Hollywood's Sad State: 1 in 3 Films Next Year Will Be Based on Unoriginal Material - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-21-2011, 05:37 PM

A summer of sequels and reboots just passed, and it's time to look ahead ... to another year full of sequels and reboots! A quick analysis by Vulture of next year’s releases shows that one in three films will be either a remake, reboot, rerelease, sequel, or prequel. As one might expect, the summer will be especially rich in déjà vu: Half the films in both June and July carry the DNA of films past — which sounds like a lot until you get to August, when two thirds of the movies do.

No genre is safe from freeze-drying: Action will get Journey (to the Center of the Earth) 2, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance, and Die Hard 5. Horror will get Underworld Awakening and The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes. Not content with $1.8 billion in worldwide grosses from weepy tweens, Paramount will rerelease Titanic, this time in glorious, wallet-shrinking 3-D! Sequels? You like sequels? How about The Expendables 2, Madagascar 3, Step Up 4, or Scary Movie 5? Didn't care for Relativity’s March remake of Snow White? Give it another chance in June, when Universal releases Snow White and the Huntsman!

Believe it or not, 2012 actually marks an ever-so-slight (a little more than half a percent) decrease in movie cloning from this year, but it is nonetheless a marked increase from 2010, when “only” one in four movies in wide release was based on preexisting material.

.http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...id=partnerfeed

Vahan · 09-21-2011, 05:57 PM

Whoever thought it would be a good idea to make remaking movies an ongoing trend in Hollywood, is officially one of the biggest morons ever to set foot in that city.

Marvo301 · 09-21-2011, 07:14 PM

Hollywood wouldn't recognize an original idea if it strolled down the red carpet at a premiere!! That goes for movie and TV production!

waichingliu81 · 09-21-2011, 08:25 PM

this is why i lost faith in the movie industry, as well as the record industry and TV industry. in other words, entertainment has gone down the toilet.

i'd stick with the 80s, 90s thanks.

Brian Damage · 09-22-2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vahan

Whoever thought it would be a good idea to make remaking movies an ongoing trend in Hollywood, is officially one of the biggest morons ever to set foot in that city.

I agree, with the price of movies rising, moviegoers DESERVE good original content!

Jaqui-Michel · 09-22-2011, 05:18 PM

Once the sequel number goes above "3" you know we are in trouble. Well atleast they haven't made Avenging Disco Godfather II.

MrCleveland · 09-22-2011, 05:44 PM

I'm actually going to write a paper about this in school this year and I have this too to say...

FREE HAT!!!

UMFaninMD · 09-23-2011, 05:21 PM

There's been talk of another sequel to the remake of Friday the 13th with the plot being a group of people find "found footage" and go to Crystal Lake and investigate. This has been done to death in the horror genre for over ten years now. Actually, they've been doing it since the late 70's, but at least back then it was original.

catlover79 · 09-24-2011, 02:29 AM

I'm so not surprised. Like Marv said, Hollywood wouldn't know anything original if it goosed them!!!!

Schmoopie · 09-24-2011, 03:40 AM

Not surprising at all. Sometimes the same idea for different movies can be interesting if done right, but usually Hollywood gets it wrong!

old grouch · 09-24-2011, 09:49 AM

I think I'll save my money and stick to the originals, which are usually better than the remakes.

Torgo · 09-26-2011, 09:40 AM

How is this news? Go back to the summers of the 80's and 90's and it was remakes and sequels. Heck, Hollywood has been remaking movies, and doing sequels almost as long as Hollywood has been around. Universal Studio was franchising their horror films long before Freddy and Jason came along.

There's still original films being made, but if you're only looking at the mainstream you're not going to find it. Go outside of Hollywood and you'll be amazed at what you find. Then again most "original" movies borrow from, or are inspired by previous movies.

I give most remakes a fair chance...after all some remakes have become classics- Scarface with Al Pacino, John Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly.....even John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 is a modern retelling of Rio Bravo.

Vahan · 09-26-2011, 01:13 PM

It's not that they're doing remakes, it's that they're doing them more than ever. I don't remember Hollywood remakes being this frequent.

09-21-2011, 05:37 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	Hollywood's Sad State: 1 in 3 Films Next Year Will Be Based on Unoriginal Material A summer of sequels and reboots just passed, and it's time to look ahead ... to another year full of sequels and reboots! A quick analysis by Vulture of next year’s releases shows that one in three films will be either a remake, reboot, rerelease, sequel, or prequel. As one might expect, the summer will be especially rich in déjà vu: Half the films in both June and July carry the DNA of films past — which sounds like a lot until you get to August, when two thirds of the movies do. No genre is safe from freeze-drying: Action will get Journey (to the Center of the Earth) 2, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance, and Die Hard 5. Horror will get Underworld Awakening and The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes. Not content with $1.8 billion in worldwide grosses from weepy tweens, Paramount will rerelease Titanic, this time in glorious, wallet-shrinking 3-D! Sequels? You like sequels? How about The Expendables 2, Madagascar 3, Step Up 4, or Scary Movie 5? Didn't care for Relativity’s March remake of Snow White? Give it another chance in June, when Universal releases Snow White and the Huntsman! Believe it or not, 2012 actually marks an ever-so-slight (a little more than half a percent) decrease in movie cloning from this year, but it is nonetheless a marked increase from 2010, when “only” one in four movies in wide release was based on preexisting material. .http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment...id=partnerfeed
	__________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

09-21-2011, 07:14 PM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	Hollywood wouldn't recognize an original idea if it strolled down the red carpet at a premiere!! That goes for movie and TV production!
	__________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Albert Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

09-22-2011, 05:18 PM	#6
Jaqui-Michel Brick City Citizen Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355	Once the sequel number goes above "3" you know we are in trouble. Well atleast they haven't made Avenging Disco Godfather II.
	__________________ Stupidity - The Silent Killer

09-22-2011, 05:44 PM	#7
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,225	I'm actually going to write a paper about this in school this year and I have this too to say... FREE HAT!!!
	__________________ Thank God for kids that love Obscure Things. Lee Hazlewood (1929-2007) You ARE Special to God! Rev. Ernest Angely (August 1921-May 2021)

09-24-2011, 02:29 AM	#9
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I'm so not surprised. Like Marv said, Hollywood wouldn't know anything original if it goosed them!!!!
	__________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

09-21-2011, 05:57 PM	#2
Vahan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 2,712	Whoever thought it would be a good idea to make remaking movies an ongoing trend in Hollywood, is officially one of the biggest morons ever to set foot in that city.

09-21-2011, 08:25 PM	#4
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	this is why i lost faith in the movie industry, as well as the record industry and TV industry. in other words, entertainment has gone down the toilet. i'd stick with the 80s, 90s thanks.

09-23-2011, 05:21 PM	#8
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	There's been talk of another sequel to the remake of Friday the 13th with the plot being a group of people find "found footage" and go to Crystal Lake and investigate. This has been done to death in the horror genre for over ten years now. Actually, they've been doing it since the late 70's, but at least back then it was original.

09-24-2011, 03:40 AM	#10
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Not surprising at all. Sometimes the same idea for different movies can be interesting if done right, but usually Hollywood gets it wrong!
	__________________ In memory of my wonderful husband. I love and miss you more than words can say, but I will always and forever keep you in my heart. September 23, 1961-January 14, 2019

09-24-2011, 09:49 AM	#11
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I think I'll save my money and stick to the originals, which are usually better than the remakes.

09-26-2011, 09:40 AM	#12
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	How is this news? Go back to the summers of the 80's and 90's and it was remakes and sequels. Heck, Hollywood has been remaking movies, and doing sequels almost as long as Hollywood has been around. Universal Studio was franchising their horror films long before Freddy and Jason came along. There's still original films being made, but if you're only looking at the mainstream you're not going to find it. Go outside of Hollywood and you'll be amazed at what you find. Then again most "original" movies borrow from, or are inspired by previous movies. I give most remakes a fair chance...after all some remakes have become classics- Scarface with Al Pacino, John Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly.....even John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 is a modern retelling of Rio Bravo.
	__________________ "I'm going to go do something productive. I'm gonna go watch television." - Ray Peterson, The 'burbs "I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries." - Stephen King "There's nothing wrong with G-rated movies, as long as there's lots of sex and violence." - Elvira

09-26-2011, 01:13 PM	#13
Vahan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 2,712	It's not that they're doing remakes, it's that they're doing them more than ever. I don't remember Hollywood remakes being this frequent.