Will there be a Remake?
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jcl295 — 16 years ago(May 22, 2009 03:48 PM)
Deeper, more well rounded cast?
Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle and Alex Rocco have a message for you;
go f_u_ck yourself. What, it'd be better with Zac Efron and Jon Voight?
Tell the story on a grander more contemporary level?
Moron, the movie is set in 1973, should we make EVERY movie to 'contemporize' them? A grander level? There's nothing 'grand' about Eddie Coyle, it's a small, mean film about small, mean people. It's beautiful in its pathetic quality, intimate in its doom.
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Tashtago — 14 years ago(July 11, 2011 09:35 PM)
Please god NO REMAKES! Can anyone give me an example of a re-make that was as good as the original?
King Kong re-make dud
Planet of the Apes dud
Willy Wonka - dud
Pyscho-dud
even Get Smart dud
as for Rothchild's list
The Thing- not an improvement
Cape Fear - good for a while but the cast isn't as good and the ending is awful. So what if De Niro got an Academy Award nomination- Shakespeare in Love WON an academy award for best picture.
Magnificent Seven isn't a re-make it's the American version of a Japanese film different setting, characters, dialogue so on..
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cosmicly — 14 years ago(December 26, 2011 10:12 PM)
That's a really tough question, Paul. Usually it's not clear, until after the "remake" is remade, and by then it is too late to "unmake" it.
I find that movie goers, and movie enthusiasts (like those on imdb) tend to be sort of close minded when it comes to remakes of their favorite films. For example, I was recently surprised at the incredibly NEGATIVE response to the idea of remaking DIRTY DANCING.
Some movies have been remade so many times that it seems like each generation has their own version. For example, BEN-HUR or MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY or MOBY DICK. The various versions all seem okay.
One example of a movie that has been remade a number of times, but in my opinion has never come close to the original in quality or impact, is MIRACLE ON 34th STREET. In particular, Natalie Wood is so outstanding in the original that it seems unfair, perhaps even cruel, to ask any young actress to try to do a version of Susan Walker that is even the slightest bit as good as Natalie's.
So the question is: would a remake of THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE be comparable to the original? Because I like this movie so much, and am such a fan of Robert Mitchum, I feel that Mitchum "owns" this part, so any remake would be looked upon as an inferior imitation.
But I must honestly admit, you never know for sure until you try.