Movie remakes

[Gary68]

i hate them.i hate j.j. abrams for first remaking the wrath of kahn and now i refuse to see his star wars remake and now i see the the magnificent seven has been remade, i meen come on your not going to top yul brynner,steve mcqueen and charles bronson
it's like the movie makers are to lazy to come up with new ideas,i hate them :angel:

 

[VJG1977]

i hate them.i hate j.j. abrams for first remaking the wrath of kahn and now i refuse to see his star wars remake and now i see the the magnificent seven has been remade, i meen come on your not going to top yul brynner,steve mcqueen and charles bronson
it's like the movie makers are to lazy to come up with new ideas,i hate them :angel:

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the Japanese-language film Seven Samurai.  

 

[speedhighway46]

How about the upcoming release of the remake of Ben Hurr (sp?). More computer generated, poor screen play and story line crap, I bet!

 

[Queen]

Just read they'e remaking Unforgiven, Clint Eastwoods film. Ken Watanabe is remaking it into a samurai film.

 

[VJG1977]

Just read they'e remaking Unforgiven, Clint Eastwoods film.  Ken Watanabe is remaking it into a samurai film.

It already happened. Unforgiven (2013)

 

[TMG51]

One of the demographics with the greatest disposable income are 13 year-olds spending their parents' money. 13 year-olds haven't seen whatever your favorite movie is. This means it makes good business sense to murder your classic and rehash it for a sale. Chalk it up to capitalism and don't spend your time getting frustrated about it.

 

[VJG1977]

Will Smith's movie I Am Legend (2007) is a remake of Charlton Heston's movie The Omega Man (1971) that was a remake of Vincent Price's movie The Last Man on Earth (1964).  

What has been will be again,
    what has been done will be done again;
    there is nothing new under the sun.

 

[LeeRevell]

A new "Maginficent Seven" coming out too.  This will make the fourth different "Chris" (Yul Brenner's character in the original).  Of course it was a western remake of Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai".

 

[Queen]

It already happened. Unforgiven (2013)

Wonder if it was any good.  I only go to the movies, or rent anything new once every couple of years... so I guess I'll never know. 

 

[GotSmart]

My biggest upset is over a remake of Pete's Dragon.  

Why bother to use the same name if it is a different story?

It was bad enough when they did True Grit.  

:dodgy:

 

[rvpopeye]

I look at it this way.
Originals ....are great ! Can't deny that !!!!!
Remakes.....some are a waste of time and some are very entertaining .

Some producers DON'T seem to be able come up with original ideas
so they do remakes , if it sucks , they don't make very much $$$$$$
self regulating ????

I never go to the theaters and usually wait for DVD or discounted DVD !
By then the good ones are easier to find....and more people to tell you which ones they liked .

 

[LeeRevell]

If they ever 'remake' "The Maltese Falcon" in color it will be a true tragedy.  Film Noire is a true artform.

 

[GotSmart]

Casablanka,
The Quiet Man, 
The Godfather,
Pulp Fiction,
LOTR, Return of the King,
The Shawshank Redemption

None of these should be remade ever.

 

[LeeRevell]

Agreed on Casablanca, African Queen, and any classic Bogey film.