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Movies that should be re made
I have been pretty nasty in my comments regarding the flux of remakes, sequels, and super hero films. At the risk of contradicting myself, I usually find remakes to be a waste of time as some timeless classics should never be touched. For example, King Kong, Psycho, Gone with The Wind to name a few.
Some films were so messed up that a re make would be a good idea and make for a more entertaining film. I have two now that I feel need to be redone:
The Running Man This 1988 hogwash starring Arnold was a slam on TV and just basically full of crap. The book by Stephen King written as Richard Bachman is quite good and very different. In the book, Ben Richards is a small meek man. He gets on the show to make more money to feed his family. The stalkers are not carricatures of super villains, but plain clothes guys who use detective tactics to find the runners. When they find them they calll in the SWAT team and blow them away. Surely Hollywood could redo this. A remake staying true to the novel would be appreciated.
For some reason Hollywood has always mishandled Stephen King material. Green Mile and Cujo (despite the sugar coated Hollywood ending to the latter) remain the exceptions.
Ghost Story When I read this book in 1980 I thought it was the scariest book I had ever read. I was excited to see the film when it came out in late 1981 and man, was I disappointed. I thought WTF did they do to Peter Straub's great story? Perhpas with a larger budget, better cast and script that stays more to the novel would be very entertaining.
These are the only two I can think of, would be interested in hearing your nominations, comments.
Some films were so messed up that a re make would be a good idea and make for a more entertaining film. I have two now that I feel need to be redone:
The Running Man This 1988 hogwash starring Arnold was a slam on TV and just basically full of crap. The book by Stephen King written as Richard Bachman is quite good and very different. In the book, Ben Richards is a small meek man. He gets on the show to make more money to feed his family. The stalkers are not carricatures of super villains, but plain clothes guys who use detective tactics to find the runners. When they find them they calll in the SWAT team and blow them away. Surely Hollywood could redo this. A remake staying true to the novel would be appreciated.
For some reason Hollywood has always mishandled Stephen King material. Green Mile and Cujo (despite the sugar coated Hollywood ending to the latter) remain the exceptions.
Ghost Story When I read this book in 1980 I thought it was the scariest book I had ever read. I was excited to see the film when it came out in late 1981 and man, was I disappointed. I thought WTF did they do to Peter Straub's great story? Perhpas with a larger budget, better cast and script that stays more to the novel would be very entertaining.
These are the only two I can think of, would be interested in hearing your nominations, comments.
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What about The Shining, Stand By Me, Carrie, Shawshank Redemption? I think they're all outstanding films.
Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me are both good and rank with Cujo and The
Green Mile.
I hated The Shining by Stanley Kubrick starring Jack Nicholson. That film stands as the poster child of how Hollywood fraks up Stephen KIng.
Shelly (can't recall her last name ) was not right for the part of Wendy and Scatman Crothers was not good enought to be Hallorran. Also why kill him off? In the book he saved the day.
Carrie (1976) directed by Brian DePalma, yes, that Brian DePalma who brought us sexy thrillers and Scarface in the 1980's. Carrie was not one of his better films. I have not seen the remake that recently came out. How as it? Better I presume...
Oh, and I'll throw Misery into the brilliant films list too. Don't know how I missed that one.
Couldn't have summed it up better myself. Only Kubrick could make random title cards "Tuesday", "Saturday" (which have aboslutely no meaning) and a child riding a tricycle across carpet and a wooden floor so utterly terrifying.
Love the character but the first movie wasn't good at all and the second was just dull.
Dead Or Alive
Love the video games but the movie wasn't what DOA should've been... even though I thought the film was a bit fun.
Street Fighter[/b%
The first was f*cking gold compared to the second. I took back every hateful thing I said about the first film once I saw the second. Thank God the rights have been reverted back to Marvel, and they can do their own, faithful take on the character.
I want either a remake or another sequel to Under Siege. We need some new "Die Hard on a [blank]" movies these days.
Nicholas Cage is just not all that great and was miscast.
@Ludovico Great idea. Howling had so much potential but looks like Hollywood just never appreciated what they had a hold to. They failed to take it seriously back in the 1980's. "You grew up in LA, this is the country. The wildest thing you ever heard was Wolfman Jack." I loved that line. lol
WTH??? It only posted half my post...
Street Fighter
Lets pretend the first never happened and while the second was a thousand times better it still wasn't what Street Fighter deserved.
Tomb Raider
Never liked the first one as a kid and I still don't, the second is much worse. Lara was miscast.
YOLT would have to follow the novel more where a moody, avenging Bond goes to Japan and meets Ernst and Irma Bunt, dealing out just deserts to the two who killed his wife.
TMWTGG could have a more serious tone, have Scaramanga taking out 00's around the world and Bond is next on his hit list...
The first Halloween is near flawless. It deserved a better sequel. Why the need for a higher body count in these sequels? Concentrate on the mood, suspense and creepiness of the first film.
Police Academy remake or PA8 ?
Chris Reeve was offered Running Man btw........
@Tracy Jaws is another timeless classic and they should keep their paws off of it. Re Reeve being offered The Running Man, he probably read that horse shit script and declined.
I liked the first, the second was a disaster. Would not mind a proper GR film from Marvel, more true to the comics.
Also I think a Soylent Green remake, if done right, could be a very good film. I enjoyed the original quite a bit, but the futuristic scenes do look a bit dated by now.
My favourite Vincent Price film, I pray that there will not be a remake, ever.
Not Jaws however Jaws 3 should be remade.. Hear me out the Setting (seaworld) and Idea was brilliant the execution was well piss poor.
Use the same actors in older roles to give them a career-boost that's better than Dancing with the Stars or Strictly Come Dancing....and they'll be cheaper to use than most big name actors today in addition to their previous experience in acting.
This is a joke, right?
They remade Omega man with that piece of dung with Will Smith.
Soylent Green is one of those movies that cannot be remade sensible, add Will Smith and some action and you got another stinker.
I am still waiting for a remake of the Fantomas books.
If you go back to 1913, the books were immortalised by Louis Feuillade for the cinema.