M
any may
know of
the movie
I, Frankenstein
that was released
January 24, 2014.
When I saw the
Old classics being terrifyingly Remade
poster for it at the
By: Caroline Hill
North Park AMC,
I immediately
because the first one became
thought of the
really famous but enough time
countless movies that either:
hasn’t passed for it to be remade.
a. Were taken from an old
movie (in this case The Bride So studios let five to ten years
pass and then come out with a
of Frankenstein, 1935)
really stupid sequel, Mean Girls
b. Stupid remakes. Or ...
(remade 2011) Anchorman 2: The
c. Sequels that were made
Legend Continues (remade 2013)
because the original had a
Ghostbusters (1984) Men in Black
better than excepted
(remade 2002) Back to the Future
outcome
A lot of the world’s remakes (remade 1989) The Dark Knight
have come from children’ stories Rises (remade 2012) Grease 2
(remade 1982) Jaws 3-D and Jaws:
such as Hansel and Gretel: Witch
The Revenge (remade 1983 and
Hunters (2013), Snow White and
1987) and a surprising one where
the Huntsman (2012) The Three
the sequel was actually good
Stooges (2012), Finding Dory
but the third, fourth and fifth
(planned for 2015) as well as
weren’t, Home Alone (remade
countless Cinderella and Sherlock
1997, 2002, 2012)
adaptions. (Cinderella 1914,
A few more movies come
1922, 1937,1950, 2000, 2003, 2007
from famous franchises that
etc.) Sherlock (1931, 1932, 1942,
just seem like they can’t die
1943, 1959, 1970, 1976,1978,
off. Things such as Tron: Legacy
1979) but the most modern of
(remade 2010), The Addams
the Sherlock series is the movie
series produced by Warner Bros. Family (remade 1991-1993) Star
Trek (2002, 2009,2013) Robocop
Pictures staring Robert Downey
(first released1987-1993) Planet of
Jr. and the BBC TV series with
the Apes (being remade 2011) and
Benedict Cumberbatch and
the planned Star Wars currently
Martin Freeman.
in production by Disney. Not
Some of the worst movies
that these movies are horrible or
ever produced are sequels.
However, in some cases, sequels an insult to the orig inal cast and
producers, its just that this seems
are actually decent. Sometimes,
to happen so often. But there
on rare occasions, even better
seems to be a few companies
than the original. For the most
that if they where to be shut
part, these are movies that are
down, there wouldn’t be a lot of
taken from “best seller” books.
more remakes, just new, original
Books such as The Wizard of Oz
movies. Paramount, Disney,
(1939) Lord of the Rings (in the
2000-2013 era) Harry Potter (2001) Columbia, 21st Century and Fox
for instance.
Twilight (2008) Hunger Games
Remakes are clearly not
(2012) and Divergent (planned
just for franchises and children
for 2014). However, more
stories, but big hits of the time
commonly, sequels are made
such as Footloose (1984) The Karate
Kid (1984) Journey to the Center
of the Earth (1959) The Sound of
Music (1965) Godzilla (1954) and
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Repulsive
Remakes
The Great Gatsby (1926, 1949,
1974, 2013).
Some people believe that
making these types of
movies for the second or
third time is a result of
producers not wanting
to come up with original
ideas. While others
believe that older movies
need to be remade and
updated for future
generations.
I personally really
love old movies so you would
think I would be ecstatic about
them being remade with better
production, but most of the
remakes I watch have some of
the worst animations and effects
of the 21st century. I believe
that the only reason production
studios even bother making
these is not to bring an old classic
back to the modern day so even
more generations can enjoy
them. But for the pure reason of
making money. Of course older
people would want to watch
some of the favorite movies
with modern day actors. They
will most likely drag along their
grandchildren to show them “an
actual film” or “something that’s
not idiotic.” And picture studios
know this and take advantage of
it. They know people won’t care
how horrible the screen play is
or, again, those horrible effects.
Just as long as they see a modern
day classic up on a 21st century
screen.
The only remake I’ve seen
in the last five years that hasn’t
made me want to gorge out my
eyes was The Great Gatsby (2013).
This seems to be the only remake
Warner Bros. Productions
studio has actually cared about
the quality of the film over the
quantity of the income.
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