What movies do you think could go well with a remake?

[No Quarter]

Came across a post on FB before pondering movies that should or could be remade.

Obviously some remakes stink.

The suggestion though was this one:


Despite it being a colossal flop, I always have had a soft spot for it. Loved it as a younger bloke and would watch it every now and again.

I think with the right script/director/cast it could actually be made in to something that hits better.

Though sadly, with out the great man;

 

[Quivorir]

Maybe you can start by actually telling us what movie you think should be remade?

 

[No Quarter]

Maybe you can start by actually telling us what movie you think should be remade?

Um.. what?

 

[Quivorir]

Um.. what?

You posted a picture. I have (had) no idea what that movie is. I'm sure I am not alone.

 

[Roobs321]

You posted a picture. I have (had) no idea what that movie is. I'm sure I’m alone.

 

[No Quarter]

You posted a picture. I have (had) no idea what that movie is. I'm sure I am not alone.

Right, I thought you meant did I have an original thought, hah!

It is Waterworld (1995) with Kevin Costner

 

[rocker_oz33]

Came across a post on FB before pondering movies that should or could be remade.

Obviously some remakes stink.

The suggestion though was this one:

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Despite it being a colossal flop, I always have had a soft spot for it. Loved it as a younger bloke and would watch it every now and again.

I think with the right script/director/cast it could actually be made in to something that hits better.

Though sadly, with out the great man;

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Millions wasted on that ...

 

[00Stinger]

Lawnmower man


Freejack



Stargate

 

[brutus76]

They Live
The Elephant Man
Flash Gordon
The Man who fell to Earth

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

The Last Starfighter

 

[dumb]

Don't really have an interest in movies being remade, they are what they are the first time around.

Purely from a studio point of view, Tarzan. Has fallen out of favour in recent times since being one of the most remade movies. There's enough in the story to intrigue people of any era. I doubt I would want to see it but it seems ripe for re-imagining, genre shifting, etc.

 

[MrsBlueSky]

The Phantom - it's been nearly 30 years since Billy (who the hell is he) Zane created misery and he should be now too old to have ideas about wrecking another one...unless he thinks he's immortal!

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

 

[Billy ray]

Back to the future. Set in 2025. marty goes back to 1995. Shock horror the backwards past!

 

[JackOutback]

The best movies for remakes are the ones that had a great idea and flopped or were moderate hits. Trying to remake classics is fraught with danger. I think remaking Highlander is a good idea because as much as I loved the first one, you could clearly do it differently and still be great.

That said, going against my own argument, I also reckon you could remake Speed.

 

[No Quarter]

The best movies for remakes are the ones that had a great idea and flopped or were moderate hits. Trying to remake classics is fraught with danger. I think remaking Highlander is a good idea because as much as I loved the first one, you could clearly do it differently and still be great.

That said, going against my own argument, I also reckon you could remake Speed.

The question also comes in to mind of how much you stick to the original or how much you deviate



Is one of my all time favourite movies.



This one not so much

 

[Spiritof82]

The best movies for remakes are the ones that had a great idea and flopped or were moderate hits. Trying to remake classics is fraught with danger. I think remaking Highlander is a good idea because as much as I loved the first one, you could clearly do it differently and still be great.

That said, going against my own argument, I also reckon you could remake Speed.

Clancy Brown and Sean Connery (as well as Christopher Lambert) made that movie, you couldn't replace them, would be trying to remake Back to the Future without Michael J Fox or Ferris Buellers Day off without Matthew Broderick

 

[Billy ray]

Drop dead Fred

 

[JackOutback]

Clancy Brown and Sean Connery (as well as Christopher Lambert) made that movie, you couldn't replace them, would be trying to remake Back to the Future without Michael J Fox or Ferris Buellers Day off without Matthew Broderick

Christopher Lambert, a Frenchman who can barely speak English playing a Scot, Connery a Scot playing a Spaniard and Clancy Brown chewing scenery are all bonkers and part of why we love it, but let’s not pretend it’s deliberate, it was a happy accident. Whereas Back to the Future and Ferris Bueller are genuinely great movies.

You absolutely could make a great Highlander movie without them, even a very different one.

 

[Spiritof82]

Drop dead Fred

No one could replace the Peoples Poet (or Capt Flash Heart) in that role

 

[74561347]

Drop dead Fred

not even the best movie with fred in the title

 

[Kram]

The Running Man but a version close the King's book.

 

[JackOutback]

The Running Man but a version close the King's book.

In the works, with Edgar Wright directing.

 

[Stemp Fester]

Cannonball Run.

 

[JackFlash]

Fantastic Voyage
Rope
Jason and The Argonauts
Forbidden Planet
Caligula (done properly)