Highlandman Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I have often thought about what older films I like, if they should be brought up to date for a modern audience and who I think should be cast in the parts. Well I'd like to start the ball rolling with two films I enjoy. Both are Cary Grant films and I think are good entertaining family films. 1) Father Goose where he is sent to an isolated island as a spotter during the 2nd world war. Grants part should be played by George Clooney and the school mistress played by Nichol Kidman 2) Operation Petticoat, again with Clooney in Grants place but I'm not sure about Tony Curtis's part. Well that's my thought but i'd be interested in hearing your ideas about these films or any others with current actors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 How about a remake of Oh Mister Porter/ Filmed on the Weardale Railway - To make use of the 141. Starring Steven Fry as the Stationmaster and Lee Evans as the porter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 How about a remake of 'The General' with Lee Evans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 How about a remake of Oh Mister Porter/Filmed on the Weardale Railway - To make use of the 141. Starring Steven Fry as the Stationmaster and Lee Evans as the porter. No, no, no; please no. Regards, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Looking forward to the Dambusters remake. always a tricky question as remakes very rarely live up to the original. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 24, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2011 Looking forward to the Dambusters remake. always a tricky question as remakes very rarely live up to the original. Just when is this going to happen though ? I read a piece by Stephen Fry where he said he was writing the screenplay for it and I'm sure that was something like 4-5 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 well, at last one bomber has been built http://www.stuff.co....-for-Dambusters ... that was 2009 though :| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Recent RTR arrivals vindicate the policy of taking your time and getting it right. I've got every faith in Peter Jackson making a good job of this one. I'm a little sceptical of remakes, especially when Hollywood gets hold of a classic like Get Carter or The Ladykillersfor example. A remake of Helldrivers might be fun though, provided it's still set in the postwar era for maximum non-PC effect, with Jason Flemyng, Max Beesley, Ray Winstane and Phil Glenister throwing the testosterone about! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 well, at last one bomber has been built http://www.stuff.co....-for-Dambusters ... that was 2009 though :| At least Hollywood isn't involved, otherwise it'd be a B-17... I'd like to see "The Battle of the River Plate" remade, the original was excellent, even if it didn't quite portray the full story of the fate of Commander Langsdorff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Recent RTR arrivals vindicate the policy of taking your time and getting it right. I've got every faith in Peter Jackson making a good job of this one. I'm a little sceptical of remakes, especially when Hollywood gets hold of a classic like Get Carter or The Ladykillersfor example. I think of all of the people to redo the Damnbusters Peter Jackson has to be the one, afterall King Kong and the Lord of the Rings were pretty impressive. I haven't watched the remakes of Get Carter or the Ladykillers since they are so good in their original form and having seen a couple of rehashes, notably the italian job amongst others I decided to leave them be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 You're not missing anything, M0rris, I can assure you! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 well, at last one bomber has been built http://www.stuff.co....-for-Dambusters ... that was 2009 though :| The lancaster looks the part, but if they want the airfield to look like it's in Lincolnshire they'll have to do something about all those hills in the background... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D605Eagle Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 How about a remake of Oh Mister Porter/ Filmed on the Weardale Railway - To make use of the 141. Starring Steven Fry as the Stationmaster and Lee Evans as the porter. nonononono NO NO! Just NO! A remake of Helldrivers might be fun though, provided it's still set in the postwar era for maximum non-PC effect, with Jason Flemyng, Max Beesley, Ray Winstane and Phil Glenister throwing the testosterone about! Dave. yes yes yes yes YES! that sounds like it would have real potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 How many Lancs are left flying? I think Canada has one. UK must have at least one. I was at BAe in Woodford Cheshire the day a hangar under repair fell over and squished one. Wince! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIRR Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The Pride and the Passion with DiCaprio, Salma Hayek, and Banderas. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I'd quite like to see a remake of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Gary Oldman can stay in the few scenes with Smiley, Leamas is a tricky one though, perhaps Jeremy Irons. Sebastien Koch as Fielder would work, but I can't think of a suitable German actor for Mundt- that's more my ignorance than a lack of talent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Re The Dambusters, the press release did not say that Peter Jackson would direct the film, that role goes to someone making his directing debut. I am not sure about Stephen Fry scriptwriting, I don't know anything else he has written. Must add that I am disappointed that Guy Gibson's dog N.i.g.g.e.r has fallen foul of the PC brigade. It will probably be called Nigsy. This is sanitising history by altering the truth. Edit. Typing the dog's name changed from ###### Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0rris Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I'd quite like to see a remake of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. No, no, no, no.... I have vested interests in that as my great uncle played one of the east german border guards in the original!! That said everyone I've spoken to says that Tinker tailor was amazing.... maybe leading us to the conclusion that only americans can't do remakes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 25, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2011 Re The Dambusters, the press release did not say that Peter Jackson would direct the film, that role goes to someone making his directing debut. I am not sure about Stephen Fry scriptwriting, I don't know anything else he has written. Must add that I am disappointed that Guy Gibson's dog N.i.g.g.e.r has fallen foul of the PC brigade. It will probably be called Nigsy. This is sanitising history by altering the truth. Edit. Typing the dog's name changed from ###### Not meaning to be off topic with this but times change, I don't like tampering with history but to be honest it would be a bit unacceptable keeping it. Mind you would love to see how anyone would rename "Fanny by gaslight" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Trevellan Posted November 25, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2011 A remake of Helldrivers might be fun though, provided it's still set in the postwar era for maximum non-PC effect, with Jason Flemyng, Max Beesley, Ray Winstane and Phil Glenister throwing the testosterone about! Yes, perhaps early 80s at the latest. A 21st century version with DAF, Scania and Volvo tippers wouldn't quite have the same effect for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Remakes shemakes....I've no time for the propeganda that produces male lead nuked wimsies so busy trying to find their feminine side that the original storyline gets burried under a pile of PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted November 25, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2011 Re The Dambusters, the press release did not say that Peter Jackson would direct the film, that role goes to someone making his directing debut. I am not sure about Stephen Fry scriptwriting, I don't know anything else he has written. Must add that I am disappointed that Guy Gibson's dog N.i.g.g.e.r has fallen foul of the PC brigade. It will probably be called Nigsy. This is sanitising history by altering the truth. Edit. Typing the dog's name changed from ###### Was most annoyed to hear they were changing this, you can't change history just because a few pc types might get offended! As an aside I found put the other week that the first part of my lab's pedigree name (nigabee subversion) is a nod to sir guy gibsons ***** Which I rather liked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I have my reservations about the remake of "The Dam Busters"; that film was a work of art, and a re-working made to satisfy the different sensibilities of a later generation might cause disrespect for the values and morality of those who lived through WWII. There are plenty of other interesting subjects available to film makers. I think a film (now lost?) was made about Leonard Cheshire - plenty of material available there for a new production. Or - less well-known - Battle of Britain fighter pilot Archie McKellar. Going back a couple of hundred years, Thomas Cochrane, whose exploits as a RN officer make those of the fictional Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey seem quite tame. Films to be under British control, of course. No disrespect to the Americans, but Steven Spielberg has been quoted as saying that such films are best made by those for whom the subject is of importance to the national psyche (or words to that effect). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted November 25, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2011 . Going back a couple of hundred years, Thomas Cochrane, whose exploits as a RN officer make those of the fictional Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey seem quite tame. Films to be under British control, of course] Now that I'd like to see, or for that matter another Aubrey film! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 No, no, no; please no. Regards, Peter What is wrong with my idea of a remake "starring" a 141, or is this one of those generation things where one generation doesn't understand one before, or after? And I notice that there are two or three people who don't like the idea. I think of all of the people to redo the Damnbusters Peter Jackson has to be the one, afterall King Kong and the Lord of the Rings were pretty impressive. I haven't watched the remakes of Get Carter or the Ladykillers since they are so good in their original form and having seen a couple of rehashes, notably the italian job amongst others I decided to leave them be! The Tom Hanks Ladykillers looks to be a re-versioning more so than a remake, I've seen a few clips of it and keep saying that I should watch all of it. The lancaster looks the part, but if they want the airfield to look like it's in Lincolnshire they'll have to do something about all those hills in the background... Yep, those hills look like the "Lincolnshire Wolds" {that are part of the same geological range as the Cotswolds}. Scampton is on top of the Wolds. Hilly bits - http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/travel/2007/05/06/wold-class-115875-19046022/ - first picture. View from a hill - http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=869837 And a railway!! - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/123437. I can't recall any airfields on the flat part of Lincolnshire, mainly because the flat bits are below sea level!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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