The 'Burbs remake

Which I'd say is untouchable*

The 'Burbs is untouchable.

The Fright Night remake had some good qualities going for it. David Tennant as Peter Vincent was one of the better qualities. Although, Roddy McDowall is the better of the two.

I still think the original is vastly superior and it should not have been remade. The new one is just alright.

In almost all cases, the remakes just make me desperate to see the original again. Every time I see The Karate Kid remake, I've got to watch the original. The same thing recently happened with Robocop.

That makes me wonder. What do you think is the worst remake ever? I might go with The Karate Kid. I'm sure there have been worse (Total Recall comes to mind), but I love the original Karate Kid so much that the remake almost feels like a sin.

The Karate Kid remake was terrible!

One of the only remakes I've liked better than the original is Dredd. It was better than Judge Dredd in my opinion.

For me it had to be the Nightmare On Elm Street remake. I feel like they failed in every possible way.

I despise almost all remakes, i think the only ones i've liked are Snyder's Dawn of the Dead and De Palma's Scarface.
The remake of Lustig's Maniac is watchable but vastely inferior to the original.Mann's Heat (wich is a remake of Mann's LA Takedown) is also a masterpiece.

Burbs remake ? No way.

This is my list so far

Werner Klopek - Christoph Waltz (great minds think alike)
Hans Klopek - Chris Owen
Reuben Klopek -

Walter Seznick - Bruce Dern (great idea Kris Klopek)

Bonnie Rumsfield - Scarlet Johansson (gotta have the hottest piece of meat)
Mark Rumsfield -

Art Weingartner - Seth Rogan ( I think he can pull it off)

Carol Peterson -
Ray Peterson -
Dave Peterson -

Ricky Butler -

Garbage Man 1 -
Garbage Man 2 -

Detective 1 -
Detective 2 -

It's really hard to pick actors for the Petersons and Ricky Butler. 10 years ago I would probably suggest Sean William Scott for the role of Ricky but he's too old these days. Can't really think of anyone.

What about Kevin James as Art? He's got the size and has the same kind of childish/jokingly attitude.

I can't think of any recent teenage stoner dudes? Who could play Ricky Butler and friends?

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

This is my list so far

Werner Klopek - Christoph Waltz (great minds think alike)
Hans Klopek - Chris Owen
Reuben Klopek -

Walter Seznick - Bruce Dern (great idea Kris Klopek)

Bonnie Rumsfield - Scarlet Johansson (gotta have the hottest piece of meat)
Mark Rumsfield -

Art Weingartner - Seth Rogan ( I think he can pull it off)

Carol Peterson -
Ray Peterson -
Dave Peterson -

Ricky Butler -

Garbage Man 1 -
Garbage Man 2 -

Detective 1 -
Detective 2 -

It's really hard to pick actors for the Petersons and Ricky Butler. 10 years ago I would probably suggest Sean William Scott for the role of Ricky but he's too old these days. Can't really think of anyone.

Not a bad start. But you're right, some of these roles are almost impossible to imagine being played by anyone else...

I think most of us would secretly (or openly) hate any Burbs remake, no matter how well it was done. But I still think it's fun to imagine who might play the parts, and how the film would be different if it were set in 2014.

I think 10 or 15 years ago Sean Penn could have been a very interesting Ray Peterson...

I also like the idea of Kevin James as Art as proposed by DavePeterson. I believe it would fit.

You know, for some reason some of the "Hangover" cast just came to my mind.

Bradley Cooper as your everyday (probably a little too handsome) neighbour Ray Peterson and especially Zach Galifianakis as the modern version of Art.

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

This is my list so far

Werner Klopek - Christoph Waltz (great minds think alike)
Hans Klopek - Chris Owen
Reuben Klopek -

Walter Seznick - Bruce Dern (great idea Kris Klopek)

Bonnie Rumsfield - Scarlet Johansson (gotta have the hottest piece of meat)
Mark Rumsfield -

Art Weingartner - Seth Rogan ( I think he can pull it off)

Carol Peterson -
Ray Peterson -
Dave Peterson -

Ricky Butler -

Garbage Man 1 -
Garbage Man 2 -

Detective 1 -
Detective 2 -

It's really hard to pick actors for the Petersons and Ricky Butler. 10 years ago I would probably suggest Sean William Scott for the role of Ricky but he's too old these days. Can't really think of anyone.

quote:RayPeterson wrote:

I also like the idea of Kevin James as Art as proposed by DavePeterson. I believe it would fit.

You know, for some reason some of the "Hangover" cast just came to my mind.

Bradley Cooper as your everyday (probably a little too handsome) neighbour Ray Peterson and especially Zach Galifianakis as the modern version of Art.



Dude, either Seth Rogan or Zach G would be great as Art! I definitely agree that Bradley Cooper is too hot to be Ray...but that's just me.

quote:DemonPrincess wrote:

quote:DavePeterson wrote:

This is my list so far

Werner Klopek - Christoph Waltz (great minds think alike)
Hans Klopek - Chris Owen
Reuben Klopek -

Walter Seznick - Bruce Dern (great idea Kris Klopek)

Bonnie Rumsfield - Scarlet Johansson (gotta have the hottest piece of meat)
Mark Rumsfield -

Art Weingartner - Seth Rogan ( I think he can pull it off)

Carol Peterson -
Ray Peterson -
Dave Peterson -

Ricky Butler -

Garbage Man 1 -
Garbage Man 2 -

Detective 1 -
Detective 2 -

It's really hard to pick actors for the Petersons and Ricky Butler. 10 years ago I would probably suggest Sean William Scott for the role of Ricky but he's too old these days. Can't really think of anyone.

quote:RayPeterson wrote:

I also like the idea of Kevin James as Art as proposed by DavePeterson. I believe it would fit.

You know, for some reason some of the "Hangover" cast just came to my mind.

Bradley Cooper as your everyday (probably a little too handsome) neighbour Ray Peterson and especially Zach Galifianakis as the modern version of Art.



Dude, either Seth Rogan or Zach G would be great as Art! I definitely agree that Bradley Cooper is too hot to be Ray...but that's just me.


And Scarlett Johansson is too hot to be Bonnie, but I can live with her slightly inappropriate casting for the gardening scene alone (and the nightie scene with Queenie, now that I think about it).