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      02-16-2017, 08:08 AM   #23
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Gotta say. Kinda sick of hispanics being portrayed as thugs and drug dealers.

And sick of reboots.
Its worse when you are from Colombia and every drug movie, the white stuff comes from there lol.
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I'm with RickFLm4 , that movie captured a very special time in our country. That confluence of events, Mariel boat lift, Columbia cartel uptic, banking corruption, economy surge, Mack 10 availability, same as how super storm Sandy destroyed my house. Very difficult to align all those stars. No Need to see it again, been there done that.
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      02-16-2017, 08:54 AM   #27
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Why does the movie industry feel the need to remake movies?! Not only remake but change plots, scripts etc! One reason and one reason only!...MONEY!! All the remakes I can think of are shit!! Footloose, karate kid, total recall just to name a few, all rubbish! So yeah I say churn them all out, let's do Rocky with Zak efron as lead and back to the future with Shia lebouf. Oh let's do star wars again with Johnny depp as Han solo! Rant over!!
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Why remake it tit for tat?
Why remake it at all? Seems like that's all Hollywood does anymore, remakes and endless 'sequels' (See Fast & Furious 49)


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Let's be real though... wasn't Blow already a pseudo-Scarface-reboot?
Sure, except Blow was based on a true story. Jung was/is a real-life drug lord.
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Sure, except Blow was based on a true story. Jung was/is a real-life drug lord.
Right, and basically any drug dealer story (those who were caught or killed) follows the same basic plot: start at the bottom, rise to the top, decline (usually due to flaws or poor decisions). That said, labeling it "scarface" definitely raises the bar. I'll watch, but in general, I think reboots fall flat by a long shot. I also agree that doing a semi-biographical movie (blow, donnie brasco, casino) or capturing a moment in time (83 scarface) definitely adds to the feel and legitimacy of these types of movies. GENERALLY speaking, the ones that are complete fiction just aren't at the same level.
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yeah I agree.

It would have been great to see a story where Tonys son comes in for revenge...
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Sure, except Blow was based on a true story. Jung was/is a real-life drug lord.
Yes, I know. They really beat you over the head with that fact at the end.
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Yes, I know. They really beat you over the head with that fact at the end.
Then why did you imply it was a remake of Scarface? It's like saying 'Band of Brothers' was just a remake of 'Saving Private Ryan'.
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Then why did you imply it was a remake of Scarface? It's like saying 'Band of Brothers' was just a remake of 'Saving Private Ryan'.
Because we've seen "this movie" so many times. These movies all follow the EXACT same trajectory. The story is tired and the 1983 version was good enough. Was the story of Blow really that unique compared to Scarface?

I also said "pseudo-Scarface-reboot." I didn't imply that it was an actual remake.
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Was the story of Blow really that unique compared to Scarface?
I think it was - the only real way they compare is that they both deal with the drug trade.
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The Al Pacino Scarface was a remake.. it wasnt the original Scarface.
Fair enough but the true original was made 50 years earlier and I think most people today think of the Pacino version when thinking of Scarface. Importantly, both the 1930s version and the 1980s version were set in a location and in the context of something very significant that was happening in a distinct period of time - i.e. prohibition / Chicago mob wars and Mariel boatlift / explosion of cocaine trafficking in Miami. Changing it to someone coming from Mexico to sell drugs in L.A. seems to lose that period relevance effect that, at least in my opinion, is critical to the movie.

Don't get me wrong - I'll see it, but just curious about how they overcome that change and avoid making another generic drug dealer movie, since there are plenty of those already. We'll see.
The movie is actually going to be about the Mexican drug cartels from what Ive read. So I guess its kinda relevant.. we'll see.
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UNIVERSAL has confirmed a August 2018 release date and it is set to begin filming anytime now. I have anxiously been awaiting this. I feel with the huge advancements in cinematography, technology, great writers, producers, directors and actors, this legendary film could get a new life. Not to mention the new cars, homes, gear, etc. And none other than the Cohen Brothers: No Country For Old Men, True Grit, Fargo, The Big Lebowski are producing! The Wolf of Wall Street, Terence Winter is penning the script.




Diego Luna will take on the iconic lead role! I have seen him in plenty of Spanish and American films and he is a fantastic actor!

Big fan of Diego Luna but....why mess with a classic?

Don't fuck it up Hollywood.

EDIT: And before someone corrects me, yes I know the 80's movie was a remake of another movie from like the 40's or something.

I see that the script is being done by the Coen Brothers so that's promising.
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Best remake yet IMHO; Don't remember where on this forum I first saw this, so I looked it up again.


And you can't really just reset the locale - it was about the shift from 'easy rider' dealers to the ultraviolence of the new era.
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