Movie Remakes: Your Predictions

Like so many people, I'm generally pretty sick of remakes. Generally. For a few years I was utterly disgusted with them but I've become slightly more lenient about it lately. For example, I saw the True Grit remake and I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. And there have been some in the past such as The Magnificent Seven and Fistful of Dollars that have been nothing short of great without at all being a disservice to the originals. However, most of the time remakes (particularly recently) are wholly unneccessary money making scams that end up being absolute garbage.

This is all just my personal opinion.

What I'm curious to know is which films that haven't been remade yet that you all think are on the horizon. Personally, I'm thinking (I'm actually quite surprised) that there hasn't been a Back to the Future remake yet. I believe I read something earlier this year about one almost getting off the ground, but then being shot down by Spielberg possibly.

I've gotten to where the remakes don't bother me so much, but a Back to the Future remake would break my heart a little bit as what I'm sure would end up happening is that it'll happen in 2015 and Justin Bieber or whatever Disney creature they cast in the film will go back 30 years to 1985 and yadda, yadda, yadda--you get the idea.

So, what do you think? What remakes are coming out next that haven't already been announced?

I think we will get a bunch more nostalgia 70s/80s IPs that producers mistakenly think there is a contemporary market for (see Land of the Lost and A-Team). Should see Magnum PI (maybe with The Rock), maybe Rockford Files and I think Hart to Hart or Remmington Steel are possibilities too.. Buck Rogers seems possible as well (though that IP is a bit more old school of course). That's not to say that they couldn't be entertaining or even good, but I do think Hollywood is so risk-averse right now that anything that isn't a big IP (or at least recognizable) has nary a chance of being made/distributed.

I eagerly anticipate the remake of The Lord of the Rings with Rosie Cotton squaring off against the Black Riders at the Ford of Bruinen!

Well. I do.

Honestly, if there was a film I would like to seen remade, it's Fritz Lang's Metropolis. After seeing the nearly complete restoration, I think the story is worth taking another pass at.

To be honest, I think the story still has relevance today and was groundbreaking in it's time.

Thank you for the time...

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Generally remakes do not bother me if:

1) They are well made.
2) The don't poop all over the original.
3) They bring something maybe a little different.

At least with "True Grit," they weren't trying to remake the original film...they were adapting the book. Yes, there are going to be many similarities and many of the best lines from the original film made their way into the new one ("That's mighty big talk for a one-eyed fat man!") because they were in the book.

Of all the recent remakes, a remake of "True Grit" surprised me because this was one of Wayne's more iconic roles. My initial thought was, "How dare they!" When I heard talented filmmakers like the Coen Brothers were involved, I thought the material would be in good hands. When I saw the first trailer, I was convinced and they got my $10 last night (well worth the trip to the theater).

For the most part, movies due for remakes should follow the basic rules:
1) The original was a decent movie but has been largely forgotten ("3:10 to Yuma").
2) The original is well-known but has aged poorly due to changing times ("The Bad News Bears").
3) The new filmmaker can bring a different perspective to the source material ("True Grit").

Films that are considered classics ("Casablanca") should not be touched for any reason, though "True Grit" kind of broke this rule. It's kind of the exception to remakes so far, as I believe it surpassed the original in quality. (This is not to take anything away from the original John Wayne version of "True Grit," which is certainly a fine film in its own right.)

PREDICTIONS: you're going to be seeing more old TV show mined to be made into movies. The Equalizer, Magnum PI, maybe even Simon & Simon (would make a great non-buddy buddy cop/detective movie if done right). This doesn't mean I'll be lining up at the theater to see them, but I'm sure someone will get them made.

I would like to see remakes of The Dark Knight Rises and Iron Man 3. Avatar could stand for a retelling using the latest technology as well. Man, that movie just looks so dated now....

This isn't a prediction but is actually in the works: James Cameron's Titanic, remade by James Cameron... in 3D.

My shot in the dark prediction is that Lucas and Fox will start work on doing a remake of the Original Star Wars trilogy.

I like to see the Running Man redone but kept closer to the book especially the ending.

The Last Starfighter
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Soylent Green
Clockwork Orange
Starship Troopers
Hound of the Baskervilles

and so many others...

This barely counts as a remake since the original movie version was so terrible, but I think we'll see another Super Mario Bros. movie soon. A more faithful version, probably computer animated.

I always wanted to see a great modern remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I loved the book as a kid and I loved the 1954 Disney film, but nowadays it comes off as pretty hokey. Seeing as how the Steampunk genre has been creeping into the mainstream recently I think it's high time to give this one another shot.

The problem with Verne is that most of his classic works nary had a woman in it as even as a minor character. The exception to the rule I can think of off hand is Around the World in 80 Days. Hollywood rarely if ever have an all male case, with the exception of war movies.

Now forcing a female or two into one of these all male Verne stories, if past attempts are any indication, didn't make the movie stronger or improved the story any.

We should be due for another incarnation of The Alamo.

I'm surprised we haven't seen a Gilligan's Island movie yet, probably starring Will Ferrel as Gilligan.

I could actually go for a Logan's Run movie that stuck more closely to the book. Especially if they cast it with actors who were the same age as the characters in the book.

A live action Jonny Quest wouldn't surprise me.