Details Starting to Emerge On The 'Vacation' Remake/Sequel - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-13-2011, 06:14 PM

The news of your Vacation remake is interesting — and a little unsettling!

When my friends found out about it, they’d very seriously take me aside and say, “Don’t screw this up.” It’s kind of like Photoshopping someone’s family album, in a way. You have to be careful not to destroy their fondest memories. But frankly, I don’t think the sequels were all that great. [Laughs.] As long as we keep the thing you love about the first movie, the relatability of a family road trip and the lovable father figure of Chevy Chase , [except] now it’s Rusty taking his kids to Walley World. I think you see your own similarities to your habits in him. You relate to the father. And the mother as well. I think we wrote a relatively funny script. I think it has a chance to be reborn for a new generation.

http://www.movieline.com/2011/07/act...ion.php?page=2

Retro4Life · 07-13-2011, 07:17 PM

I always cringe when I see the words "new generation" and "reborn". It assumes that there's some reason the "new generation" can't understand and appreciate the original, and that's pretty insulting. What, if they don't have Facebook and Ipad references, no one will think it's funny?

Sigh.

07-13-2011, 06:14 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Details Starting to Emerge On The 'Vacation' Remake/Sequel The news of your Vacation remake is interesting — and a little unsettling! When my friends found out about it, they’d very seriously take me aside and say, “Don’t screw this up.” It’s kind of like Photoshopping someone’s family album, in a way. You have to be careful not to destroy their fondest memories. But frankly, I don’t think the sequels were all that great. [Laughs.] As long as we keep the thing you love about the first movie, the relatability of a family road trip and the lovable father figure of Chevy Chase , [except] now it’s Rusty taking his kids to Walley World. I think you see your own similarities to your habits in him. You relate to the father. And the mother as well. I think we wrote a relatively funny script. I think it has a chance to be reborn for a new generation. http://www.movieline.com/2011/07/act...ion.php?page=2
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07-13-2011, 07:17 PM	#2
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I always cringe when I see the words "new generation" and "reborn". It assumes that there's some reason the "new generation" can't understand and appreciate the original, and that's pretty insulting. What, if they don't have Facebook and Ipad references, no one will think it's funny? Sigh.
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