Why can't they remake great movies like this???
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Teenagers from Outer Space
DwightGuy — 14 years ago(September 15, 2011 06:57 AM)
Seriously. Some of these classic sci-fi could really be improved on in modern times, yet for some reason, they only remake movies that were fine in the first place.
At the same time, I don't want to see Alex Rogan playing Chiky Boueigun Sur on his Xbox. -
sentra14 — 14 years ago(November 25, 2011 09:22 AM)
People are always asking why they don't remake certain movies. Well, that's part of the problem with movies these days- it's mostly remakes or remakes of remakes, trying to capitalize on past successes or cult status without the creativity required of the original. Movies like this one could not be recreated and retain the same "qualities" we know and love about such films. A title like "Teenagers from Outer Space" would sound very silly today.
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SteveH2002 — 13 years ago(June 24, 2012 12:51 PM)
Although I think TfOS has a strong story, I'm not sure a teenager movie is as marketable today as it was in the 1950s. You do see an awful lot of the same elements in TfOS in other movies - the good alien being chased by the bad alien (Terminator 2), invasion and domination (Transformers 1, 2, & 3).
At it's heart TfOS is a trans-species Romeo and Juliet story, taking the Patricia Neal/Michael Rennie relationship from The Day the Earth Stood Still and chopping their ages down by a generation.