Remake Jurassic Park and The Lost World (with Spielberg as Producer)

[RexMaster]

Originally Posted by jpsandhu

Bad idea. Leave the first one alone!

*like* I agree but same with the second one, fuck the remakes, this movie changed the world of movies and the world in general and u dont think its good enough even though it stood the test of time after 18 years already? Wow...

[Orange Intercouse]

Originally Posted by jpsandhu

Bad idea. Leave the first one alone!

*Dislike* That's a pointless comment. Just because Universal can do a remake, doesn't mean they would be bothering the first one. Remakes have proven to be great countless times. And besides, no matter how good or bad a remake is, it has no effect on the first version whatsoever. The first version stays the way it is. If you don't like the remake---which would NOT mean that it's a bad movie---then you can just rewatch Spielberg's version and pretend the remake doesn't exist. They might tell different versions of the same story but they're not forcing you to like both....Our desire for a remake has nothing to do with disliking Spielberg's version. The facebook page explained it clearly. Just because some people like Spielberg's version, doesn't mean we shouldn't want to see a closer adaptation of the novels.

[sniperwar10]

i don't like this idea at all.

[ZerosTheWizard]

I dont know how id feel about a remake/reboot to be honest.

On one hand Id love to see all the scenes from the novels, especially the lost world since that one was so different from the novel.

On the other hand im not a big fan of remaking movies, especially when they were so good in the first place. Different actors being a big one, when you get attached to someone playing a certain character, its hard seeing that same character being played by someone else (For me at least anyway :P) sometimes it just cant be helped though.

I understand that this new reboot would be a different movie, going with the novel and whatnot, but there are things people fall in love with in the original that they dont really want changed.

I think if they could make the movie about the novel but also keep as much as they can the same from the original movie it would work best. Keep the dinosaur designs and sound effects the same from the first movie, definitely the music, the jeeps and explorers, the things like that, and try to keep as much of the original cast as possible.

Thats the way id like it anyway :P

Also, if they decide not do start Jurassic park over if telltale could get the rights to the novels I think that would be good for the next jp game.

[RexMaster]

Originally Posted by Orange Intercouse

*Dislike* That's a pointless comment. Just because Universal can do a remake, doesn't mean they would be bothering the first one. If you don't like the remake, you can just rewatch Spielberg's version and pretend the remake doesn't exist....Our desire for a remake has nothing to do with disliking Spielberg's version. The facebook page explained it clearly. Just because some people like Spielberg's version, doesn't mean we shouldn't want to see a closer adaptation of the novels.

*disklike* to the horrible post that i just quoted actually... When you have created the best movie and sequel of all time, why fuck with it? Bad stuff happens if you do... OH, u must not have seen Jurassic Park III! It also pisses me off that u said "some" people like Spielbergs version... Spielbergs version is the only version first of all and it remains one of the highest grossing movies of all time after 18 years so I think that more that "some" people like it. I personally think that the only thing that you can do to improve such an amazing franchise is exactly what Telltale is doing, tell more stories in game form because then, it costs way less and if you screw up, itll just fit in with the other 5,000 JP games that failed (Trespasser isnt one of em!!!)

[Icedhope]

Guys let's not start flaming and causing trouble about this...why don't we get back to discussing what a remake would be like or what characters would be in it.


Personaly I would like to see a remake that is actually closer to the novels...nothing will ever take the first movie off it's throne nothing.

[Sadonicus]

I'm not considering myself as a Spielberg-Fanboy, but I am a Jurassic Park-Fanboy and thus I think this is a bad idea, leave it for the memories, noone needs a Remake or Reboot or whatever you call it.

It would be basically the same thing with some alternate story-parts and characters/sets. Why? Totally pointless...

Also the makers of the film didnt changed the script compared to the books for no reason, a book cant be converted 1:1 to movie, it has to be adjusted to the medium, so the call for a remake closer to the books is just a stupid idea!

But I dont have to worry, even if some thousand people sign that (well, 15 so far XD), it wouldnt be nearly enough to take the risk off of a big project like this!

PS:
Spielberg as a producer wouldnt calm "movie-fanboys" as they call it at all. Seeing what George Lucas did with Star Wars or the reactions to the latest Indiana Jones movie prove it.

[Sadonicus]

When someone wants an updated Jurassic Park-film, just continue the story as telltale does.

Why not tell the story of how Site B went down? Enough potential to show some big CGI Dino-Action in 3D and remind the feel of the first two movies. Enough character potenial and it would be something fans would be interested in without raping the established classic first movie...

[tope1983]

the guys over at jplegacy.org did already suggest actors who could portray the main characters from the novel.

these guys would make an appearance in a possible jurassic park remake:

Dr. Alan Grant >> Viggo Mortensen


Dr. Ian Malcolm >> John Cusack


Dr. Ellen Sattler >> Charlieze Theron


John A. Hammond >> David McCallum


Donald Gennaro >> Nicolas Cage


Robert Muldoon >> Bruce Willis


Dr. Gerry Harding >> Pierce Brosnan


Dr. Henry Wu >> Chin Han


Ed Regis >> Kevin McKidd


Tim Murphy >>

Alexis Murphy >> Chloe Moretz


Dennis Nedry >> Jonah Hill

[Sadonicus]

Originally Posted by tope1983

the guys over at jplegacy.org did already suggest actors who could portray the main characters from the novel.

these guys would make an appearance in a possible jurassic park remake:

Besides the fact that this will never ever happen: C'Mon. That sounds horrible! John Cusack as Ian Malcolm? How could you replace Jeff Goldblum with John Cusack. And Viggo Mortensen is not nearly as sympathic as Sam Neill. Yeah, waste millions of dollars with high class actors who would never be able to fill the footsteps of the original cast in the fans hearts and waste more millions to make the same movie with better effects and some story changes?

And why would you ever want to disgrace the memories of the first film with a remake wich would be more than pointless! Just for better CGI? JP was good because it never relied only on them, so why make it bigger and better looking? This movie is not so filled with 90es feeling and is pretty timeless even with its CGI, it doesnt need a remake!

If you desperetly want to, polish the visuals and sound, add some minor things like in Alien or Blade Runner which are timeless as well and maybe add 3D. That would be acceptable. Bullshit like the Psycho-Remake that noone needed cause it chose the way these guys are suggesting, only leads to epic failure...

[ZerosTheWizard]

Originally Posted by Sadonicus

Besides the fact that this will never ever happen: C'Mon. That sounds horrible! John Cusack as Ian Malcolm? How could you replace Jeff Goldblum with John Cusack. And Viggo Mortensen is not nearly as sympathic as Sam Neill. Yeah, waste millions of dollars with high class actors who would never be able to fill the footsteps of the original cast in the fans hearts and waste more millions to make the same movie with better effects and some story changes?

And why would you ever want to disgrace the memories of the first film with a remake wich would be more than pointless! Just for better CGI? JP was good because it never relied only on them, so why make it bigger and better looking? This movie is not so filled with 90es feeling and is pretty timeless even with its CGI, it doesnt need a remake!

If you desperetly want to, polish the visuals and sound, add some minor things like in Alien or Blade Runner which are timeless as well and maybe add 3D. That would be acceptable. Bullshit like the Psycho-Remake that noone needed cause it chose the way these guys are suggesting, only leads to epic failure...

Ick, I agree, that cast list it one of the reasons I wouldnt want to see a remake.

I wouldnt think a remake would be disgracing the original movie or anything though, i seriously doubt anyone here wants that. everyone here loves jurassic park. I think they want more like.. well.. i dont know if youve seen fullmetal alchemist or not, but basically it was a manga they made into an anime series though that series used most of all the same characters themes and ideas the story went in a different direction, then after that one was done they remade the series again, same characters same voice actors (mostly, a few changes needed to be made) everything, just now they stuck to the same story from the manga.

I think thats what they want from jurassic park, they dont want to disgrace the first, or replace the first or anything like that, they want the same setting characters and everything, just the story being mostly the same but going a different way with it closer to the novel.

But i think we can both agree on this part: I really doubt it will work without the original cast.

Maybe if they can get as many people as they could back.. but i dont know.

As for me, im still undecided on the whole issue of the remake, i can see good things and bad. But i think one thing we can all agree on is this: We all want more jurassic park, either jp4, a remake, or more games, right?

[FPug]

I could go for Pierce Brosnan and Chin Han, but NICHOLAS CAGE?! Why would you ruin a good movie like that? Nicholas Cage's actor type is NOT for this movie. Neither is Charlieze Theran who looks too old. And of all people Bruce Willis? C'mon guys you have to go deeper than JUST appearance...and John F***ing Cusack?! How bad do you want people to make fun of this movie?

[Giu3232]

The two first movies are awesome. The novels are far better. Look what peter Jackson did with king Kong, that was great. My wish, restart the two first movies, following the books, two 2 hours and a half movies and extended edition of more than 3 hours like the lord if the ring. Spielberg as director or at least producer. no need celebrities, just good actors. All the guys and girls who read the novel must have this felling: why they didn't show this scene? Or this one? That would have been awesome. Simple, movie length, technical limit of the 90th, budget. Let correct all this and make two movies Michael crichton and stan winston would be proud of. Of course all this is just my humble opinion ^,^

[waroftheworlds01]

I like the list of actor choices there. (Still against a remake though :P)

However, I would have the actor from Lost who played Hurly to be Nedry.

Oh, and Daniel Craig as Robert Muldoon.

[SeanJP]

in my opinion the chick who jplegacy had as ellie sattler is horrible and she could shove it no one and i mean no one replaces laura dern as Ellie no one portrays ellie better than laura dern

[SWGNATE]

Originally Posted by Sadonicus

Besides the fact that this will never ever happen: C'Mon. That sounds horrible! John Cusack as Ian Malcolm? How could you replace Jeff Goldblum with John Cusack. And Viggo Mortensen is not nearly as sympathic as Sam Neill. Yeah, waste millions of dollars with high class actors who would never be able to fill the footsteps of the original cast in the fans hearts and waste more millions to make the same movie with better effects and some story changes?

And why would you ever want to disgrace the memories of the first film with a remake wich would be more than pointless! Just for better CGI? JP was good because it never relied only on them, so why make it bigger and better looking? This movie is not so filled with 90es feeling and is pretty timeless even with its CGI, it doesnt need a remake!

If you desperetly want to, polish the visuals and sound, add some minor things like in Alien or Blade Runner which are timeless as well and maybe add 3D. That would be acceptable. Bullshit like the Psycho-Remake that noone needed cause it chose the way these guys are suggesting, only leads to epic failure...

i agree.. a novel based movie...its a bit too late for that the first one rocks too much already

[tope1983]

Henrique Tomassi made a draft of the Jurassic Park logo as it could have been looked in the novel:


In the book it has never been described very well, in fact it was only mentioned once and said that it was blue and showed a dinosaur.

[waroftheworlds01]

Yeah, the novel didn't really focus on the logo that much. But the logo was more important for the movie than the novel.

EDIT:
Okay, I gota know when to fold them. The first film was amazing. The second film was great. The third film was okay. However, the third film took the series into a direction that's hard to continue from.

First of all, InGen is praticly gone so any story there would be hard to do without making some type of crazy explination as to how they're no longer bankrupt anymore.

The rival company, Biosyn, is no longer relevant. After all, everyone knows there are dinosaurs on the island so the whole secreat mission of trying to get dino DNA goes out the window.

In other words, so much time has passed from the first film and the thrid film when so far into left field that its hard to bring it back. So.... okay.... I guess I'm ready for a reboot of the series.

But hey, Spielberg is all for it too. I was just watching the recent WeeklyWood on IGN and they say the Spielberg is talking with one of the writer from the Thor movie to start working on a reboot. No director is announced so far but we'll just have to see where this all goes from here.

However, I would like for them to stay as true to the novel as possible. I would like it to feel like the first one did. Nothing outrages, no crazy "King Kong" type action scenes. I want a down to earth, realistic and scary Jurassic park film. Anything else would be a great disapointment.

[tope1983]

^^absolutely agree.

catching the tone from the novel and staying really true to it!

according the actors: even famous roles were often changed.
just take james bond as an example.

and a remake with the SAME actors doesn't make that much sense to me.
a remake is another adaption of either the source or the original film.
as other works got adapted very often too (classics like romeo & juliet, hamlet or the fly, funny games, gone in 60 seconds, last man standing) it can be done with jurassic park too.

but in that case i don't want to see one of the same actors or stuff.
if staying as close as possible to the novel there has to be toyota land cruisers

a different looking visitors center and no jurassic park gate.

but there are raptor nests in caverns
[IMG]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2010/128/9/1/Jurassic_Park_Illustration2_by_Stomac.jpg[/IMG]

the t-rex chasing the raft with Grant and the kids in the lagoon


isla nublars fog


the helicopter landing path


the bamboo path to the raptor pen


the sunrise in the morning


the jungle river


& some spots of the tour road

[Sinaz20]

Here's my issue with this idea...

What would you rather have?

A.) A talented, proven director finds a passionate resolve to adapt Jurassic Park novels into "truer" films...

-or-

B.) Pressured by crazed fans, Universal Studios rushes a project and throws the reigns to the lowest bidder?

I mean, just think what would have happened if LotR was put together by a director who couldn't care less for the smallest budget possible to cash in a hypothetical trend in fantasy films.