Back to the Future Reboot - Is NOTHING sacred!
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There are few films I would not welcome a reboot of, but BTTF is definitely one of them.
I have a horrible feeling that they will mess this up.
https://insidethemagic.net/2024/04/back-to-the-fut...
I have a horrible feeling that they will mess this up.
https://insidethemagic.net/2024/04/back-to-the-fut...
Agreed - BTTF is almost the perfect film and should be left alone; I wouldn't watch a reboot of it. It's lazy - Hollywood has run out of good ideas so they look back at things that did well in the past and assume we'll all put on rose-tinted glasses and pony up to watch.
What they SHOULD do is reboot films that had a fantastic premise/plot but were terribly-made (and as such were a let-down) at the time.
What they SHOULD do is reboot films that had a fantastic premise/plot but were terribly-made (and as such were a let-down) at the time.
BTTF aside, I don't know why you'd pick a film so well made and brilliant the first time round anyway
Which leads to this (100% agree).
Which leads to this (100% agree).
Funk said:
What they SHOULD do is reboot films that had a fantastic premise/plot but were terribly-made (and as such were a let-down) at the time.
On this specifically. It'll be bad and at best it'll be "not as good as" the original. Pointless endeavor. Oh aside from inevitably spinning some money/merch I guess. Sad times. Funk said:
Agreed - BTTF is almost the perfect film and should be left alone; I wouldn't watch a reboot of it. It's lazy - Hollywood has run out of good ideas so they look back at things that did well in the past and assume we'll all put on rose-tinted glasses and pony up to watch.
What they SHOULD do is reboot films that had a fantastic premise/plot but were terribly-made (and as such were a let-down) at the time.
Exactly. If they are that keen on the BTTF franchise, why not just make BTTF4?What they SHOULD do is reboot films that had a fantastic premise/plot but were terribly-made (and as such were a let-down) at the time.
They can still tick all the DEI boxes they need to without being 'tainted' by comparisons with the original.
...Or, just leave it alone and come up with your own original idea!
I’m actually surprised that BTTF has remained unmolested over nearly 40 years - a testament to its original creators’ will to not have it corrupted
I agree a remake isn’t necessary - the original, if anything, gets better as the years go on.
Looking at the mess they made of Star Wars, etc I fear for this.
Perhaps a TV miniseries inspired by the original - a spinoff if you will - could be practical. But you can’t recast Marty or Doc Brown so those characters are effectively out of it.
I agree a remake isn’t necessary - the original, if anything, gets better as the years go on.
Looking at the mess they made of Star Wars, etc I fear for this.
Perhaps a TV miniseries inspired by the original - a spinoff if you will - could be practical. But you can’t recast Marty or Doc Brown so those characters are effectively out of it.
k off.
You guys actually read the article?
"Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
"Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
I can see the logic in this. I regard BTTF as highly as everyone else here but how would teenagers today see it when they will view the 80s as ancient history?
I can see the logic of a reboot setting the film in the present day and sending McFly back to the mid 90s (now I feel really old
).
Could he horrendous. Might be quite good. But it’s unlikely to top the original, though in my eyes wouldn’t taint it either…
I can see the logic of a reboot setting the film in the present day and sending McFly back to the mid 90s (now I feel really old
). Could he horrendous. Might be quite good. But it’s unlikely to top the original, though in my eyes wouldn’t taint it either…
bobbo89 said:
You guys actually read the article?
"Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
This is my thinking. Back to the future and the sequels are just absolutely incredible, and thinking about it are films I could easily watch again and again. I wouldn't want to see it re made."Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
But this to me suggests it's not a re make, I'm not sure what a re boot is exactly. But an homage, something along a similar line with a more modern take on it I don't have an issue with. Those original films will be forever classics and favourites. My perception this is something in a similar vein inspired by them but as separate films. If its good then great, if its crap then it will be forgotten and life continues. If its good and it doesn't rip off the original then I'll be more than happy.
White-Noise said:
bobbo89 said:
You guys actually read the article?
"Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
This is my thinking. Back to the future and the sequels are just absolutely incredible, and thinking about it are films I could easily watch again and again. I wouldn't want to see it re made."Producer and director J.J. Abrams is gearing up to put his own spin on the beloved franchise. While it won’t be a direct remake, Abrams is planning an homage to the spirit of Back to the Future, much like his approach with Super 8 (2011) and Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
It's not a remake, in the same way Super 8 wasn't a remake of E.T. It'll simply take aspects of it and weave it into a different story. Has potential IMO and it'll be cool to see a film that nods to one of my all time favourites...
But this to me suggests it's not a re make, I'm not sure what a re boot is exactly. But an homage, something along a similar line with a more modern take on it I don't have an issue with. Those original films will be forever classics and favourites. My perception this is something in a similar vein inspired by them but as separate films. If its good then great, if its crap then it will be forgotten and life continues. If its good and it doesn't rip off the original then I'll be more than happy.
E.T. is another favourite of mine and TBH I didn't immediately connect the dots on first watching Super 8 which IMO is really good.
Time4another said:
Writers Robert Zemekis and Bob Gale have always said there will be no reboot while they are alive. Obviously money talks but there is no mention in that article of how they have got Zemekis and Gale on side.
The headline is misleading, it's a BTTF like film, but not like the original precisely because Bob Gale won't have it. The idea that old IP you like should be left in stasis doesn’t make sense from a business or creative pov tbh.
If people feel like there are more stories to tell/money to be made they’re going to do it.
I think the “requel” trend just now is better than the sequel or reboot dynamic tbh.
Some of the recent series continuations have been pretty good.
If people feel like there are more stories to tell/money to be made they’re going to do it.
I think the “requel” trend just now is better than the sequel or reboot dynamic tbh.
Some of the recent series continuations have been pretty good.
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