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Post by arrogantmodel on Sept 18, 2019 21:12:32 GMT -5
As in; what movies just could not be remade?
I just heard there's a possible Princess Bride remake in the works. Now that movie is like universally loved by a lot of people. I don't see how anybody could get behind that.
A sequel with Fred Savage as a parent, Cary and Robin as a king and queen, and maybe a huge guy (guy from Game of Thrones) as Andre's kid or something. Or perfect role for Big Show? lol.
But anyways, as the thread title states, what movies just could NOT get remade? I think stuff like Gone With the Wind and The Godfather are untouchable. Maybe a pointless tv remake like they did with The Shining or Brian's Song. But there's no way anybody is dumb enough to try to remake those two movies on the big screen.
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Post by burdette25159 on Sept 18, 2019 21:14:08 GMT -5
Back to the Future IS UNREMAKEABLE, and so too does A Clockwork Orange and Caligula
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Post by Evil Homer on Sept 18, 2019 21:14:42 GMT -5
BTTF trilogy , I hope they never try
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Post by Muskrat on Sept 18, 2019 21:17:38 GMT -5
Blazing Saddles
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 21:36:12 GMT -5
Back to the Future IS UNREMAKEABLE, and so too does A Clockwork Orange and Caligula Honestly, I can't see BttF NOT being remade at some point. I think it's practically a lock.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Sept 18, 2019 21:43:13 GMT -5
I kinda consider Django Unchained to be a gritty remake of Blazing Saddles.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball☝🏻 on Sept 18, 2019 21:47:07 GMT -5
Back to the Future IS UNREMAKEABLE, and so too does A Clockwork Orange and Caligula Honestly, I can't see BttF NOT being remade at some point. I think it's practically a lock. Believe “no remakes” is part of the contract for the movie.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Sept 18, 2019 22:01:36 GMT -5
I’m honestly alright with the Princess Bride possible remake. And I love the original like ery’body else so maybe I’m just desensitized to reboots. and it all depends on who the “people behind it” are.
As for flicks that can’t be remade? Who knows but I have a hard time seeing Beetlejuice, bttf, The Godfather films being remade.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 18, 2019 22:08:04 GMT -5
Song of the South
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 18, 2019 22:13:19 GMT -5
Any Abbot and Costello movie.
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 18, 2019 22:23:54 GMT -5
I don't even think contemporary Hollywood is brazen enough to try and remake the Godfather.
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Post by cabbageboy on Sept 18, 2019 22:26:48 GMT -5
The irony of Abbott and Costello is about half of their films were remakes or semi reworked Wheeler and Woolsey movies. Most of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis's movies were remakes of whatever properties Paramount had that might work.
Pretty much anything can be remade. Maybe not stuff that is considered racist, but that's about it. What's silly about Song of the South is that I vaguely recall seeing it at a reissue in 1986 (40th anniversary showing perhaps?) and it's hardly some mega offensive movie. But then again I haven't seen it in 33 years and was about 7 at the time, so I am hazy on this.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 18, 2019 22:27:37 GMT -5
None of them.
There’s an outrage for a period whenever a beloved film is remade but in the end, no damage is done to the original and the remake is more or less eventually forgotten about. In fact, it makes people love the original even more.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Sept 18, 2019 22:42:49 GMT -5
None of them. There’s an outrage for a period whenever a beloved film is remade but in the end, no damage is done to the original and the remake is more or less eventually forgotten about. In fact, it makes people love the original even more. This, basically. Hollywood has been remaking movies since the very beginning, and even a lousy remake of a great movie will bring the existence of the original to a new audience who may have been unaware of it.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Sept 18, 2019 23:13:13 GMT -5
None of them. There’s an outrage for a period whenever a beloved film is remade but in the end, no damage is done to the original and the remake is more or less eventually forgotten about. In fact, it makes people love the original even more. This, basically. Hollywood has been remaking movies since the very beginning, and even a lousy remake of a great movie will bring the existence of the original to a new audience who may have been unaware of it. a lot of the Classic hollywood movies... are in fact like the second or third remake of a movie... Back to the Future IS UNREMAKEABLE, and so too does A Clockwork Orange and Caligula Honestly, I can't see BttF NOT being remade at some point. I think it's practically a lock. I think it will eventually but it won't happen until like Zemeckis is dead as they have the rights to it to some degree and they don't want anything to do with a remake.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Sept 19, 2019 0:00:27 GMT -5
None of them. There’s an outrage for a period whenever a beloved film is remade but in the end, no damage is done to the original and the remake is more or less eventually forgotten about. In fact, it makes people love the original even more. I think there's some that couldn't be remade because of the content and not because they're loved... "Massacre At Central High" involved bullying, a serial killer, and bombings in a high school and I'm pretty sure no one would touch that with a 10-foot pole. EDIT: "Pretty Maids All In A Row" was a murder mystery in a high school, where the 40-something football coach (played by Rock Hudson) has had several sexual encounters with female students, while a male student is seduced by a hot substitute teacher (Angie Dickinson, who was 40). (fun fact: written by Gene Roddenberry!)
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 19, 2019 2:10:21 GMT -5
None of them. There’s an outrage for a period whenever a beloved film is remade but in the end, no damage is done to the original and the remake is more or less eventually forgotten about. In fact, it makes people love the original even more. I think there's some that couldn't be remade because of the content and not because they're loved... "Massacre At Central High" involved bullying, a serial killer, and bombings in a high school and I'm pretty sure no one would touch that with a 10-foot pole. Didn’t they remake Heathers a couple of years ago? Because that film involves bullying, a serial killer and bombings in a high school.
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Post by Glitch on Sept 19, 2019 2:11:41 GMT -5
To you guys bringing up classic films that are actually remakes, keep in mind that it was way easier to get away with remakes back then. The originals didn't have enough memorable staying power nor the rabid fanbase to ward off a remake.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 19, 2019 2:17:23 GMT -5
I do remember having an argument with a guy about the remake of The Thing from a few years back. He was banging on about how nothing is sacred and that no one should ever be allowed to remake any film ever. Especially not when it’s a classic like the “original”. Imagine my smug delight when I pointed out that Carpenter’s version of The Thing was also a remake. (Yeah, I know it’s not a straight-up remake, more a different adaptation of the same source material but it was so much fun to see him back-pedal).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 2:29:22 GMT -5
I'm not only going to disagree with the idea you couldn't remake Back to the Future, I'm going to argue with the right crew you could make it better. Maybe it's since I only actually first saw it a year or two ago but while I certainly liked it, I found its pacing to be a slog - the movie effectively has two full back-to-back climaxes and it just makes it kind of exhausting.
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