Is Hollywood Releasing Too Many Remakes?
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2012/07/14 19:01:12
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Hollywood seems intent on not just coming up with new ideas, but reusing and rehashing old ones. In other words: Remakes. We've seen a ton of them over the years and it seems like they're just getting started. On the television front, TNT aired the remake of the old hit show Dallas, which started strong, but dropped in ratings after a few episodes. Of course, the fad of remaking doesn't end in TV Land.
Films of the past are getting remakes and reboots as well, including Superman, Ghostbusters, Total Recall, and RoboCop. Some have already had reboots, including The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man (which was released a few weeks ago and has already made $140 million). In fact, there's even plans to release remakes of films that were solid, not great, and some that were just not very good.
Those films include Judge Dredd, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four--and they didn't exactly hit or exceed expectations at the box office the first time around. If films aren't getting remade, they're getting sequels like Men in Black and Ice Age. We all love movies, but there may be too many of the same ideas being recycled. Is Hollywood's obsession with remaking a sign of laziness or just a new presentation of past stories to a new generation?
Films of the past are getting remakes and reboots as well, including Superman, Ghostbusters, Total Recall, and RoboCop. Some have already had reboots, including The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man (which was released a few weeks ago and has already made $140 million). In fact, there's even plans to release remakes of films that were solid, not great, and some that were just not very good.
Those films include Judge Dredd, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four--and they didn't exactly hit or exceed expectations at the box office the first time around. If films aren't getting remade, they're getting sequels like Men in Black and Ice Age. We all love movies, but there may be too many of the same ideas being recycled. Is Hollywood's obsession with remaking a sign of laziness or just a new presentation of past stories to a new generation?
Top Opinion
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Kigan 2012/07/14 21:00:04
Same with TV.... as a kid I loved Battlestar Galactica..... as an adult, I asked myself "what is this sh*t?" when I sat down to watch the remake. How can you just change character genders and think the whole point of the story won't be affected?
ALTHOUGH, I am not happy some of these COMMIE WOOD PROPAGANDISTS are staring in these REMAKES, I would like to see FRESHER TALENT, NEWER TALENT, etc...
Stupid like these folks who did NOT know Titanic was a real ship? Real Event?
Yeppers, I hate the remakes.
Most remakes of the past few decades require no real talent, only clever computer animation. I will say that the craft begun by Walt Disney has evolved into something incredible and has produced a number of amazing features. Of course there is Dreamworks who I believe is responsible for Wallace and Gromet. Excellent!