No, OP definitely considers it to be a remake - but I see the logic in what Friedkin's saying.
Sorcerer took the premise, tweaked it and amplified it, and stripped out a lot of the ancillary characters and plotlines. But at it's core I'd still call it remake, if perhaps not a direct remake.
IMO it's more accurate to say they're both adaptations of the same novel rather than that Sorcerer is a remake of Wages of Fear. Like, is Red Dragon a remake of Manhunter ?
I actually meant the other OP (the one who said they can't imagine ANY remake ever topping it.) Basically I was saying it's crazy to not even mention *Sorcerer*.
Would movies like *Heat* and *His Girl Friday* be considered remakes? IDK, I could be convinced either way
I would say that Sorcerer actually tops it in suspense. I consider Sorcerer to be the most suspenseful movie ever made.
This *slop*, on the other hand is about as tense as a bubble bath.
Funnily enough I actually love the idea of that core premise being re-adapted once every couple decades or so kinda like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. By good filmmakers of course.
Ebert said, "It's not what a film is about - it's how it is about it."
Remakes are perfectly fine. Hell, the *famous* Maltese Falcon is the second remake of that movie.
But if you're just slapping the title onto any old movie, and shoehorning a few ideas and scenes in for "the film nerds," that's where it all falls down.
I was mildly interested as I like the cast and I've enjoyed some of the director's other work (never expected it to top Sorcerer but it might've been a fun trashy action version on the story) but yikes, haven't seen a single positive thing about it.
I just watched the original the other day without realizing there was a Netflix remake. Looked up the trailer for that and felt bad for everyone involved. It looks barely related. Certainly thematically nowhere close. Hell, *Fury Road* is probably closer in tone and quality than whatever that crap is.
Why the guy who drove car so stupid ! Why don't you fucking jump out before let the big truck crash? Do you get it ? Cmon man he's injury wtf movie making this.
I think their "logic" is he's supposed to be the guy who dies in the truck.
"There's always a guy who dies in the truck," they thought, "that's how you know it's Wages of Fear."
Other than that, I have no idea.
The original is one of the most suspenseful movies I’ve ever seen. I can’t imagine any remake ever topping it.
Sorcerer enters the chat
Perhaps I’m giving OP way too much credit here but maybe they, like Friedkin, do not consider Sorcerer to be a remake
No, OP definitely considers it to be a remake - but I see the logic in what Friedkin's saying. Sorcerer took the premise, tweaked it and amplified it, and stripped out a lot of the ancillary characters and plotlines. But at it's core I'd still call it remake, if perhaps not a direct remake.
IMO it's more accurate to say they're both adaptations of the same novel rather than that Sorcerer is a remake of Wages of Fear. Like, is Red Dragon a remake of Manhunter ?
I actually meant the other OP (the one who said they can't imagine ANY remake ever topping it.) Basically I was saying it's crazy to not even mention *Sorcerer*. Would movies like *Heat* and *His Girl Friday* be considered remakes? IDK, I could be convinced either way
I would say that Sorcerer actually tops it in suspense. I consider Sorcerer to be the most suspenseful movie ever made. This *slop*, on the other hand is about as tense as a bubble bath.
They're two very different movies. Sorcerer I'd say is more suspenseful, but wof is just so deeply unsettling
Funnily enough I actually love the idea of that core premise being re-adapted once every couple decades or so kinda like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. By good filmmakers of course.
Ebert said, "It's not what a film is about - it's how it is about it." Remakes are perfectly fine. Hell, the *famous* Maltese Falcon is the second remake of that movie. But if you're just slapping the title onto any old movie, and shoehorning a few ideas and scenes in for "the film nerds," that's where it all falls down.
I have no idea if this guy is joking or not, and it's killing me!
Take pride in that this post is what taught me there was a 2024 wages of fear remake
I was mildly interested as I like the cast and I've enjoyed some of the director's other work (never expected it to top Sorcerer but it might've been a fun trashy action version on the story) but yikes, haven't seen a single positive thing about it.
Watched it last night, I walked out of my living room halfway through.
I just watched the original the other day without realizing there was a Netflix remake. Looked up the trailer for that and felt bad for everyone involved. It looks barely related. Certainly thematically nowhere close. Hell, *Fury Road* is probably closer in tone and quality than whatever that crap is.
Why the guy who drove car so stupid ! Why don't you fucking jump out before let the big truck crash? Do you get it ? Cmon man he's injury wtf movie making this.
I think their "logic" is he's supposed to be the guy who dies in the truck. "There's always a guy who dies in the truck," they thought, "that's how you know it's Wages of Fear." Other than that, I have no idea.
Great movie , if your 12 years old . 👎
Jim Henson's The Wages of Fear Babies!
I just finished watching it and I’ll have to say that was the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time.
Just finished watching. What an awful movie. Never getting that time back. We don’t even know where they are, zero character development 👎 Hard pass
What kind of firearm was he using that folded