As a filmmaker (who LOVED “El Cid”), I just think certain movies never need to be remade. The originals were quality enough, and the acting cannot be replaced. “Ghostbusters” is another. “Jaws” is another. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is another. “Casablanca” is another.
Leave some things alone. I know Roma Downey wanted to bring this story to a modern audience: WRITE A NEW STORY.
You don't understand the movie business! /s
I love lots of epic films, but for me EL CID is THE great epic film, even better than BEN-HUR. I wish they'd do a Blu-ray of EL CID from the original Technirama elements.
What if we re-do "Gone With The Wind" with an All-Female Black cast? And anyone who questions it. Or says anything negative about it is simply branded a "bigoted racist"? < only semi-sarcasm>
Sony already jumped the shark with their re-make of "Ghost Busters".
I was a mere TV broadcast technical person for a long time and I’m too critical of movies now. Most I can pass.
The Rifftracks events with older movies are better anyway.
I guess I will stick to mindless stock footage and lame youtube productions.
Raiders would be just about perfect if they could somehow go back and fix the gaping plot hole of Indy sneaking aboard a U-boat. There is no room to sneak anywhere on a U-boat. That scene has cause me years of cognitive dissonance.
“Leave some things alone. I know Roma Downey wanted to bring this story to a modern audience: WRITE A NEW STORY.”
Hollywood would need actual writers if they wanted to do that.
Hello filmmaker.
Have you seen
“The King of Hearts” ?
Too few people saw this amazing French film and is top of the list for one that should be redone ...