Remakes

[Gothic]

Re: Remakes

Ok so it wasn't a remake of the THING but a prequel = Loved it

I agree, some of the CGI is a bit naff but as a prequel, it ties in nicely with the 1982 The Thing.

[darren]

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actually the evil dead remake does look good.
ill not get my hopes up for it being good but we will see.

Ok so it wasn't a remake of the THING but a prequel = Loved it

also looking forward to the remake of The Evil Dead, looks like they will be removing the comedy bit out and making it creepier

as for the other remakes, none really improve on the original, and I did not like total recall remake, as somebody already said
some are classics and should be left alone

[culnara]

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Ok so it wasn't a remake of the THING but a prequel = Loved it

also looking forward to the remake of The Evil Dead, looks like they will be removing the comedy bit out and making it creepier

as for the other remakes, none really improve on the original, and I did not like total recall remake, as somebody already said
some are classics and should be left alone

[darren]

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same here mate.
they cant recreate the atmosphere of a film for whatever reason they cant make it as good as the original.

they should be able too but they cant.
look at clash of the titans remake not a patch on the original.


why do they keep doing remakes when they fail so often.

i can't do remakes..........even if they look terribly out dated i'd much rather sit through the original once in a while

[themilkman]

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i can't do remakes..........even if they look terribly out dated i'd much rather sit through the original once in a while

Agreed, whenever I see a remake of anything, be it a film, tv series etc, it never looks 'right'.........leave well alone as far as I'm concerned.

[shilton dipper]

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i can't do remakes..........even if they look terribly out dated i'd much rather sit through the original once in a while

[Jay Mc]

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Remakes of old Films/T V Series ...... where do you start, there are so many now

some have been good (The A-Team)

some have been ok (Transformers - the first one after that not so great)

somer have been bad (Fame)

BUT (there is always a but) without a doubt the worst remake in the history of remakes (and I will have not arguments ) is Thunderbirds....

There is no hell bad enough for any person involved in this steaming pile of monkey dung (expletives left out as this is a family site)

[darren]

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Dont remember the original survivors cant remember the new version you speak off either.
but id believe the original was better

Im pretty sure superstars came back in recent yrs though and it was as good as the original.

The 70's tv drama 'Survivors' was brilliant........the remake a few years ago, tosh.

[themilkman]

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The 70's tv drama 'Survivors' was brilliant........the remake a few years ago, tosh.

[darren]

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have to say compared to the original clash of the titans the remake for me does not come close mate.

the original is a true fantasy classic.

Theres a remake in the works for Clash Of The Titans from 1981, due out in 2010, or so says The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Love the origional but wouldnt mind giving the remake a look see.

And i love The Thing too. And also the 80's remake of The Blob...man did that scare me!

[Danny]

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Randall & Hopkirk (deceased) - The remake was far too smugly done by Reeves and Mortimer

Also I remember the vital spark from many years ago but the remake 'Tales of paraHandy' - with him off Rab C Nesbitt just didn't do it for me

[Emettman]

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I was horrified at The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy film! Took me a couple of years to forgive all in involved in making it before I could watch it again and try to appreciate it as something far removed from the series.

I still haven't. Another thing you can do with a towel is cry into it. And yes I did take my towel to the film.

I can now dissect out the few decent bits: essentially Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast and the CGI of Magarathea.

So few remakes do better.
Though I love both Coleman and Granger versions of "The Prisoner of Zenda" And the McQueen and Brosnan versions of "The Thoms Crown Affair.

TV remakes? Most series were of their time. But the Avengers and The New Avengers went well. Very well.

[HG]

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I think some things are best left in the memory, watching reruns of old programmes/films often takes away the magic you hold for them.

[SpiralCoolStuff]

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Theres a remake in the works for Clash Of The Titans from 1981, due out in 2010, or so says The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Love the origional but wouldnt mind giving the remake a look see.

And i love The Thing too. And also the 80's remake of The Blob...man did that scare me!

[kazboot]

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I personally feel that old tv series should be a treasured memory of their time and it seems wrong to make an up to date movie of them, for me it never seems to work.