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In your opinion, how old should a movie be before Hollywood green-lights a remake of it?
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How old should a film be before a remake is considered?
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Re: How old should a film be before a remake is considered?
by Shale Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:54 pm
Can't say. As with everything in Hollywood, it depends on the market. If ppl want to see a new & improved movie then they should make it whenever.
Sometimes, like reinterpreting a good foreign (Swedish) film to appeal to American tastes like Let the Right One In or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo are just a couple of years.
Sometimes, like reinterpreting a good foreign (Swedish) film to appeal to American tastes like Let the Right One In or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo are just a couple of years.
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by Supernova Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:24 pm
It MIGHT be interesting to see a remake of 2 Minute Warning, that's about 40 years or so. I want to see it redone so the sniper is NOT aiming for random people in the stadium but is going to shoot the football players at the Super Bowl.
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by stonestatic Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:34 pm
IMO a film should be at least 25-30 years old before it's a remake is considered. Even then, I think so movies are timeless enough that they should just be left alone.
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by Nystyle709 Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:02 pm
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by CeCe Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:17 pm
It would have to be a good story. I think it partly depends on whether or not it still holds up or seems dated. Some would benefit from being updated & retold while others just couldn't recapture the magic of the original.
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Re: How old should a film be before a remake is considered?
by Alan Smithee Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:31 pm
CeCe wrote:It would have to be a good story. I think it partly depends on whether or not it still holds up or seems dated. Some would benefit from being updated & retold while others just couldn't recapture the magic of the original.
I like it when someone else saves me a lot of typing.
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Re: How old should a film be before a remake is considered?
by Marc™ Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:34 pm
At least 20 years....but honestly, I usually don't appreciate any movie made during my lifetime being rebooted (especially if I can remember the original.)
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by Artemis Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:37 am
Marc™ wrote:At least 20 years....but honestly, I usually don't appreciate any movie made during my lifetime being rebooted (especially if I can remember the original.)
agree. Did you see what they did to the Karate Kid? ... and I won't bother even watching the apparent Dirty Dancing remake.
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by Tony Marino Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:03 pm
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