Really? Really?

[Dannyalcatraz]

Did we need this?

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/ed-helms-firing-naked-gun-reboot-paramount-exclusive-130048618.html

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Hollywood's never heard of an idea too bad to recycle, or a horse to dead to beat.

 

[Kramodlog]

Did we need this?

What do we really need? That is a better question. Do we need movies?

 

[Bedrockgames]

Looks like the guys from Reno 911 are doing the script. A bit optimistic about it. It would be great to have more original material, but with comedy all that really matters is if the jokes are funny. If it ends up making me laugh as much as the original naked gun,then that is a success in my book.

 

[Morrus]

If it ends up making me laugh as much as the original naked gun,then that is a success in my book.

Now that's a high bar to set for success. A movie a quarter as funny as the original would still be rip-roaringly funny.

Though I think Airplane just about has the edge, surely.

 

[sabrinathecat]

Why not just exhume Leslie Nielson's corpse, and have it on puppet strings? With a little CGI to touch it up?

That idea alone is probably funnier than this reboot would be.

 

[delericho]

Looks like the guys from Reno 911 are doing the script. A bit optimistic about it. It would be great to have more original material, but with comedy all that really matters is if the jokes are funny.

Actually, Leslie Nielsen proves this isn't true in the original "Naked Gun" (and "Airplane!" also). Many of the jokes he has to deliver are actually pretty terrible - the success of them is almost entirely in the delivery.

Which is why a remake of "Naked Gun" is doomed to fail - LN gave one of the truly irreplaceable performances.

If it ends up making me laugh as much as the original naked gun,then that is a success in my book.

Of course. That would be brilliant. It won't, though.

 

[Bedrockgames]

Actually, Leslie Nielsen proves this isn't true in the original "Naked Gun" (and "Airplane!" also). Many of the jokes he has to deliver are actually pretty terrible - the success of them is almost entirely in the delivery.

Which is why a remake of "Naked Gun" is doomed to fail - LN gave one of the truly irreplaceable performances.

i agree delivery was a significant factor. But if you have a good delivery and good material, that can be even better, which is why i am optimistic. Not sure how well helms will do in that role. He is certainly a good straight man, but LN was unique and had more of a presence i think.

Of course. That would be brilliant. It won't, though.

we'll see. I will wait until i see the movie to reach that conclusion.

 

[Morrus]

I'm not a big fan of him, but I think Steve Carrell would have been better suited.

 

[Bedrockgames]

I'm not a big fan of him, but I think Steve Carrell would have been better suited.

I quite like Steve Carrell, but for this particular role Helms feels like a better choice (still I anot sure he's the best choice). The thing about Drebin is you have to believe he can shoot an innocent person because he sincrely believes its the right the thing to do at the time, but still find him likeable. Something about Steve Carrell, he's almost too nice for that sort of role. Still Helms can definitely come off as not likeable, so who knows. Maybe they'll go in another direction though. Actually, Charlie Sheen might have beea bette choice. I know he hasnt leas a film in a while but he has been in plenty of these sorts of movies and can be a confident jerk but likeable.