What do you think, should they do a remake of this movie, or Audie Murphey's story. While the movie is decent, I do not think it did justice to the story of this real hero. Growing up poor, joining the service, his incredible heroics. I could see a Band of Brothers type mini-series. What do you think?
shareYes! When I got this movie, I liked the story but kept on thinking how much better it would be with modern technology and cinematography (not to say thats the only reason modern war movies are great!) I kept thinking, this is a great scene, but how would it look with an up-to-date, Saving Private Ryan style? I would like to see this story retold, not just a remake of the movie itself. And yes, stories like this are usually better as mini-series. Band of Brothers is my favorite "movie".
shareI would not mind seeing a remake. but i don;t want to give the story away for the action shots. It seems like now that people in this day and age people like blowing things up more than the story that goes along with it. They seem to want to usualy cut seens out or shorten them up to add action shots that this generation would get board if it wasan;t in the movie.
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I have mixed feelings about seeing a remake of the movie. It's just so REAL, seeing Audie relive his experiences, the pain of it all, I just dont know if that can be recreated by someone who did not experience it. However, I would LOVE to see a mini-series, as you said, about his life containing stuff from the war as well as his life afterwards. Call me sappy, but I even like his cowboy movies, mainly knowing what he had to overcome to do his acting. He just brought that angst, that "I may die but I'm gonna take as many of you ****'ers with me!" attitude, without trying to be tough.
shareI have brought this very topic up on a few military related websites. I for one have always enjoyed this movie, especially since it starred Audie as himself.
I had seen the movie quite a few times before I read his autobiography, "To Hell and Back." After reading the book I tought that it would be great to see it remade.
The movie, as is, is quite Hollywood-ized and didn't follow the actual events quite right. I think a remake would be spectacular, and the idea of a mini-series is a good one.
I think the story itself would be good as it is, without extra protechnics, and with most war movies these days taking on a moodier tone, this story would be perfect.
Audie, in the book is quite fatalistic in his attitude to the whole war and his chances for survival.
Who would play him?
shareI was thinking Leonardo DeCaprio?!?!?
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But he is about 8 inches too tall, needs a rounder, cherubic face like Audie, and a thick Texas accent...but I was thinking his "Aviator" accent was too forced... Who then?
I would love to see this movie remade BUT I know justice can never be done to the man.
Leonardo DeCaprio no way. I can;t see him in that. he is a good actor but I just don;t think he fits the mold of audie.
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How about Edward Furlong?
shareI have been a fan of Murphy's for years now. I think Matthew Settle (Lt Speirs from Band of Brothers) would be a great choice for Audie. If not him, my second choice would be Eric Bana.
shareMatthew settle might just be a good choice for audie. I liked him in band of brothers pretty well.
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I agree with you 100% about Matthew Settle. He's got the kind of face that I think could play Audie very well. He's a Southerner by birth and I think he could handle the accent. He was JUST WONDERFUL in Band of Brothers. I actually wrote Steven Speilberg a letter suggesting that he do the remake of TO HELL AND BACK and that he use Matthew Settle. Now, whether I ever hear anything from Mr. Spielberg remains to be seen!!
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I think that Settle WOULD be a great choice as Murphy. However, I guess that I (and you are all free to disagree) would keep seeing 2LT Spiers (cold, calculating, and ruthlessly efficient) as opposed to SGT Murphy (boyish, scared, and above all else, GREEN). Although I guess that Settle DOES have experience in mowing down German troops :)
shareProblem with that is Audie was like 20 during the war.. Sure make-up.. But make-up can't take away 20+ years..Plus they're too recognised. You would need someone plain and unheard of to play him.
I would like to see an independent film maker do this as a mini-series.. Hollywood ruins every war movie...
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Adam Sandler,.....Only Kidding. Mr. Audie Murphy was only 5'5" tall,...but his courage was taller than Mt Everest! Perhap's an 'unknown' would be best suited since the passage of time has alot of younger people not knowing (or caring) about this Gentle Little Man From Texas who had great American values. My vote off the top of my head would be Matthew McCaughnahay (sp?) He still looks 'boyish' and is not exceptionally 'tall' and I feel a fairly damn good actor and correct me if I'm wrong but is also from Texas? Rock On!
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I could see Toby MaGuire
shareJames McAvoy.
Brilliant actor and physically a good match for Audie.
Re TrueBill: I love a man that can set a woman on fire and give a granny money!
I don't see how they could make it better. I think they would probably ruin it, make Audi a soul searching coward in disguise and give the Germans personality.
Holywood ruins just about any movie they try to remake.
I do agree thay do seem to try and ruin there remakes.
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They do try to ruin them I agree also. I don't think they should remake because I'm sure Audie told them stuff while making the movie to make it look how it was and he played himself and that's what the story is about. But a mini-series would be okay.
shareThey do try to ruin them I agree also. I don't think they should remake because I'm sure Audie told them stuff while making the movie to make it look how it was and he played himself and that's what the story is about. But a mini-series would be okay.
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They did it perfect 50 years ago and never in a million years could it be done any better. The movie trailer says it best, "the only person who could play the man was the man who was really there."
shareThough many say yes, I say no, it's really a decent movie for its time & there are plenty other WW2 movies to watch for contrast.
shareI'll chime in again here.
I think a re-make would be good IF someone didn't try and make it into an anti-war flick. If it followed his auto-biography it could be quite a story. His feelings about his comrades, his chances of survival, and his sense of duty would make the story great.
The good thing about is this: if it flopped, it wouldn't make a differance. The original is still there. Take King Kong. The new one was graphically stunning, but other than that it was OK. I prefer the original any day.
As far as who would play him, that would be a tuffy. An unknown, or relatively unknown would be good. Look at the Band of Brothers actors. Most were pretty much inknowns, but they really pulled it off.
It could be done.
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NO REMAKE!!! There are plenty of other good war stories to film, from WWII and others. If you want another paratrooper film, someone should make a movie out of "Those Devils in Baggy Pants," by the late Ross C. Carter -- one of the great (and largely unknown today) firsthand accounts of the ETO by any U.S. soldier.
Audie Murphy was the only guy to play Audie Murphy, unless someone wants to do a film about how a traumatized war hero can be exploited by Hollywood into starring in a string of largely undistinguished Westerns. (Other than "To Hell and Back" and the mediocre "Battle at Bloody Beach," Murphy didn't make any other World War II films. His only other "war" movie was John Huston's truncated "The Red Badge of Courage," in which Murphy was rather good.) I honor his war service, but Murphy's postwar career was tragic, in large part because few people (besides other veterans) in the post-war era could imagine that a Medal of Honor winner might be haunted by PTSD. Maybe there's a movie there -- but let's leave "To Hell and Back" well enough alone. It's not a great film, but it does honor both Murphy's heroism and the men who fought beside him and didn't come home. That story is timeless and doesn't need an update.
I believe it is a great film, not sure the exact year it was made. That is hollywood now either a sequel or a remake. no original ideas. When an original idead comes out then it is destroyed because it's not a blockbuster or a great summer movie.
That is why the classics are classics and the rest are forgotten. I liked this movie alot when my dad introduced it to me with all the other classic he has suggested. It portrays the eventually forgotten men that protect our freedom. they didn't do it to gain medals or make alot of money, they did it for the other men and now women around them.
I agree also they should not remake this either.
Audie Murphy the only one that could play Audie Murphy? I take exception to this most definitely. SGT Alvin York or MAJ Dick Winters were not played by themselves and both actors playing these roles were terrific. So who's to say you can't have a remake that doesn't star Audie Murphy. Audie Murphy himself suggested Tony Curtis. So I say get over yourselves. I don't normally go for remakes but I think it could be done well and also get people to remember him. So I vote yes for remake.
Whatchoo talkin bout Willis?
a remake could work with a good lead role and an ok Director
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Yeah, I said the same thing. If you read his book, it's extremely brutal, with every single detail of deaths and tradegies. It doesn't really capture the brutality of war, and could be a LOT longer.
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I know many people do not favor remakes of films that are special or unique, but I think a remake of this film could work. This film was one of my favorites growing up (born in 1958). My dad was in World War II and I still remember the day he told me that Audie Murphy had been killed. He and I both read the book To Hell and Back and my dad liked it very much. I was able to travel to Washington, D.C. last summer and stand next to Audie Murphy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
I agree with some others who have posted that Audie Murphy playing himself was an intriguing part of the film and you simply cannot duplicate that with a remake. However, there are many, many people out there who have never heard of Audie Murphy, so for them it would not be a problem. I am sure a successful remake would spark quite a bit of interest in the original and in Audie Murphy's life.
I also have concerns about the remake being done correctly. Audie Murphy definitely shied away from any type of hero label and in the wrong hands the movie could be very disappointing. It would be great if the director, producer, etc. were well acquainted with the story of Audie Murphy. The story of his life is highly interesting and you can't get a bigger background to a story than World War II. I think a film showing the life of Audie Murphy in a personal manner could be great.
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I think a remake would be great that followed Murphys book. The film really doesn't do justice to the many close calls he had.
shareI am not sure if your first line is referring to my dad, but if it is, then thank you very much for writing that. He rarely, and I mean rarely, talks about the war. The few stories he has told me are treasures.
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