More and more and more pointless remakes...

Karl Hungus

As I'm generally fuming about the constant pointless remakes that are being spewed out these days, I think it's time for another thread on the subject.

I found out that it's time again for another rehashing of Invansion Of The Body Snatchers! We've also got May Day, a "Re-imagining" of The Wicker Man. Assualt On Precinct 13 is getting a do-over aswell. The Eye is about ready to be butchered.

Why!?!?! For gods sake why!?!?

OfflerCrocGod

Karl Hungus wrote:

Why!?!?! For gods sake why!?!?

ShiverinEskimo

"Its all about the Benjamin's"

ixoy

Ok, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' could be done well. I feel that the 1979 remake was superior to the original, so it shows that can be done.

'The Wicker Man', I felt was always a bit of an obscure classic that I didn't get. It was alright, but I never really saw the appeal so a remake here wouldn't bother me. Assumedly though, if it does go ahead, the remake will lose the odd mysticism that gave it the look and feel in the first place.

'Assault on Precinct 13'. I don't like this idea because I like Carpenter's work around this time. Then again they did a neat fun job with Dawn of the Dead so it could.. maybe.. work.

'The Eye' never blew me away. It's decent but I've felt there's a lot more interesting stuff from Asia that I've come across recently. I personally think re-making 'A Tale of Two Sisters' is a worse crime and I'm gonna smack the man who even thinks about remaking 'Save the Green Planet!'

What about the 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' remake then? The original is a childhood favourite but the fact Tim Burton is onboard with Johnny Depp makes me hopeful.

Which leads me to ask ya Karl - do you approve of any remakes? I'll be interested in your take on 'The Grudge' because, apparently, it's as good as its Ju-On origins, having the same director behind it. And what's your opinion on "The Ring 2"? I'm sure you prefer "Ringu" to "Ring", but Hideo Nakata is onboard for this sequel - does that make you more hopeful? And "Dark Waters" will, at least, have Jennifer Connolly onboard although, in this case, it'll be a tough job maintaining the unease that I felt watching Nakata's original.

Makaveli

They're remaking Dark Waters?
Are they just going to go through every single semi-popular Asian horror film and remake it?

They're remaking Taxi aswell, which I don't really see the point to.

Memnoch

ugh, and I used to think that Bollywood was bad for constantly copying hollywood.

the ironing is delicious

Karl Hungus

ixoy wrote:

Which leads me to ask ya Karl - do you approve of any remakes? I'll be interested in your take on 'The Grudge' because, apparently, it's as good as its Ju-On origins, having the same director behind it. And what's your opinion on "The Ring 2"? I'm sure you prefer "Ringu" to "Ring", but Hideo Nakata is onboard for this sequel - does that make you more hopeful? And "Dark Waters" will, at least, have Jennifer Connolly onboard although, in this case, it'll be a tough job maintaining the unease that I felt watching Nakata's original.

I've never seen Ju-On, nor the remake, so I've really no opinion there. But any kind of opinion that says it's as good as the original aren't going to wash with me, as I've heard many statements about the Ring being superior to the original, aswell as comments about the yanks "Correcting" the mistakes of the Japanese. I'll have to see for myself really.

As for Hideo Nakata, I think I answered that question already in the other thread.

Nakata was already sliding in my estimation with all the naff sequel nonsense, and the "More of the same" effort that was Dark Water. Sequels can be just as destructive to an original film as remakes can tbh.

And to add to this, Nakata is diving straight into the remake bandwagon with The Entity his next project.

Funnily enough, the remake of Dark Water was supposed to have been released ages ago, but keeps slipping back. One release had it pegged for Halloween this year, but now it's pushed back untill summer next year. The reason is that test audiences supposedly thought it was absolute ****, and they're refilming quite a bit. So things certainly aren't looking good for that.

As for whether or not I approve of any remake, there's obviously The Thing. 99% of the time, no I don't approve. I'll also corcur with the 1979 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but I'll raise you the hideous abortion that was the 1993 version. But those few examples don't mean that remaking films in general is a good idea. It's like saying that because The Godfather Part 2 was amazing, that most films should have sequels.


Mak, I forgot about the remake of Taxi... it looks absolutely horrible from what I've seen.

ObeyGiant

I'd also like to point out that they're re-making The Warriors.

But they've got Tony Scott directing it. So I've got a boner for this film already.

Makaveli

As long as Eminem and D-12 are kept well away from it (see Fight Music video) that could actually be a very good remake.

Karl Hungus

Another one under the butcher's cleaver is Suspiria.

Yay.

ixoy

Oh hey, don't forget that Jim Sheridan is remaking Kurosawa's Ikiru. I haven't seen the original in this case but I imagine there's not going to be a huge need for it...

PWEI

Don't understand why they wanted to remake the Grudge cause the original wasn't great.While it had its moments it wasn't in the same league as The Ring or The Eye!

ixoy wrote:

Which leads me to ask ya Karl - do you approve of any remakes? I'll be interested in your take on 'The Grudge' because, apparently, it's as good as its Ju-On origins, having the same director behind it. And what's your opinion on "The Ring 2"? I'm sure you prefer "Ringu" to "Ring", but Hideo Nakata is onboard for this sequel - does that make you more hopeful? And "Dark Waters" will, at least, have Jennifer Connolly onboard although, in this case, it'll be a tough job maintaining the unease that I felt watching Nakata's original.

Karl Hungus

ixoy wrote:

Oh hey, don't forget that Jim Sheridan is remaking Kurosawa's Ikiru. I haven't seen the original in this case but I imagine there's not going to be a huge need for it...

Ugh... Sheridan is a good director mind you, but nobody should touch Ikiru.

monkeyfudge

The Fly is getting done again next year.

I like both the original and Cronenberg's version as they are both great in different ways. Much like the two versions of the Thing. But I really don't think we need a second remake of either of them though. (The Thing is also being done again)

But then the directors and writers can always fall back on the original source material and say they aren't doing a remake, merely another adaption of the book. Clooney's Solaris is a good example of this.

And you can always do something interesting with a remake. Such as The Seven Samurai becoming the Magnificent Seven, and then Battle Beyond the Stars and also a Bugs Life.

nadir

wow, susperia, why?

A bit off topic but I came across this link earlier

http://www.kfccinema.com/features/articles/letter_miramax/letter_miramax.html

seeing as we are bitching about the state of cinema alot these days.