Movies that need a reboot

[ssampier]

Indiana Jones

I'm jonesing for Jones style action, but Harrison Ford is much too old.

Indiana Jones should be a film series, much like James Bond.

Star Wars

I'd rather I just pretend the other three films did not exist*. I would be willing to watch a new movie set in the KOTOR universe, however.

*I liked RotJ, damnit, ewoks and all.

 

[El Mahdi]

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[Aus_Snow]

Howabout Earthsea?

Please. Yes. Wonderful trilogy, atrocious audiovisual. . . thing.

 

[Plane Sailing]

...Legend (or maybe a sequel with Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry reprising their roles)

I'd settle for seeing the wonderful original UK theatrical release - about half an hour longer than the horrible hacked version shown in the USA and ever after.

The original was fab.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I'd settle for seeing the wonderful original UK theatrical release - about half an hour longer than the horrible hacked version shown in the USA and ever after.

Readily available on DVD.

 

[Krug]

Ladyhawke - those effects need an update, and that soundtrack... urgh.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Ladyhawke - those effects need an update, and that soundtrack... urgh.

Yep. It wasn't BAD music as such (I'm an Alan Parsons fan) it just didn't jibe well with the setting. It needed a more traditional orchestral score.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Readily available on DVD.

Well, whaddayouknow? For years I looked for it to no avail, and I gave up hope, but there it is!

(In the process I found an excellent site about Legend with lots of information about the differences between different versions, not to mention some bits from the original 140min version as originally scored)

LEGEND - What's wrong with this picture?

and

Ridley Scott's LEGEND FAQ

 

[Kaodi]

I think we need a ReBoot, .

Joking aside, I am sceptical of the professed need to reboot certain franchises. Neither Star Wars nor Indiana Jones need rebooting, though they could benefit from new films in the series.

I am not sure how to articulate this properly, so let me be very vague (and get away with it): the motives for remaking movies are many and varied, but they are demanding. A poorly motivated remake is a doomed venture.

Wizard of Oz, for instance, is a classic. Part of me would very much say, "Hands off!" However, as an artistic venture, it does have a certain amount of appeal. Art will probably more often than not be a sound reason for remaking something, though it becomes more perilous if the reason is that the original is perceived as "flawed" art.

If this is missing the mark somewhat, perhaps I could offer dramatic and emotional impact instead. When one says, "Let us remake The Wizard of Oz!" one should probably be concerned foremost not with art direction, or even acting, but with those touches that will make the original theme of the movie resonate more with modern audiences. To do that without changing main content or style requires subtlety and a deft touch.

 

[Dioltach]

I'd love to see a proper series of movies of The Chronicles of Prydain. The Disney version was almost as bad as the Earthsea miniseries.