Sick of movie remakes and Sequels/Prequels?
DeanoBeany
2011/07/14 14:30:39
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Of late, the vast majority of the hightest grossing films have been remakes (Wolf Man, Clash Of The Titans) reboots (Batman, Spider-man, The Incrtedible Hulk) sequels (Harry Potter, Mission Impossible) prequels (Star Wars, Red Dragon) spin-off's (Scorpion King, X-men Origins : Wolverine) and TV adaptations (Horrid Henry, Sex And The City)
Is it something we should celebrate because we get to have beloved archetypes like 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Batman' done in new and interesting ways?
Not to mention how if, say, Fox makes 4 X-men movies, and that enables them to finance/distribute gems like Crazy Heart, Black Swan and The Wrestler, surely anything that get's them their money is a good thing?
So tell me what you think, are they welcome as long as they don't phase out and help finance original features?
Or are we sick and tired and want much more original content?
Is it something we should celebrate because we get to have beloved archetypes like 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Batman' done in new and interesting ways?
Not to mention how if, say, Fox makes 4 X-men movies, and that enables them to finance/distribute gems like Crazy Heart, Black Swan and The Wrestler, surely anything that get's them their money is a good thing?
So tell me what you think, are they welcome as long as they don't phase out and help finance original features?
Or are we sick and tired and want much more original content?
Sadly, that hasn't happened yet, and it's extremely unlikely to ever happen. I've been waiting for three decades, watching as one of my ideas after another gets taken and made into a movie, sometimes well and sometimes horribly.
They steal from old movies.
They steal from foreign movies.
They steal from TV shows.
And as long as the public is paying, they will continue to do so.
Footloose!?!?!
FOOTLOOSE!?!?!?
But it most likely lost the mystery for gore porn. That would have made me sad.
i only love The Fast & The Furious series, sequels, prequels...
But all in all, even remakes can blow my mind. I mean, look at Lord of the Rings. It's been done, oh, how many times? Yet Jackson's managed to hold me enrapt all over again, and not just because I love the story. Yeah, there were some things wrong with it, but all in all, it was phenomenal.
Heck, I honestly didn't mind X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But then, I'm not a die-hard Marvel fan that gets anal-retentive if they change things around. And yes - I can understand why die-hard fans would be upset. I do. I'd be just as pissed, for example, if they put Tamora Pierce's Lioness Quartet to movie, and ended up changing her history. PISSED. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy the movie for what it might bring.
Yet again, I point to Lord of the Rings - they got a CRAPTON wrong, yet still managed to stay true to the 'message', so to speak. Was I pissed that Glorfindel was omitted, and his lines given to Arwen? Yup. Steaming. Was I mad that they left out Tom Bombadil? You betcha. BUT I still enjoyed the movie.
Same with Eragon - and that one was a humongous deviation from the book. Hair colors were changed, timelines were changed, the entire effing ENDING was changed, ...
But all in all, even remakes can blow my mind. I mean, look at Lord of the Rings. It's been done, oh, how many times? Yet Jackson's managed to hold me enrapt all over again, and not just because I love the story. Yeah, there were some things wrong with it, but all in all, it was phenomenal.
Heck, I honestly didn't mind X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But then, I'm not a die-hard Marvel fan that gets anal-retentive if they change things around. And yes - I can understand why die-hard fans would be upset. I do. I'd be just as pissed, for example, if they put Tamora Pierce's Lioness Quartet to movie, and ended up changing her history. PISSED. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy the movie for what it might bring.
Yet again, I point to Lord of the Rings - they got a CRAPTON wrong, yet still managed to stay true to the 'message', so to speak. Was I pissed that Glorfindel was omitted, and his lines given to Arwen? Yup. Steaming. Was I mad that they left out Tom Bombadil? You betcha. BUT I still enjoyed the movie.
Same with Eragon - and that one was a humongous deviation from the book. Hair colors were changed, timelines were changed, the entire effing ENDING was changed, and yes - it ticked me off that they changed so damned much. But I enjoyed the movie for what it was - a movie.
But I digress.
Not really all that sick of it. I just get irritated when it's obvious they've run out of plot and have pulls a Space Balls II: The Search for More Money.
Better idea than 3D anyway.
I really wish that Rango could have been made in 3D - the detail would have looked amazing.
It turns out that playing safe is most of the times BORING!
If I want to watch an old film, I just go and buy the dvd or rent it. I don't need a (99% of the times) bad remake.