For those of you who haven't figured out yet that anything is fair game when it comes to remakes, here's another example. Moviehole says Terry Gilliam's classic midgets on parade movie Time Bandits is about to be redone.
Though I'm not one of them, the film has legions of devoted fans (including our podcast crew), all of whom are probably printing up picket signs as you read this. Put them down folks, there's no point in fighting it. It's useless.
The new movie is being done without Terry Gilliam's cooperation or involvement, and thus stands at least some chance of actually being completed. The company that originally produced the film, Handmade Films, is also responsible for the do-over.
Gilliam's original 1981 movie is a fantasy adventure about a young boy who hooks up with a bunch of time-traveling dwarves. He tags along with them as they leap from time-period to time-period, looking for treasure to steal and hoping that their next leap, will be the leap home. Eventually they confront ultimate evil and defeat it. Ultimate evil never comes out on top.
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I think there's a lot of films that shouldn't be touched. Just think of all the other classic films that they've already butchered over the years. If one director is trying to show his/her devotion to other I think they would be better off leaving the original film alone. For example: I've never seen copies of famious paintings or rebuilt buildings where people are trying to get credit for it. Try to find something original for pete sake!
This is nothing short of blasphemy. Watson says true words, there are a number of films that should not be touched and those that have been remade have been butchered. Cases in point: Psycho, When a Stranger Calls, Poseidon (formerly The Poseidon Adventure). Okay, maybe The Poseidon Adventure and When a Stranger Calls aren't on the "untouchable" list but, you see my point. Remaking Time Bandits is like remaking Casablanca or The African Queen. Don't do it, just don't.
Remember the mid-90's when every great TV show from the 70's was made into a movie? They all sucked, too. The Brady Bunch, Starsky and Hutch, etc. Call me when they can get Lee Majors to do The Six Million Dollar Man or The Fall Guy, anyone else is NOT Steve Austin and Colt Seavers. Period.
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For those of you who haven't figured out yet that anything is fair game when it comes to remakes, here's another example. Moviehole says Terry Gilliam's classic midgets on parade movie Time Bandits is about to be redone.
January 7th, 2007 at 23:44
I think there's a lot of films that shouldn't be touched. Just think of all the other classic films that they've already butchered over the years. If one director is trying to show his/her devotion to other I think they would be better off leaving the original film alone. For example: I've never seen copies of famious paintings or rebuilt buildings where people are trying to get credit for it. Try to find something original for pete sake!