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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jun 4, 2009 15:12:59 GMT -5
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Post by Silent Brad on Jun 4, 2009 15:14:47 GMT -5
2001: A Space Odyssey remake? No.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 4, 2009 15:19:44 GMT -5
Citizen Kane is boring? There goes your credibility, article.
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Post by blef on Jun 4, 2009 15:24:20 GMT -5
The Soylent Green entry is puzzling. Wouldn't a movie with "nothing memorable except the ending" be perfectly ripe for a remake?
And I think Mission to Mars was the closest to a 2001 remake we should ever get. Don't even try, Hollywood, because you'll probably just make ANOTHER Mission to Mars (lousy movie, wanted to be something huge but was just a colossal blunder of a mistake).
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Post by CrazySting on Jun 4, 2009 15:28:24 GMT -5
Citizen Kane is boring? There goes your credibility, article. I think the one criticism people have of that film is that while it is superbly directed, what's being directed isn't that great. The acting is average, the story is...eh, not that interesting. It's basically some old rich guy dying alone. |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 4, 2009 15:34:49 GMT -5
Citizen Kane is boring? There goes your credibility, article. I think the one criticism people have of that film is that while it is superbly directed, what's being directed isn't that great. The acting is average, the story is...eh, not that interesting. It's basically some old rich guy dying alone. Yeah, but it's the story of a rich old guy dying alone that happens to unfold in a totally awesome and engaging way. |
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Jun 4, 2009 15:34:49 GMT -5
2001: A Space Odyssey remake? No. This, this, this. The rest of the list was pretty good, but no way should 2001 receive a remake. And yes, I HAVE sat down to watch it recently, and it's still 100% brilliant and perfect. I don't think it would work in any other way than the one it was executed. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jun 4, 2009 15:35:30 GMT -5
2001: A Space Odyssey remake? No. I'd be fine with that. I think the original is so overrated. |
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Jun 4, 2009 15:56:13 GMT -5
These kids need to do their research. It's Devils Tower in Close Encounters, not Devil's Peak. It's listed and mentioned in the movie plenty, so there's no excuse.
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Post by AriadosMan on Jun 4, 2009 16:22:51 GMT -5
Do NOT remake 2001, the last thing I want is a Baytastic remake of one of the most engaging and cerebral sci-fi films of all time
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Jun 4, 2009 17:33:31 GMT -5
They Live needs to be on the list of "DO NOT TOUCH!" movies.
You can't remake A Boy And His Dog either, that's madness. The film is so much of it's time it wouldn't make any sense now, and the plot so black, I dread to think what subtleties would go missing in a modern take on it.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jun 4, 2009 17:47:20 GMT -5
Citizen Kane is boring? There goes your credibility, article. I think the one criticism people have of that film is that while it is superbly directed, what's being directed isn't that great. The acting is average, the story is...eh, not that interesting. It's basically some old rich guy dying alone. There's no such thing as a film with superb directing and average acting. The director's primary job is to get the best performances out of his actors. If the acting is just average, then so was the directing. As a film school graduate, I can tell you right now that a director gets far too much credit/blame for the final product of a movie. The only thing they can single-handedly be blamed for, as I said, are bad performances. |
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jun 4, 2009 17:52:02 GMT -5
The Day the Earth Stood Still should never be remade. What's that? It is too late? DAMMIT!
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Post by CrazySting on Jun 4, 2009 18:04:38 GMT -5
I think the one criticism people have of that film is that while it is superbly directed, what's being directed isn't that great. The acting is average, the story is...eh, not that interesting. It's basically some old rich guy dying alone. There's no such thing as a film with superb directing and average acting. The director's primary job is to get the best performances out of his actors. If the acting is just average, then so was the directing. As a film school graduate, I can tell you right now that a director gets far too much credit/blame for the final product of a movie. The only thing they can single-handedly be blamed for, as I said, are bad performances. Orson Wells couldn't drag a good performance out of Paris Hilton, could he? I mean, they're directors, not miracle workers. There's only so much you can with limited talent. Keanu Reeves has acted with some amazing directors, and he's never been that great in anything. |
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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 4, 2009 21:34:42 GMT -5
I can't accept anyone knocking Kane. Just bearing in mind what year that film was made, and then seeing the direction that went into it, is jaw dropping. Besides that, yes, it's engaging and immersive, as well.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jun 4, 2009 21:44:19 GMT -5
They Live needs to be on the list of "DO NOT TOUCH!" movies. This. They live was great *because* it was pure cheese. |
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Jun 4, 2009 22:25:37 GMT -5
2001 can be remade. You know, as something a little more lucid, you know, somewhere between "American Pie" and Eyes Wide Shut.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Jun 4, 2009 22:38:31 GMT -5
The Day the Earth Stood Still should never be remade. What's that? It is too late? DAMMIT! Same with War of the Worlds. |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jun 5, 2009 0:33:22 GMT -5
The Soylent Green entry is puzzling. Wouldn't a movie with "nothing memorable except the ending" be perfectly ripe for a remake? Well, the ending of that was the 'big secret' of the movie... having people sitting down knowing how the movie ends turns the show into an exercise in patience to see how the secret is revealed. It would tank. Although, if they remade the movie WITHOUT using the original name OR letting people know that it was a remake... that might catch the early audience off guard. After the first week the story would be out and the audience would drop. Anyways, I agree with the movies on the "DO NOT" list and I agree with 2 of the movies on th "DO" list. I think that a remake of "The Final Countdown" has the potential to be all kinds of awesome, and in the right hands, "Logan's Run" would be a great s/f look at the 'young at all costs' culture. |
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jun 5, 2009 1:25:25 GMT -5
No touching Logan's Run. That flick is a product of it's time and god bless it. There's no way that film could work without the charm of 70's nostalgia glasses. And nobody, but NOBODY, will ever play Boxx as well as Roscoe Lee Browne.
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