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MattFini · 06-08-2006, 10:15 AM

I went to see The Break-Up on Tuesday night and my local theatre was literally PACKED, wall to wall with teenagers who were going to see The Omen. The theatre even had to turn away about thrity kids in line becuase it was sold out.

I really feel like the primary audience for these remakes is today's youth...the kids who don't give a rat's ass about a horror film made in 1976. I don't see many serious film fans paying to see this thing (please note that I said many...I don't want to offend anybody who did pay to see it) and Hollywood knows which audience is lining their pockets thanks to these rehashes. The Omen was aggressively marketed on MTV and MySpace and just look at the casting: two very young, recognizable leads who've been in many teen films in the past.

Hollywood knows what they're doing and they understand now more than ever that there's an entire youth culture that will eat up whatever garbage they remake and put in theatres.

06-08-2006, 10:15 AM	#62 of 80
MattFini Member Location: Massachusetts Join Date: May 2004 Local Time: 11:32 PM Local Date: 09-06-2008 Posts: 247	Re: The Omen - Remake I went to see The Break-Up on Tuesday night and my local theatre was literally PACKED, wall to wall with teenagers who were going to see The Omen. The theatre even had to turn away about thrity kids in line becuase it was sold out. I really feel like the primary audience for these remakes is today's youth...the kids who don't give a rat's ass about a horror film made in 1976. I don't see many serious film fans paying to see this thing (please note that I said many...I don't want to offend anybody who did pay to see it) and Hollywood knows which audience is lining their pockets thanks to these rehashes. The Omen was aggressively marketed on MTV and MySpace and just look at the casting: two very young, recognizable leads who've been in many teen films in the past. Hollywood knows what they're doing and they understand now more than ever that there's an entire youth culture that will eat up whatever garbage they remake and put in theatres. Last edited by MattFini : 06-08-2006 at 10:18 AM.