Commando remake

Dublindude69

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

MagicMarker

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

You crazah!

Magic Eight Ball

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

Tone down the violence?
Greengrass to direct?
Miley Cyrus??????????


There is no excuse for the level of failure in that above post!

Dublindude69

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Tone down the violence?
Greengrass to direct?
Miley Cyrus??????????


There is no excuse for the level of failure in that above post!

Red X? They're making a movie about you also.
http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/28/the-future-is-bleak-as-paramount-preps-a-magic-8-ball-movie/

abouttobebanned

Genuinely the worst idea for a remake that I've ever seen.

The commando succeeds where movies like "Roadhouse" succeeded. It doesn't take itself too seriously or pretend to be better than it actually is. It's pure and wonderful escapism.

My fear with a remake is that they'd try to do it seriously and make themselves look ridiculous.

BostonB

Its a cheesy bad movie, thats the attraction. Plus it was the 80's.

I was going to post a memorable quote. But it doesn't have any....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088944/quotes

Must be really scraping for ideas if they want to remake that. Its just being lazy...

Miguel_Sanchez

I think you might find that the OP was slightly tongue-in-cheek.

Galvasean

I think a few people's sarcasm detectors are on the fritz.
Still, terrible news about a Commando remake. You can't improve on perfection.

Duggy747

:eek:

No.................................just................no!

DrumSteve

commando is one of the greatest films ever made.

fitz

Didn't they already re-make/rip off Commando with Taken?

helimachoptor

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The commando succeeds where movies like "Roadhouse" succeeded. It doesn't take itself too seriously or pretend to be better than it actually is. It's pure and wonderful escapism.

Actually Roadhouse is long over due for a watch!

PeterIanStaker

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

He needed to let off some steam :cool:

Marty McFly

This is the worst idea for a remake ever. there just going to make a balls of it.

Theyll try make it to serious, what made it brilliant was the cheesyness of the 80.s and the level of violence which they rarely do these days. Theyll probably remake it and make it a pg film.

jeffreylebowski

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

That was a pretty funny post. I was starting to weep inside, and then I laughed. That's an emotional rollercoaster I can really enjoy!

My only worry is if they remake Commando they might not recreate the incredible scene where Arnold has to get from a seaplane to the shore (it's what, 100 yards?) and to do so he strips down to a speedo, gets into an inflatable dinghy, rows to shore and then gets dressed again. You just don't get that kind of muscle-devotion in modern movies.

Hank_Jones

This thread is funny.

Christian Bale and Sam Worthington were awful in Terminator Salvation.
Plus, Terminator Salvation is one of the worst films I have ever seen.

I don't think they should ever remake any film, how about some bloody originality?

jeffreylebowski

Hank_Jones wrote: »

This thread is funny.

Christian Bale and Sam Worthington were awful in Terminator Salvation.
Plus, Terminator Salvation is one of the worst films I have ever seen.

I don't think they should ever remake any film, how about some bloody originality?

I agree with some of what you've said here, but believe it or not I don't really mind remakes. Even though I make fun of a Commando remake, I generally feel like remakes can't harm the original, and if they're good they can be an interesting re-interpretation of the original.

I don't like how Hollywood seems to be obsessed with remakes and "reboots" lately but I think remakes are just a mainstay of cinema and I would hate to do without them.

A couple of my favourite movies are remakes, of one kind or another.

Hank_Jones

I haven't got much problem with reboots, the way I see it they are basically just franchises and are probably needed in Hollywood to make money for other projects.

But to take a completely original film and just update it,
or re-do it in the English language is just a load of crap to me.

Studios are basically just afraid of taking a chance on something that they aren't sure will make money.
It took 2001 A Space Odyssey 40 years to make back it's money,
still one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion.

How things are done in Hollywood just makes my skin crawl.

jeffreylebowski

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I haven't got much problem with reboots, the way I see it they are basically just franchises and are probably needed in Hollywood to make money for other projects.

But to take a completely original film and just update it,
or re-do it in the English language is just a load of crap to me.

Studios are basically just afraid of taking a chance on something that they aren't sure will make money.
It took 2001 A Space Odyssey 40 years to make back it's money,
still one of the greatest films ever made in my opinion.

How things are done in Hollywood just makes my skin crawl.

By and large, I agree with most of what you're saying but I still think remakes can be worthwhile films.

One of my favourite movies is Assault On Precinct 13, which is a remake of Howard Hawks' excellent Rio Bravo. I love both movies, and I'd hate for there to be no Assault On Precinct 13.
(Also The Thing is for my money one of the greatest horror movies ever, and it too is a remake - of The Thing From Another Planet (or Thing From Another World, it seems to be titled differently in different places)



Anyway, I can definitely see that remakes just for money are awful, but I've enjoyed far too many remakes to dismiss them out of hand.

indough

assault on precinct 13 is at the very most an adaptation of rio bravo, more inspired by it and definitely not a remake

likewise i wouldnt consider the thing a remake but more inspired by the movie and based on the same source material

assault was also very heavily influenced by night of the living dead

indough

i agree they are great films by the way

x in the city

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

FAIL

jeffreylebowski

indough wrote: »

assault on precinct 13 is at the very most an adaptation of rio bravo, more inspired by it and definitely not a remake

likewise i wouldnt consider the thing a remake but more inspired by the movie and based on the same source material

assault was also very heavily influenced by night of the living dead

I can dig what you're saying, but I mentioned them specifically because Carpenter called them remakes in an interview I watched a little while ago.
I have no problem looking at them as adaptations personally.

indough

yep he is well within rights to call them such, but i still wouldnt consider them remakes really

if assault is a remake of rio bravo then rio bravo is a remake of high noon, in which case assault is really a remake of high noon

the point im trying to make so inarticulately is that when a movie differs greatly from the original upon which it was inspired, it ceases to be a true remake - i suppose though there isnt a definite criteria to go on but thats how i see it

on the topic of remakes in general i think it can be a bad thing if a remake is done terribly, as it hurts the chances of a decent new version being made for a while

jeffreylebowski

indough wrote: »

on the topic of remakes in general i think it can be a bad thing if a remake is done terribly, as it hurts the chances of a decent new version being made for a while

How do you mean? Do you mean like when a bad remake is made, Hollywood might then shy away from making a decent movie original movie in a similar vein? Like for instance a remake is made of say, The Graduate and it's really bad, that might prevent a movie getting greenlit that deals with some of the same stuff?

If that's what you mean I think I get you, sometimes the "Slot" is used up by a remake instead of something new.

I'd rather see new and original movies made than remakes any day, but yeah I still rate them as potentially worthwhile.

I know what you mean about adaptation vs remake, I think it's one of those things that different people will interpret different ways. For example I read somewhere that Howard Hawks said he wanted to remake High Noon because he hated how the Marshall is going around begging for help. (Sherriff Chance's refusal to ask for help in Rio Bravo became a kind of continuous joke about that)
But my point is: I think sometimes a movie can be called a remake by one person and an adaptation by another.
I think what you said about changes made to the original makes sense.
(Ps, I wasn't trying to be smart by quoting the director again, I was just amused at the coincidence that I'd just mentioned a Carpenter interview and I remembered a Hawks interview on a similar topic!)

indough

no thats not what i meant but i will explain with an example

take the new TV show 'V' (its not a film, but same principle), i liked the original but it was dated and a remake was not such a bad idea

the problem is the remake is utter crap, my point is that now theyve made a crap remake of it there will probably never be a decent one made, and it will be a long time before it happens if they do

i didnt think you were being smart by the way as i knew myself he had said that which is why i used the example

jeffreylebowski

indough wrote: »

no thats not what i meant but i will explain with an example

take the new TV show 'V' (its not a film, but same principle), i liked the original but it was dated and a remake was not such a bad idea

the problem is the remake is utter crap, my point is that now theyve made a crap remake of it there will probably never be a decent one made, and it will be a long time before it happens if they do

i didnt think you were being smart by the way as i knew myself he had said that which is why i used the example

Ahh right right, I get you now. And particularly with the case of V, actually... That one broke my heart.

The OP is a troll and as such for the rest of the thread I think we should ignore his blatent attempt to try and stir the pot with his opening post and instead discuss the merits of a remake.

I'm open to the idea of a Commando for the 21st century but I do worry that instead of a gloriously over the top action spectacle we will instead get a bog standard anti-terrorist drama along the lines of Body of Lies.



Anyone debating the op's intentions and in need of proof that he is a troll look no furthur than this gem he posted awhile back:

So the question isn't have you got these on DVD, the question is how many time have you watched them. Seriously, I can't pick a favorite.
I can't imagine how much effort goes into making these movies. I remember after Disaster Movie I couldn't stop singing "I'm Dating Matt Damon" LOL.
Date Movie is to funny, the opening scene with the fat chick dancing around to Milkshake song, I laughed until I was hoarse.
Epic Movie, the Entire movie is Epic.
Meet The Spartans, one big gay joke but an hilarious one at that. None stop laughs.
Disaster Movie, opens with a poop joke, continues to deliver the gold, Iron Man getting crushed was sooooo funny.
When is the next one coming out, the wait is killing me.

indough

^^
ha, sarcasm doesnt translate very well to the internet, unfortunately for the OP

in relation to your point on this remake, i just dont think there is anybody making action movies with that kind of 'dont take yourself too seriously' tone, or at least nobody doing it well (apart from stallone maybe)

i thought body of lies was alright though

indough

indough wrote: »

^^
ha, sarcasm doesnt translate very well to the internet, unfortunately for the OP

in realation to your point on this remake, i just dont think there is anybody making action movies with that kind of 'dont take yourself too seriously' tone, or at least nobody doing it well (apart from stallone maybe)

There are a number but most are direct to DVD. Stallone does mindless better than anyone else but at the same time there is far more to them than simply brainless fun, Rambo had a serious message at the heart of it and help bring attention to a country which had fallen out of favour with Western media only for renewed interest once Rambo came out.

If someone like Luc Besson were to do a Commando redux then it could be one for the ages. In fact if they want the ultimate action spectacle get the cast of the Expendables, add in Scott Adkins, Michael Dudikoff, etc, throw in some Pierre Morel and Luc Besson and mix till awesomeness ensues.

indough wrote: »

i thought body of lies was alright though

I enjoyed it but it was quite heavy going and at times it really did drag. Still I'm considering picking it up and giving it a rewatch some time soon.

jeffreylebowski

Deleted User wrote: »

If someone like Luc Besson were to do a Commando redux then it could be one for the ages. In fact if they want the ultimate action spectacle get the cast of the Expendables, add in Scott Adkins, Michael Dudikoff, etc, throw in some Pierre Morel and Luc Besson and mix till awesomeness ensues.

Scott Adkins is amazing isn't he? And speaking of Scott Adkins... I'd love to see the Commando remake directed by Isaac Florentine. He's been making really solid direct to dvd pictures for a few years now and he's got a real feel for action. (Direct to DVD is just the new b-movie, for me)

the_monkey

Dublindude69 wrote: »

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic/

This is great news, I never understood the love for the original movie.

I already have ideas how to make this better.
I think Miranda Cosgrove or Miley Cyrus should play Jenny and she should have a bigger role, maybe set up traps for the villians at the end when she's being held hostage, don't be so helpless.

Matrix needs to be played by a better actor, like Christian Bale or Sam Worthington maybe?
Get rid of the crappy one liners, so not funny.
Tone down the violence, be 12 rated like the latest Terminator movie.
Maybe get Paul Greengrass to direct?

NO DEAL!

Anakin.S

Is it cammando with the letting of steam reference

the_monkey

Anakin.S wrote: »

Is it cammando with the letting of steam reference

Yes, "Let of some steam Bennet"

Zulu

BostonB wrote: »

I was going to post a memorable quote. But it doesn't have any....

What?!?

Commando wrote:

Remember when I said I'd kill you last? ...I lied.

Quality.

the_monkey

"your daughter's safe colonel, whether she stays that way is up to you,
you gotta co-operate right ? "

WRONG!!

Galvasean

"I eat green bereuts for breakfast, and right now, I'm very hungery!"

the_monkey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5Pe1RNZEo


edit - how do i embed a youtube clip ? , I try the link, doesnt work..

Duggy747

Don't wake ma' friend




He's dead tired!

Dublindude69

the_monkey wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5Pe1RNZEo


edit - how do i embed a youtube clip ? , I try the link, doesnt work..

You remove the first part http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

And leave this M_5Pe1RNZEo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5Pe1RNZEo

Marty McFly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQDt4PHbrPI

Galvasean

Actually I'm surprised nobody has done this yet...

"You're a funny guy Sully Dublindude69, I'll kill you last"

Galvasean

Galvasean wrote: »

Actually I'm surprised nobody has done this yet...

"You're a funny guy Sully Dublindude69, I'll kill you last"

I was going to but assumed the op would see it as a friendly gesture and may feel inclined to post here more often.

the_monkey

Lads im gonna watch this DVD now !!

Dublindude69

Galvasean wrote: »

Actually I'm surprised nobody has done this yet...

"You're a funny guy Sully Dublindude69, I'll kill you last"

But wait... in the movie Arnie lies about that...

Dublindude69

Dublindude69 wrote: »

But wait... in the movie Arnie lies about that...

Trying to find a youtube video to portray you has been difficult but I think I just found it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-9L6qL8EI

Zulu

They better not forget the body count.

Dublindude69

Deleted User wrote: »

Trying to find a youtube video to portray you has been difficult but I think I just found it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-9L6qL8EI

Really, I found one that portrays you quite easily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrRGBhcU7d4

Dublindude69

Dublindude69 wrote: »

Really, I found one that portrays you quite easily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrRGBhcU7d4

Are you being ironic considering how as a comedian I have had material stolen by another comedian much like Louis C.K's Asshole routine was stole by Leary for that song.

You could go along way on this forum if your threads and posts were'nt routinely similiar to those of a troll posting complete crap in order to get a reaction from other users.

Galvasean

Let's not make this personal guys.

Dublindude69, you need to start contributing something to this forum other than sarcastric remarks. This isn't the first time you've been warned about this. We are all getting very tired of your low level trolling at this point.

Darko, try to stick with what you are good at (talking about movies). Don't waste your time with tit for tat.