This film I regard as a bit of a classic and I reviewed it quite recently on my blog. Not sure how I feel about this one.
Why would he get more work? Did they not see Picard?
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner Terry Matalas Tackling Remake of 1980s Sci-Fi Movie ‘Enemy Mine’ (Exclusive)
Submitted 5 months ago by UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk to movies@lemm.ee
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-picard-enemy-mine-1235922620/
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Hezzmana@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
The last season of Picard managed to turn things around. Yeah it was fan service, but it felt like tasteful fan service (mostly).
I think if he were to get top notch creature effects artists to do practical effects work on the alien world and save the CG stuff for wide shots and space stuff, I think people would respect that.
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 5 months ago
Have you not seen Enemy Mine?
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Yeah, it’s not like he could make it worse.
thejoker954@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Picard was akin to Disco for me. Lots of kernals of goodness just tossed aside for the next shiney thing.
lunarul@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Why remake movies that are already good?
bitchkat@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Because they are out of ideas?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 months ago
They can update the production quality. The story is good; the special effects are hella dated and cheesy though.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 5 months ago
I know there was an Enterprise episode that was almost the same, I forget the TNG one though. Do you remember the name/ep number?
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
You know, I’d almost rather they just cgi the hell out of the original.
There’s no way they’ll do the same script, and that’s the part that worked. The cast carried the right tone, and no amount of remaking is going to top that part. So just update any flawed effects and release it as a special event.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Mirab, with sails unfurled.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I just re-watched that film. It’s kinda hokey by today’s moviemaking standards. However, it’s a fantastic story and a good script. Nobody could do better than Louis Gossett jr’s (who I didn’t know just passed away this March?! Damn.) Jeriba, and Quaid’s character changing from xenophobic racist to the one who helps bring peace to the war.
They made a huge book, The Enemy Papers that was a great read, too.
Anyway, I wouldn’t expect a remake to either be a) any good, or b) follow the old movie. Like everything they remake the new director and scriptwriters put their own take on things. And unfortunately when you insist on a new vision for something it means you’re deliberately diverging from what the essence of the original was all about. So no, I wouldn’t expect the remake to be any good. Probably big budget on sets, but skip good character development and writing.
MamboGator@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I love Enemy Mine and hated Picard, so I’ll just pretend I didn’t read this.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Enemy Mine sure was a… movie
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not enough pew pew?