September 12th, 2007, 02:48 AM
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Sequels, remakes, and unfulfilled adaptations
The news about Tron 2 got me thinking about this. Are there any movies out there that you think could produce themes for a good sequel? Which older movies do you think would benefit from a remake?
I was thinking Andromeda Strain would be a good one to revisit in light of 35+ years of new science, but I heard someone's producing a TV mini-series starring Ben Bratt. *groan*
There are several Douglass Coupland books that would have been ideal for adaptations (Microserfs!), but I fear they're culturally irrelevant to today's audience. That's the plight of an author who revels so much in pop culture. Besides the fact his Generation X was raped and pillaged so savagely by marketing execs, that many of his clever phrases (such as McJobs) are now benchmarks for irritation.
What are your wanted sequels, remakes, or adaptations?
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September 12th, 2007, 06:35 AM
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I've always wanted to see "Farnham's Freehold" turned into a movie. Talk about stirring the pot.
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September 12th, 2007, 06:53 AM
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Andromeda Strain would be my choice
Sequel would be, well the only one that comes to me is 'The Last Starfighter'. I always wanted to know what happen after the Kid and his girl left Earth.
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September 12th, 2007, 01:37 PM
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Hey fudge packers..go for 2 ;)
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I've always wanted to see "Farnham's Freehold" turned into a movie. Talk about stirring the pot.
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Oh, hell yeah! A lot of his work would make great movies. Not sure why more haven't been done, other than that they butchered the one they did make.
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September 12th, 2007, 01:46 PM
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Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season.
j/k, I'll think about this.
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September 12th, 2007, 02:56 PM
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Hey fudge packers..go for 2 ;)
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Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season.
j/k, I'll think about this.
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September 12th, 2007, 06:13 PM
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I was thinking earlier today how it might be cool to revisit the Breakfast Club, but only if John Hughes wrote/directed. If that movie was about youthful hope, what would those five misfit 30/40 somethings be like today? There's got to be another message of hope in there.
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September 12th, 2007, 06:57 PM
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Hey fudge packers..go for 2 ;)
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Originally Posted by Gaddabout
I was thinking earlier today how it might be cool to revisit the Breakfast Club, but only if John Hughes wrote/directed. If that movie was about youthful hope, what would those five misfit 30/40 somethings be like today? There's got to be another message of hope in there.
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Ugh, no, no, and NO. Just say no!
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September 12th, 2007, 10:56 PM
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Oh, hell yeah! A lot of his work would make great movies. Not sure why more haven't been done, other than that they butchered the one they did make.
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Starship Troopers was the worst raping of a book that a movie studio has ever committed.
I've still seen it about 50 times. (guilty pleasure)
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September 13th, 2007, 05:40 AM
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Remember All The Pretty Horses? What a horrible adaptation to a truly wonderful book. Cormac McCarthy writes such grandiose prose I guess it could be hard to do them justice on the big screen. but I bet Kurasawa could have done it proud. My point is, that I would love to see other McCarthy books given a shot, especially Blood Meridian. McCarthys Border Trilogy would be ripe for a new oldschool style western trilogy.
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September 13th, 2007, 05:41 AM
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How bout a graphic novel style (300, Sin City) doing of The Odyssey?
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September 13th, 2007, 05:45 AM
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Goodbye, Sir. Thank You
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Remember All The Pretty Horses? What a horrible adaptation to a truly wonderful book. Cormac McCarthy writes such grandiose prose I guess it could be hard to do them justice on the big screen. but I bet Kurasawa could have done it proud. My point is, that I would love to see other McCarthy books given a shot, especially Blood Meridian. McCarthys Border Trilogy would be ripe for a new oldschool style western trilogy.
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I make mad films, too.
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September 13th, 2007, 06:07 AM
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You lost me.
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September 13th, 2007, 07:54 AM
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Goodbye, Sir. Thank You
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Sigh.
Ok, I don't make films...but if I did, they'd have a samurai.
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September 13th, 2007, 08:09 AM
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How bout a graphic novel style (300, Sin City) doing of The Odyssey?
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Probably my favorite novel growing up as a kid. I would love it.
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