Films You Really Don't Want To See Remakes Of
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My name is Inigo Montaya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.Oliver Pink said:
Greatest line in cinema history? I dunno, but the most memorable.
Not that they're likely, but the Lord of the Rings movies. They were the best 'epic fantasy' movies and translated better than you could hope for from the books. And don't go making the Hobbit, either! That was a fine book and had a different style to the LotR which wouldn't really work as a homage to the other movies.
A Clockwork Orange - No one can play Alex like Malcolm McDowell. NO ONE!
Any horror movie. Seriously, I've had enough of the remakes! It's bad enough the holy trinity (Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Halloween) was desecrated! What more will they destroy?
Akira - That movie can only be presented as an animated flick. Why do they feel the need to make a live-action adaptation?
Any horror movie. Seriously, I've had enough of the remakes! It's bad enough the holy trinity (Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Halloween) was desecrated! What more will they destroy?
Akira - That movie can only be presented as an animated flick. Why do they feel the need to make a live-action adaptation?
There have been some good movies that are remakes:
Scarface
The Maltese Falcon
The Thing
The Departed
Oceans 11
On the other hand, I don't think any of these were great movies originally. I can't think of a single great movie that needs remaking.
Someone however should take all Alfred Hitchcock movies and remove the damn stupid fast forward scenes, they look damn ridiculous nowadays.
Scarface
The Maltese Falcon
The Thing
The Departed
Oceans 11
On the other hand, I don't think any of these were great movies originally. I can't think of a single great movie that needs remaking.
Someone however should take all Alfred Hitchcock movies and remove the damn stupid fast forward scenes, they look damn ridiculous nowadays.
Most movies that i like actually.
But to name a few:
Oldboy - Thank god the Remake does not seem to move forward. It just wouldn't work.
Back to the Future - often speculated to be remade, but seriously, the movie holds up incredibly well. Especially since "1985 - The Present" has since elegantly changed into "1985 - The somewhat naive version of small town eighties", making especially the first one a Nostalgia Overkill.
Leon/The Professional - something tells me it might happen, it better not
But actually there is one remake i'm looking forward to: Red Dawn.
Americans who regard that one as a cult movie and have grown up may disagree, but i only saw the film recently, and it was a mess of bad action scenes and general lack of a clear direction. But i really like the concept (Middle class teenagers have to become hardened guerilla-like rebels and realize that the life of a so called "Hero" isn't really pretty at all)
But to name a few:
Oldboy - Thank god the Remake does not seem to move forward. It just wouldn't work.
Back to the Future - often speculated to be remade, but seriously, the movie holds up incredibly well. Especially since "1985 - The Present" has since elegantly changed into "1985 - The somewhat naive version of small town eighties", making especially the first one a Nostalgia Overkill.
Leon/The Professional - something tells me it might happen, it better not
But actually there is one remake i'm looking forward to: Red Dawn.
Americans who regard that one as a cult movie and have grown up may disagree, but i only saw the film recently, and it was a mess of bad action scenes and general lack of a clear direction. But i really like the concept (Middle class teenagers have to become hardened guerilla-like rebels and realize that the life of a so called "Hero" isn't really pretty at all)
Well it appears we've met an impasse, I both thought the old unofficial Casino Royale with David Niven was great and I believe Goldeneye is one of the best James Bond films ever made.tigermilk said:
Different strokes for different folks I suppose. Personally the Bond films made during my 'cinema viewing lifetime' with a reliance on technology didn't really appeal. Probably why I feel the most recent Casino Royale to be the third best Bond film I have seen (after Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever).WolfThomas said:
