Big Trouble in Little China (Remake)
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Noeland
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The Rock is not only going to star in it, he's producing it. That means he's going to be involved in the script, casting, design, etc. So I would expect the film to be tailored entirely to him. I would also expect Jack Burton to be only mildly bumbling and to have at least one scene where he gets mad, looks out from under his eyebrows and then kicks the crap out of the 3 storms.
Mola Rob
Sr Member
Who cares if they remake the movie with more modern special effects? Who cares if they remake it with the most popular actors? Who cares if they spend a gazillion dollars on it? The original is a wonderful fun crazy movie and it doesn't need a remake.There is not one remake of a John Carpenter movie that comes anywhere near the quality of the originals so please stop trying you clueless stupid idiots. Write a new story with a new group of likable characters, don't overdo the action, don't overdo the special effects, make it with hard work and try to make every frame the best that you can, market it properly and hope for the best but stop making inferior copies of good movies.
glunark
Sr Member
Lets not see the original through rose tinted glasses.
The original also stared an action hero, and the last film the director made with that same action hero was itself a remake.
Carpenter has made more bad films than good ones, and the one the general public probably remembers the most is the remake, the thing.
The Rock is coming off the back of the last three fast and furious films that have earned billions, and San Andreas which has opened strongly.
Remaking classics did not work for Robocop or Total Recall, but there are a lot more film goers out there that have not scene the original BTILC than have, and the remake is for them, not us, and none of us are going to be forced to watch it.
The original also stared an action hero, and the last film the director made with that same action hero was itself a remake.
Carpenter has made more bad films than good ones, and the one the general public probably remembers the most is the remake, the thing.
The Rock is coming off the back of the last three fast and furious films that have earned billions, and San Andreas which has opened strongly.
Remaking classics did not work for Robocop or Total Recall, but there are a lot more film goers out there that have not scene the original BTILC than have, and the remake is for them, not us, and none of us are going to be forced to watch it.
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scarf man
Master Member
This has to be the most concise post I've seen from you Solo4114. :lol
I agree with the sentiment of your post completely.
I agree with the sentiment of your post completely.
Chaank
Sr Member
Well, that's killed it right there.
Every article I read is stating The Rock is going to star in it. Jack Burton shouldn't be some huge hulk in my opinion. Jack should look like "hmm maybe this guy is going to get his ass kicked" not making his enemy's eating turnbuckles or dropping The People's Elbow.
Victor3
Sr Member
And that's the thing, right? Jack Burton is not an invincible dude. He does alright in a fight, but as a character, he's very much in the same vein as Rick Deckard, Indiana Jones & Mal Reynolds. He'd rather handle adversaries from a distance and not get into a fight unless he has to. If he does, he aims to win, but will not come out unscathed.
Solo4114
Master Member
The whole point of Jack Burton was that he was largely ineffective, and his "sidekick" did most of the ass kicking in the film. Jack just has a lot of bravado, and manages to do one thing really right in killing Lo Pan. Other than that, he ain't much of a hero, and that's the joke. The whole point is that he wanders around, swaggering with this faux John Wayne attitude, and yet he spends most of the fight scenes running or trying to find a weapon or pinned under an enemy or whathaveyou. Meanwhile, Wang's taking out all the henchmen and a magical swordsman who can freakin' fly. It's totally subversive.
tgreco
Sr Member
You're absolutely wrong. Halloween is his most famous film.
And more bad films than good ones?
The Fog, Halloween, Christine, They Live, Prince of Darkness, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York, Starman, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars
I'll give you Memoirs of an Invisible Man and Village of the Damned, and Escape from LA as bad movies.... but, exactly which of the others do you consider bad?
Damn near every one of his films has become iconic. Sorry, but Carpenter has a solid career, and has made many of my favorite movies.
Riceball
Master Member
That could still work for the Rock, they could play up his physique which would fuel his bravado and thus add humor, a big, buff guy who's not really all that tough or badass, despite the way he looks. I'll wait and see until there's some more about what they're doing to do with this remake and wait for the trailer before deciding whether or not this will be a waste of time or not, right now it's way too early to tell.
