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Little_Doctor..."The Blob" (1958; Steve McQueen) was remade in 1988. The original was infinitely superior to the remake. Just my opinion, and for the purposes of full disclosure I do happen to be a big Steve McQueen fan.
I think I'd like to see a remake of "2001:A Space Odyssey", with the stipulation that the exact original script be retained. The thing is, I'd love to see what they could do with it using state-of-the-art effects.
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I like the origional starwars movies, the first was ok, but I hate Jar-Jar.
The second... ugh. Yes, the only thing worth seeing in that one is Yoda with a lightsaber.
I *gasp* liked the second and third matrix movies. possibly more so than the first... There is so much more philosophy in them.
Yes! Yes! Re-make the Hobbit! I can't stand seeing that cartoon where Bilbo shouts so often in a cheesy way "Sting!"
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quote:12 Angry Men - not because the original is bad, but because the original is too old for most people to appreciate it
Actually, they already did, and it even has Jack Lemmon in it. I really liked it, but it didn't get good reviews.
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I would like to see any of the old Sinbad movies with the animatronic graphics redone. I would also like to see the special effects in Clash of the Titans cleaned up, but not just simply done as CG.
I agree the Matrix 2 and 3 need some tweaking to be as impactual as the first.
I would like Tron 2.0 to be a movie as well. Even through Tron was a bit disappointing, the advent of the internet, servers, and all the technology after the Tron movie aired could really refresh a sequel.
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I think they should do about 4 remakes, all at the same time. 4 directors/producers should get together and decide what aspect of the book they want to cover, so they are 4 completely different movies, which focus on, say...
The racial aspect of having Dagoo, Tashtego, and Queequeg in the third rank of command on the ship. (plus Pip and Cook)
The moral issue of whale hunting vs. the souls of whales and whale "Society."
The technical aspects of whale-hunting, presented as a precursor to the current state of Cetacean biology
The legend/mythology aspect of the telling of a story that is extreme but possibly true, but can't be verified.
I'd like to see Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam as directors, with Jack Nicholson as Ahab, in at least one version.
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I'd like to see a remake of "For Heaven's Sake." (The 1950 version with Clifton Webb, Joan Blondell, and Edmund Gwenn. Directed by George Seaton)
I saw it only once about 30 or so years ago on TV, but I remember it pretty well.
It's not that the movie wasn't great. I think it was. It's just that I can't find it available on video anywhere, so I suspect it may be one of the movies that deteriorated and therefore is lost to the world for all time. So if it is lost, a remake may be the only way of preserving a cute story.
Of course, there is no guarantee that a remake is going to be any dang good. (You put in the money and you pull the lever and you hope for the best.) But then again some remakes have been great. Like for instance “Little Shop Around the Corner” and it’s two remakes.
I also wouldn’t mind seeing a remake of “Kill the Umpire” with William Bendix.
I also wouldn’t mind having both of these movies on video or DVD. So if any of you know where I can score a copy, please let me know.
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