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Will they ever make a remake of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
Posted on 12/27/11 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 12/27/11 at 7:35 pm
With all the movies that are being remade, do you think anyone will ever make a remake of Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
I kinda would like to see how it would be with modern special effects. But, then again, why mess with a movie classic and possibly tarnish the original.
I kinda would like to see how it would be with modern special effects. But, then again, why mess with a movie classic and possibly tarnish the original.
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Posted on 12/27/11 at 7:44 pm to steelreign
Has anybody ever remade a Spielberg movie? Spielberg's notorious for being a whore for the buck but I guess even he has some standards. He probably has the distribution rights to most of his films and doesn't want some shitty, second-rate director fricking up his films.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 7:48 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
I hope not, they need to stop making shite remakes of great films
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:06 pm to steelreign
I am watching it right now too.
And was thinking the same thing.
And was thinking the same thing.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:21 pm to steelreign
i like the avatar. Lucy pinder 
I hope they never remake this movie, what could they do to improve it
I hope they never remake this movie, what could they do to improve it
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:27 pm to Dire Wolf
Nothing.
Amazing film. Nothing like it nowadays.
Amazing film. Nothing like it nowadays.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:30 pm to Dire Wolf
I have a different opinion of remakes than most on this board. I am in favor of them in many cases.
The way I look at it, remakes draw attention to the originals. There are movies that I probably never would have watched if it weren't for the remakes. I had never seen the original True Grit until they remade it. When they remade it, I wanted to see the original.
What's wrong with remaking certain movies. I am sure lots of people would never have seen the originals of a lot of these movies.
If you don't want to watch the remake then don't.
The way I look at it, remakes draw attention to the originals. There are movies that I probably never would have watched if it weren't for the remakes. I had never seen the original True Grit until they remade it. When they remade it, I wanted to see the original.
What's wrong with remaking certain movies. I am sure lots of people would never have seen the originals of a lot of these movies.
If you don't want to watch the remake then don't.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:32 pm to Dire Wolf
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I hope they never remake this movie, what could they do to improve it
Interest new viewers.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:32 pm to noonan
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The way I look at it, remakes draw attention to the originals. There are movies that I probably never would have watched if it weren't for the remakes. I had never seen the original True Grit until they remade it. When they remade it, I wanted to see the original.
I never saw such agreeable reason to remake a movie, having said I still don't like remakes in must cases
Posted on 12/27/11 at 8:48 pm to steelreign
hope so but with illegal aliens instead of green ones
Posted on 12/27/11 at 10:00 pm to noonan
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I have a different opinion of remakes than most on this board. I am in favor of them in many cases.
I don't mind the occasional remake. True Grit was fantastic.
The problem is all Hollywood (and I'm talking the mainstream Hollywood that is able to afford mass screenings) is doing these days are remakes and sequels/prequels.
If you want to generate interest for an original movie then do an anniversary run in the theaters to re-expose it to fans.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 10:13 pm to BluegrassBelle
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If you want to generate interest for an original movie then do an anniversary run in the theaters to re-expose it to fans.
I wouldn't think that would work all that well. Just my opinion.
I am 34. There are probably a ton of movies that were made before I was born that I don't have much interest in watching. I am sure I would enjoy them, but I have no desire to give them a shot. When a remake comes out, I suddenly have interest in the original.
Obviously this isn't the case for everyone. But I imagine there are twenty year olds out there that would see 1977 as a reason not to watch a movie.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 10:33 pm to noonan
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Obviously this isn't the case for everyone. But I imagine there are twenty year olds out there that would see 1977 as a reason not to watch a movie.
If they have quams about a movie simple because of the year it was made, then they're probably not going to watch it even if there's a remake (especially a shitty one).
I just think your logic of "it's old and I wouldn't watch the original unless there's a remake" in making a remake is flawed. I would probably feel differently if Hollywood was putting out quality remakes/reboots, but they're not. And shitty movies aren't garnering interest for anything.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 10:45 pm to BluegrassBelle
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If they have quams about a movie simple because of the year it was made, then they're probably not going to watch it even if there's a remake (especially a shitty one).
There is a reason I had never seen the original True Grit.
There is a reason I finally saw the original True Grit.
Though I admit, one reason I had never seen the original was because I don't think I had even heard of it. Then they remade it and I wanted to see the original.
Even if someone is not going to watch the original, at least they get the story with the remake. If it weren't for the remake, they probably never would have given the original a second thought anyways.
There are plenty of black and white movies that are great movies, but there is just something about watching a black and white movie that I dislike. But then it gets remade, and I decide to give it a shot.
It's like the remake validates the original. I don't care if there are flaws in that logic, it's how it is for me.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 11:14 pm to noonan
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Though I admit, one reason I had never seen the original was because I don't think I had even heard of it. Then they remade it and I wanted to see the original.
If you've never heard of the original True Grit, well, I don't quite know what to say. And I'm 30 so it's not an age thing.
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Even if someone is not going to watch the original, at least they get the story with the remake. If it weren't for the remake, they probably never would have given the original a second thought anyways.
If I see a remake and it's a shitty movie, then chances are I'm not touching the original unless someone suggests otherwise. It works both ways.
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It's like the remake validates the original.
Not when the quality of the remake is severely lacking. That's the case with good majority of these remakes being thrown out.
True Grit really is an exception to the rule as of late. And as I said, I don't mind quality remakes. But the market has been oversaturated to the point that it's getting stale.
Shitty remakes don't validate good originals. Not by a long shot. Original movies, if they're good, don't need that validation.
This post was edited on 12/27/11 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 12/27/11 at 11:18 pm to steelreign
I don't think they'll do it soon, with Spieberg still being powerful in the industry. I'd say it will be out within 15 years though.
Posted on 12/27/11 at 11:49 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Shitty remakes don't validate good originals. Not by a long shot. Original movies, if they're good, don't need that validation.
You are completely missing my point, and I am probably just nit being clear.
I am not saying that an older movie needs to be remade in order for it to be deemed a good movie. Just that if a movie is remade, it makes me think I probably should have given that movie a shot.
As far as me not knowing about the original True Grit, well, it was made in 1969. And I am not really all that big on Westerns, especially old westerns, or at least I wasn't when I was younger.
And fwiw, I have not even seen the remake of True Grit. But I have seen the original and that happened almost entirely because they remade it.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:34 am to noonan
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What's wrong with remaking certain movies
It's not that they are re-made that many get annoyed with, it's that it's usually done so shittily. Footloose, anyone?
True Grit is an exception to the rule. I have a bad feeling that if Close Encounters were re-made the storyline would get so convoluted with political thought that it would make the storyline of Avatar look high-brow.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:40 am to steelreign
I hope they don't. I was watching it last night and the effects stand up pretty well from 1977. They still look pretty good. If they remade it, they would probably cheese it up will all kinds of CGI crap that would diminish the movie overall and make it more about the effects and aliens than about the people.
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