Alien 3
Make it a proper unapologetic adult film. Unrelentingly brutal, dark, ugly and claustrophobic. Playing on the fragile peace amongst the inmates and the opportunism when chaos rules. The ingenuity employed in increasingly desperate and hopeless situations, with no weapons no hope of rescue and being surrounded by psychopathic murders and rapists. It would be beautiful.
The cockleshell heroes.
It's a great story. The film is let down by a cheesiness (particularly pre mission) and a clear lack of budget. the night bits a clearly filmed by day, and the contrast is then turned down.
Although one of the things i like is the lack of action. (it is a covert mission after all). I think if it was remade it'd be 'over-actioned'.
How about 'The French connection'.
Highlander, with a scottish actor to play the highlander, and proper effects
hols2 - MemberIf you had a huge, physically intimidating ex soldier/badass who is going to challenge him? Who would want to fight him?
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Ah Joe Pesci the slightly tubby 5' 4" actor playing Tommy DeVito, based on Tommy DeSimone the hulking 6' 2" 100Kgs Mob Enforcer and Hitman - it'll never work.
I've read bits of the Reacher books, the author reminded me of Shaun Ryder when he wrote for the Sport, he's list their heights where most writers would list their ages just for a laugh. He seemed as obsessed with height as much as Tom Clancy and Gene Roddenberry seem obsessed with obscure military protocol and rules, bunch of Rimmers both of them.
personally I'm fed up with all the re-makes reboots , sequels, prequels , there must be a germ of a new idea someplace that can be developed rather than just rehashing the same old stuff.Sometimes, as with Prometheus the prequel is so bad it devalues the original .
