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Old 08-23-12, 12:56 PM
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I wouldn't mind seeing a remake of this. As long that is done right, with the right director. Plus with Disney making it, can you imagine what they can do with a Rocketeer movie these days. with the technology they have now and resources they didn't have back in the day.
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What the hell does YART stand for?
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
What the hell does YART stand for?
Yet Another Remake/Reboot Thread?
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
when did ms. brie perform that act?
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Originally Posted by RoboDad
Why does anyone have a problem with the zeppelin? The movie was set in the 1930s, when zeppelins (or air ships in general) were "the big thing" (at least until the Hindenburg disaster).
I like the end on the zeppelin. I was just answering The Bus' post. I think The Bus feels threatened by the zeppelin because it's a cooler way to travel but he should be grateful because The Bus outlasted the zeppelin. The Bus thinks Speed is the ultimate action movie so no surprise there.
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I like the idea of a sequel where Billy Campbell hands off the uniform to someone younger (essentially taking over the Peevy role), but that would forces this movie to be set in the 1950's...so perhaps just rebooting it would be the best choice so they can keep it in the 30's.
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Loved Jennifer Connelly in any film.

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Originally Posted by Jules Winfield
I like the end on the zeppelin. I was just answering The Bus' post.
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I wasn't directing my comment at you at all. It was actually directed at The Bus.
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Originally Posted by dfmaverick2
loved jennifer connelly in any film.
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You are so right.
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
this. Some of the effects of anything related to that jet pack haven't aged well at all.
I suggest you watch the film again. The effects were not only cutting edge for the time, but they still look very good. One of the last great special effects films before computers were used for everything.

A Rocketeer reboot is fine with me, but it's funny that Disney cares so little about the film that they never released a proper anamorphic DVD and the blu-ray is a bare bones piece of shit, yet they want to remake it. So on the one hand they treat the film like the redest of stepchildren and on the other hand they want to invest hundreds of millions to make a new version.
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Last time I saw it it looked pretty iffy at times when there was flying at times. Just aged bad. Not all of it..but some of it.
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Just let Joe Johnston direct it again, I'm sure he could get it right the second time.
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I was actually thinking that...let Johnston do it right in this new age of technology see what he brings. Turns out..he's still got it if you watch Captain America.
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re: The Rocketeers -- sequel/reboot

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
What the hell does YART stand for?
Yet Another Rocketeer Thread, obvo.
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Originally Posted by Supermallet
Yet Another Rocketeer Thread, obvo.
This is what? The 30th thread we've had thus far on this movie? You'd think Ash Ketchum would've noticed. "DVD Talk Ultimate Edition" indeed.
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Looks like they are doing more than just a simple reboot. Gender and race swapping the lead.


http://collider.com/the-rocketeer-reboot-disney/

Back in 2012, a couple of months before it was announced that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm and moving ahead with new Star Wars movies, the studio set its sights on a different kind of franchise reboot: The Rocketeer. We heard that the Mouse House was in the early stages of rebooting the swell 1930s-set adventure film, but then the Luacasfilm deal happened and Disney became very busy with building out a whole new Star Wars universe.

Now, however, it appears the Rocketeer reboot is heating back up, as THR reports that the studio has hired Max Winkler and Matt Spicer to pen the script for a redo called The Rocketeers. The film is envisioned as a “sequel-reboot” with a “modern-day twist”, whatever that means. The big news, however, is that The Rocketeers will be led by a black female character.


That’s certainly a marked change from the original, which was based on a popular 1980s comic that followed a stunt pilot who discovers a rocket pack and suit and subsequently becomes embroiled with Nazis and mobsters. Joe Johnston—who would go on to helm Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger—directed The Rocketeer with a swell cast led by Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, and Timothy Dalton as an Errol Flynn-esque villain.

The story of The Rocketeers will maintain the period setting of the original film, as it picks up six years after the events of that movie with Campbell’s Secord having vanished fighting Nazis:

An unlikely new hero emerges: a young African–American female pilot, who takes up the mantle of Rocketeer in an attempt to stop an ambitious and corrupt rocket scientist from stealing jetpack technology in what could prove to be a turning point in the Cold War.
the-rocketeer-posterGiven that The Rocketeer drew heavily from 1930s serials, it’ll be interesting to see what this “modern day twist” does to alter the tone and feel of the franchise. Moreover, given that drones are ever-present and audiences have become accustomed to superheroes flying any and everywhere (particularly the Rocketeer-esque Iron Man), one imagines the central conceit of a jet pack and suit will be updated to make it more…impressive.

However, I like the idea of handing the reigns of the franchise over to a black female lead. It’s a solid way of not trying to “replace” Campbell’s original character, and I appreciate the fact that it’ll continue the story where Johnston’s film left off.

This is just now in the scripting stage and could very well further evolve during development, but as a big fan of Johnston’s original film I have to say I’m oddly excited about this news. What about you, folks? Are you interested in seeing a new Rocketeer story? Have we all learned our lesson that just because someone reboots a beloved film, that doesn’t mean the original loses any of its luster/ceases to exist? Sound off in the comments below.
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This is worse than Ghostbusters!!! Men everywhere should be OUTRAGED!
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Oh man, if they also make her gay I'll hit my Hollywood Reboot Diversity bingo!

Fingers crossed!
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A sequel-reboot with a modern day twist but still set that far in the past? I don't get why they'd even resurrect the IP at this point if they're going to change that much stuff. But I guess I could say the same about Pete's Dragon or even something like Big Hero Six.
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Originally Posted by fujishig
A sequel-reboot with a modern day twist but still set that far in the past? I don't get why they'd even resurrect the IP at this point if they're going to change that much stuff. But I guess I could say the same about Pete's Dragon or even something like Big Hero Six.
The "modern day twist" is a black female superhero in the days before the Civil Rights Movement and Women's Lib. That sounds like a pretty cool idea to me -- why use a period setting if it's only to play dress-up without exploring any of the things that make the period different?
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Hot females in Rocketeer gear? I'm in!
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I was never much of a Rocketeer fan before this news, but now I'm outraged

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