Classics That Would Make Great Remakes [Archive] - Horror.com Forums

bloodrayne

01-20-2006, 04:08 AM

We've had a lot of remakes recently, and I'm sure there are gonna be a lot more...So, if you had your choice, what would you like to see redone?

The classics are old and many were restricted by available technology and prudence...We can do SO much more now in terms of effects, and the amount of gore that is actually PERMITTED...

Some were already amazing, I'd like to see a new version of them...Some could have been much better, I'd like to see them made that way, too...Some were great ideas, but lacked a little something, maybe they could be remade and have 'what's missing' added...And, for some of them I think just COLOR would make a big difference

I think Rosemary's Baby, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane, The Nanny and many more could be AWESOME if redone by today's standards

Oooh...What could we do with 'Creature From The Black Lagoon'?

urgeok

01-20-2006, 05:49 AM

War of the Worlds ..

I said this just before i found out there was going to be another bullshit remake.

i want a high budget version done exactly as in the book.
Peter JAckson should have directed it instead of Speilberg

mikeywalsh

01-20-2006, 06:28 AM

The Beast With Five Fingers was a great 'old dark house' film. What about a remake of 'M' (I'm a big Lorre fan) and possibly a sequal to 'The Thing'.

urgeok

01-20-2006, 06:43 AM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
And, for some of them I think just COLOR would make a big difference

YIKES ! that was a huge part of the charm and atmosphere of the classics you mentioned !

I think Rosemary's Baby, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane, The Nanny and many more could be AWESOME if redone by today's standards

both Rosemary's Baby and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane were character studies .. i cant see how the benefit of todays standards could improve on either of those films .. they weren't about effects .. they were about tension, suspense, and relationships. Those were fine as they were

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Oooh...What could we do with 'Creature From The Black Lagoon'?
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maybe ..... but it would be a completely different movie ..
Like old godzilla vs new godzilla .. the cornball looks and makeup were the reasons that that monster is one of the most recognizable and beloved horror icons of all times ..

the films that should be remade are the ones that deviated from the origional source ( War of the Worlds) or films that can actually be helped by a bigger budget and special effects.

but again .. keep in mind that it will become a different film and lose the atmosphere that made the origionals so popular...

in the case of The Thing - it succeeded .. but that was a rare exception.

newb

01-20-2006, 07:30 AM

How about the "Sinbad" movies. Now, i know Harryhausen's effects are a big part of their appeal but imagine what someone like a Peter Jackson could do.

I would also like to see a remake of "Trog" . I have fond memories of this from my childhood.

http://www.monsterlandtoys.com/video/Trog.gif

urgeok

01-20-2006, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by newb
How about the "Sinbad" movies. Now, i know Harryhausen's effects are a big part of their appeal but imagine what someone like a Peter Jackson could do.

I would also like to see a remake of "Trog" . I have fond memories of this from my childhood.

excellent call on the sinbad movies .. i bet it would The Rock playing him too.

newb

01-20-2006, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by urgeok
excellent call on the sinbad movies .. i bet it would The Rock playing him too.

I could see that.

I have NO problems with The Rock. He definitely has the physical abilities and i think he has the charm as well to fill the void left from Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Yes i also know they are not great thespians, but they had their place.

urgeok

01-20-2006, 08:56 AM

i think he's a very likeable guy and would actually suit the roll fine.
I didnt want to like him .. because i think professional wresling is a joke ... but he's hard not to like ..

(i.e - The Rundown)

alkytrio666

01-20-2006, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by mikeywalsh
The Beast With Five Fingers was a great 'old dark house' film. What about a remake of 'M' (I'm a big Lorre fan) and possibly a sequal to 'The Thing'.

I'm a huge Lorre fan too, but i'd do anything in my power to stop a remake of 'M'. it just could never be done. it wouldn't have the same eerie, sick feeling. I really don't think it could have been done.

I might get killed for saying this, but if I had to pick a classic to get remade i think I might try The Cabinet of dr. Caligari (again). If it was done right, it could be very bizzarre and chilling.

VampiricClown

01-20-2006, 10:12 AM

"Curse Of The Demon" and "Nightmare Castle" would be my picks. I'd also like to see "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" remade even though I don't think it fits in the "classic" category.

But wouldn't remaking a classic kind of defeat the purpose of it being a classic? I mean, you couldn't remake Halloween and expect it too actually be any good.

zwoti

01-20-2006, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by VampiricClown
"Curse Of The Demon"

no
no
no :mad:

urgeok

01-20-2006, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by zwoti
no
no
no :mad:

and that was the only suggestion that caused you distress ?

zwoti

01-20-2006, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by urgeok
and that was the only suggestion that caused you distress ?

nope, but they'd better stay away from one of my favourite moveis :mad:

urgeok

01-20-2006, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by zwoti
nope, but they'd better stay away from one of my favourite moveis :mad:

i still havent seen that one ..

The_Return

01-20-2006, 02:19 PM

I think The Bat would be the perfect remake.

First off, it wasnt an overly amazing movie in the first place. It was good, dont get me wrong, but far from perfect. The Bat himself was pretty cool with the pre-Freddy bladed glove, and it the setting and B/W atmosphere certainly did it good. But other than those points, it wasnt the greatest. None of the actors did the jobs they could have done [VP was esp. disapointing], so they couldnt really mess it up by replacing them. Also, considering this is all Hollywod execs care about, I really think it'd make money. The "whodunnit" format is becoming more and more popular [IE: Cry_Wolf ect], fill it up with a couple of the dying breed of good, young, attractive actors...and you're set. Providing they kept the plot basically the same, and kept the time frame, I think it could be pretty cool.

bloodrayne

01-20-2006, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by urgeok
and that was the only suggestion that caused you distress ? Hey, at least I didn't say Nosferatu :eek: ...

But....I wonder......

*Covers head and runs*

:D :p

Shadow Of The Vampire

The STE

01-20-2006, 09:45 PM

I think with the right leading man and director, they could do up a pretty good remake of The Conversation. Not for filmmaking technology, but for the technology used in the movie (by the characters).

and by "the right director", I mean Kiyoshi Kurosawa

zwoti

01-21-2006, 02:24 AM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Hey, at least I didn't say Nosferatu :eek: ...

But....I wonder......

*Covers head and runs*

:D :p

Shadow Of The Vampire

already been done by klaus kinski & werner herzog and it is very good

imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079641/)

bloodrayne

01-21-2006, 02:50 AM

Originally posted by zwoti
already been done by klaus kinski & werner herzog and it is very good

imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079641/) Yeah..But, That's 1979...I meant today...as in...right now...

urgeok

01-21-2006, 05:44 AM

give it 5 or 10 minutes .. i'm sure someone's making it right now.

with all teenage good looking actors ..

The STE

01-21-2006, 08:36 AM

Kevin Federline is...Nosferatu! (rated PG-13, in theaters this Friday)

alkytrio666

01-21-2006, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by The STE
Kevin Federline is...Nosferatu! (rated PG-13, in theaters this Friday)

For some sexuality, action violence and brief terror.

mothermold

01-21-2006, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Oooh...What could we do with 'Creature From The Black Lagoon'?

now there's a classic film monster that hasn't seen a remake.he was always my favorite,it would be interesting to see what Guillermo del Toro or Zack Snyder could do with it.i'd would'nt mind seeing a Valley of the Gwangi remake either.

Posher778

01-22-2006, 09:25 AM

hmm

i coul see them trying to remake halloween sometime... it would end up with something like

Laurie Strode- Paris Hilton
The girl choked in her car- Lohan
The other girl that got choked- Some model like mya or whatever.
The guy that got stabbed (bob i think)- ice cube or xzibit.
Michael myers (23)- some hobo they found in an alley

and thats the cast... or at least the people i remember

oh and dr.loomis would be some rapper with a gun.

and he'd be like.. die! biiiiitch at the end.

Zero

01-23-2006, 07:27 AM

Night of the Demon - but hooked to religious fundamentalists rather than satanic mentalists

Despare

01-26-2006, 05:52 PM

With the right actress/director combo I'd like to see a modern day Repulsion.

The_Return

01-26-2006, 07:22 PM

I think Bloodlust would work well as a remake.

Angra

01-27-2006, 03:26 AM

Originally posted by mothermold
now there's a classic film monster that hasn't seen a remake.he was always my favorite,it would be interesting to see what Guillermo del Toro or Zack Snyder could do with it..

No, no, no, no, no.

Say after me. P-E-T-E-R... J-A-C-K-S-O-N. ;)

filmmaker2

01-27-2006, 06:53 AM

Please, PLEASE, people....

I am still getting over the recent King Kong remake, had to buy a new bottle of Tylenol because of that goddamn idiot movie.

Next we'll be seeing hordes of Gill Men who all know Matrix wire-fu and carry guns and shout things like "Death to the humans!" in Admiral Ackbar-type voices. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-----------------I can do without that, thank you.

urgeok

01-27-2006, 07:12 AM

Originally posted by filmmaker2
Please, PLEASE, people....

I am still getting over the recent King Kong remake, had to buy a new bottle of Tylenol because of that goddamn idiot movie.

my god .. other than the last line poorly delivered by Jack Black,
that movie was a masterpiece !

Angra

01-27-2006, 07:33 AM

Originally posted by urgeok
my god .. other than the last line poorly delivered by Jack Black,
that movie was a masterpiece !

That last line could not have been delivered even decent if it was spoken by the best actor in the world. Brrrrrrrrr..

VampiricClown

01-27-2006, 07:47 AM

There's another movie I'd also like to see remade. It's not really a classic as far as the year on this forum goes though. But it's:

"Gargoyles" (1972)

Haunted

01-29-2006, 06:09 AM

Sorry, Urge, I'm going to have to go with Rosemary's Baby as well, because Mia Farrow is a shit actress, and I've seen other films with her.

The new directors could really make something by incorporating new fangled ideas reguarding horror, the devil, witchcraft, AND a modern look at gender roles in the family... Shit... I'm having trouble expressing myself.

I know somebody understands what I'm trying to say. I'm hoping for an, "I get ya, Haunted. You didn't state it clearly, but I get ya."

But yeah, I'd like to see a good remake of Rosemary's Baby.

With some of the other suggested films... How could we replace Bette Davis. She's a legend.

jedicow

01-29-2006, 04:16 PM

i would like to see remakes of the old universal movies. dracula, frankenstein, the wolfman, CFTBL and the mummy. the catch being that the directors must stick to the original scripts. they can update some things such as updating the dialogue a little (maybe, i am undecided about that just yet). the only thing they can change is the special effects.

RavageRitual

01-29-2006, 04:29 PM

The Flesh Eaters

scouse mac

01-29-2006, 04:34 PM

The Quatermass Experiment and Quatermass and the Pit would be interesting if well done.

filmmaker2

01-30-2006, 06:28 PM

The Quatermass Experiment starring Mark Wahlberg and Paris Hilton just kidding I know I know

KF100

02-05-2006, 05:15 AM

The attack of the body snatchers.

bloodrayne

02-05-2006, 07:08 AM

Originally posted by KF100
The attack of the body snatchers. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Has ALREADY been remade.....Twice...

urgeok

02-06-2006, 12:34 PM

3 times if you want to include the Puppet Masters..

Angra

02-07-2006, 12:57 AM

Isn´t the newest body snatcher movie, from the 90s, more of a sequal?

urgeok

02-09-2006, 11:41 AM

i was thinking that it'd be cool if they remade Burnt Offerings and went in a slightly diffferent direction .. where there was more emphasis on the house being alive..and being able to use parts of itself - for the killin' and such..

something like : how the house was warm but the furnace wasnt on .. and in a hidden room in the basement they find a huge organic heart ... something like that ..

.. or not. i dunno. just a thought.

Posher778

02-18-2006, 06:30 PM

wait until dark would be a good idea for a remake. i recently checked this one out, and i really liked it. especially the seat popper at the end.

lionels_mother

02-24-2006, 05:01 AM

Dahmer

lovecraft

02-24-2006, 01:16 PM

oh i wish i wish i wish I am Legend would be remade...

The_Return

02-24-2006, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by lovecraft
oh i wish i wish i wish I am Legend would be remade...

Your wish is my command...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/

The STE

02-24-2006, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers Has ALREADY been remade.....Twice...

I still believe that Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a generational thing. In about 5 or so years we'll be due for another one if they stick to the "every 20-ish years" pattern

lovecraft

02-25-2006, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by The_Return
Your wish is my command...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480249/

...

WHOO HOO!!!

Posher778

02-25-2006, 08:21 AM

Wait Until Dark would be pretty cool.

yourlastmistake

03-04-2006, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
We've had a lot of remakes recently, and I'm sure there are gonna be a lot more...So, if you had your choice, what would you like to see redone?

?

None, they always seem to screw them up. I can't think of one remake that I've seen that I liked better than the original.

The_Return

03-04-2006, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by yourlastmistake
None, they always seem to screw them up. I can't think of one remake that I've seen that I liked better than the original.

The Fly?

That's the only one I can think of that I liked more than the original.

yourlastmistake

03-04-2006, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by The_Return
The Fly?

That's the only one I can think of that I liked more than the original.

I have to agree with you on that one. I had forgotten about The Fly.

Nyarlathotep

03-05-2006, 01:34 AM

Originally posted by The_Return
The Fly?

That's the only one I can think of that I liked more than the original.

the thing?

Yellow Jacket

03-05-2006, 04:48 AM

Though I hate remakes (with the exception of a select few), I would like to see how they would do if they remade House by the Cemetary. It could be interesting. Though, it better be rated R (no PG-13 bullshit) and it better be as gory as the original (which was pretty gorey).

The_Return

03-05-2006, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
the thing?

I haven't seen the original:o

Though I can't imagine liking it more than John Carpenter's!

Nyarlathotep

03-05-2006, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by The_Return
I haven't seen the original:o

Though I can't imagine liking it more than John Carpenter's!

more sci-fi than horror

with a vegetable in a scuba suit

BloodRedFlower

03-09-2006, 09:36 AM

It is by no means a classic (lol) but I think that Alone in the Dark deserved another shot. The movie sucked soooo bad... and it was such a great game... justice should be done!

And this time they should try hiring a decent director, actors, and sticking to the game's storyline (and not changing it beyond recognition).

Damn that movie is probably the worst I've ever seen in my life. What an insult to the game! :mad:

bloodrayne

03-09-2006, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by BloodRedFlower
It is by no means a classic (lol) but I think that Alone in the Dark deserved another shot. The movie sucked soooo bad... and it was such a great game... justice should be done!

And this time they should try hiring a decent director, actors, and sticking to the game's storyline (and not changing it beyond recognition).

Damn that movie is probably the worst I've ever seen in my life. What an insult to the game! :mad: Unfortunately...This statement can be made for almost ALL 'game to movie' adaptations......Although, I really did like the Resident Evil movie.....But...They slaughtered BloodRayne:mad:

BloodRedFlower

03-09-2006, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Unfortunately...This statement can be made for almost ALL 'game to movie' adaptations......Although, I really did like the Resident Evil movie.....But...They slaughtered BloodRayne:mad:

Hm let's see... game to movie adaptations... I liked Alien vs. Predator :o I know most people hated it, but I had a fun time watching it eheh... I'm looking forward to the Silent Hill movie now.