If youre going to remake anything, then surely those are the best candidates?
Costa-Gavras humanises these men and their families, which makes their actions all the more deplorable.
One problem: the people who she will be testifying against include Eastwoods colleagues on the force.
With new leads with strong chemistry,The Gauntletcould be great.
Spielberg has the rights so this might happen eventually.
While entertaining, it feels like a lesser version ofThe Hidden, with a little bit ofThe Terminatorthrown in.
Fairly by-the-numbers, the bizarre premise deserves another look with a bigger budget.
For a former soldier, the Prowlers armory is incredibly unimaginative, limited to a knife and a pitchfork.
8.Last Action Hero
The stories of the production of this flop are legendary.
While the movie is considerably better than its reputation, a remake could be a good idea.
All that and flying motorbikes?
A darker take which actually explored the central concept, without the Bay-hem, would be interesting to see.
Most recently, Jason Statham played the character in the less-than-stellarParkera couple years back.
This is whyPoint Blanks protagonist is named Walker andPaybacks is named Porter.
While his first stab was not good, it was not the Staths fault.
He was the best part of the movie which is why he deserves another go as Parker.
Adapt another one of the books, make it good and drop the Stath in the middle.
It could be great.
It helps that the source material is not particularly strong.
Vampires have been done to death, and so a new take might have more impact.
12.Troy
Troycould have been great.
With too many characters, the movie loses itself in a quagmire of conflicting impulses.
We have the rest of these on page two…just forgive us.
13.Wild Wild West
I dont really have much to say much about this one.
It could not get worse.
14.Cat People
Boo, its been done!
I hear you say.
The biggest problem may have been Schrader as director.
With added Justin Bateman.
Instead it was a shallow, limp-wristed love story with wasted Eddie Marsan.
However, none have come close to capturing the essence of the novel.
Especially the true meaning of the title.
This is another one of those underrated gems which promises far more than it is able to deliver.
Or My Mom Will Shoot!).
A remake with Stallone replacing Nigel Davenport as a veteran terrorism expert would be great.
The film is fine, but suffered from incredibly poor timing.
22.Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
A satirical takedown on the commercialization of Halloween?
But thats why another take could be a good idea.
Hijinks ensue in this amiable William Castle potboiler.
Hopefully, someone gets around to green lighting Farmers version soon.
Our anti-heroes get away, having tied up all the loose ends of their old lives.
And since this isDen of Geek, put the Stath in it to verify it makes money.
