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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaveMoral
The Evil Dead better turn out to be something really zany. I mean, instead of a a whole new cast with a whole new Ash they, Raimi should cast Campbell
as Ash again and pretty much do what he did with Evil Dead 2 and re-do the story with a few tweeks but make Ash all just an old perv that's hanging
out with teens or something.
And how can it be the Evil Dead if it's made with modern sfx? No thanks. |
I'm with you! Campbell is the ONLY Ash.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MarkV
| Quote: | Originally posted by tireironsaint
I see at least a couple of movies that are already remakes on there too. I've finally accepted that some remakes are actually much better than their
originals, but I still think it's bullshit that Hollywood can't come up with better original movies than remakes. |
They can, and there's actually tons of shit out there. However, right now, it's a lot easier and more successful to use familiar characters and story
lines, and it's going to continue as long as the American public keeps going to see them, which they will.
And, I'm not a HUGE horror fan, but there seems to be a pretty steady stream of original ideas/movies out there I see previews for.
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Well, yeah, obviously I was exaggerating a bit with saying there was NOTHING new, but in the context of this
conversation I think it's a point worth making. There really seem to be more and more remakes all the time and even though some are admittedly
worthwhile if not entirely better than the originals, there really OUGHT to be more effort put in to creating new things that have merit on their own.
Yes, of course there are some movies coming out that are good cinematic versions of books, No Country For Old Men was one of those in my eyes
(although the book absolutely blows it away it's still a damn fine movie in it's own right). There are also good movies coming out that aren't remakes
and aren't taken from best selling novels or whatever. I'll admit all that without a fight, but I think there's a huge slacker tendency gaining
momentum in Hollywood these days that is going beyond past eras. I'm not saying that Hollywood hasn't got a long and proven track record of trying to
cash in on whatever looks like the latest lactating cash cow, just that it seems to be even more blatant and obnoxious these days.
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TIS- I agree with a good chunk of that. But:
Hwood is always going to look to books. Always has, always will.
Like I said, I think it reflects MORE on the viewing public and less on the studios, and trust me, I'm not defending them. They "give the people what
they want." And yes, there's a GIANT marketing machine behind it, but these studios do millions in research, so I'm guessing, they feel the remake
thing is worth their time.
Also, like I said, if people are buying, then they're selling. If there's some flops, this trend will go away. Warner shelved/axed about 6 projects
when Superman Returns flopped. I think they realize the new Batman thing is being viewed as more than "comic book movies" and couldn't hang. If
Watchmen flops, expect to see even less comic films. But, based on Dark Knight and Iron Man, studios are seeing comics as viable (except for WB who
own DC). Zombie's Halloween set all sorts of records (and unfortunately people liked his first one and a remake like Dawn of the Dead was fairly well
acclaimed, as was Texas Chainsaw remake) so they're going to keep coming up until we see otherwise. It's like the music biz: until people stop buying
Fall Out Boy, we're going to get more Fall Out Boys.
As for Evil Dead.... I had read many moons ago that Raimi and Campbell would be producers for the remake BUT essentially, if it did well, we'd see a
new Evil Dead sequel with Campbell following Army of Darkness. (2 bonus points if someone can tell me the original name of that film)
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