Frequent WWTW visitor Jimmy C shared his thoughts on ’80s movies which could stand a reboot/remake …
Most of the classic 80s movies had a “lightning in a bottle” chemistry that probably couldn’t be recreated in a reboot, so I’m going to pick movies that were good but had the potential to be more:
* The Last Starfighter: I’d love to see a sequel or remake with modern special effects. With video games even more popular now than they were in the 80s, the premise would be very appealing to kids today. It’s a shame that the late Robert Preston can’t return as the fast-talking Centauri, but James Woods would do just fine.
* Red Sonja: Robert Rodriguez almost did a reboot of it a couple years ago that sounded awesome. I hope he goes forward with it one of these days, but he should dump the ditzy Rose McGowan from the lead role and replace her with Christina Hendricks from Mad Men.
* Gung Ho: it was a very funny Ron Howard comedy with Michael Keaton trying to keep his company from being taken over by the Japanese. Keaton could return for a reboot set in modern times, with him fighting to keep it from being outsourced to India (or maybe, fighting against a government takeover, but I doubt anyone in Hollywood would have the guts to go in that direction).
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Frequent WWTW visitor Jimmy C shared his thoughts on ’80s movies which could stand a reboot/remake …
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