What would be the most absurd 'gritty reboot' imaginable?

[FoxyStig]

Dora the Explorer?

Oh you don't say........

this is my face

 

[FollowUp]

Rayman.

 

[Krythe]

Pokemon

You're already capturing wild animals and forcing them to fight eachother, the change to gritty hyperviolence would only be a stylistic one.

Trust me, /b/ talks about this idea a lot.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I would pay big bucks to see a Snow White and the seven dwarves reboot where Snow White is addicted to cocaine and the seven dwarves are all involved in a gang war in east LA.

Big bucks

 

[knight steel]

Dora the Explorer?

Oh you don't say........

this is my face

I know your so excited that your speechless i was the same ^_^.

 

[Aabglov]

Wizard of Oz,
instead of capturing Dorothy the Wicked Witch would put her in a pit and send lotion down in a basket "Silence of the Lambs" style.
"It puts the lotion on its skin and its little dog too"

 

[natural20]

Cooking Mama.
The "Mama" is on the loose. People are afraid to leave the house. Another body turned up on Friday, burned and half eaten.
You are Frank McGravel, a heroin addicted dirty cop. When your wife goes missing, you fear "The mama" has taken her. How far would you go to save someone you love?

This was pretty awesomely done in "Doomsday Arcade"

 

[sylekage]

Power Rangers. The original Power Rangers. With real death, and every once in a while a power ranger is replaced because one heroically fell in battle. I would love it and hate it at the same time

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Katamari Damachi. Just think how much blood there would be from the constant crushing.

 

[Nazulu]

A spoon full of sugar makes the MURDER GO DOWN.

Have to agree with this and the new Wizard of Oz movie as well. These movies are unforgettable classics because of the charm and memorable scenes & songs, what the hell will a gritty version achieve? Most likely it's going to be silly with no clever input at all, just a whole lot of CGI and probably violence or something. I bet it will just turn out like Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland, well maybe not that bad but still average at best.

Nice clip by the way, had chills running down my spine.

 

[Secret world leader (shhh)]

pocoyo, there even try imagining it.

A virus has killed off the entire human race, just before extinction scientists created a being capable of surviving and tending to the earth after everyone died, his name...POCOYO! *explosion* pocoyo must look after the animals in the world, alone apart from his imaginary freind Stephen.

This summer...hooray for pocoyo.

OT: teletubbies, a tragic tale in which 4 civillians roam a happy, drug induced world of sunshine and flowers to escape from the authoritarian state that they are currently stoned in.

Those speakers don't seem so innocent now do they? Time for tubbie bye bye, curfew is in effect.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

The worst possible gritty reboot is already happening.

Devil May Cry.

Then again, Kingdom Hearts would be pretty ridiculous too.

Oh, oh no, Kingdom Heart, it'd be to much. I'm laughing just thinking about that. then again, apparently the keyblades were originally chainsaws, so hell, anythings possible.

Hmm, I'd go for Toy Story. Ridiculousness in all it's glory.

 

[The Boy in the Hat]

Banjo-Kazooie. Imagine... Humba's selling herself, not just parts and blueprints, Bottles is a paranoid, chain-smoking information broker, Mr. Fit is a muscle-bound mercenary, Jolly Roger and Captain Blubber are grizzled, unscrupulous smugglers and ruthless pirates, Klungo is still an incompetent minion, only an utter bastard to boot, LOG is a vengeful, cruel, omnipotent evil overlord, and Pikelet is a heavily corrupt chief of- oh wait...
Not to mention Banjo being the reluctant, world-weary hero, and Kazooie a chain-smoking man-trap ravaged by years of nicotine and drug abuse.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Citizen Kane

imagine that!

 

[Berserker119]

Maybe a CSI style version of Mario. Lots of brown included, obviously.

Did you not see that series on the escapist a while back, "There Will Be Brawl" I think it was? Thats pretty much exactly what you said, but it was still awesome.

I saw it, and loved it, but I guess what I mean is less dark/death stuff and more Horatio at the beginning of Miami stuff.

 

[spider-dork]

Alvin and the Chipmunks where instead of singers they are cage fighters.

 

[Jazzyjazz2323]

Thundercats

 

[Austin Howe]

Don't get me wrong, but, Final Fantasy. Wait a minute, VII and VIII did that. And well. Hmm. . .

Oh, Mana.

 

[ShogunGino]

The Legend of Zelda. 4 words: Link with a GUN.

Rereading this thread, you reminded me of this.