Death Race 2000

[Luke Bannon]

I read on the Internet Movie Database that there is a re-make of Death Race 2000 being made called Death Race 3000 and it'll star Tom Cruise as Frankenstein. Sounds interesting, don't ya thinK?

[Flangepart]

Um....why? Well, interesting, yeah....but nessary? How are they going to handle the P.C. police, as the idea of the "Scoreing system" is goin to P.O. at the least the AARP set? If they don't mind the harping, it could work, but catching the thunder twice will be a trick.

[Vermin Boy]

I heard about that. I'm not sure how I feel about it... What made the original such a classic was its anarchistic humor, which the major studios don't have a good track record with. On the other hand, I hear Corman will be involved, and Stallone might return as Machine Gun Joe!

[Scott]

I seen the original again about 1 year ago. The original isn't as good as I remember it from when I seen it in the 70's.

[AndyC]

I can just imagine it being redone as a hip action movie, targeted at today's young audience and infested with pretty-boy actors. Not what the original was about at all.

I'm inclined to agree with flangepart. Why do we need a remake?

[Luke Bannon]

Hmm, yeah I see your point. It could ruin the whole point of the first movie.  But I  dunno, if it is made I might just make up my own mind which is better.

[systemcr4sh]

After what we saw happened to ROLLERBALL!?

GAHHHHHHHHHHHH

No one is even going to KNOW its a remake.

Just like rollerball! When I was in the theatre I saw a preview and all these pre-teens and teens were going wild for it with its Limp Bizkit crap music. It was funny laughing at them.

-Dan

[BadTaste_nz]

i heard that instead of running people over they are just going to try and crash into each other :(AndyC wrote:
>
> I can just imagine it being redone as a hip action
> movie, targeted at today's young audience and infested with
> pretty-boy actors. Not what the original was about at all.
>
> I'm inclined to agree with flangepart. Why do we need a
> remake?

[Vermin Boy]

Dear sweet God, I hope that's not true. There's a point where a remake ceases to be a remake, folks, and this is it. The very heart of the original was the black, slapstick humor inherent in getting points for running people over. Haven't there already been "cars crashing into each other" movies? If the whole concept of the movie is changed, and it's being marketed to people who probably haven't even heard of the original, what's the friggin' point? Paul Bartel is spinning in his grave (or maybe just dancing to the Ramones).

[Flangepart]

See, tole ya! The P.C. police have ruined the satirical point of the friggin flick. Looks like a job for (Ta-Ta-Ta-Taaaaa) Sequal Buster! and his sidekick, Rerun Lad. We enter,  as S.B. wuss slaps a hollywood suit, while dangling him over a memo spike, asking the suit to "Say hell-o to my Lil friend, Mr Grenade down the pants."

[Luke Bannon]

OH DEAR! I hoped, prayed, dreamed that they\'d keep it to the original idea. Now it\'s gone and ruined the whole damn point! That\'s Hollywood for you