Movies we'd like to see remade

[Diamondback]

Don't know if it has been made, but the Leyte Gulf/Samar action where the tin cans took on the Yamato.

THIS. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors would be an epic movie, but better if it had the screen-time of a TV miniseries. If we're gonna revisit Midway, I'd like to see an adaptation of Shattered Sword--we used that as the playbook for a miniature wargaming recreation at NW Historical Miniatures Gaming Society's Enfilade convention in 2011, and even with the deck stacked as much in the US's favor as I could make it as scenario author and referee without outright cheating the Japanese still won, highlighting just how tough our forebears were that day and how thoroughly the Man Upstairs was watching over them.

Not technically a "movie" or a "remake," but if History Channel ever grows a pair again I think they could build a winning group of TV series based on some of Osprey Publishing's book catalog, specifically the "Combat," "Duel" and "Campaign" series.

And while we're at it, don't even THINK about messing with Tombstone. Just run the Extended Cut with all the deleted scenes and that's all it needs--too many pieces that were JUST what was needed, like a lead actor who was passionate enough about the role to dig into research and become accepted as a scholar in his own right reminiscent of Jeremy Brett portraying Sherlock Holmes, a specialist Old West reenacting troupe doing all the extras/weaponry/costumes/etc. (look up Peter Sherayko sometime), music by a composer who knew his craft... I'm not sure even legendary John Williams could have done that movie better.

[SteyrAUG]

There are a lot of movies from the 70's that have withstood the test of time. He was a good leading man for the time period, but his Foghorn Leghorn style delivery is just plain awful to sit through now.

I still like McQ. Something about Wayne with a suppressed M10.

[T2C]

If I enjoyed the original movie, I see no reason for a remake.

I would like for the writers in Hollywood to come up with original material.

[dante2]

If I enjoyed the original movie, I see no reason for a remake.

I would like for the writers in Hollywood to come up with original material.

^^^This. Very few new ideas coming out now, too many sequels and remakes.

[Averageman]

Pork Chop Hill. Find someone who looks like Gregory Peck and make it 2020-style realistic. Like how The Outpost had the zip of incoming bullets in every firefight scene.

I agree; my Step Dad was a medic at Chosin. I remember watching Pork Chop Hill with him one evening, enlightening to hear him speak about combat.

[chuckman]

If I enjoyed the original movie, I see no reason for a remake.

I would like for the writers in Hollywood to come up with original material.

There are enough interesting things that have happened in history to merit a thousand original movies or miniseries. I absolutely agree with going for originals and stop doing the remakes. But some original movies are just so bad, a remake can only make them better.

[Diamondback]

There are enough interesting things that have happened in history to merit a thousand original movies or miniseries.

Problem is, you need a culture interested in history for that, rather than one only interested in destroying it.

[Grand58742]

If I enjoyed the original movie, I see no reason for a remake.

I would like for the writers in Hollywood to come up with original material.

This. I saw a while back they are remaking Steven King's The Stand.

To me, I thought the original was perfectly fine. Great cast, excellent development from the book and broken up well into the miniseries.

Why mess up a good thing because you can't be creative enough to come up with something on your own?

[SteyrAUG]

^^^This. Very few new ideas coming out now, too many sequels and remakes.

Actually most movies that have been well received are remakes of older movies. And the originals made before most of us were even born are usually based upon a book.

Hollywood has very few new and original ideas. This has been true from the beginning.

[Diamondback]

Actually most movies that have been well received are remakes of older movies. And the originals made before most of us were even born are usually based upon a book.

Hollywood has very few new and original ideas. This has been true from the beginning.

Not to mention "re-skinnings" like how Sergio Leone transplanted Feudal Japanese stories into the Wild West like how Yojimbo became A Fistful Of Dollars... there's a reason we have tropes, it's that those plot planks work.