Please stop the sodding remakes!!!

Yes, and of Arthur.

There's no originality left, it's all "play it safe" with the studios. I never get why, if they have to do a remake, they don't pick a lesser known film that maybe was weak in one area, eg leading man, Special effects, and remake that. When they remake classics Bilko, Pink Panther (spot the pattern there)being prime examples, theyre just setting themselves up for a fall.

Re Fantastic Four, anyone seen the ad for it on TV last night "most rubbish superheroes ";)
 
Is the new Fame film:-

A remake of the Alan Parker 1980 film or
A remake of the tv series or
A film version of the recent stage show

Anyone know? I know the tv series was based on or inspired by the film. But the film was almost x rated full of violence, swearing and nudity where as the tv series was a family show. I seem to remember that fans of the tv series got quite a shock when they saw the film on which it was based!
 
Totally agree - even tv's following on the bandwagon by getting loaRAB of old 90's and 80's programmes made.

THe thing is, with absolutely perfect originals (Videodrome, Let the right one in) you just wonder why the hell they even bother.....

How about spending some decent money on real, up and coming talented nad produce something original, inventive and spectacular?
 
And now there is going to be frickin footloose. The only upside to that (no pun intended :o) Is that the gorgeous Hayden Panettiere could be starring in it :D.

Piracy isn't killing the movie industry...... Lame arsed sequels are killing the movie industry :eek:
 
I hear they are re-making The Neverending Story, but that's one remake that might be worth it as from what people on the IMDB say, they're remaking it so it's closer to the book than the 1984 version was. So I will keep an open mind on that one and hope for the best.

I agree the majority of remakes are pointless and ridiculous, though.
 
Hollywood has been remaking from the beginning. From remaking plays to Nickelodeon flickers to silent films to talkies to colour films to Widescreen formats (from the standard Academy formats) and so on and so on.
 
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