The let's track the remakes thread.

[Kester Pelagius]

This thread was inspired by EMMR's Clash of the Titans, 2010 thread.  That said...

Hollywood remakes.  They're here to say so, I say, if you can't beat them, join them.

Friday the 13th (2009)

Hellraiser (2009)

'Poltergeist' Remake Planned

Hellraiser (2009)

Logan's Run (2010)

The Evil Dead (2009)

Capricorn One (2010)

Dark Shadows (2010)

Dune (2010)

Dirty Dozen (2010)

Fahrenheit 451 (2010)

Fantastic Voyage (2010)

Fantasy Island (2010)

Faster, p***ycat Kill Kill (2010)

Flash Gordon (2010)

The Haunts Return in 'Poltergeist' Remake

Disney plans a Tron remake

Sneak Peek at Disney's 'Tron 2'

Director Chosen for 'My Bloody Valentine' Remake

'Monster Squad' Remake?!

'Night of the Demons' Remake

Trainspotting's Kevin McKidd is the new Highlander in remake

Let's do the Time Warp again: Rocky Horror set for remake

Sylvester Stallone's Death Wish Remake

Plan 9 from Outer Space, the remake?

And the above, which took me all of 8 or 9 minutes to compile, are only those movie remakes I've heard about!!!   

[Rev. Powell]

The most disturbing to me is SPIDER BABY (2008), although I wasn't aware of the FASTER p***yCAT remake.   

[Doc Daneeka]

Meh, they should probably leave Spider Baby alone, it's good enough as it is...

I reeeaaallly hope The Evil Dead remake doesn't make itself into "Evil Dead 2" and poke fun at the film at every turn. The original is probably the all-out scariest mainstream film I've seen yet.

Dirty Dozen could be cool if they give all 12 equal time in the new one... And kill Sgt. Blanden instead of say... Bravos. All the others who died should still probably die though. Haven't read the book yet but I hear it took major liberties from the '67 movie, maybe they could base it on that.

I've seen the trailer for an "It's Alive" remake, and it actually looks pretty good, that one is ripe for a remake, it had a very cool premise that I thought was sadly underutilized. Too much dialogue with too little menace, the creature was treated with less urgency than a rabid animal!

I still think "Plan 9" is the kind of film remakes should stand for, those which are so ridiculed they deserve a straight update to at least partially redeem the filmmakers, showing that at the very least they chose a workable idea...

[HappyGilmore]

Do we really need a Monster Squad remake?  The original is a wonderful movie as is.

I'm just hoping for a Santa Claus Conquers the Martians remake.

[Psycho Circus]

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/15211/38_planned_movie_remakes_you_didnt_know_about.html

[ghouck]

The idea of a Dirty Dozen remake is blasphemous. .

I can't imagine a Faster p***ycat, Logan's Run, Evil Dead, Plan 9, Night of the Demons, or RHPS remake being anything but insulting. . .

[Cthulhu]

Sad. I bet 98% of them is going to suck
But by the way, Dune (2010) is not a remake. It's just another film-version of the book.

[brooky1969]

Robocop

Highlander

[Flangepart]

Sad. I bet 98% of them is going to suck
But by the way, Dune (2010) is not a remake. It's just another film-version of the book.

Yep...a giant suckin' sound from here to Alpha Five.

[Fausto]

You forgot Suspiria. That's still going to happen, and I couldnt be more p**sed 

[HarlotBug3]

Here's an idea:

JUST RUN THESE MOVIES IN THE THEATRES AGAIN!


Most of rights are still in the hands of the same companies, yes?

Film-hipsters (and try to tell me the internet hasn't made fertile ground for more of them) will pack theatres at midnight to see a classic on a big screen. Tap into that already! Promote it right and you can even build additional interest for a remake rather than resentment.

As much as we might be against remakes on some loose aesthetic principal, some remakes ARE BETTER (compare 'the hills have eyes' and try to tell me the original was better), some are just taken in such a different direction that they can't be compared, and really, filmmaking today is so different from filmmaking a few decades ago that it's almost akin to the argument against turning books into movies.

[Psycho Circus]

Here's an idea:

JUST RUN THESE MOVIES IN THE THEATRES AGAIN!


Most of rights are still in the hands of the same companies, yes?

Film-hipsters (and try to tell me the internet hasn't made fertile ground for more of them) will pack theatres at midnight to see a classic on a big screen. Tap into that already! Promote it right and you can even build additional interest for a remake rather than resentment.

As much as we might be against remakes on some loose aesthetic principal, some remakes ARE BETTER (compare 'the hills have eyes' and try to tell me the original was better), some are just taken in such a different direction that they can't be compared, and really, filmmaking today is so different from filmmaking a few decades ago that it's almost akin to the argument against turning books into movies.

I think more books should be turned into movies. There's lots of good material out there to work with and seeing as producers and writers are out of ideas, it makes sense. I don't like it all because I hate CGI with a passion for a start. They always use really dumb people from souless, vapid tv shows and the original films should be able to stand alone. The reason I hate remakes the most tho', is because people (kids in general) think that these are geniunely "new" concepts and characters. Like my nephew thinks transformers were only created the year that CGI fest came out.

[Patient7]

Here's an idea:

JUST RUN THESE MOVIES IN THE THEATRES AGAIN!


Most of rights are still in the hands of the same companies, yes?

Film-hipsters (and try to tell me the internet hasn't made fertile ground for more of them) will pack theatres at midnight to see a classic on a big screen. Tap into that already! Promote it right and you can even build additional interest for a remake rather than resentment.

As much as we might be against remakes on some loose aesthetic principal, some remakes ARE BETTER (compare 'the hills have eyes' and try to tell me the original was better), some are just taken in such a different direction that they can't be compared, and really, filmmaking today is so different from filmmaking a few decades ago that it's almost akin to the argument against turning books into movies.

I think more books should be turned into movies. There's lots of good material out there to work with and seeing as producers and writers are out of ideas, it makes sense. I don't like it all because I hate CGI with a passion for a start. They always use really dumb people from souless, vapid tv shows and the original films should be able to stand alone. The reason I hate remakes the most tho', is because people (kids in general) think that these are geniunely "new" concepts and characters. Like my nephew thinks transformers were only created the year that CGI fest came out.

agreed

I think if I ever get the opprotunity, I'll write a script for hollywood just to prove I'm more creative than the clowns their hiring.

[the master]

you forgot some i will add
metropolis
attack of the killer tomatoes

[Psycho Circus]

OH MY DEAR SATAN! 

"Near Dark" remake!!!!

Katherine Bigelow is involved with it too, so be prepared to hear that some "angry guy" has killed Katherine Bigelow quite soon...