killienick Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 There are lots of films being remade which don't deserve to be. Point Break is a good example. But how about films which really could do with a remake? I'd say Logan's Run. It is a great premise and an enjoyable film but IMO it was just too far ahead of it's time and suffers very badly from set and design flaws. The acting is atrocious in parts too. Any others? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 there's enough bloody remakes as it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 there's enough bloody remakes as it is. Agreed. But that's because they are remaking the ones that don't deserve or need it. Westworld is another example of a deserving one. Excellent film which is let down by the limitations in robotics/cgi at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Handled with care: Where Eagles Dare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) The Running Man. Arnie's version is great daft fun, but very different from the original book. They'd need to come up with a different ending though. Our hero flies a passenger jet into the tower HQ of the TV company. Edit: Also, The Exorcist 3. Not so much a remake, but a recut. It's one of my favourite films, but Morgan Creek didn't understand what they had, and ordered that new scenes be shot after William Peter Blatty (author of the original book, Legion) handed the footage in. Sadly, they now claim that Blatty's original footage is lost, so there'll be no 'Director's Cut' edition. There's no exorcism in the original book; the demonic killings just stop without proper explanation. The book's more about Detective Kinderman struggling to process the concept of God alongside everything he's seen in his professional life. Edited July 21, 2015 by BigFatTabbyDave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint dave Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) World War Z. Would love to see it closer to the book , even if its over a couple of films. The Battle Of Yonkers and the Chinese submarine stories would be epic on big screen. Movie 1 : spread of the plague and rise of the zombies. Ending with Battle of Yonkers Movie 2 : the Offensive. ETA : with slow moving zombie mega-swarms Edited July 21, 2015 by saint dave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The Clint Eastwood film with the orangutan. Not enough light hearted films with apes these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Spiderman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Neither 1984 or Slaughterhouse Five are terrible films but they could (and should) be significantly better given the source material. Also: Battleground, and The Black Dahlia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The Warriors 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Come out to plaaaaayyyyyy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The Clint Eastwood film with the orangutan. Not enough light hearted films with apes these days. Right turn, Clyde. Might be good minus the annoying no talent blonde chick Clint was enamoured by at the time. Personally, I would like to see a remake of Trainspotting that sticks a lot closer to the book in terms of the plot and lingo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The Warriors I really don't see how the Warriors could be brought up to date. Leave well alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Definitely Dune. Make it into two or three films but limit the CGI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Stephen King - The Stand. Haven't seen the film from the '90s but heard it was poor. However, the book should be a decent film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The Wolf Of Wall Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I really don't see how the Warriors could be brought up to date. Leave well alone. Indeed the warriors is completely of its time. Now they would just shoot each other. Always feel a lot fuss could have been saved if they had just got a taxi home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Honey I shrunk the kids 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Definitely Dune. Make it into two or three films but limit the CGI. They did a miniseries of it. That said it would likely make a cracking HBO style series. 10 Episodes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Definitely Dune. Make it into two or three films but limit the CGI. As long as they steer clear of the later books. It just becomes impossible to follow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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