Movie remakes are something that the fan of the original either really looks forward too or just dreads because they know it will either be a total flop or a huge success. There never seems to be a halfway point for movie remakes which is a great shame.The question that I ask to you, readers of blazing minds is, are these movies a waste of time, money and effort to go and watch at the big screen? Here is my take on a few of the recent movie updates.
Italian Job
Let’s face it, was anything actually going to beat the 1969 film with Michael Caine in it shouting the line “you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off”? Although the 2003 remake was meant to be homage to the original and it received success I have to say that I hated every second of the movie despite one of my favourite actors, Seth Green, featuring in the story.
Nightmare On Elm Street
Yes they have gone there, they have remade my favourite horror movie of all time and I have to admit I have not had the opportunity to go and see the movie as of yet so I am not sure on what to put here. I have read various reviews on rotten tomatoes and it would seem that what they have done is just stripped the film and copied it frame for frame with modern day CGI effects. What with the added blow that Robert Englund not playing the lead role I can’t see this being a very good movie at all.
Remakes That Have Worked
Transformers
Although this one in itself is not a remake of a movie it is still a brand new way of looking at the franchise and in this respect it is a remake. I was a big fan of the transformers series when I was a kid and when I learned that a full scale remake was being created I thought it would be another poor movie, this is until I went and saw the movie. It was a fantastic reboot of the series and you can see why the second (2009) and the third which is due out in 2011-12 have been made.
Star Trek
Whilst I would never call myself a “Trekkie” I will say that I did occasionally catch the series when I was younger and have seen a couple of the movies. Although the 2009 movie actually changed a lot of things when it came to the characters I still feel that this was a remake well worth making and this is why at least another two of these have been made.
So what do you think, are movie remakes a good thing or are they simply there to make a quick buck because they know the old fans will go and see it?
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Twitter: Roezer
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I hate Remakes I will never forgive the people for remaking the planet of the apes that was the best movie ever You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
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Twitter: ryanogs
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Yeah not one of Tim Burton’s greatest films I have to say haha!
Twitter: macmodi
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Personally I’ve never watched any makleover that was more interesting than the original one. The tend to be much more commercial, featuring some well known actors and this is it.
The Wicker Man remake was a huge dissapointment for instance. Nicolas Cage did his best but the American dirtector Neil LaBute totally failed to realise that the orgiginal movie was a rather political/cultural study film.
The same principle applies to other great movies such as Solaris, or Abre los Ojos. In the latter Tom Cruise tried hard but how could he be more succesaful than the brilliance of the original film which was based on a low budget film made by a film student (Amenabar) without any great casting?
To make the long story short, remakes suck! They’re just made for profit.
Twitter: ryanogs
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I totally agree with you here Modi and it looks to me like the same kind of thing is happening with Nightmare on Elm Street.
It is a great shame because with more time and effort a fairly decent sequel could have been made
Twitter: DennisEdell
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Being the fanatical movie buff I am, especially on the classics (Poseidon remake, seriously?), and the Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre(s) I am rarely not disappointed, unfortunately.
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Twitter: ryanogs
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I think the horror genre has the worst remade films out of the lot, shame as it is one of my favourite genres!
Twitter: another_blogger
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Sometimes its bring a great result if they made the movie with new technology that can bring our fantasy to real
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Twitter: girltaristhan
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I agree with The Italian Job – has to be Michael Caine and the doors!
Me and My friend always debate over Pride and Prejudice – I prefer the BBC Adaptation but my friends says that the new version is better.
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Twitter: ryanogs
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I have not seen either but my girlfriend is on the side of the BBC on that one so at least you have one more supporter for your argument
I think there are remakes that are actually better than the original movies. For me, if I have seen the original and had been my all time favorite, I think I’ll be careful with my judgments. Still, I think it depends upon individual differences. With the innovations nowadays and with the good old stories, producers and movie makers just want to make the best out of the movie.
Twitter: jorgensundberg
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It’s such an easy thing for a studio to do a remake so it makes sense for them. Perhaps there should be a law saying that if you do a remake you also have to promote the previous version?!
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
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I think that when a DVD of a remake is released it should include the original as well, a lot of people don’t know what they are missing with the originals
Twitter: DennisEdell
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Now there’s an idea!
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I think it’s amazing to be able to watch re-makes. It not only keeps the story alive with new young viewers, but it allows for the story to be told with new movie making technology. It’s almost like seeing a whole new movie again.
Having said that, I don’t enjoy all re-made movies.
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While I don’t have the same taste in movies as you, I will agree that most remakes will either bomb or be brilliant. If they are a waste of time only depends if the movie succeeds. Of course many times they are doing a remake because they can’t think of anything original and are falling back on something that worked in the past.
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Twitter: MetacomCreative
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With all these remakes it makes me wonder if writers have completely run out of ideas for movies, haha. I have seen some remakes that were great, but the majority of the time, I feel like they’re just an easy way for those at the top to make some money and avoid having to be creative
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Twitter: udegbunamchuks
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Nightmare on Elm Street remains one of those horror flicks I just want to see as one of aunt made it sound so awesome as kids but I’m yet to come across a copy of the movie not to talk of the remake version.
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Twitter: money_whisper
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There are ups and downs with the remakes. The main reason why remakes are made is money. They think that a movie that was successful at a time will make some money again and this is why many remakes fail to succeed. Many people liked the original and they don’t want something new to spoil that…
Twitter: upcomingtechs
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It totally depends on how the re-made film has been marketed and weight of reviews on websites like IMDB. Re-makes are always a risk, unless they are constructed by a brilliant film director. I’m casual with watching movies. I will definitely prefer spending bucks on the big screen for Nightmare On Elm Street, just because i enjoyed the trailer
I’ve really enjoyed most of the remakes I’ve seen; especially if they can be enhanced with better technology. I don’t think the remake equations works with the classics that are not dependant on effects though.