Apparently, the idiots over at MTV are working on a remake for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the greatest cult movie ever made.

An online petition has seen started at stoptheremake.com.  Please visit and sign it.  You'll sleep better, knowing you did.



Phil

I might sleep better, but I know it's not going to do a goddamn thing.

I can only hope it's better than "Shock Treatment".

As bad as Shock Treatment was, this remake is doomed to be worse.  When they brought the Rocky Horror Show back to Broadway, it only lasted a few weeks.  Lightning won't strike twice with this movie.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe As bad as Shock Treatment was, this remake is doomed to be worse.  When they brought the Rocky Horror Show back to Broadway, it only lasted a few weeks.  Lightning won't strike twice with this movie. Phil

Are you arguing with me when I'm pretty much agreeing with you?

Wow! This is interesting! I don't think it's a bad thing.

Why can't people re-do something if they liked it, but
they want to do a current version? I don't think it hurts
the original version or anyone else in this pursuit.

It's like me saying, "YOU CAN'T DO ANOTHER GILLIGAN'S ISLAND!"

On the contrary, I'd love to see a new Gilligan's Island-- one where
they still haven't made it off the island.

I think there are certainly two ways of looking at it:

One way, we hate to lose the identity we had with our familiar past.

And the other way, we like to see the past revisited-- even as some of
its old characteristics are changed.

I say to the makers of any remake: More power to you!!!

Sandra

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. Wow! This is interesting! I don't think it's a bad thing. Why can't people re-do something if they liked it, but they want to do a current version? I don't think it hurts the original version or anyone else in this pursuit. It's like me saying, "YOU CAN'T DO ANOTHER GILLIGAN'S ISLAND!" On the contrary, I'd love to see a new Gilligan's Island-- one where they still haven't made it off the island. I think there are certainly two ways of looking at it: One way, we hate to lose the identity we had with our familiar past. And the other way, we like to see the past revisited-- even as some of its old characteristics are changed. I say to the makers of any remake: More power to you!!! Sandra

You do realize that this is a website that's pretty much made up of spec script writers, right?

Big smiles Mike!!!

My smileys won't work and I don't know why. They worked before the overhaul... Oh well...

Still, I don't think new ideas (which are still recycled) will ever be buried by new ideas that are based upon repeats.

I've said it before: I think everyone has a story to tell. And even if many of us will die trying, the joy IS in the journey. If it was handed to us on a silver platter, there would be no experience and the "truth within" wouldn't be revealed.

Each of us meet the challenge in different ways and it's wise to consider "The Different Ways".

For example: Some people think THEY have to be their own agents and that can work, but for myself, I want to work with a professional in the marketing side of things.l

I've already spoken to a "future agent" to do the sale's pitch for me because I just feel that I would become so nervous that I would stutter and become a pile of mush, but I would be so happy and willing to have someone who knows me and my desire for the film represent me.

Again, it's different for everyone.

Back to:

Rocky Horror being made anew?

I will go see it.

Sandra

How can they do this!?
I have to sign.

Shoot, I remember going to see the movie. I'm not sure if it still plays here in Ann Arbor at midnight or not, but it was a blast!

People all dressed up, going inside the theater with toilet paper, squirt guns, spray water bottles, newspapers. Interacting with the movie.
It was great!

Where's a freakin' cantalope!

Cindy

Quoted from Shelton Are you arguing with me when I'm pretty much agreeing with you?

I'm expanding on what I'm saying.


Phil

I am hopping mad at Richard O'Brien!!!!!! WTF?!

That's like Spielberg remaking E.T.

NOT COOL! No-one can compare or come close to Tim Curry's portrayal of FF and the rest of the cast were perfect too. What a stupid idea this is.

I'm FUMING!

Oh, I know who they can cast.



Hot Patootie...it's Shelton-furter!

Let the photoshop wars begin haha.....

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwe! That's a HIDEOUS picture of me BERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

I think the greatest offense is now their will be another version that will make me want to pull out my circulatory system like a loose string on a wool sweater.

To paraphrase lil' Jimmy "it stinks and I don't like it!"

Quoted from bert Oh, I know who they can cast.

Pfft...I'm so Brad Majors.

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