New Death Race movie

Edward_R_Murrow · Post by **Edward_R_Murrow** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:33 am

Looks like shit. The original was campy as all hell, but this just looks like the "harder, younger, sexier, edgier" bullshit that permeates todays movie remakes. Plus, it's now a prison race instead of a gladiatorial blood sport because in today's Hollywood prison=sexy and badass, not ugly and full of assrape. And Statham is really getting old playing the same role over and over again as guy who drives crazy and shoots stuff.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:21 pm

it has ian mcshane in it and is directed by a real bozo, i dunno. ill go to the cinema and project the original deathrace on top of the remake and see if it matches up otherwise im going to stand up and start loudly making snide remarks and everyone in the cinema will laugh

rabidpeanut · Post by **rabidpeanut** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:57 pm

Statham might make it worth it, but remakes usually suck anus.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:56 am

Why did they give them guns? Pah

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:22 am

premise is very :teenage: but at least they don't drive brand new bentleys like in that other "postapo" crap released lately

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:38 pm

pretty lame the race takes place on a closed track.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:12 pm

Looks pretty EPIC, a'ight.

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:31 pm

Could use some more Stallone.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:44 pm

Even with Ian McShane I can't watch that trailer.

REVERANDPIP · Post by **REVERANDPIP** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:45 pm

absolute shite, where are the old people bonus points and random picnic smash ups!! glorious and funny deaths are the way forward not stupid "cool" prison crap.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:56 pm

I hope it'll feature Frankenstein, a good friend of mine lol, who fucks shit up.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:10 am

The irony here is that this is a remake of a strongly satirical film, but they've removed the satire.

Cimmerian Nights · Post by **Cimmerian Nights** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:22 am

Franz Schubert wrote:The irony here is that this is a remake of a strongly satirical film, but they've removed the satire.

You know things are fucked when they have to dumb down a Keith Carradine z-movie from the 70s to attract the mouth breathers.

This trend of stripmining 70s movies started with that abonimable Planet of the Apes remake and shows no end in sight. Rollerball. I am Legend. Halloween, Amity Horror...God I avoid them all so I can't even remember them.

How long until we get neutered remakes of Logan's Run and Westworld?

edit:
meanwhile there are some movies from way back that really need to be redone now with modern technology, good actors, and decent art direction Swamp Thing, Clash of the Titans, Something Wicked this Way Comes, Illustrated Man, Clan of the Cave Bear - shit that wasn't done justice the first time around.

How long will it be until some numnuts redoes Clockwork Orange?

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:20 am

Ultra<strike>violence</strike>.

Mechanurgist · Post by **Mechanurgist** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:45 am

Cimmerian Nights wrote:How long until we get neutered remakes of Logan's Run and Westworld?

I believe the American Association of Retired Persons already vetoed that one, and no-one cares about westerns today.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:53 am

Cimmerian Nights wrote:How long will it be until some numnuts redoes Clockwork Orange?

God help us all. That movie can't be done any justice whatsoever when put into today's context, which they'd probably put it in east LA starring some ex-gangbanger latino or something.

Total bullshit, all of it.