Can confirm. I'm 38 and I cringe every time I see a remake of some 20 or 30 year old movie or show. Come up with something original instead of going for the low hanging fruit. Also, use less CGI and more practical effects.
Fairly long set of 4 videos, but this is an interesting flip side of “less CGI” discussion: https://youtu.be/7ttG90raCNo
As a counterpoint to this I think the "why" of the remake is really important. Id actually like to see them do more movies that could benefit from an "update" moreso than a remake... like Major League, I loved those movies as a kid. Show me some of my favorite contemporary actors having fun with a modern script on something that I enjoyed back in the day and yeah Ill watch that.
The white men cant jump remake wasnt a GREAT movie, but its not like they were remaking an absolute classic that was perfect in every way and wanted to cash in with merch, tie-ins and video games so it didnt feel like a shameless cash grab. I had fond memories of the original and I like Jack Harlow so yeah I liked it, wouldnt rave about it but its fun.
Here's what people want... Good movies and good television. Yeah, originality is great, but remakes can be good too.
I liked the remake of Infernal Affairs (The Departed), Scarface, Cape Fear, Ocean's 11, The Fly, King Kong (Peter Jackson), True Grit, Judge Dread, and The Wizard of Oz (1939) was also a remake. The Fall Guy looks good too.
For TV, there's Battlestar Galactica, Westworld, Cobra Kai, Sabrina, and Wednesday, though different, could fit in there as it's still based on another property.
What people don't want are obvious cash grabs.
I don't think Wednesday should count as remake. Also I want to add The Lighthouse to your list of good remakes.
Hell some of those remarks are better than the original IMO the True Grit remake is infinitely better than the original one, mind you I dont like John Wayne movies and this aint even me being political I fucken love Clint Eastwood movies.
Honestly sometimes we're fine with cash grabs too, aslong as they don't require much attention. For example John Wick is a really fun and easy series of films to watch but you don't need to have 100% attention throughout
:raises hand: Gen-X too please!
47 marvel superhero movies is the best I can do, sorry
I am interested in that new Roadhouse NGL.
Are remakes ever for a new generation? Aren't they just for the original people who liked it, and they hope a new gen will like the new content,, but they never do?
They are for new markets, at the moment this means China
Yes, because it's well known that once a movie or series is released, it's promptly destroyed to make sure that no trace of it subsists. Which is why remakes are inevitable.
Seems like one of those things everyone would say in the abstract, particularly on a survey. Then when the studios go for safe projects and the thing they remake is among someone's personal favorites they'll watch it anyway, validating the strategy.
Exactly this. You see the same in gaming. The amount of remasters of once original successful games is increasing by the year.
Right now I'd settle for shit I like not being wiped from existence to make the line go up slightly more with some convoluted Producers math bullshit.
I wonder how many times in my life I will get to see Batman's parents die? Or James bond play poker? Or star wars get ruined?
And adaptions that adhere to pre existing lore... Witcher, Halo I am looking at you
Same for Gen X. No one wants remakes. Why the fuck do people watch them?
I want remakes of badly made movies. I don't want remakes of classics that were already good. Re-screenings, perhaps. How cool would it be if your local decaplex ran Ben Hur for a weekend or something?
Matt Damon explains how the lack of DVD sales changed what movie studios will greenlight
American audiences are no longer the sole demographic for Hollywood. The audience is global, and high budget films are planned with that in mind. The lowest common denominator is the result.
During his Academy Award speech, Cord Jefferson (who won for the American Fiction screenplay) argued for more low-budget films at the cost of a single big-budget mess. More movies means more types of stories, allowing more niches to be filled. It also creates more industry jobs, and deepens the bench with talent development.
The best way to come up with good ideas is to figure out how to have a lot of ideas in the first place.
Not even remakes.. Remakes of remakes made 3 years before The latest remake
Say it to a survey but then when the movies come out the dollars come in for the remakes and reboots
Kind of like 90% of Americans disapproving of Congress but then votes for their incumbents.
Uh, most reasonable people want this. Extended Universes are so early 2010's.
Movie studios pay unimaginable money to learn what people want. It is a constant, year round expenditure for them. Their information and data suggests that while a vocal minority may be fed up with remakes, people still fervently buy them, have very short memories and seem to go bananas for any shred of nostalgia bait.
Remakes are as a result an incredibly safe bet, they are less expensive and less risk, which in financial terms is a green light. Until they aren't either of those things and they carry more risk, they will continue to be pedalled out.
False. They pay unimaginable money to find out the least amount of money required to make the most profit. Which means reducing risks on unknown properties, repeating trends that have been successful. So original stories represent unknown risk even if it’s something the public wants.
If you ask people what they want it makes sense you'll get a lot a sequels.
Like if you asked people what they wanted 200 years ago they would say faster horses, not a car.
*Looks at Millenials and Gen-Z queuing round the block for the latest mediocre Marvel horseshit*
You can say you want one thing, but you'll cheerfully pay for whatever the adverts in your tiktoks tell you to buy.
It's probably safe to say that everyone does but when the studios are putting down a lot of cash for The Next Big Thing, they tend to want a safer bet like a sequel or remake or part of a franchise. This doesn't seem to be working as well as it was and it is increasingly looking like spending smaller amounts spread around could generate a big hit too but that does need them to be able to spot good ideas and they don't have a great track record on this.
Unfortunately, they'll be looking at things like rebel moon as an excuse not to try new things.
The conclusion to take from Rebel Moon is to stop giving Zack Snyder money. At least stop him from directing things he wrote.
And genX are tired of the regurgitation
Bruh im so sick of these remakes.
You'll take your wokespun genderflipped bullshit and you'll like it!
With that though, I'm happy with good sequels to old movies, franchises or shows. Not many actually do that, but a few gems IMHO include Rogue One and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Really though, if they're going to regurgitate old stuff why not take a movie/series that had a good premise and bad execution. It at least stands a chance of being better the second round.
Hell, you could even poke fun at the reasons the original sucked and/or make it a twist in the remake.
I'd even settle for a remake that hasn't been some before. I think we've had enough Batman do-overs. How about a remake of Stargate, or Turner and Hootch?
But seriously though, enough with the remakes.
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