Comments on: Ten Fantasy Movies that Deserve Remakes

By: Elizabeth Chilver

Elizabeth Chilver — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:38:24 +0000

The Black Cauldron really DOES have to be remade. Actually, if whoever re-filmed it went back to the original source which was Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain Chronicles and filmed them all, that would make me happy.

Providing they didn’t turn it into a stupid cartoon.

Its a coming of age series in the best sense. It has a truly kick ass female lead in it who is strong without being a token strong female. It has a protagonist who is a reluctant hero and mostly because he is head strong and impulsive. It has comic relief in Gurgi and most of the time in Ffleuddu Flam but even he can become the King he was supposed to be.

It has magic and landscapes and tears and hardship and homeliness – just like a simpler version of LOTR.

And I LOVE those books and would SOOOO love to see them filmed.

By: Jewelia

Jewelia — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:11:31 +0000

@Clint I disagree with you, and probably the rest of you, that Julian Sands was the best part of Ring of the Nibelungs.

By: Clint

Clint — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:10:18 +0000

The only thing Ring of the Nibelungs had going for it was Alicia Witt. And most of the time, I was wondering if she even knew she was in the same movie as the rest of them. I was surprised Uwe Boll wasn’t the director of that one.

I personally dig Legend the way it was. Non-director-cut, no Gerry Goldsmith score, pre-LooneyTunes Tom Cruise and the always alluring Mia Sara. Tim Curry had the best lines ever. These days, they’d turn him into a CGI mess. Sometimes you just cannot beat some greasepaint and some rubber prosthetic backwards legs.

By: Skye Tandy

Skye Tandy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:04:28 +0000

Oh wow, I don’t remember Ring of the Nibelungs ever coming out.

I think I really want to see this now. I think the only one of these movies that I haven’t seen is Unico.

And I agree with Nora. Legend definitely needs a revival.

I would actually like to see a live action “The Last Unicorn” or maybe just a more modern animation.

By: John Molloy

John Molloy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:15:00 +0000

They are remaking Ferngully. Just take a look at James Cameron’s Avatar

By: Jerome Stueart

Jerome Stueart — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:12:56 +0000

Actually, I keep returning to “The Thirteenth Floor” and I find it a pretty excellent film. I am not surprised it got overshadowed by the Matrix, though until you brought it up, I would not have thought they came out within two months of each other! But maybe it just needs to be highlighted a bit—it was a good, solid movie. It needs to be revived in this age of Second Life.

Let’s all go rent it!

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By: Jesse Bullington

Jesse Bullington — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:42:38 +0000

@ Nora–hear frackin hear. The sinking feeling in my stomach when I rediscovered that flick as an adult and realized who the dude romantic lead was went all the way to the basement. Seriously? She goes for Hammy McCrazypants over a bright red Tim Curry with epic horns? Madness.

Dunno bout the music, though–John Williams, I think, did the director’s cut soundtrack which I actually preferred, but then the only Tangerine Soundtrack I’ve ever really dug was the appropriately 70′s Silent Running.

@ David–Cary Elwes was awesome in Shadow of the Vampire, and, well, doing what he could in the first Saw movie. Hmmm, I guess none of those are exactly recent…

@ Cat–There was talk of an animated Conan featuring Ron Perlman as the Cimmerian’s voice; maybe an adaptation of Red Nails?

By: Cat C.

Cat C. — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:49:29 +0000

By Crom, if they could do a Conan movie without the Governator I would be over the moon…

By: David Steffen

David Steffen — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:49:59 +0000

I would say “The Princess Bride”.

The book had an excerpt from a supposed sequel “Buttercup’s Baby”. It was probably just a joke, like S. Morgenstern’s “original”, but darn it I want to read it (and see it).

And what the heck happened to Cary Elwes anyway? He hasn’t had any major roles for a long time!