Instead of jokes in the 50s about Ronald Reagan the actor being President in the 80s, you'd have jokes in the 80s about Arnold Schwarzenegger being Governor in the future.
Zac Effron is as good as any other kid I suppose to play Marty. It's bound to be some kid from the Disney Channel either way. So who would play Doc Brown? Shag On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Right now I am imagining a "Who the hell is Barack Obama?" joke as a > callback to the original. > > On Apr 17, 9:57 am, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, my 12 year old loves those movies. We watch them at least once > > every year. And, it is funny for him to ask me questions about the 80's. > > "What gas really that low back then?" "Who is Max Headroom?" Stuff like > > that. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Have a Better One, > > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The idea of remaking Back To The Future in 2015 is very funny to me. > > > I imagine that to the kids of the 10's, the 80's would be as alien as > > > the 50's were to the original audience. > > > > > On Apr 17, 9:42 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Did you all hear that? It sounded like Shag screaming and then it > > > > just...stopped. Someone go check him for a pulese please. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Patrick Pence < > > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I'm guessing it is a prerequisite that Zac Efron would star. Or, > if > > > he > > > > > is getting too much of an edge to him, they could always throw the > > > Bieb in > > > > > there. > > > > > > > P > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > *"You can be the captain, * > > > > > * and I will draw the chart..."* > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:17:59 -0700 > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Movies Which Deserve Remakes > > > > > > > I really like Shag's idea! That would be fun. > > > > > > > On Monday, April 16, 2012 8:55:37 PM UTC-4, Shag 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< > > >http://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? 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