PurpleReject wrote:
Hate to break it to you all, but sequels have been a staple of fiction for centuries and film remakes go back as far as the 1910s. Before the days of film preservation and wide releases, it was common for Hollywood to simply remake its own films every decade or so. Many directors from the 1910s into the 1950s would remake their own films as technology advanced: a famous example would be Cecille B. DeMille's 1923 and 1956 productions of "The Ten Commandments". Many famous American films from the golden era of Hollywood were remakes of foreign movies: "The Magnificent Seven", for example, was a remake of the Japanese film "The Seven Samurai".
Basically, the practice is literally nothing new. And yes, money is the driving force behind most remakes and sequels, but since when is the intent of making profit NOT the driving force behind the release of ANY film, even original ones?
I really can't speak conclusively on sequels and remakes as a whole, because it's different for every movie. There are great remakes and there are bad remakes. There are great sequels and there are bad sequels. There are great franchises and there are bad franchises. I can really only hope for the best whenever one comes out.
I actually agree. Sequels for the most part arent so bad. But most of TODAY'S remakes are pretty bad. It doesn't feel right to redo a great classic.
I think the remake I hated the most was Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.
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