Comments on: Peter Hyams To Remake Capricorn One

By: mikem

mikem — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:59:23 +0000

would anyone else agree that cap 1 had the worst ending of an otherwise exciting thriller, ever?
this movie rocks for two hours and then is wrapped up like a cheap epidsode of CHiPs. okay, brolin made it, where are OJ and sam? dead? nobody tells us. hyams ran out of ideas and gave us bad slo-mo freeze frame ending. weak.

By: MikeH

MikeH — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:44:00 +0000

Not to be picky, but C1 was about a faked Mars landing, not a faked Apollo landing as the original author states. It’s based on the rumors of the Apollo being fake, but the story is about Mars. And the astronauts don’t “discover” it was faked, they are forced to fake it themselves.

Did you see the film, sir?

Great film. As with all remakes/sequels, I’m skeptical but if they do it right I’ll support it.

By: Elaine Coleman

Elaine Coleman — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:09:36 +0000

Please remake, remake – we must find out what happended with Waterston’s and Simpson’s characters…..since we did not actually see them die…..I’m a writer too; and would welcome this film being remade….I would love to see the Director pick up from the memorial service, and you know those other two “widows” are wondering about their spouses; can you imagine the letdown, again, once they find out their husbands are not with Brubaker? But again, we never saw them get killed in the movie, even though they did the flares……I’m ready for the 2nd Capricorn, I say bring it on!

By: Susanna Leslie

Susanna Leslie — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:20:39 +0000

Oh I do wish Mr. Hyams would run his script remake by me first so I can help as a sounding board before he invests any money in it.
I just rewatched the film for the first time in thirty years courtesy of its TCM premiere. There is so much potential for a first rate political thriller and so many wonderful visuals in this film, along with a magnificent Jerry Goldsmith score, but the film is undermined with too many plot loopholes and distracting sprinkles of forced humor that unfortunately work against it all of which could have been corrected and should be for the remake.

By: bridget

bridget — Tue, 29 May 2007 07:07:47 +0000

I am sooooo excited that this film is being remade!! Capricorn One is one of my ALL time favorite movies. Now if could only be in the remake….so cool.:)

By: thesnowleopard

thesnowleopard — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:19:19 +0000

I love Capricorn One. It is one of those seminal movies from my youth when I was just becoming aware of their power. Not that C1 is a great movie, but it had a big impact on me. Plus it has Jack McCoy..I mean Sam Waterston.. as one of the astronauts.

By: Marina

Marina — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:08:01 +0000

I hope you’re right and that “The Astronaut Farmer” gets people interested in making good space movies again. And though I like the idea about a moon landing movie though I like this even better. The conspiracy theorists would have a field day with this one.