If you could remake a movie; what would it be and how would you change it?

[Vik]

Creature from The Black Lagoon. One of my favourite classic monster flicks. Seen it many times 

How would you change it?

Oh, right. For one I would improve the main characters, they were pretty generic. Add some interesting twists to them. I would keep the Captain, though, he was awesome. I'd also add some changes the monster, still keep it humanoid, though, but make it less obvious that it's a dude in a costume.

Also, THRILLER: A Cruel Picture. Didn't like it all, which was surprising. I felt it had a lot of potential, however. One-eye could have been awesome, and the lame slow-motion action scenes I would redo as well.

[JPickettIII]

OK, I have another one.

The Gates of Hell.  There is one scene I would remake.  This is the end of the movie I think is dumb.  The kid running and the woman screaming is unfulfiling.  I would change it to show the kid running and the woman scream and the undead coming out of the ground to grab the kid.  And/or the priest would come back and make people vomit their intestines.

Later,

John

[JPickettIII]

I think that I found an alternate ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NkgaFHO-ak

I can't make out the end but I think that the dead came back.

Maybe I won't have to spend money on a script and film editing :)

Later,

John

[Flangepart]

THE GIANT CLAW.
It starts over china, and the whole cast is Chinese, with effects by Weta.
Seriously, consider how many films would be so different if the monster was the same, but the location differed. Like Reptilicus in Alaska, or Gorgo in Africa.

[SaintMort]

Creature from The Black Lagoon. One of my favourite classic monster flicks. Seen it many times 

How would you change it?

Oh, right. For one I would improve the main characters, they were pretty generic. Add some interesting twists to them. I would keep the Captain, though, he was awesome. I'd also add some changes the monster, still keep it humanoid, though, but make it less obvious that it's a dude in a costume.

Also, THRILLER: A Cruel Picture. Didn't like it all, which was surprising. I felt it had a lot of potential, however. One-eye could have been awesome, and the lame slow-motion action scenes I would redo as well.

I always wanted to see a Creature remake with Stan Winston's creature from Monster Squad

[AndyC]

The Last Action Hero. I'd film the early draft of the script, before it was "doctored" and lightened up. I've read that it was more satirical and not so sentimental. Much darker too. For example, the projectionist who supplies the magic ticket turns out to be the devil in disguise. Basically, it had more of what was great about the movie, and less of what made it suck.

Actually, that would be a great way to remake any movie that fell victim to script tampering.

[voltron]

I'd like to remake the Black Xmas remake.  Shot on video. Original cast. Bob Clarke directing. None of that pointless exposition BS that plagued the remake.

[66Crush]

I'd like to have a crack a "Zombie Nightmare," but I bet Jon Mikl Thor owns the rights. That guy is so delusional, he probably wouldn't let anyone tamper with his "masterpiece." I think it's a decent idea, that could be made better. As a matter of fact I think that the scene where the kids run over Tony was the inspiration for the opening of "I Know What You Did Last Summer."

[The Gravekeeper]

"House of the Dead." I just watched that forgettable stinker, and I would overhaul the script completely so it uses the basic premise of the first game. A fair bit of artistic license for character development, of course, but sticking to the basic premise, setting, and characters.