The anti-remake attitude

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Why do they have to mess with a CLASSIC!

And again, Hollywood realizes they cannot think of an original idea to save their lives. There is nothing wrong with the original Nightmare. This doesn't need a reboot.

they've already messed up Halloween, Black Christmas, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, When A Stranger Calls and so many other classics.

Those are just a few quotes from members of this forum. Clearly there is a huge dislike of remakes on here..

Don't get me wrong, I also am genuinely upset over the excessive second rate excrement that gets produced or "remade" these days. Clearly there is little creativity behind these endeavors and the only goal seems to be money. I know movies are made to make money but if thats the ONLY reason they are being made...... *sighs*

However, I feel the need to defend the concept of remakes. There is a difference between the endless onslaught of shameless crap (the majority of remakes) and a genuine artistic attempt to tell a great story in a new way (the minority). People here (and elsewhere) seem to be so angry over the poor quality remakes being shoved down our throats that this distinction is lost on them.

The concept of remakes has been around for a very long time. People always talk about "the classic" movies that are getting remade, but lets talk about the real classics. I'm talking about Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc. How many times have these stories been retold (remade) in the theatre? I understand the fact that these classics could not have been recorded and preserved and there is a necessity to retell/remake the story in order for future audiences to enjoy it ..... but understand that most of these are genuine efforts with a cast, crew, and direction that respects the material (of course some of these plays are disasters).

Closer to home, look at Batman and Superman, these "stories" have been retold many many times. Compare Batman Begins/Dark Knight to the original Batman comic .... nuff said

And thats my point, remakes can be good. When you have a genuine effort and a creative/talented team, you can end up with something that honors or even trumps the original.

The Departed, Batman Begins/The Dark Knight, Ocean's Eleven (2001), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Halloween (2007) etc.

^^^^^ All excellent remakes IMO, wether or not you like these titles, you have to agree that they are well put together movies with genuine effort. (In the same way I can agree that Juno was an excellent movie despite the fact that it simply wasnt for me and I did not enjoy it)

I know that these "good" remakes are few and far between, but I would argue that "good" original movies are few and far between as well. Hollywood makes a lot of crappy remakes, but they make a lot of crappy movies to begin with.