Ladyhawke - What Makes a Film Prime Remake Material?

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MOVIE DISCUSSION:

Melanie, Daniel, and Melvin talk Ladyhawke, Richard Donner’s fantasy family film featuring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfieffer, and Matthew Broderick.

Topics:

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• Melanie specifically wanted to hear what Melvin and Dan thought of Ladyhawke. Melvin, for some reason, initially thought Ladyhawke was a wrestling movie.
• Melvin shares his strange fixation on Matthew Broderick.
• Melanie has been thinking about “remakes” a lot, and apart from the nostalgic joy she has with Ladyhawke, she’s been thinking about what would make for a good remake of this charismatic fantasy flick.
• For Melvin, a remake, reboot, or sequel doesn't necessarily need to be tied down to anything, it merely needs to be in conversation with its predecessor in some fashion. He also proposes practical, fun ideas for a theoretical remake of LadyHawke.
• For Daniel, remakes are only interesting if they adopt ideas or messages and re-adopt them with new information. In other words, how does a political thriller change when the world changes?
• Some movies, even as you watch them, feel like they need a remake. Melvin proposes a couple.
• Remakes, ironically, are also very final. It declares that the old canon is over and that a new canon is being established.

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