Consider first these two films currently out now; Transformers 2, G.I. Joe.
Then consider that we will have shortly the following films:
Remakes: Barbarella, Dune, They Live, Romancing The Stone, Fantastic Voyage, The Dirty Dozen
Sequals: Mission: Impossible 4, Transformers 3, G.I. Joe 2, Tron, Iron Man 2, Star Trek 2
Reboots: Scream, Fantastic Four (yes, they are already rebooting this)
This is above is just a sampling of what we have coming, below are lists even more on the way:
55 movie remakes currently in the works
38 Planned Movie Remakes You Didn't Know About
Now the idea of remaking classics such as John Carpenter's The Thing and Dirty Dozen is to be an abomination. You can not improve perfection, nor can you improve the good without better quality work right? Look at the remake of Carpenter's The Fog, look at how dismal that film was compared to the original.
Last night we had movie night where friends gather, and we watch a variety of films. Last night we watched Downfall and Let the Right One In. One of the girls actually suggested we watch Twilight, to which a few smiled and said we would not have time . Last week we watch The Orphanage and Sunshine.
So I have to wonder, with all these movies coming out of Hollywood continuously being nothing more than big budget special effects toy commercials, generic remakes and reboots, etc.. has Hollywood lost their creativity and ability to produce original movies? Or have audiences changed, and simply more interested in the eye candy over substance? These movies like Transformers were universally panned by just about every critic save for fanboy sites, yet it is a box office extravaganza. Problem of course is that movies out today like The Hurt Locker simply do not make it into most theaters, where as G.I. Joe will be in every damn screen they can put it on. Does this say anything about our society?
So, I have to wonder now if we will ever see movies like Blade Runner or Dark City again? Genre films seem to be the movies that get fluffed up the most, as well as presented as something they are not. I see the posts here with the news of all the upcoming movies, and it is rather depressing to see.
FYI, Roger Ebert has an excellent essay on this here:
The gathering Dark Age
Then consider that we will have shortly the following films:
Remakes: Barbarella, Dune, They Live, Romancing The Stone, Fantastic Voyage, The Dirty Dozen
Sequals: Mission: Impossible 4, Transformers 3, G.I. Joe 2, Tron, Iron Man 2, Star Trek 2
Reboots: Scream, Fantastic Four (yes, they are already rebooting this)
This is above is just a sampling of what we have coming, below are lists even more on the way:
55 movie remakes currently in the works
38 Planned Movie Remakes You Didn't Know About
Now the idea of remaking classics such as John Carpenter's The Thing and Dirty Dozen is to be an abomination. You can not improve perfection, nor can you improve the good without better quality work right? Look at the remake of Carpenter's The Fog, look at how dismal that film was compared to the original.
Last night we had movie night where friends gather, and we watch a variety of films. Last night we watched Downfall and Let the Right One In. One of the girls actually suggested we watch Twilight, to which a few smiled and said we would not have time . Last week we watch The Orphanage and Sunshine.
So I have to wonder, with all these movies coming out of Hollywood continuously being nothing more than big budget special effects toy commercials, generic remakes and reboots, etc.. has Hollywood lost their creativity and ability to produce original movies? Or have audiences changed, and simply more interested in the eye candy over substance? These movies like Transformers were universally panned by just about every critic save for fanboy sites, yet it is a box office extravaganza. Problem of course is that movies out today like The Hurt Locker simply do not make it into most theaters, where as G.I. Joe will be in every damn screen they can put it on. Does this say anything about our society?
So, I have to wonder now if we will ever see movies like Blade Runner or Dark City again? Genre films seem to be the movies that get fluffed up the most, as well as presented as something they are not. I see the posts here with the news of all the upcoming movies, and it is rather depressing to see.
FYI, Roger Ebert has an excellent essay on this here:
The gathering Dark Age
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