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Obviously, all movies could be remade--it is possible. We've discussed Seven Samurai (1954), Magnificent 7 (1960), and Magnificent 7 (2016) as one example. But, in some films, there is a certain magic that cannot be recreated. One might use The Sound Of Music as a story and cast without equal. Other movies have a star that simply defines the story with his or her presence -- think It's A Wonderful Life. So, let's see if we can come up with the SF 100 No Remake Films that are so incredible in some way that no remake is warranted, for any reason. To make this enjoyable for all, each "critic" can nominate one film for its story, and one film for its actor. No more than two, please. If a film has a remake, it is by logic off the list. We don't want to create in this thread an argument over which should not have been remade. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | ||
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Blazing saddles and The Kentucky fried movie. | |||
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The Outlaw Josie Wales. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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Just spitballin', Gone With the Wind, Gummo. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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Tora, Tora, Tora BIDEN SUCKS. If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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“Casablanca”. Warner Bros tried that with “Passage to Marseilles”, even used many of same cast, but it just didn’t work as America had gone too far into WW2 to have the same impact. Some things are best left to the original version. --------------------- LGBFJB "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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‘Dial M for Murder’. So what if the phone line is cut, everyone has a cellphone these days. And many people don’t have landlines at all, anymore. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension I love this movie for it's weirdness/quirkiness, and I don't think a remake would be able to capture that. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes | |||
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The Godfather I & II Citizen Kane Dirty Harry Yankee Doodle Dandy Jaws "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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Dr Strangelove.   | |||
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Deliverance... ----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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Animal House and The Blues Brothers. In both cases both for the content and for the cast. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Anything starring Clint Eastwood. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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Too often I see outstanding french movies turned to crap by attempts to milk the US market. I mean, it's not just classic movies that can not be remade in order to sell old stuff to younger audiences. Oftentimes, even great current talents are not up to par with old ones and CGG are not enough to fill the voids. Just think of Michael Bay's Pearl Harbour... and Team America's epic song about it. Can't think of anyone filling Peter Seller's shoes, doing Mel Brooks comedies or being the next Kubrick, Houston, Hitchcock, Scott without looking like a cheap knock off. Arts, IMO, must move forwards. 0-0 "OP is a troll" - Flashlightboy, 12/18/20 | |||
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Aw come on, You know they are just about to remake Blazin' Saddles after they take the offensive stuff out. The movie plays for eight minutes. | |||
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Back to the Future I just can't see anyone else playing Doc Brown. Or Marty McFly, for that matter. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes | |||
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Space Balls Blazing Saddles Zardoz Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers | |||
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