In the light of DUNE being remade (bad idea as the first was atrocious). Which movies could be so much better if they were given 21st Century twist of magic?
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1 Witness (Harrison Ford)
2 Gremlins
3 The Star Chamber (Michael Douglas)
4 Flatliners (Julia Roberts)
5 Twilight Zone
The Game and Coma - Michael Douglas
Both amazing
Both are classics imo
Police Academy
@Former Member posted:On another note, movies that have been a pale comparison to the book.
Hitchhikers Guide springs to mind, and the aforementioned Dune, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both), A Wrinkle in Time, John Carter of Mars.
Didn't get, nor enjoyed neither the book or film of Hitchhikers guide ...hands up don't shoot me! (husband and no:1 son loved it)
Charlies choc factory had a remake with Johnny Depp...never saw it...was it better than the original?
@Former Member posted:On another note, movies that have been a pale comparison to the book.
Hitchhikers Guide springs to mind, and the aforementioned Dune, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both), A Wrinkle in Time, John Carter of Mars.
Hitchhiker would be a great remake
Liked the first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but not the Jonny Dipp version. Jon Carter and Wrinkle in time = not a clue
@Former Member posted:On another note, movies that have been a pale comparison to the book.
Hitchhikers Guide springs to mind, and the aforementioned Dune, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both), A Wrinkle in Time, John Carter of Mars.
Have you seen the TV series? Still stands up strongly IMO - especially the "computer graphics" which were actually done by stop-motion animation but still look better than the real computer graphics used in the film...
To be fair, the TV series had the advantage of being essentially a direct adaptation of the original radio series (which of course pre-dates the books... 
), and retained most of the cast: IIRC, the only significant change was Sandra Dickinson being brought in to play Trillian.
Hitchcock's The Birds