ON REMAKES - The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Thing, The Fly, Casino Royale, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wizard of Oz (yes, the famous one), The Departed, James Whales Frankenstein, The Maltese Falcon, and - although Tarantino only barely admits it - Reservoir Dogs are all remakes as good as or better than the original. That said, a remake doesnt need to be better than the original to be worth watching or making. Scorseses Cape Fear works as a counterpart to the original film and theyre fun to watch back-to-back. I always hoped that my own Dawn of the Dead was so different from the original - only the premise from that film really remains - that it would be full of surprises for people who know Romeros film well. Remakes are not Hollywood running out of ideas - theyve been around in film since the silent era, and on stage long before that. Also, Hollywood isnt pushing remakes on audiences - audiences go see them, so the studios keep them coming. So if you want to stop seeing films remade, stop watching them. For me, all I care is that the movie works well, that it has heart, good characters, and a story that pulls me in, remake or not.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:06:05 +0000
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