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General discussionThe Rock is remaking Big Trouble in Little China(43 posts)(43 posts)
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Posted June 02, 2015
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Breja: I'm unfazed by this. Much as I love most of Carpenter's movies, Big Trouble in Little China I don't really care for.
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tinyE: Ditto. It was just too stupid, even for me, which is why a remake might be nice.
One, I don't see how this is possible. Two, Telika expressed it brilliantly. Three, with the remake they will likely make it too serious & try to turn it into a real action flick. Which I don't see working well at all.
Posted June 02, 2015
I really like Dwayne Johnson and I loved Big Trouble in Little China, but I don't hold a lot of hope for the remake. Still, I'll be keeping an eye out for this. Personally, I think this has potential.
Posted June 02, 2015
Oh look another remake

movie remakes
music cover versions
remasterd computer games

don't people have any imagination anymore..
Posted June 02, 2015
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Cavenagh: Oh look another remake

movie remakes
music cover versions
remasterd computer games

don't people have any imagination anymore..
As far as "music cover versions", I'm wondering what you mean? Musicians have been covering other musician's songs since the beginning of...well...music itself.

As far as re-recording their own songs, that is usually for copyright reasons. The record label usually ends up owning the rights to the masters of the original versions, which means if a band leaves their label they (the band themselves) can't re-release or license out the original versions without permission (usually a financial agreement) but they can re-record the songs and they'll own the copyright to the new versions. That's why a lot of bands release re-recorded versions (or remixed/acoustic versions/live versions/etc) of their older songs when they leave a label.
Posted June 02, 2015
damn thats one movie i still have to finish, thou a recent movie the balls of fury had the same vibe
Posted June 02, 2015
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Telika: Have you, like, noticed that the very self-praising supposed hero spends 85% of the movie not understanding one bit about what's going on around him, caring about his truck only, knocking himself out of the fights that his 'sidekick' wins for him, and the remaining 15% running around with lipstick on his face ?

Because it could be a hint.

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Breja: I was never really sure what it is supposed to be. It was not funny enough to be a parody, at least not a good one, too silly to be anything else. Maybe I would "get it" if I was into martial arts films, which I avoid like the plague.
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Telika: It's all that. It's some sort of "cool" cheesy orientalist adventure, with the "what if" the hero was a completely out of place, clueless, oblivious, self-loving, failed american action hero. Makes a very in-between (and likeable) movie, both deliberately and accidentally cheesy. With an amusingly subverted hero, who's still the good guy, but amusingly out of his depth and never frankly aknowledging it. All the typical action movie stuff seems to happen in his background...

Also Lo-Pan rulez.
You left out talking about himself in the third-person...
Posted June 02, 2015
I'm quite fond of The Rundown Aka. Welcome to the Jungle with the Rock but that was a fairly long time ago now.
Posted June 02, 2015
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cogadh: I'm a reasonable guy. But, I've just experienced some very unreasonable things:

http://www.thewrap.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-to-star-in-big-trouble-in-little-china-remake-exclusive/

No. Just... no.
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MikeMaximus: Good God No. They just won't stop until they've ruined everything will they.
I´ll watch it as if it was a new unrelated movie not as a remake.
Posted June 02, 2015
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snowkatt: well it had to happen sooner or later

wonder when they will remake back to the future
We'll see remakes of remakes in the span of 6 years.

Just look at Superman and Fantastic four, not to to mention Spiderman.

Not a shred of originality or soul. Perfect feed for the dull.
Post edited June 02, 2015 by ScotchMonkey
Posted June 02, 2015
Wow, that sucks. I loved Big Trouble in Little China. Please don't ever touch Goonies.
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snowkatt: wonder when they will remake back to the future
I'll kill them!

BTTF aged really well though. Except for their predictions on how 2015 should look like, everything's aged pretty well.
Post edited June 02, 2015 by cw8
Posted June 02, 2015
Another great film about to be ruined. Why cant they leave films alone nobody asked for this or a remake of robocop. Whats next a remake of Lord of the rings starring Jason Strathan as Frodo.
Posted June 02, 2015
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cw8: Wow, that sucks. I loved Big Trouble in Little China. Please don't ever touch Goonies.
You said it. What's next? Back to the Future? The Breakfast Club? Dead Poets' Society?
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aluinie: Why cant they leave films alone nobody asked for this or a remake of robocop.
Actually, I quite liked the new Robocop. They avoided the mistake of trying to straight up remake the original story, and chose instead to approach the concept from a totally different angle. That is good, because it makes it much easier not to compare the two movies. The original Robocop 2&3 however, yeah, they should have skipped those.

Still, the new Robocop for me is the one remake that worked in a sea of ones that didn't.
Post edited June 02, 2015 by Wishbone
Posted June 02, 2015
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cw8: Wow, that sucks. I loved Big Trouble in Little China. Please don't ever touch Goonies.
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snowkatt: wonder when they will remake back to the future
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cw8: I'll kill them!
Get the pitchforks and torches!
Posted June 02, 2015
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aluinie: Another great film about to be ruined. Why cant they leave films alone nobody asked for this or a remake of robocop. Whats next a remake of Lord of the rings starring Jason Strathan as Frodo.
Now, THIS IS AN IDEA!

;)

About the topic, I like Dwayne Johnson and the main character of Big Trouble in Little China is really the kind of characters where he shines. Strong man in a new situation he does not really understand. Like in Race to Witch Mountain or even The Tooth Fairy.

HOWEVER... Why a remake? Make an original story! Just state: it is an story inspired by the classic of the golden age of cinema, the '80. Nobody is bothered if something is similar*, but why just remake. :(

*Otherwise you can say that: The Last Samurai[2003] is just Dances with Horses[1990] that is just A man Called Horse[1970] that is just Wagon Train...
Post edited June 02, 2015 by etb
Posted June 02, 2015
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snowkatt: well it had to happen sooner or later

wonder when they will remake back to the future
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ScotchMonkey: We'll see remakes of remakes in the span of 6 years.

Just look at Superman and Fantastic four, not to to mention Spiderman.

Not a shred of originality or soul. Perfect feed for the dull.
Those are from comic books though, and are practically intended to be rebooted every so often.
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