The Warriors Remake

Flick James · January 27, 2011, 01:43:08 PM

I watched the original last night and so was looking it up online. Apparently this has been in development for some time and I didn't hear about it, but director Tony Scott is trying to do a remake for 2011.

I am absolutely flabbergasted even imagining how this film can even work in 2011, assuming it would be set in modern day. I can't even contemplate it. There's very little on IMDB and a google search brings up multiple bits of buzz, including the setting being L.A. instead of NY (lame), and there being no Baseball Furies.

The 1979 film is a cult classic I hold dear to my heart. I can't even fathom a remake. Does anyone else know more details or rumors?

SPazzo · January 27, 2011, 05:02:44 PM

Well, all the info on IMDb I could find seems to say that it'll probably be dropped. It's been in development hell since '05, which kinda makes me think it won't ever get made. (THANK GOODNESS!!!)

But, just for good measure, the IMDb message board for the remake is here. Maybe they have some more info?

Anyways, I just watched the original the first time myself. And I loved it! But, like most good movies, a remake would just suck. (Maybe it's the better the original, the worse the remake). And I agree with you that being set in modern day would just kill it. Though, if it's supposed to take place in LA, my guess is it would be set in the early 90s, around the same time the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas game takes place. Either way, I don't want remake.

EDIT: The (official?) fansite for the original movie has a message board with a board devoted to talking about the remake. So that may be a good place to look.

Flick James · January 27, 2011, 05:34:46 PM

I appreciate the response, SPazzo. Yes, I've always liked the movie, and I adopt an anit-remake posture virtually all the time. Remakes that I actually enjoy are the exception to the rule. It was just when I saw this I was absolutely astounded. Further research since I posted it seems to bear out what you're saying. I just don't see it happening.

Mr. DS · January 27, 2011, 09:19:29 PM

Another remake sacrilege I'm not going to see.

There was nothing to touch up or touch upon to make the original Warriors movie more perfect than it was. They took a serious topic like gang violence yet put a comic book (if you will) twist on it to detach it from reality. Instead of real life gangs you got The Baseball Furies, The Boppers, The Lizzies, etc. The violence was there but it wasn't so over the top that there were blood and guts every two minutes.

I have a sick feeling in my stomach today's Hollywood would keep it too, for lack of a better term, "real" in the realm of a remake. Comic gangs with baseball bats will probably get replace by dudes hanging out windows with uzis. I suspect too the violence level will increase ten fold. A few drops of blood will be replaced with people's heads getting blown off. Granted this is all speculation on my part and I may eat those words later about this but it doesn't change that this is yet another film that is in need of no remake. They achieved a damn near perfect film already so go pick on some other film for their lack of creativity.

Umaril The Unfeathered · January 27, 2011, 09:58:04 PM

Quote from: Flick James on January 27, 2011, 05:34:46 PM
I appreciate the response, SPazzo. Yes, I've always liked the movie, and I adopt an anit-remake posture virtually all the time. Remakes that I actually enjoy are the exception to the rule. It was just when I saw this I was absolutely astounded. Further research since I posted it seems to bear out what you're saying. I just don't see it happening.

I'm right in line with the rest a ya' ducks on this one: remake=bad idea. as one who went to see the original film with his dad back in 1979 at te age of 15, and seeing it a few times since, it is written in stone that the original is and always will be the best.

What person can take the place of David Patrick Kelly? He was such a psycho in this movie, as well as looking like one in real life! What tough guy could replace James Remar as Ajax?

The original film had a sense of honesty and urgency that, coupled with it's gritty back alley settings in NYC, made it very believable. Walter Hill always knew how to couple "once upon a time" with reality in a marriage that always spelled a great movie!

dean · January 28, 2011, 06:45:35 AM

Love the original. The remake as stated was in the works for a while. The rumour I heard is that its going to be set in LA and involve more gangs.

Like most modern remakes, I imagine they'll take all the silliness out and replace it with a realistic-styled action-packed shoot-em-up. As such I'm actually for the remake because that'd be a lot of fun [I'm imagining something more in line with a visual style similar to Domino, which is what Scott was working on when this rumour started out].

Sure, I'll be annoyed that they are calling it the Warriors, but it'd be fun all the same: if you just took the name out of it I'm sure we'd watch it and say 'not bad'. Tony Scott is a good enough director that I have faith that it'd be a good movie.

This is of course without any knowledge of what it's about. Just a feeling.

Can you dig it?

Trevor · January 28, 2011, 07:11:36 AM

Quote from: dean on January 28, 2011, 06:45:35 AM
Can you dig it?

Yessir.

I remember reading somewhere that because of the noise the crew were making at night, they got peed on by people from the tower blocks around them.

Flick James · January 28, 2011, 09:41:24 AM

Quote from: dean on January 28, 2011, 06:45:35 AM

Love the original. The remake as stated was in the works for a while. The rumour I heard is that its going to be set in LA and involve more gangs.

Like most modern remakes, I imagine they'll take all the silliness out and replace it with a realistic-styled action-packed shoot-em-up. As such I'm actually for the remake because that'd be a lot of fun [I'm imagining something more in line with a visual style similar to Domino, which is what Scott was working on when this rumour started out].

Sure, I'll be annoyed that they are calling it the Warriors, but it'd be fun all the same: if you just took the name out of it I'm sure we'd watch it and say 'not bad'. Tony Scott is a good enough director that I have faith that it'd be a good movie.

This is of course without any knowledge of what it's about. Just a feeling.

Can you dig it?

Well, I doubt it's going to happen anyway, but, if it did...

Calling it The Warriors is exactly what bothers me. You want to make a movie that is inspired by The Warriors and make all these changes making it unrecognizable from the original? Fine. Just don't sully the original. Why would it have to be a "remake" anyway? It's not like there's marketing power behind it like there is with something like Clash of the Titans. It's not like there is widespread recognition of The Warriors. And it's not like in 2011 there are actually any gangs that would call themselves The Warriors. So what would be the purpose of a remake? Like I said, if Tony Scott wants to make film inspired by it, that's cool with me.

Couchtr26 · January 28, 2011, 11:10:31 AM

Quote from: Flick James on January 28, 2011, 09:41:24 AM
Well, I doubt it's going to happen anyway, but, if it did...

Calling it The Warriors is exactly what bothers me. You want to make a movie that is inspired by The Warriors and make all these changes making it unrecognizable from the original? Fine. Just don't sully the original. Why would it have to be a "remake" anyway? It's not like there's marketing power behind it like there is with something like Clash of the Titans. It's not like there is widespread recognition of The Warriors. And it's not like in 2011 there are actually any gangs that would call themselves The Warriors. So what would be the purpose of a remake? Like I said, if Tony Scott wants to make film inspired by it, that's cool with me.

Well I had a similar problem with the Karate Kid remake. Not that I thought it was terrible or anything necessarily but that in order to use the name don't you need karate?

Getting back on topic, I haven't seen the original. Need to try to get on that at some point. However, from what I have heard, it is very much a product of its time in a way. Sometimes something comes along that reflects the current mood that remaking is a bad idea simply because it is a part of the time. It doesn't make sense to remake something that was a product of its time. Instead find something that speaks to the time you are living in instead.

Flick James · January 28, 2011, 11:58:47 AM

Quote from: Couchtr26 on January 28, 2011, 11:10:31 AM
Quote from: Flick James on January 28, 2011, 09:41:24 AM
Well, I doubt it's going to happen anyway, but, if it did...

Calling it The Warriors is exactly what bothers me. You want to make a movie that is inspired by The Warriors and make all these changes making it unrecognizable from the original? Fine. Just don't sully the original. Why would it have to be a "remake" anyway? It's not like there's marketing power behind it like there is with something like Clash of the Titans. It's not like there is widespread recognition of The Warriors. And it's not like in 2011 there are actually any gangs that would call themselves The Warriors. So what would be the purpose of a remake? Like I said, if Tony Scott wants to make film inspired by it, that's cool with me.

Well I had a similar problem with the Karate Kid remake. Not that I thought it was terrible or anything necessarily but that in order to use the name don't you need karate?

Getting back on topic, I haven't seen the original. Need to try to get on that at some point. However, from what I have heard, it is very much a product of its time in a way. Sometimes something comes along that reflects the current mood that remaking is a bad idea simply because it is a part of the time. It doesn't make sense to remake something that was a product of its time. Instead find something that speaks to the time you are living in instead.

Oh, The Warriors was definately a product of it's time, which means you have added yet another reason why a remake is just a bad idea from about every angle you can take.

Used Meathook · January 28, 2011, 02:09:02 PM

Although I like The Warriors, I'd be much more disappointed if Hollywood remade the "similar" Deadbeat at Dawn.

Doggett · January 29, 2011, 12:02:56 PM

Just saw The Warriors a few days ago and have already watched it a bunch of times !
LOVE IT

What I liked was that it wasn't very violent, you'd think a film about gangs would be horrific, but it isn't. It was an 18 in the UK but was degraded to a 15 and I'm pleased it was. The 'gangs' are all most childish, just groups of friends pulling together. They're certainly not vicious, except Ajax.

Everything is pushed to the limit, and a lot more fun because of it. I love the 'Escape from New York' vibe the film has. In fact, I like it more than EFNY. Those cool tube shots, the soundtrack, the clothes... it's all so cool ! Lots of running from one tube stop to the next, with the hip soundtrack. I wonder if JC watched The Warriors before making EFNY

I'll tell you what, I CAN DIG IT !

If it was re-made it would just be a violent swear fest. Tastless, tacky, devoid of fun or personality.

(The Lizzies were the worst gang. Yes, even worse than The Orphans, they had guns and knifes, even locked the door and still couldn't kill a single member of The Warriors !)

Used Meathook · January 29, 2011, 02:29:24 PM

^^^

If you liked Warriors, check out Deadbeat at Dawn. Kinda similar, but Deadbeat is pretty dang violent and gory.

JPickettIII · January 29, 2011, 11:33:01 PM

Quote from: The DarkSider on January 27, 2011, 09:19:29 PM
Another remake sacrilege I'm not going to see.

There was nothing to touch up or touch upon to make the original Warriors movie more perfect than it was. They took a serious topic like gang violence yet put a comic book (if you will) twist on it to detach it from reality. Instead of real life gangs you got The Baseball Furies, The Boppers, The Lizzies, etc. The violence was there but it wasn't so over the top that there were blood and guts every two minutes.

I have a sick feeling in my stomach today's Hollywood would keep it too, for lack of a better term, "real" in the realm of a remake. Comic gangs with baseball bats will probably get replace by dudes hanging out windows with uzis. I suspect too the violence level will increase ten fold. A few drops of blood will be replaced with people's heads getting blown off. Granted this is all speculation on my part and I may eat those words later about this but it doesn't change that this is yet another film that is in need of no remake. They achieved a damn near perfect film already so go pick on some other film for their lack of creativity.

I agree with this post. I love the movie. I do not know why the writers in Hollywood can not just make originals. I think that we need to fire them. Get some third graders and we can have great movies again. The Warriors is a great original movie. This is the same for the other movies like The Omen, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Dune and Nightmare on Elm street. Oh, Clash of the Titans too. I Really hope that this is topped. Please, Please Hollowwood, leave the great Originals alone!

My two cents.

Later,

John

JPickettIII · January 29, 2011, 11:36:00 PM

Quote from: Doggett on January 29, 2011, 12:02:56 PM(The Lizzies were the worst gang. Yes, even worse than The Orphans, they had guns and knifes, even locked the door and still couldn't kill a single member of The Warriors !)

That was funny and sad.

Good post!

Later,

John