Crap Movies

[Ignatius J Reilly]

But why a remake?

Because it has a built in audience.  That's all Hollywood cares about anymore.  Movies very rarely build on word of mouth and make money.  They get pirated and put up online too quickly.  Hollywood makes remakes and blockbusters and franchises because they can get the huge opening weekend and coast to a money maker.  That isn't going to change any time soon, either.  The sides of the piracy battle are too firmly drawn.  The smart thing would be to accept that some people are just assholes who will steal your movie no matter what.  Do simultaneous releases at home for smaller movies, accept that not everyone will pay for them, and take what money you can get back.  People will pirate, but hopefully fewer of them, and some good movies will get a chance to be made that simply don't in the current climate.

Basically, blame a rampant sense of entitlement to all forms of media and a dinosaur distribution model that stubbornly refuses to accept it can't get unconditional surrender.  That's why a remake.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Because apparently kids are less inclined to watch a movie that's nearly 25 years old, and so the studios can make a excrement ton of money taking a great movie and remaking it so that an entirely new generation can shell out ten bucks a head to watch it despite the original almost certainly being superior.

No.  People who grew up with the original will go see it too.  Kids will see just about anything with explosions and action.  They're easy.  A whole lot of people will go for the sake of nostalgia and familiarity.

[Johnny English]

No.  People who grew up with the original will go see it too.  Kids will see just about anything with explosions and action.  They're easy.  A whole lot of people will go for the sake of nostalgia and familiarity.

Will they? I wouldn't bother, just like I didn't for Evil Dead or Fright Night. If it was a good movie first time round, why would I bother with a remake? The only example I can think of taking a good original and doing a good remake was True Grit. (Infernal Affairs / The Departed is probably a legitimate one as well, but I honestly didn't really get into either of them.) There's far more chance they're going to do an Oldboy or Wicker Man.

[Tommy]

I don't think international remakes count. I didn't know Infernal Affairs even existed before The Departed.

[guinness77]

I hate remakes. There is no possible way a Point Break remake can be better or overacted like the original.

[Tommy]

Confession: I've never seen Point Break.

[ukilledkenny]

Will they? I wouldn't bother, just like I didn't for Evil Dead or Fright Night. If it was a good movie first time round, why would I bother with a remake? The only example I can think of taking a good original and doing a good remake was True Grit. (Infernal Affairs / The Departed is probably a legitimate one as well, but I honestly didn't really get into either of them.) There's far more chance they're going to do an Oldboy or Wicker Man.

I think it's pretty well established that you are far from representative of the opinion of the general public when it comes to entertainment.

[SixFeetDeep]

People trusted you, and they died.

[bojanglesman]

Confession: I've never seen Point Break.

Me neither.

[Miamipuck]

Me neither.

I am not sure watching it now would translate but at least try.

There is no possible way a Point Break remake can be better or overacted like the original.

It looks like it's going to suck, it has no soul, a black hole of suck, totally the opposite of the original.

[Johnny English]

I think it's pretty well established that you are far from representative of the opinion of the general public when it comes to entertainment.

And that's fine, but I'm not sure it invalidates anything I said.

[Fenwyr]

I think it's been said and answered, but why in the freak would you remake Point Break.  It's an absolutely absurd movie that just happens to be awesome despite itself.  There are a million reasons why the movie is terrible and yet it is just perfect in it's own way.  Leave well enough alone.

[Heismanberg]

Vaya con Dios!

[guinness77]

Confession: I've never seen Point Break.

Me neither.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Cpc8Vw-2A

[MBGreen]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Cpc8Vw-2A

so good