OT: "Red Dawn" To Be Remade

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by natehale1971

Don't get me started on that one... Heinlein's estate approved a movie to be made, but didn't enforce creative control. Thus the fact that the writer, producer and director stated they made the movie the way they did on purpose because they considered Heinlein a facist was over looked by everyone when it was in the starlog article when the movie came out.

I read recently (can't remember where) that the director of STT hadn't even finished the book when he started making the movie. I'm not sure if he ever did.

I actually kind of dug the "Roughnecks" animated STT series.

Loved the Forever War. I'm not sure it would translate to film, though and I'm not sure Ridley's the director to try it.

Condorman? Loved it as a little kid; watched it again a few years ago... Sheesh! It did not hold up at all.

How can they remake Red Dawn? If the Chinese are the main baddies, lot's of folks are going to scream RACISM! (and, perhaps, rightly so).

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Raellus

How can they remake Red Dawn? If the Chinese are the main baddies, lot's of folks are going to scream RACISM! (and, perhaps, rightly so).

Right now in the US, it doesn't matter what you do or say -- someone's going to scream RACISM!

[weswood]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Right now in the US, it doesn't matter what you do or say -- someone's going to scream RACISM!

Roger that. "Oh, you don't like the President's plan for XXXXXXX? You racist!"

[kato13]

I personally feel that the "Racism" card pendulum is swinging to the point where it exceeds actual cases of blatant/apparent racism (I have no idea how prevalent sub/semi conscious racism is). To be honest I hate that the word racism has been diluted to such a degree it has almost become useless. I really don't like it being used when "prejudiced" is really the proper term for most cases.

A variation happened to word Rape. It became sexual assault. And now when a eight year old boy kisses a classmate it can be classified by the same term. That is really inane.

Harsh words with bite used to have a clear definition, now the waters have been muddied so people can make something appear more significant than it is. That is a shame.

[kato13]

Getting back on topic

Red Dawn Imdb page
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/

Ugh. This the directors first movie. Though he was the stunt coordinator/second unit director for two the Bourne Movies and three kings.

Interesting the first two leads are Australian.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by kato13

Getting back on topic

Red Dawn Imdb page
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/

Ugh. This the directors first movie. Though he was the stunt coordinator/second unit director for two the Bourne Movies and three kings.

Interesting the first two leads are Australian.

I'm getting behind on the times. I have no idea who any of those people are!

[Matt Wiser]

Red Dawn remake!? Sacrilege! Heresy! Who do they think they are? But I'll probably see it anyway, just to compare the two versions.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by kato13

Interesting the first two leads are Australian.

Well that changes everything. If there are Australians involved its bound to be awesome.

Bias? Of course not, why would you suggest such a thing?

[copeab]

Originally Posted by Targan

Well that changes everything. If there are Australians involved its bound to be awesome.

What if one of the Australians was Yahoo Serious?

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Right now in the US, it doesn't matter what you do or say -- someone's going to scream RACISM!

"That kid bought a chocolate icecream instead of caramel!"
"Racist! Burn him!"

[natehale1971]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Condorman? Loved it as a little kid; watched it again a few years ago... Sheesh! It did not hold up at all.

I had read somewhere that there was going to be a remake of Disney's Condorman to make it as a light family comedy just as the original had been. But i don't know if it's still going to get made.