New Year, Same Movies
Nothing in Hollywood is original. Through the years, musical artists have re-done, re-mixed and often times exaggerated versions of original songs. Now that they've nearly exhausted the original talent in that area, Hollywood has turned its eyes towards the movie business, gripping its claws and tearing into what was once considered to be classic movies. In 2009, we saw remakes of Last House on the Left, The Taking of Pelham 123, and even Fame.
However, not all remakes are done well. We all remember Michael Bay's disastrious remake of Friday the 13th and who can forget the lame remake of My Bloody Valentine in...3-D! Now don't get me wrong, not every remake is a flop. The upcoming film, Wolfman, which is a remake of the The Wolfman looks incredible (Benicio del Toro being one of the many reasons) and The Crazies looks just as exciting and gruesome as the original. But I think we can all agree, not all movies need to be remade. Movies like Nightmare on Elm Street, Drop Dead Fred and It should be left alone. Why fix something if it's not broke? I guess what I'm really trying to say is, how many more movies can Michael Bay mess up? I'd rather not find out.
However, not all remakes are done well. We all remember Michael Bay's disastrious remake of Friday the 13th and who can forget the lame remake of My Bloody Valentine in...3-D! Now don't get me wrong, not every remake is a flop. The upcoming film, Wolfman, which is a remake of the The Wolfman looks incredible (Benicio del Toro being one of the many reasons) and The Crazies looks just as exciting and gruesome as the original. But I think we can all agree, not all movies need to be remade. Movies like Nightmare on Elm Street, Drop Dead Fred and It should be left alone. Why fix something if it's not broke? I guess what I'm really trying to say is, how many more movies can Michael Bay mess up? I'd rather not find out.
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