Missy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 We did Saved by the Bell, so we're open to the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gallagher Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 The Great Escape migt be fun. One of those big war films with an ensemble. Usual Suspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I've spent the last week watching a heavy amount of The Golden Girls. It might be fun to do a big-screen remake of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I saw The Usual Suspects for the first time about 5 years ago and didn't get the hype - perhaps a discussion/rewatch would help me get my head around it. The Great Escape is a good call for an ensemble film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I've spent the last week watching a heavy amount of The Golden Girls. It might be fun to do a big-screen remake of the series. Shana just got home from the gym, and within two minutes of telling her your suggestion, she had a complete (and awesome) cast. I don't know when we'll do it, but The Golden Girls is on for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMFP1 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 How about recasting Moonlighting, Remmington Steele, Simon and Simon, Hunter. Those are just a handful of TV Shows that are screaming for a remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I would love to do Hunter! The others, outside of a little Moonlighting, I rarely if ever watched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 They've been recasting Moonlighting for almost thirty years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 For Halloween/Episode 33: -Frankenstein (1931 version) -The Shining -Silence of the Lambs -If you're ever open to remaking something both foreign and obscure (at least over here), I'd recommend Lars von Trier's Danish miniseries Riget ("The Kingdom"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm currently watching Kenneth Branagh's 1993 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, before everyone proclaims the new Whedon interpretation is the best version in 400 years because Joss Whedon's involved. (Important caveat - that's directed at the rest of the internet, not this site). Now I think this is a glorious film, and I've never found Kate Beckinsale as fresh-faced and likeable as she is here when being courted by Dr Wilson from House. But Michael Keaton's turn as Dogsberry, with Ben Elton as his assistant Verges, takes me right out of the film. And there are so many star names in this film that it's interesting to pick them out, and could make for an interesting cast comparison when it comes to recasting. Admittedly, most names are British but you've also got Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves in key roles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Too late, I already declare Whedon's better. Despite not having seen either, and never having seen the play. Although I have read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I fuckin' hate Keaton's Dogberry. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Ditto. And frankly I'm hard-pressed to think of many Keaton performances I do like (though I haven't seen Mr. Mom). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Beetlejuice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I don't like Beetlejuice (the character more than the movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I saw Beetlejuice at the end of a horror all-nighter. Can't say I was overly impressed, but given how tired I was at the time, I'll give it another watch at some point. Keaton's good in the Burton Batfilms and was very enjoyable in Mr Mom - other than Much Ado, I haven't seen another live action performance. He was fun in Toy Story 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 This might be better discussed during an episode of Earth-2.net: The Show, given what recently came out, BUT-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 That would be interesting, but why remake something that's only just been remade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Well, they could easily do episodes in which they look at recent, poorly-done remakes--like Nightmare on Elm Street--discuss why they failed, then craft and cast what they would believe to be an ideal modern remake of an old film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loof Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 For the sake of variety, I thought it would be fun to suggest one film from each decade of the 1900s, each one of a different genre. Remaking some would delight me, others terrify me, and the rest are curveballs, as I have no idea how they’d be remade. 1902: A Trip to the Moon, Georges Melies’s whimsical sci-fi. 1919: Male and Female, Cecil B. Demille’s silent adventure film that explores gender and class. 1927: The Jazz Singer, Alan Crossland’s musical, and the first ever talkie. 1933: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Fritz Lang’s supernaturalish crime piece. It pissed off the Nazis, so is probably worth a look. 1944: Gaslight, George Cukor’s psychological thriller which ended up naming af orm of abuse, 1952: High Noon, Fred Zimmerman’s western, which some argue is actually an anti-western. 1962: To Kill A Mockingbird, Robert Mulligan’s courtroom drama, which contains possibly the best fictional father ever.. 1973: Don’t Look Now, Nicolas Roeg’s horror, for my money, one of the best in the genre.. 1986: Blue Velvet, David Lynch’s Crime Thriller, including a scene it took me several tries to get through. 1998: Dark City, Alex Proyas’s Sci-Fi Noir, and a personal favourite. I hope this helps, and I’d love to see what you do with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Welcome to the forums. I don't think you could really remake Blue Velvet. It is so linked to David Lynch that any other director would never be able to capture what makes it work. Any director that tried would likely miss the point or would try so hard to copy it that it ends up crashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loof Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Thank you! That's what I was thinking, to be honest. I'm a massive fan of the film, and a remake would be very hard to do. However, I could see Hollywood wanting to, and so I imagine it would play a little like the Psycho episode of For Better or Worse. I will admit that it is probably the weakest entry on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 You can't do a film better than Fritz Lang did it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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