Hell,no!!! Don't remake it! That's all Hollywood is anymore is remakes and sequels. We get enough remakes and sequels un
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bradford-1 — 14 years ago(March 20, 2012 08:54 AM)
Er, there were some remakes that DID work:
THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) Had actually been filmed twice, in 1931 and '36.
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) Several Oz-based silent films had been done, the most prominent (1926) featured Oliver Hardy as the Tin Woodsman!
OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001)The original Rat Pack and very little else, going for it. It was molasses-paced, and IMHO, threw away the casino robberies. I found the Soderbergh version to be exciting and humorous.
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EastCoastMariner — 14 years ago(March 31, 2012 06:26 PM)
The acting, special effects and general mood of the 1966 version could never be recaptured, and today's actors don't possess the same class or realism as the men in this film.
While I understand the question and don't criticize it, I think it'd be best to just leave this film as it is instead of potentially ruining it with a remake. -
photoe — 12 years ago(September 30, 2013 04:32 AM)
Wont happen because:
- Hollywood would never green light another movie about a period in history this obscure.
- THe ships would be done in CGI, and considering how much was shot on deck, it would cost far too much to reshoot the movie, plus the chinese locations, not happening, refer again to point one.
- The acting is so tremendous, particularly McQueen as the heroic, capable, and yet utterly jaded and hurting soldier. Any actor would be crazy to follow him.
We've got plenty of antiwar stories to do, unfortunately, out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and who knows where else. Maybe something about the Mexican-American war could be saleable, but its a different story than this one. The US has a long, long history of pointless interventions, but good luck making a film about one.
Fact is, you can't recreate a period in time. Saving American missionaries was critical to the plot line here, and that again, has almost no relevance now. Well, maybe in africa against muslim extremists.
I just don't see the offbeat wars film of the 60s to 80s being equalled - Wild Geese, Shout At The Devil, Platoon, High Velocity, Apocalypse Now, Burn, and on and on and on. Noone can question the overlords anymore, for the time being,
and the colonial period is over, at least in the same form as it was.
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tristan_erwin — 12 years ago(October 28, 2013 05:43 AM)
I don't believe there are any ships from this era left around. So it would be pretty close to impossible. Same reason why you don't see WW2 Naval movies most of those ships are gone. I do agree that more naval movies need to be made, especially ones about surface warships. Sand Pebbles is one of the few naval movies not about a submarine.
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bradford-1 — 10 years ago(April 08, 2015 08:01 AM)
Talk about long-running threads!
A big "no" to remaking TSP. But there are quite a few American military subjects that have never been properly explored:- How about a film on the American occupation of the Philippines in the early 1900s? I consider that situation a real precursor to getting involved in the Vietnam quagmire, but as far as I know, there's only been one film that addressed it. Gary Cooper starred in THE REAL GLORY (1939). I saw it on TV years ago, and my memory of it has faded.
2)Didja know American troops fought a short "action" in Korea in the 1870s? I only first read about it maybe six years ago. And the Korean fighters used spears and bows & arrows!
3)Didja know American soldiers participated in the 1919-1921 Russian Civil War? They were part of an international force that backed up the Czarists fighting the Bolsheviks. The Americans were known as the Polar Bear Regiment (or somesuch) Never seen a movie or TV show about this subject. - In World War Two, an American tank crew member escaped from a German POW camp, but mistakenly headed East instead of West. He ran into a Soviet tank brigade and served with them in the last few months of the war. He couldn't speak Russian and only one of the officers knew a smattering of English. The American was wounded and ended up in a Red Army hospital when Marshal Zhukov visited and did a double take when he came across the Yank. After much red tape (pun intended), he was returned to the U.S. Army and went home to live and work in obscurity. I only found out about him about 10 yrs. ago when I read a 700-word wire story on the guy and his wife traveling to the Kremlin so he could be awarded a coupla medals. Now THERE's a movie for Bradley Cooper
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- How about a film on the American occupation of the Philippines in the early 1900s? I consider that situation a real precursor to getting involved in the Vietnam quagmire, but as far as I know, there's only been one film that addressed it. Gary Cooper starred in THE REAL GLORY (1939). I saw it on TV years ago, and my memory of it has faded.
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MAC-16 — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 06:56 AM)
"Talk about long-running threads! A big "no" to remaking TSP. But there are quite a few American military subjects that have never been properly explored: "
bradford-1 may I suggest a movie\mini series on Daniel Daly Medal of Honor winner at Peking and Haiti + probably deserved one in WW1 aswell. -
AccidntlTourist — 10 years ago(May 01, 2015 10:37 AM)
This is an absolute classic!
Please don't insult it with plastic remake.
Countless untold stories occurred during this era - real-life dramas that can be retold by cinema to great effect; no need to trample upon this classic.