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Remakes on the Way of Flash Gordon, Highlander, and Red Dawn
Remakes!
The word sends chills of fear down even the most hardened movie-goers spine. Every once in a blue moon they actually get it right (Dawn of the Dead) but more often than not it's an embarrassing fiasco for everyone involved.
So now you know how I feel about them, let's take a quick look at some of the remakes that have just been announced:
Despite the abject failure of the recent Sci-Fi channel tv series, Sony pictures has announced their intent to turn Flash Gordon into a feature film franchise. Breck Eisner (who's picture is probably in the dictionary under 'nepotism') is set to direct. He's also working on remakes of The Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Crazies. No writers are assigned yet to tell the tale of three Earthlings lost in space on the planet Mongo fighting the evil goateed Ming the Merciless but I'm assuming it ain't gonna be Charlie Kaufman.
Because no one wants to see another Highlander sequel (aren't there like 12 or something?) instead we get a Highlander remake. File this under the least surprising remake news ever.
Summit Entertainment got the rights to it and plans on making it more fleshed out with more back story and more romance. Peter Davis, one of the original producers (and unfortunately also of all the sequels) who also will be working on this version, talked about the icky element:
"I would hate to think that people viewed 'Highlander' as a sword fighting movie because it's much more than that," he said. "The issues of an immortal falling in love with a woman and knowing she's going to grow old and die in your arms, those are very romantic issues to deal with."
Sounds already screwed.
You've already heard that MGM wants to remake Robocop but that's not the only silly 80s actioner they want to redux. Red Dawn, the movie about American high school students fighting off a communist invasion, is being talked about getting the treatment.
Really? Assuming they're talking about updating it, are they gonna have people from the Middle East invading? I'd be more specific but hell, I can't tell who our enemy is supposed to be over there anymore. Seems like you shoulda gotten on that remake about 6 years ago when all the sheep in our country were more bloodthirsty. What with the pendulum swinging back the other way politically this will most likely be perceived as just offensive. "We've had image problems before," MGM honcho Harry Sloan said, "The film will speak for itself."
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter
The word sends chills of fear down even the most hardened movie-goers spine. Every once in a blue moon they actually get it right (Dawn of the Dead) but more often than not it's an embarrassing fiasco for everyone involved.
So now you know how I feel about them, let's take a quick look at some of the remakes that have just been announced:
Despite the abject failure of the recent Sci-Fi channel tv series, Sony pictures has announced their intent to turn Flash Gordon into a feature film franchise. Breck Eisner (who's picture is probably in the dictionary under 'nepotism') is set to direct. He's also working on remakes of The Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Crazies. No writers are assigned yet to tell the tale of three Earthlings lost in space on the planet Mongo fighting the evil goateed Ming the Merciless but I'm assuming it ain't gonna be Charlie Kaufman.
Because no one wants to see another Highlander sequel (aren't there like 12 or something?) instead we get a Highlander remake. File this under the least surprising remake news ever.
Summit Entertainment got the rights to it and plans on making it more fleshed out with more back story and more romance. Peter Davis, one of the original producers (and unfortunately also of all the sequels) who also will be working on this version, talked about the icky element:
"I would hate to think that people viewed 'Highlander' as a sword fighting movie because it's much more than that," he said. "The issues of an immortal falling in love with a woman and knowing she's going to grow old and die in your arms, those are very romantic issues to deal with."
Sounds already screwed.
You've already heard that MGM wants to remake Robocop but that's not the only silly 80s actioner they want to redux. Red Dawn, the movie about American high school students fighting off a communist invasion, is being talked about getting the treatment.
Really? Assuming they're talking about updating it, are they gonna have people from the Middle East invading? I'd be more specific but hell, I can't tell who our enemy is supposed to be over there anymore. Seems like you shoulda gotten on that remake about 6 years ago when all the sheep in our country were more bloodthirsty. What with the pendulum swinging back the other way politically this will most likely be perceived as just offensive. "We've had image problems before," MGM honcho Harry Sloan said, "The film will speak for itself."
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter
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Comment by EdMuzick on May 26, 2008 at 12:53pm -
Oh, deliver us from remakes! Especially ones where the original wasn't all that good to begin with (Highlander is the exception, please don't call!). Flash was 80's cheese and Red Dawn was 80's cheese flatulence (for those of you who are lactose intolerant).
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Comment by corey vire on May 25, 2008 at 3:20pm
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!BWHAHAHAHAHAH!HAHAHAHA! GASP! GASP!.......BWAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHAAAHAHA!
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Comment by Art Vandelay on May 25, 2008 at 6:57am -
And they're all gonna suck. You heard it here first. Well probably not.
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Comment by matty on May 25, 2008 at 3:12am -
They can use the dogs from Disney's chcc' WOW wä!
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Comment by Stephanie on May 24, 2008 at 10:04pm -
sigh
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Comment by Everwen on May 24, 2008 at 9:57pm -
Well, Flash Gordon wouldn't be much of a remake but an adaptation. Now, Highlander, I thought they already pissed off the fans enough with the countless sequels and the TV shows.
Remakes, hardly good at all. But all is fair game for the big Hollywood machine. Pitty.
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Comment by matty on May 24, 2008 at 9:17pm
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Sheeple!
I don't care what Hollywood tries to remake anymore. They're going to make whatever garbage that seems like decent seller because there is an audience for everything.
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Comment by Matthew L. on May 24, 2008 at 5:12pm
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HIGHLANDER REMAKE?! OH HELL NO! LET THEIR HEADS ROLL!!!!
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Comment by Pendzlov on May 24, 2008 at 3:48pm -
Oh, hell no, not Highlander. Why are they doing this?... yeah, I know, probably 'cause they know I'm goin' to watch it. Bastards!
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Comment by NightFire on May 24, 2008 at 3:34pm -
Queen? ... is the music good?
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