Hollywood Remakes
@dramagirl26 (3259)
Ringgold, Virginia
August 14, 2017 3:38pm CST
I'm sure you've noticed lately that Hollywood tends to be doing more remakes of classic movies and TV shows.
Just about every year, there's a new film or TV remake. Recently, I saw an advertisement for the Dynasty remake on CW. Sure the new Dynasty has the drama and catfights that made the original a hit, but in my opinion I don't see this remake being a hit.
But that's the way it is with Hollywood remakes, most of them are flops, although you occasionally have a hit.
What do you think about Hollywood doing all these remakes?
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@Kandae11 Sometimes the remakes tend to turn out pretty good.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
14 Aug 17
I think they will get the views for these remakes, solely for the title. I do not think however, they are going to be good.
I would rather see new stuff and leave the old good ones as they are the ones that people know and love.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
14 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView I agree. I say leave the classics alone.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Sometimes a remake ends up being good, but most of the time it bombs.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Aug 17
@dramagirl26 It was. Totally different story and angle.
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@just4him I haven't seen the Beauty and the Beast remake, but it looked like it was good.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
15 Aug 17
I never agree with remakes. Leave the shows and movies alone.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@Courtlynn I agree. Remakes don't do the originals justice.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
15 Aug 17
@dramagirl26 not at all. Although... I do think the IT remake will be 10x better than the original as the original wasn't any type of scary, unless you were a 4year old - maybe lol
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@Courtlynn I've never seen the original IT, but the new one does seem like it'd be scary.
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@dgobucks226 (35574)
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14 Aug 17
I personally do not like it
They need to find original ideas. Usually the TV remakes are terrible and from my experience are cancelled within a short amount of time.
They need to find original ideas. Usually the TV remakes are terrible and from my experience are cancelled within a short amount of time.2 people like this
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
14 Aug 17
@dgobucks226 I agree they need to find new ideas.
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@AmbiePam (92481)
• United States
11 Sep 17
Shows like that on the CW don't usually work, although the 90210 remake aired for awhile. The Melrose Place remake bombed. I saw they are remaking Miami Vice..oh boy. For every successful and great Lethal Weapon remake there is a pointless Rush Hour. Just like you said, there is only an occasional hit.
@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
16 Aug 17
All these remakes tell me that Hollywood is running out of original ideas or possibly is not reading many books. I give remakes a chance if I liked the original, but Dynasty had a top notch cast. How do you recast Linda Evans and Joan Collins.
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Aug 17
For the most part, I think it's best to leave the originals and best not to do a remake. Some remakes that I have seen have turned out pretty good, but others just didn't work for me. I guess it just depends on the movie/TV show and how things turned out.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@dodo19 You're right, it depends on the show/film. There are some that should never be messed with.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@DianneN I agree about remakes. The originals should be left alone.
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@JESSY3236 (19912)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Yeah I have noticed that. It seems like no one has original ideas anymore.But I do want to see the "remake" of IT.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@JESSY3236 You do make a good point that it doesn't seem like anyone has original ideas. Although, there area few remakes that tend to defy expectations.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Aug 17
Hollywood has a long history of remakes but is taking remakes and reboots to a greater level these days. It's laziness not to try something new.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
15 Aug 17
@JohnRoberts Exactly. They're too lazy to come up with new ideas, so they do a remake hoping to capture the magic of the original.
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