Wizard of Oz Remake -- Warner Brothers

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by JLTucker

I've seen it and I think it's terrible.

great! you've seen it!! congratulations. you're not in the group i was referring to.

as far as you thinking it is "terrible", a perfectly valid opinion, but as outside of an opinion as saying that Magic Johnson is a terrible basketball player.

[doctorD]

A remake of this film would be a travesty. There needs to be a "hands off" policy to movies such as this in hollywood.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

So if you don't believe in remakes, there wouldn't have been the 1939 version. .

don't believe in remakes of established classics/masterpieces. big difference. maybe the 1910 and earlier version were classics in 1939, I don't know?

[surfdude12]

we should recycle that "Leave Brittany Alone" youtube video as "Leave Dorothy Alone"!

[MyBlu-rayBrotherEd]

I've never understood why some people hate the remakes so much. It's not like you have to watch them.

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by JLTucker

Or maybe the originals are terrible, like the case is here? Sci-Fi's original movie "Tin Man" is better than the original Oz.

Holy crap, I'm sorry but Tin Man was one of the worst things I ever saw and doesn't even deserve to be talked about with the original (imho of course ).

As far as the remake goes, I don't mind it and would be interested in checking it out. However, thats what I thought about Tin Man, before I watched it.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by MyBlu-rayBrotherEd

I've never understood why some people hate the remakes so much. It's not like you have to watch them.

true -- but we would have been watching something original, but for the remake

[Alpha Sixx]

Originally Posted by solarrdadd

i agree, it's true, most folks have no idea that they are watching remakes. I also find the irony incredibly funny that given the avatar you use, in your post is the great movie line: "wax on, wax off" this really tickled the $hit outta me!

but like you said, most folks won't get it and won't be able to associate it with the original movie that it came from!

Lol, spoken like a true gentelman, my hat goes off to you kind sir.

[MyBlu-rayBrotherEd]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

true -- but we would have been watching something original, but for the remake

Not necessarily. The law of averages these days say you would be watching a remake of another story.

Also, these remakes are origional to a lot of people who have never seen the origional.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by MyBlu-rayBrotherEd

Not necessarily. The law of averages these days say you would be watching a remake of another story.

No, if the studio $$ actually go to an original script, then how could it go to a remake?

Also, these remakes are origional to a lot of people who have never seen the origional.

yes! and that is exactly the problem!!! it just encourages people to stay in the dark!!

[MyBlu-rayBrotherEd]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

No, if the studio $$ actually go to an original script, then how could it go to a remake?



yes! and that is exactly the problem!!! it just encourages people to stay in the dark!!

Yes. The studios objective is to make money. They will choose a script they know will make money over an origional script that they have to roll the dice on. It sucks to some, but that's how it is. Otherwise there would be no remakes. Not all origional scripts turn out to be gems.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by MyBlu-rayBrotherEd

Not necessarily. The law of averages these days say you would be watching a remake of another story.

Also, these remakes are origional to a lot of people who have never seen the origional.

I understand what you are saying, but thats LAME. Not your statement, the fact that its true is lame. Everytime I hear that a movie is a remake, I immediately seek out and research the origional to find out why there is a remake being made. If its because the original is acclaimed, I see IT.

[MyBlu-rayBrotherEd]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I understand what you are saying, but thats LAME. Not your statement, the fact that its true is lame. Everytime I hear that a movie is a remake, I immediately seek out and research the origional to find out why there is a remake being made. If its because the original is acclaimed, I see IT.

I'm thinking the reason they make remakes is the almighty $.

Some remakes are good too, better than the origionals occasionally.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by MyBlu-rayBrotherEd

I'm thinking the reason they make remakes is the almighty $.

Some remakes are good too, better than the origionals occasionally.

True Grit will be one of these.

[kdo]

A remake of "The Wizard of Oz"...wasn't 1985's "Return to Oz" bad enough?

The original was never one of my favorite films, even as a kid, but I still feel it's a classic that should be left alone...

Actually, there's part of me that kind of likes that the studios keep doing crappy remakes of all the classics, because it gives me even more reason to not bother going to the theater and wasting my money. They may be getting a lot of money from other people, but they're not getting mine...

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

true -- but we would have been watching something original, but for the remake

Come on surfdude, you've got some remakes in your collection so you can't be that opposed to them!

Not all remakes are bad. Not all remakes are good. Judge them like you would any other movie...when you actually see them.

[ts0323]

No. No. NO!!!!

I like Zemeckis, but this should just not be remade.

[surfdude12]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Come on surfdude, you've got some remakes in your collection so you can't be that opposed to them!

Not all remakes are bad. Not all remakes are good. Judge them like you would any other movie...when you actually see them.

Just check out my other posts in this thread -- I"m referring to recent remakes of classic masterpieces. Ok yes I own Planet of the Apes remake. You've got me! One!

"when you actually see them"?? care to elaborate here, you lost me.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

Just check out my other posts in this thread -- I"m referring to recent remakes of classic masterpieces. Ok yes I own Planet of the Apes remake. You've got me! One!

This is where I have problems. If a film was iffy, (Italian Job et al) go ahead and remake it in an effort to get it right. But when a film is widely considered a classic, leave it alone.

[Atreyu]

How can you remake perfection?