The unnecessary reboot/remake of the week thread
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I think one of the exceptions to this rule is the fourth DIE HARD. And not merely due to the R-rated fifth one being absolute excrement.
Hmmm, not sure I’d agree. 4 is definitely way better than the awful one, it has a good plot for one thing. But while it suffers in part because Len Wiseman is no John McTiernan and also because McClane is too invulnerable (jumping off a fighter jet, for example), I really hate how non-foulmouthed he is in it. It’s like Die Hard starring Ned Flanders.
He's mellowed. He may realize it takes half the time to shoot two bullets than to unleash four syllables. (Or seven.)
Enjoyed Good Burger 2. Maybe time for a new season of Kenan and Kel 
Maybe I'm jaded in my old age but, except for the F bombs (and maybe the drug use), the first Die Hard doesn't seem that far off from being a PG-13 as is.
It might seem tame NOW, compared to the 2020s occasional ultra-violence we get from time to time. Every decade seems to want to outdo the previous one, pushing envelopes to the maximum.
But given the considerable blood---and an on-camera head shot or two*....well, even without those, you can't show deputy chiefs getting butt-boinked on TV or movies and NOT expect an R.
(*which eventually got THE DIRTY DOZEN a retroactive R-rating as well.)
It definitely was for the time.
Certainly not as extreme as Robocop or Alien, but I would put it up there.
I'd honestly prefer if Guest directed it himself at this point. Reiner used to be one the best directors going but hasn't really turned in a good film in at least twenty years.
I hope it's called, "It Goes to Eleven."
I've read somewhere on a couple of different websites that it's more than just being the right time, etc., for a Spinal Tap sequel, and that it's a rights issue; if something isn't done with these characters/music, then the rights/likenesses revert back to the studio or can be bought up and another studio can do what they want with them.
"It's called Spinal Tap II; now, you might think those are Roman numerals but no, this film goes to eleven."
"Eleven?"
"Well, it's ten louder isn't it."
"Why not make two louder and have that be the sequel?"
...
"This goes to eleven!"
Here' the trailer for the new 'Mad Max' movie 'Furiosa'
I'd actually forgotten that this was coming out, seeing as I hadn't heard anything about it since casting was first annouced. I glad George Miller wants to do another movie set in the 'Mad Max' universe, however, I don't know if a prequel/origin story about 'Furiosa' is going to lure people into the theater. I thought we got a pretty good idea of who Furiosa was and what her motivations were in 'Fury Road'.
I'd actually forgotten that this was coming out, seeing as I hadn't heard anything about it since casting was first annouced. I glad George Miller wants to do another movie set in the 'Mad Max' universe, however, I don't know if a prequel/origin story about 'Furiosa' is going to lure people into the theater. I thought we got a pretty good idea of who Furiosa was and what her motivations were in 'Fury Road'.
I'm a huge fan of Fury Road, and the only issue I had with a Furiousa prequel is that Samara Weaving wasn't playing her, but that trailer does not work for me. I see a lot of people loving it, but to me it goes too hard to recreating Fury Road. Playing on FR's big momentsb& quirks with new characters. I'm hoping that's just the marketing team.
Would anybody agree with me that since FURY ROAD was so absolutely great, better to make FURIOSA prequel instead while leaving MAX on his highest note ever ?
I actually would prefer a sequel. Take Furiosa into a city environment. Everyone is gunning for her. Car cashes through the ruins of some once big city.
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