Why do they need to be remakes? They're history. You can do as many "treatments" of them as you like. Take the Dunkirk film for example, that one had been done before this one, and it's definitely not a "remake".
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Why do they need to be remakes? They're history. You can do as many "treatments" of them as you like. Take the Dunkirk film for example, that one had been done before this one, and it's definitely not a "remake".
Why do they need to be remakes? They're history. You can do as many "treatments" of them as you like. Take the Dunkirk film for example, that one had been done before this one, and it's definitely not a "remake".
I absolutely dont want any remakes of those classics as they are standing strong up today, was just referring to one post above. To be honest I hope noone will ever try to re make em.
With the present trend, it's not a question of if, but when...
To my mind the biggest risk is revisionism. This is skirting very close to the 'P' word but they were products of there time and excellent films. Look at the comments on YouTube about the remake of Dunkirk, for example, and there are people moaning that the film didn't portray that Germany could have killed many more but spared them and thus it's propaganda. We know now that Germany genuinely didn't want to fight Britain but the Allies didn't know that then and even if they did who on earth would go back and change it so the UK let Hitler get on with it.
Films would be full with Conflicted Germans and Psychotic Allies.
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Imagine I've grown old but these two movies would be interesting to remake The Last Starfighter and Flash Gordon some classices from my memories that I like
i think the problem with the keep was studio interference. the original Michael Mann cut was supposed to be a hell of a lot better and the movie made more sense. There was also the issue of the soundtrack rights, this has prevented it been released on dvd / blu-ray.
I can see a Flash Gordon remake working really well in the style/tone of Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor:Ragnarok.Imagine I've grown old but these two movies would be interesting to remake The Last Starfighter and Flash Gordon some classices from my memories that I like
Def wouldn't work if DC tried it as a gritty, dark antihero thing.
There was talk of a film several years ago but clearly has come to nothing. Apparently Disney hold the rights now.
My dad worked for the BBC at the time and was part of the crew on both series. I had read and loved the original three books a few years before. When he showed me an early tape of the last episodes with red tripods having guns, I pointed out that they would make the part of the final book where humans launch an attack in hot air balloons pretty difficult. These things are obvious to a ten year old. Dad mentioned this to the production team who, I was told, hadn't thought about that. Eventually it was decided that, had it not been axed before the final series, the humans would discover that the guns were set so that they could not fire above horizontal.
A remake would be great. The tripods' claws could be depicted as the terrifying weapons they were in the book, rather than the slow hydraulic lifts they actually were. The depiction of the Masters was also hugely compromised by practical issues in the second series, although I remember the city itself as fantastic for the time. In truth, I think the series was far slower than the book, possibly padded out to fill the required slot in the schedules. A two hour film might be spot on.
Flash Gordon is probably due a remake, but I do love how bad the past versions all look. I kind of want a version that is deliberately shoddy with wobbly sets and slightly iffy effects.
I tried re-watching it and the best advice is don't, in fact the best advice is DON'T.
It really hasn't aged well I gave up fairly quickly (no offense to your dad). A remake could be good, but like you said ditch the padding.
Easy. 'Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.'
But done in the style of '300' or 'Sin City'.
Either that or a shot by shot remake of 'Psycho'.
Martian: This is blasphemy! This is madness!
Santa: Madness...?
Santa: This is Christmas!
Santa: Elves! Ready your candy-canes and eat hearty...For tonight we dine in hell!
But done in the style of '300' or 'Sin City'.
Either that or a shot by shot remake of 'Psycho'.
Martian: This is blasphemy! This is madness!
Santa: Madness...?
Santa: This is Christmas!
Santa: Elves! Ready your candy-canes and eat hearty...For tonight we dine in hell!
Too late, I found it on YouTube a few years ago. I can only echo your advice now. Slow and wooden are two words that spring to mind Although I still think the city was impressive... perhaps more for its vision than the execution.
The books are still great though and I recently found there is a prequel too.
Yeah the good bits are thrown sharply into contrast by things like the child actor with the plummy British accent who occasionally says "sacre bleu" so everyone knows how French he is.
I want this Santa Claus film like I've never wanted a film in my life.
Remakes of the last two Star Wars films, because aside from the CGI they're total garbage.
Remo Williams
Fred Ward can play the Korean guy this time.
Fred Ward can play the Korean guy this time.
