Movies that would no longer work if written today

veryangryman

Watched Batman and thought "wow what a huge waste of money that big light in the sky is". Ring, text, skype, zoom the header and get him over!

I guess any movie where there's a landline used too at this point.

Any other obvious ones?

Salary Negotiator

Any movie than involves leaving the house.

Granadino

Phonebooth

JohnnyFlash

Blazing Saddles.

Wichita Lineman

Because of the PC brigade no movie pre 2018 can be considered a valid movie. End of thread.:rolleyes::rolleyes:;);)

Insect Overlord

I was only talking about Rear Window the other day. The social isolation of the main character and the inescapable voyeurism are possibly more relevant now than ever, but the development of communications media since then would require extensive rewriting to make the film work in 2020.

Blazing Saddles. The Twitter mob would descend like a pack of ravenous vultures and pick it apart.

con___manx1

Wichita Lineman wrote: »

Because of the PC brigade no movie pre 2018 can be considered a valid movie. End of thread.:rolleyes::rolleyes:;);)

1917 is decent. Best movie iv seen in a while.

Wichita Lineman

con___manx1 wrote: »

1917 is decent. Best movie iv seen in a while.

1917 was actually made in 2019

Scarface 1983

Glen Garry Glen Ross

bonny!

Big because of the relationship with Elizabeth Perkins

machiavellianme

Ferris Buellers day off on his own, socially distant in a locked down city when everyone else is also off...

CV19 aside, social media would've exposed his antics and everyone would know where he checked in throughout the day

maudgonner

John Wayne would definitely not be dragging Mary Kate Danaher back to the cottage with the whole village following them, that's for sure.


And Seven Brides for Seven Brothers would not have made it past the pitch stage!

One eyed Jack

Some like it hot.

Gentlemen prefer blondes.

To kill a mockingbird.

Gone with the wind.


Films could of course be made alright, but they would likely be presented and interpreted in a very different context than the original films.

ThewhiteJesus

The wind that shakes the barley
Michael Collins
In the name of the father

Why ? Because Ireland is full of West brits these days, more interested in the royals and what they wear as opposed to our actual national history.
Happy easter my ar*e

maudgonner

Back to the Future II would now be Back to the Quite Recent Past Where We Didn't Have Hoverboards.

One eyed Jack

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

The wind that shakes the barley
Michael Collins
In the name of the father

Why ? Because Ireland is full of West brits these days, more interested in the royals and what they wear as opposed to our actual national history.
Happy easter my ar*e

As romanticised by Hollywood is ok though :pac:

lillielad

The Ringer how the fcuk did they get away with that??

Ultrflat

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

The wind that shakes the barley
Michael Collins
In the name of the father

Why ? Because Ireland is full of West brits these days, more interested in the royals and what they wear as opposed to our actual national history.
Happy easter my ar*e

Well in that case we should change our national anthem! :rolleyes:

OU812

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I was only talking about Rear Window the other day. The social isolation of the main character and the inescapable voyeurism are possibly more relevant now than ever, but the development of communications media since then would require extensive rewriting to make the film work in 2020.

A remake is probably being written as we speak.

Challenges to technology will keep him isolated.

One of my favourite movies.

Now thinking who I’d cast...

ShagNastii

My favorite movie is Blazing Saddles and honestly I’d nearly love to see it remade just to see what a PC version of it would love like.

Be real watching though your fingers kinda stuff I’d imagine. Criiiiiiinnnnnge.

odyssey06

Any film involving uncertain identity e.g. Sommersby, someone coming back from the war claiming to be X wouldn't be a runner due to DNA evidence (or a quick google).

A lot of murder mysteries would have to be rewritten as DNA evidence would quickly ID the killer.

grayzer75

Lost in translation, sh1te then and sh1te now

Outbreak

Dustin Hoffmann & Renee Russo

The Mactinosh Man

starring Paul Newman and set / filmed in Ireland. Racing down a narrow boreen in a Ford Transit Truck. A manor house is burned down. The bad guys don't win.

Harry Palmr

Escape from New York would need a different landing zone!

the purple tin

A lot of old westerns wouldn't get made today the way they portrayed the native americans.


The old private eye films too where they used to smack a dame around to get some answers.


Airplane, too many reasons to list. If they did reboot it it would be crap.

dalyboy

Demolition Man is not funny anymore. Nearly everything in the movie is now in reality. (Except John Sparton)

Feisar

It's strange the outrage brigade have given porn a pass. Females sometimes refer to their co stars using the n word. And I don't mean naggers.

How come they don't get blasted for this?

biko

Fatal Attraction, the bunny boiler scene

Dr. Colossus

Gone with the Wind. No way this would get made today.

A far too benign portrayal of the South.

drake70

OU812 wrote: »

A remake is probably being written as we speak.

Challenges to technology will keep him isolated.

One of my favourite movies.

Now thinking who I’d cast...

Was done in 1998

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_Window_(1998_film)

banie01

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Blazing Saddles. The Twitter mob would descend like a pack of ravenous vultures and pick it apart.

Was recently discussing the "nobody move or the ****** gets it" joke with my super woke 16y.o and he was horrified...

Without ever seeing it, without understanding the context or indeed the comedic effect, the satire or the artistic merit.

On the topic of the O.P...
E.T, Eliott would have been found asap via findmy iPhone and E.T would be granted asylum by PETA.

Seen a Borat clip earlier where he was promoting the movie in Australia. No way any of his antics would fly today.

One eyed Jack

Feisar wrote: »

It's strange the outrage brigade have given porn a pass. Females sometimes refer to their co stars using the n word. And I don't mean naggers.

How come they don't get blasted for this?

They do, I believe it’s commonly referred to as “the money shot”...


*badum tish* :pac:

El Gato De Negocios

Disney's Song of the South. They have gone as far as essentially denying its existence and it will never get a legitimate release in any format or platform.

Quantum Erasure

Ghostbusters

Dravokivich

banie01 wrote: »

Was recently discussing the "nobody move or the ****** gets it" joke with my super woke 16y.o and he was horrified...

Without ever seeing it, without understanding the context or indeed the comedic effect, the satire or the artistic merit.

On the topic of the O.P...
E.T, Eliott would have been found asap via findmy iPhone and E.T would be granted asylum by PETA.

PETA would have found him somewhere to sleep alright. :pac:

Feisar

One eyed Jack wrote: »

They do, I believe it’s commonly referred to as “the money shot”...


*badum tish* :pac:

You do know I was setting that up for someone!

BorneTobyWilde

Blue Lagoon. Late 70's production, Brooke Shields stark naked frolicking around on a beach at 14.

dark crystal

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Blue Lagoon. Late 70's production, Brooke Shields stark naked frolicking around on a beach at 14.

Having sex with her brother no less.

The Fugitive...CCTV cameras everywhere. He would never as got as far as he did in the film.

The Net...that film just feels so dated now. Having to retrieve floppy discs and the like.

Feisar

Léon: The Professional always got a bit of heat due to the way Natalie Portman was portrayed at times. To be honest I didn't really see that myself but I was fairly young and innocent when I seen the film the first time.

banie01

Feisar wrote: »

Léon: The Professional always got a bit of heat due to the way Natalie Portman was portrayed at times. To be honest I didn't really see that myself but I was fairly young and innocent when I seen the film the first time.

Hands down one of my favourite movies as a teen/young adult.
Had great memories of it, that centred on the action.

I rewatched it as a mid-30's man a few years ago after convincing my wife it was brilliant.

It was a long cut, and a very uncomfortable watch.
So much overt sexualisation flew over my head as a younger man.

afro man

Any of the Carry on films

Im sure a few of the old Disney films would have the PC Brigade all over them :mad:

Statutory Ape

Statutory Ape wrote: »

Disney's Song of the South. They have gone as far as essentially denying its existence and it will never get a legitimate release in any format or platform.

Except the vhs release I had as a kid.

Woke Hogan

banie01 wrote: »

Was recently discussing the "nobody move or the ****** gets it" joke with my super woke 16y.o and he was horrified...

Without ever seeing it, without understanding the context or indeed the comedic effect, the satire or the artistic merit.

You lose out on a lot of what a film’s going for when you don’t actually watch it.

banie01

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You lose out on a lot of what a film’s going for when you don’t actually watch it.

That was my point

Kylta

afro man wrote: »

Any of the Carry on films

Im sure a few of the old Disney films would have the PC Brigade all over them :mad:

Carry on up the kybher

Hangdogroad

odyssey06 wrote: »

Any film involving uncertain identity e.g. Sommersby, someone coming back from the war claiming to be X wouldn't be a runner due to DNA evidence (or a quick google).

A lot of murder mysteries would have to be rewritten as DNA evidence would quickly ID the killer.

Seeing as Sommersby is set in the 19th century that wouldn't be an issue. Same for any period set movie predating any of the above

GreeBo

Any movie where having a mobile phone would solve all of the problems.
Not even a smart phone, just a mobile phone.

kowloon

banie01 wrote: »

Was recently discussing the "nobody move or the ****** gets it" joke with my super woke 16y.o and he was horrified...

Without ever seeing it, without understanding the context or indeed the comedic effect, the satire or the artistic merit.

Did he not understand that the film was making fun of racists? You should tell him about the Springtime for Hitler song in The Producers .