movies that don't need to be made [Archive]

Ecto Jedi

08-10-2008, 07:53 PM

I'm just saying, do we need to remake two horror classics? does a friggin' redneck teenager need a movie? do they need to make movies about superheroes that suck?

Friday the 13th isn't a horror classic. And the original Nightmare on Elm Street has aged horribly. It gets more laughs than screams nowadays. A re-make isn't a bad idea in either case.

Zog the Equalizer

08-10-2008, 07:59 PM

Saying a super hero sucks is subjective. While I don't really care about Dr. Strange I'm sure someone out there does. I mean a lot of people like the Hulk and I'm indifferent to the character

ToTheNines

08-10-2008, 08:03 PM

Saying a super hero sucks is subjective. While I don't really care about Dr. Strange I'm sure someone out there does. I mean a lot of people like the Hulk and I'm indifferent to the character

Yeah, some people think TMNT is a stupid franchise altogether and I'm sure at least a few of them like Dr. Strange.

Anyways, I think musicals need to stay off of the big screen. They served their purpose before the motion picture was mastered, but now they need to just keep it on stage.

ZariusTwo

08-10-2008, 09:46 PM

I'm just saying, do we need to remake two horror classics? does a friggin' redneck teenager need a movie? do they need to make movies about superheroes that suck?

Power Pack has received one of the best boosts and writing teams in years, and it has enough cult appeal to be an animated series and possibly a movie if handled correctly.

The Stryker

08-10-2008, 10:42 PM

Hannah Montana is hugely popular, why not capitalize?

Besides, it's not like someone is gonna break into your mother's basement to make you watch these movies.

Gordo

08-10-2008, 11:03 PM

Besides, it's not like someone is gonna break into your mother's basement to make you watch these movies.
We live in two completely different types of households, apparently.

I keed, I keed.

Sewer Bull

08-11-2008, 12:24 AM

TMNT 2.

Ha!

KROW

08-11-2008, 01:03 AM

I agree with number 5 on that list.

I don't know how old this (http://denofgeek.com/movies/19512/28_sequels_later_more_films_you_didnt_know_were_co ming.html) is, but there are a few films that we already know about. I'm sure that list contains a few we'd much rather visit a blind dentist than go see.

Drtooth

08-11-2008, 07:34 AM

Hannah Montana is hugely popular, why not capitalize?

Of course it needs to be made. How else can we bilk mothers of screaming tweenage girls out of 10 bucks a head by seeing the same thing on TV for free? or at least the cost of a month's worth of cable?

But you know what movies don't need to be made? Those annoying, not funny at all, boring and pointless annual parody movies. GUYS!!! Just go to Comedy Central and make some sort of movie based SNL/ MadTV knockoff featuring the same clips. They play better as TV shows, as they never have a plausable linking storyline that warrents a full movie.

Ninjinister

08-11-2008, 08:10 AM

Of course it needs to be made. How else can we bilk mothers of screaming tweenage girls out of 10 bucks a head by seeing the same thing on TV for free? or at least the cost of a month's worth of cable?

But you know what movies don't need to be made? Those annoying, not funny at all, boring and pointless annual parody movies. GUYS!!! Just go to Comedy Central and make some sort of movie based SNL/ MadTV knockoff featuring the same clips. They play better as TV shows, as they never have a plausable linking storyline that warrents a full movie.

Not to mention I didn't see any mention of a disaster occurring in the trailers for "Disaster Movie"... other than the movie itself.

Drtooth

08-11-2008, 12:04 PM

Not to mention I didn't see any mention of a disaster occurring in the trailers for "Disaster Movie"... other than the movie itself.

It was basically an excuse to parody films based on their TRAILERS.... I like CLumsy super heroes as much as the next guy (Gadget and Darkwing are personal gods), but we don't need a film based on Hancock flying into a lampost. Seriously, make a Movie based sketch comedy show. It plays better on TV. If possible...

PAAATE

08-11-2008, 12:07 PM

But you know what movies don't need to be made? Those annoying, not funny at all, boring and pointless annual parody movies. GUYS!!! Just go to Comedy Central and make some sort of movie based SNL/ MadTV knockoff featuring the same clips. They play better as TV shows, as they never have a plausable linking storyline that warrents a full movie.

YES!

I have a friend who thinks these movies are funny as hell... But that's about the only thing that makes me question whether he's 8 or 18

Jester

08-11-2008, 12:13 PM

Sometimes those movies work...none of the recent ones mind you (though I didn't mind Superhero Movie) but movies like The Onion Movie and Kentucky Fried Movie were great.

ToTheNines

08-11-2008, 02:40 PM

TMNT 2.

Ha!

Shut up you dirty, turtle-hating, general section bastard!

cqb101

08-11-2008, 05:16 PM

No movie "needs" to be made, some are just more or less deserving than others.

Spike Spiegel

08-11-2008, 05:25 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

Hannah

08-11-2008, 05:37 PM

Every movie ever! Yar har har har!

cqb101

08-11-2008, 05:42 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

It comes out friday, actually.

ToTheNines

08-11-2008, 05:54 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

Oh, how could I forget that? They already did the clone wars cartoon thing, which was really cool. If they were gonna do something like this, they shoulda bridged the gap between episodes III and IV. It might not be as action packed as the clone wars, but I'd go see it.

GK Punk

08-11-2008, 06:08 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

Really? You've seen it? So you know if it's good or bad? And if Im not mistaken, it's the pilot for the new animated series.

Mr. Snackpants

08-11-2008, 08:50 PM

More like threads that don't need to be made.

Ninjinister

08-11-2008, 08:51 PM

I'm not a very big Star Wars fan, but I think the Clone Wars film and series are warranted. They hint at this HUGE war all throughout the other movies, and they skip over it, only having a few vaguely-plotted video games, and animated snippets with eye-achingly bad art to fill in the gaps.

Brodie

08-11-2008, 09:18 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

Blasphemy, Rebel scum!

Long live the Empire!

Drtooth

08-12-2008, 06:38 AM

Blasphemy, Rebel scum!

Long live the Empire!

Not to mention the fact they didn't have to make the pilot into a theatrically released movie, they thought it would be a great way for everyone to see it, and a novel way to premier it.

A movie that DOESN'T need to be made, "The House Bunny." I was looking at the preview and I thought, where have I seen this before in the Legally Blonde franchise? And then I saw a movie poster that said "From the Screen Writers of Legally Blonde." So they're copying themselves I see. Blonde Bimbos haven't been funny since the Bush Sr. administration. And if guys wanna see a chick doing humiliating things in skimpy clothes, drop the act and just get some porn. it will be a lot less humiliating.

Darth Shredder

08-12-2008, 07:00 AM

The live-action Dragonball that, you won't seee hit theaters until next year. Simply by the scarce spoiler material I can tell that it will be Dragonball in name only.

That Matt Guy

08-12-2008, 07:26 AM

any movie based off a video game

PAAATE

08-12-2008, 07:55 AM

any movie based off a video game

Especially the Super Mario one o.o

Darth Shredder

08-12-2008, 08:26 AM

^ I recall the lameness of that.

Drtooth

08-12-2008, 10:48 AM

any movie based off a video game

Video Game movies wouldn't be so bad if the directors and writers actually PLAYED the games first. Mario and Double Dragon were both considerably terrible. Though, Mario's charm lies in the actor who played Mario (am I correct if I say Bob Hoskins? I'm sure that's his name). Seems like he brought too much to a film he didn't need to. The rest of it was just trying to name dinosuars and irrelevant characters after characters that appeared in the video game.

And DON'T get me started on Double Dragon.... shudder shudder...

poiuytre

08-12-2008, 11:41 AM

Prince of Persia could be good. Based on a decent game, likeable setting and Jake Gyllenhaal is studly awesome actor.

Star Wars: Clone Wars is a movie that I don't need.

Spike Spiegel

08-12-2008, 04:02 PM

Blasphemy, Rebel scum!

Long live the Empire!
"Clone Wars" was already an animated series on Cartoon Network (remember?) that spanned from the ending of Epidode II to the opening sequence of Episode III; so unless there's new stories that they didn't tell with that, again, I don't know why there was a need to make it.

The Stryker

08-13-2008, 12:11 AM

Don't see "Clone Wars"

Seriously. It's asstastic.

Drtooth

08-13-2008, 07:18 AM

NO no no no! You know what movies that shouldn't be made?

Those horrible Brazillian CGI movie knockoffs (http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoBrinquedo)

The writing and animation are so poor.... they're blatantly stealing ideas so some myopic Grandparents will get them for their 5 year old grandkids... and they just put forth the effort of an animation student that shows upt to class one day out of 5...

CudleyCowlick

08-13-2008, 09:04 AM

Just because you might not like Dr. Strange doesn't mean it shouldn't be made.

I for one, am excited and see no reason why it can't be a great movie.

Warhorse

08-13-2008, 03:54 PM

any movie based off a video game

Hey, I thought Silent Hill was pretty good for a movie based off of a game.

Jester

08-13-2008, 04:03 PM

Video Game movies wouldn't be so bad if the directors and writers actually PLAYED the games first. Mario and Double Dragon were both considerably terrible. Though, Mario's charm lies in the actor who played Mario (am I correct if I say Bob Hoskins? I'm sure that's his name). Seems like he brought too much to a film he didn't need to. The rest of it was just trying to name dinosuars and irrelevant characters after characters that appeared in the video game.

And DON'T get me started on Double Dragon.... shudder shudder...
Yes, it was Bob Hoskins, and he was great. The biggest problem for me was John Leguizamo as Luigi. Nothing against him, he impressed me in the preperation he did for Sid the Sloth in Ice Age (as a amature VA his method of creating the character was cool to me.) but he's no Luigi Mario *shutters as he types that.*

The Stryker

08-13-2008, 11:20 PM

Hey, I thought Silent Hill was pretty good for a movie based off of a game.

and you are wrong.

Drtooth

08-14-2008, 12:34 PM

Yes, it was Bob Hoskins, and he was great. The biggest problem for me was John Leguizamo as Luigi. Nothing against him, he impressed me in the preperation he did for Sid the Sloth in Ice Age (as a amature VA his method of creating the character was cool to me.) but he's no Luigi Mario *shutters as he types that.*

Bob Hoskins is great and all, and I'm not the one person is the end all be all, but to me Mario and Luigi will always be Lou Albano and Danny Wells. They could have at least got a Luigi with facial hair. He's Mario's younger brother, but not at a 20 year age difference.

Dr. Doom

08-14-2008, 12:51 PM

I would contest that something like Mario Bros. translated into the setting of a live action film is certainly open to interpretation, and furthermore should not be taken very seriously at all.

Jack Skellington

08-14-2008, 02:31 PM

disaster movie

ToTheNines

08-14-2008, 02:43 PM

disaster movie

All of those damn spoofs... they really aren't funny. I wish they would stop, they don't even make alot of money, but they do make a decent profit since they're so low-budget. grrrr.

As for video game movies, I've never seen one that I liked but I'd kill with a crowbar for a Half-Life movie.

Drtooth

08-14-2008, 05:18 PM

All of those damn spoofs... they really aren't funny. I wish they would stop, they don't even make alot of money, but they do make a decent profit since they're so low-budget. grrrr.

They shouldn't even name them fill in the Blank movie anymore. They should call them "Unfunny Parody Movie Yearbook (State the year)."

Really... why do people love bad SNL and MadTv skits so much they'd pay 10 bucks to see them? They don't even deserve to be DTV's.

Spitfire

08-14-2008, 05:29 PM

Jester

08-14-2008, 06:37 PM

Any sequel past 3, VS movie, Video game movie, film made by people who have previously done music videos or video games, remakes*especially of any movie that's not even at least 30 years old*. and lastly anything by Eli Roth, Micheal Bay, The Wayans Brothers, Uwe Boll and Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer.

I could go on but yeah...
But Spitfire, didn't Steve Barron direct music videos before TMNT?

Spitfire

08-14-2008, 06:48 PM

Actually I just looked him up and he did at least one movie and some TV episodes before turtles. I don't care if they make movies after music videos but when their handed something like Aliens or Predator, or Aliens VS Predator and have never made a real movie before we get AVP: Requiem, a combination of three things I said didn't need to be made in one. Plus it's a complete waste of all the money that was tossed into that, a movie that was like 90% special effects.

Your right some good directors come out of it but normally only with practice, it's never an instant thing like with all directors. Which means make some damn independent films first and see if you can handle a big Hollywood production after that.

Jester

08-14-2008, 06:50 PM

Maybe there's a new catagory for "Movies that shouldn't be made:" All effects and zero plot!

Spitfire

08-14-2008, 07:01 PM

Maybe there's a new catagory for "Movies that shouldn't be made:" All effects and zero plot!

Right like I said Micheal Bay movies...:lol:

Jester

08-14-2008, 07:11 PM

Touche' my friend.

Wait, I liked the Rock and the Island...:P

Spitfire

08-14-2008, 07:36 PM

Touche' my friend.

Wait, I liked the Rock and the Island...:P

A lot of people liked Independence Day too but if we look at Mr. Emmerich his movies are laughably bad now.

I never saw The Rock myself, heard good stuff about it. I thought the Island was a rip off of several movies at the same time. That doesn't bother me if it's a spoof or homage but he was being serious.

Jester

08-14-2008, 09:02 PM

Maybe I just like The Island because of Ewan McGregor andatl definitely Scarlett Johansson

Ninjinister

08-14-2008, 11:42 PM

and you are wrong.

I, as well as many others, felt the Silent Hill film was likely as close as you could get to the spirit of the game series without using 32-bit polygons. The first Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat were also decent.

Slap-Happy

08-15-2008, 01:14 PM

Anyone heard of the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night?

The Stryker

08-15-2008, 01:17 PM

I, as well as many others, felt the Silent Hill film was likely as close as you could get to the spirit of the game series without using 32-bit polygons. The first Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat were also decent.

Ahh.

Well people with taste thought the movie was a boring husk of a movie that had wooden acting and no point.

Spitfire

08-15-2008, 01:23 PM

Ahh.

Well people with taste thought the movie was a boring husk of a movie that had wooden acting and no point.
Personally I felt they focused all their work onto the artistic side of things and didn't spend time on anything else. The style of it was dead on they just screwed up everything else up so bad. I like movies that make me think but when I can't even pull any sense out of the ending I just don't care. When I saw it in theaters I tried to make sense of it but at this point in my life if I have to do that the movie can go **** itself.

I even bought it on DVD cause I wanted to see it in HD. The special effects looked horrid in HD so that tossed everything I liked about it out the window. I'm sure they were bad to begin with but I have bad eyes so I didn't notice till I saw it in HD. Also since I had watched it twice and the ending still made no sense and failed to provoke any intelligent thought I was done with it.

Anyone heard of the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night?
How about Silent Night, Bodom Night
wHngnVHFsbY

RAM BAM

08-15-2008, 04:24 PM

The Gong Show Movie did not need to be made.

Nor The Ringmaster.

A tie on both those movies.

KROW

08-15-2008, 05:38 PM

That "Star Wars: Clone Wars" that just came out. That definitely did not need to be made.

George Lucas' insatiable pocketbook tends to disagree.

Jester

08-15-2008, 06:31 PM

Anyone heard of the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night?
I think I own that film actually....in one of my dollar disks of movies that are so bad they make me laugh.

Warhorse

08-15-2008, 10:34 PM

and you are wrong.

No I'm not. Got the movie and it makes for a great horror flick whenever guests are over. Majority love Cybil in the movie, and they get a kick out of Pyramid Head ripping off Anna's skin!

And Silent Night Deadly Night, is that the one where the young dude is dressed up like Santa on a killing spree? Wasn't there a part where he stabbed a woman with the antlers of a deer head? It's been a long time since I've seen that flick, like back in the eighties!

The Stryker

08-16-2008, 04:21 PM

No I'm not. Got the movie and it makes for a great horror flick whenever guests are over. Majority love Cybil in the movie, and they get a kick out of Pyramid Head ripping off Anna's skin!

Well you liked the last TMNT movie so that explains it.

Mr._Mutant_Man

08-17-2008, 08:45 AM

Friday the 13th isn't a horror classic. And the original Nightmare on Elm Street has aged horribly. It gets more laughs than screams nowadays. A re-make isn't a bad idea in either case.

Most remakes stink, that's why a lot of fans aren't looking forward to Nightmare on Elm Street. They will probably take away everything that made Freddy Krueger a fan favorite and follow whatever trends are considered cool in horror these days. There have been more bad horror remakes than good ones.

I think Power Pack deserves to be made, because it probably has the potential to be a hit with younger audiences, so Marvel might as well try it.

Jester

08-20-2008, 10:52 PM

Anyone heard of the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night?
I think I own that film actually....in one of my dollar disks of movies that are so bad they make me laugh.
I was wrong. I have, what my movie guides say is the superior film, Silent Night, Bloody Night

Slap-Happy

08-21-2008, 10:01 AM

And Silent Night Deadly Night, is that the one where the young dude is dressed up like Santa on a killing spree? Wasn't there a part where he stabbed a woman with the antlers of a deer head? It's been a long time since I've seen that flick, like back in the eighties! yes & yes, I bring this up because it's being remade.

Evenstar227

08-21-2008, 10:22 AM

Ahh.

Well people with taste thought the movie was a boring husk of a movie that had wooden acting and no point.

Well you liked the last TMNT movie so that explains it.

What the hell is with people getting dumped on for liking or not liking something? For fcuk's sake. :x

Sewer Bull

08-21-2008, 10:45 AM

What the hell is with people getting dumped on for liking or not liking something? For fcuk's sake. :x

People should learn how to jab back!

Evenstar227

08-21-2008, 12:40 PM

People should learn how to jab back!

Sounds like a good way to get banned. :ohwell:

ToTheNines

08-21-2008, 03:18 PM

Sounds like a good way to get banned. :ohwell:

Not even close.

Evenstar227

08-21-2008, 03:31 PM

Not even close.

You think? I quoted King Stryker b/c his remarks are insulting. If you're going to debate the merits or lack thereof of a movie, that's fine, but getting condescending is going too far. I refuse to belittle someone if they like different things than me, and I expect the same treatment in return. That's not asking too much.

poiuytre

08-21-2008, 03:48 PM

Eventho I agree with you, that's just the way things work around here. Ignoring certain posts and trying to set a good example is what I'd recommend.

Brodie

08-21-2008, 06:02 PM

Any sequel past 3, VS movie, Video game movie, film made by people who have previously done music videos or video games, remakes*especially of any movie that's not even at least 30 years old*. and lastly anything by Eli Roth, Micheal Bay, The Wayans Brothers, Uwe Boll and Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer.

I could go on but yeah...

Freddy Vs Jason was awesome, what are you talking about?

And Micheal Bay should only be allowed to do transformers, because he loves giant explosions, and thats all giant robots make.

ToTheNines

08-21-2008, 06:24 PM

You think? I quoted King Stryker b/c his remarks are insulting. If you're going to debate the merits or lack thereof of a movie, that's fine, but getting condescending is going too far. I refuse to belittle someone if they like different things than me, and I expect the same treatment in return. That's not asking too much.

Well, he's some dude on the internet who probably lives on a different coast than you, so you really shouldn't care.

And he wasn't even that insulting, you must not have siblings.

Mecha Cow

08-21-2008, 06:27 PM

film made by people who have previously done music videos
What kind of attitude is that? People have to start somewhere.

The Stryker

08-22-2008, 12:02 AM

You think? I quoted King Stryker b/c his remarks are insulting. If you're going to debate the merits or lack thereof of a movie, that's fine, but getting condescending is going too far. I refuse to belittle someone if they like different things than me, and I expect the same treatment in return. That's not asking too much.

Awww. Did I say a damn thing to you?

Not everyone is a saint and not everyone is gonna kiss ass and 'Agree to disagree.' Some are just assholes.

Ninjinister

08-22-2008, 12:29 AM

Guys, guys! I've just thought of something. Two words that'll solve all of your problems! Time share!

Evenstar227

08-22-2008, 01:40 PM

Eventho I agree with you, that's just the way things work around here. Ignoring certain posts and trying to set a good example is what I'd recommend.

I understand what you're saying, though I don't think that I agree with it. How do people end up banned if you just ignore posts?

Well, he's some dude on the internet who probably lives on a different coast than you, so you really shouldn't care.

And he wasn't even that insulting, you must not have siblings.

I *don't* care what people think, especially if they're not my friend or relative. But if someone's going to say or write something offensive, then I'm going to call them out on it.

It's possible to be insulting in a friendly way, without ticking anyone off, as seen by numerous posts in this thread and others. Actually, I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters, so I'm well versed in insults, teasing, and general hell-raising.

Awww. Did I say a damn thing to you?

Not everyone is a saint and not everyone is gonna kiss ass and 'Agree to disagree.' Some are just assholes.

No, but I had to read your posts. I'm not saying you have to kiss ass, I just wanna know if there's a reason you can't voice your opinions without putting someone down.

Guys, guys! I've just thought of something. Two words that'll solve all of your problems! Time share!

Mm, not quite ripe yet!

:tthumbsu:

Spike Spiegel

08-22-2008, 02:22 PM

Mm, not quite ripe yet!

:tthumbsu:

Guys, guys! I've just thought of something. Two words that'll solve all of your problems! Time share!

I now simply MUST watch TMNT 2: SOTO tonight because of you guys' posts.

Also, in terms of movies that didn't need to be made...how about "Stormbreaker" ? I just saw it at my local library recently, it seems to based off of the young adult novel of the same name.

Slap-Happy

08-22-2008, 04:29 PM

[QUOTE=Brodie;628850]Freddy Vs Jason was awesome[QUOTE]

"I got your nose!"
very awesome (Ecspecially the Freddypillar).

08-22-2008, 06:18 PM

This thread makes me cry. :cry:

Movies that shouldn't have been made...well, I don't know. The only one that REALLY jumps to my mind right now is "Batman and Robin". Seriously, look at this video. Sums up the movie quite nicely in about 9 minutes:

AJWpmPGCR1c

The movie is just CRINGE worthy. I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking it was a bit cheesy, but I still liked it simply because it was Batman. A few years ago when I watched it again...my GOD. BLEH! NO. NO! They really should have stopped with "Forever".

Then again, it was from the ashes of "Batman and Robin" that the new "Batman Begins" trilogy took shape and form. From the bad comes the good, I guess.

Buslady

08-22-2008, 07:52 PM

the sims

i cant believe they really are making this movie

Spitfire

08-22-2008, 11:13 PM

What kind of attitude is that? People have to start somewhere.

The attitude of someone whose seen horrid movies made by people who make music videos. Yeah everyone has to start somewhere but don't jump from making Nickel Back videos to thinking you can do a Hollywood production and be a director.

Same goes with writers. David Goyer writes or helps write almost ever comic book movie that comes out. There was one time he actually directed one himself that I recall and it was unwatchable. You can't jump into the action like that. Knowing how to do music videos and being able to do movies are totally different.

Mr._Mutant_Man

08-23-2008, 07:09 AM

Freddy Vs Jason was awesome, what are you talking about?

I think it had room for improvement, but I agree that it was a pretty fun movie. I mean how often do we get movies like that where it was a crossover that fans really wanted to see?

I guess a thread like this is unavoidable if you venture out anywhere on the Internet. People can't hack that others have different tastes. There are plenty of movies that I think are dumb, but at the same time I'm sure people would criticize half the stuff I like to watch. There are some movies that are almost always regarded as classics, but as for everything else, it can be subjective.

cqb101

08-23-2008, 07:57 AM

The attitude of someone whose seen horrid movies made by people who make music videos. Yeah everyone has to start somewhere but don't jump from making Nickel Back videos to thinking you can do a Hollywood production and be a director.

What about Spike Jonze? He started off in music videos and then went on to direct Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, etc. Or how about Michel Gondry? He started off in music videos and later made such films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, and Be Kind Rewind.

You're being really ignorant and close minded with what you're saying.