Remake This NON-SF Movie, and I'll KILL/LOVE You! by Kwicko

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Remake This NON-SF Movie, and I'll KILL/LOVE You!

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Monday, September 27, 2010 3:17 PM

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Okay, we have the sci-fi thread, but what are the NON-sci-fi movies which you could - or could NOT - stand to see remade?

I've got a few of both kinds, and some of them may come across as blasphemous.

Movies I could stand to see remade:

Dirty Harry - the whole series, really. I think Timothy Olyphant could play Harry quite well.

I'd really like to see the Tom Clancy stuff done well, and with the same cast, the way they did with the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter stuff.

Movies that should never be touched:

A Man For All Seasons. It's perfect already. Plus, The Tudors has recently tread so much of the same ground, often using the same dialog, almost word for word.

I'm sure more will come to mind. What are yours?

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Monday, September 27, 2010 3:53 PM

CHRISISALL

NON-SF films???
Do we care?
Are we caring about such stuff?

How about Ghandi, starring a, you know, real INDIAN actor???

Remo Williams (The Destroyer) needs a re-make, BADLY (again, with a, like, real ASIAN actor!!!)!!!

Dirty Harry flicks are fine relics- not to be touched IMO.

Ordinary People could be remade for the new century.

The Big Chill could be re-made as The Big Text.

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Monday, September 27, 2010 4:08 PM

KWICKO

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
NON-SF films???
Do we care?
Are we caring about such stuff?

Man does not live by sci-fi alone. And if he does, he likely doesn't get a chance to pass his genes along. ;)

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How about Ghandi, starring a, you know, real INDIAN actor???

What, you're not down with a Brit playing the guy who helped lead India out of colonialism?

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Remo Williams (The Destroyer) needs a re-make, BADLY (again, with a, like, real ASIAN actor!!!)!!!

Keep talking... You've got my attention...

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Dirty Harry flicks are fine relics- not to be touched IMO.

See, I love them, but I could stand to see them brought up to date a bit. Not sure how they'd do the whole pay-phone-chase-scene thing, what with all the pay phones being hard to find thing these days, but still...

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Ordinary People could be remade for the new century.

Yeah? Timothy Hutton as the dad, maybe? ;)

Would Adam Baldwin still get to be in it? (Go look for yourself, see if I'm lyin'!)

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The Big Chill could be re-made as The Big Text.

Would Kevin Costner still get to NOT be in it? (Go look for yourself, see if I'm lyin'!)

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Monday, September 27, 2010 4:30 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Would Kevin Costner still get to NOT be in it? (Go look for yourself, see if I'm lyin'!)

I think we could get AU to play that part... wait, no, he'd never shut up long enuff...

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:29 AM

LWAVES

Guarded by 'Top Men':

The Man With No Name Trilogy
Unforgiven
Shawshank Redemption - Don't even think about thinking about it.
Blues Brothers
Goodfellas
Godfather 1+2

Go ahead, remake my day:

Dirty Harry(s) - great films that are dated these days but could they really work as a modern version?
Excalibur/King Arthur - a remake of sorts just wishing they'd do a really really good verion of the legend. Excalibur is good but not great.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:50 AM

KWICKO

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Originally posted by lwaves:
Guarded by 'Top Men':

The Man With No Name Trilogy
Unforgiven
Shawshank Redemption - Don't even think about thinking about it.
Blues Brothers
Goodfellas
Godfather 1+2

Oooh - No Name Trilogy! Yeah, don't touch those. It would only screw 'em up. They're silly, they're campy, they're fun. Perfect the way they are.

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Go ahead, remake my day:

Dirty Harry(s) - great films that are dated these days but could they really work as a modern version?
Excalibur/King Arthur - a remake of sorts just wishing they'd do a really really good verion of the legend. Excalibur is good but not great.

Agreed on Excalibur. We really do need a GREAT (serious) version of the Arthurian tales.

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... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:53 AM

FELIXDACAT

I would like to see someone take another shot at Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked this Way Comes".

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:54 AM

KWICKO

Y'know, I really liked the one with Jonathan Pryce.

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I hate Obama's America. You're damn right about that.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:50 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:
Guarded by 'Top Men':

Who?

The laughing Chrisisall

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:17 AM

KWICKO

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by lwaves:
Guarded by 'Top Men':

Who?

The laughing Chrisisall

Members of Parliament. ;)

The modern definition of "socialist" is anyone who's winning an argument against a tea-bagger.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, September 24, 2010
I hate Obama's America. You're damn right about that.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
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Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:22 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

Members of Parliament. ;)

I believe the correct response is:

"Top. Men."

The laughing Chrisisall

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:14 PM

STORYMARK

And on that note - never remake Raiders.

Ever.

(It's not sci fi, is it?)

"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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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:48 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
And on that note - never remake Raiders.

Ever.

(It's not sci fi, is it?)

Not strictly, no.

The laughing Chrisisall

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