Teabags Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I hate Holywood remaking everything. it fucking annoys me.But this REALLY fucking pissed me off.Unnecessary-Remake News of the Day - The Daily WhatOld Boy (2012) - IMDbThat is one of my favourite movies of all time and should be left as it fucking is...a masterpiece.But no, it's in Korean, and some fuckheads think they can improve it by bringing it to Hollywood.Cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I knew we were all doomed when they remade The Producers, even with the pish caveat that they were doing the stage version of the film.I hope they remake Lord of the Rings without the FUCKING CRYING HOBBITS, boo hoo, sob, this is instead of the best bit of the book, waah, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1976 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Departed was pretty good though playing devils advocate. Take your point and agree. Im not even gonna watch the trailer cos it ll piss me off. Im a bit worried for Girl with Dragon Tattoo going to Hollywood. The lassie that played her was a huge presence on screen. All the films had a Prime Suspect feel to them: they were a great gritty mystery. Old Boy was great. I loved Lady vengeance also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I hate Holywood remaking everything. it fucking annoys me.But this REALLY fucking pissed me off.Unnecessary-Remake News of the Day - The Daily WhatOld Boy (2012) - IMDbThat is one of my favourite movies of all time and should be left as it fucking is...a masterpiece.But no, it's in Korean, and some fuckheads think they can improve it by bringing it to Hollywood.Cunts.The Korean one is still going to be there. No one will stop you from watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 The Korean one is still going to be there. No one will stop you from watching it.Yes but people will see this without seeing the original and praise it even though it's shite. And that annoys folk like him and like me. It's like seen the original? "There's an original? is this not it" No, the original's Korean. It's a lot better. "oh, subtitles? nahh. I think this one is better".That's what bugs me most about remakes. Stupid people that don't have the same views as me as I am right.Also the fact that they normally shit all over the memory, essence and originality of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I don't see why they should spoil your memory of the original. Especially if you decide not to watch it. Remakes aren't made to stop people from watching the original but because there are some people who just wont watch the original, whether through their own aversion to foreign cinema or a lack of awareness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 To me, a remake whether it's good or bad just represents lazy filmmaking. I hate them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 To me, a remake whether it's good or bad just represents lazy filmmaking. I hate them all.Yes! Thank you! I feel the same about cover bands in regards to music, etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Yes! Thank you! I feel the same about cover bands in regards to music, etc etc.Although... A reimagining? That takes a lot of work. Do you get re-imagining of films? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted July 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I don't see why they should spoil your memory of the original. Especially if you decide not to watch it. Remakes aren't made to stop people from watching the original but because there are some people who just wont watch the original, whether through their own aversion to foreign cinema or a lack of awareness.Because as said, it's lazy film-making. And, it means that more people that would like the story will probably see the Hollywood version rather than giving the original the respect it deserves, simply because it's in Korean/not got Woll Smoth in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Yeah I get that, I just don't see why other people watching the remake spoils your thoughts of the original. A remake can only bring more attention to the original and will probably lead to more people seeing the original, not less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Yes! Thank you! I feel the same about cover bands in regards to music, etc etc.cover bands and re-makes of films are completely different situations tho. Being in a cover band is not about being lazy at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 cover bands and re-makes of films are completely different situations tho. Being in a cover band is not about being lazy at all.It's about not being creative. :P :P :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 It's about not being creative. :P :P :P doesnt have to be, its about having fun, surely the only real important thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Having fun and charging shite pubs extortianite amounts of money to entertain drunk buffoons. Whatever floats your goat I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 doesnt have to be, its about having fun, surely the only real important thing? It's all about the benjamins. I'd happily join a cover band and play songs I hated if I was gonna make about a tonne a night.Obviously I'd have a 'real' band to play in so I didn't shoot myself in the teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Having fun and charging shite pubs extortianite amounts of money to entertain drunk buffoons. Whatever floats your goat I guess.or play a gig in the mooringsdrummonds/tunnels to drunken baffons making a tiny amount of money? I've done both sides for years i know which one is more enjoyable at the end of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 It's all about the benjamins. I'd happily join a cover band and play songs I hated if I was gonna make about a tonne a night.Obviously I'd have a 'real' band to play in so I didn't shoot myself in the teeth.why not play songs you enjoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 why not play songs you enjoy?Most pubs don't want to hear The Ghost of a Thousand being badly played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 is that the only song you like? Im sure anyone could come up with a set of vaguely popular songs they enjoy. Anyway i have de-railed this thread enough, sorry about that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I love playing in a cover band because I get to play songs in genres I normally never would. I'd never write a 'classic rock' type tune a la Thin Lizzy or AC/DC, it's not my style of writing. I'd hate to be in an originals band where I didn't feel like I was contributing to the creative process so being in a covers band as well as my originals one works fine for me.Plus, .xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I spotted a couple remakes recently that have me scratching my head a bit. http://www.horror-movies.ca/2013/05/latest-news-stephen-kings-it-and-pet-semetary-remakes/Pet Semetary I can almost see. The original film isn't great, but one of the criticisms I read of it this week is that nothing really happens in it. Well nothing really happens in the book either, until the end. The movie is pretty true to the source material so unless they're going to write a bunch of new scenes or characters I don't really know what they're going to do with it. It's not really an out and out horror anyway. The sequel is really good. More of a popcorn movie than the original. Lots of fun and gore. IT though. Man. That's going to be weird. Tim Curry's Pennywise is so iconic it's difficult to picture anyone else in the role. The IT we all know and love was a two-part tv series originally which did limit it a bit so it'll be cool to see what more they can do without having to worry about tv censors and budget. Thing is that the original is 3 hours long and still only covers about half of what is in the book. It's a big fucking book. If they cut the running time down to movie length it's going to be very very abridged. I dunno. I don't like remakes and because I watched and loved these films so much as a teenager it kinda feels like hallowed ground to me. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.A lot of these types of remakes pop up, make the studio a bit of cash then disappear into oblivion again. Anyone own the Nightmare On Elm Street remake on DVD? Friday the 13th? Halloween? The Omen? Me neither. So, best and worst remakes. Let's do this. Remakes that are better than the originals. Is there such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Evil Dead II is better than Evil Dead I. 10 Things I Hate About You is more enjoyable than it's source material. David Cronenberg's The Fly is a great straight up remake. Edited November 11, 2013 by Old Gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I hate the entire concept of remakes but Herzog's Bad Lieutenant is chuffing great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E.C Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 hoping Hollywood will remake Stroszek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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