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In reply to the discussion: What Movie(s) Are They Never Allowed to do a Remake of? [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(20,594 posts)I think some stories can be redone to find a new audience. For example. I loved the remake of "Heaven Can Wait" with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Other than true film buffs, there just aren't that many people who watch classic films. Remember when Ted Turner colorized all those classics thinking that young people would watch them? I was a teacher then, and I asked my teenage students if it made a difference. They said "We don't watch old films because they're black and white. We don't watch them because they're old."
When Tim Burton remade Planet of the Apes, I thought it was pointless, and I'm a fan of Tim Burton. But I'm 57 and a fan of the original. But I enjoyed Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's not as good as the original, but I didn't expect it to be. It took something from the original premise and did something new with it.
I agree we need new stories though. It makes no sense to me that Hollywood will spend $200 million making The Lone Ranger" because it's Johnny Depp playing Tonto, but they won't take a chance on films that are smaller budgets "Dallas Buyers Club" which took years to get made. The studio lost millions on LR and DBC has already made back its budget many times over.