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They knew how to do this in the 80s. Little Shop of Horrors, The Fly, and The Thing for example. All remakes that far surpassed the cheesy originals.

The best example is The Thing. The original film in the 1950s was awkward af. But the 1980s remake by John Carpenter was chef's kiss. Then they made a remake of a remake and it was meh.

On a vaguely related note, why aren't we making more movies that take a Shakespeare plot and just stuff it in a different setting without trying to hide it? Like 10 Things I Hate about you was Taming of the Shrew.

Tell me you wouldn't watch Mechbeth.

How many more versions of Tron do we need?

This only works on like mid movies, maybe. You can't do it with a film like Plan 9 from Outer Space or The Room because the jank is part of the appeal. But maybe an actually good version of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow? Sucker Punch, but with a better director?

It’s Dune. Great book but original movie needed improvement

Instead of the corporatization of storytelling, we should be letting artists tell the stories they want to tell. We should engage with our media more critically and stop chasing nostalgia.

Nice idea, but you'd never get funding. So lean into it. Instead of remaking flops, demake them. Redo Battlefield Earth or Waterworld on a half million dollar budget. As the world watches your film with effects that would make Sharknado blush they will finally ask "what is art?"

Or maybe, just maybe do a new franchise or movie. I'm so tired of going to the cinema and watching the trailers for 9 ouf of the 10 comming up movies being sequals or reboots of old franchises.

Fuck that, just make more theaters and let drama kids re-enact them with their own creative vision

Better yet, why not create something original?

Let's have multiple reboots going at the same time. I think it would be great to have like three reboots of Jurassic Park going at the same time with different directors. I want to see a full length Wes Anderson take on the film, but also a Zach Snyder take and maybe a Danny Boyle take competing on the same weekend.

Two words: Easy Money

I kinda think Event Horizon had a phenomenal concept, but had a C+ execution. If there's a movie I think needs a remake, it's that.

Movie mash-ups.

Back to the Future and Tron.

Blade Runner and Hawaii 5-0

Truman and Silo.

Mrs. Doubtfire and John Wick.

Oceans 11 did that

The upscale did Lisa a little dirty

I think I've made this comment elsewhere but Krull, Enemy Mine, and Last Starfighter are the top of my list for an effects refresh.

There's also no reason why a decent Eragon movie couldn't be made.

Because nobody will fund a huge production that's based on something that didn't do well. Are you nuts? Are you going to go up to people and ask for 50 million dollars or whatever and say we're going to take this thing sucked that nobody liked and we're going to redo it.

Disney's been trying. 'Once More With Feeling' is a whole podcast about the reboots. Did you know Disney remade Pete's Dragon and The Shaggy Dog? I didn't.

Practice what you preach, OP

Do you want Fantastic Four? That's how you get Fantastic Four

I want them to make good discworld movies.

Or maybe they could come up with an original idea

Crazy talk I know

I'm still waiting for John Carter 2...

Exactly!!

Challenge Mode: Turn SuperTrain into a mega blockbuster or GTFO!

I kinda thought we were going to get a new Howard the Duck for a second. That would’ve been hilarious either way it panned out.

I think we should take something really underrated but improve it. Off the top of my head, The Rollerblade Seven.