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lmsa50 — 16 years ago(May 26, 2009 08:08 PM)
Why not? our CG is certainly better than it was in 1986. If the film companies have the budgets to do all of this then it's great to give actors a little employment, especially with something they grew up with as a kid watching.
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Droncz87 — 16 years ago(May 28, 2009 05:46 PM)
I dont see why they should touch this one, this film really had no problems and I really enjoyed it growing up.
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NiN_O_Negative — 16 years ago(June 05, 2009 05:16 AM)
I think this could work out really well. I agree that the original is a great film, I don't think it has aged very much at all so it may ultimately be pointless to remake it but I think a new version could be good enough to warrant the effort.
Disney has all kinds of resources available to use now. Pixar could do the ship, the interiors and Max. Jim Henson Co. could create all the crazy alien lifeforms and they've still got a lot of talented traditional 2D artists. I think it could work as a great showcase for all their creative talent being pooled together. I think that a combination of all these techniques would create a visually stunning movie.
I think they should go into space for the remake, at least visit one planet. Even if it's just at the start when David is first taken. The length of time he's been away should be longer. An 80s kid being returned to Earth in 2010. An earlier thread has mentioned that 8 years wouldn't really mean that much of a difference. -
grahambrunk — 16 years ago(July 12, 2009 10:43 AM)
you know NIN O Negative you are right. A kid from the 80s to today would be a great film. 2001 and 2009 arent really different pop culturally, so that wouldnt be as significant as 1978 and 1986. A huge New Wave style overtook South Florida in the early 1980s, so 1986 would have in fact been very different than 1978 as seen in the movie.
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MirrorLake — 16 years ago(July 27, 2009 04:11 AM)
I remember watching this every day for weeks at a time when I was a kid. I think I watched it 5 or 6 times in a row, once.
The remake will hopefully encourage kids today to see the original.
FYIthere's a well-seeded torrent of this movie on mininova/piratebay/etc. -
sdbyrd — 16 years ago(August 04, 2009 07:02 AM)
I think everyone forgets why movies are made to begin with. It's all about $$$. They could care less if you "loved the movie as a kid" or if it was a classic. Producers just see an opportunity to cash in on a following and nothing more. Does it make it any easier to accept all of these remakes? Not really. I hate seeing a lot of my favorite movies being remade (horribly most of the time) but what can you do? Not buy a ticket I suppose
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uruseiranma — 16 years ago(August 31, 2009 09:54 AM)
"Instead of a remake they should just do a sequel with different Kid. I don't mind if they upgrade the UFO with CGI but don't change the feel and look of the ship or Max."
That's about as bad an ideas as having Doc Brown's sons do time-travel, starting a whole new series.
Or in having the kids of the original Goonies have their own adventure.
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