time to re make 'Rebel Without a Cause'

I disagree with all of it...this movie works because even though yes it's set in the 50s, that can be obvious, it's not a dated movie, remake it and it will be dated, HORRIBLY dated, from the word go. And that's one of the nicer things that would be said about it.

Agreed

You could remake this movie.
It just wouldn't be the same story.
You'd have to update it for today.
The idea that this move is centered on was way ahead of its time.
Frankly, I think that there's a lot more to say about today's families.

Correction: Natalie was only 17 when she did this. Just a year older than Sal Mineo. James Dean was the oldest in that trio. 24 years old.

Every thread has a "lets remake this!" topic on it. Best thing to do is either ignore it, say no and laugh at the suggestions

I don't think there should be a remake either but don't make Natalie Woods' performance out to be something that could never be replaced. I like Natalie Woods but she is just plain awful in this movie. Acting lessons greatly improved her after this, but she is just laughable here.

And before you laugh about the comparison to Anne Hathaway as if Hathaway was so inferior you need to consider that unlike Woods in West Side Story Hathaway actually sang in Les Miserables.

Yes, it seems insane although there are times when the movie falls terribly short of the source material. A Good example is what some film historians say about The Maltese Falcon, that it may be the most perfect pure mystery movie ever. I was surprised to discover that it had been made at least twice before with different titles which were completely inferior. Some movies are such great classics that it's virtually blasphemous to remake. I'm sure if they thought there was money in it they could go ahead with remakes of:
Citizen Kane, Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, The Godfather, The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, Monty Python's The Life of Brian, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, E.T. Jaws, Wizard of Oz, 12 Angry Men (oops, they did that one), Schindler's List and of course The Good, Bad, the Ugly

The thing is that many great movies are valuable because they are dated and therefore reflect the times and the general attitude of society. Someone logically mentioned that these movies are being basically remade by telling similar stories with same basic themes. I'm burned out on remakes as well as comic book (or illustrated novels if you prefer) characters. I love some of them but it seems as if Hollywood hits big with something they rush to make as many similar films possible. It's all business.

One more point: Much of this is perception based on age. Younger people need to imagine in a relatively short time (next generation) will be wanting to have some they see as classics remade. Let's began planning on The Dark Knight (surely we can get better and newer actors for that). Why won't they hurry and get Donnie Darko redone? How About that oldie, Inception, which was good for it's time but now outdated. A New Titanic, LOTR, Harry Potter Series, Spider Man, Toy Story and Schrek

I would bet that a large portion of the young people will feel the way many old movie fans feel when they start messing with movies they love with actors that bring back memories from that time in their life when they 1st saw it. I'm just trying to see it both ways because there are a couple of remakes that I suddenly thought of that I prefer. Oh, also sad that so many great foreign films are being missed because of peoples avoidance of subtitles. Most of the good ones become Hollywood remakes and most are inferior. I loved The Departed but still prefer the original, Infernal Affairs. That's my more than 2 cents

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No remakes, please...