Necron_99 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://www.movieweb.com/news/99/27799.php I think I can now safely say they are raping my childhood. Bastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thank god! It's about time this story got a remake. Hopefully they'll gut the pansy ass pacifist story line and make it a proper war movie where johnny 5 leads a battalion of war droids in a desperate attempt to defeat an eco terrorist group that's holding a wealthy suburban mc mansion community hostage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Dude, it's all about crossovers nowadays. Freddie vs. Jason, AvP... Short Circuit vs. Terminator!!! Man, Christian Bale is going to rock in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I wonder if they'll give J5 lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I heard about this a while back. They said it was due for a 2008 release but I've not seen any teasers or anything so I'm guessing it's been pushed back. According to IMDB Tim Blaney, the voice of Johnny 5 will also be returning. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizman Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 When it gets so bad that someone wants to remake short circut then hollywood is officially out of ideas and the world is officially coming to an end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I heard about this a while back. They said it was due for a 2008 release but I've not seen any teasers or anything so I'm guessing it's been pushed back. According to IMDB Tim Blaney, the voice of Johnny 5 will also be returning. Hmm. Fanboys rejoice at the news but are dismayed to learn that role of Captain Skroeder will now be played by Hugo Weaving. When asked why the much loved GW Bailey was cut, film producers stated that they believed a more menacing presence was needed to balance out Johnny 5's new hulking weapon heavy design and had this to say on the matter, "We thought about giving GW Bailey a cameo or having him voice another robot but ultimately we couldn't find a proper place for him in the film." Fanboys are still up in arms about Johnny 5's design change to incorporate bipedal reverse joint legs and striking blue flame paint job. One such fan, calling himself "Johnny_5_lover" had this to say, " Johnny 5 is an iconic design, he uses TREADS for locomation man, he's not some stupid chicken walking timber wolf wannabe!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thank god! It's about time this story got a remake. Hopefully they'll gut the pansy ass pacifist story line and make it a proper war movie where johnny 5 leads a battalion of war droids in a desperate attempt to defeat an eco terrorist group that's holding a wealthy suburban mc mansion community hostage. Thats not a bad pitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Short Circuit Vs. Wall-E I'd buy that for a dollar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hell, maybe WALL-E is the remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikuro Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 First bill and ted, now this? I'm gonna puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindem Herz Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 First bill and ted, now this? I'm gonna puke. THEY ARE REMAKING BILL AND TED??? Forgive my caps, but... holy crap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 There's already been a Bill & Ted gameboy game, cartoon, & tv series, so why not another remake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Honestly, if they remake this...who cares? I don't think there are any die-hard Short Circuit fans out there that are cringing. Even so...face facts, you're getting old, and times change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The new 209 Number 5.... "You now have 10 seconds to comply!!!!!" Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I really am not such a huge fan of the original movies to care, however everything about this remake reads like satire of the entire movie industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) I thought Stealth was the Short Circuit remake. Edited April 7, 2008 by VF5SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I can only hope they will license this image for the design. Maybe we will get some decent MK II toys out of this farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTF1 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hmm... I don't see the point of remaking this... but - then again - I guess movies are starting to be more and more like theater- always a director who wants to put his own spin on the "classics." VFTF1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 OH MY GOD!!! I'm gonna have to watch this when I am not at work. For some reason my emplyer frowns on me watching videos and being on MW while at work. I CAN'T WAIT! BTW Gaijin Your avatar is AWESOME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Fanboys are still up in arms about Johnny 5's design change to incorporate bipedal reverse joint legs and striking blue flame paint job. One such fan, calling himself "Johnny_5_lover" had this to say, " Johnny 5 is an iconic design, he uses TREADS for locomation man, he's not some stupid chicken walking timber wolf wannabe!" Screw the fanboys. I'm all for a hulking death-engine of a Johnny 5 that doesn't need a wheelchair ramp. (Not that bipedal reverse joints handle stairs any better... ED-209, anyone?). Maybe I'm some sorta anti-fanboy on this one, since I think the original Johnny 5 voice is too much of a pansy voice for such an intimidating military robot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 BTW Gaijin Your avatar is AWESOME!!! Thanks, it was Halloween '07. But I think the new Movie Snake Eyes has upped the ante a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I'm curious to see what they do with this. Can't be much worse than the sequal was. I'd certainly like to see the design tweaked. There are plenty of robots in use in the real world, by both police and military, that use tracks and can navigate stairs. I'd like to see them lose the caster off his chassis. Even as a kid, I couldn't see that working well on rough terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 A Johnny 5 remake would have to look like a robot about humanoid sized and will not look too awkward in general public so i guess a giant timber-wolf/ED clone won't work. If anything we'd probably see an AIBO-esque (AIBO's the dog...forgot what the humanoid was called) machine with some sort of beam cannon that can fly and transform is currently the US's top secret UAV project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 $5 says Will Smith will play the Steve Guttenerg role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Next up: the remake of Mac and Me. You know you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Only if they somehow combine Mac & Me with Houseguest, for the full Mcdonald's marketting blitz + Sinbad & aliens, you can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Naw, they've gotta save Sinbad for ALF: The Motion Picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAIN MKII Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Pointless remake of a meaningless movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Next up: the remake of Mac and Me. You know you want it. I'm holding out, for a Howard the Duck remake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 frak you. It was shits and giggles until now. Howard the fraking Duck is the PERFECT movie! You do not frak with perfection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 frak you. It was shits and giggles until now. Howard the fraking Duck is the PERFECT movie! You do not frak with perfection! Yes! Yes! Yes! WAAAAY better than the comic book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 NO DISASSEMBLE! Seriously, I've checked the date on that article multiple times now to make sure it wasn't a missed April Fool's gag. I just cannot figure out how that makes any real sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 They could kinda take the BSG route and make it a gritty soldier movie http://www.zippyvideos.com/6357495732511556/tetra_vaal/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermillion01 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 frak you. It was shits and giggles until now. Howard the fraking Duck is the PERFECT movie! You do not frak with perfection! Agreed Eugi!!! "No one laughs at a master of Quack Fu!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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