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Ramake

posted 10 years ago by hackraytex
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Has anyone thought of a remake for this one? My understanding was the book it was based on was titled "Six Days Of The Condor" so maybe it could be a miniseries since they are starting again as "Limited Run Series". It was probably necessary to skip a lot of the book to make it fit into a movies but now maybe someone should look at the book again and see if a remake more closely from the book is feasible since we seem to be in an atmosphere of government based paranoia like we were then.

[–] hisgrandmogulhighness 10 years ago

The movie is far superior to the novel . . . no need for a remake . . . watch the original . . . they did better films back in that period . . .

[–] hackraytex 10 years ago

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I have never read the book but remember very well the movie and think it holds up well today. I thought maybe a lot from the book had to be left out and maybe a remake as a cable limited series of two or three parts would cover the book more thoroughly and enhance the final product. I will have to defer to you since you have read the book.

Robert Redford does these movies well with Three Days Of The Condor, Sneakers, and The Company You Keep. I am sure he does it so well since he, and I, lived during the period covered by the movies either by being in that time like TDOTC or having their origin such as the other two. All are good movies it is good that Robert Redford is in the position to make movies without worrying if they turn a profit. A lot of his movies are still good.

[–] hisgrandmogulhighness 10 years ago

The novel is okay . . . though the film is far superior . . .

[–] hackraytex 10 years ago

Thank youl

[–] doobienick 10 years ago

Jesus H. Christ, another "remake" moron. Why can't people leave great films alone? On nearly every board, there's some nitwit, Neanderthal, numbnuts, trying to cast a remake.

I spend my money on dope, sex and cheap thrills.
The rest of it, I waste.

[–] hisgrandmogulhighness 10 years ago

I completely agree with you . . . no need at all for any sort of remake . . . and it could never equal the original . . . not only that but they don't make movies good as they once did . . . we're loaded with such junk now . . .

[–] IcySpoon 9 years ago

I would prefer that they not remake this film but, "Jesus H. Christ", another person who has to name call because he can't handle someone disagreeing with him.. one need not look further than your post for the, "Nitwit, Neanderthal, numb-nuts" on this board.

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." Norman Maclean

[–] colm-mcgrath-554-313196 10 years ago

Apparently it's going to made into a TV series.

[–] xmonn 10 years ago

What is a "ramake?"

[–] Jetfire1959 9 years ago

What exactly is a "ramake"?

If you were observing this nutty planet, would YOU want to make contact?

[–] hisgrandmogulhighness 9 years ago

Jetfire:

I believe he meant "remake"--I think . . . and no, if I where in another galaxy I'd stay away from planet earth, completely!

[–] Jetfire1959 9 years ago

Yeah, I knew what he meant. I just pointed out his mistake for fun. Does he not know that he can correct it? As far as staying away from Earth, *high 5*

If you were observing this nutty planet, would YOU want to make contact?

[–] chris3-4 9 years ago

Look for Patrick Stewart in Safe House (1998) - tell me if you think was a remake. They even use the SAME USPS employee actor too!
https://youtu.be/ykJ_RP3SVfY

[–] atlantajoseph 9 years ago

I'm thinking the Bourne movies are pretty close to what a remake would look like today. So yeah, no need for that, I'm content with the original as it's pretty anchored in a specific time and type of filmmaking.

[–] gbean2397 8 years ago

Agreed. I'd somewhat go with Supremacy as a 'reimagining' of Condor, as I did spot some minor "similarities": You have a mysterious deadly assassin who murders a room full of people in the opening scene, setting off the entire plot; the main villain is a CIA operative who has an ulterior plot concerning oil (Condor-Middle East invasion / Bourne-Caspian Sea oil leases), then ends up being shot in the head (Condor-murdered by assassin / Bourne-suicide); In the ending, the protagonist confronts a head honcho in the CIA who gives him crucial information that resolves the story, and in the final shot the protagonist disappears into a busy New York crowd.

That's pretty much all I could find, but it just felt eerily familiar on the third viewing.