Okay so this is somewhat inspired by my friend and I having a cathartic rant together about the Disney Remakes lol
Needless to say we’re not really a fan of their live action remakes. (Though I think I’m far more unforgiving than she is.)
I know they’re done so Disney can keep the copyright or whatever. But they could make them fun at least. They have the talent!
But that doesn’t mean I’m against remakes. I think like all art, you can have a genuinely interesting if not good remake if it’s done right. Done from a different point of view or even exploring another aspect to the original. Hell you could argue that something like the Peter Jackson LotR trilogy is a remake. It’s the second attempt at a movie adaption of the books, after all. And it’s honestly one hell of a project.
So it’s clearly not impossible.
For me I kind of want to see another go at the Oz The Great and Powerful. But I think it could work with a talented cast and a good director (and quality script obviously.)
I didn’t like this film, but I also thought it was at least an interesting exercise in examining classical fictional characters. That can be interesting. And okay, I guess giving the Wicked Witch a backstory is one of those “too much info” moments for some. But if you actually made her revenge motivation come from a better more interesting place than well, that movie did, I think it could be a cool character study. At the very least.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Disney tackle a live action Treasure Planet remake. Though that ship has probably sailed with them over saturating the market with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies lol.
But I genuinely think this is an under appreciated film and I like that kind of steam punk look. I think it could work well as at the very least a fun campy little live action remake. Maybe even combine it with animation for the aliens, I don’t know. I feel like there’s a really cool epic quality movie somewhere here. Even if it is still going to be a niche project, admittedly.
What about you guys?
What movie remakes, adaptions of written material or otherwise, do you think could potentially be out there? Or just a movie remake you want to see happen?
It can be any film you like. Even foreign cinema counts!
Needless to say we’re not really a fan of their live action remakes. (Though I think I’m far more unforgiving than she is.)
I know they’re done so Disney can keep the copyright or whatever. But they could make them fun at least. They have the talent!
But that doesn’t mean I’m against remakes. I think like all art, you can have a genuinely interesting if not good remake if it’s done right. Done from a different point of view or even exploring another aspect to the original. Hell you could argue that something like the Peter Jackson LotR trilogy is a remake. It’s the second attempt at a movie adaption of the books, after all. And it’s honestly one hell of a project.
So it’s clearly not impossible.
For me I kind of want to see another go at the Oz The Great and Powerful. But I think it could work with a talented cast and a good director (and quality script obviously.)
I didn’t like this film, but I also thought it was at least an interesting exercise in examining classical fictional characters. That can be interesting. And okay, I guess giving the Wicked Witch a backstory is one of those “too much info” moments for some. But if you actually made her revenge motivation come from a better more interesting place than well, that movie did, I think it could be a cool character study. At the very least.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Disney tackle a live action Treasure Planet remake. Though that ship has probably sailed with them over saturating the market with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies lol.
But I genuinely think this is an under appreciated film and I like that kind of steam punk look. I think it could work well as at the very least a fun campy little live action remake. Maybe even combine it with animation for the aliens, I don’t know. I feel like there’s a really cool epic quality movie somewhere here. Even if it is still going to be a niche project, admittedly.
What about you guys?
What movie remakes, adaptions of written material or otherwise, do you think could potentially be out there? Or just a movie remake you want to see happen?
It can be any film you like. Even foreign cinema counts!
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