There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.
I liked the new Star Trek movie.
And prefer the Daniel Craig Bond to almost any of his predecessors.
Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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DavidS - Mar 31, 2011 12:02:49 pm PDT #13846 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
§ ita § - Mar 31, 2011 12:06:35 pm PDT #13847 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.
I know I'm touchy about stuff like the Crow reboot, but I don't actually have a principle I stand on when I get defensive about remakes. Just because someone's told a particular story once doesn't mean that another telling of it can't be enjoyable or worthy. I'm not sure where all the vilification comes from, unless you're being emotional like I am.
What's wrong with doing it again? Why shouldn't each story be judged on its own merits?
Amy - Mar 31, 2011 12:09:20 pm PDT #13848 of 30000
Because books.
I'm actually surprised I'm interested in Arthur because the original was sacrosanct to me and a friend. But the remake looks like they've updated the story, and I'm fascinated by the idea of Helen Mirren spending that much time with Russell Brand.
But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis. I still believe Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of them.
Daisy Jane - Mar 31, 2011 12:10:31 pm PDT #13849 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I think what's distressing about making Time Bandits "kid friendly" is that the original is kid friendly. It's just not a happy everything turns out ok, and you can always rely on someone/an adult to help you in and out of a jam. Oh, and sometimes evil wins.
Removing that stuff makes it a worse story.
Atropa - Mar 31, 2011 12:27:16 pm PDT #13850 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Aaaand Daisy Jane just said what my objections to a Time Bandits reboot are.
But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis.
If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.
-t - Mar 31, 2011 12:28:45 pm PDT #13851 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Time Bandits may be remade as a more kid-friendly action franchise
I can sum up my reaction to this news with "Don't touch it, it's evil!"
Tom Scola - Mar 31, 2011 12:31:20 pm PDT #13852 of 30000
hwæt
If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.
The musical doesn't count as a remake?
erikaj - Mar 31, 2011 12:35:20 pm PDT #13853 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
The occasional remake doesn't bother me that much(and much as I liked the original Arthur, I think I'd be amused by the latest one,) but I do sometimes think it's getting to be too much of a crutch and/or I'm worried that people old enough to be my kids will only see my old childhood crap in a new package. Which really strikes me as wrong, somehow, in a way I'm having trouble describing. TV is SO MUCH better than most movies right now.
Atropa - Mar 31, 2011 12:39:00 pm PDT #13854 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The musical doesn't count as a remake?
I've never seen it, and I refuse to believe it exists. Rosalind Russel is the only possible Auntie Mame. (I may be a touch irrational about this, I admit it.)
Atropa - Mar 31, 2011 12:40:17 pm PDT #13855 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
On the other hand, I want as many remakes and versions of Dracula as possible, because then someday SOMEONE may get it right.