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I can't tell you how much that statement makes me feel physically ill.Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
Original works aren't bringing anyone in so why take the risk?
I feel the same way about certain favorite movies. I'll go the "remake/reboot route" for some of them, but there are just some special films that mean something to me where I'm not willing to waste my time.Originally Posted by Inspector Hammer!
I can't tell you how much that statement makes me feel physically ill.
No way will I be seeing this, the original is a classic and it's place in my heart will remain untouched.
I know you and I have dissected this many times before, Michael, but I still don't believe it's always a "sure thing" about trying a remake over something new. Many remakes tank as well. Take a look at something like ROLLERBALL.Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
If someone lives in a fantasy world they can wish this stuff away but take a look at the box office numbers each week. The dumber something is or the less original it is then more people are going to come. There's a reason the work of a Herzog can't be shown on more than 90 screens and that's because no one wants to watch it. There's also a reason something like PROM NIGHT brings in $30+ million in three days. I doubt anyone is going to say PROM NIGHT is more quality than Herzog but that's what people want and producers are going to go where the money is.
As much as you and I might love the original, it was a dud when released and has a small cult following now. Even if all the fans of the original stay away, they're still going to have a hit on their hands and it's going to be seen by more people than the original ever did. If anything, it will bring more people to the original. I doubt the original filmmaker made very much from the film so at least this will get some cash into his pocket.
Do you have any numbers to actually back this up?Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi
It is indeed worse than ever;
Only my eyes and ears. And articles written fairly regularly where even the most skilled critics and movie experts and down to the average moviegoer on the streets are fed up with "remake-itis". One screenwriter wrote an article bemoaning the fact that in today's movie world he's been instructed to search out the IMDB and seek out specifically any movie that hasn't been remade yet! It's just so blatantly out of control and obvious today that it's not even worth debating. Everyone can sense it, everyone feels it. They didn't always. I didn't notice all of this craziness so acutely back during the 70s, 80s, or even early 90s - but I certainly have in the last 10-15 years or so; there's no escaping it even if you're not looking for it. When I saw INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS remade, in a theater in 1978, that was a rather rare occurrence as compared to remakes and reboots today! It was the exception back then, not the rule; today it's the rule rather than the exception. There were still generally a lot more avenues to be explored back then.Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
Do you have any numbers to actually back this up?
Didn't Mulholland Drive pull in $300 million?Originally Posted by Michael Elliott
I'm sick to death of no one seeing a Herzog or Lynch movie yet $250 million going to something like THE BLIND SIDE.
Actually, it just opened wide yesterday (and I'm about to go see it again). I'm sure it won't make a lot of money but it's not really a movie aimed at a wide audience either.Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi
THE RUNAWAYS just flopped at the box office because it did not get a wide release and it only made slightly over 1 million, I think.
I stopped reading after this. I'll revisit this thread throughout the year to see if your theory on this is correct. If so, the non-stop remakes coming up should tank and those original, Oscar-winning pictures every aunt, uncle, grandmother and co-worker wants should bring in large numbers.Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi
Yes, I think the "masses" are also tired of remakes. That's who I mean when I say "people from all walks of life". You don't only hear movie buffs bemoaning the over-abundance of nonstop remakes today; even your typical average aunt, uncle, grandmother, co-worker, etc., are saying "What are they gonna remake next?? This is getting ridiculous".