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Old 05-17-2009, 01:25 PM   #5041
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
Still, some on the list there that were so bad first time around that there's not really much pressure on the remakes; Red Sonja, Meatballs, Conan, The Karate Kid and Footloose spring to mind. Let's face it, you don't need to be Francis Ford Coppola to improve on those!
Regardless how you felt about them, there are those (quite a few really) that consider them classics. That is the problem with remakes. And I really don't buy the excuse that films need to be updated for modern viewers. I grew up with modern special effects (well, the Star Wars era at least) and have no problem watching, understanding and enjoying classics including silent films. Remaking Kurosawa? I -know- Dante wrote a special place in Hell for those producers/directors!

If you are not creative enough that you need to remake something, just rename it and change things around a bit. It is what writers, playwrights and film makers have been doing for centuries. Otherwise you are just cashing in... Bleh...

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