The Lives Of Others to be remade.

Karl Hungus

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/03/01/weinsteins-to-remake-the-lives-of-others/

Shameful stuff.

Tusky

Karl Hungus wrote: »

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/03/01/weinsteins-to-remake-the-lives-of-others/

Shameful stuff.

Its on my to-watch list. Have the dvd. Ive heard great things about it. Did you like it ?

Karl Hungus

Tusky wrote: »

Its on my to-watch list. Have the dvd. Ive heard great things about it. Did you like it ?

Only just got the DVD the other day, and haven't watched it yet.

Wacker

Tusky wrote: »

Its on my to-watch list. Have the dvd. Ive heard great things about it. Did you like it ?

Well I for one have actually seen it! It's great. Why remake it - the story couldn't really be applied to many situations beyond the context of East Germany in the Cold War (or at least nothing springs to mind), so if the only plan is to make the film again but in English, why even bother?

I don't mind remakes as much as some people and feel that if a remake turns people onto the original then they can accomplish some good. Take Dawn of the Dead as an example. A remake which did'nt simply rethread the original but brought enough fresh ideas to let it stand on its own. How many people saw the remake and then discovered the origianl film and its counterparts as a result?

Remember not every one is a film geek like many of us are.

Jack Sheehan

To quote Yahtzee 'I've got stuff in my crisper drawer thats older than that'

Karl Hungus

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't mind remakes as much as some people and feel that if a remake turns people onto the original then they can accomplish some good. Take Dawn of the Dead as an example. A remake which did'nt simply rethread the original but brought enough fresh ideas to let it stand on its own. How many people saw the remake and then discovered the origianl film and its counterparts as a result?

Remember not every one is a film geek like many of us are.

Good remakes are few and far between though, and I find the opposite is true, in that a remake often puts people off the original. Take for example The Wicker Man, I knew a fellow who absolutely refused to watch the original version, because of their dislike for the remake.

And honestly, even if people did like a remake, as you say yourself, not every one is a film geek like us, so are they even going to be aware of an original? Never mind actually tracking one down.

quarryman

go watch it guys. best film i've seen in years.

Karl Hungus

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Good remakes are few and far between though, and I find the opposite is true, in that a remake often puts people off the original. Take for example The Wicker Man, I knew a fellow who absolutely refused to watch the original version, because of their dislike for the remake.

And honestly, even if people did like a remake, as you say yourself, not every one is a film geek like us, so are they even going to be aware of an original? Never mind actually tracking one down.

I can understand anyone not wanting to see the original Wicker Man after enduring the hilariously bad remake, which I believe was the best comedy of 2007.

The success of the Dawn remake allowed Romero to raise financing for Land. Chances are if the remake had never happened then chances are it would have been a long time before he made another film. In the 15 years before Land Romero made only two films, one of which has yet to recieve a proper release yet. He's currently working on his third film since the release of Dawn.

Pigman II

Oh joy! My eyes always get tired reading those pesky subtitles.

Normally I laugh raucously at Karls sob-sessions whenever he hears a classic movie is getting remade but on this occasion I think I'll share a tear with him. There's no need to remake this particular movie. It's already completely palatable to English speaking Westerners as it is.

Sydney Pollack? Sydney Polhack more like. Yeah I said it.

johnny_ultimate

Shameful stuff. This got a fairly wide release over here and I know a good few people who have seen it who wouldn't usually watch foreign films. Would it not be more cost effective to advertise / promote the original, or give it a general release?

As pointed out some remakes are fine (Dawn of the Dead was indeed great, but that was an old classic that benefited from revisiting with new technology and talent). But to remake something that was given a release less than 12 months ago, and was pretty damn good too? I really can't imagine anything being added to this.

Waste of valuable $$$ tbh. Feckers should give some smaller releases some money and exhibition space instead.

The Freeman

just missed this in the cinema and have in on dvd at the gaff to watch, read and heard only amazing things from this film, i think its one of the very few movies that i haven't heard 1 bad thing, just have to finish geetting through the final couple seasons of sopraonos first(watching the whole catalogue back to back:))


oh ya and if it aint broken don't fix it, its shameful stuff....this whole hollywood trend on remaking stuff it just ridiculous at this stage!


whats the next spet remakes of remakes?? or parody of remakes???

Should point out that I think remaking The Lives of Others is a stupid idea. Much like the proposed remake of the Orphanage, which was only released in America two weeks back.

Jack Sheehan

Similarly did anyone hear they were remaking The Edukators? Now I didnt really like this film but as an American film it would be even worse.

Pigman II

My favourite German remake is "Triumph of the Will" which was remade as "Fahrenheit 9/11"

Jack Sheehan

Pigman II wrote: »

My favourite German remake is "Triumph of the Will" which was remade as "Fahrenheit 9/11"

Zing!

Sad Professor

This is fairly old news but pretty loathsome I agree. But a Hollywood remake was kind of inevitable I guess.

Undoubtedly they'll feel the need to add in a few Wachowski-like car chases and a big long monologue from Wiesler in which he explains himself to the audience. And I'm sure they'll manage to screw up the ending as well. It'll probably end with a big hug as the Shawshank-type music kicks in. All the depth and subtly of the original will be gone. God I hate Hollywood.

Drag00n79

Karl Hungus wrote: »

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/03/01/weinsteins-to-remake-the-lives-of-others/
Shameful stuff.

Ah no. I feel sick now... For anyone who has not seen it yet I cannot recommend it enough. It doesn't need a remake to appease dumbass Americans who cannot deal with subtitles. :mad:

Maximilian

Thats shocking news - its such a great film.

Worst, most pointless re-make ever in my book is either Nikita (re-made as the Assassin) or that dutch movie where the guy gets buried alive (can't think of the name of it - great film)

mewso

Maximilian wrote: »

Thats shocking news - its such a great film.

Worst, most pointless re-make ever in my book is either Nikita (re-made as the Assassin) or that dutch movie where the guy gets buried alive (can't think of the name of it - great film)

The Vanishing.

The Lives of Others is a truly great film and it beggars belief. Unless they plan to set it in the US with a CIA agent monitoring some arab-americans. Maybe get Paul Haggis in to write a "shove the message down their thoats" screenplay.

musician

musician wrote: »

The Vanishing.

The Lives of Others is a truly great film and it beggars belief. Unless they plan to set it in the US with a CIA agent monitoring some arab-americans. Maybe get Paul Haggis in to write a "shove the message down their thoats" screenplay.

Please, not Haggis. His films and screenplays have the most simplistic messages delivered in a manner which would embarrass a child. Oh look, no matter our skin colour were all really the same on the inside.

SpitfireIV

Shamrok wrote: »

Ah no. I feel sick now... For anyone who has not seen it yet I cannot recommend it enough. It doesn't need a remake to appease dumbass Americans who cannot deal with subtitles. :mad:

+1!!!

The movie is unbelievable, a masterpiece, it HAS to be watched ....I know everyone has different tastes in movies, but christ.....look this one up!! I'm even listening to the soundtrack now, its brill!

I cant figure out what they will 'remake' though? Recreate 1980's Berlin, but with American actors? Or set it in a modern times? :rolleyes::(

Yet another reason why I've given up on Hollywood tripe....

missingtime

This is the worst news!
God damn, God damn, God damn.

It doesn't need to be remade you wankstains.

Maximilian

musician wrote: »

The Vanishing.

The Lives of Others is a truly great film and it beggars belief. Unless they plan to set it in the US with a CIA agent monitoring some arab-americans. Maybe get Paul Haggis in to write a "shove the message down their thoats" screenplay.

That's it, good call. There should be Gold Star smilies dammit cos you've earned one mister. hmmm.

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Stargal

Boo, that's terrible news. But as CroppyBoy said, how are they going to do it?

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

I cant figure out what they will 'remake' though? Recreate 1980's Berlin, but with American actors? Or set it in a modern times? :rolleyes::(

The setting of the film was crucial; how are they going to recreate the tension of East Berlin? At a guess I'd imagine they'd turn it in to some kind of post-9/11 angst thing but even then I'm not entirely sure how that would work. This sounds like a completely pointless idea.

Karl Hungus

Old news on this one, but equally as ridiculous, considering the setting of the film being completely entwined in the plot... A remake of Joint Security Area titled Joint Security America.

mewso

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Old news on this one, but equally as ridiculous, considering the setting of the film being completely entwined in the plot... A remake of Joint Security Area titled Joint Security America.

Well I give up on these idiots. I really do.

fillefatale

This is completely unbelievable.. all for the sake of ignorant America. Modern "cinema" has gone beyond ridiculous now.. I'm surprised that there hasn't been more of a response to this. I didn't know this until recently, but Ulrich Mühe died shortly after this was released.. and his life almost mirrored the events chronicled in the films. I think its completely disrespectful.

EDIT: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976234/

Dont be at yourself

yawn.

doonothing

Let them remake what they want. If anything, it will make more people watch the original. Which I didn't think was *THAT* great...