Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Movie Remakes and other Trash

This just a short rant because we could write a whole book on this subject; and we didn't want to get too long winded.
. We have read several articles today about movies that "may" go into production. We find these remakes unacceptable. We know that Hollywood can't write any new material anymore because when we see the current offerings there are only a precious few with ANY content. Most of the stories have been done and redone so poorly that they are "UN-watchable". Yes we know a few good ones get through like...The Help, Hunger Games, and Argo but NOT very many. Hollywood and the industry is very stale.
Here is what we found today. They want to remake "Escape from New York and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". And Tom Cruise is being considered for the Uncle movie....Oh NO just how many movies can he trash? The last detective movie he did (we will not say the name to give it publicity it does not deserve) has ruined the whole series for anyone who has ever followed it or may want to investigate and read it. Completely the wrong casting. The same is true for several of his other castings. Anyway, we have digressed.
So, not only are they going to screw-up Escape from New York they will be trashing the Man from U.N.C.L.E. as well. This is completely UN-acceptable. We need to get on some kind of campaign to STOP the VERY POOR remakes of classic cult films and TV shows. They trashed "Footloose", "The Karate Kid", then "The day the earth stood still", then they trashed "Red Dawn". Is "Gone with the Wind" next?
Yes we know Footloose was done with good dancers but that is NOT the point ... that was NOT the story it was the vehicle (dancing) the story was about the characters. The same for the Karate Kid. We like Jackie Chan and Jaden did a fair job for a first real movie. But it was passed off as "The Karate Kid" and is was NOT! That movie has already been done. Give it a new creative name at least. Ge-sh what jerks these new Hollywood type producers and director are.
 We REFUSE to support these poor re-dos. Please pass it on. And educate the younger movie going public about the original movies. Let them know that they will always be BETTER than these trashy remakes. That is why they are classics. Stop disrespecting them with these remakes.

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