Whats With All These Remakes and 'Reboots' In Films? - Page 3

**trailmaster** · April 11th, 2016, 12:53 PM

I feel that the reason there are now so many remakes of films is that writers are beginning to run out of ideas. It is the same with t.v. shows. They are all so dull now. I think both movies and t.v. will become obsolete as a form of entertainment in the next 50 years.

**movieman88** · September 10th, 2017, 01:54 PM

I have no problem with reboots as I am guilty of for all intents & purposes wanting more of the same or at least more of a concept or more films out of certain franchises.
But not bloody remakes, give us a new damn story.

Nightmare is a good example. I absolutely want more of that franchise & I was totally on board with Haley as Kruger but it just wasn't bloody new or interesting enough. It needed a new story & characters.

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Originally Posted by fredfredburger

While I am generally against remakes/reboots I give 2 examples in their defence

John Carpenter's The Thing
The Incredible Hulk reboot with Ed Norton

Agreed. TIH is damn underrated.

It'd say the 2009 Friday the 13th was a solid reboot & should have gotten a sequel soon after.

Marcsimus · September 10th, 2017, 03:44 PM

I think it's a lack of original ideas. Also the fact that remakes/reboots are so watered down to apparently appeal to "a wider audience", movies are basically becoming cash cows.....

**73north** · September 10th, 2017, 04:12 PM

I think its a lack of original ideas , and also the creativity has got ' lazy ' -
now that the USA Super Hero Films thing has nose-dived
( law of diminishing returns etc ) -

now if Hollywood had any sense , make something that's British and above all still topical and relevant to the times we live in .. Strontium Dog ( John Wagner )

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April 11th, 2016, 12:53 PM	#21
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,888 Thanks: 1,328,972 Thanked 707,166 Times in 60,062 Posts	I feel that the reason there are now so many remakes of films is that writers are beginning to run out of ideas. It is the same with t.v. shows. They are all so dull now. I think both movies and t.v. will become obsolete as a form of entertainment in the next 50 years.

September 10th, 2017, 04:12 PM	#24
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,318 Thanked 39,348 Times in 1,847 Posts	I think its a lack of original ideas , and also the creativity has got ' lazy ' - now that the USA Super Hero Films thing has nose-dived ( law of diminishing returns etc ) - now if Hollywood had any sense , make something that's British and above all still topical and relevant to the times we live in .. Strontium Dog ( John Wagner )