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remake hell
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:38 pm
by non_entity
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:39 pm
by gwa
The incredible hulk.
oh wait they did that 2 years after the first one.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:02 pm
by nousd
Groundhog Day, cos I wouldn't know.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:05 pm
by von
New Jack City
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:16 pm
by elbe
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
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:23 pm
by slim
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
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:34 pm
by kins83
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:34 pm
by jonnyrebel
"this is england" the american remake...
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:43 pm
by elbe
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:55 pm
by kins83
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:03 pm
by elbe
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

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:08 pm
by kins83
So when are you going to watch it then?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:10 pm
by elbe
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.

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:12 pm
by elbe
trouble is my face keeps saying no but my eyelids have relapsed and wont let me consider it.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:13 pm
by kins83
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?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:21 pm
by elbe
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:26 pm
by sinc_vision
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).
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:55 pm
by chu
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:02 pm
by von
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 ?

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:08 pm
by elbe
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.