Your Favorite Directors

MT2008 · #1 12-28-2010, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by funkychinaman

If they were willing to pump millions in stars and CGI into Land of the Lost, why NOT a Starship Troopers reboot? If they're willing to remake Death at a Funeral three years after it was released IN THE SAME LANGUAGE, why not a fresh look at Starship Troopers?

I dunno. For all I know, there are producers out there who are trying to get a big-budget reboot of "Starship Troopers" into production. However, I'm just saying that I think it would be hard to reboot, since (1.) the original film was a box office disappointment, and (2.) the novel doesn't have much appeal to contemporary audiences. And unlike "Transformers", it would be pretty hard to do a "Starship Troopers" that both adults and their kids would enjoy (even if it weren't R-rated).

I suppose "Starship Troopers" might have some contemporary appeal if they tried to adapt the source material to the War on Terror as opposed to the Red Scare. However, given that almost no movies about the War on Terror have done well at the box office, even that would be a hard sell.

Swordfish941 · #2 12-28-2010, 05:41 PM

Guys, this thread is suppose to be about DIRECTORS!!

funkychinaman · #3 12-28-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Swordfish941

Guys, this thread is suppose to be about DIRECTORS!!

Hey now, I defended Michael Bay in my last post there, relax. (I can't believe I just typed that.)

funkychinaman · #4 12-28-2010, 09:14 PM

Back to directors, I've been trying to catch up on the works of Sergio Leone. I saw the Man with No Name trilogy, and I loved the For a Few Dollars More. I couldn't but think of Fistful as just another retelling of Yojimbo (which was just Red Harvest, but still) and GB&U just dragged way too much. I loved Duck, You Sucker, and I just watched Once Upon a Time in the West, which was great. I still have to see Once Upon a Time in America. I'd like to see if he was able to leave his comfort zone.

BeardedHoplite · #5 12-29-2010, 02:55 AM

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I still have to see Once Upon a Time in America. I'd like to see if he was able to leave his comfort zone.

Once Upon a Time is good. It'd be my favorite De Niro movie if Casino didn't exist.

funkychinaman · #6 12-29-2010, 04:04 AM

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Once Upon a Time is good. It'd be my favorite De Niro movie if Casino didn't exist.

You like Casino better than GoodFellas?

BeardedHoplite · #7 12-29-2010, 04:14 AM

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You like Casino better than GoodFellas?

I did, actually. Just what Scorsese did to get that Vegas mood is...amazing. I've probably watched it like four times in the last month