Films that should not be made.

pat kenny · 03-01-2006 7:26pm #1

Just take a look at the line up this turn sandwitch of a director has.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/

You'll note the top 7 are Game adaptations ,game adaptations that shouldnt be adapted.

Who is giving this guy the money?

casanova_kid · 03-01-2006 7:28pm

who are you to say they shouldn't be made? Have you seen any of his films? Don't you think he should have the chance to try and make a good movie out these games? If they're crap, you can ignore them but by saying they shouldn't be made, you are trying to put limits on art.

Karl Hungus · 03-01-2006 7:43pm

Films that should not be made? That's an easy one:

Oldboy
The Eye
The Departed
My Sassy Girl
Pulse
Chaos
The Lake House
In-Utero

All remakes of films that quite simply do not need to be remade.

Shrimp · 03-01-2006 7:47pm

Old boy isn't great, it's trying to be something it's not.

Karl Hungus · 03-01-2006 8:20pm

Oh, and there's rumours of a remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters, with the Olsen Twins in the lead. That is just wrong on so many levels, and most certainly should never be made.

Shrimp · 03-01-2006 8:22pm

And what does the tale entail?.. *fingers crossed*

Zeppie · 03-01-2006 8:25pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Oh, and there's rumours of a remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters, with the Olsen Twins in the lead. That is just wrong on so many levels, and most certainly should never be made.

PLEASE tell me your kiddin!

Why ....why would they do that!

Karl Hungus · 03-01-2006 8:29pm

Zeppie wrote:

PLEASE tell me your kiddin!

Why ....why would they do that!

While I'm not kidding, at this stage it's really only a rumour, so don't get bent out of shape just yet. That said, I wouldn't put it past Hollywood.

ObeyGiant · 03-01-2006 8:38pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Oldboy

It's already been remade. As a Bollywood film called "Zinda". Complete with song-and-dance sequences.
hehehehehe

Karl Hungus · 03-01-2006 8:39pm

ObeyGiant wrote:

It's already been remade. As a Bollywood film called "Zinda". Complete with song-and-dance sequences.
hehehehehe

Oh yes! I forgot about that! Now that I have to see just for the absurdity of it. :v:

madrab · 04-01-2006 8:54am

pat kenny wrote:

Who is giving this guy the money?

read an article that the games producers are giving him money to make the movies as they know they will flop & under some wierd german law they can get massive tax relief for supporting the "arts" & claim the loss as well

RE*AC*TOR · 04-01-2006 8:56am

Remake of the Pink Panther with Steve Martin as Clouseau....

*I WIN*

Crash · 04-01-2006 5:41pm

...That makes me want to vomit.

Drag00n79 · 04-01-2006 6:18pm

The Wicker Man with Nicolas Cage in Edward Woodward's old role..

Capt'n Midnight · 04-01-2006 9:21pm

Any "made for TV" remake of a classic film. <Cringe>

Badly scripted films based on a long TV series that had better scripts per episode ( mission impossible etc. )

Shortened versions of some TV series. eg. Das Boot.

fade2black · 05-01-2006 2:21am

Bruce Almighty 2...except it's Evan Almighty this time..and everyone's favourite 40 year old virgin is the man with the plan this time

ShiverinEskimo · 05-01-2006 11:09am

Shrimp wrote:

Old boy isn't great, it's trying to be something it's not.

Whats it trying to be that it is not??

Gaillimhtaibhse · 05-01-2006 11:53am

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Remake of the Pink Panther with Steve Martin as Clouseau....

Agree. They cannot replace Peter Sellers. Then again, of all the Pink Panther films, the one I least liked was the one made from out-takes after his death, along with stand-ins shot from the back of their heads or from a distance. Was that "Trail of the Pink Panther"?

Karl Hungus · 05-01-2006 5:35pm

Shamrok wrote:

The Wicker Man with Nicolas Cage in Edward Woodward's old role..

Agreed, that is wrong.

shuushh · 05-01-2006 7:26pm

Did anybody look at the credited cast for Postal

The only confirmed cast member is none other than GARY COLEMAN

humanji · 06-01-2006 9:27am

madrab wrote:

read an article that the games producers are giving him money to make the movies as they know they will flop & under some wierd german law they can get massive tax relief for supporting the "arts" & claim the loss as well

This is why I like Uwe Boll. The man is a god. His films are horrific, he seems a bit of a twat, but he seems to love making movies, and he makes a packet in the process! If we all had our lives as sorted as this guy, the world would be a happier place!

(But don't get me wrong, there's a special level of Hell awaiting his arrival!)

Karl Hungus · 07-01-2006 8:26am

Here's another film that shouldn't be made: One Missed Call

madrab · 07-01-2006 2:46pm

jomanji wrote:

This is why I like Uwe Boll. The man is a god. His films are horrific, he seems a bit of a twat, but he seems to love making movies, and he makes a packet in the process! If we all had our lives as sorted as this guy, the world would be a happier place!

(But don't get me wrong, there's a special level of Hell awaiting his arrival!)

yeah i remember reading an interview with him on the set of blood rayne where he basically admitted that he wasnt a great director, but loved making movies & getting paid for them lucky bastard

Nick_oliveri · 08-01-2006 2:24am

shuushh wrote:

Did anybody look at the credited cast for Postal

The only confirmed cast member is none other than GARY COLEMAN

That would make a person believe that he backed that whole thing in the first place.

I wonder does the postal character in the noo movie beat him around with a shovel for five minutes, spray petrol on him, burn him to bits and ricochet scissors off walls into his burnt carcus.

Will it be narrated by a person who thinks its all a bit extreme but at the same time incredibly funny?

Capt'n Midnight · 14-01-2006 10:25pm

If you haven't seen this then worth a look http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/

David Carradine .... Frankenstein
Simone Griffeth .... Annie Smith
Sylvester Stallone .... Machine Gun Joe
Mary Woronov .... Calamity Jane
Roberta Collins .... Matilda the Hun
Martin Kove .... Nero the Hero

http://www.uk.imdb.com/title/tt0452608
Pinky http://www.uk.imdb.com/name/nm0027271/ Soldier and a load of turkeys
& the Brain http://www.uk.imdb.com/name/nm0493369/ Chain Reaction / Under Siege 1,2,3

Atrocity · 14-01-2006 11:48pm

Shrimp wrote:

Old boy isn't great, it's trying to be something it's not.

Oldboy was okay, it dragged a bit and some of it was a bit too 'clever'. But it shouldn't be remade, it wouldn't improve upon it, it's just pointless.

Ringu being remade into the Ring, well, despite what everyone says, Ringu was no great shakes. It was okay, but so similar to countless Asian horror films. The remake wasn't bad, it was actually better in some places.

I heard that someone is remaking the Wicker Man. What a stupid idea. The Wicker Man is a film unlike any I've ever seen before. The stories behind cut scenes, parts of the film gone missing, the eerie seventies feel to it, all of these things make the film so unique. What would be the point of remaking it? It's just one of those films that nobody should touch. Like Duel or the Petrified Forest.

xzanti · 15-01-2006 1:05pm

Iv heard a roumer that Jordan is making a movie of her life story :eek:

That shouldnt be done IMO

Karl Hungus · 15-01-2006 3:24pm

madrab wrote:

yeah i remember reading an interview with him on the set of blood rayne where he basically admitted that he wasnt a great director, but loved making movies & getting paid for them lucky bastard

Indeed, but it's not so much that he's lucky, he is infact a genius. I read a few different interviews, and it's quite remarkable when he talks about how he actually gets a film made, how he assembles casts and everything. Terrible director of course, but as a producer, I think there's very few people who can get things done like he can.

I wish he'd step back as a director, and produce someone else's films. I think he'd do wonders for a director with vision. That said, it's unlikely, as he does have a love of making films, as noted.

Pigman II · 15-01-2006 3:37pm

Not so much a movie but movie related...

http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/star-wars-holiday-special.html
http://www.lucasfan.com/swtv/index2.html

And to think you moaned about the prequels!

nitrogen · 16-01-2006 6:58pm

Shrimp wrote:

Old boy isn't great, it's trying to be something it's not.

You don't find much cinema as good as this!

But this being remade is just plain wrong!

Oh, Wicker Park should not have been remade. The orginal title was, L'Appartement: http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/12/05/lappartement_1997_review.shtml

regeneration · 16-01-2006 7:32pm

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Remake of the Pink Panther with Steve Martin as Clouseau....
*I WIN*

Hey remember when Steve Martin was funny? Hard to think this is the same man who was in Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid, Man with Two Brains, Parenthood, Dirty Rotten Scoundrals, The Jerk etc...

humanji · 16-01-2006 7:49pm

Pigman II wrote:

Not so much a movie but movie related...

http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/star-wars-holiday-special.html
http://www.lucasfan.com/swtv/index2.html

And to think you moaned about the prequels!

Oh man, I happen to be unlucky to own a copy of the Holiday Special. I still haven't been able to watch it all. It's just too bad!

Films that should not be made.

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