Promising remakes

[Wee Sonny MacGregor]

Reading about plans on another thread to remake Tinker Tailor had me wondering what help could be offered to the boneheaded, imagination-impoverished producers out there who fancy remaking a classic movie or TV programme. First thoughts were a remake of The Titfield Thunderbolt with Richard Briars in the Stanley Holloway role and Stephen Fry as the vicar. And just to demonstrate a complete lack of empathy with the original, the "thunderbolt" could be an old diesel unit. I'm sure there are many other suggestions out there?

[Windthrop]

Originally Posted by Wee Sonny MacGregor Reading about plans on another thread to remake Tinker Tailor had me wondering what help could be offered to the boneheaded, imagination-impoverished producers out there who fancy remaking a classic movie or TV programme. First thoughts were a remake of The Titfield Thunderbolt with Richard Briars in the Stanley Holloway role and Stephen Fry as the vicar. And just to demonstrate a complete lack of empathy with the original, the "thunderbolt" could be an old diesel unit. I'm sure there are many other suggestions out there?

In the case of TTT I would say it was one of those memorable movies that came about when a group of quirky talents got together and produced something rather special and one-off. You can make a different version of a novel but you can't really 'remake' a movie. Great films I think are accidents - a collision of talents and events and totally random. The Steve Martin syndrome (and that from a man who initially brought some quirkiness to Hollywood - very sad but no doubt profitable outcome from that) does seem to reign supreme at the moment. Martin is a good example because the first remake he got involved in wasn't too bad - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, in fact an improvement on the original. Maybe thats the key - remake unexceptional, minor films but don't bother with anything clever, quirky or smart because it was a product of a certain group of talents colliding at a certain time and you can't replicate let alone improve on that.

[hankoler]

How about a remake of "The smallest show on earth", brilliant old movie , but who , i wonder would the cast be ??

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by Windthrop remake unexceptional, minor films

I'd like to see a remake of 'High Tide at Noon', 'Nor the Moon by Night' and 'The Gypsy and the Gentleman'. Then the DVD release could include restored versions of the originals!!

[batman]

There's two Max films that I would like to see remade .... The Dark Man would be a great vehicle for someone like Mark Strong, the other Daughter of Darkness which has a cracking role for a young actress. I think, for them to succeed, they would have to be made in their original period.




Bats.

[orpheum]

I saw the remake of The Heartbreak Kid yesterday and it was not a patch on the original.

[Carmel]

I too would love to see Daughter's of Darkness remade, i think Catherine Zeta Jones would make a great leading lady in it.

[Harleybloke]

Originally Posted by Carmel I too would love to see Daughter's of Darkness remade, i think Catherine Zeta Jones would make a great leading lady in it.

I just think Catherine Zeta Jones is great........!!!!!

[Carmel]

Originally Posted by Harleybloke I just think Catherine Zeta Jones is great........!!!!!

I love her too i think she is a great actress