Bad films to remake

[philbam]

Originally Posted by nwgarratt

Don't agree with King Kong or T3. I thought they were both excellent.

I also think The Stand is one of the best mini series (even though there are differences with the King original story).

I also think the Italian Job remake was a lot better than the original which is awful imo.

I totally agree - well said!!!
The only worrying thing is I thoroughly enjoyed Pearl Harbor and also Godzilla, and will happily watch them again as I have them all in my collection.

[Sick Boy]

The (Original) Italian job is a great film and very well made. Can't agree with many of the comments on here. T3 works just not as a Terminator sequel. King Kong, they could hardly have spent more money or have got a better Director.

Conan is also a great film. Would be great to see a remake though.

A lot of the so called video nasties could certainly be well made now. The Hills have Eyes remake must be an improvement. The original is nasty but so cheap. Driller Killer, Laughed out loud watching that.

Don't mind remakes as they do introduce the story to another generation who would not watch the original. Many people are only interested in the now and can only be interested in what is in fashion at the time.

[Toasty]

I think the thread title can be misleading, me thinks it should read:

"Bad films you would like to see remade"

Some good suggestions so far. I think some of the films based on computer games could be done better, however, are all "game" films destined to be bad?

[Pincho Paxton]

Thunderbirds... I waited years for the film then it was rubbish!

Hulk.....What was all that build up about?

Damnation Alley..... Good choice earlier!

Randal and Hopkirk.... Vic and Bob ruined it, but it could be a good movie.

Moulin Rouge... Something wrong with the soundtrack fading in and out all the time.

Star Wars 1,2,3 ... Another good choice earlier!

Robot Jox.... That's a great film, but suddenly vanished!

[philbam]

[quote=Pincho Paxton;3707272]

Moulin Rouge... Something wrong with the soundtrack fading in and out all the time.(end quote).

Not on my disc or system. Fabulous soundtrack (DD5.1 and DTS)throughout, and superb picture as well. Great movie!!

[Pincho Paxton]

[quote=philbam;3709215]

Originally Posted by Pincho Paxton

Moulin Rouge... Something wrong with the soundtrack fading in and out all the time.(end quote).

Not on my disc or system. Fabulous soundtrack (DD5.1 and DTS)throughout, and superb picture as well. Great movie!!

People say that, but what's the good of a film that requires 5.1 sytem to be heard properly? I mean 5.1 should enhance a soundtrack, but not fix a soundtrack.

[T800]

[quote=Pincho Paxton;3709674]

Originally Posted by philbam

People say that, but what's the good of a film that requires 5.1 sytem to be heard properly? I mean 5.1 should enhance a soundtrack, but not fix a soundtrack.

I haven't noticed the problem.

If your selecting 5.1 and not using 5.1 it can sound off. Sometimes if I watch something in DD5.1 through the TV speakers the dialogue is very poor and have to select DD2.0.

[sh18]

i wish theyd remake Spawn, with a bigger budget and GOOD actors!

[Toasty]

Originally Posted by sh18

i wish theyd remake Spawn, with a bigger budget and GOOD actors!

Good call, although it does have one of the best soundtrack albums I've heard. Anyone who likes Rock / Dance crossovers should check it out.

[unique]

[quote=Pincho Paxton;3709674]

Originally Posted by philbam

People say that, but what's the good of a film that requires 5.1 sytem to be heard properly? I mean 5.1 should enhance a soundtrack, but not fix a soundtrack.

when i first got mouline rouge i didn't have a 5.1 system, and listened in stereo and it sounded great. it sounds great again on 5.1. it sounds like you maybe didn't have your system setup correctly as what you describe sounds like what i used to get if i didn't select the right settings

the moulin rouge you are talking about is a remake of a movie from about 1920 anyway. they won't be remaking that again in a hurry, no need to as baz did such a great job

[Pincho Paxton]

[quote=unique;3712317]

Originally Posted by Pincho Paxton

when i first got mouline rouge i didn't have a 5.1 system, and listened in stereo and it sounded great. it sounds great again on 5.1. it sounds like you maybe didn't have your system setup correctly as what you describe sounds like what i used to get if i didn't select the right settings

the moulin rouge you are talking about is a remake of a movie from about 1920 anyway. they won't be remaking that again in a hurry, no need to as baz did such a great job

Well.. I started with a VHS version of Moulin Rouge and watched it at a friends house, and we both said that the sound was fading in and out a lot. I said that I would get the DVD version to see if the sound was better. I played the DVD version at home on my dolby Prologic version 1 TV, and the sound was bad again. Now I have a new TV with Dolby 2, but the sound is still bad. I have also tried it through my pc, and the sound is still bad. I have tried all of the different sound settings, on TV's and on the DVD setup, nothing fixed the problems. The reason I want a remake is because the sound is bad. I just want a sound enhanced remake, but the film is great. Even the review on AV forums says that there is some problem with the sound.

[philbam]

NOT on the region 2 version.I used to own the region 1 version when it first came out, and when playing the DTS track the lip-sync went out about half way through the movie, however, the DD5.1 track didn't.
I bought the region 2 version to replace the region 1 to see if the lip-sync problem has been cured on the DTS track, and, sure enough, it has.
Never did get any fluctuations in sound quality though, either on the region 1 or region 2 version.
As it is such a good movie may I suggest that you replace your original disc as it does appear to be faulty.

[unique]

Originally Posted by philbam

NOT on the region 2 version.I used to own the region 1 version when it first came out, and when playing the DTS track the lip-sync went out about half way through the movie, however, the DD5.1 track didn't.
I bought the region 2 version to replace the region 1 to see if the lip-sync problem has been cured on the DTS track, and, sure enough, it has.
Never did get any fluctuations in sound quality though, either on the region 1 or region 2 version.
As it is such a good movie may I suggest that you replace your original disc as it does appear to be faulty.

i've got 2 R1 copies, one i got when it first came out, and the second with the baz boxset. they are identicle, altho maybe from different pressings. i normally play in DTS on my current setup, but played the DD when i only had a stereo setup and never noticed any problems. maybe if you are outputting to your tv in stereo it could be your tv's pro logic processing thats causing the problem. try playing in plain stereo instead. it definately doesn't fade in/out or have synch problems playing the R1 on any system i've tried, and i gave my spare copy to my mum and she's not noticed any problems playing the sound thru a bog standard telly

[Pincho Paxton]

Could you try playing Moulin Rouge, and see if at 10min 58 seconds you get a sudden volume drop? Maybe you are accepting such drops as part of the film. Most of the film sounds very good, it is just a few drops like this that bother me.

Edit: actually when I put it in DTS I get no sound at all. Maybe I do have a faulty disk.

[T800]

Originally Posted by Pincho Paxton

Could you try playing Moulin Rouge, and see if at 10min 58 seconds you get a sudden volume drop? Maybe you are accepting such drops as part of the film. Most of the film sounds very good, it is just a few drops like this that bother me.

Edit: actually when I put it in DTS I get no sound at all. Maybe I do have a faulty disk.

Are you using an amp or do you have access to 5.1 ?