David Kelly 1117 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Murder On The Orient Express. Not bad but not a patch on the Sidney Lumet original. The cast is good but Michelle Pfeiffer is the only one who really compares to the cast of the earlier film (not surprising when it included the likes of Bergman, Connery, Bacall, Finney, Perkins and Gielgud). The fact that most will know exactly whodunnit well before it begins obviously doesn't help it, but if you've not seen a previous version you'd probably enjoy it a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I can't believe it got remade tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I can't believe it got remade tbh. Like a lot of other films the last decade. Jaw dropping cash grabs (but often limp at the box office). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 You can sort of see the remake of some stuff though, in that it stands half a chance of being popular with a new generation. A period whodunit set on a train though!? He could have at least renamed it Cunts on a Train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30409 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I have had it with these mother fucking cunts on this mother fucking train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Alex said: I have had it with these mother fucking cunts on this mother fucking train The Jeremy Corbyn Story 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I don't see the point in remaking excellent films. Remake something that had potential but wasn't done well the first time. Unless you can update it and bring something new, which you can't with this, it's a complete waste of time. Mind you, the theatre was packed and they seem to be having a shed load of showings so it might be making money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, David Kelly said: I don't see the point in remaking excellent films. Remake something that had potential but wasn't done well the first time. Unless you can update it and bring something new, which you can't with this, it's a complete waste of time. Mind you, the theatre was packed and they seem to be having a shed load of showings so it might be making money. Especially films like MoTOE where the twist is so well known that it ruins the point of the film. Do Highlander! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Worst and pointless ones have been things like The Thing which was a stone cold classic with Carpenter at the peak of his powers . Clash of the Titans, The Wicker Man, Psycho, Rollerballl , Total Recall etc..All flops and a complete waste of time and money and basically piss takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19824 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 howay man the wicker man remake is comedy gold. up there with the room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: howay man the wicker man remake is comedy gold. up there with the room Think Dune would benefit from a remake with modern CGI and a shit hot director. The books are classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19824 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 The old bee beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, Park Life said: Think Dune would benefit from a remake with modern CGI and a shit hot director. The books are classics. Swear I've heard stuff about it being stuck in pre-production Hell, but it's got Denis Villeneuve at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Park Life said: Worst and pointless ones have been things like The Thing which was a stone cold classic with Carpenter at the peak of his powers . Clash of the Titans, The Wicker Man, Psycho, Rollerballl , Total Recall etc..All flops and a complete waste of time and money and basically piss takes. The Thing wasn't a remake. The Thing with Kurt Russell is nearer a remake of The Thing From Another world from the 50's but that's really an example of how it can be done well. Both using the same source material but in different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, The Fish said: Especially films like MoTOE where the twist is so well known that it ruins the point of the film. Do Highlander! Fuck off Highlander is a classic. I fear the proposed remake will be about as good as the remake of Point Break. They could remake any of the awful sequels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, David Kelly said: Fuck off Highlander is a classic. I fear the proposed remake will be about as good as the remake of Point Break. They could remake any of the awful sequels though. The worst parts of that film were the fight scenes and special effects. Sort them out and cast well and it's a tip top prospect for a remake. Tom Hardy as Macleod, Pedro Pascal as Ramirez, Dave Bautista as Kurgen, sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, The Fish said: The worst parts of that film were the fight scenes and special effects. Sort them out and cast well and it's a tip top prospect for a remake. Tom Hardy as Macleod, Pedro Pascal as Ramirez, Dave Bautista as Kurgen, sorted. Unless it has a Frenchman playing a jock and a jock playing an Egyptian with a Spanish name, I'm frankly not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, David Kelly said: Unless it has a Frenchman playing a jock and a jock playing an Egyptian with a Spanish name, I'm frankly not interested. Whatever you say Jack, you're the master race. Edited November 10, 2017 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just now, The Fish said: Whatever you say, you're the master race. Seriously though, Highlander took over being my favourite film for quite a bit of my teenage years. It's dropped significantly now as I've seen better films and I can see the flaws in it, but I don't think I'd like to see a remake. Mainly because I can't imagine anyone decent being part of it and then it would most likely fall into the Point Break category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, David Kelly said: Seriously though, Highlander took over being my favourite film for quite a bit of my teenage years. It's dropped significantly now as I've seen better films and I can see the flaws in it, but I don't think I'd like to see a remake. Mainly because I can't imagine anyone decent being part of it and then it would most likely fall into the Point Break category. See I loved it as a kid, but even then I could see the fight scenes were shit and the special effects were worse. Watching it again and it's clear that the acting is pretty terrible too. There's some decent actors around that could do well in the roles and we've seen with Marvel movies that you can take something a bit silly and turn it into an enjoyable movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, The Fish said: See I loved it as a kid, but even then I could see the fight scenes were shit and the special effects were worse. Watching it again and it's clear that the acting is pretty terrible too. There's some decent actors around that could do well in the roles and we've seen with Marvel movies that you can take something a bit silly and turn it into an enjoyable movie. There's not a single Marvel movie that compares favourably to Highlander. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 A-fucking-men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 God, here we go... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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