I want to know how you guys feel about the recent trend of rebooting everything that has been labelled a classic in Hollywood.
Over the last couple of years, we have seen massive reboots on franchises that should, probably, never have been touched in the first place. A few that spring to mind straight away are The Jungle Book, Total Recall, Terminator, and now Beauty and the Beast. And rather worryingly this seems to be a growing trend. People have said that it is down to money. The studios that make movies are less willing to go out and create a new series of movies or take a chance on something new because they are terrified that they will tank. So they put their eggs in the reboot basket and take the money rather than the chance, leaving a permanent stain on the classics that went before.
Don't get me wrong, they can be decent movies. I thought the new Jungle Book was a decent remake but I still prefer the original. That said, Total Recall was pretty bad in my opinion. It goes both ways, I suppose. I'd just rather see something new than the same old on a permanent cycle. I've even heard that they are redoing The Lion King as a live action movie. That makes me really sad.
But how about you? Are you for it or against it? Have you seen any reboots that you liked? Or have you seen any that you didn't care for?
Let me know.
Over the last couple of years, we have seen massive reboots on franchises that should, probably, never have been touched in the first place. A few that spring to mind straight away are The Jungle Book, Total Recall, Terminator, and now Beauty and the Beast. And rather worryingly this seems to be a growing trend. People have said that it is down to money. The studios that make movies are less willing to go out and create a new series of movies or take a chance on something new because they are terrified that they will tank. So they put their eggs in the reboot basket and take the money rather than the chance, leaving a permanent stain on the classics that went before.
Don't get me wrong, they can be decent movies. I thought the new Jungle Book was a decent remake but I still prefer the original. That said, Total Recall was pretty bad in my opinion. It goes both ways, I suppose. I'd just rather see something new than the same old on a permanent cycle. I've even heard that they are redoing The Lion King as a live action movie. That makes me really sad.
But how about you? Are you for it or against it? Have you seen any reboots that you liked? Or have you seen any that you didn't care for?
Let me know.