They're remaking Jaws!?

[The Deadman]

With Hollywood remaking every movie ever released, the news of a “Jaws“ remake was surely not far behind. There have been talks of making a fifth “Jaws” sequel on and off for years but it never saw the light of day (Thank God!). Since “Avatar” in 3D has been the talk of the town for the last few months, every movie has switched gears to either being filmed in 3D or converted to 3D in post-production. According to Cinema Blend, Universal figures that rebooting their timeless classic “Jaws”into 3D would be a big earner and a good way to kick start the series again.

Universal Studios is hoping to attract a younger audience with state of the art special effects, i.e. CGI shark, (Boo!) and bring some life back into the series that has been idle since 1987. This is sure to anger many fans that hold the film very dear to their hearts and do not want to see it ruined just for Universal to cash in on the 3D fad. Fans are already talking over at JawsMovie.com Forums over this topic and I am sure the conversations will get heated quickly.

If you thought that was the worst of it, brace yourselves, it gets worse. There were rumors that Tracy Morgan was once in talks to play the character of Hooper, originally played by Richard Dreyfuss. Although nothing was confirmed and it is uncertain whether or not this is happening, let’s hope that this changes. If Universal was going to remake this classic, personally I would want it to be darker and focus more on the isolation of being out at sea, CGI shark or not.

According to Cinema Blend’s source at Universal, this is only considered a rumor at the moment. We will keep you posted if any new development stirs up on this remake. Let’s just hope that if this 3D remake does happen that we don’t get another “Jaws ‘You mean wetalkin' about some damn shark's mutha?’3D”.

[The Stryker]

Who cares? It's not like the series has any real credibility left after Jaws 2, 3 and 4.

I think Tracy Morgan is hilarious.

[Slap-Happy]

Who cares? It's not like the series has any real credibility left after Jaws 2, 3 and 4.
After The Revenge? I think We NEED a reboot at this point.
I think Tracy Morgan is hilarious.
I was hoping someone would bring this up.

[Warhorse]

I thought one of the Jaws sequels was in 3D. Obviously not to today's standards, but still. I think it was the one that was placed in one of the water parks, if I'm not mistaken.

But remakes aren't so bad. Sometimes the remakes using today's hot new stars brings the younger audience to check out the originals.

[oldmanwinters]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_3-D

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[Cure]

When are people gonna learn to speak for themselves? You may not like it, DeadMan, but others may.

[odupianist]

I'm still waiting for Jaws 19, directed by Max Speilberg. It should be out in 5 years hopefully.

[The Deadman]

When are people gonna learn to speak for themselves? You may not like it, DeadMan, but others may.

you may not know this, but it was a article from a movie news site

[Brodie]

He probably didn't have any way of knowing that, since you didn't use quotations or post a "source."

[Spitfire]

This is no surprise. Everything is being remade. It'll cost little to make, be and look horrible, and make back enough to warrant a sequel. Thus the cycle of bad movies continues. My guess is they will remove all the suspense and go for something more resembling an action/horror style. Tweens are more into that.

[The Stryker]

This is no surprise. Everything is being remade. It'll cost little to make, be and look horrible, and make back enough to warrant a sequel. Thus the cycle of bad movies continues. My guess is they will remove all the suspense and go for something more resembling an action/horror style. Tweens are more into that.

Got the lotto numbers in that crystal ball of yours?

[oldmanwinters]

I'm still waiting for Jaws 19, directed by Max Speilberg. It should be out in 5 years hopefully.

Ironically enough, looks like you'll be getting your wish as early as this summer:
http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp1977.jpg

Ahhh!!! The Horror!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/adamwinters/jaws19_11572868_gal.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/adamwinters/jaws19-2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/adamwinters/Jaws19.jpg

Don't forget to put some money on the Cubbies for the 2015 World Series!

[Cure]

you may not know this, but it was a article from a movie news site

Yeah, next time, use quotes or a source.

[Spitfire]

Got the lotto numbers in that crystal ball of yours?

Following the current trend of movies it's not hard to predict. Every horror remake in the past years, including the remakes of Japanese films, have been terrible. The exact reasons I mentioned before are usually why. One of the elements they've seemed fit to remove is suspense, which is what Jaws was all about. Watch "The Fog" and then the remake. There's a great example if you need one. If you like that sort of thing then hey these remakes are great for you. Not my cup of tea.

[The Stryker]

Following the current trend of movies it's not hard to predict. Every horror remake in the past years, including the remakes of Japanese films, have been terrible.

Dawn of the Dead, Hills have eyes, Friday the 13th, Last house on the left, Texas Chainsaw. Hell, even Zombie's first Halloween was good.

EDIT: I'm in the middle of watching The Stepfather. I'm already enjoying it more than I did the original.

Remakes are not a new trend. They've been around forever. Some of them good, some of them Prom Night. Who cares?

[Brodie]

I'm with that guy^. Theres a bunch of **** ones, but theres also a slew of good ones. And of course the japanese remakes are bad, mostly because theyre severely watered down.

The movies listed by Stryker are really enjoyable, some of those are more entertaining than the originals. And more suspenseful.

Example? Hills have Eyes. **** Wes Craven. He cant make films anymore, and his old movies make me doubt if he ever could. The remake was watchable, suspenseful, and terrifying. The original? Schlocky ********. And the sequel to the remake is bad...but guess who made it: Craven and his son. Go figure.

Also, people can complain about remakes all they want, but for every bad remake theres countless stupid ****ing "original" movies that just ****ing blow. I'd rather see a well done remake than a piece of **** movie like Jennifer's Body any day.

You can come in on your high horse saying "Remakes are always bad," but do your ****ing homework and see what else is out there. Your complaining could be more deservingly placed at the heels of worse ****ing movies.

[Lynn]

I can't see anyone replacing Robert Shaw. He had some funny lines and played the part perfectly.

[Brodie]

See, that I can see being a reasonable gripe/concern. I too really liked Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss.

[odupianist]

Ironically enough, looks like you'll be getting your wish as early as this summer

Score! I am stoked about BttF on Blu Ray though. That'll be great. That's the first I've heard of it.