Remakes
Dear big Hollywood cigar-smoking guys: If you make a cake and everyone likes it, you can make it again. Nobody minds if you use exactly the same ingredients, the same oven, and the same hilarious apron with ‘Kiss The Cook’ printed on it. You could even say that it’s a cake ‘remake’.
Now, this is the important part, so I want you to put down your cigar and read this very carefully:
MOVIES ARE NOT CAKE.
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There was a collective, global sigh yesterday, when it appeared that hell had indeed frozen over and the inevitable had happened. Hollywood was remaking what cannot be remade.
If you hadn’t noticed, they’ve been working up to it for a while.
The Karate Kid (with Kung Fu), Clash of the Titans, A Nightmare on Elm Street, another Robin Hood (with a Robin and Marion surely too old to be climbing trees), more Predators, more Aliens, more Predators AND Aliens, Indy 4, Die Hard 4, Rambo 4, Rocky 6, and even news of Top Gun 2, set to take us back into the exciting world of… drone pilots.
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Russell Elliott says:
Great piece Dan. On face value, the practice of conceiving on the back row of a cinema to produce a chauffeur to drive you to the much later sequel, represents an excellent return on investment. Following the plot line may, however, prove challenging. Apart from the passing of time, were… Read more »
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