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Robert Rodriguez To Direct Escape From New York Remake
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TheCochese
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I typically hate the remake train, but I might be interested in this.
BLAUcopter
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Yeah but as Pliskin. Not like what they did with the new ghostbusters. What a joke.
ffejeromdiks
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Might be cool. Dunno of anyone that can really fill the Snake Plissken boots though.
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Absolutely love the original so I'm wary of a remake. Could be good though and can't be as bad as LA.
I don't think Rodriguez will restrain the cheese if we go by his movies
Sectorseven
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A little harder to relate to as New York isn't the cesspool it was in the 70s and 80s.
If we're lucky, Rodriguez takes the general premise and does his own thing with it, since the original already played out in an unexpected yet satisfying way (AYYYY NUMBAH ONE) versus similar films.
If we're expecting nothing, it'll be basically the same film with a cast of actors not nearly as respected in the field of B-movie filmmaking with a shitload of green screen to save on costs and the usual chewing-gum-and-twigs polish that Rodriguez is notorious for and some cameos that distract further from the story that they're trying to tell.
If we're expecting nothing, it'll be basically the same film with a cast of actors not nearly as respected in the field of B-movie filmmaking with a shitload of green screen to save on costs and the usual chewing-gum-and-twigs polish that Rodriguez is notorious for and some cameos that distract further from the story that they're trying to tell.
The Horror the horror
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He should remake Escape from LA and finally give us a proper sequel to a classic.
old manatee
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He'll get the soundtrack right at least.
He could still pull it off.
BlueTsunami
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99% green screened New York. Yikes.
darkwing-buck
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If this remake doesn't have music half as good as the original then it has already failed.
Knuckle Sandwich
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Remaking these movies with classic characters is just a dumb idea. Whoever they get won't be anywhere near as good as Kurt Russell. Did they not learn from Robocop and Total Recall?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
They have to because it's not pre-dressed as a wasteland now.
If for nothing else, Rodriguez has always been pretty good at aping Carpenter in the soundtrack department. That's probably the least worrisome aspect to consider with this project.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Fancy Clown
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Pass
Escape From America Cinematic Universe
AcademicSaucer
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keith sutherland as snake please, so we can go full circle
Darth Pinche
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So Danny Trejo as Snake?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Is it bad that seeing Rodriguez attached made this the first thought in my head too?
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I'd accept that.
Turbowaffles
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I never understood the hate for Escape from L.A.
It's a solid, entertaining movie. New York is better, obviously, but L.A. is still a great flick.
Why the hate?
It's a solid, entertaining movie. New York is better, obviously, but L.A. is still a great flick.
Why the hate?
I have zero idea.
I LOVE Ebert's review. He gets it.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/escape-from-la-1996
Because nothing was going to match those expectations.
Similar to the new Thing movie. It's/they're not a bad movie(s) by any means, but when you have to stand on the shoulders of giants you gotta knock it out of the park lest you be knocked down to earth with a sledgehammer of fanrage.
100%. He kind of got stuck in his DIY mode of filmmaking for a while, but it's cool to see him getting back in the game. He's has oodles of smarts, chops, and always innovative.. I'm pulling for him.
Plus, I LOVE his directors series on his network. It's fucking great!
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Mike from Red Letter Media hadn't seen either movie before he watched Escape From New York for their review. He didn't like it much and I got a decent chuckle out of his wish list for the movie because he basically wanted Escape From LA.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
It could have been, though, if they had the money.
Jeffolation
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I'd check out a Prince of Darkness remake, if we're doing John Carpenter films from the 80's.
BlueTsunami
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Old and grizzled. Del Toro would be a fantastic pick. The worst possible outcome would be some baby faced fuck playing Snake.
Mel Gibson baby!!!!
Murgatroyd
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Expecting some Escape from L.A. level cheese from this. Not to optimistic really.
One Eyed Willy
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