Movies That Should Never Be Remade (But If They Did...)

[Tan Djarka]

My first vote is for Apocalypse Now, with Chris Pine as Willard and (wait for it) Lawrence Fishburne as Kurtz.

 

[Tan Djarka]

So, no one?

The other day I was watching "Tab Hunter Confidential" on TCM, which discussed his relationship with Anthony Perkins. It struck me, you know who would make a perfect Norman Bates if they were foolish enough to remake Psycho (again)? Andrew Garfield.

 

[d_jedi1]

As far as "never be remade", I have a few.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
A Fistful of dollars
A Few Dollars More
Unforgiven
Taxi Driver
BUT
if they did...
The "Dollars trilogy" could probably use either Scott Eastwood or Wyatt Russell.
I have no clue who they might cast in a remake of Taxi Driver.. Frankly, I'm not sure which modern actor I'd BELIEVE in that role.

 

[y3a]

Godzilla
Evil Dead
Dr. Strangelove (nobody today would get the cold war jokes)
Dirty Dozen
Patton

 

[Win7ermute]

My first vote is for Apocalypse Now, with Chris Pine as Willard and (wait for it) Lawrence Fishburne as Kurtz.

I don't mind Chris Pine but he definitely does not have the chops to be Willard.

 

[Riceball]

Godzilla
Evil Dead
Dr. Strangelove (nobody today would get the cold war jokes)
Dirty Dozen
Patton

I wouldn't mind seeing a remake of Patton, esp. with realistic tanks and not M48s/60s painted grey to play German Panzers. But who would you cast to play Patton, in my mind George C. Scott was and always will be Patton. George C. Scott was better at being Patton than Patton himself, I mean that gravelly voice of his, that's the voice of Patton, which is much better than Patton's actual voice.

 

[DiggsBarklightr]

Hellboy. I know it’s already been remade but I’m still biter! Lol

 

[Watto]

As far as "never be remade", I have a few.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
A Fistful of dollars
A Few Dollars More
Unforgiven
Taxi Driver
BUT
if they did...
The "Dollars trilogy" could probably use either Scott Eastwood or Wyatt Russell.
I have no clue who they might cast in a remake of Taxi Driver.. Frankly, I'm not sure which modern actor I'd BELIEVE in that role.

I'd love to watch Tom Hardy give it a try as Travis Bickle...

 

[Frenzy1971]

Remo Williams, the Adventure begins with Dave Bautista, They live with Dave Bautista and the Rock.
The Black Hole with James Franco in the lead.
Blade Runner with Taren Egerton. (lightning strikes my desk)
Forrest Gump with Patton Oswald Ahahaha

 

[Krieger]

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac.

 

[Watto]

"A bridge too far" with historically correct vehicles and uniforms please!

 

[CT1138]

"It's A Wonderful Life" - should NEVER EVER EVER EVER get remade, but if it did I can already hear the shock jocks and editorialists screaming about its commie pinko, anti-capitalist message.

 

[Krieger]

"It's A Wonderful Life" - should NEVER EVER EVER EVER get remade, but if it did I can already hear the shock jocks and editorialists screaming about its commie pinko, anti-capitalist message.

same with Casablanca - no repeats on that please, its a classic. The SNL skit on Its a Wonderful Life has its own message, but I digress (the Shatner intro of the Dana Carvey version - hey, it was the 80s)

 

[sztriki]

The "Dollars trilogy" could probably use either Scott Eastwood or Wyatt Russell.

I always thought that Hugh Jackman looks al ot like Eastwood.

As for the topic...probably Back to the Future, but hell if I can find a cast.

 

[Riceball]

same with Casablanca - no repeats on that please, its a classic. The SNL skit on Its a Wonderful Life has its own message, but I digress (the Shatner intro of the Dana Carvey version - hey, it was the 80s)

Too late, it's been adapted as a TV show twice already, one in 1955 -56 on AB, and again in 1983 on NBC. Madonna, apparently, had planned on doing modern day remake back in 2008 and set in Iraq but that never happened.

 

[robn1]

"It's A Wonderful Life" - should NEVER EVER EVER EVER get remade, but if it did I can already hear the shock jocks and editorialists screaming about its commie pinko, anti-capitalist message.

 

[d_jedi1]

I always thought that Hugh Jackman looks al ot like Eastwood.

As for the topic...probably Back to the Future, but hell if I can find a cast.

I was just telling my wife that, about Jackman, the other night (while watching Fistful)

 

[patrickivan]

As far as "never be remade", I have a few.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
A Fistful of dollars
A Few Dollars More
Unforgiven
Taxi Driver
BUT
if they did...
The "Dollars trilogy" could probably use either Scott Eastwood or Wyatt Russell.
I have no clue who they might cast in a remake of Taxi Driver.. Frankly, I'm not sure which modern actor I'd BELIEVE in that role.

The funny thing is, that with the Eastwood westerns, I really think they can be easily partially updated by cleaning up the image quality, re-dub the dialogue of the supporting characters, clean up the music score and sound effects, and some re-editing to reflect those changes. Because otherwise, no one from a modern audience can sit through a remake that didn't have giant explosions, modern music, and some super fast cut action scene every 2 minutes.

 

[Funky]

There are just some films that cannot be made better.
I submit Escape from New York.

 

[AJTaliesen]

Even though it would be awful I would watch a Back to the Future remake mostly for the scene where they go back to 1985 and (most likely female) Doc Brown asks "If you're from the Future then tell me, who is President of the United States in 2020?" "Donald Trump!?!?"

edit: PLEASE don't make this about politics. Was merely making a joke. avoid the bait! avoid the bait!!!