i very raely think a remake would be a good idea for any film- but i like remakes of films from this era- ladkillers- mr deeds goes to down- and so on
i think a reamke of this film if diffrent enough could be great
no royality .but a but a big loser finds himself 7th heir to his great grandfathers huge estate in say the west of. his father has disgraced himself and then dies so the son is left out of the family wealth- the tries to befriend the family but ends up having to slowly kill them
Maybe it was just a bad dream, but I seem to recall talk of a remake of Kind Hearts and Coronets some years back with Robin Williams stepping into Alec Guinnes' shoes. Thank goodness, it never happened.
I fear that any attempt to remake — or "reimagine" — this masterpiece would only botch it up. Too many filmmakers get FAR too "creative" trying to "improve" on the source material until the result is unrecognizable.
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I don't know why you guys are so down on a remake.
I mean sure it's a classic that is hard to beat, but wouldn't that mean that the directors and writers would try harder to make it good?
I think If it got the right Director (That has as much love for the source material as Peter Jackson did for LOTR)and the right Actor then this could make a good remake.
I don't think it would suit a modernisation however, I think that a lot of the major plot points would be lost in translation and it just wouldn't be as funny.
I don't know why fans of some films are abhorred by even the prospect of a remake. There is such a thing as a GOOD REMAKE.
In summary, I don't see why you guys are so dead set against a remake, but I do believe that if it is remade it should be kept as close top the source material (the book, Israel Rank) as possible and in the same period as the original.
Of those remakes, re-imaginings, and translations to screen from other media that I've seen personally, the vast majority have proved to be a waste of effort, talent, and film as well as my time. Most of them, so much so that I'd like to tell the filmmakers, "I admire your ability to get paid for that."
but wouldn't that mean that the directors and writers would try harder to make it good?
In my experience, a resounding NO!
I don't think it would suit a modernisation however, I think that a lot of the major plot points would be lost in translation
I entirely agree. However, I've found that that is no guarantee that they won't try.
There is such a thing as a GOOD REMAKE.
I agree with that, too. Again: personally, I think that they are so few and far between that it's like looking for two Sundays in a row.
Peter Jackson's production of Tolkien's LOTR trilogy is one of my favorite examples, too, of what can be done by someone who respects the source material.
At the other end of that spectrum, • we have Alex Proyas' take on "I, Robot", • we have Louis Leterrier's remake of "Clash of the Titans", • we have attempts in 1988 and 2000 to film Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall" — both production companies should hang their heads in shame.
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I said it on the other remake thread, but I'll say it again on this one. Absolutely no remake of this ever! The Coen Brothers remake of "The Ladykillers" was absolutely appalling and I did, at first, have high hopes for it. It was crass, over-acted and utterly horrible. I nearly wept. Fortunately, I have the original in all its glory on DVD.
I entirely agree. I cannot imagine anyone improving on this one. I cannot imagine anyone failing to try to "improve" it — and, in trying, destroying it.
Far too many remakes remind me of an old comic strip I read many years ago: --- "Uncle Cosmo, why do they call it a Word Processor?" "It's really very simple, Skyler. You've seen what food processors do to food?" ---
LATER: I finally realized all of my experience has been that it is Hollywood that feels the need to get entirely too "creative" with remakes and translations from other sources. And that Peter Jackson and his take on "Lord of the Rings" was in no way related to Hollywood.
If a British or Australian or NZ team were to try a remake of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" I would consider the possibility of looking into the idea of giving it a try. — But I still don't know where they would find a cast to equal the original.
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