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Old 02-15-04 | 06:37 AM
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which movies will never be remade?
I'll say Citizen Kane, Star Wars, the Godfathers, the Matrix, 2001 (or at least, i hope).
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Old 02-15-04 | 06:45 AM
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Old 02-15-04 | 07:12 AM
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I'd rather see bad movies get remade than good ones honestly.
At least they could try to improve them.
Why mess with a good thing like casablanca, citizen kane, etc?
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Old 02-15-04 | 08:33 AM
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Old 02-15-04 | 08:37 AM
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Why mess with a good thing like casablanca?
Too Late!
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Old 02-15-04 | 08:57 AM
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Blazing Saddles is the most un-remake-able movie ever.
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Old 02-15-04 | 10:57 AM
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I'd say Dawn of the Dead, The Italian Job, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Old 02-15-04 | 12:30 PM
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In this day and age, I'd say no film is untouchable. If there's a profit to be made, then the studios will do it. And the sad part is, they will "beef" them up. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rick single-handedly defeat the Nazis in a Casablanca remake.
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Old 02-15-04 | 12:43 PM
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Unless of course Ashton kutcher is interested.
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In this day and age, I'd say no film is untouchable. If there's a profit to be made, then the studios will do it. And the sad part is, they will "beef" them up. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rick single-handedly defeat the Nazis in a Casablanca remake.
Agreed. After Soderbergh remade Solaris, I felt that there is no movie that could remain untouched.

That being said, how about Abbot And Costello Meet Frankenstein?
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Old 02-16-04 | 02:48 AM
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It will be redone someday, guaranteeed. It may take awhile, at least 40-50 years, but it will be remade for future generations.
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Old 02-16-04 | 06:40 AM
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Old 02-16-04 | 12:21 PM
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One movie I'd like to see redone, but probably never will be is Them.

I love the original, but a new approach with a similar theme could be great. Of course, I can always pop in Aliens to see this on screen, but I want real ants dammit.
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Old 02-16-04 | 12:38 PM
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Any Kurasawa film.
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Old 02-16-04 | 01:36 PM
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Any Kurasawa film.
...and yet, they did make The Magnificent Seven.
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Old 02-16-04 | 02:28 PM
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...and yet, they did make The Magnificent Seven.
I bet Pixy knew that, since just about every Kurosawa film has been remade, some numerous times.
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Old 02-16-04 | 03:20 PM
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Once they can genetically engineer Oliphaunts I guarantee this will will be remade.
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Old 02-16-04 | 03:37 PM
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