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Post by Goatboy on Oct 6, 2006 13:17:17 GMT 1
It seems like the current trend in Hollywood nowadays; The Omen, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ocean's 11, The Hills Have Eyes, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Ring, Dawn of the Dead, Amityville, The Grudge, The Fog, etc.
After all, remakes are not a new thing but once upon a time they were made by pasionate directors, eager to retell the films they loved from when they were young (The Fly, The Thing, A Fistful of Dollars, Scarface, etc).
While the occasional one may improve on the original, too many seem to be by a studio after making a quick buck.
Any thoughts or comments on what seems to be a growing obsession in Hollywood? If the studios can still churn out the odd classic then why is 90 percent of what's on at the cinema recycled garbage?!
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Post by Axion on Oct 7, 2006 16:21:16 GMT 1
yeah but some of the remakes are not bad
dawn of the dead
hills have eyes
Omen
Amityville,
the thing is after awhile a film becomes cult then they jump on the band wagon and bam remake
Dont think some movies they could do tho
Starwars
Indiana Jones
Jaws
we will always have em so you will lkie em or hate em
im 50/50
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Post by 0 on Oct 7, 2006 16:23:24 GMT 1
I can see lots of future movie debates between Goatboy and Axion  |
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Post by Axion on Oct 8, 2006 23:00:19 GMT 1
I can see lots of future movie debates between Goatboy and Axion you know me m8 love my films mmmm 800 orignal dvds not including Box sets cough ;D1600 Pirate copys  cough so yeah we can have some good discussions ;D |
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Post by 0 on Oct 9, 2006 8:55:09 GMT 1
Remakes suck. Everyone you listed. I agree with Goatboy. Its about times Movie companies stopped cashing in on old movies, left the damn superhero genre alone and actually wrote a good script for once.
You say the Hills have eyes. This the 3rd version of this story?? Gone far away from a canabalistic Scottish Highland family hasnt it. They will keep making them while people like you pay to see them!
The Ladykillers - Nuff said!
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Post by Goatboy on Oct 9, 2006 13:13:24 GMT 1
I just think my arguement is who has the right to judge that a film has lost its power and should be remade? Some films are dated but still classics (The Terminator, Wizard of Oz), others were crap to begin with and should be left well alone. It's as if Hollywood has decided that the shelf life on these films has run out and they need a 20th century make-over. And do we really need a prequel to The Teaxas Chainsaw Massacre (a prequel to the remake no less!)
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Post by Axion on Oct 9, 2006 13:19:00 GMT 1
i thinks its funny only recent that they have started to do prequels why
why dont they start with that movie and move on
look at Saw
Dont look at Cube, the first was a great film then they ruined it with sequel's and prequels
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Post by 0 on Oct 9, 2006 14:54:36 GMT 1
Texas Chainsaw Masacre prequel plus Underworld on their way
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Post by Goatboy on Oct 11, 2006 14:02:05 GMT 1
Dont look at Cube, the first was a great film then they ruined it with sequel's and prequels Agreed. the first Cube was original but the others were lame. I think there's a sequel to Ring as well. I think prequels ruin whatever your imagination has created as a back story. In the novelization of Star Wars by George Lucas from around the film came out it starts with a massive back story which is far more interesting than The Phantom Menace. And why do we need a prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre? I think it's far scarier that there's a guy who's mentally a child and wears women's faces as masks, who tries to fill out every family memeber role, one moment the dominating male, next the vunrable female. But it's guarenteed the prequel will be just another pretty boy slasher movie (think Final Destination but set in the 70's) |
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Post by 0 on Nov 17, 2006 19:26:09 GMT 1
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Post by M.J. on Feb 9, 2007 11:04:05 GMT 1
Last Man Standing is one of the best remakes ever.
also my fav. star wars is episode one. Darth Maul died way too early. but yea i didnt really like the old star wars movies, so i guess its a age thing. u guys grew up with the original and my time was episode one.
episode 2 was crap tho.........
so what does this tell us?
nah dont feel like old men jokes now....
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Post by 0 on Mar 16, 2007 19:54:29 GMT 1
Piranha is getting the remake effect. Lol. Anyone ever seen the Piranha movies? They are really crap. Yahoo |
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Post by Goatboy on Jun 8, 2007 12:38:59 GMT 1
James "Terminator" Cameron made the second one. Still think his worst film was Titanic though
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Post by Axion on Jun 13, 2007 0:41:49 GMT 1
they were great cheesy but great
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Post by -=Magpie=- on Jun 14, 2007 16:17:58 GMT 1
God when i was a kid Piranha (many moons ago) scared the crap out of me as did jaws (do not ever remake) and many others .
The only thing that bugs me with the starwars now films is he should of made the last 3 not the first 3 that and there crap lol .
As long as alien is never made I'm fine or someone will wake up in a bath of acid hehe .
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Post by Axion on Jun 17, 2007 21:44:23 GMT 1
This remake lark is really depressing me. Hitcher poster advertises it as made by creator of Hills have eyes and Texas Chain saw I think. Both of them were bloody remakes. Made himself rich by reworking other peoples stuff. Its bullshit. In music an artist will usually leave it late in his/her career before they make an album of other peoples songs. Movie makers have no shame. Either movies are remakes, blatant rip offs of other movies or just shit. Like the comic book hero movies. They wont stop until they have run out of comic book characters. To me its like 1 in 50 movies released is good. Some people are just easily pleased I think. no your fussy most films i enjoy, i look at at it and think ok its time for escapism look at the new die hard4.0 total crap but everyone at some point will watch it !!! look at remakes, i think ok halloween was a great movie, i wonder what rob zombie view on it will be like !!! too many people forget these are films,mostly fiction some based on a true fact but at the end of the day its entertainment roll on Transformers .....remake ?? or just update you decide |
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Post by Axion on Jul 5, 2007 19:22:44 GMT 1
i like remakes, why? because into days technology u can see wht they can do better? worst ! look at halloween rob Zombie is adding more deaths and a different ending to the movie, so lets see what happens films art ...fart ... ENTERTAINMENT remember that next time you watch one bud |
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Post by M.J. on Jul 5, 2007 19:54:20 GMT 1
its a fact tho that most remakes are crap.
ofcourse there are exceptions like everywhere else.
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Post by Axion on Jul 10, 2007 19:07:16 GMT 1
bullit rocked
only saw the origanal this yeah too..
steve was the man
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Post by Axion on Aug 14, 2007 13:45:16 GMT 1
the thing is the the remakes always make the news, look how many films get made each year that are not remakes Loads , Ok most are crap, hence REMAKE .. they do make the money and hollywood loves money
is a never ending circle
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