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atsonicpark 12.07.2008 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ALIEN ANAL
rumor has it that speilberg and will smith may be redoing Old Boy

i only just watched Old Boy today and there is now way in hell that smith or speilberg would do it justice

i cant stand smith


Haha okay replied before I read the whole thread. Either way:


 


As long as they never remake the masterpiece known as "sympathy for mr. vengeance"...

ALIEN ANAL 12.07.2008 08:39 PM

old boy was a pretty nuts movie
i cant imagine mainstream hollywood covering the themes in that movie

atsonicpark 12.07.2008 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NWRA
Suprised to see Herzog's Bad Lieutenant isn't listed.

I doubt most of those remakes will be made. Probably just the horror films..


It isn't a remake...... according to Herzog. Don't know why they kept the title "Bad Lieutenant" if it's not a remake (and it's definitely not a sequel). The same title, characters, concepts, and probably plot points seems to equal "remake" to me but not according to Herzog. So, okay.

Also, a Western Battle Royale has been in the works forever. Should be hilarious.

Did they give up on remaking Suspiria? Good.

There are some good remakes: The Fly and Scarface come to mind right away. But remakes are usually pretty pointless. On the other hand, no one's forcing you to watch them. The original film is always there. And sometimes, a great film wouldn't have been seen by most people if not for the successful remake (see Infernal Affairs).

atsonicpark 12.07.2008 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ALIEN ANAL
old boy was a pretty nuts movie
i cant imagine mainstream hollywood covering the themes in that movie


Yeah, Oldboy's pretty cool.

It's based on a manga and the film version has some stuff the manga didn't have, so.....

I highly doubt the incest angles will be in the American version. Again, should be hilarious. I'll watch it on watch-movies.net when it comes out probably.

amerikangod 12.08.2008 12:41 AM

Darren Aranofsky is supposed to be doing another Robocop movie. Not a remake, but a sequel. From what I read, the idea is that it's many years later and the Robocop program is being revitalized. This time in L.A., I think.

Personally, I'm excited by this.

demonrail666 12.08.2008 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Did they give up on remaking Suspiria? Good.



I didn't even know they'd ever planned one. That'd be the most ludicrously doomed-to-fail project ever. I mean it's hardly a particularly interesting story.

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Originally Posted by amerikangod
Darren Aranofsky is supposed to be doing another Robocop movie. Not a remake, but a sequel. From what I read, the idea is that it's many years later and the Robocop program is being revitalized. This time in L.A., I think.

Personally, I'm excited by this.



I agree. I always thought Robocop was a great idea but wasn't that great a film. It would definitely be improved and would, if anything, benefit from the full-on Transformers-style CGI treatment.

!@#$%! 12.08.2008 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip
The Birds
How depressing. Hitchcock’s awesome thriller is getting the remake treatment, with Martin ‘Casino Royale’ Campbell rumoured to be directing, and Naomi Watts linked with the project too. It has a release date of July 2009.

haha


embarrassing. it's gonna end up like that psycho remake.

the gumption of these sad motherfuckers who think they can improve on a masterpiece knows no end. that's what cokehead grandiosity gets you.

naomi watts is kinda hot though.

!@#$%! 12.08.2008 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Someone did tell me that Stephen Spielberg is doing an Oldboy remake with Will Smith as the star. Also, a Lady Vengeance remake with Charlize Theron. Funny, but I don't plan on seeing them. Most new films coming to mainstream U.S. theaters in general aren't worth paying attention to, let alone pointless remakes.


if that's true, i hope someone shoots him in the head before he soils those movies with his filthy hollywood ideology.


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