Home Theater Forum › Home Theater Forum › Entertainment › Movies (Theatrical) › More re-makes in the works
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

More re-makes in the works

post #1 of 127
1/11/06 at 8:08am
Thread Starter 
Good lord...

Have you seen the previews for these upcoming remakes:

poseiden
when a stranger calls

Uhggg

R~
Reply
post #2 of 127
1/11/06 at 1:17pm
I saw poseiden at the the start of kong. cuoldn't believe how crappy it looked, in light of the horrid TV version that got cut down from a 2 parter to a single TVM. Even more heart breaking is Andre Braugher was featured in the trailer. One of my favorite actors, reduced to "Welcome to my mighty ship" guy.
Reply
post #3 of 127
1/11/06 at 2:08pm
I actually thought Poseidon looked great.

Considering the major talent involved (Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Director Wolfgang Peterson etc..), I think it will turn out to be a blocbuster.
Reply
post #4 of 127
1/11/06 at 2:10pm
"The Hills Have Eyes" opens in March, I believe. I've seen a poster at my local theater, but I haven't seen a trailer yet.
Reply
post #5 of 127
1/11/06 at 3:07pm
I can't wait to see posiden. anything water based is cool to me

larry
Reply
post #6 of 127
1/11/06 at 3:22pm
The remake of The Omen, Omen 666, opens on 06/06/06. And yes, it's a Tuesday(!). Cheers.

DS.
Reply
post #7 of 127
1/11/06 at 3:47pm
Quote:
"The Hills Have Eyes" opens in March, I believe.

This is the only upcoming remake that I plan on ever seeing. The original film is a true classic, certainly the best thing Wes Craven has ever done, and while it doesn't need a remake in the least, I'll watch anything Alexandre Aja does.

The Black Christmas and The Hitcher remakes are the ones that really boil my blood, as the original films are my two favorite horror films. I'd bet anything that the braindead masses will say the Black Christmas remake is a ripoff of the When a Stranger Calls remake too.
Reply
post #8 of 127
1/11/06 at 3:51pm
Neither film in the original post are exactly "original" themselves so another version won't kill anyone.

As Justin said, THE HILLS HAVE EYES is one of my favorite movies of all time but I'm really looking forward to the remake. Even if it's one of the worst films of the year it'll still be miles better than the horrid sequel, which really shouldn't have been made.
Reply
post #9 of 127
1/11/06 at 3:53pm
You can see a pic of the kid playing Damien in the Omen remake here....

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=22170
Reply
post #10 of 127
1/11/06 at 6:59pm
I thought the exact same thing about Black Christmas and When a Stranger Calls, knowing both would be remade.

I think The Hills Have Eyes is Craven's second best film after A Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm not exactly enthusiastic about a remake, but I'll go see it because I always give remakes a chance. I've only really despised two from the past two years: Amityville Horror and The Fog.
Reply
post #11 of 127
1/12/06 at 2:09pm
So which classic Horror movies fro 70's and 80's are left to be remade:

1)Halloween. I hope they don't remake it, but with a cool name and music an October opening could be profitable and irresistible to studios.

2)Friday the 13th. Might be redundant with franchise still going with Jason vs Freddy and Jason X

3)Nightmare on elm street. Same as above.

4)Evil Dead. I read rumors a remake is in the works but I don't know for sure.

5)The Exorcist. Sort of redone with Emily Rose.

6)Jaws. Sort of redone with Deep Blue Sea , Open Water and others.

7)An American Werewolf. They might not redo it with American Werewolf in Paris done recently.

8)Shinning. Could be a moneymaker But it'll never top Kubrick.

9)Wickerman. I heard it's being done with Nic Cage.

10)The Thing. I haven't heard anything
Reply
post #12 of 127
1/12/06 at 8:04pm
Evil Dead remake isn't happening, last I heard. And of all those movies you listed, I would bet Halloween gets the treatment first, because there's already been rumblings. I just saw the original Nightmare on my local college campus, and even though I've probably seen it a 100 times, it still strikes me as one of the greatest horror films of all time, so I would really be upset at a remake. No one can play Freddy except Robert Englund.


I would add "Phantasm" to that list, too. I wouldn't be surprised to see a remake. And "Pumpkinhead."

Getting back to "The Hills Have Eyes," I just realized that the director of the remake directed "High Tension," so I'm a little more interested. The first half of that film, before Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
the big twist
has some of the most suspensful sequences I've seen in a while, and the original "Hills" thrives off of suspense. So we'll see.
Reply
post #13 of 127
1/12/06 at 8:59pm
even though the movie came out in japan in 2002, "Pulse" is coming out in march i think the kristen bell (veronica mars) and ian summerhander (boone on lost)
Reply
post #14 of 127
1/13/06 at 1:24am
That reminds me...I think they're doing a remake of "The Eye," a pretty good Japanese horror movie.
Reply
post #15 of 127
1/13/06 at 7:36am
The Eye was actually Hong Kong/Thailand, but, yeah, there's a US version in the works.
Reply
post #16 of 127
1/13/06 at 7:53am
Yesterday, I read in a copy of Rolling Stone magazine (from a few months ago) that LL Cool J has obtained the rights to remake Fatal Attraction for the first film in a contract he recently signed with Lion's Gate.
Reply
post #17 of 127
1/13/06 at 7:57am
What? No mention of Scorsese's remake of "Infernal Affairs"? Just saw the original, and thought it was an interesting movie, but has potential to be even better.

Jason
Reply
post #18 of 127
1/13/06 at 8:33am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Yesterday, I read in a copy of Rolling Stone magazine (from a few months ago) that LL Cool J has obtained the rights to remake Fatal Attraction for the first film in a contract he recently signed with Lion's Gate

You have got to be F***king kidding me................ Good freaking god.....................................

R~
Reply
post #19 of 127
1/13/06 at 8:22pm
the Eye dvd has a blurb on it that says tom cruise has the rights to an american version of that one.

the thing is already a remake so if they do that again is it still a remake?
Reply
post #20 of 127
1/13/06 at 9:34pm
The Eye was actually Hong Kong/Thailand, but, yeah, there's a US version in the works.


That's right. I was thinking Japan because so many other movies like "The Ring" and "The Grudge" are originally Japanese.
Reply
post #21 of 127
1/14/06 at 10:37am
Are they still considering remaking Day of the Dead? So far i've enjoyed the remakes as much, or in the case of the first film, better than the originals.
Reply
post #22 of 127
1/14/06 at 11:21am
Since this is now a remake thread, here's a list of upcoming and proposed remakes (I'm sure there's tons more)...

When a Stranger Calls - 2/3/06 [When a Stranger Calls (1979)]
The Pink Panther - 2/10/06 [The Pink Panther (1963)]
The Hills Have Eyes - 3/10/06 [The Hills Have Eyes (1977)]
The Shaggy Dog - 3/10/06 [The Shaggy Dog (1959)]
Poseidon - 5/12/06 [The Poseidon Adventure (1972)]
The Omen 666 - 6/6/06 [The Omen (1976)]
Flicka - 7/28/06 [My Friend Flicka (1943)]
The Visiting - 8/11/06 [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)]
The Wicker Man - 2006 [The Wicker Man (1973)]
Black Christmas - 2007 [Black Christmas (1974)]
Prom Night - 2007 [Prom Night (1980)]

The Birds - TBA [The Birds (1963)]
The Blob - TBA [The Blob (1958)]
Creature from the Black Lagoon - TBA [Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)]
Creepshow - TBA [Creepshow (1982)]
Day of the Dead - TBA [Day of the Dead (1985)]
The Fly - TBA [The Fly (1958)]
The Hitcher - TBA [The Hitcher (1986)]
The Incredible Shrinking Man - TBA [The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)]
Pet Sematary - TBA [Pet Sematary (1989)]
Piranha - TBA [Piranha (1978)]
Porky's - TBA [Porky's (1982)]
Revenge of the Nerds - TBA [Revenge of the Nerds (1984)]
The Warriors - TBA [The Warriors (1979)]
When Worlds Collide - TBA [When Worlds Collide (1951)]
The Wild Bunch - TBA [The Wild Bunch (1969)]
Reply
post #23 of 127
1/14/06 at 11:30am
Revenge of the Nerds!? Hmmm, I wonder what production team will bring us that little gem, will it be 'Happy Madison Productions', 'National Lampoon' or 'American Pie Presents' which, let's face it, is the NEW 'National Lampoon'.
Reply
post #24 of 127
1/14/06 at 12:56pm
I can't believe they are remaking Revenge of the Nerds. I watched that when I was 5 or 6 in 1985 when I first saw it and I still love it. It will be interesting to see how they remake Black Christmas and Pet Sematary.
Reply
post #25 of 127
1/14/06 at 1:49pm
So now they're remaking 1980's films, hmmm?

Absurd.
Reply
post #26 of 127
1/14/06 at 4:16pm
Stop with all the remakes! Will we be known as the film generation who had so little creativity that we couldn't even come up with new movies? apparently we need some new blood in hollywood.
Reply
post #27 of 127
1/14/06 at 4:53pm
Quote:
So now they're remaking 1980's films, hmmm?

Absurd.

Not as absurd as remaking films that are only a few years old, like Ringu, Insomnia and Open Your Eyes... but I hear ya.

People turn out for them, so the studio's will continue with them.

I just wish they would at least remake bad films, and leave the leave good/classic films alone (ie. King Kong).
Reply
post #28 of 127
1/14/06 at 5:08pm
Quote:
People turn out for them, so the studio's will continue with them.

Yes, but if your average filmgoer likes to go to the movies, he'll see whatever's offered him. So if all he gets on the menu are remakes, that's what he'll have to pick from. I think it cuts both ways.
Reply
post #29 of 127
1/14/06 at 5:26pm
Quote:
I just wish they would at least remake bad films, and leave the leave good/classic films alone (ie. King Kong).


But "King Kong" was great!
Reply
post #30 of 127
1/14/06 at 11:28pm
Pet Sematary? Creepshow? Why? And why in the world are they remaking The Fly again when the last remake is only 20 years old? I guess Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street remakes probably aren't too far away after all.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Movies (Theatrical)
Home Theater Forum › Home Theater Forum › Entertainment › Movies (Theatrical) › More re-makes in the works