Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
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Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
It's only going to get worse. The producers that actually float the money for Hollywood want to invest in proven movie brands. It's safer investing in a familiar movie's name and formula.
Old Hollywood could invest in proven stars and usually get their money back, because audiences would see any movie if it had their favorite star. Modern audiences are much more fickle and rarely see a movie because of an actor.
Old Hollywood could invest in proven stars and usually get their money back, because audiences would see any movie if it had their favorite star. Modern audiences are much more fickle and rarely see a movie because of an actor.
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Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
Hollywood reads DVDTalk forums?
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Asking Hollywood to stop making remakes/reboots/unnecessary sequels is asking them to stop taking easy money. It won't happen.
The problem may be that between TV and movies there is so much content out there that they need something to rise above it. Slapping the name of a proven product helps them to do that. It's a hell of a lot easier than developing a new franchise from scratch.
The problem may be that between TV and movies there is so much content out there that they need something to rise above it. Slapping the name of a proven product helps them to do that. It's a hell of a lot easier than developing a new franchise from scratch.
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DVD Talk God
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Exactly. Remakes and "too dark" comic book movies may be loathed by the folks in this forum, but they bring jobs and money to the local economies where they are filmed.
You always have the power to not see something that doesn't interest you.
I never have any issue with Hollywood, whether it be movies or TV, continuing to crank out content whether or not you think it's creative enough. I'd rather see hundreds/thousands of people working than having the country go through another recession and cutbacks.
Not everyone who works on a movie or TV show is some 6-7 figure actor or Hollywood suit. A lot of these lower level production people live paycheck to paycheck.
Last edited by DJariya; 08-04-16 at 02:16 PM.
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Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
Dear DVDTalk Forum,
I am writing this letter as a duly unauthorized representative of my collective clients, herein known as "Hollywood." My clients wish to start by thanking you for the support you have given us over the years -- through the evolution of movies from theaters to home video back to the reinvigoration of theaters. Thank you for purchasing Star Wars no less than 7 times each!
The thousands of workers in cinema and film take great pride in the product we put out, whether it is The Godfather or Sharknado 7: Shar7nado. That said, we did not realize our incessant remakes, reboots, requels, sequels, prequels, alternate universes, and revisits of source material were so offensive. Had leacha simply written sooner, we could have avoided the last 10 years of cinema.
Apologies,
"Hollywood"
I am writing this letter as a duly unauthorized representative of my collective clients, herein known as "Hollywood." My clients wish to start by thanking you for the support you have given us over the years -- through the evolution of movies from theaters to home video back to the reinvigoration of theaters. Thank you for purchasing Star Wars no less than 7 times each!
The thousands of workers in cinema and film take great pride in the product we put out, whether it is The Godfather or Sharknado 7: Shar7nado. That said, we did not realize our incessant remakes, reboots, requels, sequels, prequels, alternate universes, and revisits of source material were so offensive. Had leacha simply written sooner, we could have avoided the last 10 years of cinema.
Apologies,
"Hollywood"
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
I for one welcome remakes, reboots, etc;
I just want well done movies, why, when provided with hundreds of millions of dollars, does this appear to not be possible?
I just want well done movies, why, when provided with hundreds of millions of dollars, does this appear to not be possible?
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If they insist on putting out remakes, could they at least make them decent? Decent remakes would be a hell of a lot easier to take than the dreck that they seem to insist on releasing.
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Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
Isn't this thread 50 to 60 years too late? Remakes have been a staple of Hollywood for decades. Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments anyone? Yes, I know that was a different era, but remakes are what you make (no pun intended) of them. They can be great, bad, good, or meh. It all comes down to the care of making them.
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Isn't this thread 50 to 60 years too late? Remakes have been a staple of Hollywood for decades. Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments anyone? Yes, I know that was a different era, but remakes are what you make (no pun intended) of them. They can be great, bad, good, or meh. It all comes down to the care of making them.
If you watch enough old movies, the "haven't I seen this before?" feeling of deja vu is common. They at least would change the title and genre.
WB remade Petrified Forest as Escape in The Desert substituting Nazis for gangsters. Some scenes have identical dialog.
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
Isn't this thread 50 to 60 years too late? Remakes have been a staple of Hollywood for decades. Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments anyone? Yes, I know that was a different era, but remakes are what you make (no pun intended) of them. They can be great, bad, good, or meh. It all comes down to the care of making them.
Also, I would never have a problem if Hollywood remade a silent.
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It's about as bad as with Marvel going around and remaking all the superheros to fit some political social agenda based on todays current events...they just need left alone and best to create something new. Apparently the creative well is running dry in Hollywood.
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DVD Talk Legend
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I feel the same way about Comic-book/superhero movies/shows.
That horse has been beaten, eaten and shit out and beaten all over again.
That horse has been beaten, eaten and shit out and beaten all over again.
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And I was going to add "and Sequels to Movies That Don't Need Sequels" but the responses here have already stomped that out.
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DVD Talk Legend
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Of a lesser, slightly more obscure effort. I have no problems with remaking movies that didn't live up to their potential. Stop remaking movies that got it right the last time they were made.
Remake Dune.
Remake Land of the Lost.
Remake Green Lantern
Don't freakin' remake Ben-Hur again. You can't improve on the last one (yes, I realize that the Heston Ben-Hur is a remake...but a remake that got it right)
Remake Dune.
Remake Land of the Lost.
Remake Green Lantern
Don't freakin' remake Ben-Hur again. You can't improve on the last one (yes, I realize that the Heston Ben-Hur is a remake...but a remake that got it right)
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Re: Attention Hollywood! Enough with the Remakes!
Attn public at large: Stop going to see/buying this shit & it will stop.
On this very forum I see comments like 'well, I know it's going to suck but I'm going to the midnight showing' or 'I hated the movie but bought 7 copies because they had slightly different covers', etc.
Somebody is telling Hollywood this is what we want to see.
On this very forum I see comments like 'well, I know it's going to suck but I'm going to the midnight showing' or 'I hated the movie but bought 7 copies because they had slightly different covers', etc.
Somebody is telling Hollywood this is what we want to see.
Last edited by Eddie W; 08-04-16 at 09:48 PM.