Remakes: Worse than They Once Were?

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

"28 Days Later" is not a zombie film -- it is viral horror with still living and breathing human beings succumbing to a virus (i.e. they are not the walking or running dead). Danny Boyle and Co. have stated this many times and yet it never seems to get through to most.

Zombies need not be literally undead. The concept of them merely being infected is a much more plausible take on the idea which requires less suspension of scientific disbelief.

That aside aside, I have to agree absolutely with the closing remarks, even if I don't agree absolutely with the way he got to the point. People complain about remakes too much. If you don't like the idea of the studio "raping" your favorite classic film, just don't see the remake. It's that easy. Just pretend it doesn't exist and avoid the topic of the discussion altogether. Don't bring up the topic so you can ***** about how much it sucks, ESPECIALLY if the movie isn't even out yet.

Note: the same ideal I have here also applies for movies based on other media (such as books or TV) and also unnecessary sequels.