Movies Hollywood Should Be Banned From Ever Trying to Remake. - Page 3

atsonicpark · 07.16.2010, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Count Mecha

I'd say Cape Fear is a pretty controversial choice.

I don't think any movie with Scorsese directing is going to be controversial choice.

Hell, some people pretend that Shitter Island is good..

But yeah, Cape Fear remake is entertaining as hell. Joe Don Baker!

atsonicpark · 07.16.2010, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Good remakes, often better than the original:
Scarface
The Fly
The Blob
Hills Have Eyes (until the last 15 mins)
Dangerous Liasons
Little Shop of Horrors
Insomnia (the Pacino/Nolan one; remake of a great film but still being really good, not better though)
The Thing
Ransom
12 Monkeys (a good version of La Jaettee)
The Departed
Ocean's 11
Heat (!!!!!!!!!!!! this is L.A. Takedown, everyone)
Man Who Knew Too Much
Vanilla Sky
Cape FEar
Fatal Attraction
Funny Games
The Ring (which I don't like, but it's leagues better than Ringu!)
Fistful of Dollars (Yojimbo!)
Point Blank
Night of the Living Dead (Savini's)

Quoting myself since we're on a new page.

Feel free to add to this list.

Count Mecha · 07.16.2010, 03:23 AM

well I just think the original Cape Fear is so stellar, Bob Mitchum can't be topped. But I'm cool with Scorsese's take.

Ben Hur is a good remake, at the very least as good as the original.

demonrail666 · 07.16.2010, 04:15 AM

I thought the Dawn of the Dead remake was good. Not as good as the original but far better than I expected.

Rob Instigator · 07.16.2010, 09:22 AM

Scarface - "remake" has nearly nothing to do with original
The Fly*
The Blob*
Dangerous Liasons
Little Shop of Horrors*
The Thing*
*all these are remakes of very old movies, most B+W. I do not mind remakes of those. technology has improved to make a better horror film.
Ransom
12 Monkeys (a good version of La Jaettee)
The Departed - thought the remake sucked.
Ocean's 11 - original and remake SUCK. so fucking boring.
Heat - never knew it was a remake. Heat was middling for me. pointless crime crap.

Vanilla Sky - better than the original?
Cape FEar - did not like remake.

Night of the Living Dead - original is SEMINAL man.

chicka · 07.16.2010, 01:03 PM

M.A.S.H is perfect should never be remade either the movie or the TV series.
Young Frankenstein another perfect movie.
On the Waterfront & A Streetcar Named Desire. although I think they might have done a remake of streetcar?

Derek · 07.16.2010, 03:43 PM

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HEY, DEREK, The Critic rules. "tonight we'll look at home alone 5.... I'M 26 AND I'M STILL HOME ALONE. AHHHHHHHHHHH. *cigarette falls out of mouth*"

Yeeeeees!

atsonicpark · 07.16.2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Heat was middling for me. pointless crime crap.

WHAT?!

...Hhahaa.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Sorry. Just... okay. I really.. okay, let me start over.. everyone's entitled to their opinion. But, seriously... You really think DEEP COVER is better than HEAT and CASINO? Really?! Okay!

....For the record, I think Heat is one of the best films ever made; definitely one of the most engaging films ever, the loooooong bank heist scene is MINDBLOWING, one of the best scenes in any movie EVER. Probably my favorite crime movie ever, with TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. maybe being a bit better but eh.

viewtiful alan redux · 07.17.2010, 01:22 PM

I'm just glad hollywood never tried to make an americanized remake of either the killer or hardboiled..

DeadDiscoDildo · 07.17.2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by chicka

I'm surprised they haven't tried to remake Rocky yet, or Dirty Harry. They already tried to remake the Godfather I & II by making III. Million Dollar Baby is off limits and Casablanca

Cant remake rocky while stallone is alive...you know he's got at least one more rocky movie in him...

DeadDiscoDildo · 07.17.2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

WHAT?!

...Hhahaa.

...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

...

Sorry. Just... okay. I really.. okay, let me start over.. everyone's entitled to their opinion. But, seriously... You really think DEEP COVER is better than HEAT and CASINO? Really?! Okay!

....For the record, I think Heat is one of the best films ever made; definitely one of the most engaging films ever, the loooooong bank heist scene is MINDBLOWING, one of the best scenes in any movie EVER. Probably my favorite crime movie ever, with TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. maybe being a bit better but eh.

I love HEAT and it was a major influence on THE DARK KNIGHT, which I still think is a BRILLIANT film, about a super hero or not...now that the hype has died down....it's still great.

atsonicpark · 07.17.2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by viewtiful alan redux

I'm just glad hollywood never tried to make an americanized remake of either the killer or hardboiled..

UGH.

That would be the WORST.

THE KILLER... STARRING CHRISTIAN BALE.

Oh god!

chicka · 07.17.2010, 02:04 PM

The bank heist in Heat was stolen from a real life LA bank robbery where the guys were covered with bullet-proof clothing head to toe and high powered rifles. The real life battle was somewhere around 20 minutes.

GeneticKiss · 07.20.2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by viewtiful alan redux

I'm just glad hollywood never tried to make an americanized remake of either the killer or hardboiled..

You can't say some of the gunfighting in The Matrix wasn't at least partially inspired by John Woo, if nothing else.

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Cronenberg movies... I've heard talks of a Shivers remake, a Brood remake, a Videodrome remake.... UGH.

A Videodrome remake wouldn't work in this day and age because there's nowhere's near as much fear surrounding the effects of television as there was in the early 80s. Plus, the philosophy behind controlling someone via a videotape would be different than controlling someone with a DVD or BluRay disc due to the way they work; a videotape is linear, so it would give them a single task to complete, but optical media allows you more freedom in that you can watch individual parts or the whole feature. So in theory, a disc wouldn't brainwash someone as much.

atsonicpark · 07.20.2010, 12:42 AM

Sure, but John Woo inspired, like, everything. He's probably the greatest action director of all time, really, even though he hasn't made a good film in like 13 years.

Derek · 07.20.2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

A Videodrome remake wouldn't work in this day and age because there's nowhere's near as much fear surrounding the effects of television as there was in the early 80s. Plus, the philosophy behind controlling someone via a videotape would be different than controlling someone with a DVD or BluRay disc due to the way they work; a videotape is linear, so it would give them a single task to complete, but optical media allows you more freedom in that you can watch individual parts or the whole feature. So in theory, a disc wouldn't brainwash someone as much.

Yeah that's the way you and I would think of it, but this is Hollywood we're talking about.

07.16.2010, 03:23 AM	#43
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	well I just think the original Cape Fear is so stellar, Bob Mitchum can't be topped. But I'm cool with Scorsese's take. Ben Hur is a good remake, at the very least as good as the original. __________________
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I thought the Dawn of the Dead remake was good. Not as good as the original but far better than I expected.
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07.16.2010, 09:22 AM	#45
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	Scarface - "remake" has nearly nothing to do with original The Fly* The Blob* Dangerous Liasons Little Shop of Horrors* The Thing* all these are remakes of very old movies, most B+W. I do not mind remakes of those. technology has improved to make a better horror film. Ransom 12 Monkeys (a good version of La Jaettee) The Departed - thought the remake sucked.* Ocean's 11 - original and remake SUCK. so fucking boring. Heat - never knew it was a remake. Heat was middling for me. pointless crime crap. Vanilla Sky - better than the original? Cape FEar - did not like remake. Night of the Living Dead - original is SEMINAL man. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.16.2010, 01:03 PM	#46
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	M.A.S.H is perfect should never be remade either the movie or the TV series. Young Frankenstein another perfect movie. On the Waterfront & A Streetcar Named Desire. although I think they might have done a remake of streetcar? __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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07.17.2010, 01:22 PM	#49
viewtiful alan redux the destroyed room Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 563	I'm just glad hollywood never tried to make an americanized remake of either the killer or hardboiled.. __________________ I can't find that painting.
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07.17.2010, 02:04 PM	#53
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	The bank heist in Heat was stolen from a real life LA bank robbery where the guys were covered with bullet-proof clothing head to toe and high powered rifles. The real life battle was somewhere around 20 minutes. __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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07.20.2010, 12:42 AM	#55
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Sure, but John Woo inspired, like, everything. He's probably the greatest action director of all time, really, even though he hasn't made a good film in like 13 years. __________________
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