Neverending Story remake
- Thread starter Norrin Radd
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But you should be!Meh...I guess I'd try giving it a shot with my kids. They aren't too picky yet!
I've suggested this idea more than once, and many fans don't seem to like it.I enjoy the original movie as much as anyone else who grew up in the '80s, and it's certainly the best adaptation to date (the sequels don't count for me), but it is still only half the story.
I'm not talking about the original movie. I'm talking about the wonderful book. There shouldn't even have been an original move in the first place.
And, quite frankly, compared to the original, german book by michael ende, the movie sucked, big time.
Since the original won't magically disappear if they make a new version, I say bring on a remake, I can always watch the original Wolfgang Petersen film when I want to.
That's what I thought too, even though I'm a child of the 80s. But I knew the book before seeing the movie and I remember I was really disappointed when I went home from cinema.
Still, I just want them to get it right this time and this quote makes me a bit hopeful they might:
But how often have we heard this - a film will respect the book, be close etc etc only the find it completly twists the source material. I accept that sometimes budgets and technologies can impose limitations but others it's just the studio doesn't care or gets cold feet.
It's been a long time since I either read the book (not in German though...) or saw the movie. I remember liking the film and loving the book. I don't think I ever saw any of the sequels.
It's a good story, so why not have a go at it. As The Evil Dead said in an earlier post, the first film (or the book!) won't disappear if a remake gets made. The only problem I do have with remakes in general is that I have to wonder if they've completely run out of ideas for original films... But then, the first NES film wasn't a new story either, was it, it was based on the book after all.
It's a good story, so why not have a go at it. As The Evil Dead said in an earlier post, the first film (or the book!) won't disappear if a remake gets made. The only problem I do have with remakes in general is that I have to wonder if they've completely run out of ideas for original films... But then, the first NES film wasn't a new story either, was it, it was based on the book after all.