Last Film You Watched


blackie_jones75 said:
Sad to see them destroying the legacy of all these great 80's films, Running Man, Predator, Total Recall, Robocop with these s h 1 t 3 remakes
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A tad dramatic.

Has Predator been remade? I know it's had a few sequels and a bit of inconsistent franchise malarkey but I'm not aware of a remake.

The reputations of the original Robocop and Total Recall haven't been affected in any negative way whatsoever by their ultimately pretty forgettable remakes. If anything they've seen their reputation, or legacy, enhanced rather than destroyed.

If Robocop could survive it's direct cinema sequels and it's even worse 4 made for TV movies then it's fairly safe to say that remakes of 80s action films aren't going to destroy legacies.

And the new Running Man isn't a remake based on the first film. It's a very different adaptation that sticks closer to the themes of the source material. The 80's Running Man was heavily changed from the original book and lightened in tone to maximise marketing potential from the star power of Schwarzenegger.

Much to the chagrin of Schwarzenegger himself who has said in the past that it's the one film of his that he'd like to see done again.
 
ClausThomsen said:
A tad dramatic.

Has Predator been remade? I know it's had a few sequels and a bit of inconsistent franchise malarkey but I'm not aware of a remake.

The reputations of the original Robocop and Total Recall haven't been affected in any negative way whatsoever by their ultimately pretty forgettable remakes. If anything they've seen their reputation, or legacy, enhanced rather than destroyed.

If Robocop could survive it's direct cinema sequels and it's even worse 4 made for TV movies then it's fairly safe to say that remakes of 80s action films aren't going to destroy legacies.

And the new Running Man isn't a remake based on the first film. It's a very different adaptation that sticks closer to the themes of the source material. The 80's Running Man was heavily changed from the original book and lightened in tone to maximise marketing potential from the star power of Schwarzenegger.

Much to the chagrin of Schwarzenegger himself who has said in the past that it's the one film of his that he'd like to see done again.
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Legacy is all well and good if they continue to attract new audiences to watch them.

Without remakes and new films/series within those universes, a lot of those films wouldn’t attract a younger audience at all.

I’ve just watched all the alien/predator films. But I doubt I would have done if it wasn’t for the newer versions being available and pushing me to the originals.
 
Marius57 said:
I’ve just watched all the alien/predator films.
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Whatever possessed you to do this, they all stink. (Predators as a stand alone is ok).

They had the chance with Henriksen to do something interesting with the technology and crossover re Bishop in AvP, but they failed spectacularly. (For the record she wasn't strong enough in that to be a comparable heroine).

To drum up interest 'making of's' and star histories could be put together, there are some fantastic documentaries detailing event films (Jaws, Alien, Bladerunner) and even genre stuff like Harryhausen and the early effects industry.

Iconic stories like the money made from Star Wars (Lucas licenced the image rights entirely to himself) and how Cameron waived his fee for Titanic for a % of the gross.

I hated the follow up Matrix films, but the original is still a classic, cinema has changed, there's more output now, and like TV that means a lot more muck to sift through to find the brass.

On a related note, Iannucci was part of 'Comics Britannia' (mini series 2007) and there's a film doc 'Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD' (2014).

Got some cracking entertainment history native to the uk.
 
ClausThomsen said:
A tad dramatic.

Has Predator been remade? I know it's had a few sequels and a bit of inconsistent franchise malarkey but I'm not aware of a remake.

The reputations of the original Robocop and Total Recall haven't been affected in any negative way whatsoever by their ultimately pretty forgettable remakes. If anything they've seen their reputation, or legacy, enhanced rather than destroyed.

If Robocop could survive it's direct cinema sequels and it's even worse 4 made for TV movies then it's fairly safe to say that remakes of 80s action films aren't going to destroy legacies.

And the new Running Man isn't a remake based on the first film. It's a very different adaptation that sticks closer to the themes of the source material. The 80's Running Man was heavily changed from the original book and lightened in tone to maximise marketing potential from the star power of Schwarzenegger.

Much to the chagrin of Schwarzenegger himself who has said in the past that it's the one film of his that he'd like to see done again.
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New film started ok...but then just went really silly l...but not silly enough to be entertaining,not sure what tone they were going for
 

Rita_Poon said:
Whatever possessed you to do this, they all stink. (Predators as a stand alone is ok).

They had the chance with Henriksen to do something interesting with the technology and crossover re Bishop in AvP, but they failed spectacularly. (For the record she wasn't strong enough in that to be a comparable heroine).

To drum up interest 'making of's' and star histories could be put together, there are some fantastic documentaries detailing event films (Jaws, Alien, Bladerunner) and even genre stuff like Harryhausen and the early effects industry.

Iconic stories like the money made from Star Wars (Lucas licenced the image rights entirely to himself) and how Cameron waived his fee for Titanic for a % of the gross.

I hated the follow up Matrix films, but the original is still a classic, cinema has changed, there's more output now, and like TV that means a lot more muck to sift through to find the brass.

On a related note, Iannucci was part of 'Comics Britannia' (mini series 2007) and there's a film doc 'Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD' (2014).

Got some cracking entertainment history native to the uk.
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I enjoyed them for what they were. Some were worse than others but it’s not like the first ones are Magnus opus films either.

I think nostalgia plays a big part in how people view films. And weirdly people get quite offended by others not liking films or saying they are a bit rubbish (even if they enjoyed them).

Star Wars is a prime example. Now I love Star Wars, I’m a bit obsessed and watch every film and series that comes out. The original trilogy were new and quite original in concept when they were released and it was got a generation of people into them. I love them and enjoy watching them, but the films are a bit crap at the same time (for me, I can’t stand mark Hammills acting in them).

Thing is, it’s the heavily slated prequel trilogy that got me into it. I love those films and enjoy watching them, as to me they were new and fresh as I’d never seen star wars as was only about 10 years old. But those films are also a bit crap. But they got a new generation into Star Wars who didn’t care what all the oldies from the 80s thought of them.

i think there’s a lot of films from the 80s era that I don’t find as good as the hype (even though I still enjoy them). Same way that the films I grew up watching in the 90s are probably viewed a bit crap by people who have grown up with more recent versions (ie Jurassic park etc).

And going back to predator, I quite enjoyed the animated predator killer of killers.
 
Marius57 said:
I enjoyed them for what they were. Some were worse than others but it’s not like the first ones are Magnus opus films either.

I think nostalgia plays a big part in how people view films. And weirdly people get quite offended by others not liking films or saying they are a bit rubbish (even if they enjoyed them).

Star Wars is a prime example. Now I love Star Wars, I’m a bit obsessed and watch every film and series that comes out. The original trilogy were new and quite original in concept when they were released and it was got a generation of people into them. I love them and enjoy watching them, but the films are a bit crap at the same time (for me, I can’t stand mark Hammills acting in them).

Thing is, it’s the heavily slated prequel trilogy that got me into it. I love those films and enjoy watching them, as to me they were new and fresh as I’d never seen star wars as was only about 10 years old. But those films are also a bit crap. But they got a new generation into Star Wars who didn’t care what all the oldies from the 80s thought of them.

i think there’s a lot of films from the 80s era that I don’t find as good as the hype (even though I still enjoy them). Same way that the films I grew up watching in the 90s are probably viewed a bit crap by people who have grown up with more recent versions (ie Jurassic park etc).

And going back to predator, I quite enjoyed the animated predator killer of killers.
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I've been unfair, 'Prey' was excellent.
Rambo, and the crud van damme was in in the 80's make Predator look like Casablanca. The 80's gave us 'The thing' and 'The fly', two body horror nightmares, was hoping Raimi would take up the Carpenter gauntlet, but it wasn't to be. Cronenberg ploughed his own furrow.
Hamill got unlucky, he had to play the wide eyed innocent in the tale vs an all timer baddy, Alec Guinness, and pretty boy Ford in his space Ferrari. Thems are bad odds! The acting in the first tranche of the trilogy compared to the rubbish in the middle is inconceivable. I didn't much like the final 3 either. Inventing stuff from earlier that doesn't timeline right makes a mockery of the audience. Imagine putting a few drops of space octopus ink in the Falcons flux capacitor when it was tractor beamed by the nearly finished death star. (Read that line back folks!)
As for new audiences, and kids and their opinions, they should be made to watch and understand the Disney catalogue first then be allowed to get into more contemporary fare.
Jurassic Park is a touchstone film in Cinema history and will live forever. In 2018, Jurassic Park was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, which deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (The book is better as is often the case). The cash grab sequels are pretty drab affairs though.
What else sucks... michael bay is still allowed to make films. (people can like what they want, same goes with dislike).

@Walken For you, this once, I resisted.
 
Marius57 said:
I enjoyed them for what they were. Some were worse than others but it’s not like the first ones are Magnus opus films either.

I think nostalgia plays a big part in how people view films. And weirdly people get quite offended by others not liking films or saying they are a bit rubbish (even if they enjoyed them).

Star Wars is a prime example. Now I love Star Wars, I’m a bit obsessed and watch every film and series that comes out. The original trilogy were new and quite original in concept when they were released and it was got a generation of people into them. I love them and enjoy watching them, but the films are a bit crap at the same time (for me, I can’t stand mark Hammills acting in them).

Thing is, it’s the heavily slated prequel trilogy that got me into it. I love those films and enjoy watching them, as to me they were new and fresh as I’d never seen star wars as was only about 10 years old. But those films are also a bit crap. But they got a new generation into Star Wars who didn’t care what all the oldies from the 80s thought of them.

i think there’s a lot of films from the 80s era that I don’t find as good as the hype (even though I still enjoy them). Same way that the films I grew up watching in the 90s are probably viewed a bit crap by people who have grown up with more recent versions (ie Jurassic park etc).

And going back to predator, I quite enjoyed the animated predator killer of killers.
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You make a good point regarding nostalgia. Watched The Shining this afternoon as it was only a fiver on the big screen.

Never been the biggest Kubrick fan, I'm convinced his constant championing by other directors I like is nothing more than an in joke and Nicholson is a one trick pony who walked so Nic Cage could fly.

But wow. I don't remember The Shining being so hilariously bad. It hasn't aged well and being shamelessly memes, ripped off and adapted by The Simpsons has done it no favours.

Thank god I only spent a fiver
 
I watched the latest predator film

Obviously new what i was in for.

Confused why theyve gone a different direction here. I'd have expected them to go darker as those type of changes seem to boost ratings...

...but they went full PG.

Why did they do that?
 

Nicolas Cage provides a theological reading of the Gospel of Tommy.

Also, "During filming, Cage was reportedly attacked by a swarm of bees in one of the caves intended to be a filming location."

 

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