Reboots: 'To start anew with fresh ideas'

[Cowboy]

That's why I said, I could see Universal taking a "movie about time travel" and just slapping the Back to the Future name on it. I didn't say I would condone it.

I got that, relax, I was just talking about the idea in general

 

[YF19pilot]

The Flight of the Phoenix 1964 with Jimmy Stewart great acting!
Reboot
Flight of the Phoenix great visual effects.
In this case I think Hollywood crafted a great updated version of the story but let?s face it how do you replace Jimmy Stewart, ain?t going to happen.

Jimmy Stewart (Brig. Gen. USAF, Ret.) is one of my favorite actors of all time. I especially loved No Highway in the Sky, but that's because I'm an aerospace engineer, and I had two teachers in college (once in materials when discussing fatigue, another when having an aside discussion with the class about 'engineering ethics') actually show parts of that movie in class. He is the quintisential "Average Guy in an Extrodinary Situation". I haven't seen everything Jimmy Stewart (I'm working on it), but I would definitely recommend everyone to watch "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", "Man from Laramine", "No Highway in the Sky", "The Spirit of Saint Louis", "Rear Window" and "Strategic Air Command". I know the last one is probably more or less a Cold War propaganda film, but it has some awesome airplane pornography including one of the most forgotten aircraft in the SAC arsenal, the B-47 Stratojet. (edit) "SAC" also touches on some of the stress and strain that constant deployments puts on the married family, which I think is hard to appreciate unless you grew up in that environment (I did, and it struck a cord with me).

I can't see Jimmy Stewart ever being replaced (or even an actor like Sidney Poitier), but I think the aforementioned Micheal Cera could be groomed to fit that "everyman" persona that Jimmy Stewart had.

@ Cowboy, I'm just covering my ass from any misconceptions.

 

[Aston Martin]

Scarface remake in the works.

(The Pacino one was a remake)

 

[Aston Martin]

Old Robocop:

New Robocop:

Spoiler

Thats fucking Batman.


Cop car kinda cool

 

[47]

LOL WUT, did he borrow Batmans armored suit?

 

[Correspondent75]

In the category of the movie that should not have been rebooted :" Planet of the apes".

 

[maxtortheone]

For whatever reason I read that as "Planet of the rapes"

 

[GaryC]

Oh internet, how it's ruined you...

 

[Aston Martin]

Big bump.

The Mummy starring Tom Cruise... I haven't seen of the first 37 films, why would I watch the reboot.

 

[neutron]

Dare I say that you... rebooted this thread?

 

[Aston Martin]

This ain't Rita Repulsa!!!

 

[Aston Martin]

Fuck yes

 

[Aston Martin]

So, there's an Oceans Eight next year, starring Sandra Bullock as Danny Oceans estranged sister. (Let that sink in) It will probably be terrible, but I shall watch it as the cast seems alright.

Here's the real reason I'm here...

The Raid USA, fuck me. It doesn't need Americanising. Theres about 4 sentences in the entire fucking film.

The Us version... we need a love story, so I'm guessing Scarlett Johansson has been kidnapped and is waiting for the dude at the top of the tower.