why not release it wide? gotta be cheaper than a remake, and prolly make as much on the returns. I never got this remake thing!

This thread started in 2007. My post is 2015. No rumors, lies, etc. of remake being mentioned. At least I haven't seen any. May be a website dedicated to its remake. Who knows?
It would bs CGI if it happens. Actors would get a lot of harness time to swing around everywhere!

"Why does it need a remake ?"
+1
There is no real point in it but to try to cash in (like most remakes attempt to do. Most with no real tangible results).

This movie can't really be remade because they will never get a cast like this again. What are the odds of getting 3 teen leads that would go on to get 3 Oscars and 9 Oscar nom's between the three of them. Not to even mention George C Scott. That cast isn't something that you can just slap together on a whim, and there is no way to do justice to the movie without some damn good acting.

Kristy, and gents, don't you think Taps would be a little unrealistic to set in the internet age? I don't think the Feds could propagandize itself out of the blame for storming a military school and killing American children. Think Waco with blue-eyed kids in place of religious crazies, and add youtube. Hell, Donald Trump would probably fork over the money to pay off the condo company, then hold a reality TV show there about bisexual young Marines to celebrate their newfound legalized out-ness. A story gotta be plausible at least.

I've watched this movie a hundred times and i love it( im an 18 yr old girl).
Last night i rewatched it and studied it like a hawk because im writing a paper over it, and there is no reason anyone should remake this movie.
Through the whole movie you believe that what their fighting for is felt deep in their hearts, you feel for their characters and their able to portray their inner turmoil so effectively that its amazing.
To try and find actors to play these parts without over acting, or coming off as just complete maniacs( except for Shawn) would be impossible.
Leave the movie as it is, but if the remake flops, it'll just make this one look even better.
There really aren't any more Audrey Hepburn's out there, are there?

True! Both positive and negative. I agree to the earlier comment that it should have no remake but my point that now is the time for a Taps remake or else a special 30th anniversary edition of the film should it would never have a remake.

It got mixed reviews when it was first released in 1981.

Of course,it would be considered mediocre nowadays since it was released 30 years ago.

I vividly remember back in 1980 when it was first released ow it was considered, at best, mediocre. It even received poor reviews by some critics.

Of course,it would be considered mediocre nowadays since it was released 30 years ago.People also have to consider the year a movie is released. People at present won't have the same appreciation for movies done in the past UNLESS it was a classic nor a legendary film. Besides,do people nowadays would still find Charlie Chaplin funny in his silent movies at present? Probably not as much as when those silent films were released during their times.
Going back to the remake,I still believe that Hollywood should leave it as it is.Just like two years ago,the military cadets who would do the uprising won't get the same sympathy as they did at present since anyone who does those things these days would be considered a terrorist especially after what the country has gone through druing 9/11.

"Why does it need a remake ?"
I agree. The truth is that this movie was, at best, just mediocre. I think the only interesting thing about it is that it was the springboard for two future Hollywood superstarsSean Penn and Tom Cruise. As far as inherent quality, there really isn't anything to write home about.

No kidding. Three of the four main characters have won an Oscar for best actor or best supporting actor and the fourth is Tom Cruise (who has been nominated for 3 Oscars).
I don't have an opinion. The word "opinion" implies the possibility I'm wrong.

Good luck finding a better cast.

In the remake,the cadets won't gain sympathy but they will be viewed as terrorists.That is bad for our times especially after 9/11.

It was condos
And "Taps" doesn't need a remake. Great movie, done right the first time.
And now for something completely different

I saw it at the movies when I was 11. It is one of the many movies from my childhood that should be left alone. First a remake of Red Dawn, what's next? A ripoff of Beverly Hills Cop probably, or even worse Police Academy.

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Some remakes work. Many of the classic movies out there, such as Ben Hur and The Wizard of Oz, are remakes. I say: let TAPS get remade. Remember, TAPS launched the careers of Sean Penn and Tom Cruise (say what you will of him and his religion, you must agree that he is a great actor). Maybe the remake will show us some great new talent out there on par with Cruise, Penn, and Timothy Hutton.

Why is a remake of Nosferatu needed? The original is just fine, actually, quite creepy.
"Whenever Mrs. Kissell breaks wind, we beat the dog."

I hate the idea, but remakes have been the way of Hollywood since Hollywood was born. Some of our favorite classics are, indeed, remakes themselves.
I've already played my (completely imaginary) metaphysical veto card by wishing the Casablanca remake out of existence. So, I am powerless to stop any further remakes.

Rancorr Blackmane, Freeblade.

Remakes and sequels are money makers. Maybe they are not needed but they'll always be there.

As far as I'm concerned, remakes are completely unnecessary (in Hollywood at least) and usually suck! Only such remakes like "Nosferatu" one for example are good and needed. But thats German cinema we are talking about. "Taps" is definitely the kind of movie that doesn't need a remake. You just can't make it any better.
Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe beep yourself.

saw it my self alsovery good movie!

Very true, just saw this for the first time the other day. Stunning