I just don't get it. Why can't people think up film ideas themselves? I'm all for remaking certain films that lacked in certain ways (The Maltese Falcon being a prime example) and some remakes surprised the hell out of me (such as Aja's The Hills Have Eyes, which in some ways I like much more than the original Wes Craven film).
But They Live??? This film has such a special place in my heart that it just boggles my mind as to why they'd want to remake it. It's funny... it seems they are remaking all of Carpenter's films in one way or another. Let's not speak about The Fog or Halloween. That's what makes me shudder. Knowing how royally they can fuck up the whole 'society is blind' concept.
I'll just be crossing my fingers for one of two things to happen. Either it drives itself into developmental hell for the rest of eternity or gets remade by somebody proper.
Remember, according to Hollywood, if it ain't broke, remake it.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Um... don't remake this!!!
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Also, the problem with remaking a film like They Live is that what some people call "problems" in the original, fans call "gems". You know some of the over-the-top campiness is going to get ruined. There are some scenes that are bad in a good way, and in Hollywood they will try to make it good, but make it bad in a worse way.
It's like when you told me that they're making (or, have made) a remake of Rocky Horror for MTV. Oh, you know they're going to miss the point entirely.
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