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3 films that can never be remade, plus one that should

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Can't Be Remade

1. The Dark Knight

2. The Breakfast Club-  my kids and their cousins hate this movie, we're like, "WTF is wrong with them?"  Times changed...

3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. No way possible in the hyper-connected world between teacher/ parent now.

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Risky Business

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IMHO there are a lot of older classic movies that just don't age well, but I understand the nostalgia.   But many of those films would be incredible with modern film making as long as the new director didn't lose his shit.

Therefore I'll restrict myself to only marginal 80's movies that could have been better with budget/production:

Weird Science 

Highlander - it's aged really poorly

Last Star Fighter

 

Ok to re-imagine and modernize:
Strange Days

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55 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Don't EVER remake:

 

Ghostbusters

Casino Royale

Total Recall

 

Definitely DO remake:

The Godfather

I have some bad news for you...

My do not remake...that was remade was The Four Feathers 1939/2002  - they did not get it right.

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14 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Disagree on Last Starfighter, that's a great little movie much like Dragonslayer.  

I agree it was a great little movie, greatly held down by the special effects.  It's basically Men in Black Away Game Edition.

Just look at 2001 Space Odyssey made in 64' vs Last Starfighter made in what 85'   All I'm saying is great special effects could give that B+ film a new life.

 

PS I want Tarantino to re make Repo Man...   it'd be fantastic

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2 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Serious methheadedness going on in here thinking The Godfather 1/2 be touched.  Two of the finest films ever created.   

C'mon, man, you don't think Melissa McCarthy could do a better job as Don Corleone than Brando?

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There are probably a lot of bad book-to-film adaptations that could be remade, or redone as limited episode series.


Agreed those are some of the best candidates.

Congo is a good call

I’ll nominate:

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Gulliver’s Travels (the Ted Danson TV miniseries was decent, the movie was awful)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
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3 hours ago, RPM said:

You shut your whore mouth!

I agree, the original is a classic.  But they really downplayed a lot of the truly horrible stuff about that era.  I would just like to see a remake that wasn't through such a filtered lens.  We are seeing movies now with more gritty graphics that might have played closer to realism than the Hollywood version.    WWI and WW2 movies for instance.  The latest Midway is a good example.    I'd just like to see the same treatment given to the topic of The Depression, the dust bowl and the California migration.

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18 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:

I agree, the original is a classic.  But they really downplayed a lot of the truly horrible stuff about that era.  I would just like to see a remake that wasn't through such a filtered lens.  We are seeing movies now with more gritty graphics that might have played closer to realism than the Hollywood version.    WWI and WW2 movies for instance.  The latest Midway is a good example.    I'd just like to see the same treatment given to the topic of The Depression, the dust bowl and the California migration.

I agree most of the worst cases were hidden and understand the visual effects would be greater, but this is fucking Steinbeck. It's in the editing that tells the story.

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22 hours ago, Deej said:

C'mon, man, you don't think Melissa McCarthy could do a better job as Don Corleone than Brando?

I am quite confident Hollywood is currently planning on an all female Godfather remake.

Can't remake:

The Blues Brothers

The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh

Should remake:

Cannonball Run

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Never: 

Vertigo

North by Northwest

The Godfather 2 (perfect movie)

Remake:

The recent version of The Alamo. Do the Ron Howard “R” rated version. I like John Hancock and most of his movies but he really blew it on this one, IMHO. As corny as John Wayne’s film was, at least it had emotion and made you feel for the heroes. 

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23 hours ago, Brandywine said:

Never: 

Vertigo

North by Northwest

The Godfather 2 (perfect movie)

Remake:

The recent version of The Alamo. Do the Ron Howard “R” rated version. I like John Hancock and most of his movies but he really blew it on this one, IMHO. As corny as John Wayne’s film was, at least it had emotion and made you feel for the heroes. 

Yeah, but the most recent version of The Alamo at least paid some semblance of attention to historical accuracy.

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On 12/7/2019 at 6:36 PM, Bevo&Pevo said:

The Last Picture Show?  Leave or remake?

WTF is wrong with you? Leave it.

Now one that I just realized needs to be remade is White Christmas. The story is gold, but you gotta change up the set list.

 

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