Films That Should NEVER Be Remade - The Original Is Timeless

[skinny]

grumbledoak said:

The Crow
Robocop
Commando
Terminator
Mad Max
First Blood

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.

I thought there was a new Robocop and mad max?

[davepoth]

grumbledoak said:

The Crow
https://movieweb.com/the-crow-remake-canceled-jaso...
Robocop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(2014_film)
Commando
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1647353/
Terminator
http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/04/22/terminator-...
Mad Max
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4575512/
First Blood
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6912162/

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.

Sorry.

[Johnspex]

You've all missed THE film that should never be re-made under any circumstances, Dirty Harry.

[joshleb]

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Clockwork Orange

Don't think either of these would work nowadays, great films though.

Could even chuck in American Psycho, absolutely love the film and don't think you could top Bale's performance!

[grumbledoak]

skinny said:

I thought there was a new Robocop and mad max?

I'm not listening.

[Halb]

LoonyTunes said:

I'll kick off.

Forbidden Planet
2001

I think I may agree with 2001, it's not really a movie.
But Forbidden Planet, I do love it, and it's in my top sci-fi, but I watched it recently and though a remake would be good. THere's so much of the time period in it, it's incredibly dated verbally/culturally.

[Halb]

Vocal Minority said:

There is a solid argument to say no film should ever be remade.

what is it?

[Russian Troll Bot]

skinny said:

grumbledoak said:

The Crow
Robocop
Commando
Terminator
Mad Max
First Blood

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.

I thought there was a new Robocop and mad max?

There was, and Mad Max Fury Road is one of the best action films of the decade. Although given the lack of continuity in the series, you could argue all of them area remake/reboot of the previous entry

[DaveGrohl]

Basically, don't remake any film that was good the first time round. End of. Remaking crap films is worth doing however.

Also don't cover good songs unless you're gonna do something radical with it. Wtf's that Weezer cover of Africa all about? It's virtually identical so what's the point? Hard to
Handle and Hurt are two examples of cover versions that were superb and better than the originals.

Edited by DaveGrohl on Monday 30th July 07:56

[Halb]

davepoth said:

grumbledoak said:

The Crow
https://movieweb.com/the-crow-remake-canceled-jaso...
Robocop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(2014_film)
Commando
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1647353/
Terminator
http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/04/22/terminator-...
Mad Max
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4575512/
First Blood
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6912162/

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.

Sorry.

Just took a look on imdb, ergh, so many possible horrible films up in the air. I was chatting to a CD today hough, and IMDB is hopeless as a resource, most of it is wafle...till it isn't.
It today's franchise obsessed hollywood, not one of those old 80s classics will be allowed to die. And all of them are ste compared to the originals.

[gnc]

the italian job, the original not the remake.

[peterperkins]

Hosenbugler said:

Casablanca

The Third man (Yes, there was a TV spinoff, with Michael Rennie)

The good the bad the ugly

The cruel sea

Lawrence of Arabia.

That's more like it.. A proper list.. Hat's off.

I'll add..

All the Ealing comedies, in fact all the films produced by British companies up until the 1970's..

North by Northwest... My favourite Cary Grant film I think...

[dudleybloke]

Trading Places.
Blues Brothers.

[Leroy902]

Forrest Gump.

It would be a travesty if there) their was even a whisper of the idea. No No.

No doubt the cocaine fueled Hollywood hierarchy are working on something as we speak. Bunch of hyenas.

[Ilovejapcrap]

Schindler’s list.

[Cotty]

Johnspex said:

You've all missed THE film that should never be re-made under any circumstances, Dirty Harry.

You can't remake that, how would they handle this scene in modern times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rcIJIWqYmo

[Halb]

Eaing comedies are interesting. I often play what if with an update of Passport To Pimlico. THe Ladykillers remake was decent, I prefer the original, but the remake was not bad as a stand alone film. I reckon the Coens can handle remakes.

[trev540]

as I am a older type of person I would say Lawrence of Arabia , Zulu, Blues Brothers. Bullitt.. Some of the older ones would be made now to make them politically correct.

[poing]

As well as the ones listed above, especially the 80's classics.

The Truman Show

It's perfect the way it is.

[Flumpo]

Shakermaker said:

wjb said:

You could always just ignore the remake, it's not like Hollywood deletes the original from your memory.

Some remakes are arguably better films. Heat, Scarface, Departed and even the new Jumanji spring to mind.

But I agree that most classics should be left well alone, especially Ferris Buellers Day Off which simply wouldn't work in the modern era anyway!

New Jumanji isn't really a reamke though, its a sequel?

Having had the misfortune of seeing it, I believe it’s a reboot, rather than a remake or sequel.