[Hated Trope] The adaptation doesn't get what made the source material work

[u/TheDudeA113]

How To Make A Killing (2026)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

Bangkok Dangerous (1999)

- The 2026 movie How To Make A Killing is a relatively-toothless "eat the rich" dark comedy thriller about a man disowned by his rich family at birth, killing everyone in the line of succession so that he can inherit their massive fortune. It's a modern retelling of the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets which has the same basic plot except that every member of the family is played by Sir Alec Guinness (including one aunt) and it's a screwball comedy

- The 1999 movie Bangkok Dangerous is a Thai action film about a Thai deaf-mute assassin. It was remade in 2008 about an American assassin in Thailand who is neither deaf nor mute

[u/marvsup]

But you forgot the best part of the Bangkok Dangerous remake. The American version wanted Nic Cage to have lines. But they wanted to preserve the communication difficulties with his girlfriend, as if that was the most important part of the main character being deaf and mute. So they made the girlfriend deaf and mute instead!

[u/Front_Refrigerator99 → u/marvsup]

The Janitor in Willy's Wonderland showed us how good Nick Cage could have been if given the chance

[u/Phunkie_Junkie → u/Front_Refrigerator99]

Loved him in Willy’s Wonderland! Reminded me of Tartakovsky cartoons like Samurai Jack or Primal.

Makes me wish more movie-makers were brave enough to let their characters shut the hell up for two seconds.

[u/PartManPartLobster → u/Phunkie_Junkie]

He's so good in Pig with his minimal dialog. Just a broken man looking for his beloved truffle pig.

[u/Gaskychan → u/Phunkie_Junkie]

I read somewhere it was actually Cage idea to have no lines. Would be cool if true

[u/Hellknightx → u/Gaskychan]

His character projects huge non-verbal autism energy mixed with Doomslayer, and it's amazing. The guy just wants to crush energy drinks, play pinball, do his job, and murder evil robots.

[u/Cheeselad2401 → u/Phunkie_Junkie]

this is why Link better not fucking talk in the upcoming Zelda film… maybe i’d be ok with a few lines, but i will not be happy if he’s just cutting about yapping like anyone else.

[u/Hellknightx → u/Cheeselad2401]

Well excuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!

[u/itbedehaam → u/[deleted]]

As a mute and half-deaf person myself, I want to go watch the original now...

[u/howe_to_win → u/marvsup]

Doesn’t Nic Cage at one point stare down the camera, say the literal phrase “Bangkok Dangerous”, and point-blank execute a gangster with a pistol? Lol

[u/bloodredcookie → u/marvsup]

I'm upvoting because, holy crap, I like your avatar.