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MrW from some place Since: Sep, 2010
YoungMachete from Dallas Since: May, 2011
#2: Aug 25th 2011 at 1:20:47 PM

ALL OF MY HATE.

Well, at least Das Boot is still immune to hollywood. For now, anyways. Almost all of my other favorite films are already in the process of being remade, or have already done it.

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Gvzbgul from Middle Earth Since: Jul, 2010
#3: Aug 25th 2011 at 2:46:02 PM

Not sure if this is how it works but wouldn't they be in the Public Domain by now?

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#4: Aug 25th 2011 at 3:37:31 PM

I was hoping that random company was Janus Films. That would mean Criterion releases for all of them.

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Ronka87 Since: Jun, 2009
#5: Aug 25th 2011 at 4:08:52 PM

^^ Public domain is funny and it depends on when the product was made and whether the copyright was updated in the 1970s, when they changed and extended copyright laws in the US. If it was made prior to 1923, it's in the public domain in the US; otherwise, it depends. Kurosawa made his films from the 40s up, so it's very likely the copyright is still valid in the US.

Anyway, his films are going to be remade crappily. The only thing that surprises me is it took Hollywood this long.

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#7: Aug 25th 2011 at 5:00:00 PM

On the plus side, this will probably spark more interest in the originals, and thus make it easier for me to get DVD's.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#8: Aug 25th 2011 at 5:01:31 PM

I don't get the pessimism here. I mean, turning Seven Samurai into The Magnificent Seven worked out pretty well, and Rashomon has already been copied to hell and back.

edited 25th Aug '11 5:03:02 PM by RavenWilder

Signed Always Right Since: Dec, 2009
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#9: Aug 25th 2011 at 5:05:07 PM

The Magnificent Seven is an exception.

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Ronka87 Since: Jun, 2009
#10: Aug 25th 2011 at 5:44:51 PM

It was also made with Kurosawa's blessing, whereas this company is owned by a... culinary heritage expert, apparently? It does not inspire confidence.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#11: Aug 25th 2011 at 5:53:39 PM

All depends on whether s/he tries to be a creative force in any potential remake, or sticks to the money management side of things.

Besides, just because a company owns the rights doesn't mean they'll be the ones to put those rights to use; they could just sell/rent the rights to other companies.

feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
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#12: Aug 26th 2011 at 1:07:45 AM

I am very, very suspicious of this statement:

Bringing in contemporary filmmakers to shoot color video in America cannot possibly replicate the emotions and styles of the departed Master, and they shouldn't try.

George Lucas isn't even considered that great a filmmaker nowadays, and he tried and succeeded to Americanize Hidden Fortress.

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Gvzbgul from Middle Earth Since: Jul, 2010
#13: Aug 26th 2011 at 2:57:15 AM

I hope that any remake gets a new setting, even if they were shifted to somewhere in America it would not be a bad thing. I mean, you look at all the good "remakes" and they all change the setting, when you remove it from the origonal setting you bring in something that makes it fresh, as opposed to just being a remake for the sake of a remake.

An American gangster remake, or something would be sweet. Plus, it's divorced enough from the source material that it doesn't reflect on it if it's crap.

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#14: Aug 26th 2011 at 3:17:03 AM

There was an attempt to remake Rashomon as a courtroom drama a few years back. Reportedly, the project was canned after the script was deemed terrible.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Aug 26th 2011 at 9:47:35 AM

It may well be that if the founder of this company is all about cultural heritage, that her getting the rights is a good thing. She's at least aware that there's more to the value of the works than "Who'll pay me the most to remake it?"

And if this out-of-nowhere company could buy the rights, that means anyone else could have, too, if they coughed up the money. Would you really like to see The Seven Samurai in the hands of Adam Sandler? Ran by Quentin Tarantino? Rashomon by Jerry Bruckheimer?

Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#16: Aug 26th 2011 at 10:12:22 AM

Ran by Tarantino could be interesting.

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EgregiousEric from space (I am from space) Since: Jun, 2009
#17: Aug 26th 2011 at 4:40:11 PM

The Magnificent Seven is an exception.

And Star Wars? And A Fistful Of Dollars? Are those exceptions too?

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#18: Aug 26th 2011 at 5:10:00 PM

A Fistful of Dollars was made without Kurosawa's consent. He later sued Sergio Leone and the producers, winning a settlement.

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#19: Aug 27th 2011 at 3:15:59 AM

Doesn't change the fact that it was a remake and it was awesome.

MadassAlex I am vexed! from the Middle Ages. Since: Jan, 2001
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#20: Aug 27th 2011 at 3:20:56 AM

I can see how Star Wars borrows from Seven Samurai, but I can't see how it would be considered a remake or adaptation.

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RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#21: Aug 27th 2011 at 4:00:42 AM

I heard Star Wars was based off of Hidden Fortress, though there's so much it's based on that it's really hard to tell. I mean, I saw The Searchers a little while back, and when I got to the part where someone discovered the results of a Comanche raid, I thought, "That's a complete rip-off of that scene from Star Wars where Luke's aunt and uncle are . . . (beat) . . . Oh."

edited 27th Aug '11 4:00:52 AM by RavenWilder

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