My vote, Soylent Green.

To be honest I went my whole life until about 35 years old, knowing the line "Soylent Green is people" but never really considered it's origins. I managed to actually watch it and knowing the twist at the end and it was still good.

But I truly feel this is a movie that could be remade, but with the mindset and edginess of the fucked up world we live in today.

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Falstaffe t1_j9xfz38 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:45 AM

Back when it was released, the scenario of an overcrowded, overpolluted world with food shortages was a cautionary tale. For us, it was 2020.

my20cworth t1_j9xgbuw wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:49 AM

Actual was thinking last night if they did a remake of First Blood, watched it again about the 4 th time now. Maybe not one to to mess with but a sort of a modern spin, a bit of back story and more in homage to the original. Not sure who to get to play Rambo, even if they are not called Rambo.

dhriggs t1_ja12gbl wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:20 AM

I like this idea. Have you ever seen The Hunted with Benicio and Tommy Lee?

my20cworth t1_ja6eke7 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:28 AM

No, but will give it a look.

Consistent-Annual268 t1_j9xgvwl wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:56 AM

I was thinking the other day about...hear me out...Denis Villeneuve's 2001: A Space Odyssey, scored by Hans Zimmer. It would be a brave man to take on one of the all time greats, but after Dune I want nothing more than to see Denis' vision for it.

l_Rumble_Fish_l t1_j9xkymn wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:47 AM

Outland.

ewest t1_j9xlx77 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:00 AM

I’d love to see a retelling of The Sting.

OneGoodRib t1_j9xneyy wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:20 AM

Sort of related: does it make anyone else insane that there's an actual company named Soylent that makes some kind of beverage? Seriously why the fuck. I know it's probably not made of people but I don't want to try it anyway.

To answer your question, I feel like Troll 2 would be fantastic to get remade with a bit of a rewrite. The premise is actually pretty interesting, right? A kid is forced to vacation in a bizarre town where his sister's friends keep going missing, the ghost of his grandfather is trying to save the family but the kid is the only one who can see him and isn't believed by the family, and it turns out the town is inhabited by goblins who turn people into plants to eat them. I think it could make a good intentional horror comedy, with some script polishing (and with letting the actors give feedback that the script doesn't make sense).

Breadfan24 t1_j9xrfi2 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:16 AM

The great escape

knighthoodjustjiffy t1_j9zb5kl wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Interestingly, the scene of Heston screaming "it's people! Soylent Green is people!" was in the trailer. At the time, "no spoiler" plot twists were seen as a gimmick.

dhriggs t1_ja12c5e wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:19 AM

I loved what GDT did with Nightmare Alley. I love all old noir films, but the violence sometimes feels so dated, which can mute the climax. I can't think of any examples to remake, but I just thought what he did felt so potent. I mean he usually punctuates his endings with violence, which is why maybe it fit so naturally into his oeuvre.

ItsMeTK t1_ja1fawg wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:03 AM

I would like to see Gone With the Wind as a miniseries.