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In reply to the discussion: What Movie(s) Are They Never Allowed to do a Remake of? [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Your "semi-literate" joke aside, I totally agree with this. Every time there's a remake announced, I always think, "What? They couldn't come up with something new and original to do?"
If an old movie is considered a well-beloved classic, why remake it? It just seems like it's an ego trip on the part of the director - "Hey, I can do it better!" Well, most likely not.
I'll allow that there may be exceptions - for example, I loved the 1984 version of "The Razor's Edge", although I admit I never saw the 1946 version (but according to my late mother who saw both, the 1984 version was much better).
The thing is, there just seems to be a real dearth of creativity in the movies being cranked out these days, and doing remakes seems like a big part of that. We NEED some new stories!