Where's Ralph Macchio When You Need Him?

POSTED BY: Jongsstraw
UPDATED: Monday, February 1, 2010 18:52
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OPTIMUS1998

Friday, January 29, 2010 11:07 AM

i keep reading Co-NAN (ie: the barbarian), as Conan (ie: O'Brien)

which has lead to some interesting mental images...

...Conan O'Brien as Conan the barbarian

he is "unemployed" now, can't legally host another network talk show until late august...

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FILLYGIRL

Friday, January 29, 2010 11:17 AM

Yes I know what you mean, it has happen several times in my converstions about the movie, " I start my conversation with.."did you see theres gonna be a new "Conan" and people think its the red-headed Conan on the late show. I hope he comes out on top, screw networks! They 'f' people over all the time, (we Browncoats know all about that action!).

(Love your by-line,.....I'm a huge Chuck Norris fan)

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JONGSSTRAW

Friday, January 29, 2010 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by Navyseils:

they jump in and shout "sweep the leg!"?

I still might give the new one a lil bit of credit if it contains this in the soundtrack.

Thanks for that clip. I forgot how much I enjoyed that movie and that finale, and it's hard to believe it's been 26 years!!?? Man I'm gettin' old.

ps. Ralph Macchio has kept working some. He did My Cousin Vinny, then a great episode of the new Outer Limits, and he also appeared as himself on Entourage, as well as a recurring role on the just-canceled Ugly Betty.

BORIS

Friday, January 29, 2010 12:48 PM

I was watching Conan the Barbarian the other night. I kept alternating between laughing my guts up and cringing. It was highly entertaining for all the wrong reasons.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, January 29, 2010 2:47 PM

I've started referring to the new Conan movie as "Ronon the Barbarian," since they've cast Jason Momoa (Ronon Dex from Atlantis).

I can only hope there's room for a David Hewlett cameo. . .

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PDCHARLES

Friday, January 29, 2010 4:04 PM

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Originally posted by Stegasaurus:
Yeah. Except it takes place in Hong Kong. It should be "The Kung Fu Kid".

Oh, and don't forget to catch these other remakes:

Logan's Run
Starfighter (The Last Starfighter)
NIghtmare on Elm Street
Red Dawn
Hellraiser
Short Circuit
Footloose
Clash of the Titans (this one actually looks pretty good)
Conan the Barbarian
Westworld
The Highlander
and
The Warriors

Wow, thanks for the heads up on this list.

No Dissasemble.

Red Dawn, Conan, and Clash got my attention, and a lil bit on NoES.

Also, I think I caught Ralph as himself on an Entourage episode.

STEGASAURUS

Friday, January 29, 2010 4:33 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Of these, Clash of the Titans, Elm Street and Red Dawn are the only sure ones.

The Logan's Run remake is pretty dead. The Warriors and Westworld too, I think. Footloose just lost a director, so it may not happen.

Conan isn't a remake, it's more of a reboot, telling a new and entirely different origin for Conan.

I'm worried about the Highlander remake. The script has a lot of cool stuff, and a lot of really frustrating stuff. I hope they don't blow it.

I've seen pretty much all of these titles listed on various sites and I won't vouch for any authenticity, so I'll believe your assessment, StoryMark.

As far as Highlander goes, they really horked up the storyline with Highlander 2. It totally didn't mesh with the original. But for them to do a remake just makes me sad.

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, January 29, 2010 4:47 PM

Firefly/Karate Kid trivia:

Larry Drake, aka Sir Warwick Harrow was in the original Karate Kid movie. His role is listed as Yahoo #1 at beach.

STORYMARK

Friday, January 29, 2010 6:46 PM

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Originally posted by Stegasaurus:

As far as Highlander goes, they really horked up the storyline with Highlander 2. It totally didn't mesh with the original. But for them to do a remake just makes me sad.

The fact that they blew it so mightily with two is why I'm hopeful for a remake. It's a great concept, that is well suited to an ongoing franchise - but they hamstrung themselves by leaving themselves nowhere to go with the sequels.

I think a remake is a great idea, because they can avoid the mistakes made before, and really make the most of a good concept.

And like I said, the script has some really good stuff in it. But it also makes the same mistake as the original - definitively ending the story - but then adds on a inexplicable "no, tricked you, you weren't the last one" coda at the end.

With a bit of rewriting, it could be a really good flick. And I;m hoping they've fixed these thing, since the draft I have is a year old now, and they've likely tweaked it since hiring a director.

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STEGASAURUS

Friday, January 29, 2010 8:49 PM

What really killed me with 2 was that not only were they immortal, but they were ALSO from a different planet/future time (take your pick, depending on non- or director's cut).

I mean, WTF?!?!? And then conveniently they omit that McCloud didn't know Ramirez when they met in the Original, yet they knew each other in the past/future/other planet before coming to their respective times.

The first was fine as a stand alone concept, but 2 just f*cked it all up and made it impossible to comprehend.

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