Swamped by Remakes and Sequels…
We’re about to see a familiar face on the big screen.
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1914 book Tarzan of the Apes is said to be in the works for yet another theatrical debut. This time Mummy-director Stephen Sommers is reportedly taking a fresh approach to the old tale of the loin-cloth clad king of the jungle. Well you’d have to. It’s been done – twice in the 80’s, once by Disney and (perhaps unfortunately) once by Brendan Fraser.
Are film studios so bankrupt of ideas that remakes will never end or are we as the masses always hungry for more of the old stuff we love?
Take the superhero genre: Batman, for example. The guy has begun, returned, been forever and was most recently seen opposite Michael Caine in The Dark Knight. Superman has also flown in and out with the faces of Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh and Tom Welling. Rocky, Die Hard and Terminator have also reappeared multiple times; even Robocop is coming back in 2010.
Don’t get me wrong, a lot (not all) of these movies are awesome, some classics. But I’m wondering if audiences are getting as weary from deja vu as I am.
What do you think of the recurring wave of remakes? Do you wait in line to take your seat or are you a “seen one, seen them all” kind of movie-goer?
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Tags: batman, brandon routh, brendan fraser, christopher reeve, die hard, disney, films, michael caine, remakes, robocop, rocky, superhero, tarzan, terminator, the dark knight, tom welling
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