Are we really running out of ideas Hollywood? In the last five years, we've gone through too many remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings. Here is to name a few:
- Dawn of the Dead
- Alice in Wonderland
- Fun with Dick and Jane
- Disturbia
- Halloween (I & 2)
- 3:10 to Yuma
- The Wicker Man
- Friday the 13th
- The Hills Have Eyes (I & II)
- My Bloody Valentine
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
- The Stepfather
- The Wolfman
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Those are just a handful of the better known ones from the last five years. Out of that list, only about three of them turned out to be any good. Yet, with the new trend of adding fresh dialouge and advanced special effects into an original classic, studios are going crazy getting their hands on any old property they think that they can "Redo" in order to make a profit.
Don't get me wrong, there are some upcoming one's that peak my interest (Karate Kid, Red Dawn, A Nightmare on Elm Street, TR2N) But reallly, is there any originality left in Hollywood? Sony just dropped Spider-man 4 in favor of rebooting the genre to fit a more teen audience. Really? The franchise has been around for less than ten years and they're already set to start over?
There are rumors floating around the internet that they're planning on remaking the Police Academy series as well as Casablanca even! Do we really need either of those to be remade? Russel Brand as Drop Dead Fred? That'll be a blockbuster.
There is one series, however, that I would gladly welcome back. It's actually the only thing I've been waiting for since all this business of reviving old classics.
D4.
As in, D4: The Mighty Ducks.
Seriously, I will flip my shit with excitement if they ever do it.
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