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Post by novastar6 on Feb 22, 2017 15:12:13 GMT
And that's always the question, most of the time it is NOT done right, but in theory, if it COULD be, what movies do you think could and maybe should be remade?
A little known movie from the 30s that I found on Youtube, it's kind of an And Then There Were None before there was And Then There Were None, The 9th Guest, a group of people receive a mysterious telegram inviting them to a party in a penthouse apartment, and once there they are locked in, the gates are electrified, and a mysterious voice tells them that on each hour, somebody is going to die, only he isn't going to kill them, they are going to kill themselves.
I tracked down the original book it was based on, The Invisible Host, and it was written in the 30s, but even so, if a few minor things were updated for modern times, I think it would still be a very good movie.
Fahrenheit 451, the original was okay given how limited the effects were back then, people want a truer to story version, Hollywood's never going to make it because they admit it's the best story they ever heard, but they don't know how they'd market it to 13 year olds, so they're not going to do it, but that's one that SHOULD be done.
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Post by ruiner420 on Feb 22, 2017 15:24:40 GMT
What does that mean exactly, being "done right"? I don't think there's a right or wrong way to go about doing a remake, or just making a movie in general.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 22, 2017 15:34:27 GMT
And that's always the question, most of the time it is NOT done right, but in theory, if it COULD be, what movies do you think could and maybe should be remade? A little known movie from the 30s that I found on Youtube, it's kind of an And Then There Were None before there was And Then There Were None, The 9th Guest, a group of people receive a mysterious telegram inviting them to a party in a penthouse apartment, and once there they are locked in, the gates are electrified, and a mysterious voice tells them that on each hour, somebody is going to die, only he isn't going to kill them, they are going to kill themselves. I tracked down the original book it was based on, The Invisible Host, and it was written in the 30s, but even so, if a few minor things were updated for modern times, I think it would still be a very good movie. Fahrenheit 451, the original was okay given how limited the effects were back then, people want a truer to story version, Hollywood's never going to make it because they admit it's the best story they ever heard, but they don't know how they'd market it to 13 year olds, so they're not going to do it, but that's one that SHOULD be done.
Anway, I know the movie you are talking about. I think Boris Karloff is in it? I think he played a doctor who was hanged for a "murder", but it wasn't his fault - the authorities took him away before he could finish the surgery on the "patient"? |
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Post by gadolinium on Feb 22, 2017 15:35:41 GMT
Remakes have been around for a very long time. Well-done or not, they won't go away that easily. And some jackass studio big shot may soon think of remaking Fahrenheit 451 as well. As you pointed out, the biggest problem will be how to market such a story.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 15:37:26 GMT
Maybe the prequel trilogy should be remade (yes I'm taking Star Wars here)
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 22, 2017 15:38:26 GMT
Remakes have been around for a very long time. Well-done or not, they won't go away that easily. And some jackass studio big shot may soon think of remaking Fahrenheit 451 as well. As you pointed out, the biggest problem will be how to market such a story. |
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Post by novastar6 on Feb 22, 2017 15:55:53 GMT
Remakes have been around for a very long time. Well-done or not, they won't go away that easily. And some jackass studio big shot may soon think of remaking Fahrenheit 451 as well. As you pointed out, the biggest problem will be how to market such a story. It really wouldn't be hard to market it. It's required reading in a lot of schools so a lot of teenagers would go see it to use it like a Cliffnote and think they won't have to read the book. The way I introduced my nephews to the story was with the question, which they could do in the trailer, as they do, 1 word at a time in between scenes, 'what if the worst crime you could commit...was...read a book?' |
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Post by novastar6 on Feb 22, 2017 15:59:05 GMT
And that's always the question, most of the time it is NOT done right, but in theory, if it COULD be, what movies do you think could and maybe should be remade? A little known movie from the 30s that I found on Youtube, it's kind of an And Then There Were None before there was And Then There Were None, The 9th Guest, a group of people receive a mysterious telegram inviting them to a party in a penthouse apartment, and once there they are locked in, the gates are electrified, and a mysterious voice tells them that on each hour, somebody is going to die, only he isn't going to kill them, they are going to kill themselves. I tracked down the original book it was based on, The Invisible Host, and it was written in the 30s, but even so, if a few minor things were updated for modern times, I think it would still be a very good movie. Fahrenheit 451, the original was okay given how limited the effects were back then, people want a truer to story version, Hollywood's never going to make it because they admit it's the best story they ever heard, but they don't know how they'd market it to 13 year olds, so they're not going to do it, but that's one that SHOULD be done.
Anway, I know the movie you are talking about. I think Boris Karloff is in it? I think he played a doctor who was hanged for a "murder", but it wasn't his fault - the authorities took him away before he could finish the surgery on the "patient"? That sounds familiar, but it's not the movie I'm talking about. This is The Ninth Guest, |
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 22, 2017 16:01:04 GMT
Hi, Novastar! I remember you from the Soapbox days.
Anway, I know the movie you are talking about. I think Boris Karloff is in it? I think he played a doctor who was hanged for a "murder", but it wasn't his fault - the authorities took him away before he could finish the surgery on the "patient"? That sounds familiar, but it's not the movie I'm talking about. This is The Ninth Guest, |
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Post by novastar6 on Feb 22, 2017 16:14:56 GMT
That sounds familiar, but it's not the movie I'm talking about. This is The Ninth Guest, You're welcome. |
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Post by medjay on Feb 22, 2017 19:49:15 GMT
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Post by gomezaddams666 on Feb 22, 2017 21:38:42 GMT
Cat People.
Although i did like the 1980 movie
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Post by gadolinium on Feb 22, 2017 22:10:08 GMT
Every movie can be remade, not every movie should be remade. Storywise, everything is a remake of a remake of a remake anyway. There are only two stories - The Iliad and The Odyssey - and six or seven plots. I admit things can get a little complicated when we take some non-narrative movies into consideration.
In my opinion, it all comes down to the moral dilemma: to remake or not to remake. Should a filmmaker's basic sense of decency prevent him from turning a work of art into s**t or should his desire to create and express himself and paint the world around him encourage him to make his version of the same thing again and again and again?
Other reasons for remaking a movie could be the advance of technology or lack of censorship. Many directors remade their own movies for such reasons. Many more saw it as an opportunity to collect as many Benjamins as possible. A few succeeded, many failed.
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