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Jimor:
Another rumor I saw elsewhere is Spielberg remaking Harvey. Somebody suggested Tom Hanks for the Jimmy Stewart role, and I then replied with something like:

Spielberg: "On the technical side, we had to do a lot to make this work. After the actor in the bunny suit performed his part opposite Tom, we had to go frame by frame with powerful CGI to digitally erase him from the scene. The SFX budget will easily top $100 million, but I think it's worth every penny to help achieve the quiet personal feel of the original film."

Ikrik:
A remake of Harvey would be absolutely horrible.  I saw the original when I was like 13 and it's been one of my favourite films ever since.  I don't think there is ANY actor who could do what James Stewart did with that role.  The thought of Tom Hanks as Edward P Dowd bothers me so much, he doesn't have that niceness that James Stewart exemplified with the film.  Watch the film, I swear to god the dude is just like a little kitten. 

Kugai:
Videodrome  - OK, I have never seen this, so I have no opinion
Barbarella - Replace Jane with who??!!!!
Guys And Dolls -  Hmmmmmm  A possibility
Highlander - There can be only one!
Mona Lisa - *Shrugs*
Alien - Somebody send these idiots to LV426
Fletch - Could be a winner, then again ..........
Flight Of The Navigator - *Shakes head*
Cliffhanger - Possible
Judge Dredd - Sly didn't do too bad, but it stopped being Ol' Stone Face the moment he took the Helmet off
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - That would make it remake numberrrrrrr ............ ?
Daredevil - Might be worth it
Tomb Raider - Angeline was fairly good in this - But who would you get?
Predators - .............
True Grit - Fill yer hands you sonavabitch!!
The Party -  No
X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes - Back to the fifties we go!
Lady Vengeance - See first comment
The Crazies - As above
Creature From The Black Lagoon - Might work
Total Recall - There's room for improvement - especially when you've read the novel
And Soon The Darkness - Never seen it
The Thing - The remake they made was definitive
The Shadow - A possibility it might work
The Phantom - DEFINATELY tonnes of room for improvement over that dog they made
Romancing The Stone  No!!!
The Crow - May the ghost of Brandon Lee haunt them if they do
Masters Of The Universe - Oh GOD no!!!!
Fantastic Four - Ummm ....... What???!!!
Slap Shot - Maybe
Evil Dead - Where's Ash when you need him! :D
A Nightmare On Elm Street - Oh PLEASE no!!!!!!
Clash Of The Titans - OK, I'm in two minds over that
Drop Dead Fred - And stay that way!
Arthur - SCOTCH!!!
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Never saw it
Piranha 3-D - Can you go any lower than a grade z shclocker?!
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - *Shakes head*   Willow, Willow!  I have a job for you!   :D  ;)
Footloose - EN OH!
Conan - WithoutArnie?!!?
Straw Dogs - Never saw it
Red Dawn - Sorry, won't work
Fright Night - Possible
Mother’s Day - Hmmmmmmmmm
The Mechanic - Plausable

FIXDIX:
Is there a reason why you decided that your font colour should make me not want to read your post?

De_El:

--- Quote from: Border Reiver on 04 Aug 2009, 20:07 ---So what people actually find entertaining?

Remember that Shakespeare was considered to be pandering to the lowest common denominator to put bums in the theatre to make money.  I'm not saying that people like Uwe Boll will be considered to be this period's Shakespeare (my money would be that in 400 years they'll be looking at Mr. G. Lucas and S, Spielberg's works), but that if no one goes to see what you make, or that it is unreachable to the public you've failed as an entertainer.

--- End quote ---

I'm sure quite a lot of worthwhile authors and film auteurs are perfectly fine with failing as entertainers! That's where the art part comes in. Which is not to say that things that are thoroughly entertaining, and are very successful entertainment, cannot be artful, but it is not the inherent point of art to be entertaining.

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