hackey lad Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I know someone has remade Mad Max , I have heard they are about to remake a classic gangster film but to my horror and disgust I have just found out that someone is about to remake one of the greatest films of all time ,The Magnificent Seven . why do they continue to do this ? why not do what Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a rubbish one and improve it " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I know someone has remade Mad Max , I have heard they are about to remake a classic gangster film but to my horror and disgust I have just found out that someone is about to remake one of the greatest films of all time ,The Magnificent Seven . why do they continue to do this ? why not do what Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a rubbish one and improve it " Why remake classic films? To make a load of money for the investors! Classic movies already carry a level of awareness with the general public so less has to spent on marketing to pursued people to watch them. Think of it like a business, it costs more money to create a new franchise than it does to join a well established one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 why pay millions to make a film nobody might see, when you can remake a film that you know already has a fanbase and will go see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I know someone has remade Mad Max , I have heard they are about to remake a classic gangster film but to my horror and disgust I have just found out that someone is about to remake one of the greatest films of all time ,The Magnificent Seven . why do they continue to do this ? why not do what Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a rubbish one and improve it "You do know The Magnificent Seven is a remake don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 That's why cinema holds little interest to me now, if it's not a remake (some are good admittedly) it's transformers 138. TV is where it's at now, creatively speaking anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 You do know The Magnificent Seven is a remake don't you? 7 samurai,its better than the cowboy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 You do know The Magnificent Seven is a remake don't you? It's remake of the Seven Samurai isn't it? The Severn Samurai is also meant to be a a major influence upon Lucas and Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElasticMan Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 So hackey lad, the film that were so disgusted about being remade is already a remake! Pretty much answers your point doesn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 yes I already knew it was a remake of the seven samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 It's remake of the Seven Samurai isn't it? The Severn Samurai is also meant to be a a major influence upon Lucas and Star Wars.Theres a theory that Star Wars is basically a remake of Shane set in space. Not sure if I agree with that but I do agree that its pretty much a cowboy movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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