Films That Should NEVER Be Remade - The Original Is Timeless

Films That Should NEVER Be Remade - The Original Is Timeless

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Eric Mc

122,032 posts

265 months

Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Fastchas said:
Ben Hur.

I refuse to watch the remake, it would crush me, I know it.
Which remake?

ajprice

27,484 posts

196 months

Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Eric Mc said:
Fastchas said:
Ben Hur.

I refuse to watch the remake, it would crush me, I know it.
Which remake?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2638144/

Bernd Tost

902 posts

142 months

Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Eric Mc said:
Which remake?
Gladiator? hehe

wjb

5,100 posts

131 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Police Academy.

bony_13

166 posts

97 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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The Big Lebowski.

Writhing

490 posts

109 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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When the wind blows.

Composer62

1,654 posts

86 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Don't Look Now.

Leon R

3,206 posts

96 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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John Wick.

Absolutely nailed it first time, no point in ever remaking it.

viggyp

1,917 posts

135 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Leon R said:
John Wick.

Absolutely nailed it first time, no point in ever remaking it.
Agreed. Such a cool film.

cbe21ok

25 posts

152 months

Thursday 2nd August 2018
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I don't suppose anyone would ever dream of thinking about a remake of Withnail.

siovey

1,643 posts

138 months

Sunday 5th August 2018
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Westworld?

r11co

6,244 posts

230 months

Sunday 5th August 2018
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Has anyone mentioned Highlander yet?

bks. mad

irocfan

40,452 posts

190 months

Sunday 5th August 2018
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r11co said:
Has anyone mentioned Highlander yet?

bks. mad
I dunno - I really liked the original Highlander, but it was always a 'b-movie' (maybe better for it?). Getting a decently scripted one with some full on action could be good

Russian Troll Bot

24,980 posts

227 months

Sunday 5th August 2018
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irocfan said:
r11co said:
Has anyone mentioned Highlander yet?

bks. mad
I dunno - I really liked the original Highlander, but it was always a 'b-movie' (maybe better for it?). Getting a decently scripted one with some full on action could be good
Whatever happens, it couldn't possibly be worse than Highlander 2 or The Source

spyder dryver

1,329 posts

216 months

Sunday 5th August 2018
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"Some like it hotter" starring Ben Stiller and Ryan Reynolds.
Or Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais.

No thanks.

r11co

6,244 posts

230 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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Russian Troll Bot said:
Highlander 2
A steaming turd of a thing - classic example of what happens when the execs take over.

The Renegade edition where Russell Mulcahy took back control of the movie and totally re-edited it - taking out the stupid alien backstory - is vastly improved but the first movie is one of those 'should have been left as a one-off' things as it was a neatly self-contained story, and was very much of its time visually and worked because it was quaint in places. Plus it featured the legend that is James Cosmo - the go-to actor when you require a stereotypical Scotsman from any era in history.

CooperD

2,867 posts

177 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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American Graffiti

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Tuesday 7th August 2018
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irocfan said:
I dunno - I really liked the original Highlander, but it was always a 'b-movie' (maybe better for it?). Getting a decently scripted one with some full on action could be good
yeah, Highlander was one I rewatched recently, and realised it's a bit campy and st in places. And the fights are total dogst.
A remake would be decent.

Zoon

6,706 posts

121 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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grumbledoak said:
The Crow
Robocop
Commando
Terminator
Mad Max
First Blood

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.
They've already tried with Robocop

Russian Troll Bot

24,980 posts

227 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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Zoon said:
grumbledoak said:
The Crow
Robocop
Commando
Terminator
Mad Max
First Blood

None of those would work, given a modern treatment.
They've already tried with Robocop
Mad Max as well, except that was fantastic