Remake of "True Grit"

[zacklaws]

Found out tonight that a remake of the film "True Grit" will be released in January. I presume someone thinks they can make it better and probably get a gong themselves like Wayne got, if it flops it will probably be nicknamed "True Crap", I cannot recall a remake of any film, better than the original. Even looking at the trailers, Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn has not got a patch on John Wayne, Bridges seems to be trying to mimic the part of Wayne and sounds and looks dumb, whereas, Wayne was himself. Whatever next? a remake of "The Searchers"

 

[Headgardener]

Found out tonight that a remake of the film "True Grit" will be released in January. I presume someone thinks they can make it better and probably get a gong themselves like Wayne got, if it flops it will probably be nicknamed "True Crap", I cannot recall a remake of any film, better than the original. Even looking at the trailers, Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn has not got a patch on John Wayne, Bridges seems to be trying to mimic the part of Wayne and sounds and looks dumb, whereas, Wayne was himself. Whatever next? a remake of "The Searchers"

Please nooo! As the saying goes "if it aint broke don't fix it".

 

[slowmotion]

The Cape Fear remake was OK, until you compare it to the original.

 

[surfdude]

the day the earth stood still , now thats how to ruin a classic

 

[mikeitup]

Found out tonight that a remake of the film "True Grit" will be released in January. I presume someone thinks they can make it better and probably get a gong themselves like Wayne got, if it flops it will probably be nicknamed "True Crap", I cannot recall a remake of any film, better than the original. Even looking at the trailers, Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn has not got a patch on John Wayne, Bridges seems to be trying to mimic the part of Wayne and sounds and looks dumb, whereas, Wayne was himself. Whatever next? a remake of "The Searchers"

Not a very good Rooster Cogburn without a patch then.

 

[asterix]

Hell no! They'll be remaking Get Carter next. I can just imagine it set in some USA city with some dumb Hollywood actor playing Michael Caine Carter.

 

[ufkacbln]

Wicker Man?

Assualt on Precinct 13?

Classics absolutely butchered in the remakes

Having said that I am looking forward to "The Wicker Tree" as it is produced by Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee who were responsible for the original

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[PBancroft]

I can think of a few remakes where they arguably surpassed the original (The Bourne Identity, The Fly, Scarface) though I guess it is a personal preference thing.

Admittedly the better remakes either completely throw the story out and start from fresh, or have pretty a pretty low starting point to begin with.

 

[yello]

I hope who ever takes the Rooster Cogburn (or is it Cockburn??) camps it up even more than JW did!

 

[dellzeqq]

it could be completely horrible. And, as for the Get Carter remake - apparently it's the Worst Film of All Time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3969245.stm

 

[ianrauk]

Hell no! They'll be remaking Get Carter next. I can just imagine it set in some USA city with some dumb Hollywood actor playing Michael Caine Carter.

oh dear... that reminds me of the piss poor remake of The Italian Job.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's so lazy to remake classic films and i respond in the appropriate manner by not being arsed to watch them.

 

[downfader]

True Grit is one of my all time fave films. How dare they, is nothing respected in Holywad (dont answer that)?

There are a few remakes that did work.. usually when the director takes a different slant (The Crazies is one that I personally liked, originally a George A Romero flick).

 

[mark barker]

oh dear... that reminds me of the piss poor remake of The Italian Job.

I thought the way they produced the American based Italian Job was quite good, not a remake at all.

Generally I agree that remakes shouldn't be allowed, where is the creativity in that? (same goes for music)

 

[Fnaar]

The Cape Fear remake was OK, until you compare it to the original.

Both awesome films in their own right imho