Why do any reboots or remakes ever?

Jan 27, 2015
6:19:08pm

gustav88

We're not in danger of running out of good stories and characters any time soon. There are plenty of original, historical, or literary stories to tell.

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What movies or franchises should be off limits to reboots for a prolonged period

Still Open

1/27/15 6:07pm

Godfather

billyrust

1/27/15 6:08pm

Also: Kazaam

billyrust

1/27/15 6:59pm

LOTR

KingDave

1/27/15 6:15pm

I'm looking forward to a remake

Freddie Cougar

1/27/15 8:00pm

Ben Hur.

Bert609

1/27/15 6:19pm

Why do any reboots or remakes ever?

gustav88

1/27/15 6:19pm

Hollywood is out of original ideas.

yorksama

1/27/15 6:23pm

It's not really that. It's because they are being risk-averse.

hessrp

1/27/15 6:27pm

And they can afford to be because audiences reward it

gustav88

1/27/15 6:30pm

The international box-office is likely the main driving force

hessrp

1/27/15 6:35pm

It shows how unfairly American audiences were maligned for years

gustav88

1/27/15 7:54pm

Isn't it about time for another Spiderman reboot?

WJCougar

1/27/15 6:23pm

Has it been more than three days since the last one came out?

gustav88

1/27/15 6:25pm

Good question. I guess my idea of a reboot is that the original was so bad that

Still Open

1/27/15 6:24pm

The key to most successful entertainment is to

gwalker

1/27/15 6:41pm

Back to the Future

WJCougar

1/27/15 6:22pm

Best. Trilogy. Ever.

TheRowdy

1/27/15 6:30pm

The English Patient

SoCalCoug

1/27/15 6:26pm

Red Dawn.

SoCalCoug

1/27/15 6:27pm

Here's the ones should... Starwars - I, II, and III

Downtown

1/27/15 6:30pm

Batman and Superman

Paco

1/27/15 7:07pm

Lotr... but dont know you would

Flyingdolphin

1/27/15 7:08pm

No, but Children of Hurin *should* be made!

Bert609

1/27/15 7:16pm

If those get remade, it likely won't be for 50 years.

Duke Silver

1/27/15 7:45pm

Why are we using the word reboot? I'm not comfortable with that.

OpusX

1/27/15 7:56pm

Lanyrinth and NeverEnding Story. Just...no.

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