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post #1 of 31
4/28/10 at 3:26pm
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Maybe you are fed up with the higher ticket prices..Cell phones.. commercials.. But now more then ever I see a trend.. Lets try nothing new. Stick to what sells regardless.. There will be the Thing remake, which was a remake of the 82 classic, that was a remake from the 50's movies.. Nightmare on Elm street remake. the karate (Wu shu) kid remake. Halloween/Friday the 13th remakes. The Alien prequel. Remember, when there's nothing left for a sequel, a prequel is a good start. Ala, Alien. There are more dreaded RE films that nobody cares about. I guess there would have been a Titanic 2.. Too bad the ship had to sink.. Hollywood is brain dead in my eyes..
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post #2 of 31
4/28/10 at 3:36pm
I was never a remake fan. The Day The Earth Stood Still was awful, so was Hairspray. I can go on and on.
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post #3 of 31
4/28/10 at 3:42pm
With Departed I always thought it was a strange they had to remake Infernal Affairs. Infernal Affairs wasn't bad at all - why can't American audiences just learn to loooove Chinese actors?
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post #4 of 31
4/28/10 at 3:57pm
The thought of an Alien prequel makes me sad.
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post #5 of 31
4/28/10 at 4:14pm
I'm watching this later today: Screamers: The Hunting (2009)

I loved the first movie, I'm quite confident that this sequel 14 years later is gonna be good
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post #6 of 31
4/28/10 at 4:48pm
Remaking was always there and not only in Hollywood. It's just that it always 'annoys' people.
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post #7 of 31
4/28/10 at 5:25pm
Yeah while there are distinct eras, I think a lot of the time an individual's tastes mature and change, but they think Hollywood has instead. There were plenty of crappy movies fifty years ago, that have washed away with time.
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post #8 of 31
4/29/10 at 12:15am
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Originally Posted by virometal View Post
Yeah while there are distinct eras, I think a lot of the time an individual's tastes mature and change, but they think Hollywood has instead. There were plenty of crappy movies fifty years ago, that have washed away with time.
QFT. This trend is not particular to current generation Hollywood, nor is it only particular to the movies and TV. The idea of remakes/reboots is just as common in books as well. The bad stuff that was made many years back has just had more time to filter out of the collective's attention than newer stuff.
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post #9 of 31
4/29/10 at 1:38am
Not much has changed. Robert Heinlein said that the art of writing mostly consisted of giving an old plot a new coat of paint plus filing off the serial numbers. I suppose it covers movies too, but sometimes I would like Hollywood to consider a "no-quel."
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post #10 of 31
4/29/10 at 11:17am
I don't mind sequels and remakes in and of themselves... Sequels to successful movies are often a fun way of re-engaging a universe and characters that you love. Remakes are a little trickier... I think in the case of things like science fiction, it makes sense to do the occasional remake because technology has changed so much and you can actually better bring to life the original vision of the filmmakers. These don't tend to be executed well, but I don't think that means people should stop trying.
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post #11 of 31
4/29/10 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice View Post
I guess there would have been a Titanic 2.. Too bad the ship had to sink.. Hollywood is brain dead in my eyes..
I can't believe you didn't see "Raise The Titanic". That was made in the 80s, so you may be too young (no offense). On the other hand, you forgot the remake of "Red Dawn" and the movie version of "The A-Team".

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Infernal Affairs wasn't bad at all - why can't American audiences just learn to loooove Chinese actors?
Cynical remark alert - Americans will only watch Chinese actors if there's kung-fu involved.
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post #12 of 31
4/29/10 at 2:53pm
Even James Cameron couldn't think of a creative storyline. Seems like movies just try to make up for their minimal simplistic story telling with Special FX, babes, and well known actors/actresses.
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post #13 of 31
4/29/10 at 3:28pm
When will Hollywood recognize us as a viable demographic, the pseudo-intellectuals that whine on websites about subtle differences of headphones. We demand better movies.
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post #14 of 31
4/29/10 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by Pepsi View Post
Even James Cameron couldn't think of a creative storyline. Seems like movies just try to make up for their minimal simplistic story telling with Special FX, babes, and well known actors/actresses.
CGI is the new explosions.
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post #15 of 31
4/29/10 at 4:26pm
The 'Zatoichi' film by Takeshi Kitano from 2003 was quite good, a remake/sequel yes but good non the less.

Thankfully there is a genre known as cult. One of my favourite films is 'Donnie Darko'. 'The Eternal Sunset Of The Spotless Mind' and 'Reservoir Dogs' come to mind. I regard them more as cult/alternative for these films have qualities you usually don not find in 'regular' films.
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