Atrocities Committed in Hollywood.

[Profpointy]

whilst it's not Citizen Kane i rather enjoyed Stallone's take on Judge Dredd - his "understated" (wooden to be less charitable) performance suits the role well; the look of it was true to the comic, and some nice details like including the Angel Gang, and even an ABC warrior from a different part of 2000ad. good fun - just like the original. We weren't expecting Hamlet after.all.

not seen the new one

 

[MontyVeda]

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On a Sam Raimi theme, I've got high hopes for Army of Darkness 2. What could possibly go wrong...?

Recasting Marcus Gilbert as Lord Arthur.... acting doesn't get more wooden.

As for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull... it was utter pants from start to finish, but the last half hour does make the rest of the film seem better, but only in retrospect... not that I'm fussy, heck i even enjoyed Temple of Doom, something i feel alone in admitting.

Some remakes are bad, some are good... I'd like to see the Tom Hanks films remade without Tom Hanks, same goes for Matt Damon, except Team America, he was quite good in that.

Re Nikita, the original French film wasn't that great either IMO... Luc Besson either hits the nail square on the head or misses it completely.

 

[Roadrider48]

I'm with you on the Tom Hanks thing.

 

[slowmotion]

I heard that they massacred The Texas Chainsaw Massacre too.

 

[benb]

The Thing is a good shout. Unfortunate that they tried again in 2011 and f_cked it up badly.

I haven't watched the 2011 prequel yet. Probably will at some point.

 

[benb]

If it's not got William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy in, I'm not interested.

You're in luck then, as it does have Nimoy in.
It is really good, especially Karl Urban as Bones.

 

[MontyVeda]

The Thing (1982) was a brilliant remake of the 1951 original.

Sometimes remakes work very well and can tell the story in a different way or updated for a modern audience.
I don't have much time for these constant remakes for no reason. (other than $$)

Wasn't the Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart the third attempt at telling that story on film too?

I quite enjoyed the update/remake of The Manchurian Candidate too... it's certainly no worse than the original

Hands up who watched Rollerball? the remake of course, not the brilliant original.

You're in luck then, as it does have Nimoy in.
It is really good, especially Karl Urban as Bones.

I was genuinely surprised at how good the first Star Trek reboot film was... and bloody amazed at how brilliant the sequel was I thought really really good films, especially with such a big budget were a thing of the past.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

They should never have made Home Alone 3, let alone number 4.

 

[MisterStan]

They should never have made Home Alone 3, let alone number 4.

I'd say they pushed their luck with Home Alone 2....

 

[MontyVeda]

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I'd say they pushed their luck with Home Alone 2....

talking of bad sequels... Highlander 2, 3, 4, 5... and according to wikipedia, a remake of the original will begin shooting this year.

 

[slowmotion]

Some remakes are really good. Heat was a remake of LA Takedown, both of which are good.

 

[Headgardener]

What is it with remakes, can't the producers/writers come up with an original idea?

 

[MisterStan]

What is it with remakes, can't the producers/writers come up with an original idea?

Over to you.....

 

[cyberknight]

As long as Bladerunner is safe from a remake i will survive.

 

[MontyVeda]

What is it with remakes, can't the producers/writers come up with an original idea?

I'm sure the writers can... but 'selling' that to the producers is the hard part i guess.