Robert Rodriguez's Remakes

[Terf]

So it seems, even after Grindhouse didn't do so hot at the box office [personally, I really really liked Planet Terror], Mr. Rodriguez has shifted over into making remakes or more '70s-style movies, most notably Machete, Red Sonja, and Barbarella [which is actually on hold right now]. Personally, I think it's awesome, but then again, I probably wouldn't have the patience for the originals.

Oh, and as for the other Grindhouse trailers, I think trying to transforming Werewolf Women, Don't!, and Thanksgiving into at least 1hr20min films would be pretty cool, albiet certainly hard if you're going for box office results. :) [Although, don't actually looked bizarre enough to be true horror.

Here they are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmckBc0aG3M = Upper female [with one pretending to be underage] nudity!

But anyways, what do people a bit older than 20 think about Robert Rodriguez's remakes?

[Derf]

I had only seen the Machete trailer, and I would definitely see that one if it were actually made. That trailer was the highlight of the Grindhouse movies for me. I didn't much care for Death Proof at all, and Planet Terror was entertaining, but the Machete trailer was pure gold! As for the others, I'm not sure; the trailers were entertaining, but I doubt that an entire movie made from them would be. I could be wrong, though.

As for Rodriguez remaking Red Sonja and Barbarella, I'm a bit saddened. Red Sonja is pretty much pure drivel, and a remake could possibly work, but the style most movies are made in today would probably kill it. As for Barbarella, it is so steeped in hippie-dom that I can't see how it could be redone with today's sensibilities. I actually really enjoyed Barbarella (I even own the DVD), but it is such a product of its time that I can't see an audience for it today; for one thing, no one would buy a character as innocent as Barbarella, especially one that looks like Jane Fonda did at the time.

[Jack]

But anyways, what do people a bit older than 20 think about Robert Rodriguez's remakes?

Same as anybody else's remakes:  90% apathy, 10% disgust.

[WilliamWeird1313]

I would love to see Machete (as well as the rest of the fake trailers, especially Don't) turned into a real movie. Barbarella should NOT be remade. And, as much as I like the idea of Rose McGowan running around in skimpy barbarian wear, lopping people's heads off with a big-ass sword, and writhing around in a pool of blood, I don't think it needs the remake treatment.

Now, if you'll please excuse me, I gotta return to that woody-inducing mental image of Rose McGowan in red-dyed Karo syrup ecstasy.

::drool::

[Rev. Powell]

I'm not aware of any Rodriguez remakes other than the two proposed projects you mentioned.  I haven't seen GRINDHOUSE so I can't comment on MACHETE, but that wouldn't be a remake, would it?  I mean, there was never any previous movie called MACHETE, right?  Or am I misunderstanding?

As far as remakes, I'm mostly in Jack's camp.  I mean, remaking SPIDER BABY?  That's sacrilege!  The problem with remakes is they almost always choose to remake the best, most successful movies, so the odds of the remake equaling or bettering the original are pretty slim.  Usually, they just colorize classics and add more profanity and violence.  If they would remake promising but flawed crap, it would be easier to do a good job and improve on the original, but it wouldn't be any more marketable than an original idea.

But I will keep an open mind towards remakes--it's always theoretically possible they could improve on the original.  I just go into them with higher than my usual stratospheric level of cynicism.

[Torgo]

Hey, as long as it enables him to keep making movies in which Rose McGowan runs around wearing little to no clothing than I'm all for it.

[WilliamWeird1313]

Hey, as long as it enables him to keep making movies in which Rose McGowan runs around wearing little to no clothing than I'm all for it.

Here, here! lol