Forbidden Planet Remake - Blu-ray Forum

stockstar1138 · 10-31-2008, 01:11 PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...453b8ea7d5fc00

Please stop doing this hollywood. Why do you have to keep running all time classics into the ground with haphazzard remakes. Really lame, why don't you guys come up with your own original crap for once.

I can imagine Robby will be CGI and look as lame as Gort.

tacoreed · 10-31-2008, 01:15 PM

Hollywood has a plan to destroy the minds of people so that everyone else can become as dumb as they are.

naturephoto1 · 10-31-2008, 01:19 PM

They seem to remake almost everything. Sigh, seems they just come up with new ideas.

Rich

Beast · 10-31-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstar1138

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...453b8ea7d5fc00

Please stop doing this hollywood. Why do you have to keep running all time classics into the ground with haphazzard remakes. Really lame, why don't you guys come up with your own original crap for once.

I can imagine Robby will be CGI and look as lame as Gort.

Why? Why not?

Face it. Remakes do draw increased attention to the original films.

And often remakes can be better than the original film. The Thing anyone?

naturephoto1 · 10-31-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

Why? Why not?

Face it. Remakes do draw increased attention to the original films.

And often remakes can be better than the original film. The Thing anyone?

Unfortunately too many remakes are terrible or certainly do not live up to the original.

Rich

DavePS3 · 10-31-2008, 03:13 PM

Hollywood is all about the big explosions, cars speeding down alleys crashing into garbage cans... CG effects... what they should be doing is relying more on story but it seems like it's the big explosions that get people into the theaters. It's all about the ROI, not the art anymore. As for Forbidden Planet, I was just never a fan - never really got why everyone loved it so much but everyone loves different things. Without those differences, it'd be a pretty boring world.

Beast · 10-31-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by naturephoto1

Unfortunately too many remakes are terrible or certainly do not live up to the original.

Rich

I don't know. Quite a few remakes are pretty good.

Besides, it ensures the originals get a Blu-Ray release.

Just look at The Day The Earth Stood Still. Blu-Ray in December.

stockstar1138 · 10-31-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Beast

Just look at The Day The Earth Stood Still. Blu-Ray in December.

Yeah, it looks like total garbage and a total travesty to the original movies legacy.

owa · 10-31-2008, 03:52 PM

Probably trying to reach a new audience just like they do with remaking various songs. Occasionally I even prefer the remakes so I'm all for giving it a shot.

P@t_Mtl · 10-31-2008, 03:57 PM

Living with the times, things chnage or get improved. Unfortunatly a lot of time the remake just palin sucks!!!!!!

Now I wait to see them on TMNHD on cable instead of using my cash at the theater. With HD at home and TV getting larger and with sound system, a lot of time the experiences is a lot more fun at home anyway.

Steelmaker · 10-31-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Living with the times, things chnage or get improved. Unfortunatly a lot of time the remake just palin sucks!!!!!!

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Freudian slip?

P@t_Mtl · 10-31-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Freudian slip?

LOL I did not even notice that, hey sorry my fellow americans I wasn't making any type of comments on your upcoming elections, I wanted to say plain

I would have wanted to plan that and I could never have done it, amazing

Alkali · 10-31-2008, 11:49 PM

Oh my, how stupid.

Just give us the original film in 1080p with whatever soundtrack (choice of original mono + surround mixes might be nice) on Blu and we'll all be happy.

GORT · 11-01-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Beast

Why? Why not?

Face it. Remakes do draw increased attention to the original films.

And often remakes can be better than the original film. The Thing anyone?

In this case If it's not broken don't fix it.

zweet77 · 11-01-2008, 01:14 AM

I wonder when they will remake the Matrix?

Dr Praetorious · 11-01-2008, 01:40 AM

Remakes should be call re-dos as they can never remake the classic and capture the culture of the time/era it. Being only eight years old when this came out it was one of if not my favorite movie's of my childhood and to this day it still would be on my all-time favorite list of movies.

In the 50's we still had not had space travel and no blaster weapons, but we sure did have "Monsters of the ID" so go ahead and let them remake Forbidden Planet and who knows they just might be smart enough to use the original Robby.

The recent re-do of War Of The Worlds is another one that could also never replace the original movie, but it was a great re-do and the Martians coming up out other streets at the beginning was in a different league compared to original but again for it's time the original was just great.

Just think maybe about 25 to 30 years down the road a new generation will be saying why re-do the Matrix.

Robert Earl Day · 07-09-2010, 07:21 PM

The remake/trilogy may be dead. M-G-M is in extremely serious financial trouble. (Google MGM news)

What with merchandising, distribution, ownership, etc. it may be as dead as the James Bond franchise and the Hobbit movies are now.

Besides I have an early draft of the Straczynski script, and the earlier scripts (by Nelson Gidding and Sterling Silliphant) and NONE of them does justice to the original — although JMS does come close (he makes fundamental mistakes, as if he hasn't seen it in years).

P@t_Mtl · 07-11-2010, 07:44 PM

Being dead is not a bad thing in this case, plus we are getting the original on Blu-ray later this year.

opterasis · 07-11-2010, 11:18 PM

I didn't get the memo that we've lost our freedom of choice and our ability to say no to movies we aren't interested in, and that a remake ruins our ability to enjoy the original.

EricJ · 07-12-2010, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by opterasis

I didn't get the memo that we've lost our freedom of choice and our ability to say no to movies we aren't interested in, and that a remake ruins our ability to enjoy the original.

Considering we had no say in the movie cluttering up theater space, using production funds, or annoying us with its presence on video shelves for the next twenty years, think someone dug up the old memo from two hundred years ago about "No Taxation Without Representation".

(But like the earlier poster said, at least we got the original on hi-def, so any remakes, dead or alive, can kiss our big Blu hinders.)

10-31-2008, 01:11 PM	#1
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	Forbidden Planet Remake http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...453b8ea7d5fc00 Please stop doing this hollywood. Why do you have to keep running all time classics into the ground with haphazzard remakes. Really lame, why don't you guys come up with your own original crap for once. I can imagine Robby will be CGI and look as lame as Gort.

10-31-2008, 11:49 PM	#13
Alkali Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:36	Oh my, how stupid. Just give us the original film in 1080p with whatever soundtrack (choice of original mono + surround mixes might be nice) on Blu and we'll all be happy. Last edited by Alkali; 11-01-2008 at 12:54 AM.

11-01-2008, 01:40 AM	#16
Dr Praetorious Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:148 Blu-ray reviews:15	A True classic a remake or not. Forbidden Planet Remakes should be call re-dos as they can never remake the classic and capture the culture of the time/era it. Being only eight years old when this came out it was one of if not my favorite movie's of my childhood and to this day it still would be on my all-time favorite list of movies. In the 50's we still had not had space travel and no blaster weapons, but we sure did have "Monsters of the ID" so go ahead and let them remake Forbidden Planet and who knows they just might be smart enough to use the original Robby. The recent re-do of War Of The Worlds is another one that could also never replace the original movie, but it was a great re-do and the Martians coming up out other streets at the beginning was in a different league compared to original but again for it's time the original was just great. Just think maybe about 25 to 30 years down the road a new generation will be saying why re-do the Matrix.

07-09-2010, 07:21 PM	#17
Robert Earl Day Junior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Outside of Arlington, WA Trading Score:1	The Remake May Not Happen The remake/trilogy may be dead. M-G-M is in extremely serious financial trouble. (Google MGM news) What with merchandising, distribution, ownership, etc. it may be as dead as the James Bond franchise and the Hobbit movies are now. Besides I have an early draft of the Straczynski script, and the earlier scripts (by Nelson Gidding and Sterling Silliphant) and NONE of them does justice to the original — although JMS does come close (he makes fundamental mistakes, as if he hasn't seen it in years).

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10-31-2008, 01:15 PM	#2
tacoreed Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Omaha 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:722	Hollywood has a plan to destroy the minds of people so that everyone else can become as dumb as they are.

10-31-2008, 01:19 PM	#3
naturephoto1 Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Breinigsville, PA Home Theater Gallery:260 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:263	They seem to remake almost everything. Sigh, seems they just come up with new ideas. Rich

10-31-2008, 03:13 PM	#6
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Hollywood is all about the big explosions, cars speeding down alleys crashing into garbage cans... CG effects... what they should be doing is relying more on story but it seems like it's the big explosions that get people into the theaters. It's all about the ROI, not the art anymore. As for Forbidden Planet, I was just never a fan - never really got why everyone loved it so much but everyone loves different things. Without those differences, it'd be a pretty boring world.

10-31-2008, 03:52 PM	#9
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Probably trying to reach a new audience just like they do with remaking various songs. Occasionally I even prefer the remakes so I'm all for giving it a shot.

10-31-2008, 03:57 PM	#10
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Living with the times, things chnage or get improved. Unfortunatly a lot of time the remake just palin sucks!!!!!! Now I wait to see them on TMNHD on cable instead of using my cash at the theater. With HD at home and TV getting larger and with sound system, a lot of time the experiences is a lot more fun at home anyway.

11-01-2008, 01:14 AM	#15
zweet77 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:San Francisco Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:129 Blu-ray reviews:7	I wonder when they will remake the Matrix?

07-11-2010, 07:44 PM	#18
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Being dead is not a bad thing in this case, plus we are getting the original on Blu-ray later this year.

07-11-2010, 11:18 PM	#19
opterasis Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:6	I didn't get the memo that we've lost our freedom of choice and our ability to say no to movies we aren't interested in, and that a remake ruins our ability to enjoy the original.

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