If You Could See A Remake Of Any Movie, What Would It Be And Why?

[ukdobby 223]

5 hours ago, pattricia said:

Kes. However I doubt if they could improve on the original one.

Vic and Bob did one very well.

[PRESLEY 1,222]

9 minutes ago, ukdobby said:

Vic and Bob did one very well.

Can't have been very good because them two are rubbish.  

[steved32 55]

Remakes are often turkeys, so leave the classics where they are for posterity.

 

e.g. Psycho, The Thirty-Nine Steps, True Grit...

[pattricia 574]

44 minutes ago, steved32 said:

Remakes are often turkeys, so leave the classics where they are for posterity.

 

e.g. Psycho, The Thirty-Nine Steps, True Grit...

I agree. I mean how could they ever make a remake of Gone With The Wind.?

[PRESLEY 1,222]

37 minutes ago, pattricia said:

I agree. I mean how could they ever make a remake of Gone With The Wind.?

Definately,  like mentioned, there are some films that should be left alone.

[zach 234]

On 21/09/2021 at 12:21, PRESLEY said:

I agree.

And I'll 2nd that.

 

Another that can't be remade IMO is the original Italian Job. I know they tried...sort of!

 

Maybe Alien could be remade, or a remake along the same lines (on the spaceship) Not the 'sort of' follow ons/prequel like Prometheus or (forgot the name 😂) I put it down to age, it will come to me!

[hackey lad 3,949]

Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a bad one , it would have more chance of success than trying to better a good one "

[Mr Bloke 1,445]

2 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a bad one , it would have more chance of success than trying to better a good one "

Hmmm...

Not many people know that!

[hackey lad 3,949]

22 minutes ago, Mr Bloke said:

Hmmm...

Not many people know that!

They do now 😀

[PRESLEY 1,222]

19 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Michael Caine once said " if you are going to remake a film , remake a bad one , it would have more chance of success than trying to better a good one "

He should know, he's made some baddens.  A lot of people do know that. !  

[PRESLEY 1,222]

Just watching Sean Connery in Diamonds are forever,  I know they don't remake bond films as such but just replace the actors with a different story line but for my money there will only be one Bond as far as I'm concearnrd, that is Sean Connery not Poncy Roger Moore and the rest of the Mongrels.  Simon Templer was Roger Moores roll,  actually couldn't imagine Connery doing Templer, he is not Poncy enough.  

[Rockers rule 673]

On 23/09/2021 at 10:40, steved32 said:

Remakes are often turkeys, so leave the classics where they are for posterity.

 

e.g. Psycho, The Thirty-Nine Steps, True Grit...

Got to disagree with 'The 39 Steps'

I think all of the films have merits of their own.

The 1959 Kenneth More being my personal favourite, although for closeness to the book the 2008 film nearly has it.

The 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film is what it is.

I often feel the Robert Powell film doesn't deserve the slating it gets, come on it was 1978 and technically it was well done.

We were lucky to see the Stage (comedy) version at the Lamproom Theater Barnsley a good few years ago.

Shame I can't remember the name of the theater group or the players because they really need a mention.

 

The action, use of stage props & belly laughs throughout worked on stage.

So why not yet another 39 Steps but a comedy version this time?

 

Keep safe.