Originally posted by Kazenji
Or you've never seen a decent remake of a previous movie in the last couple year's...they have done some good ones, I suppose no use mentioning them you'll just say that they're shit or something along those lines.
Give me an example, the only recent big remakes that I can think of are Oldboy, Total Recall, and Robocop. TR and RC sucked, Oldboy was okay, but I've never seen the original.
Originally posted by Tzeentch
Then shouldn't you be arguing that they do a better job of making remakes, rather then not making any at all?
No, because I'd rather see some original ideas instead of the endless sequels, remakes, reboots, etc.
Never understood peoples' gripes with remakes/reboots. Even though remakes do often fail in surpassing, let alone matching the original in quality; the original film still exist and can be enjoyed, arguably more-so after you've seen a crappy remake.
eg Conan The Barbarian (1982) is one of my favorite fantasy films; it only increased in enjoyment value after I watched that crappy Jason Momoa reboot.
Why anyone cares about this movie is beyond me. When the original, "kickboxer" released, there was a limited access to international martial arts and martial arts stars. However, by now,the Western audience is fully educated on what a masterful martial arts star is capable of producing in the cinema, thanks mostly to, Jackie Chan. I never once went back to, Kickboxer after watching, Rumble in the bronx or, Police story and expecting a better display of martial arts action. This is not a movie that needs to be remade nor was it demanded upon.
Originally posted by Robtard
I did back in the day and do still get nostalgia enjoyment. But they're not even close to Conan 1982 in terms of quality and story, they're your typical 80's fantasy trash that you could catch on late night television on Fridays and Saturdays.
No movie really compares to the greatness of Conan the Barb.
But those other 2 were not too bad, besides the cheese. Plus they had prime Arnie in them.
Yeah, but i've seen remakes that top the originals...,Night of the/Danw of the living dead. Just because a Kickboxer movie may see to top the original, doesn't mean it does. Jean Claudes' techniques's were often taken from the same slow motion frame techniques. In other words, when you watch a Van damme or Steven segal, movie, their movies' always had, slow "motion tchniques or / moves" in them.
Originally posted by marwash22
YouTube video
total shit, but god martial arts, I'M IN