From the Department of Unnecessary Remakes...

**Saint of Killers** · 24 Mar 2007, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Dolemite

Fuck Hollywood. Seriously. I am really so fucking sick of this non-stop 'remake ever movie ever made' bullshit that I want to puke. Creativity is dead.

The article also mentions they're remaking The Thing. That better not happen.

The irony is thick.

**Some Stupid Japanese Name** · 24 Mar 2007, 03:43 PM

how?

**Dolemite** · 24 Mar 2007, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Saint of Killers

The irony is thick.

No it's not. The 1950's Thing had very little to do with the novel it was based on ("Who Goes There?"). John Carpenter's version was less of a remake and more of an attempt at actually faithfully adapting the novel.

Aside from that, back in the 80's Hollywood wasn't out of their minds with remake fever. On the rare occasion that a movie was remade back then, it was a big deal and the remake was usually radically different than the original. Scarface is another example.

**Error** · 24 Mar 2007, 08:37 PM

If this is a remake then they are going to have a hell of a time landing on the highest point in New York again.

**Dolemite** · 25 Mar 2007, 12:48 AM

lol.

**Super-Eggroll** · 25 Mar 2007, 02:35 PM

I heard last week they've been planning on doing a new version of "The Warriors" since 2002, and now it's finally going into production.

The only way this movie would work is if they set it in the alternate future 70's or 80's, and it would look exactly like the original anyway so why bother?

**Drewbacca** · 25 Mar 2007, 08:27 PM

I'm glad they're doing these remakes. Seems like an easy way to make a quick buck off of a sheepish movie-going population without having to exert a lot of unnecessary cost in R&D. This is a business guys, not a charity.

**MechDeus** · 25 Mar 2007, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Super-Eggroll

The only way this movie would work

False. There is not just a single way a movie can work.

Originally Posted by Dolemite

No it's not. The 1950's Thing had very little to do with the novel it was based on. John Carpenter's version was less of a remake and more of an attempt at actually faithful adapting the novel.

Weren't you bitching about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a remake?