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What, are they going to try to make it into a good movie?

Step one, get a new story line. Maybe a good science, dramatic movie about our actual first manned landing on Mars. Hollywood has tried a number of these so far and has failed miserably each time.

Step two, change the title. An astrological name was unimpressive in the 70s and still is.

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Why bother remaking such drivel in the first place? With such films in the public conciousness, by the time people go to Mars we will be arguing with people before the fact, rather than after, that it is actually going to take place.

Jon

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It was a rhetorical question!

But still, Grrrr!

Same here!

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Coming soon to a movie theatre near you: Smokie And The Bear 2008
Good grief, I thought we were getting past the "let's do it again" phase. I mean, surely Bewitched put that idea in the can where it belongs, didn't it? But no, I suppose we can look forward to many more inane dross-filled remakes to come.

Hey Hollywood, here's some ideas you haven't tried yet:
Run Buddy, Run
The Man From Uncle
Time Tunnel
Land Of The Giants
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
H.R Pufnstuf
Doogie Howser

Man, those are some class ideas, right there! At least, they would all be better than this steaming turd of a movie.

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Where does the expression "nuke from orbit" come from?

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Aliens.

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I'm holding out for My Mother the Car: The Movie

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Hey, they recently redid "Parts: The Clonus Horror" (without giving any credit to the original) and made money on it, so why not? Yesterday's B-grade movie is today's summer blockbuster slop. People don't seem to care about what message you cram into your movie, as long as it comes with a big special effects budget.

Yeah, but if MHCT take Diamonds are Forever as proof of a NASA hoax, what good can you expect of this?

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Capricorn One to be remade? It's probably the single film that most needs to be unmade.

You know, if Follywood wanted a good film to remake, one that would have all kinds of free publicity and "buzz," then they could do Blue Thunder. (For those who haven't seen the film, its about a California Highway Patrol helicopter who is assigned to fly a new, uber-cool military helicopter [code named: Blue Thunder], at the 1984 Olympics in LA, and he quickly discovers that things aren't what they seem. One could easily update and adapt the film for the upcoming Beijing Olympics, I'd think.)

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I expect fresh meat in the conspiracy forum lol.

There's no reason to re-make good films.
You should only re-make mediocre films that had the potential to be better.
So Blue Thunder might be good candidate for a re-make in that respect.

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I really liked the original Capricorn One. Despite having O.J. in the cast, it was a good thriller. I really don't see what they could do to remake it for today's audience.

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Well; let's see. Today's audience isn't that bright, and remakes don't always follow the story too close...

So maybe the premise is that they go using the shuttle, make a stop at the space station to make it look like they are going but get sent back.
Hey; it's Hollywood, the possibilities are endless.

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Well, if they are going to use the Shuttle in order to get to Mars, I hope it's the one that Bruce Willis used. That was one sweet looking Shuttle.

Well, on the plus side, it won't have OJ or Telly Savalas in it.
On the down side, it will probably have Bruce Willis and a vigorous serving of gung-ho "national security" paranoia.

It's like waiting for a hurricane to hit - you know it's going to be bad but it's hard to predict just how bad until it arrives.

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