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TooLowBrow
10-12-2008, 06:31 PM
Could this film be remade? Why hasn't anyone tried?
KatPw
10-12-2008, 06:33 PM
It was remade. The Wiz. There was also an animated version, I believe. We just watched Return to Oz last night, really creepy and weird.
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 06:33 PM
Because it is sacred and should'nt be touched. Sacrilege!
furie
10-12-2008, 06:34 PM
they made a sequel, return to oz staring Fairuza Balk.
but a true remake? i don't think it could be pulled off. it would either be too corny, or too twisted, like that tin man reimaging they did last year on sci fi.
Foster
10-12-2008, 06:36 PM
dakota fanning as dorothy gale
jim carrey as scarecrow
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 06:43 PM
dakota fanning as dorothy gale
jim carrey as scarecrow

Fie on you sir! Again I say, "Sacrilege!"
JPMNICK
10-12-2008, 06:44 PM
it could never be done, because they would add in to much CGI and just make it annoying. they did make a black version called The Wiz with Michael Jackson in it.
Friday
10-12-2008, 06:45 PM
Fie on you sir! Again I say, "Sacrilege!"

x2 YUCK!

this film should never be remade. the spin-offs are nice but this is a classic not to be touched.
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 06:45 PM
x2 YUCK!

this film should never be remade. the spin-offs are nice but this is a classic not to be touched.

Amen sister!
Foster
10-12-2008, 06:49 PM
x2 YUCK!

this film should never be remade. the spin-offs are nice but this is a classic not to be touched.

but its old, and the special effects are dated

oooo jack black as the lion!
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 06:54 PM
but its old, and the special effects are dated

oooo jack black as the lion!

Am I going to have to come over there?:furious:
Friday
10-12-2008, 06:57 PM
but its old, and the special effects are dated

oooo jack black as the lion!

would you add special effects to Casablanca?

good lord, man!

:wacko:
TheGameHHH
10-12-2008, 06:59 PM
Tim Burton directs...

Helena Carter as Dorothy

Johnny Depp as the Scarecrow

come on, this can be done. truth be told im shocked it hasnt yet
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 06:59 PM
would you add special effects to Casablanca?

good lord, man!

:wacko:

Thaaaaank you!
Foster
10-12-2008, 06:59 PM
Am I going to have to come over there?:furious:

don't get mad, i just want to make something old and boring new and exciting

how about angelina jolie as a sexy wicked witch of the west?
KatPw
10-12-2008, 07:00 PM
they made a sequel, return to oz staring Fairuza Balk.
but a true remake? i don't think it could be pulled off. it would either be too corny, or too twisted, like that tin man reimaging they did last year on sci fi.

OH! I forgot Tin Man. I thought it was okay.
TheGameHHH
10-12-2008, 07:00 PM
and didnt Showtime just try a show last season based on Oz? i think the chick was on Ron & Fez promoting it.
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 07:01 PM
don't get mad, i just want to make something old and boring new and exciting

how about angelina jolie as a sexy wicked witch of the west?

Now you're just being silly. I'm still gonna come over there and give you such a pinch!
Friday
10-12-2008, 07:03 PM
don't get mad, i just want to make something old and boring new and exciting

how about angelina jolie as a sexy wicked witch of the west?

oh god.
i think my brain just exploded.
Foster
10-12-2008, 07:05 PM
i'm having trouble coming up with someone to play the tin man, but they can use the old robocop costume
pennington
10-12-2008, 07:06 PM
Why not remake Gone With the Wind or The Godfather?

Some movies should be left alone. Remember when they did a scene by scene remake of Psycho?
jennysmurf
10-12-2008, 07:09 PM
i'm having trouble coming up with someone to play the tin man, but they can use the old robocop costume

You sir, are off my Christmas card list.
Foster
10-12-2008, 07:09 PM
Why not remake Gone With the Wind or The Godfather?

Some movies should be left alone. Remember when they did a scene by scene remake of Psycho?

well yeah psycho is a classic, the wizard of oz should be ok to remake though
EddieMoscone
10-12-2008, 07:11 PM
Wicked is supposed to be made into a movie eventually, once the box office dies down a bit on broadway.
Foster
10-12-2008, 07:12 PM
Wicked is supposed to be made into a movie eventually, once the box office dies down a bit on broadway.

i wonding if they were going to do that, i read the book didn't see the play, the book was ok
Friday
10-12-2008, 07:14 PM
well yeah psycho is a classic, the wizard of oz should be ok to remake though

gay men everywhere are currently plotting your death.

Wicked is supposed to be made into a movie eventually, once the box office dies down a bit on broadway.

Wicked the BOOK was phenomenal... and I hope if they do make it into a movie they stay tight with that outline.
The show was pretty close to the book... and the music was great.... but the book itself would be a better home base to write a screenplay against. Though they would probably clean it up as they did to The Color Purple...

luckily Wicked really is so much different from The Wizard of Oz that it couldn't really be considered a remake or spin-off.
biozombie
10-12-2008, 07:26 PM
this thread makes me want to ease on down, ease on down the road.
fezident
10-12-2008, 09:17 PM
WICKED is the greatest prequel I've ever seen.
I hate musicals with a passion but, I reluctantly saw WICKED and it totally knocked my dick in the dirt. The way they dealt with the backstory AND kinda made a sequel all at once is just brilliant.

If they ever bring Oz to the big screen again, I hope it's not a remake. I hope it's WICKED. Big time.
CruelCircus
10-13-2008, 12:38 AM
Some movies should be left alone. Remember when they did a scene by scene remake of Psycho?

That's right, and when's the last time you heard from Gus Van Sant?!
Gmann
10-13-2008, 01:49 AM
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EddieMoscone
10-13-2008, 02:49 AM
I hate musicals with a passion but, I reluctantly saw WICKED and it totally knocked my dick in the dirt.

Not sure about a dirty dick, but I loved it too... :laugh:

I read somewhere that my little chick-a-dee from Pushing Daisies was the original Glenda. That would have been nice to see.
fezident
10-13-2008, 05:04 AM
Yep. Kristin Chenewidth (sp?) was Glinda when I saw the show. I was also lucky enough to see Idina Menel (sp??) play Elphaba in that same cast. Taye Diggs was there too.
I loved it.
Foster
10-13-2008, 05:37 AM
gay men everywhere are currently plotting your death.



Not sure about a dirty dick, but I loved it too... :laugh:

I read somewhere that my little chick-a-dee from Pushing Daisies was the original Glenda. That would have been nice to see.

Yep. Kristin Chenewidth (sp?) was Glinda when I saw the show. I was also lucky enough to see Idina Menel (sp??) play Elphaba in that same cast. Taye Diggs was there too.
I loved it.

are these the guys i have watch my back around?
OGC
10-13-2008, 06:02 AM
Because it is sacred and should'nt be touched. Sacrilege!


But imagine all the merchandising they could do. Cute little flying monkeys, crying cowardly lion dolls, Tin Man ash trays, helium balloons to help the kiddies sound like real Munchkins, Professor Marvel Meth Lab, the possibilities are endless.
Furtherman
10-13-2008, 06:41 AM
It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack.
donnie_darko
10-13-2008, 07:03 AM
jack black as the cowardly lion?
will ferrel as the scare crow?
chris rock as the tin man?
miley cyrus will be dorothyyyyyy

and i'll secretly watch it when i hear rumors of upskirtsssssss
brettmojo
10-13-2008, 07:07 AM
George Lucas needs to do this movie.

Nothing says Wizard Of Oz like a bunch of interdimensional space aliens with crystal skulls... :wacko:
Furtherman
10-13-2008, 07:17 AM
George Lucas needs to do this movie.

Nothing says Wizard Of Oz like a bunch of interdimensional space aliens with crystal skulls... :wacko:

No more silly than an Ark, Shankra Stones or a wooden cup.

BUT, I would like to see George Lucas violently rape a flying monkey. Watching him do that to a stormtrooper was hilarious.
topless_mike
10-13-2008, 08:22 AM
only if r. lee ermy can be the voice of the castle.
TooLowBrow
10-13-2008, 05:18 PM
But imagine all the merchandising they could do. Cute little flying monkeys, crying cowardly lion dolls, Tin Man ash trays, helium balloons to help the kiddies sound like real Munchkins, Professor Marvel Meth Lab, the possibilities are endless.

they DO sell this merch already, theyre still selling it from the original
Liverspot
10-13-2008, 05:26 PM
it could never be done, because they would add in to much CGI and just make it annoying. they did make a black version called The Wiz with Michael Jackson in it.

Yeah, but that was MJ was still a normal human being.

http://www.celebrityplasticpics.com/img/jackson-nos4.jpghttp://www.celebrityplasticpics.com/img/jackson-nos9.jpghttp://www.celebrityplasticpics.com/img/jackson-nos12.jpg
CousinDave
10-13-2008, 09:03 PM
How about an actual adaption of the novel.
TooLowBrow
10-13-2008, 09:11 PM
How about an actual adaption of the novel.

YES! this is what i wonder about. the book was different from the movie. and there is a whole series to turn to film. gregory maguire did a great job making the story into a novel, he left the original story but changed the background details to create a story that was relevant and more adult styled and interesting. why cant a screenwriter take that story and make another great film? the story, filming and sets of the 30's version can only be improved. it was a great movie but it DOES have flaws.