Wanted to get a feeling for what everybody thinks about the Total Recall remake that is coming out this week. And if anybody is actually planing on spending money to see it.

Personally, I hope the film is a HUGE flop at the box office so that maybe Hollywood will finally get the message to stop remaking classics. You can't improve on an already great film. Especially by trying to add to or change an already brilliant script and story by throwing 10's of millions of dollars worth of special effects at it. I have yet to see a "remake" that was anywhere near as good as the original. More often than not they completely ruin it by either trying to add back story to the original material. Or they just completely change the story and add little "see what we did there" references to the original. They should just digitally remaster the originals and add remastered digital sound then re-release the originals in theaters. There are tons of movies I would pay +$10 to see again in all their glory on the big screen. I am betting there are plenty of others that would too. What do you guys think?

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So now that the movie has been released, I want to hear from some you who have seen it and what your opinion is. How does it hold it's own compared to the original? Would you recommend it to others?

I'll definitely give you Battlestar. But let's face it. The original really kinda sucked. 70's TV kinda sucked on the whole. It has some campy nostalgia value, but that's about it. And a great concept.

While the newer Batman movies maybe better on sheer production, I still prefer Keaton's Batman and Bruce Wayne to Bale's.

I personally wouldn't mind a remake if they kept the same story and basic script. Just updated the the production value and some dialogue to make it relevant. But they never do that. When you have a story that is already as good as this one is just leave it alone. It's like repainting the Mona Lisa with photo shop so you can add in why she has that peculiar look on her face and the idiot masses fawning all over it.

Moved to Movies.

Well, my opinion is Hollywood is saving $$$ on buying new screenplays. They are also running out of new ideas. I'm sure that's been mentioned many times before, but there's one more.
If they do a remake CORRECTLY, it's a blessing!
But it's nothing new....look at how many times "The Lost World" has been remade, since 1925(?) Or, King Kong? Or "Ben Hur"? Just examples of good and bad in the industry.

Oh....I never go to the movies. Not with my KAT here!

Let's hope they aren't just trying to cash in on the old brand. I certainly would enjoy a decently made upgrade especially if it had xenomorphs eating the bad guys.

True, Swarzenneger on mars was a good take. Looking at wikipedia it could have been a major adventure into projectile vomiting. Richard Dreyfuss as Quaid? No friggin way.

Noway Richard Dreyfuss lol. But Harrison Ford or Tommy Lee Jones would have been very very interesting to see in 1990.

Yeah, I think the remakes gonna rock, it may be better than the original it may not, but I reckon it's gonna be good. Plus they brought back the chick with three boobs, nuff said

Lol, Second that

I don't think Hollywood is running out of ideas. I think they are running out of originality. Just like nearly every other industry, they have just about completely stopped taking risks on anything original. They pay for names and that's about it. That's why I am a fan of torrenting. You can find independent and foreign films that most of us North Americans would never even know exist because the distribution companies won't make $400 million.

as long as the prostitute with 3 boobs is back, i will watch it