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Brad Pitt and Leo DiCaprio in a remake?

posted 13 years ago by KyleH87
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No, they're not as good of a pair as Redford and Newman were, but they'd still be a pretty handsome pair and they would be able to pull off the roles. Despite the fact that Brad Pitt has blond hair, I'm still picturing him as the role of Butch and Leo as the role of Sundance. I don't know the details about the actual people though. Maybe Sundance got his nickname because of his blond hair. I suppose a remake could be an insult to the original movie and the epic pairing of Redford and Newman, but I would still prefer to see that than a lot of the films Hollywood is coming out with these days. It would be a good movie that would sell well without a heavy use of CGI effects.

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[–] KyleH87 13 years ago

That wouldn't be bad either. They looked good together in the Ocean's movies.

[–] MyDarkStar 11 years ago

DiCaprio wasn't in the Ocean's movies.

[–] strawberri_shortcake 13 years ago

Oh my word.

No remake required....and certainly not one involving Di Caprio. What is wrong with you?

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[–] KyleH87 13 years ago

I agree with you, but think about all of the crap Hollywood is coming out with these days. Action movies have gotten a tad better since The Dark Knight was released, but there's still too much crap out there. A remake of a good movie would be the lesser of two evils, and I think a remake of this is smarter than a remake of something like Lawrence of Arabia, which is what someone actually considered on the message board for that movie. That's like trying to remake Citizen Kane or 2001.

[–] lauriesworld 12 years ago

THANK YOU!!!

If it's not broken, don't fix it. This is my absolute favorite movie of all time. I remember going to see it in the theater. It was backed at that time with the East Of Java movie, lol. Yep, back then when you could actually have fun for under $5.

There is no "remaking" of this...leave it alone people!!

Nobody can replace the Newman & Redford pair. Please, just leave them alone. Let them have the glory they so richly deserve. In a single word...Legendary is what they were & always will be.

[–] brucedgo 11 years ago

If it's not broken, don't fix it.

Actually, in a way it is broken. But I wouldn't remake the movie, just redo the soundtrack. A new soundtrack could make this movie amazing again.

Okay, I would also just plain delete the sequence of still shots that cover the trip to Bolivia.

The movie is never as good after they first leave home, but a new soundtrack and a few edits could do wonders.

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[–] lexyladyjax 9 years ago

Brucedgo- Replace the soundtrack or the score that won three Oscars? 'Coz I'm thinking you may be wrong about that.

Great white sharks are attracted to death metal music.

[–] brucedgo 9 years ago

the music was good then. Dated terribly.
And the story did lose something after they left home.

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[–] xavimc60 10 years ago

I agree with you!
No remake for those kind of great movies...

[–] doobienick 9 years ago

The re-make morons are on every board of great movies. They're like roaches.

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The rest of it, I waste.

[–] businesstime12 12 years ago

I don't think anyone can really match the chemistry of Newman and Redford, but those would be those two. I wouldn't want a remake, but something in the vein of this would be a perfect vehicle for Clooney and Pitt to showcase their charisma and acting abilities. A film of that nature would do what the Ocean movies never could, present the two as the icons of cinema they truly are.

[–] hexeno 12 years ago

This.

[–] joscco 13 years ago

I would rather stick needles in my eyes.

"I told you it was off." The Jackal

[–] strawberri_shortcake 12 years ago

I'd rather peel off my skin and roll in salt

[–] jd_movie_luver 13 years ago

patrick wilson as butch (loos SO much like Newman) and brad pitt as sundance

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[–] petegatt 13 years ago

Why does this generation feel the need to remake movies
Move on I say and think of something original

[–] puirt-a-beul 12 years ago

Yeah, petegatt, I thoroughly agree. All these remakes and reboots seem like just lazily treading water, wasting an opportunity for telling new stories. Especially when the previous versions still work.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[–] kees-22 13 years ago

Please no remake. Nothing can top this movie.

Some stills as a reminder:

http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/film/5000/butch-cassidy-and-the-s undance-kid

[–] courtjes 12 years ago

hahaha....no contemporary actors have the stature and chemistry to remake this movie.

[–] jemimakahn 12 years ago

No, no, no to the nth time! If Brad Pitt comes anywhere near this film I'll personally put a hit out on him. Natural heir to Robert Redford my a**!

[–] DeclanCochran 12 years ago

Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender would be quite an interesting pair-up, I think.

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[–] gilbert62468 12 years ago

Gosling can't act his way out of a paper bag. Sick and tired of people saying hes a good actor, hes a lazy two bit actor.

[–] HowYaLikeDemApplesWill 10 years ago

Redford was no Laurence Olivier ya know....he basically plays the same snarky character in every movie he's in, including this one.

Don't get me wrong this movie is a classic, but Redford was a great-looking movie star, not necessarily a great actor.

Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

[–] Stirchley 12 years ago

There is no sense in remaking something that is already absolutely perfect. It would be akin to repainting the Mona Lisa.

[–] ksliman-1 11 years ago

Sure. While you are at it, why don't you get them to remake the The Sting as well.

NQ!!!