DC Tom Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 When I got sick of hearing "We love every syllable of this, but we can't make one cent off you." Maybe you should stop trying to be original. Howard The Duck hasn't been remade yet...get on that ****... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Weird Science had a certain goofy charm that current Hollywood is incapable of recapturing. Movie will suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Maybe you should stop trying to be original. Howard The Duck hasn't been remade yet...get on that ****... Little known fact... Here was George Lucas's track record... He directed American Grafitti Then produced major studio films in succession... Star Wars (and directed) More American Grafitti The Empire Strikes Back Body Heat Return of the Jedi Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Labyrinth and then Howard the Duck. It was supposed to be animated but Lucas had to make a live action movie by contract so he scrapped the animation idea. Edited April 20, 2013 by Kelly the Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Little known fact... Here was George Lucas's track record... He directed American Grafitti Then produced major studio films in succession... Star Wars (and directed) More American Grafitti The Empire Strikes Back Body Heat Return of the Jedi Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Labyrinth and then Howard the Duck. It was supposed to be animated but Lucas had to make a live action movie by contract so he scrapped the animation idea. I didn't realize he did Body Heat. That's one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I didn't realize he did Body Heat. That's one of my favorites. Yeah, Body Heat was very, very good. It was Lawrence Kasden's first movie he directed. He had just written The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Arc for Lucas who then set this up for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Little known fact... Here was George Lucas's track record... He directed American Grafitti Then produced major studio films in succession... Star Wars (and directed) More American Grafitti The Empire Strikes Back Body Heat Return of the Jedi Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Labyrinth and then Howard the Duck. It was supposed to be animated but Lucas had to make a live action movie by contract so he scrapped the animation idea. You forgot to put Raiders in there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 You forgot to put Raiders in there, too. Oops. Good point. Quite an omission. I mentioned it above in the Kasdan comment and thought I included it in original list but didnt. There were so many back to back... Oh, and then Howard the Duck. Labyrinth was a major flop, too, I think, which was before Howard the Duck although I'm really not sure how much Lucas had to do with that one. It was a strange project from the start, with Jim Henson directing and David Bowie starring, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Oops. Good point. Quite an omission. I mentioned it above in the Kasdan comment and thought I included it in original list but didnt. There were so many back to back... Oh, and then Howard the Duck. Labyrinth was a major flop, too, I think, which was before Howard the Duck although I'm really not sure how much Lucas had to do with that one. It was a strange project from the start, with Jim Henson directing and David Bowie starring, etc. What about "Willow"? Or was that after "Howard the Duck"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 What about "Willow"? Or was that after "Howard the Duck"? Willow was after. That was part, however, of his weird period. With Labyrinth, Howard the Duck, Tucker, A Man and His Dream (which I kinda liked), The Land Before Time, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Willow was after. That was part, however, of his weird period. With Labyrinth, Howard the Duck, Tucker, A Man and His Dream (which I kinda liked), The Land Before Time, etc. Wow, I didn't realize just how many movies Lucas was involved with, even though he wasn't directing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 What about "Willow"? Or was that after "Howard the Duck"? "Don't call me 'peck'!" "Oh, I'm sorry, peck. Peck! Peck, peck, peck, peck, peck, peck, peck." That's one of my more favorite Val Kilmer roles. I'm sure that says something about me that's very unflattering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Wow, I didn't realize just how many movies Lucas was involved with, even though he wasn't directing them. True. But as you know, without direct knowledge of what happened on a particular movie, we don't know the extent of the involvement. A guy could get an Executive Producer credit on it just by securing the money or putting person A together with person B and not do anything on the film. I have no idea what he did on those films. It could range from a ton to virtually nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Here are 13 more movies they are considering for remakes.... http://theweek.com/article/index/242702/13-utterly-unnecessary-1980s-movie-remakes-that-are-actually-in-development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Here are 13 more movies they are considering for remakes.... http://theweek.com/a...-in-development God those all seem like terrible ideas. I don't believe I recognized one element from the original Scarface, which was great, to the Al Pacino one, except, perhaps, a scar, on a face. They may as well do another that had nothing to do with the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I just learned that they're remaking Robocop (it's in post-production). It has a pretty impressive cast. Set for 2/14 release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Here are 13 more movies they are considering for remakes.... http://theweek.com/a...-in-development Escape From New York: Not a bad idea, an updated version could make it better. Endless Love: I've never heard of it. So would anyone even know it's a re-make? Scarface: Bad idea. Time Bandits: Oh boy. People are emotionally wedded to this movie, but a re-make could work. As long as they keep the dark tone. Videodrome: See Endless Love comment. Wargames: This was a cold war movie and that's how it should remain. No. Romancing the Stone: Definitely not. No one could capture the chemistry in both action and humor that both Douglas & Turner had. Short Circuit: A silly movie that may not hold up today, a re-make could work. Highlander: Good luck on this happening. Dirty Dancing: This movie means nothing to me. Having said that, they already re-made Footloose and people did not cry foul then. The Monster Squad: With today's technology, a re-make could be great. Overboard: See Endless Love & Videodrome comments. Pet Sematary: This movie sucked. So a re-make can only make it better. Edited April 21, 2013 by Mark Vader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I just learned that they're remaking Robocop (it's in post-production). It has a pretty impressive cast. Set for 2/14 release. I'm not a huge fan of remakes as stated, but Robocop, because of the huge advance in technology, both in the real world and in the movie making world, would seem to be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I just learned that they're remaking Robocop (it's in post-production). It has a pretty impressive cast. Set for 2/14 release. I was not a fan of the original "Robocop", so I might be more inclined to give this re-make a try. Did you also know that they are remaking "Godzilla"? That is scheduled for May 2014, and also has an impressive cast. Have a look. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831387/?ref_=sr_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I was not a fan of the original "Robocop", so I might be more inclined to give this re-make a try. Did you also know that they are remaking "Godzilla"? That is scheduled for May 2014, and also has an impressive cast. Have a look. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831387/?ref_=sr_1 Didn't see the Matthew Broderick version. Hopefully this one is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Come In Peace Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Didn't see the Matthew Broderick version. Hopefully this one is better. That's why you still have the gift of sight. That version was almost as bad Battle LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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