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Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on March 06, 2006, 19:38:43: Is it just me and SWMBO, or is anyone else getting sick of the re-makes?

Latest one is 'The Hills Have Eyes' - just what is wrong with Wes Craven's original?

There's so many - is it just that all the best ideas have been used?
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: bezzabsa on March 06, 2006, 19:39:44: italian job...total and utter carp...gimme the 1969 original anyday
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: suzota on March 06, 2006, 19:42:44: I'm sick of remakes as well.

None are ever as good as the original.

It's just cheap to do. no script to write.lol
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on March 06, 2006, 20:24:32: I couldn't work out how they'd got the nerve to call it 'The Italian Job' - it had nothing to do withe the original at all (1 character I think??)
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: bezzabsa on March 06, 2006, 20:35:37: yeah but its the yanks for ya... it has mini's in it so its ok!!!!
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 06, 2006, 21:43:07: Not exactly a remake, but 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' wasn't as good as the TV series

'War Of The Worlds'. The 1953 version was wonderful

'Planet Of The Ape's. Personally I liked Tim Burtons vision of the film.

Not remakes, but not sequels either.
'Batman Forever (Val Kilmer)' & 'Batman & Robin' (George Cloony) were both diabolical
Michael Keaton was good as 'Bats', & the gothic overtones of 'Returns' was better than the first one
But 'Begins'.....................WOW!!!!
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 06, 2006, 21:44:24: Miami Vice is next.......Got to be awful
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: tenpolequint on March 06, 2006, 23:32:44: I prefer the Charlton Heston planet of the apes.

And the remake of Battlestar Galactica was grrat but then it was n't the same as the old BG in style, old one was camp, glitzy new one serious maybe a bit american soapy.
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: gtomo2 on March 07, 2006, 19:13:30: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Not exactly a remake, but 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' wasn't as good as the TV series

'War Of The Worlds'. The 1953 version was wonderful

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Jeff wayne was not happy with the hollywood version of war of the worlds so he is doing a correct version based on the book. Set in victoria england and modeling the aleins on the pictures he had done for the album he did. Cant wait to see it. It looks good http://www.eveofthewar.com/jeffwayne
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: tenpolequint on March 07, 2006, 19:45:04: Surely it was HG wells who original wrote War of the Worlds, Jeff Wayne did a musical of this and the artwork was based on the discription wells gave us of his martians. I have not seen the new War of the worlds, it would be better to have a victorian setting and I hope a film evolves based on the original story line.
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: beast5680 on March 07, 2006, 19:47:23: Quote from: "tenpolequint"
I have not seen the new War of the worlds,

its not one of Mr cruise,s better efforts :?
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: gtomo2 on March 07, 2006, 19:58:40: Quote from: "tenpolequint"
Surely it was HG wells who original wrote War of the Worlds, Jeff Wayne did a musical of this and the artwork was based on the discription wells gave us of his martians. I have not seen the new War of the worlds, it would be better to have a victorian setting and I hope a film evolves based on the original story line.

Yes it was sorry i left that bit out. Yes it is going by the HG wells version so it should be good
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: tenpolequint on March 07, 2006, 20:21:36: My fingers are crossed for a proper Lord of the rings as the book and not rewritten by a screen writer. The films were great. If only they had not missed so much out.
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 07, 2006, 22:45:39: Quote from: "tenpolequint"
My fingers are crossed for a proper Lord of the rings as the book and not rewritten by a screen writer. The films were great. If only they had not missed so much out.

Perhaps so, but they still redefined the word 'epic'
But imagine how long they'd have to be to do them proper justice :D

Wonder if Peter Jackson will do 'The Hobbit'?

I'm also holding out (in vain???) that the dreams of the boss of Marvel Comics has that someone will make a 'Thor' movie come true, but he predicts that a 'LOTR' sized budget will be needed to do 'the big guy' & Asgard proud.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes
Post by: TUFFTEE on March 07, 2006, 23:10:12: Quote from: "dave_2A_2.25Turbo"
Is it just me and SWMBO, or is anyone else getting sick of the re-makes?

Latest one is 'The Hills Have Eyes' - just what is wrong with Wes Craven's original?

There's so many - is it just that all the best ideas have been used?

Now thats really Scary? Never heard that a re-make of thjis film was being made! let alone screened! As i read the start of THIS post up came an advert on the Box for the said Film? As i said Scary???? :shock:
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: the loon on March 07, 2006, 23:21:56: war of the worlds was absolute tosh (have to be polite as this is a family forum)
Nice to see that Geoff Waynes redressing the balance though.

Think the only remake I've seen in the last couple of years that was anything like the original was assault on precinct 13.
Loved the original and the remake was good viewing too.

Or the punnisher
the original with dolph lungren was pants (nothing like the comic) but the newer version was much closer to the original marvel story.
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: tenpolequint on March 08, 2006, 08:32:22: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Perhaps so, but they still redefined the word 'epic'

And indeed I also think they are great.

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

But imagine how long they'd have to be to do them proper justice :D

With each film doing succesfully at the box office I think the film makers could have easily increased their revenue.
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: bigrapids_offroad on March 08, 2006, 09:02:14: i agree with everything said about remakes but we are in a bit of a limbo area as we are all old enough to remember the originals. the majority of people who watch the new ones cant remember growing up in the 60/70's due to them not being born so its all new to them. a small handful of them know there was life before playstation and can make constructive critasism (and probably better spelling than me).
we on the other hand went out and kicked an actual bag of air around, got muddy, nailed pram wheels to a couple of old planks of wood and rode down huge hills with no brakes and no safety equipment if we fell off.... well when the plaster casts came off we invented brakes for the bogies (or whatever they are called in your area)

me, i like old and new versions they both have thier places in the industry.......

until i watched the pink panther, im sorry steve martin just isnt peter sellars!!!!!!

off my soapbox now
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: H on March 08, 2006, 09:02:31: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Wonder if Peter Jackson will do 'The Hobbit'?

Thought that was already in the pipeline?
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Ja1983 on March 08, 2006, 09:13:33: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Not exactly a remake, but 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' wasn't as good as the TV series...

...ah, come on!!! Jessica simpson was awsome! :twisted:

(http://au.i1.yimg.com/movies.aunz.yimg.com/2005/photos/main/40951.jpg) :P
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2006, 10:22:34: Quote from: "Ja1983"
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Not exactly a remake, but 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' wasn't as good as the TV series...

...ah, come on!!! Jessica simpson was awsome! :twisted:

I know it was essentially a 21st century take on thstory, but she's certainly no Catherine Bach

As usual the best actor in it had no lines...........
Well perhaps black rubber lines :lol: :lol:
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2006, 10:23:14: Quote from: "H"
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Wonder if Peter Jackson will do 'The Hobbit'?

Thought that was already in the pipeline?

Is it? I thought it had all gone dead on that score??
Title: Movie re-makes
Post by: hobbit on March 08, 2006, 10:32:24: Quote from: "tenpolequint"
Surely it was HG wells who original wrote War of the Worlds, Jeff Wayne did a musical of this and the artwork was based on the discription wells gave us of his martians. I have not seen the new War of the worlds, it would be better to have a victorian setting and I hope a film evolves based on the original story line.

Dunno about the films, going to see the musical version next month though, sounds interesting

http://www.eveofthewar.com/articles/1130297/Another_Extra_Venue_Announced_for_The_War_of_the_Worlds_%27Live%27.