Way back in November 2009 one of the first things I ever blogged about was remakes and cover versions. In an entry entitled Creation vs Evolution I moaned about how raw or new talent is often ignored in favour of churning out remakes of old films that don't really need remaking. Nothing much has changed in the last few years. We are still being subjected to the same rehashing of ideas and we are still stupid enough to accept what we are given. I suppose I am also guilty because here I am writing about the same thing!
So why has this come up again? I was doing a little trolling through IMDB.com checking out what films are in production and I came across Red Dawn. So I decided to compile a little list of some of the "delights" coming to a screen near you soon
Red Dawn - The Russians have been replaced with North Koreans (or Chinese depending on which site you believe) but WTF! At the time the original was released Americans were still paranoid about the Ruskies so it was at least conceivable although very far-fetched. Even so, it's a cult-classic little film that shouldn't be messed with.
Carrie - Do I need to comment?
Robocop - Seriously do they think this concept can be made better. No amount of Special Effects or CGI is going to improve this franchise.
Annie - Please don't. It's worse than the Go Compare advert.
Oldboy - If people aren't willing to sit through the original film with subtitles then they don't deserve to have this fantastic film in their lives anyway.
Point Break - There is absolutely nothing wrong with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in rubber.
Dirty Dancing - Why have all these studios got it in for Patrick Swayze? Okay I know he wasn't the world's best actor but the man had screen presence and that is going to be hard to replicate. Didn't they learn their lesson when they remade Footloose?
There are just too many to mention so here is a link I found with a comprehensive list of what we are set to endure
The overall message here is - If it's not broken don't fix it. Most of the films they are lining up to remake don't deserve a second chance, the others are classics that should be allowed to stand alone for the great films they are. I think it is obscene that they are even considering remaking a Hitchcock classic such as The Birds. As far as I am concerned, there should be a law against it.
Why can't they remaster some of these old films and re-release them instead. I would love to see some of these back on a big screen.
As a wannabe writer, I will always favour Creation over Evolution in this argument. I fear I am going to lose.
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