SDCC: Day Remake Will Definitely Have a Gort

Remakes and sequels are hurting cinema creativity. This sounds like "War of the Worlds"... deeply disapointing. Even the 1953 version is superior in terms of use of available technology and story relevance. Don't give us grape juice and call it wine...

I dont mind remakes as long as its done right. But I knew Gort was going to be in it. The last trailer showes a glimpes of him at the very last part.

Times have a changed. i was watching this the other morning on AMC and the mother just lets the kid go off with a strange man. Thems was diffrent times. Make a movie like that today and it's called kiddie porn. I think the trailer for this looks very good. I like the dissolve effects they got going. And I like the last lines of the trailer Keanu says. I say bring it on.

I'm not big on remakes but a least with this movie it's been... a while since the original. When you remake a movie that has most people remembering it as a kid or going to the theatre to see, that's one thing. You'd have to be a reeaaaly old geek to remember this one in the theatre.

Sorry....this movie has SUCK written all over it! What was wrong with keeping the famous
flying saucer shape? UFO's today are still seen in this way. You can't reimage an icon like Gort. Films that never EVER should be tampered with : The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet and The Wizard of Oz. Anyone care to add to the list?

No, but I disagree with your list. My children look at those and can't sit still through them because they can't relate to the visuals. Its more nostalgia that we love about the original classic films than actually looking at a man in a gray rubber suit and calling him a robot!!! Visually these movies are actually preposterous if you look at them with objective eyes. Remakes are to update the effects and the story for modern viewers. Sounds like a good reason to me. How many different books are written and rewritten about the Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland? Google it. It will never stop.

A certain respect should be held for classics, but without certain remakes, many of us would not even know they exist or just haven't bothered to see it. I'm sure there are quite a few, who because of this movie, will make a point to see the original. Same goes for adaptations. Alan Moore can bitch all he wants about the Watchmen film, but I'm sure sales of his book have surged and will increase even more as we near the film's release.

"Objective" eyes looking at these movies should not find them visually "preposterous". What you should be looking at is the amazing job that all the people involved in these projects accomplished for the time it was created. You should be looking at the far better scripts and dare I say it originality, that were generated for these films. You should be looking at the amazing performances by actors who basically own the "talent" we have these days. It has nothing to do with my fondness or nostalgia, it has everything to do with acknowledging the skill and talent that has come before. By sitting there saying to yourself "it's man in a rubber suit" you are missing the point entirely. I know younger generations have lost it somewhat but using your imagination sometimes is a lot more fun than sitting in a theater watching a CGI rehash of something great. Hell, my nephew saw me reading a book the other day. It blew his mind completely that it wasn't for work or school but just for fun. That's sad commentary about the state of youth these days.

I will agree that "some" children can't sit through these movies. Some of these classic films were never designed for kids to begin with. Having said that, my children love the "Wizard of Oz", never question the reality of it and sit in silent awe every time it's on. It is a true testament to the people behind the film. These films are true classics and timeless. No amount of CGI will ever improve upon the originals.

I have some issues with remakes; however, done properly and expanding on the originals ideas they are welcome on occassion. Doing them simply to update the visuals is a waste of the filmakers time and mine.

galaga has it right IMO. My niece and nephew refuse to sit through any b&w movie. So if not for some remakes they'd never watch or know about certain films. And it would be a shame for some of these stories to just be forgotten by the next generation, at least these remakes introduces them to the material and may make them curious enough to see the originals.

And I'm looking forward to this remake myself. I thought the trailer looked real good.

And wine is just rotten grape juice.

The Godfather I & II should never ever be remade. Never ever. If any studio head thinks about it, he shall be stricken down by the wrath of Kratos!

TDK, also should never be remade :)

Leave the gun bitches, take the cannoli.