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[DontBeThatGuy]

If it sucks, it sucks, doesn't mean a damn thing.

 

[antispin]

Yea in that regard it's actually pretty clever casting. The Rock kind of represents the big american action hero right now, so assuming they stick with the themes of the original, having him be an incompetent jackass would be cool.

EDIT: The real question is who are they going to cast in Dennis Dun's role.

Kurt Russel. Dun dun dunnn!

 

[Drazgul]

Nope sorry you can't replace John Carpenter and Kurt Russell.

 

[KidA Seven]

Man they want to do a remake for fucking everything these days

 

[Professor Beef]

It's like people forgot that Rock spent half his career putting other people over in wrestling, or did his best work as a heel. No doubt that he could play someone like Jack Burton like fans want. Don't fret over The Rock, fret over the writers.

 

[Daffy Duck]

I like Dwayne so if he was in it I wouldn't be disappointed, it's what he has to work with that would cause the problems.

 

[Ampersands]

eh, they could do worse than The Rock. Even though it will most likely be mediocre, at least it'll be entertaining.

 

[Noisepurge]

I still want a sequel to Escape from L.A.

sucks that Escape from Earth was cancelled

 

[Summoner]

Can;'t be any worse than the original. That shit isn't in the "So Bad it's Good" company - it's just bad. Sorry, cultists.

Usually they try to remake good movies so I don't understand their strategy on this one.

You guys should be juniored for this shit!!

I love the Rock but he is not right for this movie, Jack Burton though a bad ass has a certain vulnerability from a physical sense. The Rock is Stallone/Arnie(in their prime) tier.
Plus who ever fills that role needs to pull off a decent mullet!!

Spoiler

I'm serious!!

 

[Acheteedo]

Stop ruining things, Hollywood

This is depressing.

 

[Muskieratboi]

Okay. sure.

One proviso though.

James Hong reprises his role as David Lo Pan. AND gets to make at least a throwaway joke referencing that this is a remake of the first movie.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Please don't fuck it up Hollywood this movie is a classic!

And it'll still be a classic even after the inevitable fuck up.

 

[Busty]

Ol' Dwayne is known to attach himself to all manner of projects so I remain skeptical that this will see the light of day anytime soon if at all.

Whatever happened to that Baywatch action/comedy that he was supposed to be starring in for Paramount?

 

[Aesthet1c]

I'm not really excited for a remake of this, but I like the casting idea of the Rock as Jack Burton.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Chris Pratt should have starred.

 

[Dead Man]

Okay. sure.

One proviso though.

James Hong reprises his role as David Lo Pan. AND gets to make at least a throwaway joke referencing that this is a remake of the first movie.

With that provision, I would agree. It would hint that the producers give a shit and get the spirit of the movie.

 

[Prototype]

I second Chris Pratt.

 

[Jackbooted]

Jeez, how long is it going to be before the Goonies remake?

 

[Foggy]

Not sure who has less imagination, Hollywood execs or GAF.

 

[The Elite]

This is probably the worst thing i have come across in life.

Pretty much how I felt when I read it.

 

[Busty]

Jeez, how long is it going to be before the Goonies remake?

Warners have been quietly developing a pseudo reboot/sequel to The Goonies for years. Apparently they have had some of the biggest writers in town working on the project quietly. To be fair, I think the studio know how beloved* the film is and want to make sure that they get another instalment right.






*Though I don't know why I never got the love some people have for that film.

 

[Jackbooted]

*Though I don't know why I never got the love some people have for that film.

I can understand this sentiment but I am one of those people that love it, maybe it's because it came out when I was a kid around their age and the whole thing was just a lot of fun.

 

[Tobor]

Just remember what old Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."

This remake will suck bloated donkey balls, but I can take it.

 

[jett]

Hollywood will remake anything at all now huh. I'm waiting for my No Retreat No Surrender remake!

I actually watched "Big Trouble" for the first time a short while ago, I know it has a cult following, but I have no idea why. I have even less of an idea why something like that would be remade.

 

[Toothless]

I've never seen the original, but I'm always ready to smell what the Rock is cooking. Count me in.

 

[deadlast]

I've never seen the original, but I'm always ready to smell what the Rock is cooking. Count me in.

This is the target audience. The generation that didn't grow up on 80s awesomeness. Not all of us who are up in arms.
I won't like this movie because I will have a built in biases. But maybe my kids will love it. And since Hollywood has no new ideas, let them remake everything for younger generations.

 

[bionic77]

Why remake a movie that is absolute perfection?

I am not even going to watch it.

This screams Karate Kid remake to me. I am sure kids will love it, but for anyone that loved the original this is going to stink.

 

[Plywood]

It's like people forgot that Rock spent half his career putting other people over in wrestling, or did his best work as a heel. No doubt that he could play someone like Jack Burton like fans want. Don't fret over The Rock, fret over the writers.

And so The Rock will be reprising "stoic badass" Dwayne The Dwayne Dwayneson from the last 5 movies he starred in.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Yknow Hollywood has been remaking movies from the beginning.

 

[otapnam]

Jack Burton - The Rock
Wang Chi - Jason Stratham
David Lopan - Samuel L Jackson
Egg Shen - Bill Murray
Gracie Law - Megan Fox
Miao Yin - Emma Stone

LOL murray as egg shin is actually pretty fuckin good

 

[Zalasta]

Chris Pratt should have starred.

OMG, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer in Big Trouble is like perfect, lol.

 

[jmdajr]

Can Kurt be in it? He's was in Fast and Furious 7.

 

[jmdajr]

Yknow Hollywood has been remaking movies from the beginning.

The Thing and The Fly were. So you never know.

 

[Acquiescence]

The original is one of the greatest movies ever made. Good luck even attempting to mimic its awesomeness with this remake.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

They should make it a western like the original script. It'll distance itself from the original that way, and possibly make some of the more out there things more tolerable.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

OMG, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer in Big Trouble is like perfect, lol.

Macklin you son of a bitch

 

[ShowDog]

I really don't think we need to remake any of Kurt Russell's movies.

 

[Sol..]

I'm down. The Rock may not be Kurt Russell funny, but he's still funny. I'm interested in seeing where they go with the character.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Not like this.gif

Just doesn't seem to go well together.

 

[PSqueak]

Hollywood will remake anything at all now huh. I'm waiting for my No Retreat No Surrender remake!

I actually watched "Big Trouble" for the first time a short while ago, I know it has a cult following, but I have no idea why. I have even less of an idea why something like that would be remade.

It was a parody of action movies of the era that played everything with a straight face, the fun made more sense back then when such a silly movie would have tried to be passed as 100% legit serious business.

It's hard to tell with the current state of action movies.

 

[Liamario]

Written and directed by Edgar Wright please.

 

[DerZuhälter]

Right idea, wrong movie.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

If this was almost any other actor I would think this would be an awful idea, but if they do the premise justice and make Johnson a satire of an action hero who's nowhere near as slick as he wishes it would be very awesome. I wonder who they'll cast as Wang.

 

[The Cowboy]

Right idea, wrong movie.

Yup, this is one movie I'd like to see them try with The Rock - they would really need to keep a lot of the 80's cheese to make it work though.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

John Carpenter talks about the remake and possible involvement.

“I’m ambivalent about a remake,” Carpenter told Speakeasy. “On the other hand, it depends on how much they pay me.”

He continues to be awesome.