Dr Jen and i recently rewatched Highlander, the story is fantastic, but the effects didn't hold up worth a damn. I say it's ripe for a fresh 20-teens makeover.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: > Back to the Future should be released in 2015 (as Part 2 took place in > that year). The 2015 Marty could travel back in time to 1985. It would be > fun! > > The Irredeemable Shag > > > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Dug B. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good call on Gargoyles. My vote is for The Black Hole. Yes, I know. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Poltergeist is a good one, although I must say that Poltergeist is one >>> of the absolute best PG-13 horror films ever made. >>> >>> Gargoyles is another good call. >>> >>> Would you believe that I have never seen Logan's Run? >>> >>> On Apr 16, 4:17 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > I believe a Logan's Run remake is in development stage. Or rumor stage. >>> > >>> > ---------------------------------------- >>> > Have a Better One, >>> > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > > I can think of a few, if camp movies are going to be included. >>> Destroy All >>> > > Monsters (my personal favorite of all the giant city killing monster >>> > > flicks), Gargoyles (I saw it on channel 30's Creature Feature >>> decades ago >>> > > and was fascinated by it, but it's a terrible flick now), Death Race >>> 2000 >>> > > (not the recent crappy adaption), Logan's Run, maybe even a >>> modernized >>> > > Poltergeist that takes advantage of cutting edge effects. >>> > >>> > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > > > While reading that article which Cary posted about disappointing >>> > > > movies, they list Judge Dredd and make the case for the new film, >>> > > > Dredd, to be a big improvement. (All accounts point to this being >>> the >>> > > > case at this time.) So this got me thinking: what other genre >>> films >>> > > > deserve to get remade? >>> > >>> > > > Personally, the top of my list any time I think about this >>> question is >>> > > > King Kong vs Godzilla. Toho had wanted to make another film >>> pitting >>> > > > these monsters against each other in 1991 but the negotiations with >>> > > > the Turner people proved insurmountable. But to imagine the fight >>> > > > between Kong and Goji with Hesai-era (or beyond!) special effects >>> > > > truly makes this daikaiju fanboy's eyes go all saucer-like. >>> > > > Especially considering what had just been done in the way of close >>> > > > ranged daikaiju combat in Godzilla vs Biollante, itself something >>> of a >>> > > > revelation. >>> > >>> > > > So what of it folks? What genre films deserve a big budget modern >>> > > > remake? >>> > >>> > > > -- >>> > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > > Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>> > > > To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > > [email protected]. >>> > > > For more options, visit this group at >>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > > "The Unique Geek" group. >>> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > > [email protected]. >>> > > For more options, visit this group at >>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted >>> text - >>> > >>> > - Show quoted text - >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
