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Mornin' all
I'm having a bit of debate on FB at the moment. Seems Hollywood are remaking the film Point Break (1991). Now, while I have no problem with this, I have to ask 'why'? The film is only 20 years old. Is Hollywood running out of ideas for films?
My thoughts are the remakes are never as good as the original take The Italian Job for example. While it may appeal to the younger audience, those a bit older will look down on it.
So what do you think? Are remakes just a way of cranking more money out of an old format? Are they ever better? Examples if you can think of any!!
The comment was made on FB that they want to introduce the film to a younger audience. So my reply was That Rembrant is a bit dated lets redo it for the younger crowd!!!
John Carpenter's 'The Thing' was essentially a sequel to the original, rather than a re-make. In the original, as far as I remember, there is a point where one of the base's dogs runs off and that's where his version kicks off ( but he swapped the US base in the original for a Swedish base, presumably so the dog could end up at a US base.... ). And, IMO, the original is still a great film. And you're right, they are remaking it but this time it's a 'proper' remake.
I was reading an article on IGN yesterday about the current raft of remakes in the works and some of them beggar belief. Robocop, Total Recall, Old Boy ( I never thought there'd be a Hollywood version of that one... ) and many many more. Seems like they have got a list of my favourite films and decided to bu**er about with them 
Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of the 1922 film Nosferatu is quite amazing. He managed to keep the essence of the old black & white but give it a modern makeover. Choosing the gorgeous Isabelle Adjani and the sinister Klaus Kinski, and backing it all to a soundtrack by the wonderful Popol Vuh.
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