Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. There are certain movies that are ripe to remake, like WILLY WONKA which wasn't exactly true to the book it was based on. There are certain types of movies that shouldn't be touched, that are perfect for more than just their story, characters and actors, but shot in the perfect time. You couldn't do a FRENCH CONNECTION remake justice. THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY is perfectly made in the perfect time with the perfect actors. It could not be made anywhere near as well today. THE WILD BUNCH is in the same league as those latter two films.

David Ayer is in final negotiations with Warner Bros to direct his screenplay remake of THE WILD BUNCH. I like Ayer. His writing on TRAINING DAY and U-571 was very solid. I hear his directorial outting HARSH TIMES with Christian Bale it very good, too. I am still radically opposed to this movie being remade. Especially since I read in the Hollywood Reporter that his remake is described as "a thriller involving heists, drug cartels and the CIA, set in contemporary Mexico." Why call it THE WILD BUNCH? That'd be like THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN just calling itself SEVEN SAMURAI. Take the structure and make something new and unique with it. This could be an interesting failure, I guess, but I'd much rather see a roaring success with a film that takes note of the tone and structure of Peckinpah's classic than a remake in name only. What about you?