The most fabled films we didn't get
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The most fabled films we didn't get
Help me think of film projects that are revered for what they might have been, even though they were never finished as intended so we don't really know. This is inspired by my recent viewing of Dune (2021) and Zack Snyder's Justice League, and I've got the 72-minute version of The Thief and the Cobbler paused as I type this.
We wanted Jodorowsky's Dune, but we eventually got David Lynch's Dune.
We wanted Richard Williams' The Thief and the Cobbler, but we ended up with Fred Calvert and Miramax' Arabian Knight.
We wanted Terry Gilliam's Johnny Depp and Don Quixote, but we got Lost in La Mancha and eventually Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote with Adam Driver.
We wanted Jodorowsky's Dune, but we eventually got David Lynch's Dune.
We wanted Richard Williams' The Thief and the Cobbler, but we ended up with Fred Calvert and Miramax' Arabian Knight.
We wanted Terry Gilliam's Johnny Depp and Don Quixote, but we got Lost in La Mancha and eventually Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote with Adam Driver.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon. That would have been awesome.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
The first thing that comes to mind for me is a little less lofty than those: Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League.
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Yes, I expect some of this might overlap a bit with my recent thread about franchises that flopped on the first movie.
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Yeah, would have loved to have seen that.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Huh.
It's not a film, but I was today years old when I discovered that it is now a novel.
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils
It's not a film, but I was today years old when I discovered that it is now a novel.
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Spaceballs II: The Schwartz Strikes Back.
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I was really excited for the idea of a Dark Tower series that spanned multiple movies with TV shows in between. Unfortunately we got whatever the hell that other abomination was.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
I'll throw this one here in this thread (since it's a better home here) The History of the World, Part II
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
I never felt like I got The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie that I wanted. Perhaps not really doable - hence the 'fabled film'.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Guillermo Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness.
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Jews In Space!
I think I'm the only person who really quite liked the HHGGtG film. It certainly wasn't perfect but I thought they did about as well as they could, considering.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
To be honest, I've never looked much into why they ditched the story halfway through and just made up stuff. Was it because of a delay-then-rush production cycle to put out a finished product?
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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I still maintain that History of the World: Part I contained Mel Brooks' best (and most overlooked) joke.
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(said to Oedipus)
Yeah, that ranks up there with the Life of Brian scene about getting stoned for saying Jehovah.
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Geez, the movie could not have been more clear that the sequel was "The Search For More Money"
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But the obvious #1 here is that we haven't gotten Paste Pot Pete: A Very Sticky Situation.
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Much prefer my Nazis Nuremberged.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Orson Welles's adaptation of Heart of Darkness.
And here's a list of the Best Films Never Made, each with a short article of its own.
The list is definitely worth a look. I'd never before heard that John Lennon once moved seriously on a project to make a Beatles version of The Lord of the Rings: Paul would be Frodo, Ringo would be Sam, George would Gandalf, and John would be Gollum.
And here's a list of the Best Films Never Made, each with a short article of its own.
The list is definitely worth a look. I'd never before heard that John Lennon once moved seriously on a project to make a Beatles version of The Lord of the Rings: Paul would be Frodo, Ringo would be Sam, George would Gandalf, and John would be Gollum.
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I was unaware that was ever considered. Coppola's take was brilliant, though.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
Nice, pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:19 pm Orson Welles's adaptation of Heart of Darkness.
And here's a list of the Best Films Never Made, each with a short article of its own.
The list is definitely worth a look. I'd never before heard that John Lennon once moved seriously on a project to make a Beatles version of The Lord of the Rings: Paul would be Frodo, Ringo would be Sam, George would Gandalf, and John would be Gollum.
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Re: The most fabled films we didn't get
I forgot about getting District 9 instead of Neill Blomkamp's Halo because I'm not especially a Halo fan and I really like District 9.
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