You Know Who Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Something presidential but not election-related that might be fun to recast and remake: Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratofarius Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 How about Independence Day? ... yeah, that has nothing to do with presidents. Or maybe it does. How about a Looney Tunes + Live Action movie, hm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Got something for around March, Hoosiers (due to the NCAA Basketball tournament time) Very ripe for multiple scenarios; Keep it time specific, move to a different era (say today, say 1970s, say 1990s, it can work in any era), change the gender of the team, change the gender of the Hackman character, etc. It has a lot of potential for a remake with a different forumla as opposed to straight up retelling or modernization of the same story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Considering Shana loves sports movies, that is a possibility. I'll run it by her tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Mighty Ducks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Covering it isn't set in stone, but Shana liked the idea of doing Hoosiers in March. I think we might pass on The Mighty Ducks, at least for now, because we're running out of kids to cast. Hell, Hoosiers is gonna be tough considering it's about a high school team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I know you've previously said you don't "get John Wayne," which, whatever. And given how great the remake of True Grit turned out, how about some older westerns? Personally, Rio Bravo and The Searchers come to mind, as they're just great films, but you could even go with Pale Rider, Hang 'Em High or Magnificent Seven (which itself is a remake of Seven Samurai.) I'd stay away from A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, because they're incredibly iconic and basically perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I'd stay away from A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, because they're incredibly iconic and basically perfect. So are Rio Bravo and The Searchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Well, yeah, you have a heck of a point there. I just have an easier time seeing those two being remade by Hollywood, for whatever reason, not that I'd want them to, but it's an interesting discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Well, you're right about Rio since Hawks remade it twice himself. I'd be interested in seeing remakes of those, but from another country like the Japanese remake of Unforgiven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I thought about mentioning Rio Lobo, but it seemed cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Top Gun would be cool. You could try casting Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the main roles, they could finally get to the point of what Twilight was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 "You can be my wingman anytime, Sparkler." "Thanks, Skywolf." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 "You can be my wingman anytime, Sparkler." "Thanks, Skywolf." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 The Addams Family What started as a dark humored one panel comic in the New Yorker has been adapted in several mediums shared all around the world. The 1991 movie had its flaws, but I feel that they got the most important parts correct. That is why whenever I hear rumors about Tim Burton working on the remake I groan. Even though his visuals would be perfect, Burton does not seem to go far from telling the same story (and using the same cast). Which I feel would miss the main point of the Addams family entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 That would be the "Hollywood" remake idea - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter as Gomez and Morticia. I remember really liking The Addams Family, but I've heard it's never been put on DVD. Back in the VCR days, I taped Addams Family Values, so I've seen that film dozens of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Both movies are on DVD. In fact, there's a combo pack on Amazon for $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Values is the better of the two movies but the first one is still pretty solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 They're both really fun, Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 My first experience with the movies came from a "American Indians in film" class where Wednesdays talk about American Indians caught everyone by surprise. Ever since then whenever we see smarmy Thanksgiving skits we wish Wednesday could come and mess things up with the truth. The movies took the dark humor from the comic that the 60's tv show repressed (never mind people still saw the show trashy because Morticia and Gomez shared a bed). I loved Raul Julias performance. He seemed perfect for the strange man who cares for his family and passionately loves his wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 My April Fools Day Nomination: MAGNOLIA I personally don't hate this film, but it does have a ridiculous musical number at point and does take itself very (probably too) seriously. Beyond that, though, I wanna hear Mike rant about Paul Thomas Anderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. STAHP! the Gideon quote, the Gideon avatar I can only hear Gideon chanting Beetlejuice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Jaws-Jaws, Jaws-Jaws, Jaws-Jaws, Jaws-Jaws, Jaws-Jaws, Jaws-Jaws... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gallagher Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Don't know if you'd do a tv series but MASH or West Wing would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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