It was good to finally see King's real story told the way he wrote it.

I would have loved that movie over kubrick's other then the Fact Steven Weber cant act his way out of a paper bag.

notorious
02-21-2010, 09:17 AM
I wouldn't mind if they remade some of the old 80's Adult Cartoon movies



secret of nimh
Watership Down I had to watch in highschool loved it
The Plague Dogs another Movie I watch in Highschool
Heavy metal
Fire and Ice

South Park did a damn good job of making a Heavy Metal spinoff/spoof.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:20 AM
South Park did a damn good job of making a Heavy Metal spinoff/spoof.

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oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:24 AM
South Park did a damn good job of making a Heavy Metal spinoff/spoof.

The new remake will own

Kevin Eastman’s brand new version of the 1981 film version of “Heavy Metal” already had a crazy group of talents set to direct segments based on the Sci-Fi comic featuring, as I best remember, awesome Sci-Fi boobage. Those ready to direct include Zack Snyder (Watchmen), David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club
, Ben Button), Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) Add to this list Mr. James Cameron, who will co-exec produce and also direct a segment. Since James is now pretty much all 3D, all the time, look for the whole movie to be in lovely digital 3D.

Bowser
02-21-2010, 09:33 AM
The new remake will own

Kevin Eastman’s brand new version of the 1981 film version of “Heavy Metal” already had a crazy group of talents set to direct segments based on the Sci-Fi comic featuring, as I best remember, awesome Sci-Fi boobage. Those ready to direct include Zack Snyder (Watchmen), David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club
, Ben Button), Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) Add to this list Mr. James Cameron, who will co-exec produce and also direct a segment. Since James is now pretty much all 3D, all the time, look for the whole movie to be in lovely digital 3D.

Huh, no shit? Any word on when this thing will start production?

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 09:34 AM
Here is the Poster for the new heavy metal

Deberg_1990
02-21-2010, 10:13 AM
WestWorld


Westworld would be a cool remake. Although it would be hard ro replace Yul Brynners evil eyes and blank stare.

But yea, id love to revisit the world of Delos.

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 10:15 AM
Huh, no shit? Any word on when this thing will start production?

only thing I can find on it

The Metal Den says the movie is due out in 2010, but IMDB.com has the more practical 2012 as a possible release date

oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 10:17 AM
Westworld would be a cool remake. Although it would be hard ro replace Yul Brynners evil eyes and blank stare.

But yea, id love to revisit the world of Delos.

knowing hollywood they would probably chop up the story and make it more like futureworld so they can brand it to a wider audience.

Gonzo
02-21-2010, 10:18 AM
I would have loved that movie over kubrick's other then the Fact Steven Weber cant act his way out of a paper bag.

The whole cast was shit. Rebecca DeHorseface is horrible.
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Braincase
02-21-2010, 11:00 AM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only **** it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally ****ed it up.

Battlestar Galactica

notorious
02-21-2010, 11:05 AM
Battlestar Galactica

Series

Except for Starbuck, the new one is better.

Gonzo
02-21-2010, 11:40 AM
I was thinking about remakes of old spaghetti westerns.

I'd like to see some of those happen. Hollywood doesn't do enough westerns anymore.
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oaklandhater
02-21-2010, 12:55 PM
I was thinking about remakes of old spaghetti westerns.

I'd like to see some of those happen. Hollywood doesn't do enough westerns anymore.
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that's because people dont have the Patience to sit there and follow a story that has any coherence any more.

thats why Transformers 2 tops the box office and CSI is top in TV rateings.

TRR
02-21-2010, 01:27 PM
Rad
Gleaming the cube
Thrashin

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Bowser
02-21-2010, 01:30 PM
Rad
Gleaming the cube
Thrashin
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CoMoChief
02-21-2010, 01:37 PM
Pearl Harbor


The fact that was made into a love story is a travesty. As much money as they spent on that, they could've made that movie A LOT better

Gonzo
02-21-2010, 01:56 PM
Pearl Harbor


The fact that was made into a love story is a travesty. As much money as they spent on that, they could've made that movie A LOT better

This...
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notorious
02-21-2010, 02:05 PM
Pearl Harbor


The fact that was made into a love story is a travesty. As much money as they spent on that, they could've made that movie A LOT better

Tora! Tora! Tora! was a lot better.

mikeyis4dcats.
02-21-2010, 02:10 PM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only **** it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally ****ed it up.

The Thing. Although the original is still probably my favorite movie.

notorious
02-21-2010, 02:37 PM
The Thing. Although the original is still probably my favorite movie.

Both of them are pretty good.

The B&W version probably scared the hell out of the viewers back in the day.

CoMoChief
02-21-2010, 03:25 PM
Tora! Tora! Tora! was a lot better.

True, but that was already a good movie.

Pearl Harbor was a shitty ass movie done horribly wrong.

stevieray
02-21-2010, 03:40 PM
Thelma and Louise

..starring...

bi polar ad gochiefs.

"Bob" Dobbs
02-21-2010, 04:24 PM
The Sum of All Fears. The book was AWESOME, the movie sucked so much ass.

Slainte
02-21-2010, 04:48 PM
A Trip To The Moon

The Franchise
02-21-2010, 04:53 PM
Running Man

Gonzo
02-21-2010, 04:57 PM
Running Man

That's a good one. SHould totally be remade.
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Gonzo
02-21-2010, 04:58 PM
Cannonball Run.
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mikeyis4dcats.
02-21-2010, 05:56 PM
Cannonball Run.
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I believe a remake is in the works.

KCinNY
02-21-2010, 06:35 PM
A remake of "Midway" would have the potential to far exceed the original.

The cast was very strong, but all of the spliced in clips from other movies ("Thirty Seconds over Tokyo", "Tora Tora Tora", "Battle of Britian", and a rarely seen Japanese film, "I Bombed Pearl Harbor") give it a cheap, half-assed, feel. Throw in the absurd love story and it kills what could be a great movie.

Bowser
02-21-2010, 07:52 PM
A remake of "Midway" would have the potential to far exceed the original.

The cast was very strong, but all of the spliced in clips from other movies ("Thirty Seconds over Tokyo", "Tora Tora Tora", "Battle of Britian", and a rarely seen Japanese film, "I Bombed Pearl Harbor") give it a cheap, half-assed, feel. Throw in the absurd love story and it kills what could be a great movie.Good choice.

Deberg_1990
02-21-2010, 07:53 PM
A remake of "Midway" would have the potential to far exceed the original.

The cast was very strong, but all of the spliced in clips from other movies ("Thirty Seconds over Tokyo", "Tora Tora Tora", "Battle of Britian", and a rarely seen Japanese film, "I Bombed Pearl Harbor") give it a cheap, half-assed, feel. Throw in the absurd love story and it kills what could be a great movie.

Midway, in Sensesurround!

JOhn
02-21-2010, 07:55 PM
Series

Except for Starbuck, the new one is better.

BS, the old series was much better, IMO

JOhn
02-21-2010, 07:58 PM
A remake of "Midway" would have the potential to far exceed the original.

The cast was very strong, but all of the spliced in clips from other movies ("Thirty Seconds over Tokyo", "Tora Tora Tora", "Battle of Britian", and a rarely seen Japanese film, "I Bombed Pearl Harbor") give it a cheap, half-assed, feel. Throw in the absurd love story and it kills what could be a great movie.

Yea but you HAVE to keep the clip of the sailor manning the .50 cal, ripped white shirt & PBY burning in the background.:thumb:

Willie Lanier
02-22-2010, 12:55 AM
one that doesn't suck and is not some werid homoerotic film staring sting.

Agreed; good concept, poor execution...

DJ's left nut
02-22-2010, 01:01 AM
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/photos/levelup/images/original/Poster-for-the-1978-porn-film-_2200_Debbie-Does-Dallas_2C002200_-courtesy-idave.com.aspx

Far overdue

Been done:

http://www.debbiedoesdallas.info/debbie-does-dallas/debbie-does-dallas-next-generation.jpg

It does not suck.

"Bob" Dobbs
02-22-2010, 01:41 AM
Been done:

http://www.debbiedoesdallas.info/debbie-does-dallas/debbie-does-dallas-next-generation.jpg

It does not suck. So does that mean it's good? Or not?:shrug:

Tribal Warfare
02-22-2010, 01:57 AM
Dare Devil

Nzoner
02-22-2010, 08:35 AM
The whole cast was shit. Rebecca DeHorseface is horrible.
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Oh come on,you actually liked Shelly Duvall better?

And for the record let me say I enjoyed Kubrick's film but once King was able to get involved i.e. Executive Producer of the mini-series,the story was finally told as it was written.Granted,it's hard to compare the performances because Nichsolson absolutely nailed his role but overall the mini-series was very well done and I would also add if you watched it on tv with commercials and over the 3 nights do yourself a favor and rent the DVD and take 4 1/2 hours and watch it straight thru.

cardken
02-22-2010, 09:00 AM
The Thing. Although the original is still probably my favorite movie.

The Thing, prequel starts production in March.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/01/04/remake-of-the-thing-starts-shooting-in-march-will-battlestar-galactica-showrunner-save-the-day/

Buck
02-22-2010, 09:12 AM
FWIW, there is already a Westworld remake on the docket.

Its scheduled release is 2012, but who knows at this point, they've been talking about it for a while.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/

Crush
02-22-2010, 09:13 AM
Alien Nation

Crush
02-22-2010, 09:17 AM
Alien Nation


Hmmmm I hope this doesn't suck.


http://www.thetvremote.com/scifi-developing-alien-nation-remake/


SciFi Developing Alien Nation Remake

<small>July 1st, 2009 | 0 Comments (http://www.thetvremote.com/scifi-developing-alien-nation-remake/#comments) | Email (http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php) | Share (http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20)</small> Sci Fi is developing a reboot of Alien Nation, the 1988 feature that previously spawned a spinoff series on Fox. Tim Minear – no stranger to sci-fi tales, having worked on The X-Files, Firefly and Strange World – is writing the fresh take on the franchise. Fox 21, the alternative production arm of 20th Century Fox TV, will produce. Alien Nation centers on the partnership between a veteran cop and his alien detective partner, set against the larger tale of alien “newcomers” who move to Earth and attempt to assimilate into society.

The new Alien Nation would include a mythology that evolves over time and will also touch on some of the issues of the day, such as the immigrant experience and how society integrates an incoming culture. Minear said he’s looking forward to incorporating a mix of all the different kinds of series he’s written in the past.

Minear is currently busy outlining the Alien Nation script and mapping out the project’s mythology. The new Alien Nation will likely take place in the Pacific Northwest, and will take place about 20 years after the first ship of aliens – who have been banished as slaves – crash lands into Earth. By the time the show begins, some time in the 2020s, the alien population has multiplied from a few thousand to 3.5 million. And much of the “newcomers” live their own segregated existence, in what Minear compares to the North African ghettos in France.

The original film, which took place in 1991, was directed by Graham Baker and written by Rockne S. O’Bannon (with an uncredited revise by James Cameron). Mandy Patinkin and James Caan starred as alien cop Sam Francisco and his reluctant human partner, respectively; Terence Stamp also starred.

In 1989, 20th Century Fox TV and Kenneth Johnson Prods. adapted the movie for Fox, with Eric Pierpoint and Gary Graham in the lead roles. The show lasted just a single season but spawned a series of books.

The TV show was revived in 1994 as a series of telepics for Fox, starting with Alien Nation: Dark Horizon. Five TV movies were ultimately aired; the last, Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy, ran in 1997.

Gonzo
02-22-2010, 09:19 AM
Oh come on,you actually liked Shelly Duvall better?

And for the record let me say I enjoyed Kubrick's film but once King was able to get involved i.e. Executive Producer of the mini-series,the story was finally told as it was written.Granted,it's hard to compare the performances because Nichsolson absolutely nailed his role but overall the mini-series was very well done and I would also add if you watched it on tv with commercials and over the 3 nights do yourself a favor and rent the DVD and take 4 1/2 hours and watch it straight thru.

IMHO
The original with Nicholson was an instant classic. I know they left a lot out but man, it was great...

I'm not saying that the mini series was horrible, I'm saying that they definitely could have got better actors for it.

Nzoner
02-22-2010, 09:45 AM
IMHO
The original with Nicholson was an instant classic.

Just Jack being Jack :thumb:

ModSocks
02-22-2010, 10:03 AM
Wasn't there one of these threads in the media section a few weeks ago?

Anyhow, as I said in the other Thread.....Spawn the Movie needs to be remade.

Nzoner
02-22-2010, 10:06 AM
Not exactly on topic but I'd like to see a Godfather 4 where Garcia is now The Don and they have a family war with The Sopranos.

Gonzo
02-22-2010, 10:16 AM
Wasn't there one of these threads in the media section a few weeks ago?

Anyhow, as I said in the other Thread.....Spawn the Movie needs to be remade.

I'm not sure...

Like 85% of CP, I don't go in there very often.

:D

Easy 6
02-22-2010, 11:33 AM
Not exactly on topic but I'd like to see a Godfather 4 where Garcia is now The Don and they have a family war with The Sopranos.

Speaking of the Sopranos, i keep hearing rumors about a movie but they always seem to go away as quickly as they pop up.

That would rock, maybe they could have a war with the Russian's over that guy Paulie & Chrissy tried to kill in the woods. Each epsiode was like a mini-movie anyway, i bet they could come up with something great for a 2 hour show.

Gonzo
02-22-2010, 11:35 AM
Speaking of the Sopranos, i keep hearing rumors about a movie but they always seem to go away as quickly as they pop up.

That would rock, maybe they could have a war with the Russian's over that guy Paulie & Chrissy tried to kill in the woods. Each epsiode was like a mini-movie anyway, i bet they could come up with something great for a 2 hour show.

They need to do that AND they need to make the finale of Deadwood as well...

I really liked that show and they were going to do a 2 hour wrap up finale before everyone flaked out.

fan4ever
02-22-2010, 11:40 AM
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Hell YES

Frank Frazetta was (is) the man. Had a stroke some years ago and taught himself to paint with the other hand...rented a documentary on him...for those of you not familiar, think Molly Hatchett covers...gigantic ego, but what an artist...fantasy illustrators have copied him for decades.

Easy 6
02-22-2010, 11:41 AM
They need to do that AND they need to make the finale of Deadwood as well...

I really liked that show and they were going to do a 2 hour wrap up finale before everyone flaked out.

A friend keeps telling me i have to check out Deadwood, looks like i'm gonna have to rent the first season.

Gritty, Wild West action & intrigue... seems like a no brainer for me.

Dartgod
02-22-2010, 11:44 AM
Oh come on,you actually liked Shelly Duvall better?

And for the record let me say I enjoyed Kubrick's film but once King was able to get involved i.e. Executive Producer of the mini-series,the story was finally told as it was written.Granted,it's hard to compare the performances because Nichsolson absolutely nailed his role but overall the mini-series was very well done and I would also add if you watched it on tv with commercials and over the 3 nights do yourself a favor and rent the DVD and take 4 1/2 hours and watch it straight thru.
I have not seen the remake for this reason. I cannot imagine anyone else portraying Jack Torrance.

I suppose I'll have to watch it eventually to see the story told as it was in the book.

Gonzo
02-22-2010, 11:47 AM
A friend keeps telling me i have to check out Deadwood, looks like i'm gonna have to rent the first season.

Gritty, Wild West action & intrigue... seems like a no brainer for me.

Dude...

The 1st season was teh shit!

Wild Bill was awesome...

This was one of the best parts when the Sheriff and W.B. gun down a douchebag, classic:

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DMAC
02-22-2010, 11:50 AM
FWIW, there is already a Westworld remake on the docket.

Its scheduled release is 2012, but who knows at this point, they've been talking about it for a while.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/Dude, I'm all about it.

rad
02-22-2010, 12:53 PM
Imagine a remake of "Clash of the Titans" with the technology these days?

tooge
02-22-2010, 01:23 PM
Damnation alley
The Day After
How stella got her groove on
(just kidding about the last one)

Nzoner
02-22-2010, 05:30 PM
I have not seen the remake for this reason. I cannot imagine anyone else portraying Jack Torrance.

I suppose I'll have to watch it eventually to see the story told as it was in the book.

I totally understand,however,seeing the hedge monsters,the Denver Croquet mallets instead of an axe...eh you get the idea.

CoMoChief
02-22-2010, 05:41 PM
Imagine a remake of "Clash of the Titans" with the technology these days?

I thought they are making a remake of that movie.

rad
02-22-2010, 05:58 PM
I thought they are making a remake of that movie.

Yep.... Shows how much I pay attention.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2626946073/

oaklandhater
05-14-2010, 07:16 AM
Imagine a remake of "Clash of the Titans" with the technology these days?

I did and it sucked

oaklandhater
05-14-2010, 07:19 AM
NBC developing 'Argonauts' remake
NBC has picked up a script that retells the Greek mythology tale “Jason and the Argonauts.”

NBC won a bidding war for the story by Josh and Jonas Pate (“Moonlight,” “Surface”). The project is considered development, sources say, but there’s a penalty should NBC pass.

“Argonauts” is best known as the 1963 film that featured the stop-motion animation work of Ray Harryhausen. If produced, NBC is considering shooting the entire project on green screen, likely hoping for something that’s more “300”-cool, or at least environmentally convincing, rather than “Attack of the Clones”-cheesy.

Ben Silverman clearly has ambitious taste in dramas (“The Philanthropist,” “Crusoe,” “Kings,” “My Own Worst Enemy”), but figuring out how to foot the bill can be tricky. Using pure green screen, “Argonauts” would be TV series that takes place on a ship at sea, but doesn’t goes near the water. Sci Fi Channel used the method to produce its new series "Sanctuary."

The ratings of period-piece adventure drama “Crusoe” on Friday could serve as a bellwether for the project’s chances. If picked up, this wouldn't be the network's first "Argonauts" project -- in 2000, NBC aired an "Argonauts" miniseries during sweeps.

now that they killed clash there for argonauts.

Ebolapox
05-14-2010, 07:57 AM
short circuit
the flight of the navigator

Omaha
05-14-2010, 09:11 AM
Footloose. I think I speak for everyone when I say that is the greatest movie of all time. Right? Anyone?

Demonpenz
05-14-2010, 10:11 AM
Footloose. I think I speak for everyone when I say that is the greatest movie of all time. Right? Anyone?

I like Kevin bacon, but hate that movie.

Gonzo
05-14-2010, 11:15 AM
They should really make another Evil Dead movie.

Bruce Campbell needs work.
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The Franchise
05-14-2010, 11:20 AM
They should really make another Evil Dead movie.

Bruce Campbell needs work.
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I heard he got drafted by the Raiders.

BigCatDaddy
05-14-2010, 11:25 AM
Buck Rogers

Tribal Warfare
05-14-2010, 11:33 AM
Escape from New York is another one

Rain Man
05-14-2010, 02:12 PM
I don't think any movie should ever be remade. Ever. Whether it's good or bad or exhilarating or disappointing. Go with fresh material.

Ebolapox
05-14-2010, 02:16 PM
escape from alcatraz

CoMoChief
05-14-2010, 02:19 PM
Wanna know what the best movie ever would be (if they ever made it)?

"I'm with Busey: The Movie"

Ebolapox
05-14-2010, 02:33 PM
I never agree with COMO on anything: but that would be freaking epic.

GoHuge
05-14-2010, 02:45 PM
Not a remake, but Titanic 2. The sequel.

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Valiant
05-14-2010, 02:54 PM
Remakes or sequels:

The Wraith(sequel or remake, with updated car)..
Killer Klowns from outer space 2, new town, new carnival..
The Blob 2, old crazy preacher lets it out..
Robocop(remake)





Do not even touch The Secret of Nimh, they made a sequel and it sucked.

oaklandhater
05-14-2010, 03:36 PM
Escape from New York is another one

all ready in the works

Escape from New York Remake Coming with Gerard Butler

March 13, 2007
by Alex Billington

Wow, this came out of left field. Apparently a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 awesome movie Escape from New York is already in pre-production. It already has a producer, Neal Moritz, as well as a screenwriter, Ken Nolan (who's only written Black Hawk Down previously). In addition to those names, another one that's at the top of all the buzz this week is Gerard Butler, who is going to take on the coveted role of Snake Plissken, which was Kurt Russell's job back in '81. Although he's not confirmed, Butler is interested, as Variety states. Incase you've forgotten the plot over the 26 years, Snake is a one-eyed convict who must head into the "inescapable maximum security prison formerly known as Manhattan" to find and liberate the US president.

It'll be interesting to hear Kurt Russell's feedback on this, and if he thinks Butler is fit for the role, or if the movie is even fit for a remake at all. That question will definitely come up in a few week's at the Grindhouse (Russell's next movie) junket in Los Angeles, so stay tuned here on FS.net for more developments



Read more: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/03/13/escape-from-new-york-remake-coming-with-gerard-butler/#ixzz0nwTRB1K8

oaklandhater
05-14-2010, 03:39 PM
Remakes or sequels:




Do not even touch The Secret of Nimh, they made a sequel and it sucked.

I had no idea they made a secret of nimh 2 it must be really bad it has a 3.7 on imdb :(

blaise
05-14-2010, 03:40 PM
I think they should make a non musical version of The Year the Yankees Lost the Penant. It's an entertaining book and I think it would be good as a straighforward movie instead of the musical version, Damn Yankees.

Tribal Warfare
05-14-2010, 04:07 PM
all ready in the works

Escape from New York Remake Coming with Gerard Butler

March 13, 2007
by Alex Billington

Wow, this came out of left field. Apparently a remake of John Carpenter's 1981 awesome movie Escape from New York is already in pre-production. It already has a producer, Neal Moritz, as well as a screenwriter, Ken Nolan (who's only written Black Hawk Down previously). In addition to those names, another one that's at the top of all the buzz this week is Gerard Butler, who is going to take on the coveted role of Snake Plissken, which was Kurt Russell's job back in '81. Although he's not confirmed, Butler is interested, as Variety states. Incase you've forgotten the plot over the 26 years, Snake is a one-eyed convict who must head into the "inescapable maximum security prison formerly known as Manhattan" to find and liberate the US president.

It'll be interesting to hear Kurt Russell's feedback on this, and if he thinks Butler is fit for the role, or if the movie is even fit for a remake at all. That question will definitely come up in a few week's at the Grindhouse (Russell's next movie) junket in Los Angeles, so stay tuned here on FS.net for more developments



Read more: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/03/13/escape-from-new-york-remake-coming-with-gerard-butler/#ixzz0nwTRB1K8


Butler escapes 'New York' remake (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975061.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)
Actor exits film due to creative differences
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Before they shot a frame of film, Gerard Butler escaped "Escape From New York," the remake of the John Carpenter film.

Right after his turn as the Spartan in "300," Butler made a deal to play Snake Plissken in a film bought at auction by New Line. He left for creative differences. New Line is persevering: studio has brought Jonathan Mostow in to rewrite, with an option to direct.

Butler just began production on Lakeshore's "Game," which Lionsgate will distribute. He'll next be seen starring in the Richard LaGravanese-directed "P.S., I Love You," the Guy Ritchie-directed "Rock N Rolla," and Fox-Walden's "Nim's Island."

Valiant
05-14-2010, 04:14 PM
would also like to either see a remake or sequel to Big Trouble in Little China... Maybe A Whole Lot of Trouble in Big China.. Same cast, on vacation in China this time, maybe with their kids and their friends.. new villians..

ModSocks
05-14-2010, 04:14 PM
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oaklandhater
08-15-2011, 06:00 PM
NONE OF THEM.


They will only **** it up.


Name 1 remake that was better then the original.



Just saw the A-TEAM preview, and it looks like the totally ****ed it up.

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES!!!!!!!!!

Pasta Little Brioni
08-15-2011, 06:08 PM
Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo

ModSocks
08-15-2011, 06:09 PM
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Hey, I forgot all about that, lol.

That fat little kid is hilarious.

Pasta Little Brioni
08-15-2011, 06:10 PM
Disorderlies!!!

lcarus
08-15-2011, 06:11 PM
The remake of Dawn of the Dead was a great movie. I like the original the best only because of that vintage feel, and the original soundtrack by Goblin was ****ing great. Nevertheless, the remake was pretty kick ass.

kysirsoze
08-15-2011, 08:13 PM
They should really make another Evil Dead movie.

Bruce Campbell needs work.
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Footloose. I think I speak for everyone when I say that is the greatest movie of all time. Right? Anyone?


Apparently big hollywood execs read CP.

Gonzo
08-15-2011, 09:16 PM
Apparently big hollywood execs read CP.

They doing another evil dead???
That would be awesome.
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TimeForWasp
08-16-2011, 12:35 AM
There should be a movie about the Message board killer.
They wonder why a poster comes up missing and does not post for a long time.
The killer studies their posting methods and comes back months later as an imposter.
When one of the mods catches on and blocks the IP. He gets another internet carrier and He comes back as a noob and is treated like shit, so he kills more and more.
If someone posts something the killer doesn't like, That poster comes up missing.
He recruits more noobs to infiltrate the message board so people don't notice as much.

TimeForWasp
08-16-2011, 01:02 AM
I think Avatar is ready for a remake.

kysirsoze
08-16-2011, 01:08 AM
They doing another evil dead???
That would be awesome.
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Yeah. Raimi isn't directing, but Campbell is in it. (Or so I've heard)

CoMoChief
08-16-2011, 07:10 AM
I normally don't go back and search in old bumped threads so this may have already been mentioned ....but,

Pearl Harbour

The Ben affleck and josh hartnett version was a terrible love story....and it was a huge fail given the amount of money that was spent on it....judging by the trailor it looked like it was gonna be a war novelty...nope..just a dumbass love story. They need to make a better one.

jiveturkey
08-16-2011, 07:23 AM
Dune - I caught the end of it over the weekend and it was awful.

When they shot their guns it reminded me of this Southpark.

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Gonzo
08-16-2011, 08:30 AM
I normally don't go back and search in old bumped threads so this may have already been mentioned ....but,

Pearl Harbour

The Ben affleck and josh hartnett version was a terrible love story....and it was a huge fail given the amount of money that was spent on it....judging by the trailor it looked like it was gonna be a war novelty...nope..just a dumbass love story. They need to make a better one.

This x 1,000,000,000,000
The actual war scenes weren't that bad and they did a decent job with the harbor raid but they really fucked up the Dolittle part of the movie. It was an injustice to his planning and preparation.
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KChiefer
08-20-2011, 03:19 PM
Just saw a promo and was thinking, this reminds me of Fright Night, and what-do-ya-know, it's a remake. Loved that movie as a kid! It'll probably suck but the timing is right with vamps being hot stuff.

Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:02 PM
Saw Demonpenz's thread about Iron Eagle and thought this might be fun, (if it hasn't been done already). If it's been done, fricken humor me while I wait for the Ambien to start working.

What older or poorly executed movies would you like to see remade?

I'll start:

I heard this was going to be remade but it fell through:

http://babbleon5.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/logans_run3.jpg

There was serious talk in the last couple of years about a "Logan's Run" remake. But it seems to have died out. I checked IMDB and they list a remake as a 2014 project.

Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:03 PM
I'd like to see some of the Hitchcock movies that don't suck get remade. This one would be a good choice

http://www.leninimports.com/hitchcock_north_by_northwest.jpg

:spock:

Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:10 PM
Although it's already been remade once(I thought both sucked in comparison to the novel) I'd really like to see Stephen King's Salem's Lot tried again.

The first one (TV movie) was pretty good. I've never seen the remake.

Baby Lee
08-20-2011, 04:11 PM
Dude...

The 1st season was teh shit!

Wild Bill was awesome...

This was one of the best parts when the Sheriff and W.B. gun down a douchebag, classic:

Here's a classic

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Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:16 PM
The Thing. Although the original is still probably my favorite movie.

They are "remaking" it,...as a prequel!

Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:25 PM
Not exactly on topic but I'd like to see a Godfather 4 where Garcia is now The Don and they have a family war with The Sopranos.

Minus the Sopranos part and with Coppula involved. I really thought they kinda set it up that way by the end of GF3.

BTW, GF3 would have been a hell of a lot better and closer to the first two if Robert Duvall had not insisted on equal billing with Pacino. Instead we got Zorro the Gay Blade as consigliere in an obviously re-written insignificant role. Oh, what could have been!

Frankie
08-20-2011, 04:32 PM
DAMMIT!!

I just noticed how old this thread is. I don't remember it fronm the first time around.

:redface: