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[Dom Cruise]

As a fan of the 1980s remakes of The Thing and The Fly I always meant to check out The Blob because I heard it was another remake in that caliber, sadly I never got around to it and the Re:View gives away pretty much the whole movie, but that's ok, I still want to see the whole thing one day.

Are there any other 1980s remakes of 1950s movies? The only other movie in that vein I can think of are Night of the Comet and Night of The Creeps, but those weren't remakes, just movies made in the spirit of 1950s B movies, both of which would also be great material for Re:Views.

There's also The Stuff which had a 1950s B movie feel, but if there aren't more that's a shame, I wonder what other 1950s B movies would have made for good 1980s remakes? Off the top of my head I feel like 80s remakes of Them! and The Incredible Shrinking Man would have been interesting, yes I know there was Honey I Shrunk The Kids, but I'm talking a horror movie, not a comedy.

Incredible Shrinking Man would have also provided a perfect opportunity for the typical 1980s "gratuitous" (I would say requisite) nudity by having the shrunken man be present while some lady is changing and doesn't realize it.

Also doe anyone remember that trend in the 2000s where they tried remaking 1950s/1960s sci fi movies? What's weird is how closely it followed the 80s trend of horror remakes by year, first you had The Time Machine in 2002 (like The Thing in 1982) followed by War of The Worlds in 2005 (not quite like The Fly in 1986, but still pretty close) and finally The Day The Earth Stood in 2008 like The Blog in 1988.

There was also going to be a remake of When Worlds Collide but it never happened.

I had to rewatch that Wonder Woman 1984 video because it has so many great moments in it. Comic genius. They never lose their touch.

They've maintained a consistent output of quality over this last decade, which is really quite amazing, I can't think of another web series that wasn't a bit stale by the time it turned ten but these guys look like they can easily do at least another ten years of videos no problem.

That was great. I wonder if it'd be possible to digitally touch up just the effects in classic scifi, while avoiding the disgusting results of what Lucas' special editions achieved.

I had the exact same thought, what if you went back and touched up the effects in old movies a bit with CGI? But on the other hand...

I like the crappy practical effects of pre-digital-era movies, it's part of their charm.

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Dated effects of the 1980s definitely have a lot of character and charm, I actually kinda dig those thick black outlines for digital matte effects you see, it's nostalgic if nothing else.

Ridley Scott did all of that for Blade Runner: The Final Cut. But it's probably easier for investors to back a project like that for Ridley than for Chuck Russell.

Chuck Russell is a very underrated director though.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

Also doe anyone remember that trend in the 2000s where they tried remaking 1950s/1960s sci fi movies? What's weird is how closely it followed the 80s trend of horror remakes by year, first you had The Time Machine in 2002 (like The Thing in 1982) followed by War of The Worlds in 2005 (not quite like The Fly in 1986, but still pretty close) and finally The Day The Earth Stood in 2008 like The Blog in 1988.

I remember that brief trend! Cinemax was broadcasting a series of films based on the old AIP flicks.

 

[Flexo]

Are there any other 1980s remakes of 1950s movies? The only other movie in that vein I can think of are Night of the Comet and Night of The Creeps, but those weren't remakes, just movies made in the spirit of 1950s B movies, both of which would also be great material for Re:Views.

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I had the exact same thought, what if you went back and touched up the effects in old movies a bit with CGI? But on the other hand...

They did that with the original star trek series. I was generally pleased with it, Thought I do wish if they did this they could keep the original version on the disc too for enjoyment.

 

[Megaroad 2012]

And we didn't notice how crappy they were, watching on 20" CRT TVs.

BR and 4K TVs really ruin old effects. Exorcist is a good example, wires stick out so visibly now.

 

[Dom Cruise]

I remember that brief trend! Cinemax was broadcasting a series of films based on the old AIP flicks.

You're right, there were also those 2000s era remakes, but I was talking about the theatrical, Spielberg produced ones.

 

[PenguinSuitAlice]

Jay and Rich's take on the Snyder cut.

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

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Jay and Rich's take on the Snyder cut.

Watch how the cut is exponentially better than the original and becomes the greatest superhero movie since Meteor Man

 

[Dom Cruise]

So, what do you think they're going to do for Half in The Bag's tenth anniversary?

I looked it up and even though I would have swore it started in Feb or even Jan of 2011 it looks like it started March 11th of 2011, so they've still got plenty of time to do something special.

 

[Coolio55]

So, what do you think they're going to do for Half in The Bag's tenth anniversary?

I looked it up and even though I would have swore it started in Feb or even Jan of 2011 it looks like it started March 11th of 2011, so they've still got plenty of time to do somehting special.

Reflection on their failure as filmmakers before live group suicide.

 

[PenguinSuitAlice]

Jay's take cont.

 

[StarkRavingMad]

Watch how the cut is exponentially better than the original and becomes the greatest superhero movie since Meteor Man

If this Snyder Cut turns out spectacularly, then that would be the most hilarious and awesome thing ... And I hated Batman v. Superman with every single fiber of my being. BvS might seriously be my least favorite comic book movie ever; that's how turgid, boring, and simply unwatchable I thought it was.

Not gonna put money on it being good, though. I don't think I have it in me to watch 4 hours of this. People are going to have to convince me something fierce in order for me to consider giving it my time.

I'll echo Jay's sentiments by saying that I do hope that the Snyder fans get everything they wanted, though. I may have hated Snyder's films like Batman v Superman, but I'm not going to stop others from loving it. I do realize that Snyder's vision has its fans-- enough fans for WB to give them what they asked for, at least. I think it's cool that WB greenlit this pretty elaborate (and expensive) project.

 

[Tor Lugosi]

Snyder was recently sperging out about how characters get to swear in the Snyder Cut, because, you know, Superman not being able to say 'fuck' was what was holding back those other films.

I'm completely confident that the Snyder Cut will be just as noisy, retarded, edgy, and grimdark like all his other DC trash.

 

[BScCollateral]

I'm completely confident that the Snyder Cut will be just as noisy, retarded, edgy, and grimdark like all his other DC trash.

Why is it that animated DC Universe stuff is pretty decent while the expensive, live-action DC Universe stuff is pretty much always trash? I really enjoyed the Lego Batman film, for God's sake.

It's like there's an inverse relationship between "profile" and "good."

 

[PenguinSuitAlice]

Why is it that animated DC Universe stuff is pretty decent while the expensive, live-action DC Universe stuff is pretty much always trash? I really enjoyed the Lego Batman film, for God's sake.

It's like there's an inverse relationship between "profile" and "good."

I'm not an expert in comics, but I think it has something to to with the fact that TV shows are able to recreate the monthly issue setup of comic books, as well as the fact that cartoons aren't limited by a need for realism and can be more like comics in art and tone. Isn't it a problem in comics these days that they try to recreate the hype and format of movies by spamming events all the time? Though to be fair, I never heard of any of the current animated Marvel TV shows being any good at all, or heard anything at all for that matter.

 

[BScCollateral]

I think it has something to to with the fact that TV shows are able to recreate the monthly issue setup of comic books...

Then the live action Batwoman show would be better than the animated Mask of Phantasm. Not even close.

 

[Flexo]

I'm not an expert in comics, but I think it has something to to with the fact that TV shows are able to recreate the monthly issue setup of comic books, as well as the fact that cartoons aren't limited by a need for realism and can be more like comics in art and tone. Isn't it a problem in comics these days that they try to recreate the hype and format of movies by spamming events all the time? Though to be fair, I never heard of any of the current animated Marvel TV shows being any good at all, or heard anything at all for that matter.

Everything I've heard they are... aggressively mediocre. Kind of like the movies I guess.

 

[Strange Wilderness]

I'm not an expert in comics, but I think it has something to to with the fact that TV shows are able to recreate the monthly issue setup of comic books, as well as the fact that cartoons aren't limited by a need for realism and can be more like comics in art and tone. Isn't it a problem in comics these days that they try to recreate the hype and format of movies by spamming events all the time? Though to be fair, I never heard of any of the current animated Marvel TV shows being any good at all, or heard anything at all for that matter.

That and creative freedom. You can do a whole lot more with your characters and script when you don't have 20 executives breathing down your neck. With a 200 million dollar film you're going to have to hit every checkbox and pander to every market in hopes of making your money back. Compare that to a cartoon which is probably cheaper and is going to make most of its money in toy sales, so as long as kids buy the merch and you keep the whole thing PG no one is going to get on your ass to pander to every group under the sun.

 

[None Drunk Username]

This may be a controversial opinion but I think Tim is funny and I'm glad he's staring in BOTW regularly now.

 

[Dom Cruise]

If this Snyder Cut turns out spectacularly, then that would be the most hilarious and awesome thing ... And I hated Batman v. Superman with every single fiber of my being. BvS might seriously be my least favorite comic book movie ever; that's how turgid, boring, and simply unwatchable I thought it was.

Not gonna put money on it being good, though. I don't think I have it in me to watch 4 hours of this. People are going to have to convince me something fierce in order for me to consider giving it my time.

I'll echo Jay's sentiments by saying that I do hope that the Snyder fans get everything they wanted, though. I may have hated Snyder's films like Batman v Superman, but I'm not going to stop others from loving it. I do realize that Snyder's vision has its fans-- enough fans for WB to give them what they asked for, at least. I think it's cool that WB greenlit this pretty elaborate (and expensive) project.

I hated Man of Steel so much I didn't even bother with BvS but I'm happy for Snyder to get his vision out since I liked his other movies and just in general he seems like a good guy.

This may be a controversial opinion but I think Tim is funny and I'm glad he's staring in BOTW regularly now.

He's alright.

 

[StarkRavingMad]

I hated Man of Steel so much I didn't even bother with BvS but I'm happy for Snyder to get his vision out since I liked his other movies and just in general he seems like a good guy.



He's alright.

In my opinion, BvS is exponentially worse than Man of Steel. If you found MoS unwatchable, then stay FAR away from BvS; that movie quadruples down on all of the things that went wrong with MoS.

As for Zack Snyder's other movies, I was really disappointed with Watchmen (that's a whole Pandora's Box of a conversation, so I'll just leave it at that), I think his Dawn of the Dead remake is fun, and I think that Sucker Punch was an admirable failure of a movie (so I really don't have it in me to hate it like so many others do-- the movie had great ideas, but it bit off more than it could chew). And, of course, 300 is still a pretty damn unique movie to this very day.

To Snyder's credit with the DCEU, a lot of his ideas were present in the first Wonder Woman movie, like it being set during WWI (which was fucking brilliant, if you ask me). We've seen what a Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman movie looks like without any of Snyder's ideas, and it was an absolute trainwreck.

I'm far from the biggest fan of his movies, but I don't hate the dude. And I think it sucks what WB did to him with Justice League amid the time of his daughter's passing. He's a guy who has a lot of interesting ideas, but I just don't think that he's a very good storyteller.