Remakes and Reboots: Or how Hollywood ran out of originality

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

Re: Remakes and Reboots: Or how Hollywood ran out of origina

So I am not going to argue about big names getting remakes. I mean, a remake of Robocop? Admit it, your ears pipped up when you heard it. Maybe it wont suck, yknow? I mean, the recent Dredd movie was pretty good or so I heard dispite nobody watching it because it might be related to that schlaucky one with Sly in it.

What I dont get is remaking things that are not as well known. Did I Spit on your Grave need a remake?

(Incase you dont want to watch, its a movie that is infamous for having a pretty graphic rape scene, and from there simply becomes a rape-revenge movie in the most literal sense)

Moreover, did the remake really fucking need a sequel?

....I ask the same question about the Night of the Living Dead 3D remake, the Halloween remake, and the Texas Chansaw Massacre remake since the sequels/prequals to these turkeys constitute some of the worst hours of movie I have ever sat through

Hey man, Thoose remakes might suck (Im taking your word for them, although I really havent heard any good things about them) but they do have name recognition.

If I spit on your grave was not touched by the Cinema Snob, I would have never known about it.

 

[The Fair Lady]

Re: Remakes and Reboots: Or how Hollywood ran out of origina

I really hated The Amazing Spider-Man. I would go into a big rant about why, but the short of it is that it was half-boring, half-stupid with maybe one good scene. It was nowhere near as good as Batman Begins, which remains the only reboot in this reboot craze that I've actually enjoyed (I used to watch Batman Begins almost religiously).

I also don't understand this sudden hard on film-makers have for realism.

Thank you, it's so hard to find people who didn't like it. I'm a fan of the Raimi movies. Did they have their flaws? Of course, especially 3, but I enjoyed them nonetheless.

 

[WiseOldBadger]

Re: Remakes and Reboots: Or how Hollywood ran out of origina

I would adore a Never Ending Story Remake.

There was some talk that Leonardo Di Caprio was involved with making one