Remakes get an awful lot of bad buzz, primarily because their appearance in conversation is oft’ followed with claims that Hollywood is out of ideas (even though the first remake actually appeared in 1904). But there’s no denying that some films are just ripe to be remade, so I’ve grabbed ten movies from the decade of the 90s that are just bursting with opportunity to find a new home. Keep an open mind and you should get along just fine. Now, get to reading!
10. The Mask
Considering that The Mask is a property that is laden with special effects that haven’t exactly stood up over the past few years, it’s the perfect vehicle for a remake. It’s marketable, fun, and full of potential to be a summer smash hit, all the while being a film that can be set apart from everything else being released. While die-hard Carrey fans will likely protest (as it was a huge film for Carrey…and an enormous year), it’s certainly not a role that is limited to his type. There’s lots to do with Stanley Ipkiss and that zany, cartoony world, and filmmakers would be foolish not to revisit it.
I personally wouldn’t mind seeing Topher Grace or Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the role, with Amber Heard taking over Ms. Diaz’s part, and Jon Favreau directing.
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Coppola’s ‘Dracula’ is not a remake, its an adaptation of the novel. It takes homage from various older adaptations but it is by no means a reworking of a particular one of those films.
Hi, Joe. The movies on the list don’t have to be remakes themselves. Dracula, like L.A. Confidential and Interview with the Vampire, IS a book adaptation; but the films would still be seen primarily as remakes considering the popularity of the original films, even though they would just be stronger or weaker adaptations.
Eh, I could live without seeing these remade (the ones I’ve seen anyway). Dracula could be very cool though, especially if Tom Hiddleston has a role in it.
Darkman and Last Action Hero are the ultimate “guilty pleasure” movies.
Nice article!
If they ever do a remake of ‘Six Degrees of Separation’, I say they should give Donald Glover the role that made Will Smith famous. That kid deserves a big break, judging by the fantastic talent he displays on ‘Community’.
I never thought of that, but it would definitely be interesting.
You say Last Action Hero holds up well thus it should get a remake? In an ideal world, movies that get remakes should be films that failed but still had something interesting, not movies that are still f-ing great. Also, I’d much rather see a Speed 3 than a Speed remake.
But the movie did fail. And it does have something interesting. Thus, a remake.
Speed, The Mask, and L.A. Confidential are all excellent films, but I think it’d be worthwhile for Alfredson to make a *different* James Ellroy L.A. Quartet novel, and I’m sure there’s room for a Mask sequel (one should just pretend the current one doesn’t exist.) Honestly, I’d prefer to see troubled/non-working films get remakes than mess with classics.
As far as a remake or reimagining of THE MASK goes, one good idea would be to go with a gritty story, as the original source material was kind of a “splatter” comic. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE the ’94 version with Jim, but I’d also like to see a treatment that hues closer to its origins…..