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The remake of THE BIRDS has an interesting group flocking to it...

first? by The Dum Guy	Oct 19th, 2007 02:49:38 AM
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Just leave well alone by DirkD13"	Oct 19th, 2007 02:50:52 AM
Campbell is no Hitchcock.
A plea to Quint/AICN by TheBigDogg	Oct 19th, 2007 02:51:57 AM
Please, for the love of movies, can we join together to end this remake sickness? Come on, you guys have the power to change things. Organise a campaign, an awareness campaign to promote ZERO TOLERANCE to all remakes. So maybe some remakes are good? Like Dawn of the Dead? Well that never needed to be a remake. It was barely a remake. And some films you don't think were classics so you don't care? Sure, but accept the remake and sooner or later a film you do care about will be utterly butchered. Meanwhile originality is going down the toilet while cack film after cack film is churned out with classic titles. Please, AICN. I am appealing to your love of movies to try to end this. It has gone too far. It needs to stop. Now I feel like a subway loon. Thank you for your time.
Oh, Christ! I thought this was dead. by MaxTheSilent	Oct 19th, 2007 02:52:11 AM
Platinum Dunes should be nuked off the face of the earth.
Ummm Psycho!!! by Redfive!	Oct 19th, 2007 02:58:38 AM
Love Watts but this smells like Bird sh*t.
Remakes are for THE BIRDS!!! by wackybantha	Oct 19th, 2007 03:01:59 AM
AWWWWW, MAN!!! I KILL ME!!!
Doubt it'll be period. by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 03:02:11 AM
Period = more expensive. Executives don't like that. Coppola had to fight like crazy to keep The Godfather period. The fucking Godfather.
Screw this noise... where's The Birds vs Piranha???? by Boondock Devil	Oct 19th, 2007 03:04:06 AM
In the fine tradition of Godzilla vs King Kong, Freddy vs Jason, and Echs vs Sever... have a flock of homicidal birds vs the flying piranhas from Cameron's Piranha 2: the Spawning and I'll give you the finest film ever created.
Why Remake Classics? by messi	Oct 19th, 2007 03:06:15 AM
I don't fucking get it.
messi by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 03:17:29 AM
Because the large grey mass that don't hang out at AICN talkbacks and don't know shit about movies see a poster with a title they recognize so they go check it out. Trust me, I work at a movie theater. People will see anything. CUSTOMER Do you have any comedies? ME Yeah we've got Superbad and Chuck & Larry. Superbad is kinda like American Pie, and Chuck & Larry is with Adam Sandler. CUSTOMER I'll take two for Chuck & Larry. Put us In the back near the aisle. ME Absolutely, sir. That'll be 20 dollars, and You're a complete moron. CUSTOMER Thank you.
Hitchcock was... and is... the best film director EVER. by knightrider	Oct 19th, 2007 03:18:36 AM
Period.
This is why I'll never move to Hollywood. by jigsaw	Oct 19th, 2007 03:21:19 AM
Who wants to live in a town with a bunch of assholes that spend all day dreaming (Just kidding they don't dream) of ways to get rich while tarnishing classics. It doesn't matter that a good actress and a servicable director are involved. At the end of the day it's been done before (as a fucking masterpiece, by the way). Even worse, it will probably TRY TO EXPLAIN THE BIRDS' BEHAVIOR, since that seems to be the style today. Hitchcock will roll with laughter in his grave.
seriously, who disses Hitchcock? by newc0253	Oct 19th, 2007 03:28:35 AM
and why should we pay them any attention?
Leave it well alone by jamazio	Oct 19th, 2007 03:30:18 AM
And stop bigging up these remakes as if 'hang on, actually this might be pretty good' hype. Just cause watts is in it (she was in kong for fucks sake, and ring, another pointless remake) and cambell may direct its nothing to get excited about. The only remakes worth mentioning I think of the last 20 years are the thing and the fly, and both were by directors who rock. Cambell doesn't rock, he's just good.
Stupid by CuervoJones	Oct 19th, 2007 03:30:41 AM
stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid remake. The Birds is PERFECT.
Naomi Watts: Queen of Remakes by CuervoJones	Oct 19th, 2007 03:34:23 AM
She is the female Marky Mark. I´ll say it again THE BIRDS IS PERFECT. Leave that movie alone.
Campbell's a great choice and Watts is perfect... by KillaKane	Oct 19th, 2007 03:38:14 AM
It'll be interesting how they pace this version, while I love Hitchcock's adaptation of DuMaurierres story, I found it to be a bit uneven in it's pacing and somewhat anti- climactic. I'm sure that Cambell will address this, it really needs a bigger third act, but I would hope those stand-out Hitch sequences (the gas station especially) are left intact and every drop of tension is wrung out in true Hitch style. Excited as to how this develops.
If they don't "period" it up then.... by kingralphuk	Oct 19th, 2007 03:38:46 AM
surely the film can be done in 10 minutes. A bird attacks the girl, the girls mace's the fucker. End of.
RE: TheBigDogg by jamazio	Oct 19th, 2007 03:39:41 AM
I'm with you 100% bro. Its gotta stop. And despite poor box office receipts (the fog, the wickerman, to name but a million) they still keep remaking them. I thought if something like this flopped they would stop making them. So whats going on? Is there something we don't know about? A conspiracy? How long before they get round to bladerunner (heaven forbid). AICN should just stop hyping up remakes all together. This makes me sick. And when they get round to reviewing it they'll prob just slag it off like the hitcher anyway.
Hitchcock by nietzschebot	Oct 19th, 2007 03:43:42 AM
I agree. No point in a remake. I thought this was a place for people who love movies. No point in even referring to people who don't take Hitchcock seriously.
stop. this. fucking. shit. now. by blonde redhead	Oct 19th, 2007 03:51:02 AM
for the love of all that is holy. the film industry is cannibalizing itself so badly now that it doesn't even bother trying. just rip everything the fuck off. anyone who goes to see any further remakes is actively enabling these fuckwits to continue to shovel shit down our throats. so just don't do it, okay?
I'll take "well enough alone for 500 Quint" by IndustryKiller!	Oct 19th, 2007 04:14:34 AM
'nuff said
Re: Blade Runner remake by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 04:17:41 AM
Yeah that'll be the day. Or Big Trouble in Little China starring Sean William Scott and John Cho. That said, I'd probably pay to see a new reinterpretation of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, if it was completely different from Blade Runner and if it came from the right creative team. William Gibson writing and Zack Snyder directing maybe?
Mr Spork by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 04:32:06 AM
No, a remake simply for new special effects is the spawn of satan. A well executed remake with a fresh take on the source material might work. But a remake simply for new special effects is the spawn of satan!
Mr Spork by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 04:32:41 AM
The spawn of satan!
My guess: It'll be updated and address bird flu hysteria... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Oct 19th, 2007 04:34:39 AM
Naomi Watts' character will either be a viral scientist of some sort, or her boyfriend/husband will be. There will be quirky side character who is an avid bird watcher.
I have to hear what the cast and crew are thinking. The script i by Khrono	Oct 19th, 2007 04:39:51 AM
I do agree that Watts is the perfect choice, but I still don't get the point. Beside the obvious updating and money potential, I doubt any real effort will be put in the film.
If M. Night Shyamalan made this, and it was an "In Name Only" re by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 04:44:17 AM
...it would have a twist at the end.
Hitchcock by TattooedBillionaire	Oct 19th, 2007 04:51:58 AM
is the greatest director of all-time. I love almost everything he's done, and I don't want to see this remade. Sure, I like Campbell, but I also like Gus Van Sant (sometimes) and look what he did to Psycho! He made the most pointless remake ever and that's saying something. As far as people not liking Hitchcock, I've never heard of such a thing. If it's true, though, that is completely sad.
Wasn't The Birds 2 kind of a remake? by Literarywanderer	Oct 19th, 2007 04:58:21 AM
Who the hell wants to see a flick with birds gone bad? Unless they're zombie birds...who eat human flesh...and lay their eggs in the bodies of their victims...hmmmmm.
Quint... by Vamp-AICNchat	Oct 19th, 2007 05:35:34 AM
...if you want it in the 60's and you want the IB Tech color scheme, what is the point of remaking it?
Birds is my favourite by red_weed	Oct 19th, 2007 05:53:32 AM
hitchcock film. i dunno about the idea of a re-make... I guess it could be good, but there are so many places it could go wrong... I'm just glad for the moment that they don't seem to be making a teen horror film out of it..
3:10 to Yuma was REALLY good by vini77	Oct 19th, 2007 05:53:46 AM
I wouldn't mind more remakes like that, actually. It doesn't drop the value of the classic movie.
cant be worse than the original by Bouncy X	Oct 19th, 2007 05:59:17 AM
i mean, the movie isnt that long but it takes almost an hour before anything literally happens...before that you'd never guess its a movie about "bad birds"...but anyway, its funny seeing people bitch about remakes.......who cares, the originals will always be there and if you're not interested in the remakes then its simple, just dont see it.
I, also, was unaware of the Hitchcock dissing. by beastie	Oct 19th, 2007 06:18:43 AM
I thought that film geeks could agree on the three greats. Hitchcock, Kubrick and Welles.
This will have Alfred Hitchcock spinning in his grave like a top by Yeti	Oct 19th, 2007 06:38:59 AM
Is is just me or is Hollywood remaking re-imagining and re-doing EVERYTHING these days?
If It's Period, I'll Probably See It by kevinwillis.net	Oct 19th, 2007 06:45:31 AM
If it's set today and about some super-zombie bird flu, I won't.
Why remakes are bad and hard to ignore... by dacanesta	Oct 19th, 2007 06:49:19 AM
If we are bothered its because we like/love the original. What bothers us is that when they mess up the 'new' version, the average joe comes out and says 'well that was dirt, so the original must be even worse!'. Its kind of giving something we love a bad name. And we love these films for many reasons, as in they invoke TONS of emotions in us, like im sure we could all write a huge essay on whats vital about Blade Runner or Jaws or whatver. But these remakes seem to dumb them down, simplify them, and youre left with an empty carcass ie. the basic premise of the story. That hurts us who know that we like these films because of far greater things than the plot. Basically, i want other people to see what i love, to share it (awww!) hence when a friend comes over you show them something youve seen and you want to share. Remakes just fuck that up on a large scale by pushing titles in peoples brain in the 'make sure i never watch THAT!' department. Why would anyone dig out the old Hitcher after the new one? Theyre gonna avoid it, and thats a shame. Dawn of the Dead 1978 forever!
Tippi Hedren = Most Beautiful Woman in Cinema by tylerzero	Oct 19th, 2007 06:50:14 AM
Even now at her old age she's still hotter than her daughter, Melanie Griffith, could ever be.
Can't beleive I'm going to say this ....... by Be_a_zed	Oct 19th, 2007 07:11:44 AM
but this could actually be a remake I'm interested in.
LEAVE IT ALONE, THEY JUST REMADE REAR WINDOW WITH LEBEEF by BringingSexyBack	Oct 19th, 2007 07:31:44 AM
and it was stupid as hell, a complete insult to the Hitchcock legacy. LeBeef should be shipped off to Saudi Arabia with "GAY" stamped on his head. Naomi Watts is great, as we saw in Eastern Promises, but even she can't pull off a remake of The Birds. That premise was pretty thin to begin with, and this movie will only incite more hatred of birds. I'm not a card-carrying bird rights activist but birds have it pretty bad, as they have to breathe the pollution we throw into the air and global warming is fucking up their migrating seasons. This movie will only make people shoot birds instead of watching them fly. Please stop.
This flick is too damn good to remake. by Nice Marmot	Oct 19th, 2007 07:34:35 AM
There are tons of stupid B-Horror flicks that would make fun remakes. Night of the Lepus, Deadly Eyes, etc.... The friggin' Birds is perfection. A classic FILM. It's not just another killer critter flick. I don't care who the hell directs it, it's wrong and shouldn't be happening. It's this abomination of a remake that proves that Jaws is not safe.
Who's been bashing Hitchcock? by BringingSexyBack	Oct 19th, 2007 07:34:36 AM
I haven't read about any Hitchcock bashing. I think that's just NeoCon propaganda.
Hope they keep Rob Zombie away from it... by Kid Z	Oct 19th, 2007 07:37:38 AM
... because I have no desire to see the first hour dedicated to the horrible homelife of crows and the psychological damage that drove them to be so murderous. Just sayin'...
THEY REMADE PSYCHO FRAME FOR FRAME ... by BringingSexyBack	Oct 19th, 2007 07:37:53 AM
when was the last time you popped that in your DVD player? REMAKES SUCK. Make that your next t-shirt.
THIS IDEA IS CUCKOO!!! by BringingSexyBack	Oct 19th, 2007 07:40:02 AM
It was going to be said, and I'm not ashamed of saying it!!!
THEY SHOULD REMAKE ALL THE PRETTY HORSES by BringingSexyBack	Oct 19th, 2007 07:44:47 AM
Starring Equinas. Talk about a horror movie ...
This is getting ridiculous by superfleish76	Oct 19th, 2007 07:45:54 AM
Is Hollywood so bereft of ideas, that they need to remake every old horror film and "adapt" every crappy old children's show from the 70's & 80's? Where are the new ideas?
I had flashbacks to it during "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising".. by Anna Valerious	Oct 19th, 2007 07:48:09 AM
Which is odd, considering I never saw the original. But who doesn't remember the birds just perched on the trees in total stillness? That, and there was even a Madame Alexander Wendy Ann doll which had her being attacked by birds. (The "Psycho" one is interesting...)
Dismissinng Hitchcocks is a punishable offense! by FILMFUNK	Oct 19th, 2007 07:49:27 AM
Dissing the obnoxious, letcherous old twat for being a knob end is another thing entirely though. And I can't even raise the energy to start ranting over re-makes anymore! I'm beaten in by em ''YOU WIN!'' I will now mindlessly conform and go with the masses like a zombie drone to feed the Hollywood machine.
Hitchcock is the Greatest Director in the history of cinema by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 19th, 2007 07:54:02 AM
There is no denying, that he was the perfect mixture of art and entertainment. Most directors coast on the reputation of one or two great films, but Hitchcock has too many to count (Blackmail, the 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Frenzy). Sure he may have made some bad films, but when you direct over 50 films in your lifetime, you're bound to have some. I still remember reading on this site a few years back where Tarantino said that he thought Psycho II was better than the original Hitchcock film. I think maybe he went on some anti-Hitch rant if I remember, so maybe that's what Quint is referring to.
all long as it is set by Blood T Cat	Oct 19th, 2007 08:04:38 AM
in a land where nobody has a fucking shotgun! Yeah, that sparrow attack in the chimney was horrifying.
Hitchcock has chosen HD-DVD. Here's why... by Johnno	Oct 19th, 2007 08:30:34 AM
It's the look and sound of vertigo...
Hi, I'm the suit who gave this remake the greenlight. by kabong	Oct 19th, 2007 08:48:54 AM
I like to give remakes the greenlight because it covers my ass. If I stake my career on an unproven property, such as a fresh idea, I could be out on my ass if it does not do well at the box office. My colleagues and I intend to greenlight remakes of every single movie that has ever done well. It is our intention to never greenlight anything that is different. We don't care about movie-goers. We don't care about movies. We care about occupying positions in the movie industry.
So help me God if anyone rips on Strangers on a Train in this TB by rhcp2sweet	Oct 19th, 2007 09:08:37 AM
I will track them down
"THE BIRDS IS COMING!" by BenBraddock	Oct 19th, 2007 09:10:53 AM
That was genius
Predication for Future Tarantino Quote Regarding Strangers on a by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 19th, 2007 09:18:08 AM
"Strangers on a Train is such a piece of $*$!!! We all know that Throw Mama From a Train is better." Of course I'm basing this off the fact that he thinks Psycho II is better than Psycho.
And remake it with no music? by ScoreKeeper	Oct 19th, 2007 09:22:33 AM
The original THE BIRDS is one of the few films with no score which gives it its chilly tone...just the chirping and squawking of the birds. I doubt anybody will have the fortitude to do that with a remake but they could actually get close to the feeling of the original if they did that.
Music....You bet!!! by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 19th, 2007 09:28:38 AM
They'll pull a John Landis a la American Werewolf in London (all the moon songs) and put in a bunch of Bird songs. Birds the Word will play over the opening credits of Birds gliding accross the screen and Norwegian Wood "This Bird has Flown" will play over the apocolyptic ending in which Naomi Watts machine guns the birds into oblivion.
Campbell is an excellent action director by Osmosis Jones	Oct 19th, 2007 09:40:37 AM
He has that rare, modern-day quality to shoot and edit action sequences in an "old-school" way, without resorting to MTV/Miller Beer commercial bullshit like the recent wave of horror remakes. Naomi Watts is also an excellent choice for the Tippi Hedren role (at least Watts can act, and Kong proved she can certainly pull off the requisite screaming). That said, Hitch's original is brilliant, and it'd be sad to see it botched up. I'll reserve judgement for now. A Perfect Murder was a really well-done remake of Hitch's Dial "M"...
People reckoned Psycho to be untouchable too. by thatothercaptainjack	Oct 19th, 2007 10:05:56 AM
And you see how that turned out.
Absolutely ridiculous by phool2056	Oct 19th, 2007 10:06:43 AM
Honestly, the thing about Hitchcock's films is that they not only still hold up today, they are still genuinely affecting and entertaining today. If we're honest with ourselves, most of us will admit to occasional boredom when watching most movies from before, say, 1970, but a person would have to have a serious ADD affliction to get bored during The Birds, or more particularly Psycho. They should can the remake and spend a fraction of the money on a theatrical rerelease-less money, maybe, but also less risk, and no artistic bankruptcy.
You know it won't be period, sorry Mori but that''s a dumb state by Stormwatcher	Oct 19th, 2007 10:07:28 AM
To even think they are contemplating making it period and all is either meant to be ironic on your part or is just a rather silly thing to say. And really, other than yourself there is NO AUDIENCE to see this particular movie be set in Period. Obviously their gonna play up the whole Bird Flu aspect and involve the media and net and explain the virus as they do with everything now.
I have some hope by Carnotaur3	Oct 19th, 2007 10:08:27 AM
Campbell's got a great old cinematic style about it. Especially the way he shoots action scenes. I can see his stuff being very suspensful for The Bird remake. And Watts is a good choice. Oddly enough, last night I was thinking about a Bird Remake and how it would look in my mind. The film is good, but tragically dated.
Shot For Shot would be a huge mistake... by Cheif Brody	Oct 19th, 2007 10:30:33 AM
As long they don't try to Gus Van Zant it...As long as they don't give the Birds "motivation"...as long as they pay homage, but create enough gripping "new" material to let this stand on it's own...It might be worth remaking. A "Peter Jackson/King Kong" love for the source material would be helpful, too. We know how far CGI has come, and we know that the titular characters will look awesome and realisitc as hell...but it you fail to capture the suspense, the dread and the unholy randomness of the premise...you are just wasting money and time remaking this...Just as Jaws wasn't about the shark...The Birds was never about the damn birds...the human side of the story is what drives these things. Unfortunately, with unlimited CGI at their disposal...modern directors tend to forget that. I can already envision a new scene where berserk ostriches and angry emus break out of the zoo and start killing everyone in sight with raptor-like efficiency...BUT, do we care about the humans they are slaughtering? If not...don't bother.
They stand a much better chance by veritasses	Oct 19th, 2007 10:42:14 AM
of improving a movie that was good in concept but turned out to be garbage or mediocre. When they take their selection from the cream of the crop of the Hollywood archives and chose an all time, world renown classic made by a Master, how much more do they actually believe they can improve on it? There's a reason something is considered a classic. Even if they sacrifice a herd of goats and somehow manage to create a movie that's better, it's still going to have a tough time "competing" with an icon. The only exceptions I'd have to this are movies that could really, really, really, really benefit from new technology (no I can't think of any at the moment) or classics that are themselves based on a simple, universal idea or classic story like "Robin Hood" or "Dracula". Maybe even some of the old Errol Flynn or Burt Lancaster adventure stuff but even then I'd be very, very careful about making the choice and choosing the talent.
Hey, Have ya'll heard that Kanye West is remaking Der Ring des N by conspiracy	Oct 19th, 2007 10:49:52 AM
Those old beats just weren't credible with todays kids...so he has rebooted it, with much respect given. It's no longer a 4 opera cycle, but a 3.5 minute video with bikini clad bitches and giant fucking robot birds. Really...as I've said before...Hollywood has no creativity left. I guess this is what happens when the kids who spent their lives in the 80's shut in their rooms with MTV and video games grow up to be studio execs and directors.
Keep it "period" by kafka07	Oct 19th, 2007 10:51:59 AM
Watts, a good choice. She's a classic blonde. Hitchcock would have gone bananas for her.
Officially, the worst remake idea going... by Thworldisyours1	Oct 19th, 2007 11:05:51 AM
This makes zero sense. Zero. I can understand them remaking Halloween and Friday the 13th. I dont agree with it but I understand. Bottom line, the remake will make money and there's a built in audience. But why remake this??? Fans of the original should be instantly turned off just by the mere MENTION of this (especially what happened to the Psycho remake) and how are they going to sell this to audiences that never saw the original??? Who the hell is going to care about a movie today about killer birds??? This actually might be the worst remake idea EVER... Bring on the CGI pigeons from hell...
I Understand by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 11:17:02 AM
I understand why everyone alot of you think this property should be left alone. But I think that this could end up being a pretty decent film. The Hitchcock version as many of you have stated was less about the birds and more about the human element. However I dont see what would be so wrong with the director's and writers amping up the action a little bit for the ADD generation. Hell maybe It will inspire younger viewers to check out the original.
Hell, they are talking about remaking "TIMECOP"! by Mr Incredible	Oct 19th, 2007 11:22:22 AM
That movie came out in 1994. This shit needs to stop. Seriously.
Conspiracy by Mattyboy122	Oct 19th, 2007 11:32:38 AM
I almost laughed at the Kanye joke...but then I remembered that commercial where 50 Cent literally bends Beethoven's 9th over and rapes it mercilessly. I think culture officially died with that commercial.
Someone should remake INDIANA JONES 4!!! by wackybantha	Oct 19th, 2007 11:33:13 AM
Hey, why not get a headstart??? HUGH JACKMAN or JOSH HOLLOWAY for INDY!!! MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL for Marion!!! And you might as well get Shia to reprise his role. hehehehe
A Now! by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 11:41:23 AM
50 Cent > Beethoven
That Casablanca remake... by Shady Drifter	Oct 19th, 2007 11:44:07 AM
Who dares diss the Hitch? I mean seriously, why would anyone?? The guy's films were original, cool, fun, artistic, scary, stylish, had lovely gals, good acting, great stories, wonderful twists, memorable villains, etc. Reamking the Birds is tosh... Alan Smithee tried and failed. So how about trying the top 10 worst remakes/remake-ideas ever? This is close to the top...
I don't know who's bashing Hitch.... by grungies	Oct 19th, 2007 11:48:18 AM
But they're idiots who don't understand cinema to save their lives.
5 Remakes I Want by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 11:52:01 AM
1. The Blob 2. Night Of The Creeps 3. Deadly Friend 4. A Entire Movie About "The Raft" 5. The Green Slime Samoa Joe > Your Favorite Wrestler
Over-explanation by Fireball XL-5	Oct 19th, 2007 11:52:10 AM
Hitchcock, thankfully, offered no explanation for the birds' aggression. I'll lay you 10-1 odds they find a way to work an environmental theme into this. Nature strikes back and all that. If I am right, I hope the same people who've criticized Rob Zombie for over-explaining Michael Myers' aggression will step-up to do the same for The Birds.
Seriously by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 11:55:38 AM
I hope they dont try to explain why the birds are behaving that way. Based simply on the fact there wouldnt/couldnt be a plausible explanation....BTW does any one remember the movie "Frogs"
BIRDS VS. PREDATOR by Mullah Omar	Oct 19th, 2007 12:00:29 PM
I'd rent it.
Fear of a Black Planet by Fireball XL-5	Oct 19th, 2007 12:01:46 PM
I remember Frogs all too well. It freaked me out as a kid. My father took me to see it as double-feature with The Conqueror Worm. A wonderfully disturbing afternoon for a 10 year-old.
LOL by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 12:06:02 PM
Scared the shit out of me as well. Not to draw parallels to the birds remake or frogs. but what exactly was the explanation for all the animals killing people?
TheNorthlander by messi	Oct 19th, 2007 12:09:56 PM
I worked at a movie theatre too. Convinced a few people to see some decent movies. my point was moreso classics, titles you dont touch. If they come near Commando someone is going to die.
The Complete Films of Alfred Hiitchcock... by idahomer	Oct 19th, 2007 12:11:43 PM
Is a must have book. Whenever one of his films is on I reference it beforehand. Rreally helps to enjoy his work.
I'm a big 50's movies fan by messi	Oct 19th, 2007 12:12:23 PM
I hardly know any titles but when they're on tv and are incredibly harmless I sit there mesmerized by them, i don't know what it is, maybe the music, maybe the happiness. the ones with the metropolis streets. fuck me i need me a fix.
In All Honesty by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 12:16:11 PM
I'm a sucker for the dialogue and the delivery in older movies. I just love how everyone talks.
No music in the original?! Bah! by Musicballs	Oct 19th, 2007 12:34:09 PM
They can remedy that problem easy. My vote is for Klaus Badelt!
Dissing Hitchcock? by metaluna	Oct 19th, 2007 12:34:33 PM
I'm guessing people dissing Hitchcock are likely to have the word 'Asshat' as a middle name? Who's been dissing the master? We should be told - only so we can lock them in stocks and throw rotten fruit at them. Idiots. And don't remake 'The Birds'... PLEASE! I seriously wont be seeing it on principle. The studios just crossed a line in my book. I hope they lose millions on this.
And then I read Kurzinsks' second to last post... by metaluna	Oct 19th, 2007 12:39:14 PM
Who has obviously only just learned to eat with a knife and fork. You cast iron moron. How does your body function knowing how stupid your brain is? Stick to watching Rob Zombie films and shit with Vin Diesel in it huh? You depress me saying stuff like that. Knuckleheads like you would burn libraries with that thinking. What a world.
Kurzinski must be pulling our chains...... by SubliminalJones	Oct 19th, 2007 01:11:27 PM
because no one could really be that friggin' stupid.
Kurz by skimn	Oct 19th, 2007 01:13:09 PM
"I'm 26 years old, I have the attention span of a gnat, and I need to see bright lights and pretty colors to keep my attention." You are an idiot. Your line "Why remake classics?Because they fucking suck." indicates you have no business posting on a site for lovers of movies.
Bird Songs... by Kid Z	Oct 19th, 2007 01:16:26 PM
... Don't forget Surfin' Bird for when the Tippi Hedron character is rowboating across the bay. (Maybe PeeWee Herman can ride by on a jet ski at that point wearing "the big shoes" and laughing his signature laugh.)
I have to say it, Hollywood, if you're going to remake movies... by Reel American Hero	Oct 19th, 2007 01:21:23 PM
Then leave the classics alone and remake shitty movies. Trust me, there are plenty enough to go around. At the least, that way the bar's already set low so that the films can easily be made better. Fix the movies that suck if you feel a pressing need to not be original.
Why not use DePalma? by topaz4206	Oct 19th, 2007 01:40:01 PM
After all, he's one of the only directors that has made decent Hitchcock rip-offs. Body Double rocked!
Hollywood needs to grow past the knee-jerk by waggy	Oct 19th, 2007 01:48:43 PM
I saw this movie for the first time recently and for a brief fleeting moment i found myself thinking "this is a really great movie, but some of these effects are pretty dated. i wonder how this would do with updated technology". I then stepped back to think about how silly a concept the movie is in the first place and what an amazing filmmaker Hitchcock was to turn that into not just a good movie, but a great movie. I don't even think Spielberg could make a movie about birds attacking people that comes close to Hitchcock's original. The industry would be well served these days by executives taking a minute to think about the odds of topping classics made by the all-time great directors and actors.
THE BLOB 1988 by ClockWorker	Oct 19th, 2007 01:54:14 PM
I always see people mention that the only two good horror remakes from the 80's are THE THING and THE FLY. What about the Chuck Russel's version of THE BLOB? I don't think its on the same level as THING or FLY and it stars the incredible goofy Kevin Dillon (Johnny Drama), and Shawnee Smith (SAW films), but this is still an awesome remake with kick ass blob effects and tons of gooey gore.
Is Scorsese's Cape Fear a Hitchcock rip-off??? by Thworldisyours1	Oct 19th, 2007 02:01:10 PM
I thought that had a Hitchcock vibe to it but it might've just been the score... Like DePalma, he could do a Hitchcock movie now but again why would he??? (Or any respectful filmmaker for that matter...)
by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 02:21:37 PM

Clockworker, The Blob (1988) Was Good by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 02:23:23 PM
...But with a good director and Glorious(Yeah I Said It) CGI. It could be something special.
Cape Fear is a remake, but not a Hitchock one by Reel American Hero	Oct 19th, 2007 02:41:33 PM
It's a remake of a 1962 movie directed by J. Lee Thompson. And also I might add another film to add on the list of good remakes, in my book.
Re: Cape Fear by TheNorthlander	Oct 19th, 2007 02:45:01 PM
Didn't scorsese's remake have the same score as the original, only updated a bit? I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure.
I know Hitchcock didnt direct the original Cape Fear... by Thworldisyours1	Oct 19th, 2007 02:46:01 PM
But the Scorsese remake has that Hitchcock vibe to it IMO...
Compare Hitch to today's hacks by darthliquidator	Oct 19th, 2007 02:47:40 PM
Go back to Hitchcock's films and look at the perfection of the editing rhythms, the shot compositions, the camera movements, the placements of the actors....and compare that to what passes for filmmaking today..shaky-cam unwatchable garbage, digitally mixmastered by ADD-afflicted directors with attention spans shorter than a gnat's. Hitchcock helped invent the grammar of how to tell a coherent story on film...but today his genre(thrillers)has fallen into the hands of music-video morons with no real life experience so their films reflect no humanity, no real emotion and no artistry whatsoever.
The Blob was a decent B-movie remake of a low budget B-movie by skimn	Oct 19th, 2007 02:51:51 PM
with no subtext. Just a goofy monster movie, remade as a goofy monster movie with better effects. The Fly and The Thing added subtext that made them deeper films.
I am reading albiet very slowly by emeraldboy	Oct 19th, 2007 02:54:54 PM
Patrick McGilligan's landmark biography of Alfred Hitchcock. If you are a fan of film you cannot afford to miss.
Birds is simply a masterpiece by emeraldboy	Oct 19th, 2007 02:58:11 PM
That scene where hitch fills that room full of birds and then floods the screen is about as awesome a use of the camera as one is likley to see. I still have no idea how it was done.
darthliquid by skimn	Oct 19th, 2007 02:58:39 PM
Well said. Can't add more to that. I saw a recent making-of of Frenzy, and he knew where exactly to place the camera, what lens to use, etc. without ever looking through the lens.
You know, I heard... by nonsensical	Oct 19th, 2007 03:18:17 PM
Micheal Bay was going to direct this... and of course the Birds would explode on contact.
Wheres the damn clash of the titans remake by ClockWorker	Oct 19th, 2007 03:30:09 PM
there's a movie that could be turned into something awesome with updated effects, by the way I agree that THE BLOB is not even close to being as effective as THE FLY or THE THING and I wannna make that clear. I just think that its a fun movie to watch and is worthy of being known as "a good remake"
Clockworker by skimn	Oct 19th, 2007 03:48:32 PM
I'm with you. The Blob was a cheap '50s sci-fi horror flick with a unique monster thats more notable for Steve McQueen than anything else. Its the perfect model for a remake. I have fond memories of the cheesy Invasion Of The Saucermen, that would inject their victims with alcohol, so their stories of an alien invasion would be discounted.
Remake my cock... by jfp2007	Oct 19th, 2007 03:55:24 PM
..it's too small....
oh yeah by ClockWorker	Oct 19th, 2007 03:55:45 PM
they even kind of paradyed that in the simpsons when homer gets obducted by the kang and kodos and then they spray him with rum so no one would believe his story
Fear of a Black Planet (re Frogs) by Fireball XL-5	Oct 19th, 2007 03:59:02 PM
Sorry for the delay; hope you're still reading. If I remember correctly the supposition in Frogs was that nature was striking back against man because of his polluting the environment. You probably remember that the ecology movement was huge during the early 70s.
No score? Whaddaya mean? by bah	Oct 19th, 2007 04:31:39 PM
What about "Risseldy rosseldy mow mow mow"?
ScoreKeeper, don't forget, while not a horror film by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 19th, 2007 04:49:16 PM
Castaway had no score either, at least while Tom Hanks was on the island. They did that emphasize the feeling of isolation.
Ooooh, ooooh, I got the ending: "Watch the skies. Watch the sk by kabong	Oct 19th, 2007 04:59:25 PM
So what if it's lifted from the end of another movie. That's Hollyweird.
Remake "Night of the Lepus" by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 19th, 2007 05:18:33 PM
"Bunnies, bunnies it must be bunnies" ☺
I wonder what will be the last original movie idea ever put on f by ebonic_plague	Oct 19th, 2007 05:23:38 PM
It will probably be a sequel and direct to video. Then our pop-culture will become like that alien race on an episode of Star Trek TNG that only communicated in obscure references to old legends. "Darmok and Jilad at Tanagra. Batman and Barbarella in The Office."
We should have polls on the site for remakes by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 19th, 2007 05:25:29 PM
It would be fun to see, film by film, which remakes people would give the thumbs up/down to. I think after all these tbs about them, there must be some definitive consensus (?)
Not in favor of this by Teddy Artery	Oct 19th, 2007 05:29:41 PM
Terrible idea. Hitchcock's movie is a classic that should remain un-messed with. The goons in charge of screwing with near-perfection should be hung by their thumbs! Besides, we already got a bit of a tribute to The Birds in the Pang Brothers recent "The Messengers".
Please don't touch North by Northwest by HessenRoots	Oct 19th, 2007 05:47:26 PM
Remake, revision, reimagining, re-whatever, no matter what they do to classics we do still have the originals. Personally I think the biggest insult, when it comes to the current "re" trend, isn't the destruction of classics but not giving us our 10 bucks worth at the cinema. Try something new Hollywood types, you might be surprised.
Fireball XL-5 by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 05:51:38 PM
Actually I really dont remember that...Born in 82' LOL but I get the gist of what your talking about.
Coincidentally, tomorrow is Hitchcock day on AMC... by Thworldisyours1	Oct 19th, 2007 05:52:41 PM
Marathon all-day tomorrow... I'm definitely gonna watch The Birds because I haven't seen that in years and I want to see if it's as good as I remember it. One good thing about all of these horrible remakes is that it makes the original look even better in retrospect (i.e. Halloween)...
Enough already with the remakes! The Birds?? by Sulla	Oct 19th, 2007 05:52:55 PM
God damn this is some sad shit. No originality left anymore period. And no, I guarantee it's not going to be period, they'll modernize it like everything else. Another classic film ruined with a fresh coat of shit.
Yall Are Taking This To Serious by FearOfABlackPlanet	Oct 19th, 2007 05:55:03 PM
I did think the Birds was a pretty good film. But Its not untouchable just because its Hitchcock. I Bet it will turn out to be a at least on par with the original. Mark My Words
scifi channel flick of the week. by dr.bulber	Oct 19th, 2007 06:01:07 PM
someone call david keith.
by m1k3tv	Oct 19th, 2007 06:18:37 PM
I would love to see this movie remade in the 60's style... but I don't think the Campbell will opt for the color scheme. I think people might get a feeling more 'down with love'. Expect to see excellent period clothing and set design with a darker palette.
Why not? by ckone	Oct 19th, 2007 06:42:25 PM
I LOVE Hitchcocks movies, but that is not a reason to not remake them. When I look back upon the Birds, I think it is my least favorite of his movies simply for the fact that it is more "straight up horror" than some of his other more though inducing films. With Fx the way they are today,I bet when the birds DO attack, it will be pretty frikin' wicked.
What I like about The Birds by Clancy Van Lustbader	Oct 19th, 2007 06:57:05 PM
is its structure. The first thirty or forty minutes or so is quite an endearing scenario of a guy and a girl getting to know each other and moving towards, you imagine, a longer-term relationship. I buy into it. It's charming and well-done. Then, seemingly out of the blue and for no apparent reason, the tone changes dramatically and becomes a frenetic battle for survival. The characters have earned our feeling for them and we fear for them and hope that they will survive this inexplicable, life-threatening situation. And, as others have said, I love the fact it isn't explained at all. So much of the tension of the film is that the characters themselves are grasping for understanding and, of course, in the midst of that situation, there just isn't any. The Birds is a great film. Screw the sometimes hokey effects. It's a suspense thriller with actual heart, real character development and intelligence. That's always - always! - something to be applauded, in my book. Rod Taylor is great as the easygoing charmer who sparks Tippi Hedren's interest. Tippi is a little mannered in her performance but not cripplingly so. It isn't hard to warm to her. Jessica Tandy is great too as Rod's overprotective, aloof mother. ... and that final scene is simply awesome. Have some respect for Hitchcock. Have some respect for The Birds.
Lustbader... by VegasRon	Oct 19th, 2007 09:28:46 PM
...just ended this thread. The end.
Speaking of perfection... by Darkman	Oct 19th, 2007 09:30:27 PM
If anyone even THINKS of touching NORTH BY NORTHWEST, they will most certainly die of no fewer than 78 stab wounds to the face, heart and genitalia. It's ESP. Yeah, that's how I know that.
naomi watts by lucid dreamstate	Oct 19th, 2007 10:18:01 PM
she has been my fave actress since mulholland drive. if naomi is part of the remake, then i would at least watch it to see her . i may be the only person that enjoyed the van sant's psycho and i am fine with that. the psycho remake was an HOMAGE to hitchcock's masterpiece. i love the van sant version. anne heche was perfect as marion crane.
Quint, I love you but... by McGsStepson	Oct 19th, 2007 10:18:47 PM
you seem to consistently have the worst ideas of anyone on AICN and re-working the '60's look of "The Birds" with a new narrative is the worst in that line. But hey, I love your enthusiasm.
This isn't a remake. They by Bronx Cheer	Oct 19th, 2007 10:19:46 PM

remember the clams by lucid dreamstate	Oct 19th, 2007 10:20:24 PM
remember that saturday night live skit that parodied the birds? was it called the clams? my god that was back in eddie murphy's days i think. i must be getting old.
This isn't a remake, they say. by Bronx Cheer	Oct 19th, 2007 10:21:52 PM
According to the trades, they're going back to the book. Nothing wrong with taking a fresh look at the book. Why all the moaning ab out remakes. I'm more upset that they keep turning books and plays into films instead of writing original scripts.
as long as naomi watts is in it by lucid dreamstate	Oct 19th, 2007 10:25:52 PM
then i say lets see it. it might be entertaining to watch as long as they use a good director as well. the hills have eyes part 1 remake was better than the original because they used a good director. the hills have eyes part 2 remake was pure shit from the first 2 minutes until the end because they didn't use a good director.
is the original birds based on a book? by lucid dreamstate	Oct 19th, 2007 10:27:39 PM
if so, has anyone read it. that might be an interesting book.
The Birds written by same writer who wrote Rebecca by Bronx Cheer	Oct 19th, 2007 11:09:54 PM
Rebecca is Hitchcock's first US film, and one of his greatest. I LOVE that flick. Daphne du Maurier was a very popular writer in her day. Sorry for saying The Birds was a book. I forgot it was a short story. It's been a while since I read it. But it was IN a book. Heh Heh.
I love Hitchcock by kilik777	Oct 19th, 2007 11:47:24 PM
but i friggin hate the birds. I despise remakes but this is one that desperately needs it. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
Remake Transformers, instead. by Dingbatty	Oct 20th, 2007 12:18:19 AM

No remake the star wars prequels by TheNorthlander	Oct 20th, 2007 12:27:40 AM
Seriously, they have higher priority than transformers.
The time has come to remake GONE WITH THE WIND! by Live.	Oct 20th, 2007 01:03:55 AM
Yes, one of the highest grossing movies of all time! Doesn't that just smell of remake potential? Besides the movie is old. Like decades old. Surely that makes it ripe for an update? It's gold I tell you! Pure gold!
Remake BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN... by Shady Drifter	Oct 20th, 2007 03:21:26 AM
This time make it a documentary and really burn the damn town down... that would be a remake I'd pay to watch! FIRE FIRE
'a lot of people feel the need to voice their dislike of Hitchco by Sepulchrave	Oct 20th, 2007 06:12:38 AM
RETARDS
TheNorthlander by Dingbatty	Oct 20th, 2007 07:37:48 AM
You are right. And your comment about Jon Arbuckle and Conan the Barbarian on the other thread made me laugh.
Combine the plot with that of The Swarm and call it... by Nazzim O'Bazzim	Oct 20th, 2007 11:24:53 AM
The Birds and the Bees!
My bologna has a first name... by 5 by 5	Oct 20th, 2007 12:47:49 PM
...it's R E M A K E My bologna has a second name it's... U N O R I G I N A L I T Y I want to gouge my eyes out every day And if you ask me why I'll say 'cause douchbages in Hollywood have taken originality away
Didn't They Kill Like 1000 Birds Making The First One? by skoobyx	Oct 21st, 2007 01:47:12 AM
I understand that was one of the reasons for 'No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture...'
Stop the REMAKE-MADNESS Hollywood!!! by Lance2769	Oct 21st, 2007 02:10:44 AM
I'm sitting here watching 'The Birds' on AMC and remembering what a classic movie this is and how with every stupid remake that Hollywood does, it robs the new generation of young movie goers of ever discovering the great originals. It's a shame but this madness needs to stop! All of these executives need to be fired for greenlighting any remake, whether it's a classic tv show 're-imagining' or a early 1920's film remake. Stop the remakes Hollywood!!!
So is Naomi Watts going to spoof Paris Hilton in the remake??? by Thworldisyours1	Oct 21st, 2007 10:47:24 AM
That would be kinda funny... Watched the original for the first time in years and yeah it's damn near perfect. All I really ask of the remake is PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE under no circumstances EXPLAIN why the birds are attacking!!! I dont want to hear about some viral "bird-flu" or the birds had an abusive childhood or whatever. Please leave that crap out of it. The remake has no chance in hell of being as good as the original but at the very best it can be a decent film on its own...
Ahhhh by AlphaDean	Oct 21st, 2007 01:12:12 PM
I personally grew up on Hitchcock also. The Birds was a sweet film. Honestly though I no longer get as excited until I see what going on. I could care less how good the director is or isn't. Over all the actor/actress cast in films no longer excites me. If the person who is making the film is a slave to the system and has no true passion for the source material, the property will ultimately suck. Even little known movies, directed by small directors like War of the Worlds by Steven Spielberg was over all a stink burger. Tom Cruise an ok actor but the movie over all left certain things to be desired. Then you take a movie like The Longest Yard. Again nothing to write home about, but over all a fair remake that you're truly unashamed to like. A little passion goes along way and not just trying to make some $$$$. So over all I'll see the remake and make judgement after I watch it. Trust me less expectations you have....the better chance you have to enjoy it.

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