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Movie Remakes We Need To See

I normally hate remakes and if it's from something I love, there are times when I refuse to watch the remake, no matter who is in it.  Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a perfect example of this.  I also don't like when I see remakes that aren't credited as remakes, because the writer/director completely stole the idea.  Take Hunger Games for example.  Anyone who watched it knew immediately it was an expensive rip off of the brilliant Battle Royale.  Then there are the remakes which actually work, like The Jason Statham version of The Mechanic, which stays true to the grit and violence of the original.  So this got me thinking about movies that either failed the first time or could benefit from some modernization.  They could also be made simply by pure inspiration from the original, but lacking any real ties.

The first movie that came to mind was the mid-80's horror comedy, Night of the Comet.  It starred up and comer Catherine Mary Stewart, who never really made it big, but is "that girl" in a ton of movies you've seen.  Basically it's an end of the world movie, with two girls trying to survive and figure out what is going on. As we all know those rarely work, but with the current infatuation with zombies and some pretty good movies representing the genre, this would be a great time to do an updated, scarier version.  I could definitely see this as a great vehicle for two lesser known television actresses, but would love to see a serious twist with Elizabeth Olsen and Dakota Fanning.

An incredibly underrated movie from the 1950's is The Incredible Shrinking Man.  One could call the movie a horror film, because of the ongoing battle with a spider and the obvious fear of wasting away to nothing, but the movie is really a spiritual awakening for a man who needs to feel all is not lost.  Actors who can command the screen without  a co-star would be great for something like this.  My first choice would be Kevin Spacey, but one could go older with Bill Murray or younger with someone like Jamie Foxx.  I don't think the movie would play well with a very young pretty boy.  Another option would be to cast a strong woman like Jodie Foster.

Gilligan's Island is a classic TV show, but if one was to really take a look at it, stripping away the humor, it could make for a great social commentary on class warfare in today's world.  I'm imagining this as a British film. Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson as the Howells, Michael Fassbender (yes I know he's German/Irish) as the Professor, Emily Blunt as Ginger, Emma Watson as Marie Anne, Ray Winstone as Ray Winstone playing the Skipper and Daniel Radcliffe as Gilligan. I would envision this as more of an adult Lord of the Flies.  With this cast, anything would work.

I have a few other ideas, but might have bigger plans for those???







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