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On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 03:04:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:46:06 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Total Recall remake was bad IMO.
IIRC, reviews at the time agree with you.
Ditto. I'd rather rewatch the original!
Heh. I went to the theatre to see that one (the original, not the
remake).
The first movie was fun, but it really wasn't very good either. It was
an incredibly /stupid/ movie, requiring you to not only disconnect
your brain but to also stupefy most of your internal neurons. But it
had a few fun lines ("Getcha ass to Maahs") and some memorable scenes.
Beyond that, though, it was complete schlock and of all Verhoeven's
movies, it baffles me the most why it got a remake. It lacked any
cogent message or originality. It's like remaking Stallone's "Cobra"
or Norris's "Invasion USA"; it's unnecessary and unwanted.
On Sat, 08 Mar 2025 03:04:29 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:46:06 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Total Recall remake was bad IMO.
IIRC, reviews at the time agree with you.
Ditto. I'd rather rewatch the original!
Heh. I went to the theatre to see that one (the original, not the
remake).
The first movie was fun, but it really wasn't very good either. It was
an incredibly /stupid/ movie, requiring you to not only disconnect
your brain but to also stupefy most of your internal neurons. But it
had a few fun lines ("Getcha ass to Maahs") and some memorable scenes.
Beyond that, though, it was complete schlock and of all Verhoeven's
movies, it baffles me the most why it got a remake. It lacked any
cogent message or originality. It's like remaking Stallone's "Cobra"
or Norris's "Invasion USA"; it's unnecessary and unwanted.
I'm sure it will go just as well as the "Robocop" and "Total Recall"
remakes.
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:58:53 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On 03/03/2025 16:08, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I'm sure it will go just as well as the "Robocop" and "Total Recall"
remakes.
That's two films that really didn't need to be remade as although some
of the effects are a bit dated the films themselves are still very good
so what does a remake actually achieve.
Money, dear friend; lots and lots of money. Maybe not at the box
office, but Hollywood Accounting ensures that the studios make a
profit even when the movie itself is a total flop.
And in the case of both these movies, they made cash at box office
too. Robocop 2014 made $250 million on a $100 million budget, and
Total Recall 2012 made $210 million on a $125 budget. They weren't blockbuster successes, but the producers cashed out quite comfortably. Sequels and remakes are almost certain successes, every time.
"Starship Trooper" doesn't need a sequel either, but that won't stop
millions of people from going to see it anyway. What else are they
going to do; go see something original?
On 04/03/2025 15:30, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:58:53 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On 03/03/2025 16:08, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I'm sure it will go just as well as the "Robocop" and "Total Recall"
remakes.
That's two films that really didn't need to be remade as although some
of the effects are a bit dated the films themselves are still very good
so what does a remake actually achieve.
Money, dear friend; lots and lots of money. Maybe not at the box
office, but Hollywood Accounting ensures that the studios make a
profit even when the movie itself is a total flop.
And in the case of both these movies, they made cash at box office
too. Robocop 2014 made $250 million on a $100 million budget, and
Total Recall 2012 made $210 million on a $125 budget. They weren't
blockbuster successes, but the producers cashed out quite comfortably.
Sequels and remakes are almost certain successes, every time.
"Starship Trooper" doesn't need a sequel either, but that won't stop
millions of people from going to see it anyway. What else are they
going to do; go see something original?
This is more from a watcher's point of view so why pay more than it
would cost to buy an actual copy of the original film that is better
than the remake.
On 3/6/2025 2:12 AM, JAB wrote:[snip]
This is more from a watcher's point of view so why pay more than it
would cost to buy an actual copy of the original film that is better
than the remake.
Because "I can do it BETTER!" and "Kids don't watch old movies!"
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 14:58 this Thursday (GMT):
On 3/6/2025 2:12 AM, JAB wrote:[snip]
This is more from a watcher's point of view so why pay more than it
would cost to buy an actual copy of the original film that is better
than the remake.
Because "I can do it BETTER!" and "Kids don't watch old movies!"
Don't forget "We can make money off this!"
On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:05:14 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
https://www.darkhorizons.com/sony-considers-starship-troopers-remake/
I'm sure it will go just as well as the "Robocop" and "Total Recall"
remakes.
I kinda vaguely think the Total Recall remake was fine? Better than the >senseless older version with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it. But it's been
a while. The Robocop remake I did (kinda) watch more recently, but it
was bad so it's more like I skimmed it. Can't really remember much.
On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:25:49 +0200, Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:
I kinda vaguely think the Total Recall remake was fine? Better than the
senseless older version with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it. But it's been
a while. The Robocop remake I did (kinda) watch more recently, but it
was bad so it's more like I skimmed it. Can't really remember much.
I was fine with both Total Recalls but the Robocop remake was
terrible.
The Total Recall remake was bad IMO.
On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:46:06 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
The Total Recall remake was bad IMO.
IIRC, reviews at the time agree with you.