When Will Hollywood Stop? by zerokiryu

I just found out they're remaking A Tale Of Two Sisters.

And this on top of the One Missed Call remake preview, Which looks to be bad.

So, I ask you, when will hollywood stop making good asian horror films into bad american ones?

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:00 AM

CHRISISALL

When we star ordering the originals from HKflix, and other good outlets.

When they re-make Drunken Master 2, I will attack.

Planning the damage Chrisisall

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:01 AM

No they can't. They like it too much

Oh and they are remaking

The Evil Dead

and

oh get this

Enter the Dragon- Minus asian people...

....

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:04 AM

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Originally posted by Tinadoll:
[Oh and they are remaking

The Evil Dead

and

oh get this

Enter the Dragon- Minus asian people...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I just found out 20th Century Fox is making a live action Dragonball Z film.

I fear the day they find out about the Death Note movies.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:06 AM

They'll stop when no one buys tickets to them.

And I don't think that Evil Dead remake will ever happen. They announced it something like 4 years ago, and there has been zero movement on it since.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:11 AM

MILFORD

My wife and I went to see the new Bourne film. Not too bad, but compared to the trailers it looked like film genius. We were treated to two revenge vigilantes (one with Jodie Foster and one with Kvin Bacon), as well as a host of "our-crack-secret-agent-team-is-in-trouble-and-you-can-just-bet-it's-because-of-some-secret-government-cabal" films. Come on people. Isn't Hollywood where imagination lives?

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:25 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Tinadoll:

oh get this

Enter the Dragon-

It will fail miserably, even if they get Jason Scott Lee or Tony Jaa to do it. They might as well do a Citizen Kane remake.

Grrrr Chrisisall

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:33 AM

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Originally posted by Tinadoll:
Enter the Dragon- Minus asian people...

From wikipedia: "In August 2007, Warner Independent Pictures announced that television producer Kurt Sutter would be remaking the film as a noir-style thriller entitled Awaken the Dragon."

*Shudders*

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:35 AM

Or Casablanca..

But i agree- I ain't buying tix to a movie that has been made already

Except 310 to Yuma- Cuz Alan's in it

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 7:55 AM

SINGATE

Let me posit a scenario for everyone who is against remakes. Say you find out there will be a remake of a beloved film, whether it was originally an American product or the remake of a foreign movie. Next, you find out Joss is somehow involved in either the screenwriting or directing. Finally, one or more of our BDH are going to be in the film. Do you see it out of loyalty or stick to your guns and boycott because Hollywood is once again being unoriginal?

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 8:09 AM

CRYSTALKEI

of course i would see it, heck if the departed had nathan fillion in it, i'd watch it everyday. but since i like infernal affairs so much, and i don't care for leo, i'll skip it, even if it did win an oscar.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 8:33 AM

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Originally posted by crystalkei:
of course i would see it, heck if the departed had nathan fillion in it, i'd watch it everyday. but since i like infernal affairs so much, and i don't care for leo, i'll skip it, even if it did win an oscar.

It's not that I'm against remakes, it's just that I'm against BAD remakes.

I see The Departed as the exception because they did a pretty good job (Despite Leo's best efforts to ruin it), they kept pretty close to the original material, and they got mostly good actors to play in it.

But if I had a choice, I would watch Infernal Affairs, because I think those actors did a better job, Andy Lau was way better than Matt Damon.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 8:50 AM

I really don't care if something's a remake or not, as long as it's a good movie. That's all that matters to me, if it's good or not.

If someone remakes a movie I like, and do it poorly, I'll rip into with both barrells. But if they remake it and it's good, I will gladly enjoy it, and encourage others to see it. But I'm not going to automatically write it off becuase it's a remake.

That's as narrow-minded as writing Firefly off because it's another "space show".

And for the record, I liked The Departed much more than Infernal Affairs.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 10:37 AM

Ok. So what are your thoughts on the new Star Trek buddy When Spock met Kirk movie

Even though Zacary Quinto (Sylar from heroes) is Spock. And Lenord Nimoy is in it.. I still wanna kill someone

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 10:49 AM

PENNAUSAMIKE

I loved the new Italian Job with Mark Wahlburg.
That doesn't take anything away from the original.

Mike

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 12:43 PM

CYBERSNARK

And I liked the new Ocean's movies better than the original.

'Sides, there're enough old movies that I want to remake that I can't begrudge Hollywood their fun. Better a remake than a Disneyized sequel, IMHO. How creatively bankrupt do you have to be to greenlight Bambi II?!?

That said, however, I much prefer anime remakes (as series) to Hollywood's type (as star-vehicle movies). Samurai 7, Gankotsuou, Romeo X Juliet. . .

If I heard an American studio was going to be making "Romeo & Juliet: The Series" (with Juliet as a Zorro-style rebel vigilante) I'd be physically ill, but I'm practically drooling over the anime.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 1:19 PM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
That said, however, I much prefer anime remakes (as series) to Hollywood's type (as star-vehicle movies). Samurai 7, Gankotsuou, Romeo X Juliet. . .

If I heard an American studio was going to be making "Romeo & Juliet: The Series" (with Juliet as a Zorro-style rebel vigilante) I'd be physically ill, but I'm practically drooling over the anime.

If you liked Gankotsuo you should check out Le Chevalier D'Eon, I'm in love with that show.

I couldn't agree more about the Oceans movies, and the new Star Trek flik makes me want to hurt someone.

Oh, and we already remade Seven Samurai, it's called The Magnificent Seven.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 1:25 PM

CAPTAINCOUPI

From my latest issue of Empire. They are remaking Casablanca........ in Bollywood.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:23 PM

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I agree, anime is, as I've found, always much, MUCH better then live action.
And I shudder, because they are taking Neon Genesis Evangelion- One of the greatest and most creative anime series of all time- and making it Live Action. Ain't sure if it's Hollywood or something else, but it's probably Hollywood, because they have a monopoly on big budget films. And Eva's NEED to be big buudget, or else you might as well just remake it as a bloody anime.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:36 PM

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Originally posted by Alliethorn7:
I agree, anime is, as I've found, always much, MUCH better then live action.
And I shudder, because they are taking Neon Genesis Evangelion- One of the greatest and most creative anime series of all time- and making it Live Action. Ain't sure if it's Hollywood or something else, but it's probably Hollywood, because they have a monopoly on big budget films. And Eva's NEED to be big buudget, or else you might as well just remake it as a bloody anime.

As far as I can tell, the Eva movie will be american, and will be made by ADV, Gainax and Weta Workshop Ltd..

The Death Note movies were pretty good.

And I've heard they're making a live Higurashi movie, I really hope they don't.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:53 PM

MOBBEX

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Tinadoll wrote:
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:37
Ok. So what are your thoughts on the new Star Trek buddy When Spock met Kirk movie

Even though Zacary Quinto (Sylar from heroes) is Spock. And Lenord Nimoy is in it.. I still wanna kill someone

Wh... What!?

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 3:14 PM

TRAVELER

I had a hard time with Clint Eastwood's "Pale Rider".

It is such a knock off of "Shane". And as far as I am concerned a poor one.

I like Spaghetti Westerns, but not when they steal the plot from an American Classic. It hurt even more because the acting was so poor. The only change they made was, instead of sod busters against cattlemen they had a big gold company putting pressure on the small individual minors and they replaced the boy with a girl. Give "Shane" or give me "Aces High", but don't mix the two together.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 4:23 PM

BROWNCOAT2007

Quote:
Originally posted by Alliethorn7:
I agree, anime is, as I've found, always much, MUCH better then live action.
And I shudder, because they are taking Neon Genesis Evangelion- One of the greatest and most creative anime series of all time- and making it Live Action. Ain't sure if it's Hollywood or something else, but it's probably Hollywood, because they have a monopoly on big budget films. And Eva's NEED to be big buudget, or else you might as well just remake it as a bloody anime.

-Danny

We move for all mankind,
A million miles from everything we've ever know...
We're on their hearts and minds,
A million heads are bowed to bring us safely home...
Hemmed in by emptiness,
A million ways that everything could be undone...

THRICE RULES!!!!!!!!!
My Master went to the Moon in a Rocket of Flamin' Cheese!
I LIKE CHEESE!!!
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.....OH_DEAR_GOD_NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

......

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 5:08 PM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by Alliethorn7:
I agree, anime is, as I've found, always much, MUCH better then live action.
And I shudder, because they are taking Neon Genesis Evangelion- One of the greatest and most creative anime series of all time- and making it Live Action. Ain't sure if it's Hollywood or something else, but it's probably Hollywood, because they have a monopoly on big budget films. And Eva's NEED to be big buudget, or else you might as well just remake it as a bloody anime.

Then I take it you haven't yet heard of Evangelion: Rebuild

It's not so much a "remake" as a "remaster." They're going back to the beginning and reanimating everything from the ground up with the latest state-of-the-art techniques.

(And yes, I've seen the first two eps of Le Chevalier D'Eon at FanExpo. I loved it and am eagerly awaiting the box set (I don't buy episode DVDs; it's too slow and expensive).

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Thursday, September 6, 2007 6:29 AM

I much prefer live-action to anime. I like some anime, but I'd never choose it over a good live-action show.

As to the new Star Trek - I'm excited. I like JJ Abrams a lot, and Quinto is a good choice for young Spock.

And with recent word that Nimoy will be playing old Spock for a signifigant portion of the film - possibly as the lead, I'm psyched.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007 8:29 AM

ALLIETHORN7

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Quote:
Originally posted by Alliethorn7:
I agree, anime is, as I've found, always much, MUCH better then live action.
And I shudder, because they are taking Neon Genesis Evangelion- One of the greatest and most creative anime series of all time- and making it Live Action. Ain't sure if it's Hollywood or something else, but it's probably Hollywood, because they have a monopoly on big budget films. And Eva's NEED to be big buudget, or else you might as well just remake it as a bloody anime.

Then I take it you haven't yet heard of Evangelion: Rebuild

It's not so much a "remake" as a "remaster." They're going back to the beginning and reanimating everything from the ground up with the latest state-of-the-art techniques.

(And yes, I've seen the first two eps of Le Chevalier D'Eon at FanExpo. I loved it and am eagerly awaiting the box set (I don't buy episode DVDs; it's too slow and expensive).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

Yeah, I've heard of it, actually- but I'm going to rewatch the series as origional, then watch this 'un, and what they've done (It's ALIVE!!!! IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!)

-Danny

We move for all mankind,
A million miles from everything we've ever know...
We're on their hearts and minds,
A million heads are bowed to bring us safely home...
Hemmed in by emptiness,
A million ways that everything could be undone...

THRICE RULES!!!!!!!!!
My Master went to the Moon in a Rocket of Flamin' Cheese!
I LIKE CHEESE!!!
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Thursday, September 6, 2007 9:02 AM

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Originally posted by CaptainCoupi:
From my latest issue of Empire. They are remaking Casablanca........ in Bollywood

Thats makes it...better...i think

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Originally posted by Mobbex:
Quote:
Tinadoll wrote:
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:37
Ok. So what are your thoughts on the new Star Trek buddy When Spock met Kirk movie

Even though Zacary Quinto (Sylar from heroes) is Spock. And Lenord Nimoy is in it.. I still wanna kill someone

Wh... What!?

oh ho ho.. You didn't hear? JJ Abrams is maing a new Star Trek Movie. Recasting Kirk and Spock (and the rest of teh crew???)

As a life long Trekkie i am so MAD. Madder then when they called Enterprise a Star trek spinoff even though Star Trek was removed from the title...

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Thursday, September 6, 2007 9:43 AM