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Jack Lord · #31 08-25-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy G

NO ! Well, shit, while we're at it let's remake Gone With The Wind, too...or that OTHER 1939 turkey, Wizard of Oz...Lawrence of Arabia-I'm SURE that POS could be topped...A Man For All Seasons-Get me Rewrite ! Does anyone in Hollywood think w/anything other than their wallet or genitals ?!?

Ironically, the Wizard of Oz was itself a remake- it had first been made in the silent film era. But I agree with you. Hollywood is lazy and a remakes are low-risk ventures.

Of all movies, I cannot imagine a remake of Rocky Horror flying at all.

Urchinn · #32 08-25-2008, 03:06 PM

Wow, you guys/gals are freakin' old geezers or something! Does a re-make somehow erase your original vhs/laserdisc/dvds of the original version. Nobody is gonna force you to see it. Besides, there are seriously about 32 cast versions of this floating around (at least three feature Tim Curry)! Good songs are timeless. You are suggesting that since Lena Horne sang "Just One of Those Things" nobody else should touch it (what movie was that?)? By the way, the remake of Wizard of Oz is, in fact, better that the five silent versions. John Carpenter's remake of The Thing is pretty fantastic. Martin Scorcese's remake of Internal Affairs (The Departed") is quite good, et cetera. Hey, give a new generation to love the Rocky Horror songs and you can bet that sales of the original version will rise.

Toasted Almond · #33 08-25-2008, 08:16 PM

I hope you're not suggesting we abandon being grumpy, unyielding, and intolerant of change. That's gonna flop a lot worse than a Rocky Horror re-make.

Andyman · #34 08-25-2008, 08:23 PM

Oh, I dunno about intolerant of change, especially the way some guys here swap gear around.
Maybe intolerant of BAD IDEAS......

Let's remake "Gone with the Wind" too with Olin Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Jessica Simpson too while we are at it.....

stereodctr · #35 08-25-2008, 09:12 PM

No to a remake, this is one classic that should be left alone.

Jack Lord · #36 08-26-2008, 11:40 AM

I have always thought they should remake bad movies.

Case in point: St Elmo's Fire. Great idea/premise for a movie, but over the top and frequently absurd. Remake it I say.

stuartk · #37 08-26-2008, 12:30 PM

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FWIW, the remake of "The Producers" grossed $38M worldwide and cost $45M to make....

I was just thinking of that.

I don't usually like remakes or even colorized stuff. (Ted Turner should burn in hell for colorizing all the old B&W films and TV shows.)

The remake of 'The Producers' had some good moments, and the actors were good, but it can't replace the original. I'm glad I saw it, but I doubt I'll watch it again, unlike the original that I've watched a number of times.

Ditto for the Pink Panther films.

I suspect that a remake of Rocky Horror would never capture the charm of the original. There are some things you just can't reproduce.

stuartk · #38 08-26-2008, 12:44 PM

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The re-make of The Thing from Outer Space was okay, but pales compared to the original. No special-effects is a good thing a lot of times.

I always think of a movie that was a favorite at my High School. We had noon movies where they showed 16mm films. Everyone's favorite was "Night of the Living Dead."

It was creepier in B&W than almost any horror movie I've seen since in color.

It's also another example of a movie that didn't need to be remade (twice!).

mfhale · #39 08-26-2008, 01:10 PM

Why not? I won't see it and it probably won't be any good, but the original wasn't that great either.

Don't get me wrong, I have many fond (if fuzzy) memories of Tim Curry and company camping it up at the midnight movies. I suspect, however, that the nostalgia of the experience is what most of us pine for...it certainly isn't for the epic cinematic art of the film.

Besides, what do I care if a bunch of Hollywood-types take it in the pants on yet another bomb? Just my $0.02.

stuartk · #40 08-26-2008, 01:40 PM

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Don't get me wrong, I have many fond (if fuzzy) memories of Tim Curry and company camping it up at the midnight movies. I suspect, however, that the nostalgia of the experience is what most of us pine for...it certainly isn't for the epic cinematic art of the film.

I actually watched it on TV within the last 6 months or so. My wife and I sat there and sang along. "It's just a jump to the left..."

It's just a really fun movie.

mfhale · #41 08-26-2008, 02:03 PM

The music is definitely the best part of the movie. In high school, we used to listen to (and sing along with) the soundtrack cassette blasting through the old Kraco in my buddy's '73 Nova.

Good times.

Jack Lord · #42 08-26-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stuartk

I always think of a movie that was a favorite at my High School. We had noon movies where they showed 16mm films. Everyone's favorite was "Night of the Living Dead."

It was creepier in B&W than almost any horror movie I've seen since in color.

It's also another example of a movie that didn't need to be remade (twice!).

I hate to contradict you, and know that I love NOTLD, but the B&W classic is itself a remake of sorts. Its basically a variation of I Am Legend that was first made in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth. And it has spawned two other direct remakes- The Omega Man and then the recent I Am Legend with Will Smith.

The story goes that George Romero met Richard Matheson and immediatly threw up his arms and said, "I did not make a nickel off it!"

soundmotor · #43 08-26-2008, 06:02 PM

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I hate to contradict you, and know that I love NOTLD, but the B&W classic is itself a remake of sorts. Its basically a variation of I Am Legend that was first made in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth. And it has spawned two other direct remakes- The Omega Man and then the recent I Am Legend with Will Smith.

The story goes that George Romero met Richard Matheson and immediatly threw up his arms and said, "I did not make a nickel off it!"

Matheson hopes the new Legend movie will serve his novel better than Hollywood's two previous attempts, 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. ''They've never really done the book as I wrote it,'' he says. And that's not counting uncredited homages like George A. Romero's 1968 zombie flick Night of the Living Dead. '''Homage' means 'I get to steal your work,''' says Matheson. ''George Romero's a nice guy, though. I don't harbor any animosity toward him.''

Never knew that.

soundmotor · #44 08-26-2008, 06:17 PM

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John Carpenter's remake of The Thing is pretty fantastic.

Only because Carpenter remade it with Snake Plissken. Speaking of Snake, he might be recast using Gerard Butler in the "Escape From New York" remake. You see how this starts to really suck? How about an original film based in the same 'verse as Snake & Brain? (You know, maybe extend the story a little bit beyond the ground already trod?)

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lguise · #45 08-26-2008, 08:08 PM

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I think it's a classic and should be left alone. Name me one classic remake that betters the original???

generally speaking, i'd agree. however, there are exceptions. "little shop of horrors" with steve martin, bill murray, rick moranis, and etc. was much better than the original (?) with jack nicholson.