WTF? A remake of The Warriors?

[il Padrino Ute]

Does anyone else know about this atrocity to be?

This is morally wrong

All due respect to DDD and his (correct and just) comments about that horrendous Parent Trap remake, but I'd rather watch Lindsey Lohan as conniving twins than a remake of a masterpiece.

This should change the minds of those who oppose capital punishment.

[TripletDaddy]

Mods, please delete this thread asap.

A remake of The Warriors would fail on so many levels that it is impossible to conceive a green light for this project.

Lynne Thigpen is rolling over in her grave.

[il Padrino Ute]

I actually do feel bad about posting this. I will claim temporary insanity as I obviously had no idea what I was doing after hearing the shocking news of a remake.

And you are correct - it would fail on so many levels, particularly with a character similar to Ajax. THERE IS ONLY ONE AJAX, DAMMIT!

The worst rumor of this nightmare? No Baseball Furies!

I won't be able to sleep tonight. It's time to write MTV productions to complain and more importantly, it is imperative that we all write our Congressional representatives and Senators.

[Solon]

I actually do feel bad about posting this. I will claim temporary insanity as I obviously had no idea what I was doing after hearing the shocking news of a remake.

And you are correct - it would fail on so many levels, particularly with a character similar to Ajax. THERE IS ONLY ONE AJAX, DAMMIT!

The worst rumor of this nightmare? No Baseball Furies!

I won't be able to sleep tonight. It's time to write MTV productions to complain and more importantly, it is imperative that we all write our Congressional representatives and Senators.

I'll wait to see it before I condemn it, but I love the original movie.

FTR, it's based on an ancient (true) story of Xenophon leading 10,000 Greek mercenaries out of Persia in 401-400 BC.

[Green Lantern]

Eh, I'm not too worried. These remakes of stone-cold cult classics rarely sully the reputations of the originals. They come out, flop and are forgotten. I mean, is anyone still worried that people will forget about DEATH RACE 2000 because of the Jason Statham remake from last year?

However, if the question "CAN YOU DIG IT!?" were raised in regards to this remake, the answer is no, no I cannot.

[dabrockster]

I actually do feel bad about posting this. I will claim temporary insanity as I obviously had no idea what I was doing after hearing the shocking news of a remake.

And you are correct - it would fail on so many levels, particularly with a character similar to Ajax. THERE IS ONLY ONE AJAX, DAMMIT!

The worst rumor of this nightmare? No Baseball Furies!

I won't be able to sleep tonight. It's time to write MTV productions to complain and more importantly, it is imperative that we all write our Congressional representatives and Senators.

James Remar, I enjoy his character in Dexter... I used to watch this movie on Saturday Matinee's back in the day... Good movie..

[Green Lantern]

I'll wait to see it before I condemn it, but I love the original movie.

FTR, it's based on an ancient (true) story of Xenophon leading 10,000 Greek mercenaries out of Persia in 401-400 BC.

Kind of off-topic, but regarding your apparent love for modern iterations of ancient history/myth, have you ever seen Eric Shanower's comic book series AGE OF BRONZE? He's attempting to tell the entire story of the Trojan War via graphic novel. It's incredibly well-researched (which is probably why it's taking him several months between issues.)

[creekster]

FTR, it's based on an ancient (true) story of Xenophon leading 10,000 Greek mercenaries out of Persia in 401-400 BC.

I can see a bunch of these classics guys on a bulletin board somewhere arguing about how their expertise is relevant to today's world. "Yea, and did you see the plot on gle last night? TOTALLY ripped off Xerxes' paean to Theseus' beheading of the minotaur! I cant believe how people never see this stuff! It has all been done before, I tell you!""

[Solon]

Kind of off-topic, but regarding your apparent love for modern iterations of ancient history/myth, have you ever seen Eric Shanower's comic book series AGE OF BRONZE? He's attempting to tell the entire story of the Trojan War via graphic novel. It's incredibly well-researched (which is probably why it's taking him several months between issues.)

No, I haven't seen it. I'll have to check it out sometime. I don't mind modern versions of myth because every myth-teller has the right to make the myth his/her own. Some versions are more compelling than others, sure, but there's no such thing as a "true" myth. (Seriously, I get paid to think about this crap.) I like it, though, when modern versions pay homage to the ancient classics, like Brad Pitt using lines straight from the Iliad when he tells Eric Bana: "There are no pacts between men and lions." But what's really cool is when a mythic theme is re-set into modern world (and this goes for historical episodes too, like "The Warriors"). My favorite example is "Stranger Than Fiction", which is very much in line with mythic questions of fate, duty, and compulsion.

I can see a bunch of these classics guys on a bulletin board somewhere arguing about how their expertise is relevant to today's world. "Yea, and did you see the plot on gle last night? TOTALLY ripped off Xerxes' paean to Theseus' beheading of the minotaur! I cant believe how people never see this stuff! It has all been done before, I tell you!""

You give the classics geeks too much credit, creekster. Most of us can't even work a computer, let alone run a message board. Usually, we just meet in the library room with the most mahogany and compare pipes and tweed jackets while arguing about the nuances of the aorist infinitive.

But speaking of minotaurs, I give you:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/is_using_a_minotaur_to_gore

[Green Lantern]

I like it, though, when modern versions pay homage to the ancient classics, like Brad Pitt using lines straight from the Iliad when he tells Eric Bana: "There are no pacts between men and lions." But what's really cool is when a mythic theme is re-set into modern world (and this goes for historical episodes too, like "The Warriors"). My favorite example is "Stranger Than Fiction", which is very much in line with mythic questions of fate, duty, and compulsion. [/url]

That could actually be a pretty good thread in and of itself. There was a failed TV show from last year that set the Greek Gods in a modern setting. And there was a comic book series from a couple years back called TESTAMENT that postulated that the themes and narratives of the Bible are constantly being re-enacted, so it had a dual narrative that paired a modern story with event from the Bible. It was pretty interesting. The author was Douglas Rushkoff.