McAvoy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 2:30 am
I like the idea someone once made:
Make it the Grandpa reading being Fred Savage now reading it to his now grandchild. I mean Fred Savage is 48 but he could pull it off, grandfathers don't need to be gray haired men anymore.
Anyway Fred Savage reads to his granddaughter the same book who is annoyed she can't play on her phone or tablet. When it comes to the scenes of Princess Bride, it's just a remastered upscaled version of the original.
That's it.
Actually that setup sounds like a great way to frame a genderflipped version. Instead of Princess Buttercup being the only woman main character in it Prince Dandelion is the only man and otherwise nothing changes. Have Savage obviously making up the new names on the spot.
Although I think the bit only has about five minutes of material in it. Fun sketch idea, not a great movie.
One can only match, move by move, the machinations of fate... and thus defy the tyrannous stars.
What's The Princess Bride done to deserve this?! It's one of my favourite films. Quite a lot of it filmed near here too (rolling down the hillside is only a few miles from where I live).
Riedquat wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:19 pm
What's The Princess Bride done to deserve this?! It's one of my favourite films. Quite a lot of it filmed near here too (rolling down the hillside is only a few miles from where I live).
It's not a question of, does the film need to be rebooted (cause it doesn't) it's a question of would you do it if it meant being able to make your dream project come to life and if so how would you go about it? Again, making this film is the only thing standing between you and making a film you always wanted to make, not doing this is to give up on your dreams.
OK, here's how I'd do it. I'd watch it for the first time, and then leave it for a month. Then I'd go back into the office and spend a couple hours relating the whole plot to my secretary. That would be the outline of the movie, even the parts where I veer off into weird mixed metaphors.
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TGLS wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2025 12:02 am
OK, here's how I'd do it. I'd watch it for the first time, and then leave it for a month. Then I'd go back into the office and spend a couple hours relating the whole plot to my secretary. That would be the outline of the movie, even the parts where I veer off into weird mixed metaphors.
Actually that brings up a Meta idea. Your idea but that's the movie. You popped in the VHS or DVD and watched it. Then retold it to someone at work.
Gremlins. But no CGI just like the original two movies, all puppets.
Everyone should look up the history of the second movie too. It's great, and it's the reason why that movie is the way it is. And why it's great. I honestly cannot choose if the first or second movie is the better movie either.
Man, I would not want to try remaking either Gremlins film. They're so dang good that it's going to be incredibly hard just to get close to their quality.
stryke wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:29 am
Man, I would not want to try remaking either Gremlins film. They're so dang good that it's going to be incredibly hard just to get close to their quality.
Yep. If I did, it would be the same formula with physical effects only and no CGI.
stryke wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:29 am
Man, I would not want to try remaking either Gremlins film. They're so dang good that it's going to be incredibly hard just to get close to their quality.
I hear that they keep wanting to do it with cgi, but there enoguh backlash it never get off.
stryke wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 9:29 am
Man, I would not want to try remaking either Gremlins film. They're so dang good that it's going to be incredibly hard just to get close to their quality.
I hear that they keep wanting to do it with cgi, but there enoguh backlash it never get off.
I heard the same thing. Gremlins 3 has been on and off for so long now. I think it is doable, but the most obvious thing is to make it as cheap as possible while still at least maintaining the same quality effects wise as the first two. I doubt you could dump $150 million on this movie on some CGI BS fest.
I just got an image in my mind of having Jensen Ackles in the movie kicking Gremlins. Hmmm...
It's one of my favourite films. Quite a lot of it filmed near here too (rolling down the hillside is only a few miles from where I live).
