What Classic Movie Would u Like To See Remade

[Zombie1994]

i have noticed a lot of movies are being remade from the 1970s to the 1990s and i just wanna say what movie would u like to see be remade?

For me it would have to be Alien because when i first saw it, i was scared shitless.

just imagine how much better they can do with modern day tech to remake that movie

[Platypus]

just imagine how much better they can do with modern day tech to remake that movie
God, that would be horrible. It would be like some retarded action movie. I mean, the first alien was all horror. Aliens was a bit more action with all the marines involved, but they still pulled it off.

I think Alien still stands up with today's tech anyway.

[DangerWillRobinson]

I second platypus, alien was thee shit, and I mean it. I'd hate a remake.

[Funky Biscuits]

The Seven Samurai?

I loved both Italian Jobs, thats going on my iTouch soon LOL

[Calco]

None, they would ruin it.

[darkmessiah]

Aliens' use of low-tech special effects was what made it so well done. Just like how Star Wars used to have a real Yoda puppet thing, now it's goddamn CG and Yoga can do the splits.

[Funky Biscuits]

Alien: By George Lucas

[Zombie1994]

It would be like some retarded action movie.


when i said modern day tech i don't mean a lot of action and explosions

[Funky Biscuits]

OMG I heard they were remaking Dam Busters!
I hope that is gonna be awesome, the first is SUCH a classic, and for a planelover like me this has a lot of anticipation behind it.

[Platypus]

when i said modern day tech i don't mean a lot of action and explosions
You can't have modern day tech without action and explosions! Just look at The Day the Earth Stood Still.

The Original: Clever social commentary on the Cold War

Remake: Keanu Reeves comes down in a spaceship and shit blows up and people die.

[Zombie1994]

The Original: Clever social commentary on the Cold War

Remake: Keanu Reeves comes down in a spaceship and shit blows up and people die.



true.....

[KingKon21]

The Warriors
If they remade it, and gave it a longer back story (like in the original xbox game) I would cum in my boxers.

[Funky Biscuits]

Some Like It Hot


*Puts on flamesuit

[G_X]

OMG I heard they were remaking Dam Busters!
You know what that means.... a remake of Pink Floyd The Wall!

[MegBot9000]

Some Like It Hot


*Puts on flamesuit

Aw, that movie is good. <3

[Funky Biscuits]

You know what that means.... a remake of Pink Floyd The Wall!
I think I am missing something...

[Cyanyde]

Friday the 13th, Halloween or Texas Chainsaw Massacre..

Oh wait... :\

[Stupoider]

The Warriors
If they remade it, and gave it a longer back story (like in the original xbox game) I would cum in my boxers.

This.

[KingKon21]

Halloween
Funny thing is, there is going to be another remake of the original movie coming out in a couple of months.

[iKissedABoomer]

Alien should NOT be remade, it's fantastically perfect how it is.

[Cyanyde]

In all seriousness, the only movie I can see benefiting from being remade is The Last Starfighter..

The original was okay, but it could be so awesome with today's effects and more explosions and action.

Other than that, every movie I considered still stands to this day.

As for the 3 horror movies I mentioned, they already have or will have remakes made of them.. that was the joke. :P
Also, the Halloween movie that is coming out is a remake of Halloween 2 which in turn is a sequel to the 2007 remake..

(aside: Friday the 13th 2009 looks like it could be pretty awesome)

[Compy386]

I just want a good Ender's Game movie.

As far as remakes...I would say Arachnophobia. Since I am completely arachnophobic, I think CG could do a lot to make that scarier....

it would still HAVE to have John Goodman as the exterminator

[KingKon21]

They should remake starwars episode 4-6.



Thats right. I went there.

[Funky Biscuits]

The Last Starfighter..
That is a funny funny movie!

[Compy386]

They should remake starwars episode 4-6.


lol I was totally going to go there...except say that they should remake episodes 1-3...

[Funky Biscuits]

They should remake 2 and 3 so they suck less dick.

[Kenny]

Red Dawn, for better or for worse.

[Compy386]

Red Dawn
I don't think they should touch red dawn...that would ruin it

[Cyanyde]

I just want a good Ender's Game movie.
Ender's Game is going to be awesome no matter what. (better be)

But I would rather watch Ender's Shadow.. Bean is waaaay cooler than Ender. :D

[Infest0125]

Remakes are an attempt to cash in on something that was good yet completely and utterly ruining it.

I hate remakes.

The only decent remake IMO was Dawn of the Dead.

[Funky Biscuits]

Infest, you can make anything sound bad when you describe it like that.

[EClaris]

I think classics should stay that way. Cool high tech doesnt make or break a movie.

Look at John Carpenter's The Thing, that whole movie is puppets and it looks better than most movies today.

and the first two aliens are great, they shouldn't be touched.

[Funky Biscuits]

Aliens, was a bit silly.

[EClaris]

Aliens, was a bit silly.
more action-y than the first, but like someone said, it was pulled off alright.

but for suspensful puppet goodness I think Thing is better than Alien

[Infest0125]

Anyone see Its a Wonderful Life or Shawshank Redemption?

Those are two of my favorite movies and they are incredibly old. There is no way humanly possible to imporve them even with modern day technology. I agree with EClaris. Most classics should stay classic.

[iKissedABoomer]

Naah, I find Aliens better than The Thing.

I enjoy a nice story so this is probably biased but the The Thing either didnt have a story or it focused so hard on being gory as shit the story was missed.

[Funky Biscuits]

Infest I thought maybe IAWL but if they did redo it and it sucked, I would go an hero, it's that serious!
Shawshank isn't that old.

[EClaris]

I enjoy a nice story so this is probably biased but the The Thing either didnt have a story or it focused so hard on being gory as shit the story was missed.

Maybe you didnt pay attention, i thought the story was clear and the characters (Chiles and MacReady at least) to be likeable.

Im not saying i didnt like Alien, on the contrary I loved it. And as girly as I am when it comes to gore (I will never watch a saw) I thought it was appropriate with the movie, dont know why, it just worked for me.

But they're both great and shouldnt ever be remade.

[Platypus]

Look at John Carpenter's The Thing, that whole movie is puppets and it looks better than most movies today.

OHH I LOVE The Thing, one of my favorite movies (although it is also a remake of The Thing From Another World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World), but they pulled it off).

I enjoy a nice story so this is probably biased but the The Thing either didnt have a story or it focused so hard on being gory as shit the story was missed.

And what do you men it didn't focus on the story? It's all about being isolated and not knowing who you can trust. It's slightly gory, but it's not unwarranted in the story. I mean, unlike Saw where its gore first and story after, most old school horror movies did good at balancing gore (if there was any) and story and suspense.

[Infest0125]

Shawshank isn't that old.

But it is that epic.

Infest I thought maybe IAWL

I would never want to see a remake of that TBH. EVER. It was great just the way it was, the actors were perfect, and it looked great in black and white, and I loved the setting. A remake would never even come close to even half as good as the original.

[iKissedABoomer]

Maybe you didnt pay attention, i thought the story was clear and the characters (Chiles and MacReady at least) to be likeable.

Im not saying i didnt like Alien, on the contrary I loved it. And as girly as I am when it comes to gore (I will never watch a saw) I thought it was appropriate with the movie, dont know why, it just worked for me.

But they're both great and shouldnt ever be remade.


I'm not saying it's a bad film, I enjoyed it, but didn't latch onto the story as well as I would have liked. Both films fantastic how they are, remaking them would kill their &quot;reputation&quot;.

Oh you'd be suprised at Saw.. waaay over-hyped. The first 2, pathetic. The rest I've yet to see, easily one of the most over-hyped film ever though xD

[Neb]

A new army of darkness/evil dead movie.

Seriously, who is with me?

[Funky Biscuits]

Some films just have that X factor that is near impossible to get.
Has anyone seen 'Let him have it'. ?

[Platypus]

A new army of darkness/evil dead movie.
ONLY with Campbell and Raimi on board. Otherwise, no thank you.

[iKissedABoomer]

Evil Dead - No
Army of Darkness, never seen, interesting title though xD

[Infest0125]

Oh you'd be suprised at Saw

It is definitely overhyped. You have to see them in order though to completely understand certain aspects of the plot.

5 is much more plot based.

[EClaris]

OHH I LOVE The Thing, one of my favorite movies (although it is also a remake of The Thing From Another World, but they pulled it off).

which is adapted from the short story &quot;Who goes there?&quot; so yeah it itself is a remake of an adaptation from literature, so the fact it's so good is kinda surprising and no chances should be taken

I also think the thing's opening and ending sequences are amazingly haunting and great

[KingKon21]

evil dead movie
Fuck yeah!

ALL HAIL THE KING, BABY!

[Funky Biscuits]

Saw is a love/hate movie.
I love it but not because it is thatta great movie.

[Platypus]

Speaking of Mr. Campbell, have you guys seen Bubba Ho-Tep?

I also think the thing's opening and ending sequences are amazingly haunting and great

Yes, the ending to the Carpenter version was awesome. Instead of a certain happy ending (Spoilers) we get them sitting in the ice with the fire from the station slowly burning out. It's just so haunting, great way to end the movie /spoilers.

[EClaris]

No, but I want to, im a sucker for B movies, i was practically raised on them and MST3K


@Plat,
even the looks on their faces are sinister and rich with distrust, and therefore amazing. okay im done raving about the thing

[Thor-axe]

(I will never watch a saw)
Me either. I hate gore-y movies, anytime (in todays movies) someone goes for gore, they skip everything else in the movie.

[Platypus]

even the looks on their faces are sinister and rich with distrust, and therefore amazing. okay im done raving about the thing
I know! Just talking about this movie gets me pumped. I'm gonna watch it tonight.

Me either. I hate gore-y movies, anytime (in todays movies) someone goes for gore, they skip everything else in the movie.

Yeah, main stream horror is really failing in my opinion. I mean, i know gore is like the big thing that people like and draw in crowds now, but what happened to suspense or using drama or actual fear to scare the audience, not just gratuitous amounts of blood.

[Neb]

Fuck yeah!

ALL HAIL THE KING, BABY!


This...is my BOOMSTICK!

[OneKplus337]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_remakes

I feel as though the majority of movies that came out in '08 were remakes...

[EClaris]

I know! Just talking about this movie gets me pumped. I'm gonna watch it tonight.

I'm jealous, i dont own it.


maybe i'll just watch the blood test scene on youtube over and over again.

[Platypus]

maybe i'll just watch the blood test scene on youtube over and over again.
True horror. Love that scene, where they're all tied up and the one dude transforms and they all shit brix.

[sagesource]

Cool high tech doesnt make or break a

Heh. Compare 12 Monkeys with the original concept in Chris Marker's La Jeteé (http://www.criterion.com/films/329). 12 Monkeys is a pretty good film, but Marker's is one of the great classics -- and less than half an hour long, black and white, narrated, and only one motion scene in the entire thing (graphic novel fans will find it very familiar). One of the ancestors of the Terminator movies, among other things.

[EClaris]

True horror. Love that scene, where they're all tied up and the one dude transforms and they all shit brix.
that and the dog kennel and defibulator (wow botched that spelling) scenes are my fav

[Funky Biscuits]

12 monkeys, is a seriously good film, makes you think.

[Platypus]

that and the dog kennel and defibulator (wow botched that spelling) scenes are my fav

The dog kennel scene used to scare me when i was younger, haha. The defibrillator scene is originally the reason why i passed learning cpr when i had the chance.

[sagesource]

happened to suspense or using drama or actual fear to scare the audience

If you want to be scared absolutely stiff with no blood and gore, try M (http://www.criterion.com/films/558) by Fritz Lang (1931). Peter Lorre plays an obsessed pedophile murderer who ends up hunted by both the police and the underworld, who are pissed off by all the heat his murders are generating. Again, one of the great classics, and I hope they never dare re-make it.

[EClaris]

LOL
they first time saw that scene i freaked out
&quot;GAH! oh wait it's ok. ARGhjfjsds!!! oh phew. OMGOMGAJHBD!!!! oh okay they were just faking me ou- HOLY FUCKING SHIT HIS ARMS!!!!&quot;

[Platypus]

If you want to be scared absolutely stiff with no blood and gore, try M by Fritz Lang (1931). Peter Lorre plays an obsessed pedophile murderer who ends up hunted by both the police and the underworld, who are pissed off by all the heat his murders are generating. Again, one of the great classics, and I hope they never dare re-make it.
Oh my god, i love that movie. My friend who is big horror movie buff made me watch it at his house. AMAZING movie. Sad thing is i can see them trying to remake it.

[Carbomb]

From my experience I would not like to see Hollywood butcher anymore classic movies. They're so unoriginal these days they gotta take every great movie and remake it into a piece of shit so the morons of American society will go fork over their hard earned cash to see Scary Movie 15 and Saw 47. 98% of movies that come out today are pure garbage.

[Funky Biscuits]

Anybody here like Studio Ghibli?

[EClaris]

Anybody here like Studio Ghibli?

Only My Neighbor Totoro, and thats mostly nostalgia and my burning desire to ride the Catbus

(I actually like a few others but I tend not to admit liking anime)

[Funky Biscuits]

Yea it's a guilty pleasure! I mean I don't like anime as a rule but SG is good. Spirited Away is their defining film but I love Porco Russo!

[sagesource]

Anybody here like Studio Ghibli?


Spirited Away is terrific, though part of it for me is perhaps because I'm old enough to remember riding those old local trains in Japan (without the ghosts and above water, though).

[sagesource]

Spirited Away is their defining film

I would call it the #1 &quot;growing up&quot; film of all time.

[Dre]

this thread gave me an idea.

you will soon see my idea.

[Xaos Falcon]

HARDBOILED!!!

And by remake, I mean the exact same thing, except with moar AWESOME!

[BaldingSteve]

The birds would be interesting with today's tech.

I think they should remake some of the old twilight zone episodes.

[Platypus]

The birds would be interesting with today's tech.
They are remaking it. Naomi Watts is supposed to be in it.

I think they should remake some of the old twilight zone episodes.

That might be interesting. Richard Kelly (of Donnie Darko fame) is doing a movie based on a twilight zone episode. In the movie, a young couple receive a box with a button, and if they press the button they get like a million dollars, but someone they dont know dies. I forgot the name of the twilight zone episode, but its the same thing.

[Cyanyde]

My favorite TZ episode was when the kid could wish people away and shit..
Now that would make a cool-ass movie..

Also, the amazing stories episode where the guy kept seeing some creepy dude creeping up behind him every time he looked in the mirror..

I won't give away the ending but can you imagine if that happened to you?
I saw that show when I was like 7 and I still remember it more than 20 years later.. epic. :)

[Platypus]

My favorite TZ episode was when the kid could wish people away and shit..
It's A Good Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Good_Life_(The_Twilight_Zone) is the episode i believe you were talking about. It was also remade in the 3rd segment of the movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone:_The_Movie). A whole movie dedicated to it might be a good idea though.

[Mr_Fayce]

They WOULD most likely fuck it up, But I would love to see &quot;They Live&quot; Remade.

[Steve Cloud]

Zulu.

Great film, but it could have used more explosions and Americans (there's like none in the original, can you believe that?)

[kidkiller745]

yes about the starwars im not sure if any1 knows this but.. they made the last starwars FIRST and the first starwars LAST which explains why the 1st one had better special effects

[Funky Biscuits]

Zulu.

Haha I mighty yes!
Micheal Caine makes me proud to be English in all his films

[Zombie1994]

this thread gave me an idea.

you will soon see my idea.


WHAT IS IT!!

[DTard]

yes about the starwars im not sure if any1 knows this but.. they made the last starwars FIRST and the first starwars LAST which explains why the 1st one had better special effects



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[Mr_Fayce]

THEY LIVE

[Compy386]

Its a Wonderful Life

they already remade this, but gave it a different title,...I thought?

The Family Man w/ Nicolas Cage?