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Someone please tell me why

Posted by Movie_Maven

July 27, 2009 |

Doesn’t anyone in Hollywood have an original bone in his/her body?  What is up with all the remakes, particularly of classic films?  Now I understand the trend to remake old horror films (”Halloween”, “Friday the 13th”, “Prom Night”, “My Bloody Valentine”, “The Last House on the Left”, etc.) where the advent of CGI can enhance the goriness of such films, but remakes of classic films should never be undertaken. “Twelve Angry Men” - one of my all time favorite films was remade…and badly.  Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder” - another of my all-time favorites - was remade as “A Perfect Murder” with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen…also badly. 

Take, for example, a recent online survey in which I participated which stated that a remake of “Footloose” and “The Karate Kid” are underway.  Add to that the remake of “Fame” along with a list of 55 movies currently or recently in remake status from the Den of Geek (what a great name!) and, frankly, I’m annoyed.  Among these films to which I take great exception:  “My Fair Lady” with Keira Knightly (ewww, she’s NO Audrey Hepburn), “Last Tango in Paris” (rumored as of now but with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes suggested as the leads - OMG NOOOOOO!), “Barbarella” with Rose McGowan, “The Last Starfighter” (creatively renamed “Starfighter”), “Rosemary’s Baby” directed by Michael Bay (that man should be shot…NOW), “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (at least Richard O’Brien is supposedly working on it), “Logan’s Run”, “Child’s Play”, “Old Boy” (with Will Smith and directed by God himself Steven Spielberg), “Westworld”, “Poltergeist”, “Hellraiser”, “The Birds”, “Red Dawn”, “Death Wish”, “Clash of the Titans” (come on, I love the old crappy one!), “Fantastic Voyage”, “The Dirty Dozen”, ”Romancing the Stone”, “Battle Royale”, “Straw Dogs”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (thankfully Michael Bay only produces), “The Birds”, and “Conan the Barbarian”, to name a few.  Check out the link for the complete, tear-inducing list.

Please excuse me now….I need to start drinking.


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