I might have spoken of this in past blogs but after what I've been reading lately, I just keeping more and more annoyed. I believe that Hollywood has run out of ideas (at least to a certain degree). They've decided that instead of lowering the number of movies we see each year, so they can regroup, they must either remake a classic or give it a sequel. Lately I've been hearing news of another Bad Boys film. Hasn't it been a while since the last one? And was the last one as good as the original? I'm also hearing this news with Rambo and Beverly Hills Cop. I root for the underdog like everyone else, but COME ON!!! Sylvester Stallone is in his 60s for god sakes!!! One was enough but another? and Beverly Hills Cop? I love Eddie Murphy...10 years ago. And he has one or two good films since (I personally enjoyed Dreamgirls). But doing another Beverly Hills Cop will not help him.
Another thing is the remake. Remake used to be a decent idea. Good examples that were great, or even decent are Father of the Bride, The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Sometimes these films were even better then their originals. Nowadays remakes have become a dime a dozen. Either you'll see a foreign film remade (Juon to The Grudge or Infernal Affairs to The Departed) which can be decent, or you'll see older horror films remade (like Amityville Horror, Last House on the Left, When a Stranger Calls, The Wicker Man) and they will almost certainly fail where the original succeeded. Remakes may seem like a more viable option than coming up with a more original idea, but sometimes its a better investment in time.
My last complaint are Spinoffs, which are in the tv area. I can't understand remakes of Beverly Hills 90210 or Melrose Place. Whats next, a new Baywatch. Why don't we make a spin off on Frasier, i mean if it worked once, why not six more times.
Maybe its not just Hollywood's fault. If we didn't watch these things then eventually Hollywood would have to follow a new path, maybe a better one. Reading one of my favorite websites a few months ago, I saw an article on movies over the decades and ones that are truly memorable. All were classics that everyone should see. Know what scared me? They couldn't come up with anything beyond The Lord of the Rings trilogy. They went on to call the 2000s the year of remakes (paraphrased of course). Sad really, but until we say "No More" we will continue to have these films redone and shoved down out throats. Will we ever see another era changing film like Star Wars in our time? Time will tell.
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Hollywood is just simply lazy now, plain and simple. I mean why craft a completly original and unique piece of work when you can just rehash a work from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s? It is a sad state of affairs, I mean I can see adapting a book but why remake the same movie. Two prime examples are Robocop and Predator. These movies are being helmed by Darren Aronofsky and Robert Rodriguez, respectively. I mean they are both two quality directors, why remake such classics that were made no more than 20 years ago. If they feel like they want to do something for the franchise why not make a new installment with and original story instead of just showing a story we already know. Man is it frusturating
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