I dunno. It looks better than Ghostbusters 2. It definitely has the benefit of not having Bobby Brown cast in it. Reboots are mostly cancer, but I've kinda given up that fight now. I've endured 2 reboots each for Texas Chainsaw, Spiderman, Batman and Superman at this point, with Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street on the way. I think I've lived through something like 4 Tarzans now. It's only a matter of time before another Robin Hood movie comes along. Looking back on Hollywood history, it's nothing really new. Hitchcock even remade his own The Man Who Knew Too Much. I think it sticks out a little more now because most of the reboots and remakes are of American properties whereas older ones mostly remade foreign films.
The cool thing is that "the night is darkest just before dawn". When Hollywood paints itself into a corner, it tends to induce heavy doses of creativity. It happened in both the late 60s-mid 70s and the mid 90s. People will lose interest in rehashes and thirst for something new eventually. The audience always determines the quality of the art. If we stop watching, producers will respond.
I'll see reboots if they look good (like Amazing Spider Man, Dredd, etc). But skip if they look shitty (new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Point Break, Ghostbusters)
It's sad that TMNT is prolly the best Ninja Turtles film ever, but had one of the worst box-office turnouts. It's my second favorite reboot behind the recent series of Planet of the Apes
I think both Spiderman series have missed the mark. I'm hopeful for the new one. The Raimi series was too hokey and Andrew Garfield played him too angsty. It was refreshing seeing Spiderman be a motormouth in Civil War
Dredd is fantastic. I kinda consider comic book movies different when it comes to reboots because they have source material in the form of a comic, so I just consider them "new versions"... but I shouldnt.
It's sad that TMNT is prolly the best Ninja Turtles film ever, but had one of the worst box-office turnouts. It's my second favorite reboot behind the recent series of Planet of the Apes
Are we talking the animated movie or the new turtle movies?
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The cool thing is that "the night is darkest just before dawn". When Hollywood paints itself into a corner, it tends to induce heavy doses of creativity. It happened in both the late 60s-mid 70s and the mid 90s. People will lose interest in rehashes and thirst for something new eventually. The audience always determines the quality of the art. If we stop watching, producers will respond.
Dolph
Thomas Jane
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Dat Raph/Leo fight
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