remake hell

non_entity · Post by **non_entity** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:38 pm

For years now, it's been a big hollywood trend to take a classic (or even a shitty movie, they don't care) and "remake" it. Is there any movie in particular that you DON'T want to see remade?

For me, it's 'The Exorcist'. Fuck, I hope that never happens.

I'm a big horror fan, and this genre seems especially prone to crappy remakes. Just recently learned about the Friday the 13th remake that's currently in production. In a production still I saw, Jason runs, has long flowing hair, and wears a freakin' tool belt.

Furthermore, Jason was barely in the original Friday for more than 2 seconds.

gwa · Post by **gwa** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:39 pm

The incredible hulk.

oh wait they did that 2 years after the first one.

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:02 pm

Groundhog Day, cos I wouldn't know.

von · Post by **von** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:05 pm

New Jack City

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:16 pm

SD5 wrote:Groundhog Day, cos I wouldn't know.

hahaha

if you ask me there is a worrying trend towards musicals at the moment, hairstyle(is that right?), mamma mia, sweeny todd....I HATE MUSICALS

slim · Post by **slim** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:23 pm

I'm pissed off that they are remaking REC in english, it wouldn't be such a bad thing, if it wasn't a year or so after the original spanish film came out, and it wasn't a bloody shot-by-shot remake.

Seriously what's the point? If you don't understand the spanish, there are subtitles, if you don't like subtitles there are dubbed versions (which are horrible normally, but a lot cheaper to make than a whole new, identical film). Plus, it's being remade for an american audience, a country where 34 million people speak spanish as a first language anyway.

I can't understand the rationale behind that

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:34 pm

eLBe wrote:
SD5 wrote:Groundhog Day, cos I wouldn't know.
hahaha

if you ask me there is a worrying trend towards musicals at the moment, hairstyle(is that right?), mamma mia, sweeny todd....I HATE MUSICALS

Sweeney Todd is alright to be fair. I might even go as far as to say that it is a good film, and I'd recommend watching it.

jonnyrebel · Post by **jonnyrebel** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:34 pm

"this is england" the american remake...

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:43 pm

Slim wrote: If you don't understand the spanish, there are subtitles

can't stand people who say they can't watch subtitled films..."I can't read and watch at teh same time, boohoohoo"... pricks.

they miss out on so many great films coz of there prickish attitude...pricks

*edit* if any are ninja's like this then I think you are a prick.

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:55 pm

eLBe wrote:
Slim wrote: If you don't understand the spanish, there are subtitles
can't stand people who say they can't watch subtitled films..."I can't read and watch at teh same time, boohoohoo"... prks.

they miss out on so many great films coz of there prkish attitude...prks

*edit* if any are ninja's like this then I think you are a prk.

FIXED.

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:03 pm

kins83 wrote:
eLBe wrote:
SD5 wrote:Groundhog Day, cos I wouldn't know.
hahaha

if you ask me there is a worrying trend towards musicals at the moment, hairstyle(is that right?), mamma mia, sweeny todd....I HATE MUSICALS
Sweeney Todd is alright to be fair. I might even go as far as to say that it is a good film, if your gay, and I'd recommend watching it.

Fixed

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:08 pm

So when are you going to watch it then?

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:10 pm

kins83 wrote:So when are you going to watch it then?

when I work up the courage...who knows, this might change my whole outlook on life. And I already admit that that johnny depp is a hansome bloke.

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:12 pm

trouble is my face keeps saying no but my eyelids have relapsed and wont let me consider it.

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:13 pm

eLBe wrote:trouble is my face keeps saying no but my eyelids have relapsed and wont let me consider it.

pesky eyelids. I thought you'd sorted them out?

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:21 pm

kins83 wrote:
eLBe wrote:trouble is my face keeps saying no but my eyelids have relapsed and wont let me consider it.
pesky eyelids. I thought you'd sorted them out?

yeah but what they didn't tell me is that the hypnotherapy and fade out...I think is a con tbh to just get more cash out of me, I told my therapist this and know there worse than ever, infact they have also developed a hatred for aquatic animals, makes eating fish and chips supprisingly messy.

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:26 pm

Slim wrote:I'm pissed off that they are remaking REC in english, it wouldn't be such a bad thing, if it wasn't a year or so after the original spanish film came out, and it wasn't a bloody shot-by-shot remake.

Seriously what's the point? If you don't understand the spanish, there are subtitles, if you don't like subtitles there are dubbed versions (which are horrible normally, but a lot cheaper to make than a whole new, identical film). Plus, it's being remade for an american audience, a country where 34 million people speak spanish as a first language anyway.

I can't understand the rationale behind that

agree entirely. i was blown away at how good the original was, then went straight onto imdb to read up some more about it where i clocked the remake coming out in a matter of months with all kinds of unnecessary americanisations thrown in, probably to make it slightly more 'feature length' (couple of changes i noticed from the trailer were that there's the infected dog actually in the building and the swat teams outside shoot someone trying to escape, thereby stomping all over the subtlety).

chu · Post by **chu** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:55 pm

Not too keen on the idea of the live action Akira that is coming out next year, but I'm hoping to be proved wrong.

von · Post by **von** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:02 pm

Chu wrote:Not too keen on the idea of the live action Akira that is coming out next year, but I'm hoping to be proved wrong.

WHAT ?!

How do you know such things ?

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:08 pm

Chu wrote:Not too keen on the idea of the live action Akira that is coming out next year, but I'm hoping to be proved wrong.

dunno, watch a live action manga remake recently, can't remember what it was called now, was good tho.

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