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As gold as it still is, could Starship Toopers be remade and improved?
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:33 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:33 am
In my opinion, no! This movie was made perfectly and relied heavily on its campiness. But there were still scenes that made you forget its sense of not taking itself seriously. If the film was remade one day, how could it be improved?
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 10:14 am
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Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:43 am to mattchewbocca
Has a strong female BIPOC protagonist, Marvel quips, and CGI where everything looks wet EVER improved a movie?
Because that’s what you’re going to get today.
Because that’s what you’re going to get today.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:55 am to mattchewbocca
It can’t be improved. Current moviemaking trends would in no way allow for its campy awesomeness. It’s perfect as is. Leave alone!
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:58 am to mattchewbocca
Yeah , make it as a straight up sci Fi movie and not a parody or satire
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:05 am to mattchewbocca
Zero chance it would be improved.
Starship Troopers is great as is and modern film making would make it lesser of a product than it is currently.
Starship Troopers is great as is and modern film making would make it lesser of a product than it is currently.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:41 am to mattchewbocca
Movies, where a significant part of its charm is from campiness, shouldn't be remade.
They tried it with "serious" remakes of Total Recall, Robocop & Evil Dead and they all were mind-numbingly boring, despite the "upgrade" in SFX/CGI/sets/costumes/cameras/etc...
They tried it with "serious" remakes of Total Recall, Robocop & Evil Dead and they all were mind-numbingly boring, despite the "upgrade" in SFX/CGI/sets/costumes/cameras/etc...
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:47 am to mattchewbocca
You could improve it by making it a high budget series or limited series but keeping the campiness. If the upcoming Harry Potter series is a success, I think we see a lot more movies getting remade into series rather than new movies.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 11:20 am to mattchewbocca
It will be full of gay, diverse, lame women. John Rico will be trans.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 12:23 pm to mattchewbocca
As it stands, it is lightening in a bottle. Leave it be and let it be awesome. I fall into that group that says Hollywood has too many agendas to let a story just be a story
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:09 pm to mattchewbocca
I was so disappointed when I saw this movie when it came out. It was too stupid and cheesy for me. Sorry but I didn't like it.
My vote is redo it.
My vote is redo it.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 3:22 pm to mattchewbocca
Hard Pass...
The cast was perfect and I don't think they could redo this with a new group.
The cast was perfect and I don't think they could redo this with a new group.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 3:24 pm to mattchewbocca
Hollywood today would never play the story straight and an attempt at parody would be even more hamfisted than the original.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:28 pm to mattchewbocca
The asteroid hits San Francisco instead of Buenos Aires.
And Denise Richards flies spaceships in fuzzy britches.
And Denise Richards flies spaceships in fuzzy britches.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:40 pm to mattchewbocca
They should ban you outright just for this thread.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 7:22 pm to mattchewbocca
You can’t improve on this.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 9:02 am to mattchewbocca
The animated series was 1000 better than the film. It was pure Sci-Fi awesomeness with none of the bullshite from the film.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 10:16 am to mattchewbocca
I don't know if improved, but you could make a hell of a limited sci-fi series out of it if they played it dead serious (as was intended by the author of the book). Turning a serious novel exploring a variety of important ideas about service, government responsibilities, and societal values into a satire was kind of insulting, though I liked the move. This is not likely to happen, as Heinlein unabashedly embraced now right-wing ideas like citizenship and voting rights based on military service (though he also believed in "free love").
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 10:18 am
Posted on 4/29/24 at 12:04 pm to mattchewbocca
Not today. They'd ruin it.
Posted on 4/29/24 at 4:04 pm to mattchewbocca
quote:
As gold as it still is, could Starship Toopers be remade and improved?
any movie COULD be remade and improved, theoretically. but a true-to-the-book remake of SS (pun intended) Troopers that is a satirical take on multiple topics, some of which would be considered right wing in today's world and some which would be considered left wing, would require a level of expertise and nuance that, frankly, Hollywood is incapable of these days. they would be absolutely incapable of remaking a movie like SST that isnt just a pure bash-fest of their pseudo-elitist perception of what a conservative is, and likewise would be incapable of the slightest hint of criticism at progressivism.
This post was edited on 4/29/24 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 4/29/24 at 5:24 pm to mattchewbocca
You could make it a lot worse by making it truer to the source material.
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