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| 12 Upcoming Hollywood Remakes Of Sci-Fi Classic Movies |
| 2008-11-27 |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #26 "L1ndsey distrusts the creature's intentions, when he's really just trying to get her to eat a sandwitch..." |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-27 23:01 |
| #25 The Creature will need some tasty morsel like in the days of old, not one of the current skinny skanks called stars. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-27 21:10 |
| #24 Well, the coudl nto have gotten a more wooden leading man: Keanu Reeves. And according to more reading I've done, Reeves was involved in a lot of changes ot the script. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-11-27 20:23 |
| #23 when barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides they shall be exterminated Ah so Klatuu is a faithful Muslim, liek me - ridding the world of Jews (and everyone else in the process, but thats not importants) |
| Posted by: ImaDinnerJacket 2008-11-27 20:19 |
| #22 The original "When Worlds Collide", a British Sci-Fi flick created on fifty-cent budget, was so bad it was camp. I read both the novels - "When Worlds Collide" and "After Worlds Collide", and they were definitely stereotypical of 1950's British science fiction - which isn't a complement. Better special effects won't save a lousy script, and the original script was TERRIBLE. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-11-27 16:48 |
| #21 Yes, I believe that the re-make of the Day the Earth Stood Still will join the ranks of the re-makes of Rollerball and the deep sea version of Outland as proof that drugs are bad! |
| Posted by: bruce 2008-11-27 16:16 |
| #20 FYI it comes out December 12. Be sure not to see it. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-11-27 16:10 |
| #19 The Day The Earth Stood Still Is going to be utter shite. He is here to save the planet from Humanity and Global A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. Klaatu himself already has a negative opinion of humans, and when barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides they shall be exterminated so the planet – with its rare ability to sustain complex life – can survive. It is up to Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) to convince Klaatu humans are worth saving: but it may already be too late. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-11-27 16:03 |
| #18 When they remake Mothra I will commence mining Hanna-Barbera material for a workable HR Puffenstuff, Lidsville or Sigmund and the Seamonsters script. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2008-11-27 14:02 |
| #17 Zero's cabinet is stitched together from the politically dead. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-11-27 12:29 |
| #16 Casting the role for Frankenstein? John F'n Kerry! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-27 11:03 |
| #15 This looks more interesting... http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/14361 Hopefully. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-11-27 10:49 |
| #14 As has been said times too numerous to mention, who really gives a rat's a$$ what Hollywood does? "Remakes" are simply an excuse for lack of any original ideas. It should be only a matter of time until Hollywood self destructs...one can only hope. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2008-11-27 10:28 |
| #13 "Have a look at forbidden planet... The special effects are STILL up to date. Way ahead of its time." True enough, BP. But for WAY ahead of its time, check out Lang's "Metropolis". |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2008-11-27 10:11 |
| #12 Real life is bizarre enough for me. Forget the Sci-Fi and remakes. I'll save my money for Australia. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-11-27 09:25 |
| #11 ...I MIGHT go see a Ghostbusters III or a Terminator sequel that wraps up the story, but I wouldn't touch any of the others with a 12-parsec pole. They were products of their time, and could never, ever be topped. The new The Day The Earth Stood Still - with Keanu Reeves running the gamut of emotions from A to B - is sheer blasphemy compared to the sublime original, especially when you add the PC crap that will certainly be a part of it and all the others. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2008-11-27 09:20 |
| #10 Drive in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs has a rule for how to make a successful sequel. But it would also apply to a remake. "A sequel should be exactly the same movie as the original." He noted that when this rule was followed, the sequel was a success, and when it was not, the sequel was a stinker. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-11-27 09:17 |
| #9 More movies I will never see. Hollywood is completely brain dead and needs to be left to die. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-11-27 09:11 |
| #8 Can we call this the result of a 'Detroit Bubble'. A corporate cultural echo chamber that keeps making products devoid of creativity or integrity. A static institution in a dynamic evolutionary environment that rewards adaptation is eventually going to die. The question is how much else of the society are they going to drag down with them? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-11-27 09:00 |
| #7 Have a look at forbidden planet... The special effects are STILL up to date. Way ahead of its time. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-11-27 08:54 |
| #6 Just when I thought that the lack of originality couldn't be any more obvious... Damn... just... damn. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-11-27 08:48 |
| #5 In the remake of Alien the huamns ask themselves why the Alien hates them and then determine it is Bush fault. Then they tie hands with the Alien, sing Kumbaya and bring the man-etaing thing to Earth. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-11-27 08:38 |
| #4 Okay, Termintor IV and Ghostbusters III are understandable. It's common to milk a successful franchise and I look forward to a new Ghostbusters movie. Remake Robocop? Any of the tohers? Foolishness. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-11-27 08:25 |
| #3 In addition to being moonbat leftists, they are devoid of originality. No wonder domestic movie watching is down so much. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2008-11-27 07:35 |
| #2 Wait until you see the trailer for Tiny Trek Adventures. (Real title shamelessly stolen from Ace of Spades HQ). |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-27 01:29 |
| #1 Is Hollywood really this brain dead? Dealers cutting their coke a bit too much? |
| Posted by: Raj 2008-11-27 01:03 |