Quoted from bert Hot Patootie...it's Shelton-furter!

Too feminine, if you ask me.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe Too feminine, if you ask me.

Said the man with the lady hair.

Quoted from Andy Petrou However, if you can get a picture of Shelton in fishnets I will love you FOREVER!!! Lol!

Oh yeah, well...

I got nothin'.

I still don't understand why be upset about a remake?

It doesn't take anything away from the original.

Sandra

Quoted from Shelton Said the man with the lady hair.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. I still don't understand why be upset about a remake? It doesn't take anything away from the original. Sandra

I think it's best to leave it alone. They will probably slaughter the memory of the original when doing the remake.

It's like trying to turn a watermelon into a cantalope.

They must be stopped now.

What if someone wanted to redo Gone With The Wind?

Quoted from CindyLKeller What if someone wanted to redo Gone With The Wind?

I declare; if I hear one more word about remaking Gone With The Wind, I’m going into the house and close the door!


About the Rocky Horror remake:

I think it could work although I doubt it will. I don’t think it’s impossible though. I feel sorry for whomever is cast as Frank. He’s against almost impossible odds.


Breanne

Quoted from Breanne Mattson I declare; if I hear anymore talk about remaking Gone With The Wind, I’m going into the house and close the door!

Everything is being remade...EVERYTHING!

I saw last week that they're going to do a remake of Flash Gordon.  Why?  People who site the original as one of their favorites probably do so because it's a guilty pleasure, and the TV show they tried to do last year was a horrible failure.

Normally, I try to chalk it up as "Well, it's a business, and the studios are doing these projects as a way to make money.", but that doesn't seem to jive here.

I'll also say that if a company is going to do a remake...DO A REMAKE!  This re-imagining shit is for the birds.  Anyone see the deal with "The Warriors" remake?  Yuck.  There's no guarantee that a remake will be any better or well received (Psycho), but I think it's closer than trying to throw audiences for a loop with your hip interpretation of things.

Off hand, I can't really think of any remakes I've seen where it truly topped the original.  Maybe "The Fly" and "The Thing", but that's due to advancements in technology, in my opinion.

I could go on and on about this and why I think most remakes are a bad idea, but I'll save some stuff for later.

Oh I agree with you Mike. As a writer, no one knows more than I do how sad it is that remakes are so rampant while so much original work goes ignored. When I hear some producer or agent in an interview talk about how difficult it is to find fresh scripts, I think the guy’s an idiot. It’s true there are lots of bad scripts. But it’s also true there are some great ones that get ignored and that’s a shame.

The reason remakes get made is name recognition. Investors want assurances. It’s too risky for them to invest in something original. I understand their position but I also understand that with great risk comes great reward. If George Lucas had played it safe, Darth Vader would still just be an obscure figure in his mind.

Remakes can be an update of a beloved story or they can be a sad commentary on the state of the film industry.


Breanne

Quoted from Breanne Mattson The reason remakes get made is name recognition. Investors want assurances. It’s too risky for them to invest in something original. I understand their position but I also understand that with great risk comes great reward. If George Lucas had played it safe, Darth Vader would still just be an obscure figure in his mind.

True, but when you look at the fact that these investors are throwing out $100m to make one movie (not even counting P & A) when they could realistically increase their chances of return by making 100 smaller movies, it's a hard pill to swallow.

Poseidon and Evan Almighty?  Invested in by the same company.  Two movies and a massive blow to the pocketbook.

I will give the studios credit for branching out and adding "Indie" arms to produce and distribute smaller films, though.  I just wish they'd realize they're more lucrative than they give them credit for.  

Quoted from Shelton True, but when you look at the fact that these investors are throwing out $100m to make one movie (not even counting P & A) when they could realistically increase their chances of return by making 100 smaller movies, it's a hard pill to swallow. Poseidon and Evan Almighty?  Invested in by the same company.  Two movies and a massive blow to the pocketbook.

That’s true. Having money doesn’t guarantee having a brain. What I could do with the money they waste…

Quoted from Shelton I will give the studios credit for branching out and adding "Indie" arms to produce and distribute smaller films, though.  I just wish they'd realize they're more lucrative than they give them credit for.

I agree but I’ve always felt the big studios’ “Indie” divisions had a sort of “wolf in sheep’s clothing” stench about them. It seems that little independent films came along and gave them a run for their money and they responded by sort of imitating them - and providing just enough competition to keep it difficult on them. But some good films have come from it and some good writers and directors have been given opportunities as a result.


Breanne