Comments on: Remakes: Franchise fever [Commentary] http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/ Millions of people see bad movies. Don't be one of them. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The FilmGuru http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 The FilmGuru Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:26:41 +0000 http://www.filmguru.net/?p=1575#comment-2539 Keith, you're right a good story is essential. My biggest beef with remakes has been that they try to use the good stories of the past and pass them off as something new. Yet, in changing a story, they ruin what made it good in the first place (like The Day the Earth Stood Still). I don't mind a franchise that has interesting characters, as long as they keep telling new, better stories. But I don't want to see Spider-Man's origin again so soon. Keith, you’re right a good story is essential. My biggest beef with remakes has been that they try to use the good stories of the past and pass them off as something new. Yet, in changing a story, they ruin what made it good in the first place (like The Day the Earth Stood Still). I don’t mind a franchise that has interesting characters, as long as they keep telling new, better stories. But I don’t want to see Spider-Man’s origin again so soon.

]]> By: Keith Russell http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-2530 Keith Russell Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:11:42 +0000 http://www.filmguru.net/?p=1575#comment-2530 Personally, I like a good story, and whether it contains all-new characters ("The Matrix") or old characters revisited ("Dark Knight", "Lord of the Rings"), a good story is essential. Most movies that get made, like most art, are junk. That's just the nature of the beast. (Sturgeon's Law: 99 percent of everything is crap.) If writers and directors would concentrate more on story, and (much) less on special-effects and franchises (to wit, Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel that morphed into a completely new project) and work to tell good stories instead, the percentage of good movies would surely increase. Personally, I like a good story, and whether it contains all-new characters (“The Matrix”) or old characters revisited (“Dark Knight”, “Lord of the Rings”), a good story is essential.

Most movies that get made, like most art, are junk. That’s just the nature of the beast. (Sturgeon’s Law: 99 percent of everything is crap.)

If writers and directors would concentrate more on story, and (much) less on special-effects and franchises (to wit, Ridley Scott’s “Alien” prequel that morphed into a completely new project) and work to tell good stories instead, the percentage of good movies would surely increase.

]]> By: Scotty D http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-2517 Scotty D Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:23:20 +0000 http://www.filmguru.net/?p=1575#comment-2517 Too true. You can't let Spider-Man sit idly by while terrible reboots get made. I'll take a slightly early Spider-Man reboot over The Green Hornet any day. Too true. You can’t let Spider-Man sit idly by while terrible reboots get made. I’ll take a slightly early Spider-Man reboot over The Green Hornet any day.

]]> By: The FilmGuru http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 The FilmGuru Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:16:17 +0000 http://www.filmguru.net/?p=1575#comment-2516 I'll admit, I was pretty irked to hear they were rebooting Spider-Man after only four years. But it was only eight years between Batman & Robin (1997) and Batman Begins (2005). I can't blame Columbia Pictures for not wanting it's cash cow to remain silent too long. I’ll admit, I was pretty irked to hear they were rebooting Spider-Man after only four years. But it was only eight years between Batman & Robin (1997) and Batman Begins (2005). I can’t blame Columbia Pictures for not wanting it’s cash cow to remain silent too long.

]]> By: Scotty D http://www.filmguru.net/2011/02/14/remakes-franchise-fever-commentary/comment-page-1/#comment-2514 Scotty D Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:00:19 +0000 http://www.filmguru.net/?p=1575#comment-2514 I, for one, am pretty excited about the new Spider-Man movie. Although I was initially disappointed that Toby McGuire wouldn't be reprising his role as Peter Parker, I remembered that I've long wanted a Spider-Man movie that was more akin to the Bendis/Bagley Ultimate Spider-Man series, where Parker is a high school student and must find a way to juggle his hero responsibilities with schoolwork and social obligations/drama. Perhaps this is because it came out when I was still in high school (lord, I'm getting old), but this really made sense to me and (in my opinion) has the potential to lure in some younger fans. As much as I'd love to see Raimi's take on the Vulture, I think there's a lot of promise with this new franchise. And if the mechanical web shooters are any hint of how they're going with this reboot, I have a pretty good feeling about it. I, for one, am pretty excited about the new Spider-Man movie. Although I was initially disappointed that Toby McGuire wouldn’t be reprising his role as Peter Parker, I remembered that I’ve long wanted a Spider-Man movie that was more akin to the Bendis/Bagley Ultimate Spider-Man series, where Parker is a high school student and must find a way to juggle his hero responsibilities with schoolwork and social obligations/drama. Perhaps this is because it came out when I was still in high school (lord, I’m getting old), but this really made sense to me and (in my opinion) has the potential to lure in some younger fans. As much as I’d love to see Raimi’s take on the Vulture, I think there’s a lot of promise with this new franchise.

And if the mechanical web shooters are any hint of how they’re going with this reboot, I have a pretty good feeling about it.

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