Why some reboot films are good and others very bad?

Hi. This is my first time doing this (so be gentle with me).

Editorial Opinion
By deathlok1000 - Jun 19, 2013 05:06 AM EST
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Really it is. Enough said on that aspect of course. This article isn't just a article, but me explaining my personal assessment of rebooting a movie. And that's any movie. For the past five to ten years, we've seen movies get rebooted. Some need that reboot...others, well, let's just say need stay as it were to attain the label of being called 'a classic'. Now here's a few reboots that wasn't even deed a reboot...Total Recall with Colin Farrell. WTF? Was that even necessary for a reboot? What's wrong with the original one with the Arnold? What was wrong with original that warrants a reboot? Well, we seen what happen...new Total Recall was a complete and utter failure. Serious waste of good special effects and an storyline...Gee, how can I actually describe that bad after taste in my mouth. Puke material. Now, we have a reboot of a complete franchise of Sam Raimi's version on everyone's favorite web-slinger, Spider-man. I will admit...I'm a Marvelite. Always will be one and forever. Yet if you have a money maker and everyone going to see it..does it warrant a reboot? In my opinion, nope. Yet, everyone at the magical place of film-making think so. Why? Issue(s) with the original director? A lousy script? Too much for a budget? Or the best one, the leading actors want more money, yet our movie(s) is making a ton of money at the box office? We won't know the actually reason behind that mess/drama. But as a loyal Marvelite, I wasn't too keen on the reboot, no! I found the reboot slow, tiring and lacking the essence which many of us have love and relate to Peter Parker during the years. This one had too many subplots which was trying to be more than it seem. And gave me one nasty after taste in my mouth. Here's another one, the Great Gatsby...written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I've read the book in junior high school. See both films back in the days, yet here's another reboot that was too damn dazzling with the lights and sounds from...what era? Oh yeah...this era. Too hip? Yes. Too much bright lights? Yes. Does it need to be retold? No. This is a movie that was made how many times? Five times...Yes, five times is norm here. What I'm getting at is the fact, is a reboot necessary? And another question, at what end does the rebooting stop? Is this going to be the norm? Should a good movie get a reboot when a executive or writer or better...A director comes around with his or her hands waving in the air saying..'I have a idea on how I see this (good) movie should be heading...'. Or better...'this is a bad movie...I can make it better...'. Come on now. Really? How this..it's the movie executives making the money. Our hard-earned money on sweat and blood at work. We at least deserved to be entertain...not blind as previous reboots have made themselves out to be. Again...hey, I'm new at this. And this is a commentary of me, being the Devil's Advocate here. Will I get new friends? Maybe not. Will make others think on reboot with a open-minded pov? Maybe or maybe not. But I hope it make the readers and fans alike to have a different aspect on movies and reboots. Instead of diving into a movie/reboot and not getting what you normally would expected. Are you getting your money worth or not. You have that God-given right to make that choice. Not me. Nor them (Hollywood). Just you.

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DiLusso
DiLusso - 6/19/2013, 5:10 AM
not even gonna read it as i saw the teaser line was the whole article
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/19/2013, 5:30 AM
Why are some rebooted films are good and why some are bad? The quality of some of them are good, and other are bad, simple as that. Only the quality of the reboot itself can dictate the rating of a film, nothing else.
ruadh
ruadh - 6/19/2013, 6:38 AM
Reboots, or remakes, aren't done because the original was bad or needed updating. It's done because it will probably make money.

When you pitch a film to a studio, there's a few things that make your project more likely to get a green light. One is an attached star. Another though is having your project based on something that was already a success. It can be a comic book, or a novel, a tv show, or a movie.

The perfect pitch would go something like, "We want to do this story, which is based on this book/comic/older movie. That book/comic/older movie made $X, so the audience is clearly there. We will update these aspects to make it appeal to an even larger audience, plus we have (insert big name) interested in starring."

Remakes and adaptations are the easiest films to get made, and this has ALWAYS been true. What is the film that has sold the highest number of tickets? Gone With The Wind. Why was it so popular? Because of the anticipation built in from the book.

It has nothing to do with the original being "bad", and wanting to do a better job. It's about taking the concept and doing it differently, yet similar enough for audiences to still latch on, and thus make a profit.

And to clarify, I'm not saying studios are greedy money hoarding bastards. Entertainment is a business, and like any business, profit is necessary to continue on. And sometimes the audience gets some enjoyment out of it. Win win.
ruadh
ruadh - 6/19/2013, 7:19 AM
"Does it need to be retold? No."

This is another issue I have with the article. Yes, it would be nice to have paragraph breaks in there, but just focusing on the points you make...

Oral tradition is an incredibly important aspect of history. Stories are passed down, and yes embellished. But you wouldn't have any knowledge of a lot of events from thousands of years ago had someone not told another person about it, and so on.

Remakes and reboots are the modern version of oral tradition. You don't have to like it, and you don't even have to see it, but does it need to be retold? Absolutely.
ruadh
ruadh - 6/19/2013, 4:52 PM
Wow...firstly, thanks, secondly...I didn't really mean to destroy it! Jeez. But thank you!
Odin
Odin - 6/20/2013, 8:33 AM
The fact that is a movie reboot or not is irrelevant to it's quality.
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